Azami Izumida/MANKAI Birthday

One Day Mannequin

Backstage Stories

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Azami	It’s almost time for dinner soon…
Sakyo	Bon, you done with your homework yet?
Azami	You don’t hafta tell me for me to do it.
Sakyo	...I see. It’s already dinner time so hurry up and come.
Azami	Yeah, yeah.
Taichi	Aa-chan!
Everyone	Happy birthday!
Azami	...
Taichi	H-Huh? Aa-chan, you weren’t surprised…?
Izumi	Could it be we’re not good at these sort of things…?
Azami	That’s not it… On the way back from school, I met up with Kumon. And at that time--
Kumon	H-Huh!? Azami!? Why are you in a place like this…!?
Azami	It’s ‘cause school just ended… What are those, ingredients for dinner?
Kumon	Eh? Ah, Nii-chan and Omi-san asked me to get these, wait...
Azami	Oh. What did they ask you for?
Kumon	U-um… Stuff like meat and cake ingredients...
Azami	Hmm…
Kumon	Oh no! That wasn’t… Err, please forget that just now!
	I-I-I have still have to stop by other places so… See ya!
Banri	He’s bad at this!
Juza	Kumon…
Omi	Haha. Well Kumon did great as an errand boy so he’s forgiven.
Juza	’Kay.
Banri	Well, and that’s why we should’ve just been frank about celebrating it.
Azami	...Thanks.
Azami	Impressive, Omi-san…
Izumi	It’s like a full-blown hors d’oeuvre, right?
Taichi	Hehe, everyone helped out, too~!
	I cut these ones and Juza-san decorated this one!
Banri	Damn, Hyodo really doesn’t have any sense.
Juza	What? Well, I’m much more into celebratin’ than you.
Banri	What did you say?
Sakyo	Oi, don’t argue when we’re celebrating.
Omi	Hey now, Juza, do you want to eat this cake?
Juza	Yeah.
Azami	Are there any fried skewers?
Omi	Yup. There’s sweet green pepper skewers, too.
Taichi	I want to eat those, too~! I’ll take a skewer!
	Mm~, this is tasty~! As expected of Omi-kun! Ah, this one’s tasty, too~!
Sakyo	Oi, Nanao, don’t just leave the skewers in your mouth!
Juza	There’s baumkuchen, too… Nom nom.
Banri	Hey, you’re eatin’ too many of the sweets! There won’t be any left for Azami.
Omi	Azami, is it good?
Azami	Yeah.
Omi	I see, I’m glad. Actually, the main dish I made were the fried skewers...
Sakyo	...
Omi	What’s wrong, Sakyo-san?
Azami	Hmm…
Taichi	The secret flavor is love, isn’t it!
Sakyo	Just shut up and eat!

