| Izumi | Now then, I’d like to start the meeting regarding the details of the Winter Troupe’s debut performance. |
| The person in charge of the script, Tsuzuru, and the person in charge of the costumes, Yuki, will also be participating. |
| Tsuzuru | Looking forward to working with you. |
| Yuki | I look forward to working with you. |
| Izumi | The theme is “Angels”, but how should we go about presenting that... |
| Homare | Well of course, the script and costumes must be beautiful, sublime, and magnificent works of art. |
| Izumi | Indeed, when everyone hears the word “angel”, what they imagine is something of that sense. |
| Tasuku | That’s GOD-za’s forte and most probably the course of action they’ll take. We’ll be no match for them if we go that same direction. |
| Yuki | Are you saying that our level here is too low? |
| Tasuku | What I mean is that our budget here is different. |
| Using the same tactics against an opponent that has really flashy production, really flashy costumes, and uses famous people for guest appearances puts us at a real disadvantage. |
| Tsumugi | But it’s not like we’re saying that we should go with something flashy. If the audience say it’s good, then it’s good. |
| Tasuku | If you watch our performance right after theirs, we’ll obviously pale in comparison if we go the same direction. |
| Tsumugi | Even so, we’ll betray the audience’s expectations if we take a different direction from the angel theme. |
| Tasuku | I’m not saying that we should take a completely different direction. |
| Izumi | (They’re not fighting again, are they...?) |
| Tsumugi | Then what do you want to do? |
| Tasuku | We’ll expand on the mental images we can make from “Angels.” Then, we’ll create a different picture of “Angels” from GOD-za. |
| Tsumugi | The mental images we can make from “Angels,” huh... |
| Azuma | Like holiness and purity? |
| Tsuzuru | There’s also a lot of tragedies in movies with angels. |
| Tasuku | That’s not bad. I want to set us apart from GOD-za with a subtle performance. |
| Tsumugi | I’m sure there will be a lot of GOD-za fans in the audience that will evaluate us, so we should go with a play that makes the most out of Tasuku’s bold, intense acting instead. |
| Tasuku | Well sorry for dragging along GOD-za’s style with me. |
| Tsumugi | In order to gather audience votes, our personal preferences don’t matter. |
| Tasuku | Easy for you to say... |
| Izumi | (I wonder if those two are used to arguing like this. Their tone was pretty harsh, but they’re discussing theoretically.) |
| Tsuzuru | If I were to write something with the Winter Troupe members in mind, I think it’ll turn into something with a mature and calm feel. |
| Azuma | In that case, subtle acting would probably be more suitable. |
| Tsumugi | That’s true. |
| Homare | Hm... I reckon that we match the script and costumes with the play’s ambience and make them more reserved. |
| Tasuku | Right... I want it to leave an impact differently from how it’s been done before. |
| Yuki | ...I’ll give it a try. |
| Izumi | Okay, so your debut performance will be a tragedy with a calm, mature feel and subtle acting. Shall we go with that? |
| Tsumugi | Yes. |
| Hisoka | ...I think that’s good. |
| Homare | I’m also fine with that. |
| Tasuku | Let’s go with that. |
| Tsumugi | You look happy, Tasuku. |
| Izumi | Huh? |
| (It doesn’t look like his expression changed at all though...) |
| Tasuku | Well. I’m excited to be in a play with a different feel to it after so long. |
| When I was at GOD-za, all they made me do was play refreshing prince roles in glittering settings. |
| Homare | Even the top actor in a famous theatre troupe has their own problems. |
| Tasuku | As a professional, I have to answer to what’s demanded from me though. |
| Homare | Not being able to express yourself as you would like –– that is absolutely impossible for me. |
| Tsuzuru | But, well, I’m pretty excited too. We haven’t done a tragedy before, so I want to try writing it soon. |
| Izumi | Come to think of it, our plays have been comedies so far. |
| (It seems like it’s going to be a play different from the other troupes so far, so I’m excited too.) |
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| Tsumugi | Director, what are we doing in practice next week? |
| Izumi | Until the script is done, I was thinking of introducing pantomiming. |
| Tasuku | That’ll be effective if we’re going with a subtle performance. |
| Tsumugi | Understood. |
| Azuma | Pantomiming is that thing that street performers do, right? |
| Homare | Is that useful for acting? |
| Tsumugi | It’s an inconspicuous aspect, but refining your expressiveness in accordance to your movements will make your acting more persuasive. |
| Homare | Ohh, I see. |
| Tsuzuru | ... |
| Izumi | Huh? Tsuzuru-kun? |
| Tsuzuru | ——It’s, done. |
| Hisoka | ...He collapsed. |
| Tsumugi | Is he okay? |
| Izumi | You wrote the script without sleeping again, didn’t you!? You have to get proper sleep! |
| Tsuzuru | ...‘Kay. |
| Izumi | Go rest on the sofa for now. |
| Tsuzuru | ...*sigh* |
| Azuma | Is this the Winter Troupe play’s script? |
| Tasuku | Looks like it. |
| Izumi | Can we read it? |
| Tsuzuru | Yeah. |
| Izumi | ... |
| ...... |
| (Did Tsuzuru-kun really write this? It has such a different feel to it that it makes you wonder.) |
| (It’s so melancholic and emotionally touching...) |
| Tsumugi | ...It’s a great script. There are so many lines that I want to say on stage soon. |
| Homare | Truly beautiful... |
| Azuma | Yeah. Because it’s a tragic love, it’s holy and pure. |
| Tasuku | Just one thing, you should adjust the way the lines are spoken in this scene. |
| Tsuzuru | ...Where? |
| Tasuku | Here. It’ll shine more if it’s shorter. |
| Tsuzuru | ...I’ll fine-tune it once more. |
| Tasuku | Tsumugi, let’s go through it together once. |
| Tsumugi | Oh, okay—— |
| Homare | Initiating practice at once –– how strict; or cool, more like. |
| Tsuzuru | It’s my first time writing a tragedy, so I wonder how it is. It’s probably lacking... |
| Tsumugi | It’s fine. After all, it looks like Tasuku is itching to do it soon. |
| Izumi | That’s what his reaction just now meant!? |
| Azuma | It’s hard to tell; or rather, I couldn’t tell at all. |
| Hisoka | ...Expressionless. |
| Azuma | It’s over if Hisoka calls you that. |
| Izumi | Ahaha, you’re right. |
| Okay everyone, tomorrow we’ll start reading out the script, so please make sure to read it well and get it in your head! |
