One, two, three, four… Okay! Let's take five. Here are some towels and drinks!

Thanks! *Gulp* *Gulp* Ah! So refreshing!

Ai, if you drink something that cold that fast, you'll get a stomachache.

Wait, where's Kanata?

She's sleeping over there.

Zzz…

Sleeping again?

*Huff* *Pant*

Shizuku, here's a towel. Take a drink, too.

Thank you.

Dance practice is so much tougher than I imagined. It's like playing sports.

It's from moving so much while you sing. I tried putting together a routine that works for everyone. Is there any part of it you can't handle?

No, I'm okay. I have some strength from performing in plays!

Right, you can really project your voice. It takes a lot of stamina to act on stage for so long, too. Actually, don't you have rehearsal for a play?

Nope, not at the moment. However, I always keep up with my vocal training and visualization so that I'm prepared when something comes along.

That's amazing. What do you do for visualization?

Well, I read scripts while imagining I'm on stage… Like Shakespeare.

Shakespeare… Like Romeo and Juliet!

Yes, I read that sometimes. I've acted in that play before.

I read lots of Shakespeare. The Four Tragedies like King Lear and Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest…

I've heard of all of those! What were the other two of the Four Tragedies?

I read Chekhov and Racine, Moliere and Greek plays, too. Euripides and stuff.

Euri…?

Whether they're tragedies or comedies, they've stood the test of time for a reason. I can read them over and over, and as soon as I start, I can't stop.

As I read it, I feel myself becoming the character in the play.

Normally a script takes time to suck you in, but classic plays drag readers and actors right into their world from the get-go.

It's almost like I've been living in that world from the very beginning. It's like I'm in this world, but I've been exiled to a whole different world.

…

S-Sorry! I didn't give you any chance to talk!

*Giggle* It's fine. I like seeing how into it you can get.

Y-You do…?