The Interviewer
Cast:
Cure Rouge, Natsuki Rin - age 20
Masuko Mika - age 21
Rose Vision, Natsuki Shou - Rin's husband - age 27
July, 2013
"Do we really have to do this?"
"We don't have to do anything you don't want to, my dear. However..."
Three days after returning from their honeymoon, Rin and her husband linger at the threshold of an office building in Shibuya. Inside, perhaps just inside, a journalist is waiting to interview them.
Rin has been subjected to interviews by journalists before, but not since middle school. At that time, Nozomi had blabbed about Pretty Cure and the school paper had gotten interested. This is on an entirely different scale. Her husband, Shou, is a moderately successful glam rocker, under his stage name, Rose Vision.
"It would be bad for your career if we don't, right? Let's go face the music."
In actual fact, they are not ambushed instantly. Instead, they are led to a meeting room that has well-tended flower planters built into three of its walls. The seats resemble avant-garde sculpture, but are strangely comfortable to sit in.
The interviewer enters, a young woman in a business suit who is wearing a disposable mask and sunglasses.
"Thanks for coming, both of you! I know your time is valuable and I am so sorry to have kept you lovebirds waiting!"
"Think nothing of it," Shou answers with a practiced smile.
The woman nods. "Much appreciated. Now, this is going to be kind of the opposite of what you probably expect. That's because this is my first time interviewing you, Mr. Rose Vision, but it's my second interview with your wife!"
"Huh?" "Huh?"
"Where there is mystery, that's where you'll find me!" the woman declares, pulling off her mask and shades.
"Masuko Mika?!"
"Rin, you know this person?"
Rin sighs. "We went to middle school together."