Hidden Ace of the Theater Club. And the crown jewel, Diamond director of the club.
On the way to the college.
The morning sunlight beem thoroughly at the earth today.
While walking Senkai. He was busy in thoughts. last night I've wasn't able to sleep well thinking, just what is now Reze was plotting, first Kazama, than this lead swapping from the second lead to the first lead, great. And aside all this I've need to find out What Nana is plotting against Reze too, than there are mid terms exams coming... Troublesome...!
Senna she saw him as she was walking behind him. "Oh it's Yoshimura kun." He yawned while walking, uh, I am so full, he thought, shouldn't have eat that much breakfast, mother forced me to eat since I've forget eating my lunch usually.
Than Sudden He tripped and nearly saved him self from smashing his face at the concrete. "Moth–fucker huff..., haah... My god I almost—"
From behind she tried controlling her laugh, that was still escaping from her lips. He looked over her, "Hey, hey you I nearly fell to my death and you're still laughing away." Pfft, i'm sorr—Bwahhaw Sorry, sorry, she said. while trying to Hold her laughter together..."
"Going to the club gathering he asked her. "... Er That's right, yeah." she said. "Let's go together then he said. As they walk together while talking...
"Sigh — there was a missing brick on that walkway." He said. as He mention the walkway.
She lost her control and start laughing again.
"Fuck, Hey, Seriously stop laughing already. He said. hey..."
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P&M / Theater and flim club room.
"I won't laughing anymore she said while entering the room. "You already laughed for a long time you know...?" he said. As he twist open the nob of a door.
"Greetings guys.. They both said.
Mami look up from her notes, "Hi–
Huh, "why there's only you in the room, vice preze?" That's because it's not the meeting time yet, Why, did you guys came so early?" Mami asked. "Wow, you're using all the time you have to study is this how a scholarship student look like..." He said.
"Argh! So, She said quickly closing the notes and slamming her hand on the table, "C,Can't I've study...? In my free time, wanna get beaten up?"
"How amazing..." Senna said. "I'm only admiring you why do you have to be so embarrassed? He said. "Senpai do you want some chewing gum." Senna said, offering to her.
"Oh, thanku." Mami said, forgeting her tamper.
Mami thought looking at both of them while opening chewing gum, Now They're both lead actors, they must be feeling a lot of pressure becoming leads at their first year, I really don't know what is going through Reze Senpai head this time.
In the background the voice of Senkai, "hey senna why I didn't get one, You are biased towards your senior. "Ah, I forget about you. she said. passing it over to him. "I was going to give it to you, b–but I just couldn't find the right timing through the conversation." Is that really the extent of our friendship, he said.
Resting her hands on the table Hah– How adorable, Mami thought. "Senna, Senkai, don't panic because of the lead roles you two have to perform, Ok? If you mess up remember that we seniors are always here to clean up your mess. Just try your best together." She said.
"All of sudden He'd remembering, being the lead gets nauseous, Ah why was i am talking the lead role again...?" He asked maybe to himself.
Senna, "I am going to die of the nervousness soon, So much pressure..." she said.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Sorry, Sorry! I shouldn't have brought it up, Mami said, waveing her hands in the air, sorry! Don't panic don't panic!
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We both waited for while, as the others started coming in, "Hello Mayama Senpai, he said. He wave back at him, Yui came in, as she look over me, and came close, Hi– senkai. she said. Hm, I noded throughwards her knowing I know her presence in the room.
She gone and sat at the table bit afar, the ladies of the club were chating around there, daily time gossips, College affairs, and fashion weekly news... As again the polish sounds of the heals clicking against the floor came in room, i turned over. Her expression again professional, Don't block the entrance, she said. "Reze Senpai Hi– he said. "Hello can you move out of the way. She replied." He says sure as he moved over...
He looked into her expression and thought, is she in a bad mood...? Or has her face has always been like this? Or is it because of me?
Mami clapped, "everyone attention Ok– good, it seems that everyone is here, i'll be announcing few things more, this week's a exam week so I'll keep it short. The play name is getting Changed, and will be called, Oath of the crimson Blood. Yep it will be called that for now, but it's will isn't finalised yet. Any questions."
"When will be going out to play, I wanna Drink booze," a girl asked, raising hand. a dude sitting beside her says "we'll go after the meeting ends, the other guy said, "may I ask Mami can we go out to get a dinner sometime it's a date." I see so no one has some important questions she continued. Ignoring almost all of them. "The plot structure and the first draft of the script has already been send on the group chat, please take a look at it, everyone—"
"The lead female role will be played by the Senna first year."
"The lead male will be played by the Senkai another first year."
"The second female lead will be played by the Yui, the first year."
"The second male lead will be played by Ron the second year I believe most of you know him."
"The three leads are the freshmens, So I hope the other seniors will give them hand also I sent the name list for each person in charge into the group chat as well, but I'll briefly say it out loud once here as well, Sounds control Gian, Director Reze the president, Lighting Mayama, Props and miscelaneos Rya and Waguri." Each group can report the budget to me Later— Reze said.
