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Tomoya

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Hajime

Tomoya-kun, it's lunchtime~! What are you gonna do for lunch....?

Hajime

Oh, I see you're still in girl clothes....

Hinata

Yeah, Tomo-kun said he's method acting, so he has to cross-dress to become the character.

Tomoya

That's right. Hentai Kamen told me that I need to dress this way all the time, from the moment I wake up to when I go to bed,

Tomoya

I can't change out of this even if I wanted to, I'm being monitored by his frickin' pigeon.

Hinata

Whoa, you're right, there is a pigeon outside the window.

Hinata

That's Wataru's familiar, alright~, well, he is one of the Three Quirks.

Hinata

Don't despair, Tomo-kun. Just even dressing the part can be good practice too.

Hinata

Take your part time job for example, just by wearing Chinese clothes, you've naturally become more like a Chinese waiter.

Tomoya

Hmm, I don't have much of a sense of self to begin with, so it's easy to take on the persona of the clothes I wear and stuff.....

Tomoya

Or something like that, that's what Hentai Kamen said.

Hajime

Ehehe. Tomoya-kun, it's like when you wear your Ra*bits outfit, you act all adorable too. Method acting for the theater club, huh? That sounds tough.

Hajime

Or rather, are you doing a princess role again? Somehow you always end up playing the heroine, like the princess or little red riding hood.

Hajime

What about playing the prince or something? I think it'd fit you so well, you're so cool....

Nah, that role would be reserved for our theater club's very own Hokuto senpai

Tomoya

He's always super cool on stage, he's made for the role~♪

Tomoya

Though, actually, this time around I'm the one supposed to be playing the role of the prince.

Tomoya

Sometimes we should to challenge our artistic talents by doing different roles...that's what Hentai Kamen keeps badgering me about.

Tomoya

So when I heard that I can play the same princely role that's usually reserved for Hokuto senpai, I was so ecstatic....I was so eager to perform it, so I insisted on doing it....

Money was budgeted for it and we started working on the costumes.

Tomoya

Even a performance hall that's outside of the school has been rented out for the production, and people have already bought tickets. Seriously, there's no way I can chicken out now and say I can't do it...

Tomoya

The role is interesting. Once the play starts, it will be revealed that I am a princess who normally takes on the appearance of a young boy, and then there's even a twist to the story.....

Tomoya

And that's the role I'm supposed to play. And now I'm totally regretting saying yes to wanting to play the role so brashly.

Midori

Wait a minute... You said the princess normally dresses as a boy, then why are you method acting as a girl....?

Hinata

Though the princess dresses like a boy, inside, she's still a girl, right?

Hinata

No matter what, Tomoya is still playing the role of girl, so he needs to put himself in the shoes of a girl to really understand what it feels like. I think what you're doing is a great idea ~

Tomoya

I wonder if that's really it....I think that Hentai Kamen just thinks its interesting to play around with me.

Tetora

Mm, well you don't know if you don't try! Besides, rather than learning something, you need to just get used to it su, that's the spirit of sports-minded, su.

Tetora

There's really nothing we can do but cheer you on, so work hard okay? We're supporting you ♪

Midori

＊Nod＊ If that's the case, then I'm supporting you too, even though it's a pain....

Tomoya

＊Sniff＊ Thank you, everyone. It's so great that I'm in Class 1-A....

Hinata

Hey, now! If you're going to train, you need to be serious about it! You can't go back on your word now. Plus, there's not much time left until the performance, right?

Hinata

Method acting, you need to be put your all into it!

Hinata

Right now, you're in full Tomo-kun mode! You need to be more princess-y!

Tomoya

Ehh~. Uh....I know that, but it's hard....

Tomoya

I've played the role of a princess so many times, but playing a girl is hard! Not to mention I don't know how to speak and act like royalty!

Hinata

Well that's why you need to stop thinking so much about it in your head! Stop thinking, just feel!

Tomoya

And now Hinata has entered into full Spartan training mode~.......

Tomoya

Well, I guess that's what it means to be a performer, you can't cut corners...or rather you need to be 100% serious about it. I really respect that.

Hinata

It's true, though. That's what you gotta do to make it!

Tomoya

That's right. And it goes the same for being an idol too, if you decide to take on a role, you can't back down from it....

Tomoya

It's not okay to run away just because it sucks, right?

Tomoya

I'm gonna try giving it my all with this princess method acting thing. Okay, being a princess, would it be like this....?

Tomoya

Ohhh, Hohohoho! If there's no bread, then I will just eat okara!

Midori

Wow...that's so healthy!?

Tetora

Are you on a low carb-diet or something....?

Tomoya

Okay, I seriously don't know how to act like royalty. Hajime~ Advice please!

Tomoya

You're good friends with both the student council president and also Class 1-B's Suou Tsukasa, you know what high-class people act like!

Eh? Well, i guess we are friends....♪ Ahaha, lemme think....how do they act....?

Hajime

Umm...... Okay, here goes..."Everyone, why you all are so happy to receive such inexpensive sweets."

Tomoya

Okay, now I'm even more confused about what the bourgeoisie are like.

Well, just think of it this way, they're brought up differently than us, so their idea of value is also different.

Hajime

It's like that saying, one man's trash is another man's treasure. What we think has no value, is valuable for other people....or something like that?

Hinata

Yup, that's exa~ctly it! In short, imagination! That's the key here!

Hinata

A person is influenced by their upbringing, the environment they're in, and the people around them. Those things all affect how a person currently feels and the way they would act.

Hinata

You have a script don't you? You should start just start with reading it carefully and putting yourself in the scenerios!

Hinata

You'll be able to imagine and see more clearly what kind of phrases are used in what kind of scenarios and even start predicting them too.

Hinata

You can start with thinking about how you would react to certain situations, and then think about how others would react to them instead.

Hinata

You'll instinctively and unconsciously start thinking and acting the way of your target role. The habits and behaviors will come naturally and it'll be an awesome performance.

Hinata

That's what it's like to completely transform yourself into your role, Tomo-kun! Work hard to get there!