#a3!

Tsumugi: Sorry, Tenma-kun. Were you waiting long?

Tenma: Nah, I just got here.

Tsumugi: I’m glad. Ah, you finished shooting for your movie today, right? Good work.

Tenma: Thanks. We were finally able to wrap things up thanks to filming being pushed back.

Tsumugi: Now that all the other teams have gotten through their White Day events safely, all that’s left is the thank-you party.

Tenma: Yeah. Well, I guess it’s about time for me to go and grab our star of the day.

Tsumugi: Yes, let’s all do our parts.

Tenma: Is she in her room?

Tsumugi: I believe Sakyo-san just asked her to do something, so yes, she should be in there right now.

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*Knock on door*

Tenma: Director, do you have a second?

*Door opens*

Izumi: What’s up?

Tenma: We’ve come to pick you up, Princess.

Tsumugi: Please take our hands. We’ll escort you to a wonderful party.

Izumi: What!? I have no clue what’s going on, but thank you…?

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Sakuya: Thank you as always, Director!

Everyone: Thank you!

Izumi: Er… where’s this coming from so suddenly?

Banri: We thought we’d throw you a party to show you how much we appreciate you always takin’ care of us, Director-chan.

Izumi: That’s why!? I’m certainly surprised, but that’s so sweet of you! Thank you!

Kazunari: Well then, let’s get this party started!

Omi: Firstly, I’m sure you’re hungry, so why don’t you have something to eat?

Masumi: We made you your favorite curry.

Izumi: Wait, really? Thank you, I can’t wait to have some.

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Izumi: …Thank you for the meal. Everything was delicious!

Kumon: Well then, now that we’re all feeling full, it’s time to move on!

Muku: Next up is the ‘What’s the theme?’ segment.

Izumi: Huh? Do you mean like…

Kumon: Yeah, just like the segment we did for our White Day event!

Muku: First, a pair of two will draw a prompt from this box, and then they’ll do a 30-second etude.

Kumon: And if you say the prompt during it, you’re disqualified!

Muku: Everyone else will try to guess what the prompt is.

Kumon: And the ones doing the etude will be… Director and Hisoka-san!

Izumi: I’m included in this!?

Masumi: It wasn’t me with the director…

Izumi: Let’s do our best so that people have a shot at guessing, Hisoka-san!

Hisoka: This is kinda a pain, but… I’ll do my best if you say so, Director.

Muku: Well then, please start your etude. And, go!

Izumi: “Ughhh… c-can’t believe we’re catching the last train again.”

Hisoka: “Right, I’m exhausted…”

Izumi: “You just started here, so, um, this must be rough for you, right?”

Hisoka: “You’re telling me. I thought this was supposed to be one of those clean companies that lets you leave on time…”

*Timer beeps*

Kumon: And, cut!

Muku: Now that their 30 seconds are up, please raise your hand if you know what the prompt is.

Everyone: Got it!

Muku: Yes, Citron-sama!

Citron: The prompt is ‘working overtime’!

Kumon: So close!

Muku: Umm, you can guess next, Alice-san.

Homare: ‘New employees working overtime.’

Kumon: Whoa, that’s correct!

Izumi: We did it, Hisoka-san!

Hisoka: Yeah. But I think it was a pretty easy one.

Citron: How frustrating…!

Kumon: Well then, next in line to do an etude are…

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Kazunari: Sooo, I know the party’s like really popping and all, but…

Itaru: LMAO, that was some real officer worker behavior.

Chikage: I get that a lot.

Kazunari: Gonna need you two to zip your lips! So, anyway, as I was saying… last, but not least, we’ve gotta give our present to Director-chan over here!

Izumi: Huh…?

Tenma: This is a present from all of us.

Banri: It’s already spring, but it’s still pretty cold out, so we got you a scarf.

Tsumugi: We’d love for you to use it.

Sakuya: It’s filled with our appreciation for you for always supporting us. Let’s keep working hard as a company so that we can win the Fleur Award, Director!

Izumi: …Thank you, guys. I’m just as thankful for all of you.

