The day of the shadowing 
The day of the shadowing
Kindergarten 
Kindergarten
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
Okay, everyone! Today, we have Ms. Honami Mochizuki and Ms. Emu Otori visiting us from Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy.
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: Okay, everyone! Today, we have Ms. Honami Mochizuki and Ms. Emu Otori visiting us from Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy.
Kindergartners: Hello!
Emu: Hellooo!
Honami: H-Hello...!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
I'm hoping that we get to have lots of fun together today! So, Ms. Honami, Ms. Emu, if you don't mind introducing yourselves one at a time.
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: I'm hoping that we get to have lots of fun together today! So, Ms. Honami, Ms. Emu, if you don't mind introducing yourselves one at a time.
Honami
M-My name is Honami Mochizuki. It's nice to meet all of you. I'm only here for a short amount of time, but I hope we can all be friends.
Honami: M-My name is Honami Mochizuki. It's nice to meet all of you. I'm only here for a short amount of time, but I hope we can all be friends.
Emu
I'm Emu Otori! I'm gonna do everything I can to have a really wonderhoy time with all of you today!
Emu: I'm Emu Otori! I'm gonna do everything I can to have a really wonderhoy time with all of you today!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
Thank you for those lovely introductions♪ Now, it's our turn to greet our guests! Ready?
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: Thank you for those lovely introductions♪ Now, it's our turn to greet our guests! Ready?
Kindergartners
Nice to meet you both!
Kindergartners: Nice to meet you both!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
Yes, excellent job!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: Yes, excellent job!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
Now, Ms. Honami, Ms. Emu, I'd like to start by having you get to know the children. And the best way to do that is to play with them!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: Now, Ms. Honami, Ms. Emu, I'd like to start by having you get to know the children. And the best way to do that is to play with them!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
After that, we'll be painting the wall outside!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: After that, we'll be painting the wall outside!
Honami: O-Okay...!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
So, everyone, let's try our best! If things turn out well, people who pass by and see your art may even praise you!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: So, everyone, let's try our best! If things turn out well, people who pass by and see your art may even praise you!
Kindergartner
Yeah! I can't wait to paint!
Kindergartner: Yeah! I can't wait to paint!
Honami
(This is it...! I can't help but feel a little nervous...)
Honami: (This is it...! I can't help but feel a little nervous...)
Honami
(However, I'm also aware that today is less about painting and more about having good interactions with all the children as a kindergarten teacher...)
Honami: (However, I'm also aware that today is less about painting and more about having good interactions with all the children as a kindergarten teacher...)
Honami
(So, I should do my best to get along with them!)
Honami: (So, I should do my best to get along with them!)
Honami
Alright, everyone, what shall we play first?
Honami: Alright, everyone, what shall we play first?
Kindergartner
I wanna play tag!
Kindergartner: I wanna play tag!
Emu
Yeah, tag sounds great! I'll be it first☆
Emu: Yeah, tag sounds great! I'll be it first☆
Emu
Let's see who's able to escape Ms. Emu!
Emu: Let's see who's able to escape Ms. Emu!
Kindergartner: No! Run!
Emu: Stop right there!
Honami
(Hehe. Emu's full of energy. The children also seem to be enjoying themselves very much.)
Honami: (Hehe. Emu's full of energy. The children also seem to be enjoying themselves very much.)
Kindergartner
Ms. Honami, I don't wanna play tag. I wanna read this picture book.
Kindergartner: Ms. Honami, I don't wanna play tag. I wanna read this picture book.
Kindergartner
Me too! Ms. Honami, can you read it for us?!
Kindergartner: Me too! Ms. Honami, can you read it for us?!
Honami
Hehe. Of course. Why don't we all form a circle so that we can all hear what happens?
Honami: Hehe. Of course. Why don't we all form a circle so that we can all hear what happens?
Honami
Anyway, I'll get started. A long, long time ago in a place far, far away...
Honami: Anyway, I'll get started. A long, long time ago in a place far, far away...
Several tens of minutes later 
Several tens of minutes later
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
Alright, everyone! Did you all get a chance to play with Ms. Honami and Ms. Emu?
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: Alright, everyone! Did you all get a chance to play with Ms. Honami and Ms. Emu?
