*Sigh*
Technical difficulties... Missing forty minutes of footage puts us in a tough situation.

I'm surprised this kind of thing happened at a TV studio during a shoot...

Me too. I've heard of stuff like this happening, but this is my first time actually being on site as it did...

This is the stuff of nightmares to the camera crew since such a simple mistake can cascade into fairly serious problems for the show.

I can't imagine...

(But this is really happening...
What does that mean for our shoot...?)

Thank you all very much for your patience! As you probably just heard, we're having some technical issues...

To summarize, I'm very sorry, but we'll have to reshoot everything we just did following the break...

Yes, I had a feeling...

Which means we'll have to do MYU's segment all over again, including trying the food.

Oh, I'm not so sure about this now...
We're going to sound really phony if we're not careful...

Y-Yeah...!
We have to act like it's our first time trying them...!

The audience is also going to have to sit through it again...

There's something else that's worrying me...

The packaging for everything that I brought in has been opened up. How do we make them look like new?

Worse, we went through most of what we had. They're in our stomachs now.

Oh no...!

So, I'm not sure we can redo my segment... We might want to try shooting something else.

Something else...?!

Right. We can't really do a segment about delectables that we don't have...

Yes, I agree.
I was hoping that we could come up with a solution together.

However, we won't really be able to do anything that requires getting food or souvenirs from elsewhere...

Which points to a talk segment.
Would it be possible for you to introduce some fabulous destinations...?

Fabulous destinations...?
Isn't that right up your alley, MYU?

Feel free to talk about all the inns and hotels you like. We can always send some teams over to interview them at a later date.

...
Okay, I understand.

I've uploaded a lot of stuff to PicShare, so they might not seem all that new or interesting to our viewers. But I guess we don't have a choice...

(Oh...)

(Right. MYU worked really hard on this segment for the sake of everybody watching...)

(It'd be awful to see all her hard work go to waste by becoming something incomplete...)

(We don't have a choice but to change course here, but I feel like there's a better solution out there...)

(Something that more closely resembles MYU's original segment. Something that the audience will really enjoy...)

*Gasp*

Is something wrong, Minori?

No, uhh... I just had an idea...!

B-But it might not be a very good one since it really just popped into my head...

Why don't you start by telling us?
Your idea could very well give us the hint we need.

Yes, please tell us.
If your idea is better than the one I just suggested, then we'll go with that instead.

Really...?

Th-Then, okay...!
So...

What if we introduced all the souvenirs that the TV station sells?

This station's souvenirs?

The gift shop here is open to the public.
Was your plan to introduce the stuff that we made on this show and the merchandise featuring this studio's mascots?

Yes! I visited just the other day and thought it was really cool how this is the only place where you can get a lot of those things.

Doing a segment on this station's gift shop seemed really fun, and they already have everything we need.

H-How does that sound...?!

...
That could actually work.

Huh...?

I agree.
I feel like that's something MYU's followers could get behind.

I'm also really interested since I don't actually know what's available in the gift shop!

So, let's go with Hanasato's idea.
We can call it something like... “Check Out All The Cool Stuff In The Station's Gift Shop!”

Y-You mean it...?!

Yes, we could get everything ready in no time and start a fun conversation viewers might not be expecting.

Let's go with her idea...
We'll just need some time to get set up.

Listen, everyone!
We need to be ready to shoot in thirty minutes!

Got it!

Oh...

That was amazing, Minori...!
You came up with a wonderful idea in such a short amount of time!

Yeah, I wasn't sure what was gonna happen, but I think you just saved the show...

I-It really just popped into my head, but I'm glad I could help somehow!

Anyway, all that's left is to wait for them to get the set ready.

Right!
So until then...

They said they were just having some technical issues, right? What's taking them so long...?

Yeah, I hope they resume soon.
My bottom's starting to get a little sore...

Including the time they took to set up, we've been sitting for like three hours now... I knew that delays were possible, but nothing this long.

Oh no...

The audience has been waiting for quite a while now...

Yeah, and they're being asked to stay in their seats outside of breaks. Those aren't exactly what you'd call comfortable, either...

I hope our shoot resumes soon...

Yeah...

(Also...)

Excuse me, Mr. Arimura?
The writer just finished making edits to the script. Would you mind taking a look with the producer?

Let's take this opportunity to touch up your makeup, Yuika!

The set's still cluttered from before, so get it ready to start again! Also, cameras, check your positions!

(The crew's scrambling to get ready, while I'm standing by doing nothing...)

(Isn't there a way for me to help...?
The crew, the audience, the other guests, anything...)

Hey, anyone free to go buy the souvenirs MYU needs from the gift shop?!

Oh...

Yes, I'm free!
I'll go buy them!

What?!

I'll be right back!

Hey, thanks a bunch...

Wait, Hanasato...?!

Let's go with her.
She's probably going to need an extra hand.

Oh...

She's got the right idea.
We should follow her lead and also try to help.

I agree.
Let's tell the staff what's going on and go after her.

We're back!
And we've got all the gift shop's best-selling items!

Th-Thank you so much.
I can't believe you actually went and got them for me.

Wait, how much did you buy?
I don't think we'll be able to get through all this.

Oh, these snacks are for the audience!

The audience?

Yes! We thought they deserved a reward for being so patient with us...

Also, we figured it'd be more fun for them if they got to have the same things we'll be having during the segment.

You've got everything covered...

Thank you very much...
But you really didn't have to do all this since it's technically the crew's job.

Oh, uh... I-I'm sorry for running off like that! I know we still need to redo our makeup and stuff...!

But it just didn't feel right for us to do nothing while everyone else scrambled to get things ready...

And it really didn't seem right to keep the audience waiting for so long...!

Yes, it's important to never forget that...

Mr. Arimura...?

You get into a habit of drawing lines when you're in a studio like this, but the crew and personalities all want the show they're working on to be good. We all want the audience to enjoy themselves.

Which is why it's so important to take a step back, forget the lines in the sand and remind ourselves of what the audience is feeling.

Yes, I agree...

I think you just taught us a valuable lesson, Hanasato. Your work ethic is beyond admirable.

What...?

N-No, I just...

We still have some time left until we're supposed to resume, so how about we help pass these snacks out to the audience...?

Great idea! I'm sure they'll enjoy things even more if they get these from us personally.

Yes, that would be a fun surprise.

Alright, let's do it!
I'll start from the back!

Sorry about the delay, everyone!
We brought you a little treat for being so patient!

A treat?! For us...?!

We should be shooting again shortly, so we hope you'll enjoy these in the meantime.

MYU?! I can have this...?!
I'm a huge fan! I follow you on PicShare...!

Thank goodness...
The audience seems much happier now.

Yeah, I hope this makes up for forcing them to suffer through this delay.

All that's left is to wait for the crew to finish getting everything set up.

Thank you all for your patience!
We're ready to roll! Please take your positions!

Alright, let's get right back to it!

*Nod*

Let's do everything we can to give the audience the show they really deserve!

Yeah!
Yes!