Guy/Rehearsal
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Revision as of 01:01, 19 July 2019 by Lia (talk | contribs) (When the director stumbles upon Guy doing a coloring book, she learns that his hobby is fishing. Determined to protect his smile, she invites him on his first fishing trip in Japan to the local urban fishing moat. Spoiler: Guy is very cute.)
Silent Fishing
Backstage Stories| Delivery Man | Thank you very much!. |
| Izumi | Thank you for your hard work. It’s addressed to...Azuma-san? Another coloring book?
- At Azuma’s room - Azuma-san, you have a delivery! |
| Azuma | Thank you, Director. What perfect timing. Can you take a little break? I was about to pour a pot of tea. |
| Izumi | Is that ok? Well, if you insist, I’ll come in for a bit. |
| Hisoka | (sleeping) bye...bye... |
| Guy | (deep in concentration) ... |
| Izumi | Oh Guy-san, wait is he...doing a coloring book? |
| Azuma | Mhm. I invited him to come give it a try, you see. |
| Izumi | Let’s take a look...wow...it’s so delicate and neat, it looks almost like a photograph! |
| Guy | Director, you came in? I’m terribly sorry, I didn’t realize... |
| Izumi | You got lost in your coloring, huh? |
| Guy | (blushing) I’ve done...coloring books with Citronia when he was a child...so i wanted to feel that sense of excitement once more... |
| Izumi | Guy-san, could it be you’re a little shy? |
| Guy | It’s my first time trying coloring as an adult. It’s mysterious but it’s...soothing my heart. |
| Azuma | Director, since you’ve brought the new book, would you care to color with us? |
| Izumi | Sure! Speaking of which, is this a hobby of yours, Guy? |
| Guy | I don’t know if this is a hobby of mine, but... I like to collect old records. |
| Azuma | Oh, is that so? |
| Izumi | That’s a pretty cool hobby! What else do you like to do? |
| Guy | I like... to go fishing. |
| Izumi | Fishing! That’s a bit unexpected! |
| Azuma | In the ocean? Or the river? |
| Guy | The ocean. Zafra is a nation surrounded by the sea, so I would set out to fish whenever I had time. However, our current proximity to the sea is quite far. It makes fishing...difficult indeed. |
| Azuma | Come now, that can’t be. Certainly there must be a fishing moat somewhere nearby. |
| Guy | Japan has...spots where one can fish in a city such as this? |
| Izumi | That reminds me, I think there’s one on the edge of town. |
| Hisoka | I’ve worked... near there. |
| Azuma | Oh, he’s arisen. |
| Hisoka | Yeah, the fishing moat is nice... not too loud... |
| Izumi | I’ve been down by the moat, but I’ve never actually fished there before. Guy-san, if you wanted, we could go check it out together. |
| Guy | I am indeed interested, if you will have me. |
- The Director uses overly-formal speech here, implying sarcasm. It will most likely go over Guy’s head, however...
| Guy | So this is the place where one can go fishing... |
| Izumi | Today’s a weekday, and there aren’t many people here now. Perhaps we really could take our time here and relax. |
| Guy | You’re right. This place, it really is a good place isn’t it? |
| Izumi | Yeah. By the way, isn’t your backpack kind of gigantic? That’s so unlike you, Guy-san. |
| Guy | Ah. When I told the others that I was going to my very first fishing moat, everyone in the winter troupe gave me various necessary items. |
| Izumi | Necessary items? |
| Guy | From Tsukioka: blankets, for when it gets cold by the waterside. From Takato, dumbbells, for...some reason I am not aware of. |
| Izumi | A blanket, why thank you! But the dumbbells...aren’t they heavy? |
| Guy | From Arisugawa, I was given a book of his poetry. He said that if I read it aloud, the fish will “gather around thy rods and swoon into thy nets”. |
| Izumi | (Good lord, Homare-san...) |
| Guy | After that, Yukishiro gifted me this sake. He said that in Japan, it is good luck to fish while drinking sake. |
| Izumi | Is it really ok for us to be drinking here? |
| Guy | From Mikage, I acquired marshmallows. I heard him say that it’s a fish’s favorite food. |
| Izumi | You misheard, they’re Hisoka’s favorite food.... |
| Guy | I see. Well, let’s try normal bait first.
Yes, good job. Next, cast the fishing line. |
| Izumi | Got it! |
| Guy | ....... |
| Izumi | ....... |
| Guy | ....... |
| Izumi | Now what? |
| Guy | We wait. |
| Izumi | I see... |
| Guy | ....... |
| Guy | ....... |
| Guy | ....... |
| Izumi | (Guy-san... is perfectly still. Not moving a muscle, he looks as if frozen in place.) |
| Guy | Director... |
| Izumi | Ah, yes? What’s up? |
| Guy | Pull it out. |
| Izumi | Eh? What?? Now??? Uhh-um..!! |
| Guy | Allow me to help. |
| Izumi | Sorry! Yes, please do!
... Yes!!! I got the fish! |
| Guy | I’m so happy. |
| Izumi | Yes, but... |
| Guy | ...? What’s wrong? |
| Izumi | It’s...smaller than I thought it would be, this fish. Is this usually how it goes? On TV, the fish always seem to be much bigger... |
| Guy | ...it’s normal. |
| Izumi | Guy-san? |
| Guy | I’m so sorry, it’s just... you said the same exact thing Citronia did when he caught his first fish with me. |
| Izumi | I did? |
| Guy | Back home in Zafra, Citronia would scold me all the time. When my thoughts became troubled, I would take quietly to fishing to ponder them. But one time, he came with me. |
| Izumi | You went in secret? |
| Guy | Yes. But after looking at the fish he caught, Citronia complained that it was so much smaller than his struggle made it seem.
That was when....Citronia was 10 years old. Nostalgic... |
| Izumi | 10 years huh... so I had the same reaction as a little kid... |
| Guy | It is a lovely occasion when the Director can express her inner child. |
| Izumi | Wow, smooth catch. Thank you so very, very much*. Well, let’s take Citron with us next time. We can all come together. |
| Guy | Ah, I was thinking the same, but I don’t think it is necessary. After all, you two have the same energy. |
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