"You hear that now don't come and look for me Now later–" Mami shouted.
Reze continued, "preparations will start officially next week, we'll read through the script once or twice when it's finalised other groups should also prepare accordingly, That'll be all be for now I'll wish everyone good luck for your exams."
Mami now again talking the lead. "Alright for all the groups, please coordinate well between your members we'll all meet again after the exams as for the actors please gather here for a while I have a few things to say—"
Rya shouted waving her hand. "groups members for the prop please gather here, Group members for the miscelaneos please gather—"
Gian said from the side, "Sound control members please gather here. "
"Mayama says there's nothing for the lighting group for now you can dismiss."
Reze whisper in the crowd to the Mami, "I have something to say to the Senna and Senkai, you can tell the others first." Mami replied, "Oh, Ok Senpai." Than she thought for while.... than said. "Senpai you are not going to do anymore weird things alright?"
Reze eye brows frowned, her voice low, "What do you mean?"
"Senna, Senkai Come here Reze shouted! their name in the noise"
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At the side room proproom of club.
They all gone inside the room, Senkai he closed the door, Senna gritted her fist. Reze she leaned into the table. "Hmm, it's nothing really important, really I just wanted to confirm something briefly with you two while having chat actually there was another female candidate for the female lead actress, But she is unable to act due to certain circumstances..."
"The acting abilities of the female lead is very important in this play that's why we choose you in the end cuz no one else was available in the first year. And to be honnest Yui is not that great for the female lead, Senna, So don't think much just because you are the Ace actress of the first year."
Senna says "It's clear that we still have Mami Senpai along with many others with the great acting skills ... The way I see it it's just an excuse right?" Senpai. "Wasn't it senpai's your intension to let me take on the role in the first place?"
Senkai he thought standing behind. "Oh, my... Why is she like this..? she is being so aggressive. .. Miss Senna why are you going against Reze like this? " He said in his mind.
Reze says while rearranging her hairs strands. "I'm sure you know Mami is really busy too right? Whether you believe me Or not is up to you, through I am happy you agree to act..."
Senna looked at her with a expression of anger? Or worrying, I couldn't able to tell apart. But I could tell it was a mix of many emotions. Reze folding her hands says did you read the script?
"How were the amendments? I called both of here to ask you about them, there are quite a few explict lines and scenes within– what do you think, Senna?"
"What do I think? She'd remember the day of the play of the Orientation. Senna her voice gone really low and cold. "Senpai what's the meaning behind your question?"
Her voice low Reze asked. "Don't you hate content like this, How do you intend to deal with it? Let's say I am asking as the director."
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Senna Reminisces back in the past:
At the Clubroom. Senna asked "...Senpai The nude scenes and lines are too much for me... I can't act something like this...
"Reze looked over her and says at most its only like a sleeved shirt, it's nowhere near to the point of nudity also, what am I supposed to do if you're telling me this just now?"
"But the script wasn't like this in the beginning... The original script I wrote wasn't like this..." Senna argued.
Reze stood with a one hand on her waist and looked at her with the tilted head and said. "The script has been edited according to the needs ascertained by the club leaders. It be too bland if we were to follow your original script."
"Can't we just use the original script I wrote? These kind of things... The intentions are too obvious it's just a brain dead drama using the racy and sexual undertones to excite the audience am I wrong? Senpai." Senna asked?
"What's so bad about that? So what if it's so obvious? What matters that's it's a good watch after all, our primary goal is to attract a lot of people to come and watch." Reze said. "But a university club stage play doesn't need to go this far in order to attract large audience, does it? Senna questioed. this kind of thing isn't artistic at all..."
"Sigh... How annoying Reze said while sitting at the desk behind her voice low. "Senna do you think you are only one preparing for this play? Rather than the plays made by those who think that they are doing is art and end up with no audience–"
"Isn't it actually better to put–up some brain dead dramas that someone would actually watch? It's as you said, this is just a university Club, do you think I am doing this for money? How many members do you think are involved with the preperations of this play? Or do you think everyone is obedient and serious as Mami? Everyone is here it's because it's their interest, It's because thay all want to have a sense of archievement, isn't that so? Spending so much money so much time, all just to prepare but in the end no one turned up to watch its because it's too boring."
"Who would be motivated enough to press on, if they had to look at the empty audience seats? Club members would start to leave one another now tell me, her voice now cold, can a club this continue forward? At the very least I won't let something like that happen while I am the club president. The former old seniors of the club has entrusted me with this task and what would I'll be called if failed to meet their expectisons."
"I've have been using the same method to keep this club afloat all this while, and this time will be no different, do you think I look like a kind and understanding club president? Not even in the slightest, in fact, I am maniac if the play acted out by the club under my lead my direction wasn't well received and ended up with the no audience, that'll be too humiliating, that hurt my pride too much I am doing this for my own self satisfaction. Just as how you think you are Making art, i'm just doing it for my amusement as well that's why I am very unhappy when someone questions me that said."
