P4GR: The Social Links
Macy Leopardi for Yumi Ozawa
Yumi Ozawa, a passionate actor in the drama club at Yasogami High. She initially comes off as a happy-go-lucky girl who is able to excel at any role given to her. After an incident with her family, this perception of her begins to crack down.
Have fun with this one. The first line takes place BEFORE the incident, so it should come off as happy and exciting while also foreshadowing what is to come with her. The second is in the middle of her turmoil with the situation befalling her. And the third is in the event following after its climax.
"Acting is fun, isn't it? When you're acting, it's like you can take on the life of another person. Not just yourself. Not some Yumi Ozawa... But another life to live... I don't need lights. I don't need costumes. All I need is a role to play. All I need... is to not be me... Oh, sorry, if I keep talking, you'll end up forgetting your own lines, huh?"
"When I come see him... He wakes up... He should be in a lot of pain, but he won't take his medicine because he says it puts him to sleep. He says... because he doesn't have much longer... He wants to stay awake as long as he can... So he can see Mom and me... ...He's so stupid."
"I'm thinking about finding answers to the questions I had before... To 'bear good fruit...' What can I do? What must I do? I hated him... I despised him... But he was my one and only Dad... He and Mom are the ones who gave me life... Then... What can I do for the people who gave me this life? For the people who have supported me? I've been thinking about it all this time... I think I was using acting as a way to hide from the world. To me, the plays were where I could live a different life. Where I wouldn't have to look at my own sadness... I don't know what I can do, but I'm going to find out. I'm not going to run from my own life anymore. After all, I'm the only person who can live it. So... As of today, I'm quitting the drama club."
