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Kazuna Masunaga SSR

2019 ー Mysterious Morning [不思議な朝]

“ ......It’s a snow dome.”

『 Event: The Promised Christmas (19th - 26th December 2019) 』

Part 1

Kazuna: ‘........’

Kazuna: ‘Nnn…..cold….’

Kazuna: ‘........Oh…...It’s already this late…..? Did I fall asleep twice….? Fuwahh…..’

Kazuna: ‘......? Somehow, it’s strangely quiet….’

Kazuna: ‘Is everyone still asleep…..? They were tired after the live, so it’s not impossible. Though they should slowly wake up and get ready…..’ ______

Kazuna: ‘Good morning, Mikado, in a bit it will be noon. Are you fine not getting ready?’

Kazuna: ‘........Mikado?’

Kazuna: ‘Eh…. He’s not here.’

Kazuna: ‘Momo?’

Kazuna: ‘Hikaru? …...Tatsuhiro?’

Kazuna: ‘........Nobody’s here…..? Why……’

Kazuna: ‘Ah,….. right. Everyone has their solo works today…..’

Kazuna: ‘......I forgot, how weird. I’m kind of absent-minded….’

Kazuna: ‘Eehm, I’m free until the evening, so….. I’m supposed to join up with everyone before the live broadcast’s rehearsal.’

Kazuna: ‘I still have time until then….. Perhaps I should prepare things in advance.’

Kazuna: ‘Uhm, my bag wasーー’

Before he can continue there is a loud noise.

Kazuna: ‘Waah!?’

Kazuna: ‘What was that sound just now…… From the veranda maybe. What’s there…..’

ーKnock knockー

Kazuna: Eh, again……!?’

Kazuna: ‘True, it came from there?’

ーKnock knockー

Kazuna: Eh! It looks like the door is opened…..? It can’t be, a thief…..!?’

Kazuna: ‘......What should I do? Is there something I can use as a weaponーー’

Kazuna: ‘Ah…...Tatsuhiro, sorry, I’m going to borrow your roller…..! Alright…..!’

Kazuna: ‘Stop there!’

Goshi: ‘Uooh!?’

Kazuna: ‘Eh!?’

Goshi: ‘That’s dangerous…..! What are you swinging that thing around!?’

Kazuna: ‘G-Goshi…..!? What in the world are you doing here…..?’

Part 2

Goshi: ‘What are you doing? Isn’t that a roller for muscle training.’

Kazuna: ‘Eh. Because I thought that it’s a thief, I looked for something to use…..’

At his explanation, Goshi has to laugh.

Goshi: ‘You tried to confront them with such a thing? You’re unexpectedly unreasonable.’

Kazuna: ‘Ahaha….. I wonder, should I buy a bat for crime prevention next time.’

Goshi: ‘Do that. Well, anyway, sorry for making you all nervous. MooNs asked me to go take a look at your condition.’

Kazuna: ‘Eh, they did?’

Goshi: ‘Yeah. This morning, no matter how many times they woke you up, you didn’t react. They’ve been wondering if you’re okay ever since they arrived at the location.’

Goshi: ‘It was incredibly urgent, so I rushed to see you.’

Kazuna: ‘So it was like that….. S-Sorry, okay?’

Goshi: ‘No….. But in fact, there was no response when the chime was ringing, same for the phone, so I got impatient as well.’

Kazuna: ‘I got a phone call? I didn’t notice at all.’

Goshi: ‘Thought so. That’s why I came from thereーー’

Kazuna: ‘W-Wait a minute. Goshi, you just came from the veranda, right? You didn’t possibly walk along the veranda!?’

Goshi: ‘Yeah. I thought countless times if I slip I'll die.’

Kazuna: ‘Die….. Why did you do such an unreasonable thing!?’

Goshi: ‘No, well, even if I’d fallen today, I thought how it would turn out. Did you take a look outside?’

Kazuna: ‘Outside?’

Kazuna: ‘Uwah, what amazing snow….!’

Goshi: ‘It’s heavily snowing since morning, and piled up tens of centimeters.’

Kazuna: ‘A-Amazing….. To have so much snow in Tokyo.’

Goshi: ‘Things like the biggest observation in history, or unheard of such heavy snow, so it says in the news.’

Kazuna: ‘Indeed, when it’s like this you can’t drive the car at all, and it seems like you can’t leave the mansion as well…..’

Kazuna: ‘Ah, the live broadcast…..! What should we do, with this snow? Even if we leave now, we may not make it on time…..’

