Part 1

Phoenix Stage

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Rui

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Hm...?
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Rui

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(She seems nervous...)
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Rui

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(I suppose it's only natural since we're going to start practicing the scene where the forest's birds all begin to appear as Rio chases after the phoenix.)
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Rui

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(Which includes the moment Nene appears for the very first time as the Cowardly Canary.)

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Rui

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Good morning, Nene.
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Nene

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Oh, Rui, morning.
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Rui

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This is it.
Today, we get to see the fruits of all your labor.
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Nene

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What...?
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Rui

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Hm? Didn't you do a lot of research in order to achieve a strong grasp of the Cowardly Canary?
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Rui

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This is going to be your chance to see how well what you have right now fits into our show.
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Rui

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So, I'm very much looking forward to seeing your performance as the Cowardly Canary.
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Nene

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Rui...
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Nene

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Thanks...
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Nene

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The truth is, I'm still not happy with what I have. I'm actually a little worried...
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Nene

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But my plan is to use these practices to really become the Cowardly Canary before we open.
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Rui

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Yes, and I'll be doing the same.
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Bird Cast Member

Oh, Kamishiro!
I wanna practice the opening scene a bit! Mind giving me a hand?
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Rui

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Of course!
I'll see you again in a bit, Nene.
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Nene

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Okay, I'm gonna go practice too.

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Bird Cast Members

“♪————”
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Emu

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Wow, everyone sounds amazing!
It already feels like the real thing!
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Rui

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Yes, as we should expect from the cast of the Phoenix Stage.
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Rui

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And they look so natural. We stand to learn quite a lot from them.
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Emu

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Yeah...!
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Bird Cast Member

Oh, practice is about to start...
Let's all head over!
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Emu

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Okay♪

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Nene's Voice

“♪————...”
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Rui

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Nene?
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Rui

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(She seems to not want to waste even a second.)
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Nene

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“H-Huh?!
Who's there...?!”
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Nene

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“N-No, stay away...!”
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Nene

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“Oh... I-I'm sorry...
But please... Go somewhere else...”

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Rui

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I hate to break your concentration, Nene, but practice is about to start.
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Nene

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Huh...? Oh, you're right.
Thanks for letting me know.
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Rui

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You're welcome.
So, shall we?
Phoenix Wonderland

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Rui

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Okay, I'll be going now.
See you all tomorrow...
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Emu

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*Nod*
See you tomorrow.

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Rui

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(Nene's habits, eh...?)

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Director

As for your singing, it simply won't do at this rate.
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Nene

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What...?
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Director

Your character sings two songs in total during this show. The second one in particular plays a vital role in changing how Rio and the phoenix view one another.
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Director

As your current rate, you're going to struggle to move the audience. At the moment, Kusanagi, your singing sticks out just that much.
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Rui

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(In the end, we were neither able to find the root cause nor give her any usable advice...)
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Rui

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(I can help when it comes to acting, but my knowledge surrounding singing is very basic.)
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Rui

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(Because of that, Nene's been the one who's been teaching our troupe how to sing.)
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Rui

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(Did we rely on her too much...?)
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Rui

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(After all, it's a director's duty to give actors opportunities to grow...)
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Rui

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(This is very similar to what happened that other time...)

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Rui

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I regret not putting more thought into this...
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Nene

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More thought? What do you mean...?
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Rui

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Until now, I kept assigning roles to Tsukasa that I thought would help bring out his potential...
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Rui

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His goal in life is “to become a world-famous star”. In retrospect, I regret not pushing his boundaries by assigning him more challenging roles.
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Rui

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In other words, I regret not thinking ahead more...
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Rui

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(I still have a long road ahead of me as a director.)
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Rui

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(But I should find a solution to this problem instead of beating myself up...)