Citron/Banquet of Blooming

Starring Citron

Backstage Stories

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Sakuya	wahh something smells good!
Chikage	Who’s making dinner tonight, Tsuzuru I think.
Tsuzuru	Yea, I’m making Gomoku fried rice and pepper steak.
Itaru	Wow it’s been a while since I’ve had Tsuzuru’s Chinese food, hasn’t it? It’s just been Omi cooking recently.
Citron	Of course Tsuzuru’s fried rice is good! It’s DA BEST!
Sakuya	By the way tomorrow is the screening of “Harugaoka Quartet”.
Masumi	Yea.
Citron	The sneakers are me and Masumi, and Chikage too!
Sakuya	Sneakers?
Masumi	The word is speakers.
Citron	That’s right!
Itaru	Anyhow it’s a pretty strange lineup.
Tsuzuru	Well actually I’ve been wondering what kind of talk show it would be.
Citron	Well for the most part, the important thing we gotta do is also practice violin! Chikage and Masumi let’s do this!
Chikage	Aren’t we just brimming with energy.
Citron	Wow there are tons of people! I’m pretty eggucited (excited)~
	The screening went pretty well so let’s continue this energy with the talk show.
Masumi	If you say so...
Citron	Good luck to you too, Chikage!
Chikage	Yup, got it.
Citron	Hello everyone! Welcome one and all! It’s nice to be here today!
Masumi	Starting off with so much energy. ..... Super excited as usual.
Citron	What do you guys think of me in this school uniform?
Audience A	So cool!
Audience B	It suits you!
Citron	Awesome! Thanks a lot!
Chikage	Well then, let’s start with our first segment, the ‘Question segment’. We will answer questions that we had asked you to submit before the show.
	First one is… From the name ‘I want to give my life to Citron’...
Citron	Ohh!? Thanks so much! I’m perfectly flattened!
Masumi	It’s extremely flattered.
Chikage	‘I really loved ‘Harugaoka Quartet’, specifically the scene with Ennis—‘
	‘So that is where I want to direct my question. How did you practice or prepare to play the violin?’
	‘Also if you would be willing to share, I would like to know about any of the difficulties there were behind the scenes’.
	Well, Citron has been playing the violin since childhood.
Citron	That’s right! And Masumi worked his ass off for his part!
Masumi	And now I play better than you.
Citron	And then actually I heard Chikage also could play the violin. So I thought it would be a great chance to perform as a trio!
	LET’S VIOLIN!
Matsukawa	Yes, yes, excuse us!
Audience A	What? The three of them are going to play live?
Audience B	What a rare chance!
Masumi	No one told me about any of this.
Chikage	It was well thought out.
Citron	Hey hey! Get ready you two!
Chikage	Alright alright.
Masumi	Whatever.
Citron	So then, let’s go!
	One, two...

Izumi	Great job you three! All things considered, I didn’t really think you were going to do a surprise performance.
Manager	Citron is the one who asked me to help.
Masami	Hey, how was my performance? Have I improved since the last time you heard me? Did it exceed your expectations?
Izumi	Y-yea, I thought it was really good, but Masumi umm you’re getting a little close.
Chikage	A three part violin performance, how refreshing.
Citron	The screening and talk show all turned out great!
Izumi	It did. Now Citron, we’re gonna have you take some polaroid photos to give out to the audience, please come.
Chikage	Oh that’s the thing Sakyo mentioned. About giving some sort of gift to the people who came.
Citron	Oh! Yes I see! I am always OK with things like that!
Izumi	So come and stand up on the stage. Alright, let’s go, say cheese.
	Nice, this is the feeling.
Chikage	Hmm, looks like a great photo.
Citron	As expected of me, I look super pretty!
Izumi	Hehe, you have a nice smile!
Masami	Then I will take some photos for you as well. Like... 300...
Izumi	Yea, how about no.
	hmm…
	(A rooftop…? Where is this place..
	What’s this? My clothes suddenly changed… Could this be… the Harugaoka high school uniform?
	Why am I suddenly dressed in…?)
	!?
Citron?	Ohh, it’s you again. As always you haven’t learned a thing.
Izumi	(His appearance… and speaking… This person isn’t Citron..)
	A-Are… Are you by any chance Ennis?
Ennis	.... Do I look like anyone else?
Izumi	N-No! It’s not that you look like anyone else or anything….
	(Just as I thought. But now the question is how did I end up in a place like this…)
	You need to practice right now, right? Excuse me then, I will take my leave.
Ennis	…. No.
	If you promise not to distract me then I give you permission to stay here.
	.... What you wanted was to listen to me play, right?
Izumi	(...what a beautiful sound....)
Ennis	.....
Izumi	!
	(I got him to smile…)
	(I feel as if I am being engulfed by his playing.. the atmosphere is nice....)
	hmm...
	Wha... I suddenly fell asleep.
	(This sound…)
Citron	—.
	Oh! Director, you heard me!
CHOICE 1: Your playing is so pretty. [+] Citron My music caught the director’s attention? So then that makes director a fan of my violin playing! Izumi Hehe. Yea, I’m a big fan! Citron Thanks so much! Hearing director say that makes me really happy! If I can make the director happy then I will play any time, any type of song! I will think of you and pour my heart and soul into my violin performance. Director, I wish that you will always be able to hear the music of my heart. Izumi Of course. I always want to listen to you play.
CHOICE 2: I could hear your music even in my dreams. [+] Citron Ohh!? You gotta tip me with your dreams! Izumi Huh!? Citron Kidding! Knowing that you could hear me play in your dreams makes me happy! Director, did you have a good sleep? Izumi Yea, I felt like I was being cradled in the soft and warm sound of your violin…. It was a great feeling. Citron That’s great! I want to play a lullaby for director again. So please call me whenever!
Izumi	Hehe, thanks.
	While we’re here, I would like to hear more of Citron’s playing.
Citron	Of course!
	♪~
Izumi	Ahaha, it’s the lullaby zuizuizukkorobashi!
Sakuya	Ahh, just as I thought, Citron is playing the violin!
Masumi	He’s really at it again.
Itaru	He’s sounds pretty stable.
Chikage	Haha, isn’t that just Citron’s style?
Tsuzuru
Citron	Of course!
	Violin, acting, being with everyone, I love it all!

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