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She Who Colors the World |  |
Kaoru
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage...
Kanon
Excuse me, is Kaoru-san- Ah.
Kaoru
Greetings, Kanon. Is everything okay? Your expression is that of a lost child.
Kanon
K-Kokoro-chan said she wanted to get another picture of you... Sorry to bother you during your drama practice.
Kaoru
Ohh... Well, this is nothing of the sort. Watching the rays of the sun descend onto the courtyard, I hear the words of my beloved bard.
Kanon
I-I see. That's good. I was sure you were practic-
Kaoru
A blunder which you cannot be blamed. I am a performer, after all.
Kanon
Uhm... Everything you say seems so lovely. Not that I'd be able to understand it.
Kaoru
Being the writer he was, he left behind a plethora of dramas and poems. His lines, his words... all, without fail, fleeting and beautiful...
Kaoru
Like the fresh, wet verdure. Certainly now, it is glistening, filled with effervescence. But at the hands of father time, it'll one day wither.
Kaoru
... Fleeting, is it not...?
Kaoru
His words are gushing with this kind of transience... Ahh...! Even the tragedies! There is nothing I can do but to be smitten!
Kaoru
This burning pain in my breast... This fate I cannot flee... Kanon, you, too, must feel it. Do you not...?
Kanon
Huh?! Uhh?! I-I'm not sure I get it, but I can tell you really like his work...
Kaoru
"Like..." Love... But of course. On some level there is love. And on another, there is attachment...
Kanon
Attachment...?
Kaoru
Yes. The sentiment I feel towards him... It's not something that words can sufficiently communicate.
Kaoru
Take for example, that chipped vase...
Kanon
M-Mhm.
Kanon
(What do I do...? Kokoro-chan wanted to use the picture of Kaoru-san to make a poster by the end of the day...)
Kaoru
...is what it ultimately comes down to. In other words, his words transcend this world, and even this univer-
Kaoru
Kanon? Are you alright? You're spacing out?
Kanon
Fue?!
Kanon
(Oh no... I wasn't listening.)
Kaoru
Ahh. So transparent. So undeniable. I should have realized sooner. You, too, have been seized by his words.
Kaoru
This was just another inevitability. We must not avoid our destiny.
Kanon
Uh-uhm, Kaoru-san. We need to take the pic-
Kaoru
No one can resist the desire to experience the words of the great bard.
Kanon
Huh? I just...
Kaoru
Please, this way. I've decided that during my time in the theater club, I would take part in nothing other than the dramas of the great bard.
Kaoru
Of those collections of dramas and scripts, you are free to take as many as your heart desires. For I have committed them all to memory.
Kanon
All of them?! There are dozens of books here... You really do like his work.
Kanon
(Ah... They all look really hard. But I can't refuse after she was nice enough to offer...)
Kanon
Okay... This one, I guess.
Kaoru
Macbeth...! Kanon, just as I expected from you. There's a line here that I was reciting earlier... Have a glance.
Kanon
Uhh... "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day..."
Kaoru
"Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing..."
Kaoru, Kanon
...
Kanon
Uhm... Uhh. So, what is he trying to say?
Kaoru
... Hm?
Kanon
If everyone in the world was an actor... what would this mean?
Kaoru
...
Kanon
...? Kaoru-san?
Kaoru
Ah, ahh. My apologies. What would it mean...? It is a good question you ask.
Kanon
Uhh, so you're not sure what it means?
Kaoru
No... I wouldn't say that.
Kanon
T-Then, what...
Kanon
(Even for someone like, Kaoru-san, who loves this poet so much, I guess there are still lines that are hard to understand...)
Kanon
... No. Of course you know what it means. I know the problem!
Kanon
It's just... explaining something like this to someone like me would be way too much trouble, right? Sorry...
Kaoru
Well, yeah... No...
Kanon
It's okay. It's me. I'm not very smart, so it would take me a lot more time than anyone else to finally understand it.
Kanon
My English grade isn't too bad... but that's just because I do a lot of studying for the tests...
Kanon
Yeah, so... While I'm too obtuse to understand these complex pieces of work, I admire that you are able to, Kaoru-san!
Kaoru
Ob... tuse? But you were just talking about English class...
Kanon
I'll keep studying so that one day you and I can talk about your favorite poet.
Kanon
By the way, what's Macbeth-san like...?
Kaoru
... He's... a man. That's right, one amongst many.
Kanon
Kaoru-san, your expressions are cool as always.
Kaoru
(Forgive me Kanon... I cannot admit that my limit is simple memorization.)
