The Bewildered Star

Hibari
Oh? You...could you be...?

Hikari
...?

Hibari
Yonaguni Hikari-san from Gingaza, aren't you?

Hikari
Huh, you know me!?

Hibari
Yes, of course. I've been to the performances several times. I saw "Macbeth" too. I'm paying attention to Gingaza's future activities.

Hikari
Wow...! You've watched Gingaza's performances? Thank you so much!

Hikari
Come to think of it, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before...? Ah, could you be-

Hibari
(I knew she'd recognize me. Everyone involved in theatre probably watched that presentation.)

Hikari
A Gingaza fan?

Hibari
Huh?

Hikari
I don't usually get to talk with fans, so I'm surprised! Ah, sorry for bumping into you earlier...!

Hikari
I was thinking about various things and didn't notice you. Um, to make it up to you...

Hibari
N-No, it's fine. Don't worry about it. I didn't notice either, so it's my fault too.

Hikari
Then, for now...a handshake!

Hibari
Y-Yes...pleased to meet you.

Hibari
(How surprising...Yonaguni Hikari.)

Hibari
(On stage, she's filled with energy like the sun...that's her charm. I thought it was only in her acting, but.)

Hibari
(Could this child really emit such innocent light even offstage...? Bright, friendly, and pure...)

Hibari
(Even among that Gingaza's main force actors, there's a child like this.)

Hikari
Um~...and what else...

Hibari
No, it's really fine now. Don't worry about it. I'd feel bad receiving any more kindness from you.

Hikari
No, please don't worry about it! We can work hard thanks to our fans being there for us!

Hibari
I see, then that's good. ...Gingaza's selling point is traditional classical theatre, right?

Hibari
So I sometimes worry that there might be difficult aspects for all the actors...

Hibari
How have things been at Gingaza lately?

Hikari
Huh! Gingaza's situation...you mean?

Hibari
Yes, I'd really like to hear about it.

Hibari
(It feels bad to deceive such a straightforward child, but...as a senior actor to her, and as someone from the World Theatre League.)

Hibari
(So that this light that will carry the future of the theatre world doesn't go out here, let me probe a bit into the troupe's current situation.)

Hikari
(What should I do...I can't just tell a fan all sorts of things. More than anything, I don't want to break their dream of the stage...!)

Hikari
Lately at Gingaza...towards the next performance...more than ever...we're really heated up, or I guess fired up...

Hikari
Anyway, everyone's working really hard!

Hibari
(Not a very promising answer. Well, we have information about Gingaza's situation coming in, so this is an expected response.)

Hibari
I see. It's good to hear everyone's so passionate.

Hikari
Yes. Ahaha...

Hibari
...Actually, I have many acquaintances involved in theatre. So I think I understand actors' struggles to some extent.

Hibari
Stars that shine so brightly they captivate everyone...even such actors sometimes lose their way and lose their light.

Hikari
Lose their light...