Audience A | Eh? What’s going on? |
Audience B | Is this part of the show? |
Audience A | I think the power went out? |
Izumi | Manager, how’s the breaker? |
Manager | It’s no good! We can’t get the power back? |
Izumi | Oh no.... |
| (I can’t believe this is happening to our final performance....) |
Guy | ——. |
Izumi | (It hurts to stop the show here, especially considering Guy-san’s feelings. But right now, the safety of our actors and audience members comes first.) |
| I guess we have no choice. Let’s stop the performance—. |
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Chris | “The lights went out...?” |
Raoul | “What is this? What’s going on?” |
Richard | “Who put out the lights!? Turn them back on!” |
Audience A | ...Eh? |
Izumi | (Ad-libs....) |
Phil | “Perhaps it’s Erik’s spirit.” |
Carl | “D-don’t be ridiculous! I’ve had enough of this tomfoolery.” |
Izumi | (They’re trying to connect the scene to Guy-san... They all want to let him say that line.) |
Audience A | Maybe it was part of the show? |
Audience B | Maybe? |
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Izumi | (The audience thinks it’s part of the show, so they’re calm. If we keep going....) |
| Manager, how long will it take for us to get power back? |
Manager | It won’t come back right away, but if we use our emergency power supply, we can manage a spotlight or two. |
Izumi | Got it. |
| (I’ll use the cue card to send them stage directions—draw the scene out for a little longer....) |
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Tsumugi | ——. |
Izumi | (Good, he got it...!) |
Chris | “...So you still intend to feign ignorance, Richard?” |
Richard | “What do you mean, feign ignorance? I’m innocent.” |
Raoul | “Enough of this! We have witnesses, you know!” |
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Manager | Director, we’re ready! |
Izumi | All right! |
| (We’ll make it to that scene, everyone—-!) |
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| ♪ |
Tsumugi | ——. |
Chris | “I hear his song....” |
Richard | “This can’t be—.” |
Chris | “Anyone who has heard Erik’s voice in the past would know that it’s really him.” |
Richard | “Ridiculous.... That’s right, you have no proof. You’re simply copying his voice....” |
Izumi | (Guy-san, now’s your moment!) |
Guy | .... |
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Phantom | “I do have proof.” |
| “This face that you burned ten years ago is the most decisive evidence—.” |
Richard | “——.” |
Izumi | (This scene couldn’t be any more tense—.) |
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Chris | “Erik...! Oh no, you need treatment right away—!” |
Phantom | “No. After all these years, a ghost cannot be wounded.” |
Raoul | “Chris! Run!” |
Chris | “Erik!!” |
Phantom | “The curtain has not fallen yet.” |
| “Let me dedicate my last song to you, my friend....” |
Izumi | (Guy-san chose a Phantom who cast aside both his desire for revenge and his obsession with song; a Phantom who is simply left with affection and gratitude for his friend....) |
| (The joy of singing on stage again.... as if atoning for his sins, he disappears quietly, solemnly, into the flames.) |
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| *Applause* |
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Guy | ——. |
Tsumugi | Amazing. This is the most applause we’ve gotten. |
Homare | It’s a standing ovation. I can tell even in the dark. |
Tasuku | You did it, Guy-san. |
Hisoka | That was your best performance. |
Guy | ...It’s thanks to everyone here. |
Azuma | Fufu. I didn’t know you could make that kind of expression. |
Homare | It’s a rare shot! |
Hisoka | ...A version up? |
Guy | It’s part of the standard equipment. |
| *Applause* |
Azuma | The applause just won’t stop. |
Tsumugi | Let’s go! It’s the curtain call. |
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Citron | <<...There is nothing more fun than standing on stage with everyone in this troupe.>> |
Guy | <<...Fun?>> |
Citron | <<...You wouldn’t understand, huh.>> |
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Guy | Citronia... I.... |