Black Snow - La Mort 4
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iridesenescenceWriter: Kino Seitaro
Season: Winter
Location: European Village Church
Proofread byallegiantheart and Sophie
[A few hours later, some time after filming has started]
Nagisa: "It would appear that the Reaper of Judgement is trying to acquaint himself with the half-blood reaper."
"He could simply have taken the other's life right away, and yet... I cannot fathom what he must be thinking, enjoying his interaction with the youth."
"I suppose he, too, seeks eternity."
"Eternity in life is something so meaningless and worthless, yet in spite of that—"
Mayoi: "Ufufu. You know, I would say you seem to be far more concerned with eternity, Gravekeeper-san ♪"
Nagisa: "What did you say...?"
Mayoi: "Am I wrong? You're always claiming that killing and burying someone beneath a grave is the definition of eternity... ♪"
"But all that lives shall one day forget. Memories themselves are not eternal — even we as reapers cannot resist the flow of time."
"They do say that dead men tell no tales, yes?"
Mayoi: "— Yet, will you still choose to accept death?"
"Despite knowing that encasement in ice is what eternity really is?"
Nagisa: "Ah, how pitiful. I doubt you will ever come close to attaining eternity."
Mayoi: "How foolish... How very, very foolish of you~..."
"Every reaper speaks only of killing and sparing... But don't you see that the truest form of eternity is having control over life and death in the palm of your hands~?"
"Toys you've taken a liking to should be preserved and stored away safely. That is the nature of eternity."
"No~w then. I wonder what I shall encase in ice today?"
"Ufufu, ufufufufu... ♪"
[Scene cut]
Rei: My... Your acting certainly sends chills down the spine, Ayase-kun.
With your help, I think we've all managed to dive into the story's universe. You have extraordinary talent.
Kohaku: The role's really a perfect fit for Mayoi-han, ain't it?
Watching his actin' made me realise that the way he normally behaves is actually pretty creepy too.
Ritsu: You have a point... Though it's too rude to say that right in front of him.
Fufu, Anzu looks pretty relieved too ♪ You have other work to attend to, so you won't be able to come back here until the last day of filming, right?
Then I guess the next time you see us will be during the filming of the climax. I'm sure we'll all be performing even better by then, so you might regret missing out on everything in between... ♪
Mayoi: Aah, I'm exhausted~...
I didn't know acting would be so tough... I feel much more tense than I did during the audition.
Nagisa: ... But that was very good acting.
... You felt just like a real creep.
Mayoi: Eek?! N-no, I'm not a creep or some suspicious character, I swear...!
Ritsu: He actually said it to his face... That's really something.
Anyway, anija, I think the director's calling for you. He probably wants to move on to the next scene.
You don't wanna keep him waiting, so you should probably get going.
Rei: ......
Ritsu: Anija?
Rei: ... Mm, indeed. I'll head over.
Oukawa-kun, you're in the next scene as well, aren't you? Let us go together.
Kohaku: Gotcha. 'S my first time actin' with cameras pointed at me, so go easy on me, if ya please.
Ritsu: (Mm~, yeah, something's off.)
(Anija's being more distant than normal. This is so unnatural...)
(Is he just making an effort to behave since the staff are around?)
(... No, if that's all it is, there was no need for him to ignore me like that just now.)
(Besides, he's being normal with everyone else. There's gotta be something...)
(Was this brought on by some incident between the two of us recently...?)
(Has he still not come to terms with me taking the role he was aiming for, or something?)
(I can't imagine anija doing something so childish, but that's the only thing I can think of...)
(Is there anything else that—)
Nagisa: ... Is something wrong, Ritsu-kun? You're frowning and look like you're deep in thought.
Ritsu: Mm, did you call for me?
During last year's SS, you said something about how you didn't know my name — I'm surprised you know it now, King of Oden.
Nagisa: ... King of Oden?
Ritsu: Fufu. "I don't care whether they're Eden, oden or whatever"[1] — and you're their king, so, the King of Oden ♪
Nagisa: ... That does sound kind of familiar. Either way, I'm sorry — I didn't know your name at the time.