Taichi	Well then, on to everyone’s birthday presents for Aa-chan!
Omi	I figured you’re gonna get a lot of cosmetics, so I made this. I asked Yuki and Kazunari for design ideas.
Azami	Oh, this is… a makeup pouch. I was just thinking of getting a new one so this is perfect.
Omi	As the one in charge of MANKAI Company’s makeup, keep doing your best.
Banri	Here ya go, Azami. You like this artist, don’t ya?
Azami	This is the CD that just came out yesterday. And it’s even the first limited edition…!
Taichi	Oh! I also know that. It was in Girusama before, right!?
Juza	Girusama?
Taichi	”Guilty Summer Rock Festival” for short, “Girusama!”
Banri	Oh right, what didja get him, Director-chan?
Izumi	Ahaha… Actually, I thought of getting cosmetics, but Azami knows more about it than me so...
	In the end, I couldn’t decide, so I’ll just ask you directly.
Azami	Hmm…
	Then, let me borrow your face.
Izumi	Eh!?
Azami	I have different kinds of makeup that I wanna try.
Banri	Since you’re doin’ that, you might as well take pictures of it in a proper place.
Taichi	That sounds nice! I wanna see that, too~!
Omi	But, the problem is where.
Azami	How about renting a studio?
Izumi	Still, it’s a tough burden on the individual… Then, it's for Azami-kun to budget the skill ups--
Sakyo	Rejected.
Izumi	Thought so…
Taichi	Oh yeah, the girls in my class were getting hyped over a place where they could get their makeup done and purisaku taken!
Izumi	I used to take quite a lot of purisaku back when I was a student… Now you can even do makeup as well!
Banri	Oh, it’s on the summary site. Looks like there’s one in the neighborhood’s arcade.
Azami	Oh really… There’re hairdressing tools and outfits, too?
Izumi	I’m sure you can try out the new makeup there. So, how about it, Azami-kun?
Azami	Yeah. I’m curious about the stuff I can try.
Izumi	Tomorrow’s a holiday, right? Do you have any plans?
Azami	I’m free.
Izumi	Then let’s go tomorrow!
Azami	Huh, so this is the liquid foundation that came out this month. And this one’s the glittery lipstick… There’s a lot, huh.
Izumi	(Azami looks really happy with the cosmetics in his hand. He really likes makeup, doesn’t he...)
Azami	I briefly checked the tools, can I try ‘em?
Izumi	Yup, go ahead!
Azami	...
	--Done.
Izumi	Woah...! It’s totally different from when I do it myself!
	Thank you, Azami-kun!
Azami	Don’t stand up yet. I also wanna try styling your hair.
Izumi	Ah sorry, sorry. For today, I’m just Azami-kun’s mannequin. You can do whatever you want.
	(It somehow feels like I’m the one who has a birthday…)
	(Even if Azami-kun looks satisfied, I wonder if this would really be a proper birthday present.)
Azami	Alright, it’s done.
	All that’s left is taking the photo… Director, you’re good to go.
Izumi	Eh? Since you’re here too, you might as well take one with me!
Azami	Nah… I’ve never taken a picture with purisaku.
Izumi	It’s fine, it’s fine. I’ll teach you how to use it!
Azami	Hey, wai--!

Azami	Wow… There’s even a trick to making your eyes look bigger… So then, is there even a point to having makeup…?
Izumi	No no, it’s a bit different! Ah, look. You can choose backgrounds and poses!
Azami	I see…
Puri Machine	10 seconds remaining!
Azami	What!? It has a countdown!?
Izumi	There’s no time anymore! Let’s just choose something!
Puri Machine	Hug each other very closely♪
Izumi	Ah…
Azami	C-Closely…!? A-As if I-I’d do something like that!
Izumi	The scribbling corner is… Here.
	We’re gonna put scribbles on the photo we just took over here.
Azami	Oh… Is there a time limit to this, too?
Izumi	Yup yup, so we have to write quickly with finesse.
Azami	Got it. Time’s ticking, so let’s do it.
Izumi	”Azami-kun Happy Birth Day”... Ah, I should use a date stamp as well.
	(I wonder what kind of style Azami-kun used.)
	...!?
	(Tenjou Tenge Yuiga Dokuson…!?)
	Um, Azami-kun, this is…?
Azami	Aren’t purisaku scribbles supposed to be like this? Ken-san wrote something like this back then.
Izumi	Is that so…?
Izumi	That was fun! But I feel like I enjoyed it more though...
Azami	I enjoyed too by trying out the makeup I’ve wanted to test out. I wanna try styling your hair a bit differently next time.
Izumi	I see. Let’s go again sometime.
Azami	Yeah.
CHOICE 1: Let’s take a purisaku again! [+] Izumi Let’s take a purisaku again! Azami I guess that’s fine. Izumi It’d be fun if we did stuff like weird poses. Azami ...It’s just gonna choose a weird pose again. Izumi Weird pose? Azami N-Nothing!
CHOICE 2: How about bringing someone else? [+] Izumi Why not bring someone from the company next time? Azami You’re right. It’d be interesting to try out the makeup on them, too. ...Like Tsumugi-san, if he takes a purisaku with makeup on, it’d look like he had a transformation. Izumi That’s true! Let’s invite him next time!
Azami	Oh, looks like this turned into a sticker… Where would you even stick these on?
Izumi	There used to be a notebook called the purichou, you would collect and stick those onto there.
	But, I think you can just stick it wherever. It’d be a waste to stick it so I’m just gonna put it in my wallet.
Azami	Is that so…
Azami	Ah, hello, Shifuto?
Izumi	Ah, it’s Azami-kun. Is he in a call with someone?
	Hm? Is that--
	(It’s the purisaku from before, did he stick it on his phone case…?)
	(I mean, yeah, some people stick it on their phones but… that’s something only lovers would do...)
	...
	(I’ll just not say anything, for Azami-kun’s sake...)

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