Izumi: And because of that, here.

Tenma: Is this an album?

Izumi: Yeah, it’s an album I made using the instant photos I took of you guys at your White Day events.

Izumi: I was waiting for the right moment to give it to you, so I had just been keeping it in this drawer here, but I’m glad the opportunity presented itself.

Izumi: I’d love for all of you to take a look at it.

Sakuya: Director… we love it! Thank you so much!

Everyone: Thank you!

Izumi: You’re welcome! Let’s keep on putting on great plays, guys!

Sakuya: Sorry that we’ve kept you waiting so many times…

Tsumugi: The event was supposed to end with our farewells after this, but…

Banri: It’s snowin’ pretty hard out there, so it looks like the trains and buses are gonna be a little delayed.

Yuki: Obviously, it’d be dangerous to just walk home, but since it seems like the snow should stop in an hour or two, we figured we’d extend the event.

Audience: Thanks!

Tsuzuru: But we’re sure that some of you might have other plans, so if any of you are able to get home by other means or if any of you have to go, please feel free to do so.

Audience: Okay!

Tenma: Anyway, so we were thinking about what to do with the remaining time, and…

Tenma: Since this is a White Day event, after all, we decided we might as well do a little photo session with all of you as our way of giving you return gifts.

*Applause*

Audience: Kyaaah!!

Audience: That’s great!

Yuki: Seeing how happy you all are makes the effort worthwhile.

Sakuya: Now then, starting with the people in the first row, please follow the instructions given to you by the staff members.

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Tsuzuru: Looks like that’s it for the photoshoot.

Sakuya: Thank you so much, everyone!

Audience: Thank you!

Yuki: Make sure you take good care of those pictures you took with us.

Audience: We will!

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Staff: The snow’s stopped!

Izumi: Phew, just in the nick of time. I’ll let the guys know with a cue card!

Staff: Please do!

Izumi: ‘The snow has stopped, so we’re all good to wrap things up!’…There. I’ll just show this to the stage, and… hopefully someone looks this way!

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Tenma: (Hm? The director’s showing us a cue card from backstage… Good, I guess the snow has stopped.)

Banri: Oh, looks like it’s quit snowin’.

Tsumugi: Well, I suppose that means it’s about time for our farewells. I’ll go first… since we’re running late, I’ll keep things brief.

Tsumugi: I had a great time. I know this event was supposed to be a return gift to you all, but I feel like the one who really got a gift was me.

Tsumugi: Thank you so much, everyone.

Banri: Thanks for today. Did y’all have fun with this White Day event?

Audience: We did!

Banri: I had fun, too. Keep supportin’ us from now on, yeah?

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Sakuya: Thank you!

Tenma: Get home safe.

Sakuya: Ah, Tenma-kun. One of our fans is striking a pose!

Tenma: Oh, they are. Wanna do it back at them?

Sakuya: Yeah!

Tenma: Let’s do it. And… pow!

Audience: Kyaaah!

Sakuya: The pose went like this, right!?

Audience: So cute!

Sakuya: Ah, thank you to all of you in the back, too!

Tenma: Thanks.

Tsuzuru: Thanks for staying for so long.

Banri: See ya.

Tsumugi: Be sure to get home safely.

Yuki: I’m sure we’ll meet again, so just sit tight until then.

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Yuki: Cold.

Tenma: Is it really snowing again?

Izumi: Ah, it seems like it. Though I guess those of us who had a bit to drink might not be feeling as cold.

Yuki: The only ones who weren’t drinking were Tenma and me…

Banri: I know we came back to see it just for the hell of it, but damn, this bridge really is pretty.

Tsuzuru: Yeah, and seeing it in the snow makes it even more so.

Tenma: Seems like everyone had a good time at the event today.

Tsumugi: Yes, I’m glad we held it.

Sakuya: Yeah, I’d love to do something like this again someday!

Izumi: There are still the other teams’ White Day events left to do, but I’m sure those will be just as lively!

Tsumugi: I agree.

Yuki: …Okay, yeah, this is pretty and all, but it’s also freezing out here. Let’s get back to the hotel.

