Sakyo Furuichi - Onto the Morning Glories, Again and Again R - Backstage: Morning Glory Observation

Part 1
Scene: Ginsenkai house
Sakoda Over here, Aniki!
Senior Yakuza Sorry for puttin' this on you when you're already busy.
Sakyo It's not a problem at all... Hm? Ichika came with you, too?
Ichika ... Yeah.
Senior Yakuza So, I told the boss already, but my dad had an accident, y'see.
Sakyo An accident...?
Senior Yakuza Yeah, far as I know, he can't move around much. Because of that, I really have to go stay at his place for a while.
Senior Yakuza So, I wanted you to take over some things while I'm gone.
Sakyo How long do you plan to be away for?
Senior Yakuza As of right now, a week or two.
Sakoda Is Ichika going with you, too?
Senior Yakuza Yeah. She's about to start summer break anyway, so I thought I'd take her with me.
Ichika Uncle Sakyo, I wanted to ask you for something while I'm gone, too.
Sakyo What is it?
Scene: Ginsenkai house, veranda
Ichika ... This.
Sakyo Morning glories?
Sakyo (The flowers don't really look to be in great shape, though...)
Ichika While we're on summer break, we're supposed to watch them and keep a record of them, but I can't take mine to Grandpa's house, so...
Sakyo So you want me to take care of them until you're back?
Ichika Yeah. Please water them every day.
Sakyo I will.
Ichika Yay, thanks!
Sakyo BUT, I don't know all the details about taking care of plants. If it wilts, I better not hear any complaints.
Ichika It's okay. I know you'll take good care of it, Uncle Sakyo.
Sakyo ... You're overestimating me.
Senior Yakuza Sorry again for asking you for something so tedious.
Sakyo Not at all.
Senior Yakuza It seems like those morning glories weren't doing so well even when they were growing in her school.
Senior Yakuza I know you're busy, too, so it's fine to just take care of ‘em enough that they don't die.
Sakyo Understood.
Sakyo (Though, if it's going to need watering every day, I can't just leave it here, either.)
Sakyo (If I'm taking it to the dorms, maybe I'll ask Tsukioka why the flowers aren't doing well.)
Scene: Mankai courtyard
Sakyo ... For now, I think I'll put it here.
Tsumugi Oh, Sakyo. What are you doing with those morning glories?
Sakyo I'm holding onto them for a senior's daughter.
Sakyo They had to go to his parents' home all of a sudden, so she asked me to take care of them while they're away.
Tsumugi Oh, I see.
Sakyo As you can see, though, they don't look so great. You have any idea why that might be?
Tsumugi Hmm, if I had to think of something, I'd say maybe it didn't get enough fertilizer, or maybe too much sun...
Tsumugi Also, the soil is dry, so it's possible it wasn't getting enough water, too.
Sakyo I see. I'll keep those things in mind.
Tsumugi If you're okay with it, should I take care of the morning glories while I'm caring for the flowerbeds, too?
Sakyo ... No, it's okay. I'm the one they asked to do it. I want to try doing it myself first.
Sakyo If the flowers stay like this or get worse, though, please do give me advice again.
Tsumugi Got it. If anything comes up, you can ask me about it anytime.
Sakyo Will do. Thanks.
Sakyo (If getting too much sun is no good, either, I should try to put it somewhere that doesn't get too much sunlight.)
Sakyo (Also, I should keep a record of the plant's state so Ichika doesn't have any trouble when she's back.)
Sakyo (Let me go back to my room and get a notebook.)
Fade to black
Sakyo The soil is... dry. The first thing I'll do is water it.
Sakyo (Let me log the date and time I'm watering it, too.)
Part 2
Scene: Room 106
Azami (I can still use this lipstick. ... This one's almost out, though.)
Phone buzzes
Azami Hm? Ken's calling...?
Phone beeps
Azami Hey.
