One Person, Two Roles

Kokona
Shizuka-chan, I'm here.

Shizuka
I'm sorry for calling you so suddenly.

Kokona
That’s fine, but... why the rooftop? If we're going to talk, couldn't we just talk in our room...?

Shizuka
I wanted to talk to you alone.
Because it's important to both me and you.

Kokona
Important...?

Shizuka
The reason why Kokona's character development isn't going well...
Isn't it my fault?

Kokona
Huh? ...No, that's not true.
It's just that I haven't quite grasped the role yet...

Shizuka
Now that I'm being treated as an actor, I've started to make time for myself as well.

Kokona
It's okay! Shizuka-chan was chosen for the lead role, after all.

Shizuka
But that means I have less time to talk to Kokona.
Even with "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" and "Arabian Nights," you and I consulted with each other and worked together to develop your character.
That's our way, and how we use our sense.
But I'm the one who distorted it.

Kokona
Huh...?

Shizuka
I am your sense... It's wrong to hold you back

Kokona
That's...

Shizuka
I had forgotten that before I am myself, I am "Kokona's sense."
Sorry, Kokona. I'm a total failure as a Sense with something like this, aren't I?

Kokona
No, that's not true... Shizuka-chan, don't apologize.

Shizuka
No. It's my fault. I swore on that train that I would make Kokona the best actress of all.

Kokona
.....

Shizuka
That's why I have to support you.

Kokona
Stop it...! We promised to stand on stage together...

Shizuka
.....

Kokona
Shizuka-chan, this is not right...!

Shizuka
No, it's not strange.
Actually, I knew it from the very beginning, ever since I first dreamed of being on stage. If I were to become an actress, it would mean the end of my relationship with Kokona.
And yet, I tried to stand on the same stage as you...!
That is just how captivating that stage, bathed in light, truly was.
But this... this isn't how I wanted things to turn out for Kokona!
...If only I hadn't made that promise.
We were... originally two people in one.

Kokona
Stop it...

Shizuka
Right now, I'm causing Kokona a lot of trouble. You're so wobbly, you have dark circles under your eyes... You look like you're going to collapse at any moment...
I don't want to see you like that anymore.
So I'm going back to... Kokona's sense.

Kokona
No, Shizuka-chan... Don't give up...!

Shizuka
I'm not giving up. Because I believe that's the happiest outcome for us.
I was so happy when you asked me to stand on stage with you and gave me that encouragement.