Tsuzuru: Yeah, wouldn’t wanna catch a cold.

Banri: I guess the cold has got me sobered up now.

Tenma: (…Since we’re here, I might as well take a picture and post it on Inste.)

*Camera clicks*

Thanks for coming to our White Day event. We went to see this bridge, which is an important cultural landmark. It’s even more beautiful at night.

#Bridge #TheDesignIsAlsoReallyNice #ItLooksEvenPrettierInTheSnow

Sakuya: Time to get going, Tenma-kun!

Tenma: My bad, I’m coming.

Tenma: (It’d be really nice to come here with the rest of the company someday…)

Sakuya: That’s going to make getting back home tricky for everyone…

Tsumugi: That’s true. Not only is it dangerous to walk home in the snow, but I’m sure there are people who need buses or taxis to get home, too.

Tsuzuru: And on top of that, are they all just gonna have to leave and go out in the cold as soon as the event’s over…?

Banri: How’s the radar lookin’?

Staff: Looking at the radar, it seems like things should stop in about an hour or two.

Yuki: There’s still a bit of the event left, but I don’t think it’s an hour or two’s worth of stuff…

Tenma: Does the venue need to close as soon as the event’s over?

Staff: Technically, that’s what the contract says.

Izumi: If we’re able to get an extension, maybe we’d be able to keep the attendees here until the snow stops…

Staff: Huh!? I don’t know if we can just…

Izumi: Don’t worry about it. Since I’m the one who handled the reservation, I’ll call to see if we can get approval to do that.

Banri: Aight, so what do we gotta do?

Yuki: Yeah, we’ve got everyone in there just waiting right now…

Tsuzuru: I don’t think we can just leave them waiting like that until the director gets back…

Sakuya: So, let’s just keep things moving forward until she gets back!

Tsumugi: Originally, it was supposed to be the raffle after this, but the merch we were going to use for it hasn’t arrived yet, so what do we do…?

Banri: Well, that leaves us with one option then.

Tenma: Right. We’ll move the final song up.

Sakuya: Sorry, but are you able to pull the music up now?

Staff: We can do that! I’ll get it ready ASAP!

Sakuya: Thank you so much!

Tsumugi: Sorry about all of this. We really appreciate it.

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Tenma: Sorry to keep you all waiting.

Tsuzuru: Right now, we’ll be signing a medley of a few songs, so we hope you enjoy.

Banri: Let’s all get into it!

Tsumugi: This is the song we’ll be starting with.

Sakuya: ~♪

Yuki: ~~♪

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Sakuya: I’m glad everyone was just as excited about the singing part!

Tsuzuru: They did seem pretty happy with it.

Yuki: I guess it ended up being a good thing that we made the medley a little longer than we usually would.

Izumi: Thanks for keeping things moving along, guys! You did a really great job with the singing part!

Tenma: So, what’s the deal with the venue?

Izumi: Given the circumstances, they said it’d be okay to keep the venue open for another two hours.

Sakuya: Thank goodness!

Banri: That said, the only things we’ve got left that we prepared for the event are the raffle—which we don’t got any of the stuff for—and our final goodbyes.

Tsumugi: For the raffle, we could just send the things out by mail at a later date, but… I don’t think it’ll take up all that much time.

Tsuzuru: Yeah… That’ll take us like 15 minutes at most.

Sakuya: I don’t want to just end the event while the attendees are still just stuck in the venue…

Yuki: I wish there was something else we could do.

Tsumugi: Hmm… the only things that I can think of doing to occupy the time that we’d be able to do without having to prepare are continuing the Q&A session or doing another etude.

Izumi: That’s a good point; those would be two things that we could do! But would that be enough, though…?

Tenma: (Something that would make the audience happy even while they’re stuck waiting…)

Tenma: (Wait, that reminds me of that line in my movie script—.)

Tenma: (“If I hold a photo session where I take pictures with them using this instant camera and give the pictures to them as a White Day gift, I’m sure they’ll all love it!”)

Tenma: (That just might work…)

Tenma: Sakuya, do you have your instant camera with you?