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
Our next activity will be something that you all love very much. Drawing! Or in today's case, painting the wall to make it look like a zoo! So, let's do our best and paint us some wonderful animals!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: Our next activity will be something that you all love very much. Drawing! Or in today's case, painting the wall to make it look like a zoo! So, let's do our best and paint us some wonderful animals!
Kindergartners: Yeah!
Honami
(It's finally time...!)
Honami: (It's finally time...!)
Honami
(I'll be fine...! I just have to do what Ena taught me...!)
Honami: (I'll be fine...! I just have to do what Ena taught me...!)
Kindergartner
Hey, Ms. Emu! Let's draw some bunnies!
Kindergartner: Hey, Ms. Emu! Let's draw some bunnies!
Kindergartner
I wanna draw a bear! Can you show me how, Ms. Emu?!
Kindergartner: I wanna draw a bear! Can you show me how, Ms. Emu?!
Emu
Of course! Let's get painting right away by going brushy-brush-brush☆
Emu: Of course! Let's get painting right away by going brushy-brush-brush☆
Kindergartner
Wow, your bunny and bear are so cute!
Kindergartner: Wow, your bunny and bear are so cute!
Honami
(Emu's gotten off to a good start. Which means I also need to...!)
Honami: (Emu's gotten off to a good start. Which means I also need to...!)
Honami
What shall we paint first? Do you have any ideas?
Honami: What shall we paint first? Do you have any ideas?
Kindergartner
Hmm... A fox!
Kindergartner: Hmm... A fox!
Honami
Yes, a fox! Let's paint some together!
Honami: Yes, a fox! Let's paint some together!
Honami
We're painting foxes, so... We can start with a triangle for its face, triangles for its ears and... Done!
Honami: We're painting foxes, so... We can start with a triangle for its face, triangles for its ears and... Done!
Kindergartner
Yeah, it's a fox! That's so cool♪
Kindergartner: Yeah, it's a fox! That's so cool♪
Kindergartner
I wanna paint one too!!
Kindergartner: I wanna paint one too!!
Honami
(...! They recognized what I painted...!)
Honami: (...! They recognized what I painted...!)
Honami
(I'm so glad I asked Ena for her help...)
Honami: (I'm so glad I asked Ena for her help...)
Honami: Huh...?
Girl: ...
Honami
(That girl is over there all alone. Is something wrong?)
Honami: (That girl is over there all alone. Is something wrong?)
Honami
Hi there. Would you like to join us for some painting?
Honami: Hi there. Would you like to join us for some painting?
Girl
Painting's boring... And everyone always laughs at what I draw...
Girl: Painting's boring... And everyone always laughs at what I draw...
Honami: (Oh...)
Honami
(I think I understand. It's so easy to become scared of drawing after being laughed at just once...)
Honami: (I think I understand. It's so easy to become scared of drawing after being laughed at just once...)
Honami
(Then, it's all the more reason for me to paint with her...)
Honami: (Then, it's all the more reason for me to paint with her...)
Honami
(If she paints something that everybody likes, she may stop disliking art...!)
Honami: (If she paints something that everybody likes, she may stop disliking art...!)
Honami
I see... But I'd like to see what your drawing looks like, so why don't we try painting something together?
Honami: I see... But I'd like to see what your drawing looks like, so why don't we try painting something together?
Girl
I'm okay with showing you, Ms. Honami...
Girl: I'm okay with showing you, Ms. Honami...
Honami
Thank you. Is there a particular animal that you'd like to paint?
Honami: Thank you. Is there a particular animal that you'd like to paint?
Girl
A crocodile... Because they're cool.
Girl: A crocodile... Because they're cool.
Honami
(A crocodile... Thank goodness. That's one I've practiced...)
Honami: (A crocodile... Thank goodness. That's one I've practiced...)
Honami
Okay, let's paint some crocodiles!
Honami: Okay, let's paint some crocodiles!
Honami
(Crocodiles have long jaws and bodies... I can start by drawing a rectangular body...)
Honami: (Crocodiles have long jaws and bodies... I can start by drawing a rectangular body...)
Girl: All done!
Honami: Wait, already?
Girl
Yup! Look, Ms. Honami!
