A-Alright...

Let's begin discussing what kind of film we're going to be making for the festival...

Okay!

So, I'll jump right in with the first question.
Does anyone know what kind of film they wanna make...?

What kind...? You mean in terms of genre?
Like fantasy, suspense...

Yeah... Picking a specific genre should help us narrow down the themes and make it easier to decide on details.

Right...
Then, I say action!

Like one of those martial arts movies where the main character beats up a bunch of baddies! Those are so cool!

That would be good...
But how are we gonna do all the stunts?

I think we'll be able to since a few people in our class are in related clubs!

Yeah, including me, we have three from the karate club. I'm pretty sure a couple more do judo and boxing...

Alright, looks like we've got that covered...

O-Okay, then... We can jot down action as a possible candidate... Anyone else?

Oh, what about horror?!
That seems like a pretty standard choice! Plus, scaring everyone would be so much fun!

H-Horror?!

Yeah, I like it.
I was hoping to do a haunted house for the school festival last year, but that didn't work out. This would really scratch my itch.

Wa...

Wait! No! Stop!
We're making this thing together, so...I feel like it'd be a waste to do something scary!

So, let's go with something more fun and cheerful! That'll definitely be better!

Geez, relax...

Okay, we'll put a pin in horror for now. Any other ideas...?

I know! Something centered on a family, or maybe animals! We could make it a real tearjerker!

How about a sci-fi film?
One with a post-apocalyptic world and aliens and stuff...!

Would cooking work?
My family runs a Chinese place, so it'd be huge if we could advertise it a little.

S-Slow down.
Please, one at a time. I can't keep track when everyone's talking at once.

Okay, to summarize what we've come up with...

We have action, horror, something centered on a family, something with animals, sci-fi, cooking, coming of age, suspense, historical fiction, western and...

Oh, don't forget comedy!
I really love manzai, so I can come up with some routines for us!

O-Okay... Comedy...

(It's nice how they've offered up so many ideas for our film...)

(But things might spiral out of control if this keeps up... We need to come to a decision soon.)

U-Um, so...! We have plenty of ideas to work with now... Next, I'd like to start whittling down our options.

Yeah, okay...
But they all sound really fun.

I know what you mean.
How do we choose just one?

Oh, um... If choosing through a discussion is going to be difficult, then we can hold a vote or...

Wait, can't we just do all of them?!

What?!

All of them...? How?

Every idea was pretty good in its own way... So, why don't we just make a film that has horror, comedy, coming of age and everything else all wrapped up together?!

Wh...

(What's he talking about...?)

(There's no way our film's going to be any good if we take all those genres and...)

Yeah, that could end up being really fun...!

Wh-What...?!

I mean, we'd be taking the best parts of each genre and stitching them together, right?

I've never seen a sci-fi-horror-action-coming-of-age-comedy film with animals before! This could be the most genius idea ever!

Yeah, it's gonna be an instant classic!

(A-Are they being serious right now...?)

(Of course none of you have ever seen anything like that before... There's no way it'll feel coherent...)

Alright!
Let's make an awesome film and go win ourselves a prize or something!

(O-Oh no...
The ball's already rolling. I can't stop it...)

(No, don't give up...
Things really will spiral out of control at this rate...)

(I need to step in...!)

E-Everyone...
Please try to settle down...

Hey, can't you guys see Kusanagi's trying to say something?

Huh?

Also, seriously, you guys want everything crammed in together? What kind of story is that gonna be?

(Shinonome...!)

Haha. He has a point.
I'm with Akito on this.

Why don't we narrow it down to one genre and then add what we can based on your guys' ideas?

Think about it! There are plenty of action films out there that have tearjerker moments!

True. Everything might be a bit much...

Yeah. I guess we got a little carried away.

Alright, that settles that!
We'll pick a single genre and then see if there's any other elements we can throw in!

How does that sound, Kusanagi?

Oh, um... G-Great!

(Th-Thank goodness...
They got everyone to agree...)

(Still, as glad as I am that we won't have to make the ridiculous film everyone was just talking about...)

(If this kind of thing continues...
Am I really gonna be able to do my job as the director...?)

Th-Then, we'll be making an action film for the festival.

Cool! Alright, what comes next?

Oh, umm...

First, I'll take all of the ideas you guys came up with and draft up a script...

Once that's finished, I'll have you all take a look at it... How does that sound?

Okay! I can't wait to read it.

And there's the bell. Let's call it a day.

Okay, then... Thank you all very much.

*Sigh*

(Th-That was exhausting...
Once they get all worked up, they just keep going. I couldn't get them to settle down on my own...)

Nice job back there, Kusanagi!

Oh...
Th-Thanks, you too.

Crazy meeting, right?
Everybody just talked nonstop!

Haha...
Actually, I really need to thank you guys for what you did...

What did we do?

You got everyone to stop and take a step back when we couldn't pick a genre for our film.

I'm the director, so I should really be the one keeping everything in order...

No, don't say that!
We're all in this together, right?

I mean, if they had their way, then that would've put us all in trouble.

Exactly.
We know being the director isn't gonna be easy, so we'll do our best to give you all the support we can...!

If you ever feel that you need help, just ask.

Thanks, I will...