Setsuna #222: Ice Bonds
Player
Whoa! So this is a skating rink! It's just like the ones I see on the sports channels on TV!
Setsuna
Is this your first time at a skating rink?
Player
Yes. You came here with Kasumi and the others recently, right?
Setsuna
Yes. It was me, Kasumi, Maki, Rin, You, and Mari.
Player
I see. That sounds fun. I was busy, so I wasn't able to go even though I was invited. I really wanted to.
Setsuna
*Chuckle* We made plans to go again, so you can definitely come with us then, too.
Player
Okay!
[Fade in/out.]
Setsuna
Glide, glide. Twirl, twirl!
Setsuna
*Chuckle* I wish it was as easy to spin on stage as it is on ice.
| Option 1: “Wow!” |
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| Player W-Wow, Setsuna. You're like a professional figure skater. Setsuna Not at all! Not even close. Setsuna A-Are you all right?! You're squeezing the handrail so tightly! |
| Option 2: “Be careful!” |
| Player B-Be careful, Setsuna. You shouldn't go so fast and spin like that! Setsuna It's okay. I'm being safe and skating carefully. Come on now! Get over here and skate with me! |
Player
It's a lot more slippery than I expected. If I let go of the handrail, I'll definitely fall. I'm sorry I'm such a sad excuse for a skating buddy.
Setsuna
It's okay. It will be fun once you get used to it. Grab my hand instead of the handrail and try to skate. Go on.
Player
O-Okay. I want to be able to skate when I come back here with everyone, after all. I'm counting on you then, Setsuna!
Setsuna
Just leave it to me!
[Fade in/out.]
Setsuna
Right, left, right, left… Pay attention to the angle of your feet. Make sure your center of gravity is always on the foot that's on the ice.
Player
Got it. Watch the angle. Weight on the ice. A-Am I doing okay?
Setsuna
Yes! You are doing a great job. Just look. You're so far from the handrail now!
Player
You're right! I can't believe I'm doing it. It's all thanks to you, Setsuna. Thank you!
Setsuna
No, no, I haven't done anything special. You're just a fast learner! I think I can even let go of your hand now.
Player
Oh, w-wait! I'm not ready for that! Wah!
Setsuna
Eeek!
[Fade in/out.]
Setsuna
Ouch…
Player
I-I'm so sorry, Setsuna! Are you okay?! Are you hurt?!
Setsuna
*Giggle*
Player
Huh? Why are you laughing?
Setsuna
I was just remembering when something exactly like this happened before. *Giggle*
Player
Do you mean that scene when the protagonist and the rival fall over during practice?
Setsuna
Oh! You know about that?! Do you watch that ice-skating anime, too?!
Player
Umm, you excitedly recommended it to me once, so I got curious. That happened in the second episode, right?
Setsuna
Yes! In episode two, the protagonist is still just a beginner, and her rival teaches her how to skate!
Player
When the rival lets go of the protagonist's hand, she panics and the two of them go crashing down together, just like we did. Although, the two of us aren't rivals.
Setsuna
But even though they are rivals, they consider each other irreplaceable. It's like we turned into them just now.
Player
Irreplaceable? Y-You're making me blush. But it makes me happy you'd think of me in that way, even if it's just because of a scene from an anime.
Setsuna
*Chuckle* Even without the anime, you are a very important, irreplaceable person in my life.
Setsuna
Just like ice, you sparkle up my world in the most dazzling, beautiful way.
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