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Kokoro
Mmm~! So this is the human world! Look at all these buildings!
Kokoro
Oh? Is that a shop over there? There's so many people lining up. Let's take a look!
Kokoro
... Hagumi?
Hagumi
Oh, it's my turn! Hold on!
Hagumi
Rapunzel! Don't go without me~! You said we'd go together, right?
Kokoro
Oh, I'm sorry. But look!
Hagumi
Wow! It's, umm... so different from where we're from!
Kokoro
Look, there's so many people lining up for that shop over there. Let's go together!
Hagumi
Okay!
Hagumi
Err... Huh? Where do I go again?
Kanon
Hagumi-chan, over here.
Hagumi
Oh, yeah~! Sorry, I messed up again...
Misaki
Don't worry, Hagumi. Wanna go through the staging one more time?
Kaoru
First, let us recall where you appear. You shall come from stage left.
Hagumi
Stage left...? Why did the stage leave...?
Misaki
N-no, that's not what it means... The right side of the stage from the audience's perspective is called stage left.
Kaoru
Once you appear from stage left, you stand here. Could you say your lines from this position?
Kaoru
After Kokoro utters her lines, you will look around... then walk over to this position.
Hagumi
After Kokoron's lines, look around, then move...
Hagumi
Alright~! I think I'm good! Can we practice that part again?
Kokoro
Of course! Let's start with the part when you come out then!
Hagumi
Start from stage left... Come out here...
Hagumi
Rapunzel! Don't go without me~! You said we'd go together, right?
Kokoro
Oh, I'm sorry. But look!
Hagumi
Wow! It's so different from where we're from!
Hagumi
...
Hagumi
Umm, is it my line next...? Or Kokoron's? Wait, whose is it...?
Hagumi
Ngh... I'm sorry, guys...
Kokoro
No worries, Hagumi! You'll get the hang of it with more practice!
Kanon
I have so much I can't do either... Let's do our best together, Hagumi-chan.
Hagumi
Kokoron, Kano-chan-senpai... Thanks. But how can I remember everything properly...?
Misaki
Hmm, this is just what I noticed, but...
Misaki
When you try to do more than three things, you keep messing up on the fourth thing.
Hagumi
Ngh... Maybe that's all I can keep track of...
Kokoro
That's easy, then! We can just make you do three things!
Kaoru
Ah, what an excellent idea. Misaki, adjust the scene so that Hagumi shall only have to do three things.
Misaki
You call that an excellent idea...? Aren't there lots of things we need to do in this scene?
Misaki
If she only does three things, then the story won't move on at all.
Kanon
I wonder why you can only memorize that much.
Kanon
Softball rules seem complicated, but they're easy for you, right...?
Hagumi
I remember all the rules for softball!
Misaki
Hmm... Maybe you're struggling because you're not used to theater?
Kaoru
In that case, we shall use a concept she is familiar with. Something close to her heart and easy to remember.
Hagumi
How do we do that?
Kaoru
Let us experiment with the scene from before.
Kaoru
First, you shall appear from the first base. Then, after moving to the shortstop position, you may say your line.
Kaoru
Once you hear Kokoro's line, check the first and third base, then play catch with your lines in order of you, Kokoro, then back to you. Then, run towards first base.
Hagumi
That was so easy to understand...! Alright! I'll go for it!
Hagumi
Rapunzel! Don't go without me~! You said we'd go together, right?
Kokoro
Oh, I'm sorry. But look!
Hagumi
Wow! It's so different from where we're from!
Kokoro
Look, there's so many people lining up for that shop over there. Let's go together!
Hagumi
Okay!
Hagumi
I-I did it...! Yay! I did it, Kaoru-kun!
Kaoru
Ah, what splendid acting that was!
Kokoro
That's our Hagumi! You did fantast-erific!
Misaki
If we explain things using familiar terms, they'll be easier to remember, huh...
Kaoru
It is but that. Now then, Hagumi. Why don't you continue to the next line?
Hagumi
Okay! Got it!
Hagumi
My next line is... Huh? Umm, I'm going to the shop with Rapunzel to... What was it again?
Misaki
Oh~... Hagumi's not only bad at memorizing the steps but her lines, too...
Kanon
Will it help if she uses softball terms?
Misaki
Using them in lines is a bit much...
Hagumi
Umm, umm... I-it's fine! I'll work super-duper hard!
Kokoro
Yes, that's the spirit, Hagumi! Let's do our best together!
Transcript
Hagumi
Welcome~! Oh, it's Marina-san and BanG Dreamer-san!
Marina
Hello, Hagumi-chan. Can we get two croquettes, please?
Hagumi
Okay~! They're freshly fried, so they're super hot and tasty!
Marina
Yay! They taste best when they're just done frying. I'll eat your hot croquette and do my best~!
Hagumi
...? What do you have to do your best for?
Marina
Well, I actually have a meeting to go to. I'm planning a big event with another live house...
Marina
But this event is a little tough. I planned it before too, but it didn't go well at the time.
Marina
That's why I want to make sure it goes well today.
Hagumi
Whoa! I'm rooting for you! Good luck, Marina-san and BanG Dreamer-san!
Marina
Ahaha, thank you, Hagumi-chan.
Hagumi
Recently, I got to make up for something I couldn't do before, so I get how you guys feel~!
Marina
Oh, really? What did you do?
Hagumi
Do you remember the White Day Musical that Kaoru-kun put on when I was a first-year?
Hagumi
I was supposed to perform too, but I got injured...
Hagumi
And I was soo frustrated that I couldn't do a musical with Kaoru-kun.
Marina
Oh yeah... I remember. You're always lively, but you were so sad when that happened...
Hagumi
Yeah... But I made up for it! I performed a musical with Hello, Happy World!
Hagumi
Doing a musical with Kaoru-kun... and everyone in Hello, Happy World! was so fun and I was super happy!
Marina
You did tell me at the time that you'd definitely take part if you had a chance to be in a musical again...
Hagumi
I was so happy when we decided to put on a musical!
Hagumi
But memorizing my lines was so hard~. I'm not good at remembering lots of things at once.
Hagumi
When I didn't know what to do, Kaoru-kun taught me about acting.
Hagumi
She said the most important thing isn't memorizing my lines and saying them, but putting myself in my character's shoes!
Hagumi
I started to understand how fun acting was.
Marina
Fufu, looks like you broadened your horizons a little bit.
Hagumi
Yeah, I think so too! I'm glad I finally got to be in a musical! Do your best too, you guys!
Hagumi
Anyway~... Here are your croquettes!
Marina
Thank yo- Hmm? Oh, Hagumi-chan, you gave me other things besides croquettes, you know?
Hagumi
Well~, they're on the house! Fried chicken, corn dogs, and grilled chicken!
Hagumi
If you eat these dishes that give you Kitazawa's special boost of energy, it'll go well for sure! So eat lots, okay!
Marina
Hagumi-chan... Thank you! We'll do our best to make the event happen!