Card Story: [You Can Always Come To Us] Rui Kamishiro

Part 1

Phoenix Stage
1
Rui
Hm...?
2
Rui
(She seems nervous...)
3
Rui
(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.)
4
Rui
(Which includes the moment Nene appears for the very first time as the Cowardly Canary.)
5
Rui
Good morning, Nene.
6
Nene
Oh, Rui, morning.
7
Rui
This is it.
Today, we get to see the fruits of all your labor.
8
Nene
What...?
9
Rui
Hm? Didn't you do a lot of research in order to achieve a strong grasp of the Cowardly Canary?
10
Rui
This is going to be your chance to see how well what you have right now fits into our show.
11
Rui
So, I'm very much looking forward to seeing your performance as the Cowardly Canary.
12
Nene
Rui...
13
Nene
Thanks...
14
Nene
The truth is, I'm still not happy with what I have. I'm actually a little worried...
15
Nene
But my plan is to use these practices to really become the Cowardly Canary before we open.
16
Rui
Yes, and I'll be doing the same.
17
Bird Cast Member
Oh, Kamishiro!
I wanna practice the opening scene a bit! Mind giving me a hand?
18
Rui
Of course!
I'll see you again in a bit, Nene.
19
Nene
Okay, I'm gonna go practice too.
20
Bird Cast Members
“♪————”
21
Emu
Wow, everyone sounds amazing!
It already feels like the real thing!
22
Rui
Yes, as we should expect from the cast of the Phoenix Stage.
23
Rui
And they look so natural. We stand to learn quite a lot from them.
24
Emu
Yeah...!
25
Bird Cast Member
Oh, practice is about to start...
Let's all head over!
26
Emu
Okay♪
27
Nene's Voice
“♪————...”
28
Rui
Nene?
29
Rui
(She seems to not want to waste even a second.)
30
Nene
“H-Huh?!
Who's there...?!”
31
Nene
“N-No, stay away...!”
32
Nene
“Oh... I-I'm sorry...
But please... Go somewhere else...”
33
Rui
I hate to break your concentration, Nene, but practice is about to start.
34
Nene
Huh...? Oh, you're right.
Thanks for letting me know.
35
Rui
You're welcome.
So, shall we?
Phoenix Wonderland
36
Rui
Okay, I'll be going now.
See you all tomorrow...
37
Emu
*Nod*
See you tomorrow.
38
Rui
(Nene's habits, eh...?)
39
Director
As for your singing, it simply won't do at this rate.
40
Nene
What...?
41
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.
42
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.
43
Rui
(In the end, we were neither able to find the root cause nor give her any usable advice...)
44
Rui
(I can help when it comes to acting, but my knowledge surrounding singing is very basic.)
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Rui
(Because of that, Nene's been the one who's been teaching our troupe how to sing.)
46
Rui
(Did we rely on her too much...?)
47
Rui
(After all, it's a director's duty to give actors opportunities to grow...)
48
Rui
(This is very similar to what happened that other time...)
49
Rui
I regret not putting more thought into this...
50
Nene
More thought? What do you mean...?
51
Rui
Until now, I kept assigning roles to Tsukasa that I thought would help bring out his potential...
52
Rui
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.
53
Rui
In other words, I regret not thinking ahead more...
54
Rui
(I still have a long road ahead of me as a director.)
55
Rui
(But I should find a solution to this problem instead of beating myself up...)