Chapter 5: The Actor with a Sense

Chisa: Whew, I'm starving. Time to eat~.

Shizuka: That smells good. What did you buy?

Chisa: A hamburger. Fried mushrooms and the beef patty are a exquisite pairing.

Kathrina: That's quite junk foody... It does look good though.

Shizuka: Wait, it's no different to what youre having. You have a katsu sandwich with vegetable juice.

Chisa: Vegetable juice may look healthy at first, but its quite high in sugar.

Kathrina: This is fine for me. I don't have to eat vegetables this way, and it's not like it's been bad for my body.

Shizuka: I wonder if that's truly the case...

Kathrina: Hey, what did you mean by "The good old days" earlier? Did you used to do improvisation?

Shizuka: Yeah. most of the time, it would be about plays or fairytales that I knew, but occasionally I would create settings by myself.

Shizuka: When I was young, we would suddenly switch scenarios, and play a whole range of characters, it was a extremely tiring but it was fun.

Kathrina: Is that so...

Chisa: I totally get it. Shizuka, you truly live and die on the stage.

Shizuka: Haha. That's true. Today was a lot of fun too.

Shizuka: It's not often I get to raise my voice like that... To perform in front of a crowd like that as a Sense, its kinda refreshing.

Kathrina: It also felt quite strange for me too. I often help out Kokona with practice, but it's not often I get to perform with you.

Shizuka: That's true. Likeiwse, it was quite exciting to be able to perform with you.

Kathrina: Shizuka...

Kathrina: Hey, Do you mind if I ask something?

Shizuka: Hmm?

Kathrina: Do you ever think you want to be able to stand on the stage?

Shizuka: ...

Chisa: I'm also curious about that.

Chisa: Panda, a while back said that she wanted to do a play based around Shizuka. "I want to be on stage" she said.

Shizuka: Oh right, she did say that.

Shizuka: But... I'm just Kokona's Sense. I exist for Kokona. And a being that exists for what Kokona has lost.

Shizuka: Is it alright for a being like that to be on stage?

KAthrina: Thats...

Shizuka: Just kidding. That's just a rhetorical question.

Shizuka: Well, I haven't really reached that point yet. I need to take care of Kokona first before I take care of myself.

Kathrina: I see...

Kathrina: But... As long as you have your own values, you are still you. You should do things that you won't regret.

Kathrina: I also enjoyed acting with you today. IF you ever need anything, I'll be willing to help out.

Shizuka: Kathrina...

Shizuka: Got it... Thanks.

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Pub: 30 Jun 2024 04:33 UTC
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