Merry Xmas - étoile 2

[bakemonoremy]

Location: Meeting Room

Aira: Wow, you sure were running late, Anzu-san and Mr. Cameraman.

Huh? My eyes look red?

Ah, ahaha. Some dirt got into my eyes, that’s all…!

But I’m alright now. Everyone helped me get it out, so I can see clearly now ♪

Sora: Hime-chan, it looks like the camera’s all set up and ready!

Tori: Okay~☆ Anzu and the others are here, too, so let’s get started on the orna—

Sora: Hm? What’s the matter, Anzu?

Tori: What?! Our unit name’s been chosen?! Why didn’t you tell us right away!

Yaaay ♪ What is it, what is it?

Hajime: — “Branco”?

Aira: Ra~vely~♪ It’s sooo cute! The way it sounds is cute, and like, it seems fun!

Tori: I do think it suits us well since we’re so cute, but why “Branco”?

Sora: Hmm? So it’s not the name of that playground toy?*

It means “white” in Portuguese?

Aira: Ohh, I get it! “White Christmas”... It’s the color of snow, so the unit name means “white”.

Sora: HaHa~☆ What a lovely name! Sora likes it a lot!

Because we’re fairies that gently float down with the white snow~♪

Hajime: Yes! I also really like it...♪ It fits this project perfectly!

Tori: Alri~ght, now that our unit name’s been decided, let’s decide what ornaments to make next!

Hajime: Umm, we already started compiling some ideas, right? So far we’ve got unit motifs and angels, and also the moon and planet Saturn. Should we choose from these?

Aira: Um, may I? I think we should go with stars…!

Sora: HiHi~, you want to use stars?

Aira: Yes. Stars might be kinda conventional, but… I think that’s what makes them a good choice. Sometimes the simple approach is easiest for people to get into, I think.

Also it’s like, stars are crammed full of everyone’s wishes!

People don’t turn to the moon or angels when they wish for happiness, they wish upon a star, right?

So in order to make everyone happy this Christmas, I want us to go with stars.

Hajime: Fufu, it’s almost like in Tori-kun’s picture book. I think it’s a great idea.

Sora: Yes! Sora is in favor, too~!

Tori: So am I ♪ We’re going with Shiratori’s proposal, the stars!

Besides, I feel like stars suit us really well ♪

Hajime: ? How come, Tori-kun?

Aira: Our unit name is Branco, and stars remind you more of Trickstar or even Ryuseitai, though…

Tori: Still, you know how they call performers like us “stars”? And at the same time, stars are the decorations of the night sky ☆

- A few days later. The day the commercial is being recorded -

Sora: “♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ☆” 

(Hime-chan and Ai-chan’s “colors” feel really good… While looking at them, Sora gradually becomes dyed in them as well~.)

(We’re all sharing the same “color” right now! Sora is convinced that real fairies are just like this, too.)

(This is so much fun ☆ Sora can’t help it, he wants to view this scenery forever and ever, he doesn’t want it to end~!)



Sora: (But of course, that’s impossible. Every song, every dance, has its end…)

(And that’s why… Sora wants to collect all of our joy and twinkles and convey them to the world!)

Hajime: “♪ ~ ♪ ~”

(I’m so glad — I’m so happy we’re all singing here together, right here and now, with these bright smiles on our faces.)

(We’re still growing, and perfection is far out of reach for us.)

(But it’s because we’re not perfect that we get to encounter each other and support one another.)

(Compared to units that have spent a lot more time together, we may not understand each other all that well yet.)



Hajime: (But that’s okay…)

(After all, not knowing everything yet just means there are still more things I can find to love about the others ♪)

Aira: “♪ ~ ♪ ~”

(Ahh… I’ve never been this nervous in my life…)

(But it’s not like my mind is blanking, it feels more like it’s all light and fluffy.)

(This is fun — It’s so, so, so much fun…!)

(My body isn’t frozen stiff, and I can move the way I want to. I can hear the rhythm of everyone else’s breaths. I know how I have to move…!)

(I’m having so much fun right now I just can’t contain myself…!)

(I don’t have to hate myself and cower in fear — It’s alright.)

(Because the others saw my good parts and bad parts, all of them, and they took me by the hand and told me I’m okay the way I am.)



Aira: (When you raise your head and look the people before you in the eyes… When you open your heart… the world is overflowing with so much love.)

(Fufu. The kindness I received from the others is overflowing from my heart, too. So I’ll pass it on to everyone.)

(Ai lo~ve...♪)

Tori: “♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪ ~”

(At first I thought making this project a success was going to be an easy feat with these members.)

(But it turned out to be a super bumpy ride. What a joke.)

(I should’ve seen that coming, though. We’re all different people who were raised in different environments.)

(We’re flawed and have rough edges. Almost like we’re pieces to a jigsaw puzzle.)

(But that’s exactly why we can click so perfectly, turning into cohesive scenery that spans the horizon.)



Tori: (Even if it’s not the perfect scenery I pictured at first…)

(Still, all those times we worried, and the times we laughed together — and even all those meaningless moments in between… They’re becoming something altogether irreplaceable.)

(I’m confident that anyone who sees us right now can find something to admire in this scenery — and that’s why I can say it with my head held high!)

Tori & Aira: “Merry Christmas ♪“

Hajime & Sora: “Merry Christmas ♪”

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* “Branco” (buranko) is a homonym with “buranko” = swing set