Sket Dance 126

Reserved for TrinityBAKumA.

chp 126: Go forth! PeloCan Girl!

pg01:

INTRO TEXT:
What's this commercial?

TV:
PeloPeloPelollipop, PeloPelollipop!

TV:
PeloPeloPelollipop, PeloPelollipop!

TV:
Once you start...

TV:
You just can't stop!
HIMEKO:
Stop--!!!

BOSSUN:
Huh?
HIMEKO:
Did you see that, Bossun?
BOSSUN:
See what?
HIMEKO:
That. I recorded the Pelollipop Candy commerical just for this, y'know.
BOSSUN:
...right. Can I read my manga now?

pg02:

HIMEKO:
See, this girl didn't actually eat the lollipop.
BOSSUN:
Like I care!

BOSSUN:
Just shut up already! / What's with you all of the sudden anyway!
HIMEKO:
Watch carefully once more, idiot! / I'll rewind it, so pay attention, idiot!

TV:
PeloPeloPelollipop!

TV:
Once you start...
HIMEKO:
Here!
SFX:
*beep*

HIMEKO:
You see that mole at the corner of her mouth? / Right here.
HIMEKO:
Remember that. Now let's continue...

TV:
You just can't stop!
HIMEKO:
See, this girl doesn't.
BOSSUN:
Who cares!!

BOSSUN:
What the heck was that?! / Who the hell would care about that?!
HIMEKO:
I do! They obviously used a double! /
Why didn't the girl in the commercial eat the lollipop herself?!
BOSSUN:
Because she'll puke, duh! / That's not something a normal person can handle!
HIMEKO:
Then she shouldn't be advertising for Pelollipop Candy!

pg03:

HIMEKO:
Ahhhh-- I so would've ate it if it was me....
HIMEKO:
I should be the PeloCan girl!
BOSSUN:
Don't be ridiculous! You're not even a model, anyway!

SWITCH:
Himeko, I have good news for you.
HIMEKO:
Huh? What's up, Four-Eyes. / Say it.

SWITCH:
It seems like they're looking for any ordinary person to be the next PeloCan girl.
/ The audition's in a few days.
TEXT:
We're looking for a Pelollipop Candy Girl, aka PeloCan girl! If you're female and at least 14 years of age, we want YOU to be our next PeloCan girl!

SWITCH:
Since you love eating that Pelollipop Candy and your looks aren't half bad,
SWITCH:
I think you have a high chance of getting in. Want to give it a shot?

BOSSUN:
...

HIMEKO:
Eh, I-I think I'll pass...
BOSSUN:
Whatcha acting embarrassed for now?!

pg04:

HIMEKO:
My name is Onizuka Hime. I'm 17.
HIMEKO:
My favourite flavour used to be tako wasabi, but now it's fried oyster.

HIMEKO:
I've liked eating Pelollipops since I was 8. /
I eat 5 of them everyday, and I think I could eat a lot more.
HIMEKO:
I can recite the 47 flavours of Pelollipops in 30 seconds flat.

INTERVIEWER:
Hmm...

INTERVIEWER:
I have a question for you.

INTERVIEWER:
What is a Pelollipop Candy to you?

pg05:

HIMEKO:
It's just a phrase to me.
INTERVIEWER:
How profound! / You passed!

INTRO TEXT:
Our heroine / featured in a commercial!

pg06:

BOX:
A recording studio in the city.

BOX:
On the day of the shooting for the Pelollipop Candy commercial.

BOX:
The PeloCan girl this time, Onizuka Hime.
HIMEKO:
Pleasure to be working with you...
TEXT BESIDE BOSSUN AND SWITCH:
escorts.

pg07:

DIRECTOR:
Nice to meet you! I'm the director, Nishimura.

DIRECTOR:
You see, we're rather short of time, so we're just gonna do this quickly, alright? Good luck!

HIMEKO:
Th-Tha-Thanks....
DIRECTOR:
Umm... / You seem a bit tense, hmm.

DIRECTOR:
Relax, relax! / It'll be fine, don't be so stiff!
BOSSUN:
What's up with you, freaking out like that.
BOSSUN:
Even though you always make fun of me when I get nervous.
BOSSUN:
You've made it this far, don't run away now /
Rather, your makeup sure is thick. What are you, a kabuki* actress?
*TN: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki*

HIMEKO:
Shaddup!!!
BOSSUN:
Oomph!

HIMEKO:
Sorry, but i'll be going home now! Thanks for everything!
DIRECTOR:
Waitwaitwaitwait! / We haven't even started yet!
SWITCH:
Himeko really wants to be on television, right.
HIMEKO IN BOX:
This can go on TV.
HIMEKO IN BOX:
Really? Can I appear on TV with this?
BOSSUN:
Yeah... though she's so nervous now, she actually said she wanted to go home....

pg08:

DIRECTOR:
Alright, let me go over the flow of the commercial with you. /
Here's the scene cards.
DIRECTOR:
We're going with a refreshing feel for this.

