SCENE III. Friar Keiichi's cell.

[Enter Friar Keiichi]

Keiichi: You know, this is still not funny.-_-;
Come on, Seishiro. You can come hide in here.

[Seishiro enters]

Seishiro: Keiichi, what have you heard? What has Kotori said about me?

Keiichi: ...I have bad news. But you knew that, didn't you.

Seishiro: Well, it can't be worse than a death sentence.

Sora: [offstage] Never say that it can't be worse because that's when Murphy's law will find a way to make it worse.

Keiichi: Actually, she was generous. Not your death, but your banishment.

Seishiro: Banishment! Tell me that it is death! Death is merciful!

Keiichi: [unperturbed] You are banished from Tokyo. But be patient. The world is a big place, after all.

Seishiro: But if I'm banished from here, I'm banished from the world- from the only world I know. And being banished from the world is like saying "death" . By saying banishment, you put your hand through my chest and smile.

Hokuto: [offstage] Not that we know anyone who would do something like that.

Seishiro: Quiet, you.

Hokuto: Hey, I don't have any more lines since you killed me. I have to do something.

Keiichi: Bad, bad Seishiro! This is mercy! Can't you see that?

Seishiro: [raising eyebrow] No, it is torture! Heaven is here, where Subaru lives. Every cat, dog, mouse, and every unworthy little animal may live here and look upon him, but I may not! ...Blah blah blah. I am banished; other men are free to look upon Subaru, and I am not! Yet you say my exile is not death?
Banished is a word used by the damned in Hell. How can you tell me this?!

Keiichi: OK, OK, wait and listen to me for a moment.

Seishiro: No, you will speak of banishment!

Keiichi: I will give you some comfort to use as armor against banishment.

Seishiro: Screw your ideas and comfort! Unless your words can bring me Subaru, move a town, reverse Kotori's word, then it doesn't help. Don't say anything else.

Keiichi: So madmen have no ears.

Seishiro: Well, you can't expect them to when wise men have no eyes.

Keiichi: Let me object to that.

Seishiro: No! You should not talk about something you don't understand or feel! If you were my age, with Subaru your love, married for an hour, Hokuto murdered, and you banished...then you might speak. You would pull your hair and fall upon the ground the way I do now, showing exactly how big your grave needs to be!

[A knock]

Keiichi: Move, Seishiro, someone's at the door. Hide.

Seishiro: I won't hide.

[more knocking]

Keiichi: They are really knocking. Who's there? Seishiro, for goodness' sake get up or they'll take you away.

[knocking]

Hurry, run to my study! Hang on a second! I'm coming, I'm coming!

[knocking]

Who is knocking so hard and why? What do you want?

Sorata: [outside] Let me come in and you'll know what I want. I've been sent by Lord Subaru.

Keiichi: Ah. Come in then.

[Sorata enters]

Sorata: Sir, can you tell me where Subaru's lord is at? Where is Seishiro?

Keiichi: [disgusted, gesturing behind him] There, on the ground, drunk on his own tears.

[Seishiro is muffling laughter]

Sora: Oh, he's just like Subaru! He's lying just the same way, blubbering and weeping, weeping and blubbering.
Come on, Seishiro. Stand up, stand up and be a man. For Subaru's sake, stand up.

Seishiro: Sora!

Sora: Seishiro!

Seishiro: You said Subaru? How is he? Does he think I'm a murderer? I have stained our joy with the blood of his cousin...Where is he and how is he? And what does he say about our former love?

Sorata: He says nothing...just weeps and weeps. He falls on his bed and then gets up and cries for Hokuto, and then for you, and then he falls down again.

Seishiro: Oh, it's as if just my name killed Hokuto...Oh, Keiichi, tell me. Which part of me holds my name? I wish to cut it off! [draws sword]

[Yuuto, backstage, muffles snickers]

Seishiro: [glares in his direction] Pervert.

Keiichi: Stop it, Seishiro! Are you a man? You look like one, but you're sure acting like a woman.

Seishiro: [sullen] Sure, someone needs to go say that to Subaru, too.

Keiichi: You amaze me, Seishiro, I thought you were stronger.

Seishiro: Me too.

Keiichi: [glaring, since Seishiro keeps interjecting into his speeches]
Did you kill Hokuto? Will you kill yourself? And by killing yourself, kill Subaru who lives for you? You put your life, your love, your body, and your wit to shame. Blah. Blah. Blah. You're killing the love that you vowed to cherish...more stuff...Subaru is alive- it is thanks to him you began to live again recently. There is something you have. Hokuto would have killed you, but instead you killed her. There is something you have. The law that said you should die became your friend and changed to exile. There is something you have. You have many blessings and happiness is courting you, but you act like you have terrible fortune and terrible love. People like that die miserably. Go to your love as he wished. Go to his room and [cough] comfort him. But make sure you're out before the morning watch is set or you won't be able to escape to Kyoto. You will live there until we can find a way to announce your marriage and get Kotori to forgive you. Then we'll call you back and it will be ten thousand times more joyous than your leaving was sad. Go, Sorata, tell Subaru I send my greetings and tell her to get everyone to go to bed early since they are all mourning and need to.
Seishiro is coming.

Sorata: Oh, I could have stayed her all night to hear good advice. Your learning serves you well. I'll tell Subaru.

Seishiro: Do so, and tell my love to prepare for my [cough] coming.

Yuuto: Who's a pervert?

Sorata: Here, sir, he asked me to give you this ring. I better hurry; it is getting late.
[exits]

Seishiro: I feel much better now.

Keiichi: Go on, good night. Here's your situation: Either be gone by the time the watchmen are out or be disguised. Stay in Kyoto. I'll communicate to you by one of your servants and let you know what's going on. Goodnight and goodbye!

Seishiro: Goodbye!
[all exit]

Subaru: [offstage, inanely] Yay! I get to have sex after all!