Girl: Yup! Look, Ms. Honami!
Honami
S-Sure. Let's have a...
Honami: S-Sure. Let's have a...
Honami
(Huh? Is this a crocodile...? I'm seeing a triangle pointed upwards joined to another one pointed downwards...)
Honami: (Huh? Is this a crocodile...? I'm seeing a triangle pointed upwards joined to another one pointed downwards...)
Kindergartner
What? You call that a crocodile?!
Kindergartner: What? You call that a crocodile?!
Kindergartner
You're so bad!
Kindergartner: You're so bad!
Girl
N-No, I'm not...! And it is so a crocodile!
Girl: N-No, I'm not...! And it is so a crocodile!
Honami
(Oh no... What do I do...?!)
Honami: (Oh no... What do I do...?!)
Honami
(If this continues, she won't want to draw ever again...)
Honami: (If this continues, she won't want to draw ever again...)
Honami
Um... What you drew is very lovely, but you can draw a simpler-looking crocodile by...
Honami: Um... What you drew is very lovely, but you can draw a simpler-looking crocodile by...
Honami
Drawing rectangles for its jaws and body... Circles on top for its eyes and... There!
Honami: Drawing rectangles for its jaws and body... Circles on top for its eyes and... There!
Kindergartner
Whoa! That's so cool!
Kindergartner: Whoa! That's so cool!
Kindergartner
It's a crocodile!
Kindergartner: It's a crocodile!
Girl: No, it's not...!
Honami: What?
Girl
That's not a crocodile!
Girl: That's not a crocodile!
Honami: B-But...
Kindergartner
Hey, you're not supposed to talk to a teacher like that!
Kindergartner: Hey, you're not supposed to talk to a teacher like that!
Kindergartner
After Ms. Honami drew a really good example too!
Kindergartner: After Ms. Honami drew a really good example too!
Girl: But... But...!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
Okay, let's all just settle down...! We're here to have fun and paint together!
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: Okay, let's all just settle down...! We're here to have fun and paint together!
Honami
(What do I do...?! I just wanted her to have fun while painting... But I made her feel worse...!)
Honami: (What do I do...?! I just wanted her to have fun while painting... But I made her feel worse...!)
Honami
(Also, why did she say that what I drew isn't a crocodile...?)
Honami: (Also, why did she say that what I drew isn't a crocodile...?)
Emu
Hm? Why's everyone arguing?!
Emu: Hm? Why's everyone arguing?!
Honami: Emu...!
Emu
Is everything okay? Did something happen?
Emu: Is everything okay? Did something happen?
Honami
I'm sorry, Emu... I... I made a mistake and...
Honami: I'm sorry, Emu... I... I made a mistake and...
Ena
Oh, looks like everyone's hard at work painting...
Ena: Oh, looks like everyone's hard at work painting...
Honami: Huh? Ena...?
Ena
Hello, Honami. I stopped by to see how you were doing.
Ena: Hello, Honami. I stopped by to see how you were doing.
Ena
And it seems that you ran into a bit of trouble...?
Ena: And it seems that you ran into a bit of trouble...?
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher
Oh? Is she a friend of you two, Ms. Mochizuki...?
Attractive Kindergarten Teacher: Oh? Is she a friend of you two, Ms. Mochizuki...?
Honami: Y-Yes...
Honami: So...
Ena
I see... And she said that what you drew isn't a crocodile...?
Ena: I see... And she said that what you drew isn't a crocodile...?
Honami
Yes... I didn't know what to do after that...
Honami: Yes... I didn't know what to do after that...
Ena: Right...
Ena
(I thought that I needed to tell Honami first...)
Ena: (I thought that I needed to tell Honami first...)
Girl: *Sob*
Ena
But it looks like I came at the perfect time...
Ena: But it looks like I came at the perfect time...
Honami: Huh?
Ena
Honami, can you show me the crocodile that girl drew?
Ena: Honami, can you show me the crocodile that girl drew?
Honami
Oh, um... It's right here!
Honami: Oh, um... It's right here!
Ena
This? Okay, now I understand...
Ena: This? Okay, now I understand...
Ena
Hi, can you tell me more about your drawing...?
Ena: Hi, can you tell me more about your drawing...?
