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Maya
... This script should not only please your fans but everyone in the crowd too.
Kaoru
Yes... Truly, it has become quite the fleeting tale.
Maya
Not to mention, the protagonist is so engaging. I'm really looking forward to seeing you play them.
Kaoru
I heartily agree. I shall set all of our little kittens' hearts ablaze with my acting.
Kaoru
But there are some points such as the staging and presentation that will require further thought…
Maya
I agree. They can still use some tweaking…
???
Meooow.
Maya
... Meooow?
Maya
... W-whoa?!
Kaoru
My, what do we have here...?
Maya
That was a bit of a scare, but it's just a cat... You must be awfully used to people if you can jump onto a stranger's lap like this.
Kaoru
Judging from how it has curled up, it seems that it quite enjoys the comfort of your lap, Maya. I feel as though I am gazing upon a noblewoman enjoying her afternoon tea.
Kaoru
Oh, my. Are you...?
Maya
...? What is it?
Kaoru
Just as I suspected... You are the naughty little kitten from the other day. It seems this would be our second chance encounter.
Maya
Oh, you recognize this cat?
Kaoru
I do. We were fellow participants in a game tag, you could say. As charming as the little kitten looks, we were quite utterly at its mercy.
Maya
You... played tag together? Wow... Really?
Kaoru
Indeed we did. Is that not so, little kitten?
Cat
Meow!
Kaoru
See? It agrees.
Maya
Ahaha. It actually does kind of look like it can understand you, huh?
Kaoru
Fufu... Ah, but we have veered off from our main course of discussion.
Maya
Oh, yeah... Um, this is just a thought, but what about facing the audience during the scene with the final speech?
Kaoru
You wish to include the audience in the protagonist's soliloquy?
Maya
Mm-hmm. I think it'll be a good way to really draw them in, you know?
Kaoru
I see... Could there perhaps be some changes made to the lines so that they will more directly address the audience then?
Kaoru
I would like to make it so that all of our little kittens there feel as if the protagonist is speaking to them.
Cat
Meow!
Kaoru
Ah, what is the matter, little kitten? Are you perhaps interested in theater?
Maya
Easy there. This script isn't for pawing, kitty. We don't have a part for you in this show.
Cat
Meow~...
Maya
Ahaha, it seems to be sulking.
Kaoru
Fufu, indeed... So, Maya. What would you do to please a little kitten?
Maya
Uh... What about some fish?
Kaoru
... Pardon?
Maya
Hm? ... Oh.
Kaoru
Yes, I believe this little kitten would quite enjoy such a treat. Is that not so?
Cat
Meow~!
Maya
Wait, wait, isn't this the part where you're supposed to come up with a witty comeback?!
Kaoru
Oh? And why would I do that? You answered my question, did you not?
Kaoru
After all, I did say, "What would you do to please a little kitten?"
Maya
But I misunderstood and thought you were talking about this cat here...
Kaoru
There is no misunderstanding to be had. Just as I wish to please our little kittens in the crowd, I wish to please the little kitten here.
Maya
... Uh, you are talking about the cat now, right? It feels like you're looking at me, for some reason...
Kaoru
I wonder... Who am I speaking of? If I were to offer you the slightest of clues...
Kaoru
I am speaking of the most adorable of little kittens, sitting by my side.
Maya
So you are talking about me!
Kaoru
An impeccable deduction. Now, allow me to rephrase my previous question...
Kaoru
What can I do to please you, my little kitten?
Transcript
Marina
Okay, I think that's everything we need. Time to head back to CiRCLE.
Kaoru
Ah, is that Marina-san and BanG Dreamer-san I spy? The stars seem to have deigned for our paths to cross on this fine day.
Marina
Oh, Kaoru-san. Hi there. Are you heading somewhere?
Kaoru
I am but simply wandering about. There is no telling when I shall be graced by a fleeting encounter, after all.
Kaoru
And thus it is that I now stand here, speaking with the two of you.
Marina
Fufu, I suppose you're right.
Marina
By the way, I spotted Misaki-chan earlier today, you know.
Marina
I didn't call out to her, though, because she looked like she was in a hurry. I wonder if she has plans today.
Kaoru
I am certain she does. Misaki is a woman trusted and relied upon by many, after all.
Kaoru
Even now, she carries a great deal of responsibility for the progress of our new song. Fufu... She truly is fleeting.
Marina
That sounds like Misaki-chan, all right. She does a lot for Hello, Happy World!, doesn't she?
Kaoru
Indeed, she does. Not only that but...
Marina
... Kaoru-san?
Kaoru
Forgive me. It is just that... I had a similar experience recently, which I could not help but recall.
Kaoru
Do you remember that fateful day, Marina-san? The day on which we were in the midst of our great search for a certain talisman.
Marina
You bet I do. The one in CiRCLE's lost-and-found, right?
Kaoru
It was on that very day that Michelle accompanied us on our Smile Patrol.
Kaoru
Strangely enough, though Misaki was absent, she quickly became the focal point of our discussions.
Kaoru
Yes... It was as if she were playing the lead role.
Kaoru
Even when a lead is not onstage, their overwhelming presence manifests itself, you see.
Kaoru
That was what Misaki felt like to us on that day.
Marina
Fufu, I see. You all care about Misaki-chan a lot, huh?
Kaoru
Ahh, truer words have ne'er been spoken. Everyone does care about Misaki a great deal. Myself included, of course.
Kaoru
But such feelings, such love, is not for Misaki alone. No, I love everyone in Hello, Happy World! so much so that my feelings cannot be contained.
Marina
It's really obvious how much you care about them.
Kaoru
Thank you. If you do not mind, would you indulge me in allowing me to reminisce a little further about my memories with the others?
Kaoru
This fleeting moment, a chance to speak of my friends... To me, there can be no greater pleasure in this world.
Marina
Of course! If you think we can help, we'll gladly listen.