Part 1
Phoenix Stage
Emu
Good morning!!!
I'm looking forward to another great practice!!!
I'm looking forward to another great practice!!!
Rui
Hehe. You sound as motivated as ever, Emu.
Emu
That's because I am! I mean, we get to start rehearsing as a group today☆
Bird Cast Member A
Yeah, a really important part of the story too. The opening scene is where the birds whisper and gossip about the phoenix.
Bird Cast Member B
We need to do our best since it's going to be our job to immerse the audience into the story.
Emu
Quack!
Bird Cast Member A
Oh, the way you're waddling while stretching out your neck. You're like a real duck!
Rui
Apparently she's been staying in character every day wherever she goes.
Bird Cast Member B
What?! Every day?!
Emu
Quaack!
Emu
Quack, quaaack!
Housekeeper
Of course. Please have a nice day.
Emu
Quack, quack!
Classmate
Whoa, what you just did with your arms!
They totally looked like real wings!
They totally looked like real wings!
Classmate
You've improved a lot since the last time we spoke.
Emu
Quack☆ Quack, quack, quack♪
Emu
Quaack...
Quack!
Quack!
Emu
Quack, quaack!
Duck
Quack! Quack, quack?
Emu
Quack, quaack♪
Emu
Quack! Quack! Quack!
Girl
*Gasp*
It's the nice lady from the Wonder Stage! And she's acting like a duck!
It's the nice lady from the Wonder Stage! And she's acting like a duck!
Boy
Whoa, you're right! Hey, can we play too?
Emu
Quack! Quaack, quack☆
Girl
Haha! She just quacked, “Yes!”
Boy
Cool! Quack! Quack!
Bird Cast Member A
I see... You spent as much time as you could in character in order to become as real a duck as possible.
Bird Cast Member B
That explains why the director was so happy with your portrayal...!
Emu
Wait, really?
Bird Cast Member B
Yeah. He was really impressed by how you've been working despite how minor your role is.
Rui
But you just kept at it until today, Emu. Not many people can commit the way you have.
Bird Cast Member A
Where you lack in experience and specialized knowledge, I believe your work ethic more than makes up for that.
Emu
*Gasp*
Thank you guys so much!
Thank you guys so much!
Bird Cast Member B
Hehe. I have a feeling that you have a lot of other tricks up your sleeve, Otori.
Rui
Yes, she does.
Emu
Huh? But I only have candy on me right now...
Rui
Hehe. We're talking about your strengths.
Rui
When you decide to practice something a certain way, you usually never stray away from it.
Rui
Not only that, but you also immediately chose to observe how ducks act and behave instead of doubting your own knowledge or why you were given this role.
Bird Cast Member B
Yeah, since being the Featherbrained Duck doesn't mean you can just go on stage and goof off.
Bird Cast Member A
So true. On top of that, it's hard not to sound “human” when you're trying to be funny.
Rui
Oh, then...
Rui
Emu, what if the director believed that you would do well as the Featherbrained Duck?
Emu
You think so...?!
Emu
(I was just trying my best since Tsukasa and Nene were also practicing really, really hard. But...)
Emu
Am I really practicing my character right?
Is our show gonna be okay?
Is our show gonna be okay?
Bird Cast Member A
Yeah, I wouldn't worry!
Bird Cast Member B
Let's do our best during practice today so that our show becomes a really fun one! That includes you as well, Kamishiro!
Emu & Rui
Okay☆
Okay.
Okay.