Because We Are Alike

Panda: Oh, Kathrin, look! The place is reserved just for Panda and you! Donʼt you think being at the theatre at night feels kind of special?

Kathrina: So, why exactly did you bring me here?

Panda: I wanted to chat with you a little more. If we kept talking in the bath for too long, weʼd get dizzy~

Kathrina: And if you keep making no sense, Iʼm going to my room.

Panda: Iʼm being serious. I really wanted to talk. Anyway, come on, sit down.

Panda: Isnʼt it the first time weʼre hanging out together like this? Feels kind of new.

Kathrina: Yeah, thatʼs true… Usually Sasuga’s with you.

Panda: Isn’t she?~ It seems as if we share some kind of fatal bond.

Panda: …Isnʼt it simply annoying when someone this close to you feels so unreachable?

Kathrina: Huh?

Panda: Since weʼve been together for so long, itʼs painfully clear to me how amazing she is. So I also know that I canʼt catch up.

Kathrina: That’s…

Panda: That’s really frustrating, right? You just keep thinking, “Why is it them and not me?”

Panda: Without occasionally screaming “To hell with you!” I honestly couldnʼt have stood it.

Panda: Everything is so easy for her, but for me it’s like “Do it as if your life depended on it.”

Kathrina: Why are you telling me this?

Panda: Hehe, why indeed? Maybe thatʼs because you remind me of my former self, so I canʼt just ignore it.

Kathrina: I see…

Panda: Panda will make The Little Mermaid a success, no matter what. I wonʼt let the play be ruined just because our star loses her head.

Panda: So, Kathrin, please, perform however you want. Itʼs supporting actors’ job to make sure the leading actor shines all the same.

Kathrina: Alright… I get it.

Panda: Iʼll be looking forward to it.

Panda: Well, just any supporting actor wouldnʼt be able go that far, would they? And I doubt you’d let some loser console you.

Kathrina: Haha… Right.

Kathrina: Um, Panda?

Panda: What is it?

Kathrina: Thank you.

Panda: O-oh? Your voice is a bit too quiet to hear. Is this really how a leading actress should speak?~

Kathrina: I did say it, right? But Iʼll repeat it for you!

Panda: Eh? Wait!

Kathrina: Thank you very much! Ms Supporting Actress!

Panda: Ouch! Well, you can do it, when you try…

Kathrina: Hehe, looks like you heard me perfectly this time.

Panda: Yeah, so perfectly my ears hurt. Youʼre welcome, our Little Mermaid.