Art class
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Yukihira
Hello, class.
Let's all do our best today.
Let's all do our best today.
Ena
(When he had us do still life drawings the other day, he gave me an earful about mine looking too flat.)
Yukihira
Alright, I will be announcing today's assignment.
Yukihira
Your theme will be “incubation”.
I'd like for you all to draw something that portrays this.
I'd like for you all to draw something that portrays this.
Yukihira
You will have six hours and then take a break after three hours. You may now begin.
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Ena
(When I hear that word, only eggs come to mind... But I can't just draw those. That'd be way too simple.)
Yukihira
Time's up. I will now begin reviewing your work, so please bring your drawings forward.
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Ena
(Everyone else did such a good job...
I would've never thought of what they came up with.)
I would've never thought of what they came up with.)
Ena
(Futaba's drawing in particular...
I really love her idea. A world inside of an egg, growing so big that it's breaking out of its shell...)
I really love her idea. A world inside of an egg, growing so big that it's breaking out of its shell...)
Yukihira
Alright, whose drawing do we have here...?
Yukihira
Ah, Shinonome.
Okay, let's see...
Okay, let's see...
Yukihira
Is this...a human that hatched from an egg...?
Yukihira
I see...
Yukihira
What were you trying to convey through your drawing, Shinonome?
Ena
U-Uhh...
Having your breath taken away after seeing a completely new world, and getting excited by that prospect.
Having your breath taken away after seeing a completely new world, and getting excited by that prospect.
Yukihira
Ah, in that case, you might have wanted to use this person's gaze and expression a little more effectively to convey that better.
Yukihira
However...
Yukihira
Is that sense of excitement and feeling of awe what you were truly after, Shinonome?
Yukihira
From what I can tell, you simply drew whatever it was that came to your mind.
Yukihira
Well then, let's move on...
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Yukihira
That should be everyone.
Good work today, all.
Good work today, all.
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Ena
(He was right...
I just drew whatever popped into my head... None of my own feelings went into that drawing.)
I just drew whatever popped into my head... None of my own feelings went into that drawing.)
Ena
(I thought I had improved a little bit, but...
I guess I really do have a long road ahead of me...)
I guess I really do have a long road ahead of me...)
Futaba
Today's assignment was pretty hard, wasn't it?
I struggle to come up with ideas from scratch, so I spent a lot of time thinking.
I struggle to come up with ideas from scratch, so I spent a lot of time thinking.
Futaba
Yeah. Given the choice, I'd rather draw something that's sitting right in front of me.
Futaba
Mr. Yukihira's always saying how I need to be more creative. Because of that, I always get really nervous when he asks us to do these sorts of assignments.
Futaba
He told me the same thing today...
But I managed to draw what I wanted, so I think I managed to make a little progress.
But I managed to draw what I wanted, so I think I managed to make a little progress.
Ena
(That's right, I almost forgot...
Futaba and the others in class take these assignments way more seriously than I do.)
Futaba and the others in class take these assignments way more seriously than I do.)
Yukihira
Yes...?
Ena
Um, may I take this assignment home? I'd like to give this theme another try. I promise to bring something better next time!
Yukihira
...
Yukihira
Understood.
I'll be looking forward to seeing what you have drawn.
I'll be looking forward to seeing what you have drawn.
Miyamasuzaka
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Mafuyu
(I could stop by somewhere to study... But I should probably go straight home. I wouldn't want Mom to worry.)
Asahina Household - Living Room
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Mafuyu
(But she could just be out shopping, so...
I should probably go up to my room to study.)
I should probably go up to my room to study.)
Mafuyu's Room
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Mafuyu's Mother
Oh, Mafuyu, hello.
You're home early today.
You're home early today.
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Mafuyu
Yes, my meeting finished earlier than expected, so I decided to come home to study...
Mafuyu's Mother
I see.
Then, I'll need to prepare a delicious dinner for my hard-working daughter.
Then, I'll need to prepare a delicious dinner for my hard-working daughter.
Mafuyu's Mother
Oh, I'm sorry for borrowing your computer without asking first. I was just looking something up...
Mafuyu's Mother
Yes, but I found what I needed, so thank you for letting me borrow it.
Mafuyu's Mother
You were going to study, yes?
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