Tsumugi Tsukioka/Rehearsal

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Izumi	It’s almost time for me to buy ingredients for dinner.
Tsumugi	Director, if you’re going shopping, I’ll go with you.
Izumi	But, Tsumugi-san, aren’t you tired since you just came back from your part-time?
Tsumugi	No, on the contrary, since I’ve been sitting for all day, I want to move my body a little bit.
Izumi	Then, if you say so.
	Hey, everyone, what do you want to eat for dinner tonight?
Banri	How rare for you to ask for requests.
Tenma	Of course it’s gotta be hamburger.
Yuki	Why don’t you just eat a kids meal, you good-for-nothing? Tonight, of course it has to be omurice.
Tenma	Huh!? Omurice is also kids meal, you know! It’s even topped with a flag!
Sakuya	If it’s western food, then Napolitan Spaghetti sounds good too!
Muku	I think pasta is good too! But, chocolate for dinner sounds nice too...
Banri	Sigh, all of them are brat’s dishes. Of course it’s gotta be california roll.
Juza	...I agree with Muku’s idea.
Banri	Just lick some sugar, you bastard.
Juza	Aah?
Izumi	You guys over there, don’t fight! Can’t be helped... Tonight, it’s decided on the most popular curry!
Banri	No, curry requests would’ve been zero!
Tenma	It’s only Director who wants to eat that!
Masumi	I’m going shopping with you too.
Izumi	Students troupe, don’t you have homework to do? I’m going to make a delicious curry, so just wait patiently.
Masumi	...I understand.
Banri	In the end, it turns out to be curry...
Yuki	Isn’t Director’s blood actually curry?
Tenma	It’s been nonstop for a week... As I thought, my stomach is rejecting.
Taichi	If it’s come to this, then Tsumugi-san! Please make sure to stop the curry!
Tsumugi	Haha, we have to respect the opinion of the person who makes it.
	I’ll be going, so everyone be a good boy, okay.
Banri	Good boy...
Tenma	He completely treated us like brats.

Tsumugi	Director, the eggs are on sale today. I’ve brought 4 packs.
Izumi	Thank you very much. We’ve got the eggs. Next is milk, white bread, and...
Tsumugi	Ah, if I remembered, this morning, they decided on the 8-sliced white bread.
Izumi	You’re right! Banri-kun and Juza-kun were quarreling about it since morning.
	It’s a relief that Tsumugi-san remembered about it.
Tsumugi	I’m glad to be useful.
	Ah, also, Omi-kun said that he has almost run out of olive oil and nutmeg.
	And the other day, Manager seems to have drunk our stock of cooking wine.
Izumi	Why would he drink cooking wine? Seriously, that person...
Tsumugi	Seems like Manager didn’t remember too, probably because he was drunk...
	When the empty cooking wine bottle was rolling in the kitchen, Omi-kun mourned.
Izumi	Geez... When we return, I’m going to ban Manager from alcohol.
Tsumugi	If you do that, won’t he cry?
Izumi	If I don’t make him cry, surely that person won’t reflect on anything.
Tsumugi	Haha. That’s maybe true.
Izumi	We’ve got everything we needed. Coming together with Tsumugi-san really helps me a lot.
	As a thanks for this evening, I’ll make anything that Tsumugi-san wants to eat.
Tsumugi	Eh, is it alright? I thought we’ve decided on curry...
Izumi	No, today I will listen to Tsumugi-san’s request! It’s a privilege for helping me.
Tsumugi	...Thank you very much.
Izumi	What do you want to eat?
Tsumugi	Then... maybe udon or soba. Ah, yakisoba sounds good.
Izumi	You like noodles?
Tsumugi	It’s not that I particulary like it. It’s just, I want to save Director from a little trouble.
Izumi	(Is... Is he an angel?)
Female Clerk	Huh? Isn’t it Tsukioka-kun?
Tsumugi	Ah, good work.
Izumi	Acquaintance?
Tsumugi	Rather than acquaintance... Recently, I often go shopping to this supermarket.
Female Clerk	Ufufu, aunts are always fast to go talk with a cool boy.
Izumi	(Hee, there are fans even in unusual places)
Female Clerk	So, is this your girlfriend?
Tsumugi	Ahaha, you’re mistaken. She’s the director from the theatre company whom I owe a lot.
	I live in a dorm now, so we came to buy groceries for dinner together.
Female Clerk	Fufu, is that so. You must be happy now since you finally bought a lot of eggs.
Tsumugi	Eh...!
Izumi	(Eggs?)
Tsumugi	I-It’s because they’re cheap...
Female Clerk	Even without hiding it, everytime Tsumugi-kun comes, he always buys the egg dishes from the side dish corner.
	You definitely like it, I can see right through you.
Tsumugi	...
Izumi	(This is the first time I know about this... Now that I think, he always brings egg dishes when he comes back)
	Tsumugi-san, perhaps the amount of food in the dormitory isn’t enough?
Tsumugi	No! I always appreciate it!
	Not because it isn’t enough... Well, it’s like the eggs go to a different stomach. So, every time I come here to buy drinks, I also put a pack in.
Izumi	(He really loves it...)
	Then, today, shall we make egg dishes?
Tsumugi	That... I’d be really happy, but I must apologize. I must’ve sounded like a kid, liking eggs I mean.
Izumi	Of course that’s not true. I also love eggs too.
	It’s because sunny-side up, onsen eggs, and boiled eggs too, they all match with curry!
Tsumugi	That’s right! It’s amazing how eggs can match with everything!
Izumi	(W-what an amazing passion)
Tsumugi	If you have no idea what to do, eggs are already delicious in the first place!
	In the past, I used to think that I want to become an actor just like an egg.
Izumi	That’s original!? But, your feelings of love has been transmitted enough.
Tsumugi	Yeah, I really love it.
Izumi	What is your favorite egg dishes?
Tsumugi	Eh?
Izumi	If you can, just don’t think about how it’s going to trouble me or such.
Tsumugi	...Let me see, my favorite would be a simple tamagoyaki.
Izumi	...Are you serious?
Tsumugi	I’m not lying.
	Whether it’s a play or eggs, I think that we should make the best of the raw material’s taste.
Izumi	I see.
	(Seems like I haven’t used my motivation enough... Alright!)
	If that so, then today, we’re going to make an egg meal set with tamagoyaki, miso soup with eggs, and stir-fried meat, veggies, and eggs!
Tsumugi	That sounds really delicious! Thank you very much, Director!
	I’m going to help too.
Izumi	(He looks so happy...)
	(Ah. Tomorrow, when making the curry tomorrow, let’s add sunny-side-up too!)

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