DIRECTOR:
In Scene One, you'll be singing the theme song while strolling with the animals in the forests
SCENE CARD:
PeloPeloPelollipop, Pe *cut off here*

DIRECTOR:
Next, you'll be jumping on this trampoline.
SCENE CARD:
PeloPeloPelollipop, PeloPel *cut off*

DIRECTOR:
At "Once you start...", your back's facing the camera.
SCENE CARD:
Once you start...

DIRECTOR:
At "You just can't stop!", you turn around and give a smile.
SCENE CARD:
You just can't stop!

DIRECTOR:
And here the animals will have lines.
SCENE CARD:
One more! / Whoa, this is super good!

DIRECTOR:
And the last scene, you'll just ad-lib. Remember to mention our 3 new flavours!
SCENE CARD:
Now on sale!
DIRECTOR:
Got it?

pg09:

HIMEKO:
.....
HIMEKO:
Erm....

DIRECTOR:
Okay, let's go into rehearsal! / Actually, we don't have much time, so let's shoot this for real!
HIMEKO:
Huh? W-Wait! / Err... I'm strolling in the forest at first...
HIMEKO:
Next.. Wait, lemme think...
DIRECTOR:
Jump, trampoline, turn around, smile, ad-lib! Okay we're good!
/ Camera test! Okay, let's...

HIMEKO:
NOOOO!!!
DIRECTOR:
Fwmph!!

HIMEKO:
I said, wait!!
BOSSUN:
You can't hit the director!
HIMEKO:
I'm super nervous here! / Stop rushing me!
DIRECTOR:
Oh, sorry, sorry! / Eh? Did you just hit me?

DIRECTOR:
Let's see... / Go change into this for now.
HIMEKO:
I can't take this anymore, I'm so nervous I'm gonna puke!
/ I'm going home now, thanks for everything!
DIRECTOR:
Waitwaitwait, don't go anywhere!

pg10:

DIRECTOR:
wow! This is great!
DIRECTOR:
That's my PeloCan girl for you!

BOSSUN:
Erm...
DIRECTOR:
Hmm?

BOSSUN:
Why are we a raccoon and a rabbit...?
DIRECTOR:
This is really good!

DIRECTOR:
That's my PeloCan girl's sidekicks for you.
BOSSUN:
Who's the sidekick here, dammit! / What's with this costume!

DIRECTOR:
Actually, the child actors that were supposed to come suddenly couldn't make it.
DIRECTOR:
SOrry for the short notice, but can you two fill in? Thanks!

BOSSUN:
Er, erm...
DIRECTOR:
Huh? / Why are you getting nervous too?!

pg11:

DIRECTOR:
Alright, let's take it from the top! /
There's the forest background, just walk on the spot and sing energetically!
DIRECTOR:
"PeloPeloPelollipop, PeloPelollipop". Got it?

DIRECTOR:
Hime-chan, your nerves calmed down already?
HIMEKO:
Yes!
DIRECTOR:
Let's record the real thing now!

DIRECTOR:
Ready...
DIRECTOR:
3 / 2 / 1.../ Action!

HIMEKO:
PeloPeloPelOPeloPeloPeloPelo...
DIRECTOR:
CUUUUUUTTT!!!

DIRECTOR:
Uwah... That wasn't as smooth as I thought it would be...
DIRECTOR:
Cut, cut! What happened, Hime-chan?
HIMEKO:
Eh? What's wrong?
DIRECTOR:
Everything!

DIRECTOR:
Don't be so nervous! / You just went "pelopelopelopelo"!
DIRECTOR:
It's PeloPeloPelollipop, PeloPelollipop!
HIMEKO:
Oh, is that so... Er... PeloPelo...

DIRECTOR:
Don't be so stiff!
DIRECTOR:
Raccoon, please demonstrate.

BOSSUN:
PeroPeroPeroPenPenro...?
DIRECTOR:
This one's even worse!!

pg12:

DIRECTOR:
We can't air that kind of expression! / You guys are too nervous! What are you doing!
DIRECTOR:
Relax, relaaaaax!!

DIRECTOR:
Also, I ignored that for a while, but what is the rabbit doing?!
SWITCH:
Kibitsu Momoka's 2nd album, Momokan. Now on sale [star]!
DIRECTOR:
Don't advertise other stuff here! / It'll be a problem for us! You're too relaxed!

DIRECTOR:
This is bad... maybe we need to take five...
CREW:
Director, we're really running out of time, we need to hurry.

DIRECTOR:
Yeah, let's just move on for now.
DIRECTOR:
We could always autotune the singing. And hey, their nervousness really brings out the "ordinary person" theme.
/ Anyway, we have to shoot this. We can edit it as much as we need later.

