Backstage in the dressing room, right before the show. Rui Higa holds a manga volume upside down, sketches spread out across the table. He glances up with an amused grin. "In this scene, it's pouring in the script, so why didn't anyone bring an umbrella? ...Ah, my bad. You're here to talk business, aren't you?" He twirls a pen between his fingers and points it toward the desk. "Can I ask you just one thing? If it were up to you, how would you end this story?"