Misumi Ikaruga/Banquet of Blooming

Starring "Misumi"

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Hello, thanks for your work today.
	My meeting ended just now, so I’m on my way back to the Theatre.
Manager	“Good job today~!
	The preparations for the screening party are finished over here too.”
Izumi	Is there anything else I need to buy?
Manager	“Something we want you to buy?
	Please wait a second. I’ll ask everyone.”
	“…Ok, ok, got it!”
	“Hello, Director? Miyoshi-kun said he wants you to buy a few big erasers~.”
Izumi	Erasers?
	What’s he gonna use those for—.
Madoka	…
Izumi	(That was Madoka-kun just now, right…?
	I wonder if he needs anything from Veludo Way.)
Manager	“Director?”
Izumi	Ah, sorry about that. I’ll buy the erasers.
Muku	And finished!
Misumi	Wah~! It’s cute~!
Kazunari	It’s totes adorbs! That’s Mukkun for you!
	I’mma upload it to instablam.
Izumi	You guys are fired up, huh?
	Are you making something?
Kumon	Tah dah! Here!
Izumi	…Eraser stamps?
Yuki	Yeah. Making them is pretty interesting.
Izumi	They’re cute… but why right now?
Muku	The truth is, we came here early since we got the time wrong…
Kumon	When we were hanging around, we found Tetsuro-san’s tools!
Kazunari	And I suddenly thought we should make eraser stamps together!
Tenma	We asked the Manager to contact Tetsuro-san and we got permission to use his tools.
Izumi	(A phone call with Tetsuro-san, huh… I wonder what that’s like…)
	(But I see. The reason they wanted me to buy the erasers was for this.)
Misumi	I’m done too~!
	It’s a Triangle-kun stamp!
Kumon	Amazin’! You got the details down to a T!
Misumi	I'm gonna stamp him on the guests when I see them off today~.
Kazunari	Bet! That’s such a big brain idea!
Muku	A thank you stamp from the lead, Misumi-san…
	I’m sure the audience will love it!
Izumi	…By the way, the participants for the talk show today are just Misumi-kun, Muku-kun, and Tenma-kun, right?
	It’s so natural having Summer troupe all together, so it slipped my mind…
	But why did the rest of you come too?
Yuki	We’re worried about leaving Muku with the Hack and Triangle Alien.
Tenma	HAH!?
	It’s because all the Summer troupe guys are going out together after the screening, aren’t we!
Izumi	Ahaha. Oh, really?
	Ah, it’s almost time.
	Alright, the three of you participating should change into your costumes.
Misumi	‘Kaaay!
Muku	—What do you think, Misumi-san?
Misumi	Ummm…
	AH! Triangle!
Muku	Eh?
Misumi	Look! That audience member’s necklace!
Audience member A	M-me?
Tenma	Geez! Keep it together during our talk show, will you!
Audience member B	Ahahaha.
Misumi	Whoopsies~.
	What was that, Muku?
Muku	Um, a summer memory that took place during the run of this play.
Misumi	A summer memory~?
	This was a little bit before the show started…
	But all of us held a paper airplane contest!
Tenma	Ahh, we did do that.
Muku	And Misumi-san was the winner!
Misumi	Yep! So they listened to my request and we all had a fireworks party after the final show~.
	Both the paper airplane contest and the fireworks were suuuper fun!
Muku	I had lots of fun too!
Tenma	Well, they weren’t bad.
Misumi	After that, we’ve made paper airplanes and flew them together tons of times~. But Tenma sucks at flying them~.
Tenma	HEY!? I-I don’t suck!
	The wind direction’s never in my favour!
Misumi	Eh~, I wonder~.
	Oh, I know! Let’s hold one here~!
	Yuki, Kazu, and Kumon just happen to be here too!
Tenma	Ha? By here, you mean…
Misumi	Oiii! Yuki~, Kazu~, Kumon~!
Kazunari	Hey, hey~!
	We gotta show up when we’re called, ain’t that right!
Yuki	Geez. Guess we have no choice.
Kumon	Hello, everyone~!
Audience member A	Ehhh, the entire Summer troupe!?
Audience member B	I’m so happy we get to see all of them!
Misumi	Alri~ght. Summer troupe’s paper airplane contest, talk show edition—START~!