Goshi: ‘If it’s that, don’t worry about it. The special program went by the board, you know. Because of this snow, every station changed to news programs.’

Kazuna: ‘I-I see…… That’s good to hear…..’

Kazuna: ‘Could it be, I also was contacted. I’ll have to check my phone.’

Goshi: ‘Yeah. But before that, the entrance.’

Kazuna: ‘Eh?’

Goshi: ‘Open it.’ ______

Kento: Oh, you two are still alive.’

Goshi: ‘Ah? What do you mean.’

Ryuji: ‘I’m glad. Kazu, you were safe.’

Tsubasa: ‘Masunaga-san…..! I was so worried.’

Kazuna: ‘Sorry. It looks like I was in a deep sleep…. But, what is everyone doing here?’

Miroku: ‘We were also left behind at the mansion.’

Kazuna: ‘Left behind?’

Tsubasa: ‘That is right, to be hoー achoo.’

Tsubasa: ‘......I-I am sorry.’

Kazuna: ‘No, the hallway is cold. For now, come in, everyone.’

Part 3

Kazuna can’t stop getting surprised. A lot of weird things are happening…..

Kazuna: ‘The blackout is happening everywhere, so the traffic lights aren’t working as well….? I understand, that means you can’t go outside. Yesterday night was also a blackout, in addition to the already busy December, it’s terrible.’

Tsubasa: ‘I was able to confirm everyone’s safety but what happens from now on is completely uncertain.’

Ryuji: ‘If something happens, they will contact Tsubasa. Instead of being scattered, it’s better to be together, I think.’

Kazuna: ‘That’s true. Feel free to use anything in here, I don’t mind. Please feel at home, everyone.’

Kento: ‘Then, I shall accept your offer. Kazuna, can you light some relaxing aroma for me?’

Kazuna: ‘Eh?’

Ryuji: ‘How nice, please do so.’

Kazuna: ‘O-Okay. Then something like lavender and rose geraniumーー’

Kazuna: ‘Eh, Goshi and Miroku-kun, what are you doing?’

Miroku: ‘It’s a new training.’

Kazuna: ‘Amazing….. Springing and jumping…..’

Goshi: ‘It’s effective for the triceps.’

Miroku: ‘Fuu…..As expected of Kaneshiro-san, you remembered fast.’

Goshi: ‘Of course. Sumisora, you do it too.’

Tsubasa: ‘Yes, I will!’

Kazuna: ‘Even Sumisora-san…..!?’

Kento: ‘Kazuna, your phone’s vibrating.’

Kazuna: ‘Ah, thanks.’

Kazuna: ‘......! It’s a JOIN message from MooNs. The confusion at the location seems to have calmed down considerably.’

Tsubasa: ‘Here too, I just got a message! Thanks to Yuta-kun and Kitakado-san’s as well as the staff’s instructions, they seem to be able to meet the situation. Ah…..Akane-kun and the others too, it looks like there is no problem.’

Kazuna: ‘I see. Good to hear…..’

Ryuji: ‘......Eh? Kento, what are you doing?’

Kento: ‘No, there’s just a BluRay here that interests me.’

Miroku: ‘You do as you please, huh. Were you relieved when you heard Yuta-kun is safe?’

Kento: ‘Not really. In the first place, I wasn’t that worried about it. He’s the type who, even if stuck in the snow, makes a snowman at the spot and can play for hours.’

Kento: ‘More importantly, is this a Christmas movie? I’ve never seen this title before.’

Kazuna: ‘I wonder. Who borrowed it…..? Since we still have time, shall we watch it if it interests you?’

Kazuna: ‘Alright. And, play.’

Tsubasa: ‘Waah….. The illuminations of the residential area are beautiful.’

Ryuji: ‘Yep, it has an American Christmas feeling. …..Fufu, Santa has come, huh. The children sure are in high spirits.’

Miroku: ‘Over there, it’s more common to spend Christmas with the family. So there are a lot more family movies than love stories. In Japan as well, there is the image of when children are small they spend Christmas with the family…. How is it with Masunaga-san’s family?’

Kazuna: ‘Eh? At home…. You’re right, it probably was like that.’

Kento: ‘Hm…..? Doesn’t the hero look like Momo?’

Kazuna: ‘Eh?’

Momotaro: ‘「It’s delicate glasswork…. However, why is it an apple for Christmas?」’

Kazuna: ‘True….! But, did he do such work?’

Tsubasa: ‘Eh, did you forget? It is a movie from last year, starring Momo-kun.’

Kazuna: ‘Eh? Starring…...Wait, in America…..?’