"The thing about the sexual and mindless contents being unartistic, she leaned forward to her her voice low again, that's just your one sided opinion isn't it? What is art exactly? Interesting and engaging content is art, you've got that? As long as the drama play will be entertaining enough to watch, everyone will regared it as a art."
Senna thought, I knew the script I wrote wasn't good enough, that why I asked for help, But you didn't have to be like this...
Haha.. Sure.
Reze words spin through her mind her voices, her glare, her words and after thinking about it for myself, what senpai said could be right Senna thought. Because the first play I watched of the Reze senpai was what i've previously disregard as unartistic, but that day I harbored the feelings of "I want to write a drama like this too" That was the play of the Audition day the one for the Club entry day. This kind of feeling."
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Back at Present:
"It's interesting Senna she said. The changes made by the seniors are very interesting."
Than she thought, Ahh So, maybe it was just me not wanting to admit? "The intentions behind the sexual and mindless things are too obvious" Was just the an excuse. I was just not willing to admit that the stories I wrote were boring.
"It's so interesting that it pisses me off, Senna said. "...Really Reze said. "So what are you going to do?" "I will act according to the senpai amended script." She said. Reze her eyes big for a moment in surprise. "Alright thanks."
"That's why... Senna said. I want you to apologize to me after the performance she said. clenching her both firsts and teeth, please apologize to me sincerely." Reze looked into prepared her. "Sure– But if you perform well she said, averting her gaze. "Than I be leaving first Senna said, turning around and leaving..."
Senna she walked out...
And mine eyes gone at her and I looked at the expression of the Reze softing a bit.
A thought went through my mind, she really seems to loves her Juniors... Than why does she do things like this...
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As the door closes behind him. Her expression went a bit sad maybe...
A silence in the room.
"About that Reze...?"
"...Ah, sorry is it fine to go to the toilet for a bit?" She said.
"Sure. He said. A silence for a moment than, he realize. "Ah so it wasn't you who wanted to go but me...? Alright he said turning over and leaving." But i've couldn't able to leave without saying anything after looking at that expression of her. "I don't know what has really happened between you and Senna, But you should really learn to stop trying to put your frustation on others." You can talk to me, you know about what ever it is your Father Or anyone else." as she looked up at him, he left saying, "I'll be going to the toilet than..."
Door closed behind him, Click. The small room suddenly became very quiet. For a moment, Reze didn't move.
She stood there leaning against the table, staring at the door Senkai had just left through.
"…What an idiot," she murmured softly. But the words didn't carry the usual sharpness, Instead they sounded tired. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and exhaled slowly. My father… huh. For a brief second something crossed her eyes—something heavy.
Then she straightened up immediately, as if forcing the emotion away. "Talking as if he understands anything…" she muttered. But despite the complaint… his words lingered through her head.
He come out of the door, "phew— the air was so tight inside he thought. "AAh— Mami shouted, She whisper in the angry sounds, "damn it it's you?" Are you asking to be beaten up?" He said. "Why? Are you scolding me...?" Oh my, senpai, you are Brazenly listening in on us in the board daylight?" I guess being the vice prez does give you more leeway on us."
"You, Shut–up! She said. I came over because I've saw Senna Coming out! Now hurry up & follow me quietly!
"Huh–Why can't you just say it in the club room..?"
"It'll be embarrassing enough if we were to be find out by the Reze senpai." Mami said. "Isn't it embarrassing enough that I found out? He said. "Speaking of which, he said looking over Senna, all though I don't what happened... Between you and senpai, but are you okay? Senna."
Mami glare at him, "Hey! Her look at him said, are you dense?"
"Eh? What do I do?" Senna said.
Both Mami and senkai looked over her. "I said It finally..., i've told senpai to apologize to me! I've almost got a heart attack from being so damn nervous! Senna said putting the hand at her throubleing chest.
Both Senkai and Mami face got relieved, "I was really nervous." Senna said. "I'll try my best to play the female lead role, please show me guidance Mami senpai." Mami she smiles gently and hold her both hands and says "yep.. Let's try our best.."
He looked at both of them from the side and can't help but smile...
Mami said. "Let's go to the hall, than I have something's to say to you about the play Senna. She followed her, alright senpai. Mami went, "Ah— yoshimura kun?" I haven't finished talking with the Reze senpai yet... You guys go ahead first I've join you later." He said.
"Ok, let me know when you are done– Mami said. While leaving..."
Although I don't know what happened before, but I must do my best as well. He thought. But that face she made… It wasn't the usual cold, calculating Reze he knew. For a moment she looked… almost lonely, Scratching his neck, Reze, He remember her Sad face, Sigh— How worrying... "Troublesome woman," he sighed.
Then he rubbed his face. "Why do I keep getting dragged into her problems?"
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To be continue...