A Sudden Encounter

Kokona
Okay, is this everything we need for today's shopping? Shizuka-chan, how's your checklist coming along?

Shizuka
I bought the detergent and a spare toothbrush...so...yeah, I think it’s fine.

Kokona
Yay! We’re done shopping then.

Kokona
It's a good thing we didn't have too much to buy today.

Shizuka
Yeah. I was told that I'd be made to do all the work as the newcomer, but...

Kokona
Hehe, it's just our turn to do the shopping. Maybe Sasuga-chan is congratulating you in her own way.

Shizuka
If that's the case, she could have just said it straight out. Besides, it's been a long time since the first day of the performance, right? She's just having fun.

Kokona
I don't know about that, but maybe it means that the 'Shizuka-chan Debut Plan' that we came up with together has worked?

Kokona
Being treated like a newcomer means that Shizuka-chan is now a full-fledged member of the Sirius cast.

Shizuka
Well......I guess so. I'm still not used to the idea of being an actress.

Kokona
What? Even though we practice together every day and perform on stage together!?

Shizuka
I didn't really expect it to happen like this.

Shizuka
Oh, well, I didn't mean to doubt the plan or anything...

Kokona
I know. Heh heh, I felt the same way for a while when I passed Sirius.

Shizuka
...Yeah.

Kokona
But maybe that's why? It was so sudden for Hiiragi-san and the others to say, 'We won't practice during the upcoming holidays, so why don't you two go and relax?'.

Shizuka
They said it was to reward the two of us for playing the lead roles, but it's a bit of a problem if they suddenly say to do that next week.

Kokona
Yeah. Hehe, a trip with just the two of us, Shizuka-chan.

Kokona
Where should we go? Aomori?

Shizuka
That's like going home, isn't it?

Kokona
I guess. But I thought it would be nice to go to the beach, like in "The Demon’s Friend".

Shizuka
That's true.

Shizuka
So, if we're going on a trip, should we go somewhere with a beautiful beach?

Kokona
......Like Okinawa? Oh, Hawaii's good too! It's a holiday, a holiday!

?
Huh? The station is...

Shizuka
Kokona, you want to go to Hawaii for two nights and three days?

Kokona
That's right! We can't go for two nights and three days...

?
Hmm, maybe this way!

Kokona
Oh, that girl dropped something!

Kokona
Hey, young lady!

Shizuka
You dropped your pass case!

?
What?

Shizuka
Is this your pass case? You dropped it when you started running earlier.

?
Oh, you're right! Thank you!

Kokona
No problem, I'm glad I was able to return it to you straight away!

Kokona
Are you going somewhere?

?
Yes, I was looking for the hall, but...

?
I got here early, so I went sightseeing and got lost...

Shizuka
Do you have a map?

?
Fully prepared! So, this is the place!

Kokona
Ah, this is it!

Kokona
It's quite a way to walk, so maybe you should take the train?

Shizuka
That's right.

Shizuka
Asakusa Station is really close to here, so do you want us to show you the way?

Chika
Really? Thank you so much!

Chika
My name is Takami Chika. What about you two?

Kokona
I'm Ootori Kokona! This is Shizuka-chan.

Kokona
Chika-chan, did you come to see a play today?

Chika
No, I was invited because a friend of mine is performing in a piano recital.

Kokona
A piano recital...! That sounds really cool...!

Shizuka
Oh, being an actor sounds cool enough though, right? You were so happy just now, saying that you and I were both actors in Sirius.

Chika
What, you two are actors? That's amazing!

Kokona
Hehe, I'm embarrassed when you say that. We're both starring in a play, and it's almost time for the final performance.

Chika
Starring...! Final performance...! That's so cool! I'm a school idol at a high school in Shizuoka.

Shizuka
School idol?

Kokona
Does that mean you do idol activities at school? Like, singing and dancing at big live venues?

Chika
That's right! I'm in a group called Aqours with girls from my school. We create all kinds of songs and sing and dance.

Kokona
You create your own songs too? That's amazing.

Chika
Hehe, thanks. What about you two? Do you have practice today too?

Kokona
Not today. That's why we're shopping.

Kokona
Hehe, but I do have it tomorrow, so I might be pretty busy.

Shizuka
Well, that's why we're talking about taking a break.

Chika
A break?

Kokona
Yeah. We’ve got a break from the play over the long weekend next week. So we were talking about going somewhere together.

Shizuka
The play has scenes with the sea, so she was saying that it would be nice to go somewhere with a beautiful beach.

Chika
The sea? I know a place that's really good for the sea...

Chika
That's right! Can you give me your contact details?

Chika
It would be more convenient if I could send you a map or photos!

Kokona
I see! Okay, I'll send them to you.

Chika
Alright, I'll send you mine too...

Chika
Oh no, the train's about to leave!

Chika
Sorry, I have to go!

Kokona
It's okay! If you get into trouble again, feel free to call me!

Chika
Thanks! I'll contact you again!

Kokona
...Hmmm. She was a really lively girl. She was cheerful and full of energy, so I ended up talking to her about lots of things.

Shizuka
That's right. Come on, Kokona. Let's go back to the Sirius.

Kokona
Oh, yeah!

Kokona
I'm home!

Shizuka
Kokona, your phone's going off.

Kokona
What? Oh, it's true! Um...it's from Chika-chan!

Kokona
'Thanks for today! About the beach earlier, there's a really nice beach in the town where I live!’

Chika
Oh, Kokona-chan's replied! She said 'Is that so? I'd love to know about it!', Riko-chan!

Riko
Just when I thought she'd contacted you to say she'd arrived... Are you talking about the girls that you met in Asakusa you mentioned earlier?

Chika
Yes! They said they wanted to go to the beach, so I’m introducing them to Uchiura.

Chika
They said they were actors at a theatre nearby.

Riko
By actors, do you mean they perform plays on stage? That's amazing. I'd like to see them perform sometime.

Chika
Yeah, yeah!

Chika
'My friends also want to see Kokona-chan and the others perform on stage.’ Send!

Riko
What? You sent it?

Chika
Yeah! Oh, maybe I should have asked You-chan and the others too? -Oh, the reply came! 'I'll ask them to reserve seats for you!’

Riko
Really?

Riko
I hope we didn't cause any trouble...

Chika
Don't worry, don't worry! Haha, I'm looking forward to seeing them again~.