Sudden Death - Romanticism Chapter 1
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shivalriesSeason: Winter
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Location: Airport
(Present day. Early December, during the final stages of the SS qualifiers, in an airport in Kansai)
Kohaku: (Agh, this is the pits.)
(Got nobody t'blame but myself, but still, why on earth do I gotta hop back an' forth from Kansai to Kyushu to Shikoku?)
(Well, I know it's 'cause I'm in both Double Face and Crazy:B an' all that...)
(But I can't go quittin' either of 'em now. We do owe somethin' to each other, and this special relationship can sometimes play to my favor.)
(When I was small, all cooped up in that zashikirou, I barely even had a look at the world outside.)
(I'm glad I get to lead a life two, three times as full as most other folks now...)
(And sure, I'm really livin' it up...)
(But as for whether I'm doin' it good is a whole 'nother story.)
(Am I gonna be fine? Never did lead a proper life. Can't say I'm too good at it...)
(Still sweatin' over whether I'm doin' it right.)
(No examples to follow, either. Ya won't find instructions on livin' underground in any textbook.)
(Nobody's gonna tell me what's right or wrong. I'm the only one who can decide what life I lead.)
(...Well, ain't that the most normal thing I ever heard.)
(I'm actually... livin' a normal—no, an ideal life.)
(My days of bein' ordered around left an' right like a slave are over. I'm through with it.)
(Nah, more than that... I think I've always wanted to have a life like—)
Leo: I DON'T WANNAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Kohaku: ...?!
(Mmmn? Thought I heard somebody kickin' up a fuss, and look who it is—)
(That's a Knights member, ain't it? Far as I've looked into, he's likely the one closest to Madara-han, who's already famous for havin' no friends by now...)
(That's it—this fella's gotta be the only one Madara-han could ever call a friend. Yep, the intel I gather is never wrong.)
(I think his name was... Leo Tsukinaga-han? What's he doin' here?)
(I mean, I knew Knights got put in the Kansai region just like Crazy:B, but...)
(We're supposed to be keepin' our distance from Knights. Y'know, to avoid "disturbin' the gods" an' all...)
(We were gonna form a quick alliance to secure our safety, then run just outside their reach so we bump into 'em as little as possible—)
(Actually, the other Crazy:B members were pretty darn stubborn about avoidin' talkin' about Knights at all. Or maybe I imagined it...)
(Either way, if that's Crazy:B's strategy, then I gotta stay away from Knights too.)
(Knights has got sonny boy in it too, and with how straight-laced—or more like, finicky he is, he won't do anythin' awful to us.)
(But... if he's still the same boy I met way back when—)
(Then just bein' close to him, just standin' in front of him... could put us in danger of him squashin' us like bugs with an innocent smile on his face.)
Izumi: Come on, quit kicking up a stink already and get on the plane! You don't know when to give up, do you?! Toootally annoying!
Leo: NOOOOOO! You're always like that, Sena! Always deciding my plans for me! My life is my OWN!
Izumi: Excuse YOU?! Your life is obviously mine!
Besides, you didn't even ask and just plopped it on my lap like, "Here you go!" You should be thankful I accepted it at all!
Leo: Yeah! I definitely feel like I gave it all to you at some point, but give it back! Just forget it all happened!
We didn't sign any contracts, so what's the issue?
Izumi: Do you even hear yourself right now?! You really think I'd give back something I received already?!
Leo: I don't, but give it back anyway! Just let me be free just this once! Please, Sena, I love you, okay?!
Izumi: I don't need your cheap love!
Leo: If you don't need it, then give it all back! Give it, give it, give it, you stinky THIEF!!!
Kohaku: (What's goin' on... A lovers' quarrel?)
(Not that I'm one to talk here, but the ES crowd would sure do well if they thought a lil' more about the public eye.)
(Makin' a whole racket right where we can see it all—don't they care how folks'll talk?)
(Are they thinkin' they've gotten to the top already, so it don't even matter what they do?)
(That's only allowed for dictators and babies, y'know?)
Leo: ...Mn?!
Kohaku: (Aw, hell! I stared too long at him and made eye contact!)
Leo: Oh! You! Mama's flunky and Suo~'s "Yuu-kun"!
Kohaku: Hm? Mama? Ya mean Madara-han? I don't recall ever bein' his "flunky". An' what in all hell is "Suo~'s Yuu-kun"?
(Ahhh, the comeback just flew outta my mouth! I was s'posed to hide!)
(Dang it all~! I can't get rid of this danged habit I got from talkin' back to the TV and computer screens!)
Izumi: What, Yuu-kun? Yuu-kun's here? Where is he?! Yuu-kun?!
Leo: Now's my chance! He's loosened his grip! I gotta get outta here...!
Izumi: Ah—you little brat, don't you even THINK of running away!
Leo: —HELP ME!
Kohaku: Huh-wha?!
Leo: What was your name again? I forgot! But if you're Mama's flunky, ya gotta be a hero, too! Save me from the bad guy!
Izumi: Just who are you calling the bad guy, huh?! If we're being fair, then you're the one causing waaaaay more trouble than—
Leo: Look, Sena's got his demon face on and he's chasing after me! Who knows what awful things he'll do if he catches me!
Kohaku: A-Awful? Is he... violent toward you?
Leo: No, but! He's just an awful guy!
He flings me in the bath and won't let me leave until I'm all clean!
And then while I'm washing up, he takes all the pretty rocks and cool sticks I picked up and throws 'em all out! And he does this kinda thing all the time!
Kohaku: ...? ...? Uh, is this some kinda code?
Leo: Forget that, I gotta run! Come on, you too!
Kohaku: Wh—huh? Why? Why me?!