Tsubasa: ‘Yes.’

Kazuna: ‘I see….. If you say so and saw it, it seems to be like that….?’

Goshi: ‘Are you fine? You are weird today.’

Kazuna: ‘Hmm…..’

Momotaro: ‘「Everyone, are these the ornaments to decorate the tree with?」’

Ryuji: ‘Tree….. Ah, right!’

Ryuji: ‘There’s something I want to show everyone. Do you mind coming to our room for a bit?’

Part 4

Kazuna: ‘Wah,......Wow. It’s a mountain of presents.’

Tsubasa: ‘They are lined up under the tree, it looks like in the movie from earlier!’

Ryuji: ‘Tomo prepared one for everyone. I just looked at JOIN, should we don’t come today, then it’s fine to open them beforehand.’

Kento: ‘Hee, how smart of him. Hm….There are names written on the cards.’

Goshi: ‘Shingari, this is yours.’

Miroku: ‘Thank you very much. Ah, it’s a Mendako plush toy….. How cute.’

Goshi: ‘Mine is…… Isn’t this the Big Burger special sauce. You don’t get this one anymore. That guy, he has a good taste.’

Kento: ‘Eyelash serum and hair oil….. As expected of Tomo, he understands me.’

Tsubasa: ‘He even prepared something for me, that makes me happy.’

Kazuna: ‘................’

Ryuji: ‘Won’t you open yours, Kazu?’

Kazuna: ‘That’s not the case…… Rather, I feel bad.’

Ryuji: ‘Tomo wanted to that, so don’t think like that. Isn’t it fine? Here, he went out of his way to buy it, open it.’

Kazuna: ‘Yeah…..You’re right. Then…..’ ____

Kazuna: ‘Oh…..’

Miroku: ‘What was in there?’

Kazuna: ‘......It’s a snow dome.’

Tsubasa: ‘Beautiful….. What delicate and artistic work.’

Kazuna: ‘Why did he…..?’

Ryuji: ‘Kazu? What are you this surprised for?’

Kazuna: ‘.......Yeah. Because this is….. It’s something I wanted from when I was small.’

Kazuna: ‘......My father bought it as a souvenir from his business trip. I received something different, and my big brother this snow dome.’

Kazuna: ‘The glittering sparkles in my brother’s hands looked so dazzling…. I was envious of him. I was soothed by the thought of when I get a bit bigger I will go buy a snow dome. And was looking forward to it…..’

Kazuna: ‘In the end, I didn’t get it at all. Well, I forgot about it until just now.’

Tsubasa: ‘So that is what happened….’

Goshi: ‘To get something like this as a present, it surely is surprising then.’

Ryuji: ‘Tomo, he has this miraculous side to him, hasn’t he. He casually realizes a wish you’ve never spoken about until now….’

Ryuji: ‘Perhaps, he is Santa’s reincarnation?’

Miroku: ‘.....I can’t really imagine a beard wearing Kitakado-san.’

Goshi: ‘Haha…..’

Tsubasa: ‘Fufu.’

Kazuna: ‘....Hehe.’

Kento: ‘Stop it, Miroku. I’ll probably have to laugh if I imagine it.’

Ryuji: ‘Ahaha. Isn’t it fine, a bearded Tomo.’

Kazuna: ‘Fufu, I’m a bit interested in seeing it.’

Kazuna: ‘.....Oh? Who’s in the kitchen?’

Ryuji: ‘Eh? Aah, it’s about time, huh.’

Kazuna: ‘About time…. This smell, stew….?’

Kento: ‘Oh, don’t you like stew, Kazuna?’

Kazuna: ‘......No, that’s not it. It’s nostalgic somehow. When I was small, my mother made stew at Christmas. This smell is similar to back then….’

Miroku: ‘Similar? Isn’t it the same?’

Kazuna: ‘Eh…. No way, it can’t be.’

Tsubasa: ‘How about it. Why don’t you go there and take a look to understand?’

Kazuna: ‘Understand…..’

Kazuna: ‘......Impossible, could…. my mother be there?’

Kazuna: ‘......Hey.’

????: ‘Not yet. Just a bit longer, Kazunaーー’

Kazuna: ‘........!’ ______________

????: ‘......der…..’

Kazuna: ‘........Eh……’

Part 5

Hikaru: ‘.......derー, I said leader!’

Kazuna: ‘........!’

Hikaru: ‘Wah, he woke up!’

Momotaro: ‘Good morning, leader.’

Kazuna: ‘Eh,..... every-one…..?’

Tatsuhiro: ‘Yeah. Why are you so surprised.’

