Chapter 3: Improvisation

Lecturer: Haha, I suppose it's difficult to be able to improvise right off the bat. I'll give you a minute to compose the character you want to play.

Kathrina: Understood.

Kathrina: (A normal high school girl huh... I'm nothing like a normal high school girl though.)

Kathrina: (And everyone's definition of normal is different anyways... And isn't an actors role to become someone other than themselves?)

Kathrina: (And a role that can appeal to a wide of an audience as possible? I have no idea what this guy wants...)

Kathrina: (Well, they did say that it's fine if you can't do it well. I will show you what a Sirius member is capable of. Sorry if I mess up.)

Kathrina: (The flow of the etude is determined by the start. Let's just think about whats normal for me and what attracts me...)

Lecturer: And begin.

Kathrina: "Ah."

Kathrina: "Rain...?"

Kathrina: "Why today of all days... I don't have my umbrella on me..."

Kathrina: "Wait, this might actually be good timing."

Kathrina: sigh

Shizuka: (The prompt was a normal high school girl, But Kathrina's acting is quite sombre. You would think she would play a more cheerful character like Kokona or something.)

Kathrina: "..."

Shizuka: (She's crying?)

Kathrina: "They rejected me. Even though I loved them so much)

Chisa: I see, a broken-hearted girl huh.

Kathrina: "Fufu, with it raining like this, no one will be able to tell. Although I might catch a cold tomorrow."

Lecturer: Alright, stop. Thank you very much, Kathrina-san.

Kathrina: A-alright...

Lecturer: So you went with a setting where you were broken-hearted. What kind of situation were you imasgining?

Kathrina: Umm... Put simply, there are a lot of ways to intepret "a normal high school girl" since it's an accumulation of all life events.

Kathrina: With sadness and happiness, and on a particular day, it started to rain.

Kathrina: The rain was cold, as if it was crying with me, so I captured that feeling in my performance.

Lecturer: A wonderful perspective. That's true, it's quite hard to grasp what it means to have a normal life. And you were able to understand that in such a short amount of time.

Lecturer: Feel free to return to your seat. Next up is Sasuga Chisa.

Chisa: Here.

Shizuka: Good work, Kathrina. It's rough to be the first up.

Kathrina: You can say that again. Well, it was quite embarassing since I haven't really done that sort of thing before...

Lecturer: Alright, Sasuga-san your prompt is "a tired office worker". The setting is the same raining setting.

Lecturer: And begin.

Chisa: "Hmmm?"

Shizuka: --!

Chisa: "..."

Chisa: "Rain huh..."

Chisa: "Haha. I don't have it on me...)

Shizuka: (She's completely changed the mood immediately. She's exerting much less energy in this lethargic performance...)

Chisa: "Hold on, a change of clothes... None. And I have a business meeting tomorrow too."

Chisa: "Dammit, what a pain... And I can't even light up a cigarette in this rain either"

Chisa: "Ahh..."

Shizuka: (What is this? She suddenly opened her mouth... And is tasting the rain?)

Chisa: "Ah..!"

Chisa: "Crap... That was close. That signpost just flew away..."

Chisa: "Surely this is a sign to call in sick tomorrow..."

Chisa: "I need to get home..."

Lecturer: Alright, stop.

Lecturer: Looks like you're very good with using your body language. Well done with conveying the strong winds.

Chisa: Hehe. Thank you very much.

Lecturer: Tasting the rain was also very amusing.

Chisa: Ahh.. I was super thirsty, so in my world of acting, the rain tastes like juice...

Kathrina: What the hell is that setting...

Shizuka: You're certainly one of the most creative thiknkers out there... But your performance of an office worker was superb.

Chisa: Hehe, I was imagining a superhero movie. Where the middle-aged hero is caught up in some trouble, it's quite a common cliche.

Kathrina: I see...

Shizuka: That's true, we can draw inspiration from other places to enhance our performaces. It's important to have a broad library to recall from.

Chisa: I usually watch movies in the dorms.

Kathrina: I need to start watching performances that aren't just plays...

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