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< Monologue 4 || Masterlist || Romanticism Chapter 2 >
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Location: Airport
(Present day. Early December, during the final stages of the SS qualifiers, in an airport in Kansai)
Kohaku: (Agh, this is the pits.)
(Got nobody t'blame but myself, but still, why on earth do I gotta hop back an' forth from Kansai to Kyushu to Shikoku?)
(Well, I know it's 'cause I'm in both Double Face and Crazy:B an' all that...)
(But I can't go quittin' either of 'em now. We do owe somethin' to each other, and this special relationship can sometimes play to my favor.)
(When I was small, all cooped up in that zashikirou, I barely even had a look at the world outside.)
(I'm glad I get to lead a life two, three times as full as most other folks now...)
(And sure, I'm really livin' it up...)
(But as for whether I'm doin' it good is a whole 'nother story.)
(Am I gonna be fine? Never did lead a proper life. Can't say I'm too good at it...)
(Still sweatin' over whether I'm doin' it right.)
(No examples to follow, either. Ya won't find instructions on livin' underground in any textbook.)
(Nobody's gonna tell me what's right or wrong. I'm the only one who can decide what life I lead.)
(...Well, ain't that the most normal thing I ever heard.)
(I'm actually... livin' a normal—no, an ideal life.)
(My days of bein' ordered around left an' right like a slave are over. I'm through with it.)
(Nah, more than that... I think I've always wanted to have a life like—)
Leo: I DON'T WANNAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Kohaku: ...?!
(Mmmn? Thought I heard somebody kickin' up a fuss, and look who it is—)
(That's a Knights member, ain't it? Far as I've looked into, he's likely the one closest to Madara-han, who's already famous for havin' no friends by now...)
(That's it—this fella's gotta be the only one Madara-han could ever call a friend. Yep, the intel I gather is never wrong.)
(I think his name was... Leo Tsukinaga-han? What's he doin' here?)
(I mean, I knew Knights got put in the Kansai region just like Crazy:B, but...)
(We're supposed to be keepin' our distance from Knights. Y'know, to avoid "disturbin' the gods" an' all...)
(We were gonna form a quick alliance to secure our safety, then run just outside their reach so we bump into 'em as little as possible—)
(Actually, the other Crazy:B members were pretty darn stubborn about avoidin' talkin' about Knights at all. Or maybe I imagined it...)
(Either way, if that's Crazy:B's strategy, then I gotta stay away from Knights too.)
(Knights has got sonny boy in it too, and with how straight-laced—or more like, finicky he is, he won't do anythin' awful to us.)
(But... if he's still the same boy I met way back when—)
(Then just bein' close to him, just standin' in front of him... could put us in danger of him squashin' us like bugs with an innocent smile on his face.)
Izumi: Come on, quit kicking up a stink already and get on the plane! You don't know when to give up, do you?! Toootally annoying!
Leo: NOOOOOO! You're always like that, Sena! Always deciding my plans for me! My life is my OWN!
Izumi: Excuse YOU?! Your life is obviously mine!
Besides, you didn't even ask and just plopped it on my lap like, "Here you go!" You should be thankful I accepted it at all!
Leo: Yeah! I definitely feel like I gave it all to you at some point, but give it back! Just forget it all happened!
We didn't sign any contracts, so what's the issue?
Izumi: Do you even hear yourself right now?! You really think I'd give back something I received already?!
Leo: I don't, but give it back anyway! Just let me be free just this once! Please, Sena, I love you, okay?!
Izumi: I don't need your cheap love!
Leo: If you don't need it, then give it all back! Give it, give it, give it, you stinky THIEF!!!
Kohaku: (What's goin' on... A lovers' quarrel?)
(Not that I'm one to talk here, but the ES crowd would sure do well if they thought a lil' more about the public eye.)
(Makin' a whole racket right where we can see it all—don't they care how folks'll talk?)
(Are they thinkin' they've gotten to the top already, so it don't even matter what they do?)
(That's only allowed for dictators and babies, y'know?)
Leo: ...Mn?!
Kohaku: (Aw, hell! I stared too long at him and made eye contact!)
Leo: Oh! You! Mama's flunky and Suo~'s "Yuu-kun"!
Kohaku: Hm? Mama? Ya mean Madara-han? I don't recall ever bein' his "flunky". An' what in all hell is "Suo~'s Yuu-kun"?
(Ahhh, the comeback just flew outta my mouth! I was s'posed to hide!)
(Dang it all~! I can't get rid of this danged habit I got from talkin' back to the TV and computer screens!)
Izumi: What, Yuu-kun? Yuu-kun's here? Where is he?! Yuu-kun?!
Leo: Now's my chance! He's loosened his grip! I gotta get outta here...!
Izumi: Ah—you little brat, don't you even THINK of running away!
Leo: —HELP ME!
Kohaku: Huh-wha?!
Leo: What was your name again? I forgot! But if you're Mama's flunky, ya gotta be a hero, too! Save me from the bad guy!
Izumi: Just who are you calling the bad guy, huh?! If we're being fair, then you're the one causing waaaaay more trouble than—
Leo: Look, Sena's got his demon face on and he's chasing after me! Who knows what awful things he'll do if he catches me!
Kohaku: A-Awful? Is he... violent toward you?
Leo: No, but! He's just an awful guy!
He flings me in the bath and won't let me leave until I'm all clean!
And then while I'm washing up, he takes all the pretty rocks and cool sticks I picked up and throws 'em all out! And he does this kinda thing all the time!
Kohaku: ...? ...? Uh, is this some kinda code?
Leo: Forget that, I gotta run! Come on, you too!
Kohaku: Wh—huh? Why? Why me?!
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< Monologue 4 || Masterlist || Romanticism Chapter 2 >
