#ok also u can probably google manzai but its a japanese comedy style with two people

[shimzus]

@pontevoix​ : a starter for sugawara.  ❜  

“  ano… sugawara, have you already volunteered for something at the school culture festival?  ”  shimizu feels a bit awkward asking, but knows better than to look hesitant in this situation. she’s already walked the line too precariously by inviting him from his classroom into the hallway to talk with her, and to look visibly embarrassed while making this request would probably give people the impression that she was trying to confess to him.

she’s only feeling flushed because her request is unusual, and she’s still not sure if she can go through with her plans to participate in the culture festival herself, in front of lots of classmates. hitoka-chan had convinced her, reasoning that a third year needs to take advantage of her remaining time in high school to make memories, so she agreed. but perhaps that was just another instance where shimizu had been swayed by her cheerfully supportive kouhai and hadn’t thought things through.

purposefully, she avoids his eyes, knowing that what she says next—— or rather, how she explains herself—— will probably surprise him, and she’d rather not have to watch his reaction.  “  i’m looking for a partner to do manzai with… and you seem… boke-type.  ”

if he reads into it, it’s definitely not a compliment. what shimizu means to express isn’t that she thinks he’s an idiot, but that his sense of humor is more flamboyant than hers, which means he could be the right funny-man contrast to her straight-man. but on the surface, it does seem blunt. she can feel a few sets of eyes in the hallway turn to look their way, as if to confirm that the pretty girl in their grade actually said ‘boke,’ and to see who the lucky recipient of that word was.

“  i don’t want to perform in front of a big group, though,  ”  she holds up her hands, gesturing with her palms facing forward to convey that she can’t do crowds. sugawara must already know, though, so she drops the pose and says,  “  takeda-sensei’s homeroom class’s theme is an open mic for poetry and music, and it’s much smaller. he told me i could perform there instead of the main stage—— provided i can find someone who will do it with me.  ”