Sakuya: Yeah, it’s in the dressing room, though…

Tenma: Why don’t we explain the situation to all of them, and then offer them the opportunity to take a picture with their favorite troupe member until the snow stops or until we have to close the venue?

Tenma: We could give the instant photos to the attendees as gifts. It’d be a way for us to kill the time, and I’m sure they’d all be happy with it.

Yuki: I see. That’s not half bad.

Yuki: But are we sure there’s enough film for that?

Tsumugi: There likely isn’t enough…

Staff: In that case, please feel free to make use of the things we have here! I’m pretty sure we use the same kind of film.

Sakuya: Yeah, it is the same! Thank you so much!

Tsuzuru: So we’re good on the film, but, given the number of people in the audience, are we sure we’ll be able to get through taking pictures with all of them in time…?

Sakuya: Um, Director. You brought your instant camera with you, right!?

Izumi: Ah! That’s right, I did! I’ll go grab it right away!

Banri: If we’ve got two cameras, then we should be able to finish in time.

Tenma: Yeah, with this, we should be able to take things to the very end.

Tenma: (Damn, I never would’ve thought my movie script would come in handy like this…)

Sakuya: Banri-kun, Yuki-kun, I’m gonna take another picture of you guys!

*Camera clicks*

*Knock on door and door opens*

Izumi: It’s nearly time to get things started. Are you guys ready

Sakuya: Ah, Director!

Tsuzuru: Everything’s good with the preparations.

Yuki: And we’re all set with our costumes and makeup.

Izumi: Great. Oh, right. I’ve gathered up the papers for the Q&A session.

Banri: Thanks. You can just put those papers in this box here.

Izumi: Okay, I’ll do that!

Tenma: Well then, let’s go.

Tsumugi: Let’s all be sure to have fun.

Sakuya: And let’s show the audience just how thankful we are!

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Yuki: And that’s it for ‘Which play is this costume from?’

Tsumugi: Thank you so much!

*Applause*

Tsuzuru: I swear I knew the answer, I just didn’t get the buzzer in time…

Sakuya: Same here. Banri-kun’s just that good at buzzing in.

Audience: He’s so cool!

Banri: It ain’t like I did anythin’ that special.

Tenma: I lost to you with the buzzer during the ‘Who’s line is this?’ section, too, Banri-san. Are we sure these things aren’t rigged…?

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Tenma: Well then, next is the Q&A section. Banri-san and I will be the ones hosting.

Banri: Let’s do this.

Banri: Anyway, thanks to all of you who wrote down questions in the lobby. The slips of paper with your questions on them are all in this box.

Tenma: So, each of you is gonna get a turn picking a slip of paper from the box and then answering the question written on it. Tsuzuru-san, you’re up first.

Tsuzuru: Got it. I’ll go ahead and grab on then. Hmm… here.

Tsuzuru: This question is from Sasadango-san. Thank you so much. (1)

Everyone: Thank you!

Tsuzuru: Their question is… ‘My kids are still too young to go to theaters, so I’m really glad that you came all the way here!’

Tsuzuru: ‘As for my question, I’d really like to visit MANKAI Theater and Veludo Way someday.’

Tsuzuru: ‘I’d love it if you could tell me about some places and shops you’d recommend that are on or around Veludo Way.’

Tenma: I see. Sakuya, do you have any places you’d recommend?

Sakuya: If you like theater, then I’d recommend Veludo Station!

Sakuya: There are always flyers for new productions by lots of different theater companies posted around the station, so it’s a great place to discover new plays.

Tsuzuru: I don’t know when exactly you’ll come, Sasadango-san, but that area is currently undergoing redevelopment, so that could make it extra worth checking out.

Banri: You got anything to add, Tsumugi-san?

Tsumugi: Since Sakuya-kun answered with things related to theater, I guess I’ll recommend something more on the relaxing side.

Tsumugi: I’m sure it’s no surprise, but I’d recommend some of the flower shops. They sometimes carry flowers that you won’t find at normal flower shops, so it’s fun to stop and take a look to see what they have.