Mikado: ‘It’s slowly becoming noon. To oversleep at a time like this, it’s quite rare for you, leader.’

Momotaro: ‘Even though there’s still time until the live broadcast, it’s better to wake up soon.’

Kazuna: ‘The live broadcast……. But, the snow.’

Kazuna: ‘Oh? It’s not snowing…..’

Tatsuhiro: ‘No matter how you look at it, it’s sunny.’

Hikaru: ‘Ahaha, are you half asleep?’

Kazuna: ‘Half asleep…..’

Kazuna: ‘......I see it was a dream. Something was weird I thought.’

Hikaru: ‘Hmm? Leader, are you okay?’

Kazuna: ‘Yeah, I’m fine. Thanks for waking me up. Did I perhaps made you worried?’

Tatsuhiro: ‘No, we just thought how rare it was. Well, you must be tired from the past days.’

Hikaru: ‘Truth is, you could have continued to sleep. Though because it’s Christmas, I want to eat together with everyone~ I thought.’

Mikado: ‘That’s right! And, Momotasu made stew for us.’

Kazuna: ‘Aah….. That’s why the nice smell.’

Momotasu: ‘Because it’s cold today. It surely will warm your body.’

Kazuna: ‘Haha…..I see. Thanks, Momo.’

Hikaru: ‘Ah, right! Leader, were you able to receive the snow dome?’

Kazuna: ‘Eh?’

Hikaru: ‘In your sleep-talking, you said I want it~, that’s why I’m curious about it.’

Kazuna: ‘I-I did?’

Momotaro: ‘Yeah. We couldn’t clearly hear it but you said something like that.’

Kazuna: ‘You were surprised, you laughed, made a sad face…. You looked busy somehow.’

Hikaru: ‘But in the end he gently laughed, right?’

Mikado: ‘Yeah, it was a really happy face. What in the world did you dream about?’

Their talk makes him speechless for a second. It sounds too absurd to be true.

Kazuna: ‘..................’

Kazuna: ‘Hmー......I forgot.’

Hikaru: ‘Ehー!? Even though you just woke up!? I’m getting worried……!’

Kazuna: ‘Ahaha, sorry.’

Tatsuhiro: ‘Well, it’s like that with dreams.’

Mikado: ‘But I’m curious. Was it a good dream?’

Kazuna: ‘Fufu, I wonder. More importantly, that’s a really nice smell. I will also help to set the table.’

END

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If Hollywood writers go on strike how does it affect you?

