Inspirational
Cast:
Cure Egret / Cure Windy, Mishou Mai - age 24
Sugimoto Kasumi - Kintolesky's & Ms. Shitataare's daughter - age 5
August, 2016
Six months into her pregnancy, Mai is taking a day to relax in the park. She has set up a drop-cloth and an easel, and is working on a painting surrounded by nature. Since she is an artist by trade, this is really only relaxation because she feels that it is. Otherwise, all that distinguishes it from her day to day work is that Mai is going about it outdoors.
At the moment, her painting is shaping up to be a realistic view of the park. That is something that could change, depending on her mood. Both the real and the fantastic have places in her portfolio... though in practice there is much more of the latter.
"What are you doing?"
Mai turns to see a little girl watching her. The child is possibly five or six years old. Her orange hair has been twisted into a tight braid, and she is dressed in denim overalls that have grass stains in several improbable places.
Mai kneels down and makes eye contact.
"I'm painting a picture."
"Why?"
"Because I enjoy it. I can start with a white canvas and make it look like whatever I want."
"It looks kind of like here."
"That's right. I'm painting here."
"But here already looks like here."
"It looks like here now. If I finish painting it like this, it'll look like here and now, even when it's later and here is covered with snow."
"Wow! I wish I could do that."
Mai smiles. "If you work hard, someday you can."