Ena
I actually really like what you've painted!
Ena: I actually really like what you've painted!
Girl: What?
Kindergartner
What are you talking about? It looks so bad...
Kindergartner: What are you talking about? It looks so bad...
Girl
See? They're all saying how bad it is! Lying to me isn't gonna make me feel better!
Girl: See? They're all saying how bad it is! Lying to me isn't gonna make me feel better!
Ena
I'm not lying. I mean...
Ena: I'm not lying. I mean...
Ena
This is its mouth, right? It's open wide like it's about to eat something.
Ena: This is its mouth, right? It's open wide like it's about to eat something.
Girl: ...!
Honami & Emu: What?
Girl: You can tell?
Ena
Yes. You did a nice job of painting a cool crocodile.
Ena: Yes. You did a nice job of painting a cool crocodile.
Ena
(Well, if I'm gonna be honest...)
Ena: (Well, if I'm gonna be honest...)
Ena
(Wait, this drawing... At first, I had no idea what this was...)
Ena: (Wait, this drawing... At first, I had no idea what this was...)
Ena
(But I'm starting to see an elephant and its individual parts! Now I get it, Honami...!)
Ena: (But I'm starting to see an elephant and its individual parts! Now I get it, Honami...!)
Ena
(This must be its ears... Here's its nose... It probably wasn't intentional, but the way she drew everything is really interesting.)
Ena: (This must be its ears... Here's its nose... It probably wasn't intentional, but the way she drew everything is really interesting.)
Ena
(Honami's drawing taught me that these sorts of art styles have their own unique qualities...)
Ena: (Honami's drawing taught me that these sorts of art styles have their own unique qualities...)
Kindergartner
A crocodile with its mouth wide open...? Yeah, I guess so...
Kindergartner: A crocodile with its mouth wide open...? Yeah, I guess so...
Ena
I know. It's a little scary, but your crocodile might look even cooler if it had some sharp, pointy teeth.
Ena: I know. It's a little scary, but your crocodile might look even cooler if it had some sharp, pointy teeth.
Girl
Yeah, you're right! I'll try painting some!
Girl: Yeah, you're right! I'll try painting some!
Girl
Oh, and... The one I saw at the zoo was eating this big block of meat!
Girl: Oh, and... The one I saw at the zoo was eating this big block of meat!
Ena
Hehe. It sounds like you really enjoyed seeing that. So, let's try adding that in too!
Ena: Hehe. It sounds like you really enjoyed seeing that. So, let's try adding that in too!
Girl
Okay! Teeth and meat...!
Girl: Okay! Teeth and meat...!
Honami: Oh...!
Emu
Wow! It really looks like a crocodile's mouth now!
Emu: Wow! It really looks like a crocodile's mouth now!
Kindergartner
But you can't really tell that it's a crocodile just by looking at it! That means it's still bad!
Kindergartner: But you can't really tell that it's a crocodile just by looking at it! That means it's still bad!
Kindergartner
Really? I think it's cool!
Kindergartner: Really? I think it's cool!
Ena
Next, let's try giving it some more color! Which ones would you like to use?
Ena: Next, let's try giving it some more color! Which ones would you like to use?
Girl
Purple! It looked kinda purply when it came out of the water!
Girl: Purple! It looked kinda purply when it came out of the water!
Ena
Sounds good! Then, let's paint it purple!
Ena: Sounds good! Then, let's paint it purple!
Honami
Wow... It's coming to life with each brushstroke...
Honami: Wow... It's coming to life with each brushstroke...
Honami: Oh...
Len
I think you should just draw however you like. Isn't that what art's really all about?
Len: I think you should just draw however you like. Isn't that what art's really all about?
Honami
Yes, that's exactly right...
Honami: Yes, that's exactly right...
Ena: (Yeah...)
Ena
(Technical skills can help turn your ideas into art.)
Ena: (Technical skills can help turn your ideas into art.)
Ena
(But what makes your art appealing to others is...)
Ena: (But what makes your art appealing to others is...)
Girl
There! My crocodile looks even cooler now!
Girl: There! My crocodile looks even cooler now!
Ena
(That spark. The desire to express who you really are.)
Ena: (That spark. The desire to express who you really are.)