Yuki: It might be a little unrealistic to travel all the way to Veludo just to bring some flowers back home with you, but even just going and taking a look at them is definitely worth it.

Yuki: They look beautiful even from outside the shops, and the flowers all smell wonderful, too… Sometimes when I walk past the shops, it even helps me come up with designs for my costumes.

Tsumugi: Wait, really? I never knew that.

Tenma: So, not only can it be relaxing, but it can help spark your inspiration, too, so if you come to Veludo, you should definitely check those out.

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Sakuya: Next up is the performance part!

Tsumugi: This time, we haven’t decided on anything but the theme, so we don’t have a script.

Yuki: Since it’s basically an etude, even we don’t know what kind of story it’ll end up being.

Audience Member A: Whoa!

Audience Member B: I can’t wait!

Tsuzuru: The theme is ‘The Kingdom’s Party.’

Tenma: Well then, we hope you enjoy this one-time performance.

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Cast

Sakuya - Riley

Tsuzuru - Ferris

Tenma - Alistair

Yuki - Lios

Banri - Xeno

Tsumugi - Luce

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Alistair: “Good lord, as always, this country’s parties sure are glamorous.”

Riley: “Good evening, Prince Alistair. With the dress code being blue and white, I nearly didn’t recognize you.”

Alistair: “I could’ve said the same with you at the party for the day of love, Prince Riley. It really is an issue that all of us men tend to dress so similarly, isn’t it?”

Ferris: “With everything being all the same colors, it really is a painstaking ordeal trying to spot your acquaintances. I thought I was never going to be able to find you, Prince Riley.”

Riley: “If you hadn’t found me, I just would’ve gone looking for you myself, Prince Ferris.”

Luce: “It’s been a while, Prince Alistair.”

Alistair: “Ahh, so you came as well, Prince Luce.”

Luce: “Well, I was personally invited by His Majesty.”

Alistair: “Ah, I see… I suppose you can’t really turn down a direct invitation, can you?”

Riley: “Have you been well, Prince Xeno?”

Xeno: “Yeah, you ain’t… I mean, you seem well, too.”

Ferris: “Prince Lios, please don’t start drinking. Or at least be careful, considering you’re a lightweight.”

Lios: “You don’t have to tell me that since I won’t be drinking today in the first place. Today is an important day to me, after all…”

Ferris: “An important day…?”

Luce: “It’s White Day, isn’t it?”

Lios: “Precisely. The day when you return the love you’ve been given is important, wouldn’t you say?”

Alistair: “Does that mean you have someone you’re returning it to?”

Lios: “Well, something like that.”

Ferris: “Actually, I got a gift from someone for Valentine’s Day. I wonder if she maybe has a crush on me.”

Luce: “Actually, I’ve been preparing something to give to her in return. It’ll be a confession of my love.”

Xeno: “I also plan to give her something in this very ballroom. First, I’ll ask her to be my dance partner, and then I’ll ask her to be my life partner.”

Lios: “There’s no way she’ll turn me down. No one would ever dream of turning down an invitation from a prince…”

Riley: “Are you certain about that…? I thought the important part was supposed to be what you give.”

Alistair: “Well, I got her something that I know she’ll be overjoyed with.”

Xeno: “Hah, what really matters more than anything is how valuable and rare the thing you’re giving is! My gift to her is a one-of-a-kind beauty that not another person in the world could replicate.”

Luce: “I think that something made with love is far superior to anything like that, though.”

Lios: “Both of you have a point. That’s why I’ve prepared something for her that does both of those things.”

Izumi: (Just as the princes start to brag to one another, the princess appears…)

Alistair: “Oh, there she is. She’s my beloved princess.”

Ferris: “You must be mistaken. She’s the one who gave me a Valentine’s Day gift.”

Xeno: “Yo, hold on! She gave me somethin’, too.”

Riley: “Prince Xeno, you’re so shocked that your demeanor is slipping…!”

Xeno: “Huh? Ah, er… my bad. Didn’t mean to lose my cool like that.”

