Jack Howl/Personal Story/R Gala Couture
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This story has been fan-translated by j-mee. This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game. |
| I Can't Make Them Look Bad! | ||
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| Pomefiore Dorm – Ballroom | ||
Vil  |
You've got the basics down, so now let's switch to some one on one runway walk practice to work out the finer details.
I’ll observe Silver. Jack, Rook will be instructing you. | |
Jack  |
Huh?! Rook-senpai? Didn’t even know he was here... | |
Vil |
Making sure this show is a success is our utmost priority, so I decided to bring along someone with an eye I can trust.
Don’t you dare slack off just because I’m not here. I won’t tolerate you wasting my vice’s time. | |
Jack |
Got it! I’ll do whatever it takes to master this! | |
Rook  |
Très bien! How wonderfully motivated you are! Come then, let us begin! | |
Jack |
Yessir!
How was that, Rook-senpai? | |
Rook |
Hm. I can tell you're gotten more confident with practice. It's a nice, commanding walk! However, you tend to look down when you're focused on your feet. Keep your head up and use your charm to work the audience. | |
Jack |
M-My charm?! 'Fraid I don't have a single clue what you mean by that.
Guess I'll just have to keep at it 'til I figure it out. I'll give it another try so could ya give me some advice? | |
Rook |
How about we take a little break instead. | |
Jack |
A break? Don't got any time for that. I... I know it's me bringin' the whole team down.
If I don't start puttin' in more effort and get this fashion show performance down... Leona-senpai’s countin’ on me. Silver-senpai and Ortho, too. I can't make them look bad! | |
Rook |
Your enthusiasm is remarkable, but pushing yourself too hard would only be counterproductive. | |
Jack |
I can handle it. I usually train just as hard as this… | |
Vil |
Do as Rook told you and take a rest, Jack. | |
Jack |
Vil-senpai..? I thought you were watchin' Silver-senpai... | |
Vil |
We were just taking a break ourselves. Silver went outside to get some fresh air.
While it's admirable you continuously give everything your best effort, it's also one of your worst traits. If you keep practicing nonstop and wear yourself out before the main event, it would only put everyone out. | |
Jack |
But... | |
Vil |
Come to think of it... That's exactly what happened before.
I told you not to go training for that marathon out in the blizzard and you wouldn’t listen. You said that it was just a practice run, seeing that it might snow the day of. And then your body gave out the day before. Let’s see, when else... | |
Jack |
OK, I get it! I’m restin'! Just don’t tell more embarrassing stories from when we were kids. | |
Rook |
Fufufu. Impressive as usual, Vil. You knew exactly how to get Jack-kun to settle down. Though I wonder if you wouldn't mind telling me more while we rest. I’m interested to hear what you both were like back then. | |
Jack |
Ain't nothin’ interesting to tell. We only went to the same school for a year or two. | |
Vil |
Ara, are you sure? I can think of quite a few stories. Like how you used to turn down playing tag with friends, saying you weren’t into "kids’ stuff" like that, then go workout… | |
Jack |
I don’t really remember… Besides, what’s so interesting about that? | |
Vil |
Plenty. From where I stood that “workout” looked an awful lot like just climbing some trees. | |
Rook |
Ooh, indeed that does strike me as the kind of thing Jack would do. I’d love to hear more! | |
Jack |
Man... Alright, I’ve got one about Vil-senpai...
One time the snow really came down and the two of us played in it the next day. Made this huge sculpture out of snow. | |
Vil |
Ah… We did, didn’t we. I remember it well. | |
Rook |
Sounds like a charming story. What did you make? | |
Vil |
A real throne you could sit on. Naturally it even had all the proper ice decorations. | |
Jack |
For as much as he's boastin' here, Rook-senpai, I did almost all the work. The snow was soft and fresh; you wouldn’t believe how hard it was packin' enough of it to sit on... | |
Vil |
I came up with the design, didn’t I? Plus I helped you with the decorations. | |
Rook |
Indeed, another likely story. I can picture it clearly in my mind. | |
Jack |
What else… We both took stuff like skiing and snowboarding for our extracurriculars. | |
Vil |
I was only a beginner, but Jack taught me how since he was so good at it. | |
Jack |
Yeah but I didn’t show you much before you already had it mastered. Wasn’t a whole lot for me to teach you. | |
Vil |
I’d already been doing core strengthening training, which apparently worked well for the kind of balance skiing and snowboarding require.
Likewise, you should be able to master the core body strength necessary for walking the runway in no time... What did you think when you observed him before, Rook? | |
Rook |
He did a wonderful job. He possesses great athleticism and being a hard worker, the instruction seems to have paid off.
He's still having a bit of trouble, but with a little more practice his runway walk should be perfect. As far as his expression goes, it's beautifully wild and fierce. I'm sure the faeries will find it just as charming. | |
Jack |
Y-You think so? Can't really say I felt any of that myself but... | |
Rook |
It's often hard to get a feel for it yourself. Truthfully speaking, I'd say you've improved quite a lot, Jack-kun.
I've got it. How about we give Vil a progress report by having him observe your walk? I'm sure he'd agree with me. | |
Jack |
Right! In that case, here goes.
So... How did I do? | |
Vil |
Not bad at all. With a few more lessons I think I'll have you and Silver practice together and we can finish ironing everything out. | |
Jack |
You really mean that?! Uh, not that I think you'd just pay me an empty compliment or nothin' but…
I did notice feelin' more relaxed when I did the walk just now compared to before. And I avoided overdoin' it, probably thanks to that little breather we had... I appreciate it, Rook-senpai. | |
Rook |
The pleasure was all mine. I enjoyed our interesting chat. | |
Jack |
Alright! Just gotta keep it up, and then I'll give 'em a show that neither Silver-senpai or Ortho-kun will be able to beat. | |
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