Sakoda "Oh, there you are! Azami, is now good?"
Azami Now's okay, but... what's up?
Sakoda "I had a li'l favor to ask..."
Azami A favor...?
Scene: Mankai courtyard
Sakyo (I should water this before I head out for work.)
Camera shutter sound
Sakyo (... Hm? Was that the sound of a shutter?)
Sakyo There's no one around...
Sakyo (... I must have imagined it. Let me write down the specifics of the watering just now.)
Sakyo (That reminds me, Tsukioka also said he thought a lack of fertilizer might be at fault here.)
Sakyo (Maybe I'll try heading to the garden centre when I have free time at work.)
Fade to black, scene: Mankai courtyard, nighttime
Sakyo (... It really got late before I could get back.)
Sakyo (The morning glories' soil is... still a bit damp. I can probably go without watering it tonight.)
Sakyo (Instead, let me add some of the fertilizer I bought today to the pot.)
Sakyo ... Is this how you do it?
Camera shutter sound
Sakyo That shutter sound again? ... But there's no one here.
Sakyo (Oh, well, must be Miyoshi or someone taking pictures somewhere. Let me record the date and time that I added this fertilizer.)
Scene: Mankai courtyard, daytime
Sakyo (Water the plant, record the date and time...)
Camera shutter sound
Sakyo ... Hm? It's that shutter sound again.
Tsumugi Sounds like someone's taking pictures, doesn't it?
Sakyo It's probably the Summer Troupe again.
Tsumugi Hehe, it could be. Anyway, the morning glories look so much brighter now.
Sakyo Now that you mention it, the petals do have more color than when I first brought them here.
Sakyo (The stems seem sturdier, too, so it looks like it's blooming more elegantly than before.)
Sakyo Must be because of the fertilizer.
Tsumugi I don't think that's all there is to it.
Tsumugi You've been watering it diligently every single day...
Tsumugi And you've been making sure it doesn't dry up, gets just the right amount of sunlight, and been extremely careful about every last detail when taking care of it.
Tsumugi I think that's why the flowers have perked up so much.
Sakyo ... All I'm doing is what was asked of me.
Phone buzzes
Sakyo ... Hm? A call?
Sakyo Yes?
Senior Yakuza "Furuichi, sorry for calling you so early in the morning."
Sakyo No need to apologize. Did something happen?
Senior Yakuza "We'll be coming back the day after tomorrow, so could you bring the morning glories we left with you over?"
Sakyo I will.
Sakyo (Has it been two weeks already? I'd better return these to Ichika.)
Scene: Mankai courtyard, nighttime
Sakyo ...
Sakyo (These morning glories started out looking so poorly...)
Sakyo You've grown so elegant...
Camera shutter sound, fade to black, scene: Ginsenkai house
Sakoda Aniki took care o' the morning glories like this every single day!
Ichika Whoa...! Look at Uncle Sakyo watering them!
Senior Yakuza Huh. So he was bein' that careful takin' care of ‘em.
Sakoda Here's him adding fertilizer to it! And here he's recordin' everything in a notebook!
Sakyo ...
Sakyo (Wait, were those shutter sounds...?)
Sakyo ... Sakoda. Wanna tell me about those pictures?
Sakoda A-aniki?!
Sakoda S-s-sorry! Truth is, I asked Azami to send me pics of you taking care of the morning glories, so he did!
Sakyo Jeez, so then that shutter sound I kept hearing was Bon.
Ichika Ah, my morning glories! Huh? They look so healthy!
Ichika So if I take care of them like in the pictures, they'll stay healthy like this?
Sakyo Yeah. If you follow what I wrote in this notebook, you can take care of them properly. I also wrote down a few things to be careful with.
Ichika Is it okay for me to have this?
Sakyo I only put it together in the first place because I thought you'd need it for your observation journal.
Ichika Thank you!
Sakyo Take care of them properly until the end.
Ichika I will!