Masumi Usui/Twins: Black

Tell Us, Masumi-kun

Backstage Stories

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Itaru	Hm, hm~ ♪
Izumi	Ah, Itaru-san. Welcome back.
Itaru	I’m home, Director-san.
Masumi	…What’s that?
Tsuzuru	You look like you’re in a really good mood.
Citron	I’m sure he brought back a feature.
Sakuya	Ehh!? A f-feature?
Chikage	You wanted to say “featured product”, right?
	I think you got the gist though.
Itaru	Bingo. The extreme figure series was released today, and I've been waiting for this day to finally get my oshi.
	I knew I had to get my hands on it ever since I saw the DecoMas exhibition.
	This prize is famous for its unbelievable quality, and it's the kind of thing that gets hunted down right away.
Tsuzuru	Ah… so that’s why you got up so early this morning?
	I thought it was rare for you to get up so quick.
Itaru	Otakus are willing to take the first train to get what they want.
	An all-nighter was totally out of the question.
Citron	Ohh, Itaru looks smug.
Tsuzuru	I want the time I spent being impressed you got up early back…
Izumi	Oh, I see. You’re in a good mood since you got what you were aiming for, right?
Itaru	Exactly ♪
	Ah, that’s right. That reminds me, in today’s loot…
	I figured I’d a grab a bunch of other stuff too, while I was at it.
	…You use headphones, don’t you, Masumi?
Masumi	…Yeah, I use them.
Itaru	And that’s why I’m giving these to you.
Masumi	…What is this?
Itaru	Bunny-ear headphones. Aren’t they adorable?
Masumi	You just wanna harass me, don’t you? They’re tacky as hell.
	The sound quality seems awful too, so they'd just be a total pain.
Izumi	There are things like this out there too, huh! They’re cute…
Masumi	I thought so too.
Tsuzuru	The speed that he did a 180.
Citron	It’s a crazy rapid rotation.
Itaru	They’re visual headphones geared towards streaming.
	Anyways, why don't you try streaming with these headphones on, Masumi? I'll even lend you all the equipment.
Masumi	Ha?
	I don’t get you…
Izumi	Isn’t that a great idea?
	Masumi-kun doesn’t do things like inste-lives that often…
	And there are fans who said they want to see more photos and videos of you.
Chikage	You don't need to make any big preparations either if it’s just a chat stream.
Citron	Chatting is fun!
	Give it a try, Masumi!
Sakuya	I agree. It’s a rare opportunity to get to talk to the fans. And I think it's a great way to get to know Masumi-kun better!
Tsuzuru	But the question is, does Masumi have that kind of communication ability…
Itaru	I’ll back him up.
	I’ll stop it if he looks like he’s in trouble. Just leave it to me.
Sakuya	It’ll be comforting to have Itaru-san with you, since he’s the most experienced!
Masumi	The flow is totally pointing towards a stream now.
	*Sigh*…
CHOICE 1: I’ll be supporting your stream. [+] Izumi I’ll be supporting your stream. Masumi …If you’re supporting me, then I’ll do my best. But I have no idea what I should say. You’re just chit-chatting, so I think you could start by talking to the fans while reading all their comments. Citron You can also bring up your favourite sushi, or show them a dance! Masumi That’s what you wanna do, isn’t it? But I just talk about my hobbies, and chat while reading the comments? …I got it.
CHOICE 2: I think it’ll be great for role study too. [+] Izumi I think it’ll be great for role study too. Masumi That might actually be true, but… Chikage As a V-talent, Nero also does lots of streaming. So wouldn’t this be a good experience? Izumi After the stream, I'd like you to let me know what you thought and which parts you enjoyed. Masumi Sure. I want you to be the first to hear it. Izumi Great. I’m looking forward to it.
Masumi	I’ll… give streaming a try.

Itaru	Alright, let’s do this.
Masumi	…Has it started?
Itaru	Hey now. Don’t point at the fans.
	It’s started already.
Masumi	…Is it recording?
Comment	"We can see!"
Comment	"Masumi-kuuun!"
Masumi	…Sounds like they can see us.
Itaru	You don’t need to report every single thing to me.
	Hey, there.
	Thanks for tuning in, everyone.
Comment	"It’s Itaru-kun!"
Comment	"Itaru-san’s here too, huh?"
Comment	"I’m happy you’re streaming!"
Itaru	All the comments are much appreciated.
	But today, I’m Masumi’s assistant.
	This is supposed to be a chat stream, so go ahead and comment what you’d like to ask Masumi.
Comment	"What do you do on your days off?"
Comment	"Which play is your fave?"
Comment	"Are you into anything rn?"
Itaru	Haha, look at that.
Masumi	…There’s too many comments.
Itaru	Choose one you’d like and answer them.
Masumi	…Okay… this one asks about the food I like.
	It’s fresh spring rolls.
Itaru	Seriously?
	Isn’t there anything else good you’ve eaten recently?
Masumi	That dish made by—.
Itaru	You mean Omi, right?
	After all, Omi makes most of the food for us at home.
Masumi	No, I meant—.
Itaru	The Spanish food Omi made us the other day was tasty. And Masumi actually complimented it for once.
Masumi	…Yeah, I guess so. Omi’s cooking usually tastes great.
	I ask him to teach me sometimes, too.
Comment	"Omg, really! What do you make?"
Comment	"What kinda food?"
Comment	"Show us a pic, show us a pic!"
Masumi	A picture… I should have some.
	Hold on a second.
Itaru	It looks like he’s slowly getting used to the stream.
Comment	"The headphones are adorable~!"/
Comment	"Y r u wearing those?"
Masumi	These headphones were forced on me by Itaru.
Itaru	But they look really good on him, don’t they?
Comment	"They’re cute~!"
Comment	"They look good on you~!"
Masumi	Are you guys that happy? I’m just wearing them.
Comment	"I’m happy to see such a cute Masumi!"
Comment	"I’m blessed just knowing Masumi-kun lives in the same world."
Masumi	Hmmm…
Itaru	See? Everyone wants to see more of you, Masumi.
Masumi	…
	…If all of you want to see me that badly, I can do things like this once in a while.
Itaru	(Ohh, his elusive soft side…)
Comment	"KYAAA! SOFT MASUMI-KUN!!"
Comment	"I CAN’T, I’M DYING!!!"
Comment	"Our oshi is best boy."
Comment	"MASUMI-KUNTHANKYOUVERYMUCHTHANKYOUVERYMUCH!!"
Itaru	The comments are flying off the charts.
Masumi	…They’re so fast I can’t read them.
Itaru	Alright, it’s about time. So how about we end the stream?
Masumi	Got it.
	Thanks for tuning in today.
	…Bye now.
Comment	"Thnx, it was fun!"
Comment	"See ya!"
Itaru	And—stream ended.
	How was it?
Masumi	…I’m tired.
	…But now I know what kind of people are watching me.
Itaru	Yeah, right.
Masumi	Now off to Director—.
Itaru	Hm?
	Oh crap. Masumi, the stream hasn’t cut off yet!
Masumi	?
Itaru	Haha, that was just a little fanservice shot~.
	Bye now.
	…Okay, the camera’s turned off properly this time.
Masumi	Is it actually over now?
Itaru	It’s fine, it’s fine.
	To think I made such a rookie mistake.
	…I hope I managed to cover for him.…

Anna