Merry Xmas - réveil 2

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Location: Meeting Room

Tori: Excuse me~! Anzu, you in?

Ah, I knew it. You’re here early! Ehehe. We haven’t really gotten to see each other lately, have we? I’m super eager to do this job since it means that I finally get to work with you again, Anzu~.

I did hear the rumors about how hard you’ve been working~... But when I think about how all that hard work is for some other idols’ sakes, I get mixed feelings…

Actually, if only you’d become fine’s exclusive producer already. Then that problem would be solved, too.

Hajime: Tori-ku~n ♪

Sora: HaHa~☆ Hime-chan, hello!

Tori: Hajime, Harukawa, you were already here, too?

Yaaay ♪ It’s been so long since we’ve run into each other for work, how exciting! Well, we do regularly see each other at the dorms, though.

Sora: HiHi~, Sora feels the same way as Hime-chan! Seeing you in a work setting kinda feels new and fresh~!

Hajime: It’s fresh, but it also feels strange. After all, whenever we talk at the dorms, we end up chattering as friends rather than talking about work.

Tori: I know, right~. I do keep an eye on all of you guys’ activities, though!

Hajime, I watched that variety show you were in the other day, you did sooo well! You even managed to beat Mitsuru at water sumo*, even though he’s so nimble!

I was on the edge of my seat, and rooting for you the whole time ☆

Hajime: Ehehe. I did the best I could… ♪

My team ended up losing in the end, though… I’m so clumsy that I ended up holding Ibanyan back a ton.

But I’m so happy to hear that you were rooting for me, Tori-kun…♪

Tori: Standing on a platform on top of water looks easy enough, but it’s actually super hard to keep your balance, right~?

I had to do something similar as the promo for a show I was on, so I know what it’s like~. TV audiences have no idea how hard this stuff is!

Of course, I was paying attention to you as well, Harukawa! You’ve been giving it your all at both solo and unit jobs lately, haven’t you?

Sora: Yes! To be honest, Sora loves working with Shisho~ and Senpai, but…

There’s people who took a liking to Sora after seeing him working alone, so he’s receiving more solo work offers~.

Shisho~ and Senpai are both rooting for Sora, that’s why Sora gives his all working as part of Switch and at his solo jobs!

Tori: If you get stronger, you’ll be able to raise the strength of all of Switch as well, so that’s gotta be something, right?

You were so great in your role as the younger brother in that drama that’s currently airing~. The episode last week moved me to tears!

Sora: Ehem ♪ Sora pulled that off well because he was familiar with the other actors’ colors~!

Tori: Colors…? You mean their special characteristics, or something?

Sora: Hm~, that’s not quite it~. It’s just, Sora has seen that color before — No, nevermind, it’s too hard to explain.

Tori: Hmm. I don’t really get it, but it sounds amazing. So you’ve got talent as an actor, huh, Harukawa?

Hajime: Speaking of acting talent, don’t you have that too, Tori-kun?

I couldn’t come to the premiere because of work, but I went to see “Fist of the Shangri-la Idol” later on ♪

Sora: HuHu~☆ Sora saw it, too! It was super interesting~.

Hajime: It really was. Of course the story being good was one thing, but Tori-kun’s performance had this wondrous, androgynous charm to it.

I learned a lot from watching it.

Tori: Fufun ♪ Right, right? Feel free to praise me some more!

Hajime: Sure. Tori-kun, you’re always so cute, I really respect you a lot.

Tori: Ehehe~♪ Respect me as much as you like! We’re friends after all~☆

Hajime: Yaaay ♪ Thank you very much!

Akehoshi-senpai was outstanding in his role as the rival martial artist, too! I was deeply moved by his performance!

Akehoshi-senpai was so cool during the kung-fu scenes...♪ Isn’t it just amazing how he can do action scenes like that on top of everything else?

Tori: Huh? Is it just me, or are you praising that idiot from Trickstar way more than me? Am I reading too much into this?

Hajime: Eh? Of course not~. Both Akehoshi-senpai and Tori-kun were simply wonderful!

Tori: Ungh~! I can’t accept being put on the same level as Akehoshi-senpai~!

Hm? What’s wrong, Anzu?

Ah, you’re right. That’s enough catching up for now, we really should start talking about the job at hand already.

Hajime: Ehehe. I’m sorry, Anzu-san. It’s my fault for chitchatting so much.

Sora: HeHe~. Sora doesn’t mind talking about work, but aren’t we missing someone~?

Tori: Now that you say it… Umm? The last member is… Shiratori, right?

Location: ES Hallway

- Meanwhile -

Aira: ……… (Secretly peeking into the room)

(Ra~vely! Ravely, ravely, ravely, they’re waaay too ra~vely!)

(The view before my eyes is like a dream…! My beloved idols are happily moving around! And talking!)

(They’re so dazzling! So divine! I’m gonna go blind~! Am I in heaven? Or paradise? Maybe Shangri-la? I don’t care which it is, this is just so awesome~♪)

(Uwaahaah ♪ I’m so glad I stuck around here for 30 minutes just to watch this~! I’m so happy I could cry…)

 

(— Wait, no, I can’t!)

(If I cry now, my sight is gonna get so blurry that I won’t be able to see a thing.)

(Rather than cry, I should use this opportunity to sear each and every detail of this view into my memory…!)

(Get it together, braincells! Gotta raise my instant memorization ability to its maximum…!)

(*Staaare*...)

Tori (Offscreen): At any rate, that guy is late~... How dare he make me of all people wait~! The audacity! But something might’ve happened, maybe we should try contacting him on HoldHands?

Hajime (Offscreen): No need. There’s still 5 minutes to go until our agreed meeting time… How about we try to contact him if he hasn’t shown up by then?

Aira: (Eh?! Uwawah?! Crap…!)

(I’ve been on standby here for 30 minutes already, and now I’m still gonna cut it close!)

(I’m making everyone wait! Gotta enter the room, now…!)

(Umm, but I’m gonna knock first —)

E-excuse me~! I’m sorry I’m late…!

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* Google 水上相撲 for pictures of this variety show game. In most shows, it seems to consist of 2 people wrestling on a soft platform that’s floating on water.