Transcript
Kaoru
Ah... and so the wind blows...
Kaoru
... Hm? Ah, greetings. Fancy meeting you here.
Kaoru
... No, I wasn't practicing lines for my next theatrical performance.
Kaoru
The words simply popped into my mind... and I recited them.
Kaoru
It's a line from a recital I did in the past... It was a very memorable role for me.
Kaoru
Of course, every role I have played thus far has been memorable...
Kaoru
But I have especially deep memories for this particular one.
Kaoru
If you have time to pull up a chair, would you care to listen to my tale...?
Kaoru
...Thank you. I had a feeling you'd say that.
Kaoru
Just now, I mentioned a recital I once did, yes?
Kaoru
The truth of the matter is, when I returned to the clubroom after the recital, I had an encounter that was ordained by fate.
Kaoru
... It was Kokoro and Kanon. They came to see me.
Kaoru
Kokoro was quite compelling in the way she asked me to join the band.
Kaoru
I have received many such offerings in my time, but I was surprised at how straight she put things.
Kaoru
And as if guided by the hand of fate, we soon met Hagumi and Michelle as well...
Kaoru
The impression it left on me was like that of a bolt of lightning... Even now I still remember the events of that day in vivid detail.
Kaoru
Do you have powerful memories such as these...?
Kaoru
Thinking back on all the things I have experienced, there is still nothing that surpassed that experience.
Kaoru
... My destiny was set on a different course after that day.
Kaoru
It sounds like I am being dramatic?
Kaoru
Maybe so, but I truly feel that way. Kokoro has the power to change people's destinies.
Kaoru
If Kokoro had not approached me, I would not be standing in front of you right now.
Kaoru
As an actress, I may play an instrument on occasion, but I don't think it is something I would have ever pursued on my own volition.
Kaoru
I have walked my path only as an actress, but now that I am in a band I feel my world has grown bigger.
Kaoru
It's hard to explain how exactly, but... playing in a band has its own charm, different to that of acting.
Kaoru
I think by playing in a band I have become able to give even deeper performances than before.
Kaoru
Most likely because my world is bigger now.
Kaoru
Learning what I had not learned, experienced what I had not experienced...
Kaoru
This is what makes my performances shine brighter now.
Kaoru
In the same manner, performing as an actor adds shine to my music...!
Kaoru
Music and acting are both special, irreplaceable things to me now...!
Kaoru
... Phew, I got a little excited there, didn't I?
Kaoru
Whenever I think back on that day, passion just fills my heart.
Kaoru
I am truly glad that I met Kokoro, Kanon, Hagumi and Michelle.
Kaoru
It is because I met the others and joined a band, that I was able to meet you as well.
Kaoru
Fufu, you are an adorable little kitten when you show such a bashful look.
Kaoru
This is another thing that I can only enjoy because I joined the band.
Kaoru
I sometimes think about it.
Kaoru
About where I would be now if I had not met the others that day...
Kaoru
What do you think?
Kaoru
... Indeed, I probably wouldn't be in a band.
Kaoru
Living the same life that I always had...
Kaoru
Ah, I must not. Thinking about such things has overcome me with fear.
Kaoru
I was not unhappy with my life, it is just the idea of no longer having my precious band...
Kaoru
Just thinking about it terrifies me.
Kaoru
It was written in the stars that we meet each other. We share the same destiny...
Kaoru
Yes, indeed. I am sure of it!
Kaoru
I have no doubt that we were together even in our former lives...
Kaoru
You think so too, do you not? That is why it is so much fun to play in this band, and why it fills us with happiness when we perform!
Kaoru
That sense of fulfillment is none other than destiny itself!
Kaoru
Now that I think about it... Perhaps it was all the workings of fate...
Kaoru
The fact we had a recital that day, the role that I performed... It was all destiny!
Kaoru
Does this mean... that my future is already decided as well?
Kaoru
That is both exciting and slightly frightening.
Kaoru
I wonder what fate awaits me...
Kaoru
Fufu, I suppose there is no way of knowing.
Kaoru
Well, whatever fate has in store for me, I shall fulfill my duty.
Kaoru
Make the world smile... I will go where these words take me, and do just that.
Kaoru
No matter what hardship awaits me, I shall overcome it alongside my companions!
Kaoru
And on that note, I must be going.
Kaoru
I have a meeting with those who share my destiny.
Kaoru
I'm glad I ran into you today, my little kitten.
Kaoru
Are you going to head to the live house now?
Kaoru
I see, it's too bad that I cannot walk you there myself. Do take care... See you around.