Backstage before the show begins…
Camera-man: *shudder* I don't like that Director
Announcer: but you have to admit he's scary…
*looks around the set*
*Camera-man notices DIRECTOR and scurries away*
DIRECTOR: Announcer-san, I'll have to ask you to step down this week.
Announcer: ehhh? But…
Announcer II: Announcer-san shouldn't be here
*Announcer blinks*
Announcer: why does this look like me…?
DIRECTOR: it's a robot, that's what
*Announcer II has gone over to forcefully bring Camera-man towards DIRECTOR*
Camera-man: OI! Do you know how much this outfit costs? Don't touch your hands on it!
*punches Announcer II hard*
*sounds of metal falling to the ground*
*everyone turns over to Announcer II, who's slowly falling apart*
Camera-man: ehehehe… sorry, Director, you've got no choice…
*DIRECTOR shakes head*
DIRECTOR: fine.
*drags Announcer II out of the area*
Camera-man: well, that's that sorted for now…
*crowd cheers wildly at the sight of Announcer-san*
Announcer: Evening Ladies and Gents! We were sadly pulled off the air for 3+ months…
*crowd boos*
Announcer: but after much work, KNOW YOUR STARS – LA CORDA D'ORO is back! With us tonight are the freshmen students Fuyuumi Shoko and Keiichi Shimizu… please make them welcome!
*crowd applauds as Fuyuumi Shoko, carrying her clarinet, is lead by Shimizu Keiichi to the two waiting chairs*
Fuyuumi Shoko: ko… konbanwa!
*Fuyuumi Shoko clutches clarinet*
Keiichi Shimizu: Thank you, Announcer-san…
Camera-man: this is going to be a fun episode. Two completely, and utterly, boring people. Director, I am officially going to screw you over for this.
*gong noise*
Announcer: ne, Fuyuumi Shoko, I hear that you do strange things when you're nervous?
Fuyuumi Shoko: aah… umm…
*Fuyuumi Shoko clutches clarinet even tighter*
*Shimizu Keiichi sighs, and relaxes his arms on the chair*
Shimizu Keiichi: you can't hide it forever, Shoko-san. Someone's going to know sooner or later.
*pulls out mp3 player*
Fuyuumi Shoko: eh… EHHH?
*Camera-man blinks*
*Announcer pauses*
Keiichi Shimizu: oy, you there
*Keiichi Shimizu points to Camera-man-san*
Camera-man: what?
Keiichi Shimizu: play the contents of this mp3 player. Make sure the lighting is dim, and an occasional blurred spotlight.
*Keiichi Shimizu throws mp3 player to Camera-man-san*
Camera-man: uhh… okay… lighting crew, dim the main lights. I'm going to plug the mp3 player to the speakers, and let's run in 3
*crowd waits in anticipation*
*over the speakers blare Pitbull ft Akon's "Shut it Down", clean version*
*Fuyuumi Shoko's eyes go blank, and the clarinet instantly clatters to the ground as she lets go of it and stands up*
Announcer: ehh? Fuyuumi Shoko?
Keiichi Shimizu: let her, Announcer-san.
Camera-man: no way… this kind of girl can't have…
*Fuyuumi Shoko begins to do a kind of robot-dance in tune to the music, eyes still looking blank*
*crowd is clapping and cheering along with her dancing*
Announcer: robot dancing? Ehh? What the.. ?
*Fuyuumi Shoko continues to dance, while popping her chest in and out as her arms move back and forth*
Camera-man: far out… this kind of technique… just how long?
Keiichi Shimizu: if you think that's good, let's see what you think of this
*Announcer is stunned into silence*
*Keiichi Shimizu walks directly into the line of sight for Fuyuumi Shoko, who freezes*
*collective gasp from all the crowd*
Announcer: gah… that is one crazy freeze…
Camera-man: whoa… the chest is popped out, both arms are completely frozen in a position like someone would have if they were peering intently into a window… how long can she keep this?
*Camera-man focuses camera on Fuyuumi Shoko*
*Fuyuumi Shoko smiles, and takes Keiichi Shimizu's hand*
*the pair begin latin dancing*
*crowd is cheering even more*
Camera-man: from robot to latin? I wonder what happens when you turn off the music…
*Keiichi Shimizu has lifted Fuyuumi Shoko into the air, balancing her on one arm*
*kyaaa from the girls in the crowd*
*Fuyuumi Shoko takes hand, and extends herself further until she's doing somewhat of a one-hand handstand above Keiichi Shimizu*
*Announcer is gaping*
*Camera-man is gaping*
*crowd is cheering furiously*
*music stops*
Fuyuumi Shoko: wah… whaaa!
*Fuyuumi Shoko falls on top of Shimizu Keiichi*
Fuyuumi Shoko: ahh? Shimizu-kun? Ehhhh? Gomen, Shimizu-kun!
*Keiichi Shimizu winces*
Keiichi Shimizu: at least stop the music when she's not in a state to give me another half a dozen bruises!
Announcer: uhh… umm… wow, that was…
Fuyuumi Shoko: what… aah! My clarinet!
*Fuyuumi Shoko hurriedly picks up previously fallen clarinet*
Camera-man: you can't be telling me she has no memory of what she did before…
Announcer: Fuyuumi Shoko-san… do you remember what happened before?
Fuyuumi Shoko: *shakes head* no… it's… a blank…
*Camera-man gapes*
*Announcer gapes*
*crowd gapes*
*Shimizu Keiichi sighs*
Shimizu Keiichi: don't ask me. I don't know why, either.
Announcer: oooookay…
*gong noise*
Announcer: wow, has the time gone fast! Ladies and Gentlemen, KNOW YOUR STARS LA CORDA D'ORO will be back with another episode soon!
Keiichi Shimizu: oy.
Announcer: and of course, let's give a round of applause for our guests today – Fuyuumi Shoko and Keiichi Shimizu!
*crowd cheers*
Backstage after the show ends…
Announcer: well, that was unexpectedly interesting…
Camera-man: that… stunt… just took the whole time of the episode! It's like it was…
Keiichi Shimizu: completely set up?
*Announcer and Camera-man are shocked to realise someone else was over-hearing the conversation*
Announcer: why are you still here, Keiichi Shimizu?
Keiichi Shimizu: you're interesting, Announcer-san. You aren't like the rest of them.
Camera-man: what? The rest of what?
Announcer: ah?
*Keiichi Shimizu advances towards Announcer-san*
Announcer: ehh? Keiichi Shi-
*Keiichi Shimizu has wrapped Announcer tightly to him*
*Announcer tries to turn around to face Keiichi Shimizu / get rid of this tight wrap he's done*
*Camera-man shakes head, and grabs a camera from a table, standing at a distance and recording*
Keiichi Shimizu: that's it. I like Announcer-chan.
*Camera-man is trying not to laugh at Announcer's look*
At the very end of the day where nearly everyone is gone, hours after the show ended…
Camera-man: you know how you asked me why you? Well, let me put it simply. You've gotten the attention of every single one of them, and more…