The last time the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike was 2007, but many still remember the 100-day walkout that had quite an effect on Hollywood. Writers lost more than $287 million in lost wages that was never recovered, so they are not looking forward to a strike happening either. They were able to feel better with winning in terms of sharing revenue from new media like Netflix and Hulu which many foresaw even then. As in 2007, the current down-to-the-wire negotiations are playing out against a period of change and uncertainty in the TV and movie business. New distribution methods have created more work for writers but also reduced their annual compensation on average. Meanwhile, the major studios find traditional business models under siege, from consumers bypassing cable to more aggressively skipping commercials. Competitors like Netflix and Hulu have added to the pressure, although the studios have also benefited from making deals to distribute their content on new platforms. Negotiations aimed at preventing a crippling strike by Hollywood movie and TV writers are down to the wire. That the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers talked over the weekend and planned to resume Monday was a hopeful sign. The current contract expires at midnight PDT Monday. But with both sides observing a strict news blackout, there was no official indication of how close they are to a deal on key issues including compensation and health care. The producers reportedly have agreed to contribute more to the guild's health plan and increase earnings for writers working on series with fewer episodes. The previous writers' strike lasted 100 days in 2007-08 and was costly to the businesses that serve Hollywood and to consumers expecting to be entertained. Last month, WGA members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. Late-night shows were immediately halted because of the strike. Several returned before the strike was over, with the hosts -- despite expressing solidarity with the writers -- citing the damage being done to other crew members who were forced out of work. "The Tonight Show's" Johnny Carson had gone back to work without writers during previous strikes, establishing a precedent. David Letterman, as the producer of his "Late Show" on CBS, brokered an interim side deal with the writers through his company. Jay Leno came back to work without writers in January, but was accused of scripting jokes in violation of WGA rules, and later called before a disciplinary committee by the guild. (He was eventually cleared.) A walkout's impact would come in waves and affect different parts of the industry differently. Here's a look at how it could play out if writers trade their laptops for picket signs. THE ISSUE The changing nature of how television is delivered to viewers is a major reason for the impasse. More than 400 series were available on broadcast, cable and rapidly expanding streaming platforms this season, double that of six years ago. But shows have fewer episodes than the roughly two dozen per season once common on network TV, and short runs of as few as eight to 12 episodes mean less money for writers getting paid on a per-episode basis. Contracts binding writers exclusively to a series have cut into their compensation as well. According to the WGA, which has about 20,000 members, median earnings for writers dropped between the 2013-14 season and 2015-16, and more and more scribes are finding it difficult to make a living under current deals. The guild is seeking a wage increase and wants salary minimums to apply equally to streaming, cable and broadcast. Health care, an issue that echoes beyond Hollywood, also is on the table. The two sides are at odds over what concessions the guild would make in return for producers contributing more to the health plan. TELEVISION TV viewers won't be laughing much if writers take a hike, with the most immediate impact on late-night talk and comedy shows including "Saturday Night Live." In the 2007 walkout, shows including NBC's "Tonight" and CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman" went dark for two months. They returned during the strike either without writers or, in Letterman's case, with a separate guild deal through his production company. That won't be an option for CBS' current "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert because a CBS entity now produces it. For prime-time TV, the strike would come as the fall-to-spring broadcast season winds down. But with year-round programming now commonplace, networks and cable channels likely will call on reality shows to help fill the void. Reruns, sports and news - especially given ratings-grabbing Trump administration coverage - also would be key, said entertainment lawyer Jonathan Handel. Streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon could be winners because their original series tend to be produced further in advance of release, Handel said. THE BIG SCREEN The slower pace of film production, where it takes up to three years or more for the biggest movies to be made, means a strike wouldn't cause as much immediate havoc in the movie business. But it would still greatly alter the well-ordered pipelines of Hollywood productions, big and small. Most significant would be the impact on large franchises that might not have a script quite ready for shooting. That leaves studios with a choice of whether to press pause on a franchise or push ahead with an unfinished screenplay. The 2007 strike affected the making of movies like "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." All of those films received poor reviews, and many of the filmmakers and stars involved later said the movies simply didn't have the screenplay or the writers that they needed. Some films will be rushing to get scripts ready before any potential strike, but others will inevitably be left in limbo. Screenwriter and WGA member David Atkins, who teaches film and TV at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, said he's feeling the squeeze already. He and a writing partner have a script ready to sell but "it's an extremely awkward time" with a possible strike looming, he said. "We've decided not to move forward at this point, to wait and see what happens." DOLLARS AND CENTS The 100-day writers' strike that started in late 2007 cost the California economy an estimated $2 billion, with the Los Angeles area the hardest hit. The entertainment industry at that time contributed $58 billion a year for the area's economy. That has grown to $83 billion as of 2014, according to a report by Los Angeles County's Economic Development Corp. The producers group on the other side of the bargaining table said the 2007-2008 strike meant $287 million in lost compensation for writers. CBS said then that TV ad revenue fell 15 percent, hurt by the strike and other factors. But Walt Disney Co., which owns ABC, said international sales of shows offset ad-sales losses. LASTING EFFECTS While the financial impact of a strike that has not happened yet is difficult to measure, analysts said it could have a lasting impact. Without new content, people will turn to other things to watch (or perhaps even leave the couch). During the last writers' strike, the amount of time people spent on alternatives to network TV grew, according to a recent research note from Barclays. The changes became permanent, with "cable being the main beneficiary in 1988 and non-traditional sources of content through peripheral devices, cable again, and online activities benefiting in 2007," according to the Barclays analysts. During the 2007-2008 strike, Nielsen estimated that TV viewership was down 21 percent in the first week of the season and overall ratings were down during the entirety of the 100-day strike, according to the analysts. They noted that at that point, the first iPhone had just been released, and Netflix had just begun streaming online. Facebook had only been open to everyone for a year. Things are much different now, and viewers, as well as advertisers, are much more comfortable turning to digital platforms like YouTube, Facebook or Snapchat. "Given the anemic growth rates for television advertising already, any uncertainty over the fall season is likely to force more advertisers to expand their allocations towards digital platforms," the analysts wrote. Big brands, they added, are allocating a lot of ad dollars to online video, much more than in previous years. A strike could only amplify this. That said, the networks will recoup some of their losses by carrying reruns, which is much cheaper than paying for new shows. "Therefore, the immediate economic impact may be less pronounced on the bottom line," the analysts wrote. "However, given the long-term nature of the content business, especially in today's environment, investors are likely to pay a lot more attention to the strike today than has been the case in earlier cycles."

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