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Sage Skyfall | Character Story 1

Sage: Whew, got another good workout in today...

???: Give me a break, will you?! You've just been making me do the same damn thing over and over again...!

Sage: ?!

(W-Whose voice was that just now...? It was coming from the training room—)

Akira: For crying out loud, get off my case, Brad!

Brad: Whatever. You can yell all you want, but I’m not letting you stop until you try that move again.

Akira: Ngh... Oscar would let—

Brad: Oscar would let you off the hook, hmm? I hate to break it to you, but I'm not Oscar.

I guess I have no choice. I'll demonstrate for you, so watch and learn. Here I go—

Sage: (Woaaaaah, Brad-san is teaching!)

(He's as cool as I remember. I saw him all the time when I was a Rookie, but I haven’t really had the chance lately.)

(Hehe, he may be as awesome as ever, but he’s just as relentless, too. Go get 'em, Akira-kun!)

Bianchi: My, if it isn't Sei-chan. What might you be doing here?

Sage: Bianchi-san!

Bianchi: Looks like something's going on in the training room... Oh, Brad-san is teaching, is he?

Sage: That's right. It's the first time I've seen him in a while, so I ended up spectating.

Bianchi: You really like Brad-san, don't you, Sei-chan?

Well, I suppose it isn't just Brad-san, now is it? You love all heroes.

Sage: Yeah, I do. Everyone has their own appeal, so I really love and respect everyone.

I want to learn from a bunch of heroes and absorb as much as I can.

Bianchi: Fufu, I certainly don't know as much about Brad-san as you do, Sei-chan, but I can 100% agree that he's charming! ♡

His face, his style, the way he holds himself... He's the total package and absolutely beautiful.

Sage: U-Um, you think he's that perfect?

Bianchi: I suppose you could say he's my ideal Ken doll! ♪

He's never given me the OK so far, but one of these days I'm going to dress him up to my hearts' content in outfits I made!

Sage: That’s some ambition you have... So you’ve asked him before, then.

Bianchi: By the way, Sei-chan, are you headed back to the gym?

Sage: Oh, yeah, I was swimming at the pool just a bit ago. You headed there too, Bianchi-san?

Bianchi: I came to do some stretches and some light muscle training. Just enough to maintain my beautiful figure.

Don't you train pretty often, Sei-chan? It seems like I run into you every time I go to the gym...

Today's a day off, no? You should rest when you get the chance.

Sage: Ahaha, I'm resting plenty!

And anyway, this type of training is my way of resting... There are some things I can only do on my days off.

Bianchi: Is that so...

Then what do you do on your days off other than train, Sei-chan?

Sage: Umm... Other than training...

Oh, I go to the Helios Museum pretty often.

Bianchi: The Helios Museum...?

That's the museum that teaches you about HELIOS and Substance and Heroes, yeah? The one in Blue North...

Sage: That's the one. Not only do they have information about HELIOS and Heroes there, but you can also learn a bunch about the history of New Million as well.

Bianchi: Erm, is that actually any fun?

Sage: Yeah, it's a ton of fun! ♪

Bianchi: My, is that right...?

Well, people each have their own ideas of what's fun, so as long as you enjoy it, that's what counts.

Sage: I want to be a Hero amazing enough to get a special exhibit opened up in the museum!

It sounds kinda silly, but I've gotta work hard because I've got such a big goal...!

Bianchi: Fufu, indeed you do. So that's what it's like to do what you love for a job, huh...

Sage: Man, now I wanna go to the museum since we talked about it. I love the atmosphere there. Just going there is soothing.

There's still time until they close, so maybe I'll head that way after this—

Bianchi: Hey, Sei-chan. I’ll take you to the museum if you want, but would you mind tagging along with me today?

Sage: Huh?

Bianchi: It might not be as exciting of a place... but I wanna take you somewhere else I think you'll love. ♪

Sage: ...?

Sage: Whoaaa...!

Bianchi: I'm honestly a little embarrassed to give you this glimpse into my life...

But my sewing room is kinda like a museum in a way, right? ♪ [1]

Sage: This is amazing, Bianchi-san! There are so many outfits for Heroes here...!

Bianchi: Fufu, someone's excited. I've been wanting to show you this place for a while now.

Sage: C-Could this be the Halloween League outfit that Jay Kidman wore last year...?

And these are the outfits that the Miracle Trio wore for the Valentine's LOM!!!

Bianchi: I'm borrowing a bunch of old outfits to use as references.

Sage: Wow... just wow...!

Huh?! Hey, Bianchi-san, the one displayed here...

Bianchi: Ah, those are the Rookies' hero suits. I take their requests and modify them from time to time.

Sage: I see. I’ve been well taken care of from the time I was a Rookie, but this just goes to show me that I’m nothing compared to the people in the Design Department.

You've got your work as a Hero, but you do this kind of work on top of that. I have so much respect for you, Bianchi-san.

Bianchi: Ufufu, I could say the same to you, Sei-chan. ♪

Sage: Huh?

Bianchi: When I heard how devoted you are to being a Hero even on your days off, it made me think that I really have no room to talk.

Sage: R-Really...?

Bianchi: Let's both do our best! ♪ To start, let's see here... maybe I'll aim for Brad-san?

I’ll definitely get my chance to play dress-up with him!

Sage: Ahaha, I hope your dream comes true, Bianchi-san. ♪

As for me, maybe I'll try learning how to be more rigid and value efficiency like Brad-san.

We're not rookies anymore, but we still have plenty of room to grow.

Aaallrighty, let's get after it! ♪

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[1] Technically it's just called a "work room" (作業部屋) but "sewing room" makes much more sense based on what's in there.

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