Yin Yang Midnight/Episode 1

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Yin Yang Midnight
Episode 1

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Izumi Hurry, hurry! Sakyo You’re going to trip if you run like that! Yukio-san told us to hold hands when we go outside, remember? Izumi Ah, I like this! Sakyo Listen when people are talking—. Izumi I’m thirsty! Sakyo Then do you want to drink some ramune? Izumi What’s that? Sakyo You’ve never had ramune? Izumi Uh-uh. How do you open it? Sakyo You push down, like this.... *Pop* Izumi Wah! That’s so cool! It’s a glass ball! It’s so pretty and shiny! Sakyo Make sure you don’t spill it. Izumi Itadakimasu! !?!?!?!? Sakyo Hey, are you okay? Izumi It’s fizzy and yummy! Sakyo Drink it slowly. Izumi What snack should I buy~. Sakyo Don’t drop the allowance Yukio-san gave you. Izumi I want chocolate. And a rice cracker too. Sakyo Your allowance is limited, so make sure you think about what you want to buy. Izumi Ah! Sakyo ? Izumi I want this! Sakyo A paper fortune? That isn’t a snack. Izumi But I wanna try! Sakyo Yukio-san gave us allowance to buy snacks; you shouldn’t be wasting your money on this, etc., etc.... It’s not even going to satisfy you.... Fortunes are written carelessly anyway. Izumi That’s not true! If you hold on to your paper fortune, your dreams will come true. Sakyo That’s false. Izumi It’s true! I wanna do it! Sakyo Fine... Don’t say you don’t want it later, okay? Izumi Yaaay! Sakyo Which one are you choosing? Izumi Umm.... This one! I wonder what it says~. Sakyo “You can go to Mars. 10 points. Excellent Luck”...? What? Izumi Yay! I got excellent luck! That’s the best one, right!? Sakyo Yeah, but are you happy with this? (Like I thought. It really is a waste of money.) Izumi You should do it too, onii-chan! Sakyo I’m fine. Izumi Come on, come on, hurry! Sakyo Sigh.... Fine. I’ll take this one. Izumi What does it say? Sakyo ..... Izumi A collab!? Banri Yeah. My friend from the film department said he wanted to shoot a short film for the film competition at our school. Tsuzuru You can collaborate with a theater for a school competition? Kazunari Hm~, I think it depends on the person. Banri This guy said the students at school were too young for his image of the film—that’s why he’s looking for actors. Izumi What kind of film is it? Kazunari He doesn’t have a concrete idea yet—he said he wanted to consult us and figure stuff out. He’s good at VFX. Looks like he wants to shoot a traditional Japanese-style film this time around. Izumi Huh~? Sakyo If we cooperate, that means we’ll be spending a fair amount of time on this film, too. Is he a reliable guy? Banri Well, I don’t think that’s an issue. Sakyo That’s not a very clear answer. Banri Well... He’s got a pretty unique character. He’s not a bad guy, though. Izumi What do you mean, unique character? Kazunari Umm... Kinda spiritual? He’s been watching our shows since the sixth round of plays, and he said he really wanted to create a film with our actors. Izumi A collab, huh. That sounds fun. (But I don’t know what Sakyo-san will say....) Sakyo .... We can’t demand money from a student. If we’re going to collaborate, we need it to be in a form that will benefit the troupe as much as possible. Kazunari Benefit, huh.... Banri Well, I guess that’s right. Izumi Hmm.... We’ve never participated in filmworks as a troupe. It would be a good experience in that sense. Tsuzuru If we make it public, it could be an advertisement for the troupe? Izumi Ah, you’re right! If we can make it the promotion video for our next mix play, it’ll definitely benefit us! How about we link the contents of the short film with the plot of our next mix play, and use it as a promotion for the performance? Sakyo A promotion, huh.... Kazunari Hey, I like that! It might be a pretty rich advertisement! Banri Videos attract a lot of attention, after all. Sakyo But can we decide the contents of the film? Kazunari He said he’d leave it to us so long as it was traditional Japanese style. Sakyo