...I was one of those kids who always wanted to be an actor.
[Maki steps to the side to let more people past them. She looks over to the side, where festival stalls glow past the shrine building.]
Put everything I had into it, too. I was sending off letters and doing auditions since I was old enough to go into town on my own. Moved to the city once I could. I got into commercials, then some bit parts in shows and TV movies, while I kept myself afloat with odd jobs.
Then I ended up on a variety show with a bunch of other up-and-comers. Had to take some dares for the cameras. You know the deal. Stick your hand in this box. See which of the things in this room is made out of cake. Eat a live cicada.
I bailed. Chickened out of eating the stupid bug. Some idol did it instead. After that, callbacks dried up and casting directors stopped returning my calls. I wasted my dream over a bug, and now I gotta live with it.
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[Maki steps to the side to let more people past them. She looks over to the side, where festival stalls glow past the shrine building.]
Put everything I had into it, too. I was sending off letters and doing auditions since I was old enough to go into town on my own. Moved to the city once I could. I got into commercials, then some bit parts in shows and TV movies, while I kept myself afloat with odd jobs.
Then I ended up on a variety show with a bunch of other up-and-comers. Had to take some dares for the cameras. You know the deal. Stick your hand in this box. See which of the things in this room is made out of cake. Eat a live cicada.
I bailed. Chickened out of eating the stupid bug. Some idol did it instead. After that, callbacks dried up and casting directors stopped returning my calls. I wasted my dream over a bug, and now I gotta live with it.