Citron/Flowers That Dance like Snowfall

Prince Jasmine Who Crossed The Sea

Backstage Stories

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Sakuya	We’re back!
Citron	We’re back!
Kazunari	Welcome back!
Kumon	Did you get any souvenirs for us?!
Izumi	Of course we did.
Yuki	We got a triangle-shaped Zahran item.
Misumi	YESSS!! A glass triangle, ohh shiny shiny~!
Kumon	Oh wow, a Zahran triangle, so cool!
Tsuzuru	And for Fushimi we got some special spices straight from the royal kitchen.
Omi	From the royal chef? Wow. So the royal family even has their own spices.
Tsuzuru	We were able to obtain them via special request.
Omi	I am looking forward to trying them out. I’ll use them wisely.
Itaru	And for Sakyo we got a new board game.
Sakyo	Not the royal family’s special alcohol?
Chikage	No, we drank it all.
Itaru	We did get another type of alcohol, what do you say we have a drink together?
Sakyo	Hmm, fine.
Kazunari	Ohhh this lamp is so pretty!
Tsumugi	They were selling a lot of different variations at the marketplace. We would have bought more if we could.
Yuki	And this is some stuff for fabric and jewelry.
Tanma	You got a lot.
Muku	All this stuff is quite different from what we usually get in our Zahran care packages.
Sakyo	.. Come to think of it, don’t you think you spent too much?
Matsukawa	Wow it sure is lively in here, I came to see what all the fuss was about. Welcome home everyone!
	Ohh, are those souvenirs? You guys got a lot of stuff. Oh hey, this bag over here is for me, right? *rustle rustle*
Citron	Nooo noo, that’s something personal for me.
Matsukawa	HUHHHH!? Ohhh.. So you didn’t get anything for me!?
Kamekichi	GIMME SOUVENIRS TOO!
Azuma	Calm down, we got stuff you to two as well.
Masumi	Yeah, candy.
Matsukawa	YESS! W-Wait.. Isn’t this what you get on the plane?
	How cheaaap!
Azuma	Fufu, just kidding. This is what we got you.

Izumi	See you later!
	(Alrighty then, everyone who goes to school or work is gone for the day.
	Hmm, today is my day off so maybe I should do some tidying up or maybe I can go shopping..)
Citron	Arrggghh.. Ughh..
Izumi	Oh, hey Citron. Where are you going with that giant bag?
Citron	To give my friends some souvenirs!
Izumi	(With a bag that big, who in the world is he giving souvenirs to? Hm, maybe all those ladies in the shopping centre..?)
Citron	A-Ahh ughhh..
Izumi	Oh no, watch out!
	(This is too much for one person.. got it.)
	Citron, let me help you!
Citron	It’s a big help having you come along with me.
Izumi	Well you always help me out when I have to go shopping.
Fish Shop Lady	Oh my my, is that you Citron? You’re back already?
Citron	Oh, hello fish shop lady, I see you’re wearing a cute apron today too. I brought back some souvenirs.
Fish Shop Lady	Oh, thank you! And please take this horse mackerel, it’s fresh!
Citron	Thank you!
	Oh hey it’s Kiyo from the candy shop. That hairstyle suits you so well.
Kiyo	Oh, thank you. You always give me the nicest compliments.
Citron	Here’s a souvenir for you!
Kiyo	Thank youu. Here, take this daifuku in return.
Citron	Thank you!
	Hey fruits and vegetables lady, your smile is as radiant as ever today! Here, have this souvenir!
Fruits and Vegetables Lady	Thank you! Oh that’s right, please have this daikon!
Citron	Heyyy Hisae, here you go!
Hisae	Wow, what cute wrapping! How like you, Citron.
	Well then I did say I would have something to give you in return so please take this~
Izumi	.. Wow.
Citron	?
Izumi	We gave away so many things, but for some reason I feel like this bag only got heavier..
Citron	I am sure when we give this stuff back to everyone at the dorm it’ll be gone in a flash!
Izumi	Hmm, I guess you’re right..
	Oh, and we still have some stuff left to give out.
Citron	It’s the big present, we’re going there next.

Child A	AH! IT’S CITRON!
Child B	Your performance is finished already? Good job!
Citron	Hello everyone!
Izumi	Huh, wait this place is..
Citron	Our practice dojo! You know it’s was originally just an exercise classroom, but thanks to an acquaintance I was able to transform it into a dojo just for us!
Izumi	Oh, is that right?
Staff	Welcome.
Citron	Are you guys still practicing here?
Staff	The children want to practice to be just like you.
	This set up is pretty good for gymnastics so we decided to just leave it as it for a little while longer.
Izumi	(So he was able to use his connections to transform this space into a dojo for us.. Wow, Citron’s popularity is something else.)
Child A	Heyy heyy, how was your performance?
Child B	Did the audience enjoy it?
Citron	Of courrseee!
Child A	YEAH!
Citron	It’s all thanks to you guys. I brought back tons of souvenirs for everyone.
Child A	WOW! YEAAAHH!!
Child B	What is it? What is it?
Citron	I brought traditional Zahran candies! They are very sweat and deceptive!
Child A	Huh whatt, sounds awful!
Citron	Ohh, my mistake, I meant very sweet and delicious!
Child B	That’s the total opposite of what you just said!
Citron	And here are some toys. You can play with them like this.
Child A	Looks fun!
Child B	Heyy heyy, is it true there is lots of jasmine in Zahra?
Citron	Oh, you guys even know about that?
Child B	We looked it up with our mamas!
Citron	Yes, jasmine is a very special flower to the Zahran people. It is similar to how Japanese people love sakura.
	The tiny white flowers are very beautiful. Everyone loves jasmine in Zahra.
Child A	.. Pretty just like Citron!
Citron	— Thank you!
Child B	We wanna go see the jasmine flowers one day. Jasmine in Zahra!
Child A	I WANNA SEE, I WANNA SEE!
Citron	I hope you can come and see them some day. There are a lot of things I want to show you guys.
Izumi	(So there are child in Japan who want to visit Zahra just like the kids in Zahra who want to visit Japan. It’s as if there is some invisible string of fate connecting these two countries.
	Citron is so far from home, but he is doing an amazing job with his mission as the Minister of Foreign Arts and Culture.
	I am sure he will be happy to tell all his people back at home how hard he’s been working.)
Child A	Hey, Citron, can you do a loopy loop?
Citron	Yep!
Izumi	Loopy loop?
Staff	It’s a somersault done from high up.
Izumi	Oh, can you really do that, Citron?
Citron	I’ve never done it before, but our performance was so high level I am sure I can do it.
Izumi	Well I— I am sure you could try it but please don’t hurt yourself, Citron!
Citron	HA!
Child A	OHHHH HE JUST DID A SOMERSAULT!
Child B	Ahhaha!
Citron	I’m still working on it.
Izumi	(Citron always makes people smile wherever he goes. I can always see him in a crowd of happy faces. He is so radiant as if he were in a sea of jasmine.)

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