... But I guess making excuses doesn't change anything. Allow me to apologise regarding that incident, Sakuma Ritsu-kun.
Ritsu: I appreciate it. But well, I'm not gonna be hung up on the past forever. On top of that, we're working together right now, so it's all water under the bridge.
More importantly, do you know what the next scene is supposed to be? It's pretty easy to get lost since dramas and movies film the scenes all out of order.
Mayoi: I believe it's where Sakuma-san — the Reaper of Judgement — speaks to the half-blood reaper about the eternal winter.
A reaper, who isn't meant to feel emotions, ends up getting attached to a human... And in doing so, he becomes unable to tell the youth that he is the very reason for the town's decade and more of winter—
The reaper even wishes for their bond to last an eternity; it's a very profound scene.
Nagisa: ... What is eternity? Does such a concept truly exist? That is the theme of this work.
... What are your thoughts on eternity, Ritsu-kun?
Ritsu: Wha, what's this all of a sudden? And why ask me, anyway?
Nagisa: ... Fufu, I'm simply curious to hear your interpretation, seeing as you're Knights' advisor. I believe your answer would most likely differ from my own.
Ritsu: Mm~mm. I'm an advisor, not a philosopher, so I can't give you any fancy answers, but...
What I think... is that nothing can be unchanging.
The more you believe in eternity, the tighter that belief will bind you and force you into massive changes. That’s my take on it.
Nagisa: ... Fufu, perhaps so.
... The further you reach for it, the further away it will be. That sounds like the fable about happiness.[2]
Rei: "It is inevitable that I judge him. I know this, and yet..."
"Why, then, is my heart in such pain...?"
Ritsu: (Anija really puts up such a fine performance that you'd never think he's new to acting. He's simply captivating.)
(But I don't know whether this is the role he wanted.)
(I thought our relationship would always stay the same, but bit by bit, is it changing too...?)
↑ Note [1]: This is a reference to a line Izumi said during the ! era story Winter Live! It's great.
↑ Note [2]: No one on our team recognises what fable this might be. It sounds similar to The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck, but I'm pretty sure the moral of that story is that "happiness is closer than you think", not this...
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Season: Winter
Location: European Village Church
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allegiantheart and Sophie[A few hours later, some time after filming has started]
Nagisa: "It would appear that the Reaper of Judgement is trying to acquaint himself with the half-blood reaper."
"He could simply have taken the other's life right away, and yet... I cannot fathom what he must be thinking, enjoying his interaction with the youth."
"I suppose he, too, seeks eternity."
"Eternity in life is something so meaningless and worthless, yet in spite of that—"
Mayoi: "Ufufu. You know, I would say you seem to be far more concerned with eternity, Gravekeeper-san ♪"
Nagisa: "What did you say...?"
Mayoi: "Am I wrong? You're always claiming that killing and burying someone beneath a grave is the definition of eternity... ♪"
"But all that lives shall one day forget. Memories themselves are not eternal — even we as reapers cannot resist the flow of time."
"They do say that dead men tell no tales, yes?"
Mayoi: "— Yet, will you still choose to accept death?"
"Despite knowing that encasement in ice is what eternity really is?"
Nagisa: "Ah, how pitiful. I doubt you will ever come close to attaining eternity."
Mayoi: "How foolish... How very, very foolish of you~..."
"Every reaper speaks only of killing and sparing... But don't you see that the truest form of eternity is having control over life and death in the palm of your hands~?"
"Toys you've taken a liking to should be preserved and stored away safely. That is the nature of eternity."
"No~w then. I wonder what I shall encase in ice today?"
"Ufufu, ufufufufu... ♪"
[Scene cut]
Rei: My... Your acting certainly sends chills down the spine, Ayase-kun.
With your help, I think we've all managed to dive into the story's universe. You have extraordinary talent.
Kohaku: The role's really a perfect fit for Mayoi-han, ain't it?
Watching his actin' made me realise that the way he normally behaves is actually pretty creepy too.
Ritsu: You have a point... Though it's too rude to say that right in front of him.
Fufu, Anzu looks pretty relieved too ♪ You have other work to attend to, so you won't be able to come back here until the last day of filming, right?
