Magic Lantern - Epilogue 1
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iridesenescenceWriter: Akira
Season: Autumn
Location: Magic Lantern Fes Stage
Sora: ——
(... H-huh?)
(Where... is this? Sora can't see anything! Sora thought we fixed the magic lantern properly, but did it spoil?)
(It's pitch black. Sora can't see anything.)
(... It's lonely here.)
Sora: (Shisho~, Senpai... Sora's always lived in a world like this. Because the things Sora sees are all things that he shouldn't be seeing...)
(So when he talks about the things he's seen, everyone looks troubled. It always seems like Sora's causing problems for them.)
(So Sora pretended he couldn't see anything, and went to places that no one else would go to...)
(From the highest points of tall buildings, Sora looked at the sun, which anyone would recognise as pretty. In cracks and holes, Sora looked into darkness, which no one would be able to see anything in.)
(But... That was lonely.)
(So when Shisho~ and Senpai found Sora, he was so happy... Sora was really satisfied with just that much.)
(It all felt like a dream come true.)
(Which is why Sora was so afraid of losing it.)
Tsumugi: Sora-kun!
Natsume: Sora! Sora! Sora! Are you alright?! Say something!
Sora: —Pwah!?
H-huh? Shisho~? Senpai...?
Was Sora unconscious for a moment?
Tsumugi: It seems you were. I was really surprised when you suddenly got a lot heavier, you know. The silver lining in this cloud is that we were all holding hands at the time, so we managed to support you.
But if we tried to separate from you, you would have collapsed right here on stage. If that had happened, this would have gone from a performance to being a serious accident.
Sora: Yes... S-Sora's sorry. He suddenly felt overwhelmed...
Natsume: Sorry, this mistake is entirely on us... Because you see so much more than we do, your brain is always subject to greater stress as you process all that information.
Tsumugi: You tire much more easily than others, right? That's how it's always been at our performances...
So to you, singing and dancing in front of a crowd this large would be akin to sprinting on a planet with a stronger gravitational pull.
Natsume: We didn't forget that, but we weren't as careful as we should have been.
Today isn't like all the other times. As the one in charge of this plan, you would have been under much more stress than usual...
With more things to manage and watch out for, it would have been much tougher than usual for you. And yet...
Tsumugi: Yes. Being unable to predict this and failing to prepare appropriate countermeasures was an oversight on our part. On the contrary, we went all out to gather as large of an audience as possible—
Natsume: Hoping for Sora's performance to shine even brighter, we prepared so many props for the stage set and all sorts of flashy effects. But all of that only ended up overstimulating and burdening Sora—
Sora: ... And, unable to withstand it, Sora lost consciousness.
Sora: HaHa~ ♪ It looks like Sora is still very inexperienced!
Natsume: No, this is no time to be laughing! It is a little weird for us to be taking a break now, but we're going to pause here and get you seen by a doctor!
Tsumugi: Yes, let's. You're far more important than anything else, Sora-kun.
Sora: ... Okay. But Shisho~ and Senpai are important to Sora too. And so is the stage that all of us in Switch shine brightly on.
Sora's still weak and can't use much magic, so there isn't much that he can do...
But even then. Sora is still a magician that has received Shisho~'s guidance, and an idol that has received Senpai's teachings.
So at the very least, he wants to do what he can to protect everyone's dreams.
Tsumugi: ......?
Sora: Shisho~, Senpai... Can Sora say something selfish?
Sora can't claim that he's fine. But please, at least let Sora continue to a point where it feels more natural to take a break. To make sure that the audience doesn't suspect anything, and that their feelings of happiness aren't affected at all...
Please, let Sora stand up on this stage.
Natsume: ......
Momument 6 || Epilogue 2
Story Masterlist
Season: Autumn
Location: Magic Lantern Fes Stage
Sora: ——
(... H-huh?)
(Where... is this? Sora can't see anything! Sora thought we fixed the magic lantern properly, but did it spoil?)
(It's pitch black. Sora can't see anything.)
(... It's lonely here.)
Sora: (Shisho~, Senpai... Sora's always lived in a world like this. Because the things Sora sees are all things that he shouldn't be seeing...)
(So when he talks about the things he's seen, everyone looks troubled. It always seems like Sora's causing problems for them.)
(So Sora pretended he couldn't see anything, and went to places that no one else would go to...)
(From the highest points of tall buildings, Sora looked at the sun, which anyone would recognise as pretty. In cracks and holes, Sora looked into darkness, which no one would be able to see anything in.)
(But... That was lonely.)
(So when Shisho~ and Senpai found Sora, he was so happy... Sora was really satisfied with just that much.)
(It all felt like a dream come true.)
(Which is why Sora was so afraid of losing it.)
Tsumugi: Sora-kun!
Natsume: Sora! Sora! Sora! Are you alright?! Say something!
Sora: —Pwah!?
H-huh? Shisho~? Senpai...?
Was Sora unconscious for a moment?
Tsumugi: It seems you were. I was really surprised when you suddenly got a lot heavier, you know. The silver lining in this cloud is that we were all holding hands at the time, so we managed to support you.
But if we tried to separate from you, you would have collapsed right here on stage. If that had happened, this would have gone from a performance to being a serious accident.
Sora: Yes... S-Sora's sorry. He suddenly felt overwhelmed...
Natsume: Sorry, this mistake is entirely on us... Because you see so much more than we do, your brain is always subject to greater stress as you process all that information.
Tsumugi: You tire much more easily than others, right? That's how it's always been at our performances...
So to you, singing and dancing in front of a crowd this large would be akin to sprinting on a planet with a stronger gravitational pull.
Natsume: We didn't forget that, but we weren't as careful as we should have been.
Today isn't like all the other times. As the one in charge of this plan, you would have been under much more stress than usual...
With more things to manage and watch out for, it would have been much tougher than usual for you. And yet...
Tsumugi: Yes. Being unable to predict this and failing to prepare appropriate countermeasures was an oversight on our part. On the contrary, we went all out to gather as large of an audience as possible—
Natsume: Hoping for Sora's performance to shine even brighter, we prepared so many props for the stage set and all sorts of flashy effects. But all of that only ended up overstimulating and burdening Sora—
Sora: ... And, unable to withstand it, Sora lost consciousness.
Sora: HaHa~ ♪ It looks like Sora is still very inexperienced!
Natsume: No, this is no time to be laughing! It is a little weird for us to be taking a break now, but we're going to pause here and get you seen by a doctor!
Tsumugi: Yes, let's. You're far more important than anything else, Sora-kun.
Sora: ... Okay. But Shisho~ and Senpai are important to Sora too. And so is the stage that all of us in Switch shine brightly on.
Sora's still weak and can't use much magic, so there isn't much that he can do...
But even then. Sora is still a magician that has received Shisho~'s guidance, and an idol that has received Senpai's teachings.
So at the very least, he wants to do what he can to protect everyone's dreams.
Tsumugi: ......?
Sora: Shisho~, Senpai... Can Sora say something selfish?
Sora can't claim that he's fine. But please, at least let Sora continue to a point where it feels more natural to take a break. To make sure that the audience doesn't suspect anything, and that their feelings of happiness aren't affected at all...
Please, let Sora stand up on this stage.
Natsume: ......
Momument 6 || Epilogue 2
Story Masterlist