He’s good at VFX, right? What kinda story meshes traditional Japanese style with VFX? Izumi Uh, umm.... Tsuzuru-kun, do you have any ideas? Tsuzuru Ah~. I’ve actually had an idea in mind for a while. Give me a second. Tsuzuru Here we—go. Izumi Woah, what’s all this? Tsuzuru Research materials. Sakyo Onmyoji...? Tsuzuru I’ve never written a traditional Japanese-style fantasy, so I was actually just thinking of a plot. Kazunari I see, if it’s onmyoji you can use tons of VFX! Banri It’s perfect for the theme. Izumi Yup yup, sounds good! Tsuzuru Alright. So once I’m done with this script, we can meet up with him? Sakyo Sounds good. Kazunari I’ll get in touch! Tsuzuru By the way, what should we do about the cast members? Izumi The people who have yet to participate in a mix play are: Citron-kun, Chikage-san, Kumon-kun, Juza-kun, Sakyo-san. And Azuma-san, Hisoka-san, and Guy-san. Of these members, who would look good in traditional Japanese style.... Banri Azuma-san is the first one who comes to mind. Sakyo Agreed. He gives off a traditional Japanese impression. Kazunari You too, Furuche-san! Sakyo Me...? Izumi Azuma-san and Sakyo-san both look good in Japanese clothing. Tsuzuru Meanwhile Citron-san and Guy-san look foreign. Banri The exact opposite. Tsuzuru Oh, but that might actually be good.... Furuichi-san, Yukishiro-san, Citron-san, Guy-san.... Yeah. I think I’ve got it! Izumi Really? Then I’ll leave it to you! Tsuzuru Yeah! Sakyo’s mother Welcome home. Sakyo ...I’m home. Sakyo’s mother I think the two of them will be home soon. Sakyo No, I’ll be headed home once I’ve handed you everything. Sakyo’s mother Don’t say that. You should wait for them. They were really looking forward to seeing you for the first time in a while. Sakyo ...Here. Gifts. For father, Japanese sake. For you, makeup. For Miyako, sweets. Sakyo’s mother This is so much. We don’t need all this. Sakyo The old man Izumida told me to give it to you. Sakyo’s mother My, he’s always so kind. Thank you. Give him my gratitude. Sakyo Yeah. Sakyo’s mother How’s the troupe doing lately? Are you busy? Sakyo The Autumn Troupe play ended its run, so we’re not that busy now. Sakyo’s mother Hyodo-kun was really amazing in the sixth play. His acting was so true to nature—it made me cry. Sakyo Yeah... He really grew through the run of that performance. Sakyo’s mother When’s your next play? Sakyo Right now we’re doing a series of mix plays that combine members across troupes. It looks like I’ll be in the next mix play. Sakyo’s mother Isn’t that exciting! Make sure you invite me! Sakyo ...If I remember. Sakyo’s mother Fine. If you don’t invite me, I’ll ask Hyodo-kun to get me tickets. Sakyo Why do you know his number? Sakyo’s mother Fufu. Isn’t it nice? He’s my oshi men! Sakyo Sigh... Where do you get all these words from? ...So, when are they coming home? Sakyo’s mother He always comes home around six. Miyako is off on her school trip, so she should be home soon. Sakyo School trip? Sakyo’s mother Yes, they went to Hokkaido. ...I’m sorry I couldn’t send you on your school trips in middle school and high schoolIn Japan, families have to pay for their children’s school trips. Sakyo It’s fine. I didn’t have any friends, and I didn’t want to go, either. Sakyo’s mother ...Is that so? Sakyo Plus, the trips were to Kyoto, and I wasn’t interested. (The so-called “grown-up” school trip I attended with the troupe was far better.) Sakyo’s mother Oh, but Kyoto is lovely. You can visit all the shrines and temples, and the spring cherry blossoms and autumn foliage are obviously lovely—but so are the fresh greens in early summer. You might be able to enjoy it more as an adult than as a student. Sakyo ...Well, we might visit Kyoto eventually on a tour. Sakyo’s mother Oh, that’s right. You might not remember it, but we lived in Kyoto for about a month before. Sakyo Eh? Sakyo’s mother You were so young; I don’t think you’d remember it. Because, you see... He was born in Kyoto.
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