Then I guess the next time you see us will be during the filming of the climax. I'm sure we'll all be performing even better by then, so you might regret missing out on everything in between... ♪
Mayoi: Aah, I'm exhausted~...
I didn't know acting would be so tough... I feel much more tense than I did during the audition.
Nagisa: ... But that was very good acting.
... You felt just like a real creep.
Mayoi: Eek?! N-no, I'm not a creep or some suspicious character, I swear...!
Ritsu: He actually said it to his face... That's really something.
Anyway, anija, I think the director's calling for you. He probably wants to move on to the next scene.
You don't wanna keep him waiting, so you should probably get going.
Rei: ......
Ritsu: Anija?
Rei: ... Mm, indeed. I'll head over.
Oukawa-kun, you're in the next scene as well, aren't you? Let us go together.
Kohaku: Gotcha. 'S my first time actin' with cameras pointed at me, so go easy on me, if ya please.
Ritsu: (Mm~, yeah, something's off.)
(Anija's being more distant than normal. This is so unnatural...)
(Is he just making an effort to behave since the staff are around?)
(... No, if that's all it is, there was no need for him to ignore me like that just now.)
(Besides, he's being normal with everyone else. There's gotta be something...)
(Was this brought on by some incident between the two of us recently...?)
(Has he still not come to terms with me taking the role he was aiming for, or something?)
(I can't imagine anija doing something so childish, but that's the only thing I can think of...)
(Is there anything else that—)
Nagisa: ... Is something wrong, Ritsu-kun? You're frowning and look like you're deep in thought.
Ritsu: Mm, did you call for me?
During last year's SS, you said something about how you didn't know my name — I'm surprised you know it now, King of Oden.
Nagisa: ... King of Oden?
Ritsu: Fufu. "I don't care whether they're Eden, oden or whatever"[1] — and you're their king, so, the King of Oden ♪
Nagisa: ... That does sound kind of familiar. Either way, I'm sorry — I didn't know your name at the time.
... But I guess making excuses doesn't change anything. Allow me to apologise regarding that incident, Sakuma Ritsu-kun.
Ritsu: I appreciate it. But well, I'm not gonna be hung up on the past forever. On top of that, we're working together right now, so it's all water under the bridge.
More importantly, do you know what the next scene is supposed to be? It's pretty easy to get lost since dramas and movies film the scenes all out of order.
Mayoi: I believe it's where Sakuma-san — the Reaper of Judgement — speaks to the half-blood reaper about the eternal winter.
A reaper, who isn't meant to feel emotions, ends up getting attached to a human... And in doing so, he becomes unable to tell the youth that he is the very reason for the town's decade and more of winter—
The reaper even wishes for their bond to last an eternity; it's a very profound scene.
Nagisa: ... What is eternity? Does such a concept truly exist? That is the theme of this work.
... What are your thoughts on eternity, Ritsu-kun?
Ritsu: Wha, what's this all of a sudden? And why ask me, anyway?
Nagisa: ... Fufu, I'm simply curious to hear your interpretation, seeing as you're Knights' advisor. I believe your answer would most likely differ from my own.
Ritsu: Mm~mm. I'm an advisor, not a philosopher, so I can't give you any fancy answers, but...
What I think... is that nothing can be unchanging.
The more you believe in eternity, the tighter that belief will bind you and force you into massive changes. That’s my take on it.
Nagisa: ... Fufu, perhaps so.
... The further you reach for it, the further away it will be. That sounds like the fable about happiness.[2]
Rei: "It is inevitable that I judge him. I know this, and yet..."
"Why, then, is my heart in such pain...?"
Ritsu: (Anija really puts up such a fine performance that you'd never think he's new to acting. He's simply captivating.)
(But I don't know whether this is the role he wanted.)
(I thought our relationship would always stay the same, but bit by bit, is it changing too...?)
↑ Note [1]: This is a reference to a line Izumi said during the ! era story Winter Live! It's great.
↑ Note [2]: No one on our team recognises what fable this might be. It sounds similar to The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck, but I'm pretty sure the moral of that story is that "happiness is closer than you think", not this...
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