DIRECTOR:
Next, this is the trampoline. Jump on it and sing, alright?
DIRECTOR:
Be energetic! Take it easy and let loose, alright?

DIRECTOR:
Everybody, OK?
DIRECTOR:
Now /
2... 1... Action!

pg13:

HIMEKO:
PeloPeloPelollipop,

HIMEKO:
Pelope... pop!

HIMEKO:
Beroberolipop,

HIMEKO:
PeloPeloPep-

HIMEKO:
Ah! Wait... I can't-

HIMEKO:
land properly!
DIRECTOR:
What's this commercial, man!

pg14:

HIMEKO:
Like hell I can do this! / A trampoline isn't something a beginner can jump on, dammit!
DIRECTOR:
Ah... My bad, sorry!
HIMEKO:
You try jumping on it! / Try singing at the same time too, I dare you!
DIRECTOR:
I said I was sorry!

CREW:
Director... What should we do?
DIRECTOR:
We can't possibly change it now! /
We'll just speed up and loop that bit. It'll work somehow.
CREW:
I dunno about that...
DIRECTOR:
There's nothing else we can do, can we. We're short of time.

DIRECTOR:
Alright! Let's move on to the next scene!
DIRECTOR:
This is the one where you introduce the new flavours, Hime-chan!

DIRECTOR:
You see, since this is the TV debut for all of you, we thought it'd be fun if you guys just move around and do whatever you like. /
Do any of you have something special you can do?
HIMEKO:
Something special?

HIMEKO:
...

HIMEKO:
I-I'm good at wielding a hockey stick.
DIRECTOR:
Wielding... A hockey stick?!

pg15:

HIMEKO:
Hang on, I brought my stick with me.
DIRECTOR:
Waitwaitwait! A hockey stick? I don't know about that...

HIMEKO:
Yah!
HIMEKO:
Hah!
DIRECTOR:
Uwah... You seem a little too comfortable using that...

HIMEKO:
...
DIRECTOR:
Do you actually know what commercial we're filming right now?!

HIMEKO:
This feels great.
HIMEKO:
I'll go with this.
SFX:
*clap*
DIRECTOR:
Are you sure?!

CREW:
D-Director! / We can't possibly have our PeloCan girl waving a stick about...
DIRECTOR:
Y-Yeah....

DIRECTOR:
Let me think... / How about we put a mask on her?
CREW:
On the PeloCan girl?! / Does that even work?!

pg16:

HIMEKO:
...
DIRECTOR:
Well... / Hime-chan,

DIRECTOR:
You'll have to mention the 3 new flavours / Do you still remember what they are?
HIMEKO:
Only 3?

HIMEKO:
Please don't underestimate me. I can recite every flavour from the 1st series! /
I came here to do just that, y'know.
DIRECTOR:
Waitwaitwaitwait!!

DIRECTOR:
3 is enough! / Listen to me!
HIMEKO:
No way. / I want to show how a PeloCan girl should be so crazy about Pelollipops.
DIRECTOR:
Please don't do that, you don't have to!
HIMEKO:
No way, I must.

HIMEKO:
Crab-miso, liver, century egg, blue cheese, eggplant, soft roe, durian, barley, sea cucumber,
margarine, oyster sauce, salmon roe,
DIRECTOR:
W-what in the world is this...
CREW:
This is definitely going to exceed 15 seconds.
HIMEKO:
salted fish, tako wasabi, mullet roe, dried mackerel, mackerel miso, mayonnaise tofu, vegetable juice,
seaweed vinegar, corned beef, leek, fermented sushi, bitter gourd chanpuru,

DIRECTOR:
Then... lessee... / We'll just speed up the voice only... / Oh I don't care anymore!

pg17:

TV:
Before that, a commercial break!

HIMEKO:
It's about time.
BOSSUN:
Yeah.

HIMEKO:
Ahh!! It started!
HIMEKO:
Kyaaaaaa I'm getting nervous!

TV:
PeloPeloPelollipop,

TV:
PeloPelollipop!
ALL:
...

pg18:

TV:
PeloPeloPelollipop,
TV:
PeloPelollipop!

TV:
Once you start...
TV:
You just can't stop!

TV:
Whoa, this is super good!

TV:
One mor- bleeeerggghhh...
TV:
Check out our new flavours!

TV:
Crab-miso, liver,
TV:
century egg, blue cheese,

pg19:

TV:
eggplantsoftroedurianbarleyseacucumber
TV:
*squeaksqueaksqueaksqueak*
*TN: It's the sound of Himeko's recital being sped up*

TV:
sQUeAKSqUEAkSQUeakSQuEaK
TV:
SQUEAKSQUEAKSQUEAKSQUEAK

TV:
Now on sale [star]!