Alistair: “I see, so that’s how he truly is…”

Luce: “Ahem. Anyway, it seems that we’ve all received gifts from the same princess.”

Lios: “So who’s actually her real favorite…?”

Riley: “Can everyone just please calm down? I really don’t think it’s a good idea to make a scene like this here…”

Alistair: “Exactly. At this point, the only way to settle who gets to be her dance partner is by having all of us give her our gifts.”

Izumi: (One by one, the princes all give their confessions to the princess…)

Riley: “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you all this time. I still treasure the things you gave me.”

Ferris: “The gift you gave me is my most precious treasure. So, will you please accept this gift from me in return?”

Luce: “Princess, I treasure you dearly. I hope you’ll accept these sincere feelings of mine.”

Xeno: “I’ve had plenty of women whisper their love to me before, but you’re the first one who’s ever made me take things this seriously!”

Lios: “To be honest, I used to not care about love all that much. But now, I really do care about you.”

Izumi: (One after another, the princes give their confessions. However, each of them is completely rejected. Finally, the last one left is…)

Alistair: “Valentine’s Day… Princess, when I received that gift from you on that day of love, I knew for sure how you felt.”

Alistair: “That’s why, now it’s my turn to share my feelings. Please, will you dance with me at this ball? I love you.”

Alistair: “…I-I mean, what!? Ah, umm… no, it’s nothing.”

Alistair: “I-I see. So there’s someone else… If that’s the case, then why… never mind, I think I’ll just gallantly step aside.”

Alistair: “…Gh, I never expected it to end like this. Well, at least this will be nice to have as a memory someday…”

Xeno: “…Aight, then let’s all suffer together, fellow princes! I mean, obviously, I was pretty dashing, but you guys weren’t too bad yourselves!”

Everyone: “Uugh…”

Luce: “…I-I suppose this year’s White Day has turned out to be a day of bitter memories for all of us.”

*Applause*

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Sakuya: Our performance was a huge success!

Tenma: Yeah. I’m glad it seemed like the audience enjoyed it just as much as we did.

Banri: Now all that’s left is to do the raffle and give our last goodbyes.

Staff: …So that’s the situation.

Izumi: That really is a problem…

Tenma: Hm? What’s wrong?

Izumi: Well, even though the event is almost over, it’s practically a blizzard out there…

Izumi: Which means the buses and trains are pretty significantly delayed.

Izumi: And because of those traffic issues, the things for the raffle haven’t gotten here yet…

Sakuya: Wait, really!?

Banri: You’ve gotta be kiddin’…

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Notes:

Sakuya: Yawn… I’m getting kinda sleepy.

Tenma: We did get up pretty early. It’ll still be a while until we get there, so why don’t you just get some sleep?

Sakuya: Yeah, maybe I should do that. Sorry, I’m gonna rest for a little bit.

Tenma: Yeah, sleep well.

Sakuya: Zzz…

Tenma: ( …Shooting is just around the corner, so I guess I’ll start digging into the movie script.)

*Page turns*

Tenma: (This one scene is still really standing out to me, no matter how many times I read it.)

Tenma: (After hearing from a friend about a photo session with an idol, I decide to do my own photo session on White Day…)

Tenma: (Basically, as a way of being like ‘if you gave me chocolates for Valentine’s Day and want a return gift, come over here’…)

Tenma: (Maybe that’s just the tradeoff of being so popular from your looks alone, but the character I’m playing really does have some crazy ideas.)

Tenma: (I’ll have to work out a few more details before I can really take on this role…)

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Tenma: I’m glad it didn’t end up snowing even though they said it would.

Tsumugi: The sky does still look kind of iffy, though, so it might end up snowing any minute now…

Yuki: Yeah, it does look a little off.

Izumi: Whoa, you guys got here fast!

Banri: Oh, looks like Director-chan’s here.

Tsuzuru: Well, we did head out as soon as we dropped our stuff off.

Izumi: Gotcha. Well, why don’t we head over to the event venue right away, then?

Sakuya: Yeah!

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Sakuya: Whoa, it really is snowing!

Yuki: According to the forecast, it looks like it should stop soon.