Muku	We’ve finished seeing the guests off!
Izumi	Great job, everyone.
Yuki	Good job.
Kumon	The audience members were super happy with the stamp souvenirs from Sumi-san!
Misumi	Ehehe, I’m glad~!
Tenma	Alright, then should we go change?
Misumi	Yeah!
Kazunari	Ah, hold up, hold up!
	Sumi has his polaroid, doesn’t he!
Misumi	Ah~! That’s right!
Yuki	Oh yeah, the present project the money grubbing yakuza mentioned.
Izumi	Right, right. Let’s take it right away then.
	Are you ready?
Kazunari	Sumi!
	Strike that miraculously adorbs flower pose piko!
Misumi	OK~!
Izumi	3, 2, 1—.
	*click*
Kazunari	How is it? Did it come out well~?
Izumi	Yeah! Look at that smile!
Kumon	Show us, Director, show us!
Tenma	Isn’t that great?
Yuki	It’s got Misumi’s vibe, so the audience will like it too.
Muku	Wahh, it’s such a lovely photo!
Misumi	Hehe~, thanks~!
	I wanna press the Triangle-kun stamp here too~.
Izumi	Umm, yeah, maybe you should hold off on pressing the stamp here…
Misumi	Oh, okay~.
Izumi	Instead, sign it and return it to me later, alright?
Misumi	Yep, got it~.
Muku	Sorry for the wait! We’ve changed.
Kumon	Alright, let’s head out!
Izumi	(That reminds me, they said they were all going out together after the screening party.)
Misumi	Director-san, can you keep these for me~?
Izumi	Are these the paper airplanes you all made during the talk show?
Misumi	Yeah! I’ll take them back later~.
	‘Kay then, we’ll be off!
Tenma	See you.
Yuki	We’re going.
Kazunari	Laters!
Izumi	Take care!
	I guess this paper airplane is Yuki-kun’s, and this one here is Tenma-kun’s?
	(They’re all so unique… fufu, they’re just like Summer troupe.)
	*Yawn*…
	(Today kind of wore me out…
	I’m starting to feel sleepy…)
	*dream starts*
	…? Where is this place?
	It looks like the inside of a cave…
	Is that huge trunk… a treasure chest?
	The inside looks empty though.
	(…Hm?
	This situation feels familiar. Could it be—.)
???	Treasure spotted—…
	Hm?
	Oi, oi~. It’s not treasure, it’s a young lass.
Izumi	Misumi-kun… no, that’s not it…
	You’re Captain Sky, aren’t you?
	(I've been having lots of dreams about characters that appear in our shows lately. I guess I'm getting used to it.)
Sky	How do you know my name?
	…HA! I see. I’ve also become famous, have I?
	Hahaha, I am sailing the seas in search of all sorts of treasure after all!
	But wow~, to think I’m already a celebrity!
Izumi	Um… I'm sorry to say this while you’re so happy, but it looks like the treasure chest here is empty.
Sky	WHAT!?
	*Sigh*, again…?
	Well, alas, I’m used to it by now.
	Besides… I’ve found a prize that’s better than any treasure.
Izumi	A prize better than any treasure?
Sky	It’s you, lass.
	What say you? Won’t you join the sky pirates?
Izumi	EHH!?
	(Wait, he took my hand before I realized…)
	*canons fire*
	!?
Sky	Tch. It’s the pesky navy, huh?
	We’ll talk later. Come now, this way!
Izumi	H-hold on a minute—!
	*dream ends*
	Mm…
Misumi	Ah, you woke up, Director-san?
Izumi	Huh… Misumi-kun?
Misumi	Yep!
	I came to get the paper airplanes~.
Izumi	(I dozed off at my desk.)
Misumi	Are you tired, Director-san~?
Izumi	Hmm, just a little, but I guess so.
	(I’ve been having lots of dreams like that…)
Misumi	…
	Ah, I know!
	Hey, hey, Director-san. Give me your hand?
Izumi	Like this?
Misumi	Triangle-kun stamp—plop!
	You worked hard and you did well, Director-san~.
Izumi	(I got a Triangle-kun stamp on my palm…)
CHOICE 1: I’m happy [+] Izumi Fufu, I’m happy. I feel better already. Misumi Really? I’m glad~! Izumi Thank you, Misumi-kun. Misumi You’re welcome! I’ll give you looots of triangles that’ll make you smile from now on too! Izumi Fufu, thank you.
CHOICE 2: It’s a cute stamp [+] Izumi It’s a cute stamp. It really came out well. Misumi Ehehe~, it was really interesting making it too~! Let’s make triangle stamps together next time, Director-san! Izumi Sounds good. I’d love to try making one too. Misumi Yay~! I can’t wait to make them together~. Press your stamp on my hand first after you finish it, ‘kay? Izumi Yeah. You got it. Misumi It’s a promise!
Izumi	That being said, your hands are cold, Misumi-kun.
	Did you go somewhere?
Misumi	All of us went to see the huge winter triangle together~.
Izumi	The huge winter triangle?
Misumi	It’s a big, sparkling triangle you can see in the night sky!
Izumi	Ah, could you mean the Winter Triangle constellation?
Misumi	That’s the one!
	Kazu found a place with a good view and told me about it!
Izumi	I see, so that’s what happened.
	Did you make a wish to the stars of the Winter Triangle?
Misumi	Mm~… You see~.
	I wished to keep creating the best plays together with everyone in Summer troupe.
	I wished to find looots of wonderful triangles…
Izumi	Fufu, you asked for a lot.
Misumi	Ehehe~.
	And also… I wished to play with paper airplanes with Madoka.
Izumi	(…That reminds me, I happened to see Madoka-kun during the day.
	It would’ve been great if he met with Misumi-kun.)
	(But, for some reason, I feel like I shouldn’t mention it to him right now.)
	…It’ll come true. I’m sure of it.
Misumi	…Yeah!

Anna