Tsumugi: We don’t usually see snow like this in Veludo, so it’s kind of a refreshing change.

Banri: Damn, didn’t realize there was a park this close to the venue.

Tenma: The relaxing atmosphere is pretty nice.

Tsumugi: It is spring, so it seems like the cherry blossoms are getting ready to bloom.

Izumi: If only it had been a month later, we might’ve been able to see them. …Ah, it looks like the entrance to the venue is this way.

Tsuzuru: Alright, let’s head in that direction.

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Izumi: There don’t seem to be any issues with the lighting or sound systems.

Yuki: Everything’s set with the costumes and makeup, too.

Tsuzuru: Not seeing any problems over here.

Izumi: Thanks.

Sakuya: Since I finished checking the stage decorations fairly quickly, I asked one of the staff members to show me around some of the equipment rooms and whatnot.

Sakuya: It looks like they have all sorts of things to use as equipment here that were donated or otherwise given to the venue.

Sakuya: They’ve got party supplies, stationery, display panels… and they even had tripods and film, too!

Banri: Huh, it’s kinda odd to find stuff like that layin’ around a venue like this. That reminds me, the stuff for the raffle’s supposed to be gettin’ here tomorrow, right?

Tsumugi: Yes. It’ll be cutting it a bit close, since we made the decision to do the raffle so late.

Tenma: We’re the first ones hosting the event, so why don’t we check over things one more time?

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Sakuya: The stage decorations were really cute!

Izumi: They really do have that White Day feel. Are they the same for the other teams?

Tenma: The other teams have the same decorations, just with slightly different colors to better match the costumes.

Izumi: Gotcha. I can’t wait to see the other teams’ decorations.

Yuki: Hey, the snow’s stopped.

Tsuzuru: Oh yeah, you’re right… Just like the forecast said.

Tsumugi: Yes. Let’s just hope the same goes for tomorrow…

Banri: Aight, what’re we doin’ after this?

Izumi: Since we’ve come all this way, why don’t we get something to eat somewhere and look around the area a bit?

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Sakuya: Dinner was really good!

Tenma: It really is nice visiting different regions and trying foods that you can only really eat there, isn’t it?

Izumi: Yeah, I’m definitely satisfied.

Tsuzuru: …Now that I think about it, isn’t this bridge considered an important cultural landmark?

Tsumugi: Yes, I think it is. I saw something about that in the guidebook.

Banri: Huh, I guess it does look pretty nice from this angle.

Yuki: It really stands out with it being night, too.

Sakuya: …Right, my camera! I brought it with me because I thought I’d take some pictures.

Izumi: Ah, so you brought an instant camera, too!

Sakuya: Yeah! Since it prints the photos right away, I was thinking of taking a picture of all of us as a team as a memento of our regional trip and then giving it to you guys.

Izumi: I see. I actually ended up leaving mine at the hotel today…

Izumi: I thought I might take some pictures of you guys in your costumes and use them for something, so I brought my camera, just in case.

Izumi: Hehe, but I guess since you brought yours with you, I didn’t actually need it anyway!

Sakuya: That’s not necessarily true! We can take way more pictures with two cameras!

Tenma: Exactly. Photos look different depending on the photographer’s point of view, so it could be nice to have two people taking them.

Izumi: I suppose that’s true.

Sakuya: Well then, I’d like to take some pictures of you guys. Tenma-kun and Tsuzuru-kun, you can be first!

Banri: Imma take some pics of the bridge with my phone in the meantime.

Yuki: That’d be the perfect sorta thing to post on Inste.

Izumi: (…I’m glad that it seems like they’re all able to have some fun doing a bit of sightseeing.)

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Yuki: Good thing it turned out to be sunny.

Tenma: Great weather for an event.

Tsuzuru: Hopefully it doesn’t start snowing.

Tsumugi: I am a bit worried about that.

Sakuya: But I’m still really looking forward to the event!

Banri: Team Four’s event is the first outta all of ‘em, so we’ve gotta make a damn good one.

Izumi: Hehe, exactly. Well, let’s head to the venue.