Characters aren’t chosen——they walk in on their own. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsEmRmwuPk
From the moment their eyes met, reunion was inevitable.
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The audition meeting was supposed to be calm.
The director arrived an hour early.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkWumZISDQ
Art lead walked in with a box of prototype bunny ears.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqZWulSpbU
In the corner, the screenwriter sat half-dead, gnawing on an energy bar.
The manager had already sorted the candidates into four Excel tiers and reminded everyone:
“Today’s focus is on the character’s aura——not their looks.”
Then the door swung open.
The boss walked in wearing sunglasses, dragging behind a suitcase clearly packed for CP emergencies—romantic pairings he was way too obsessed with.
“I’m here to supervise. Personally.”
He sounded like he was about to launch a military operation.
“…You sure you’re not just here to emotionally manipulate us?”446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8EF4z3KJw
The director muttered under his breath.
The boss took off his sunglasses. His eyes were glistening.
“I just want to see the moment they reunite.”
No one responded.
The screenwriter quietly put away the energy bar and opened his laptop.
“If this fails, I’ll open a death route. Everyone. Dies.”
“No no no! I’ll behave. I promise.” The boss panicked.
The manager glanced at the time. “First actor’s here.”
Silence for two seconds.
The director straightened.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn0nWwemsu
The art lead pushed up her glasses.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUCRaJmow6
The screenwriter opened a new document:
“How Do You Act Like You’ve Met Before?”
The boss was already seated in the front row, solemn as a high priest.
Auditions——begin.
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The first bunny-role actor walked in wearing a fuzzy hat she brought herself.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcl6sIsvHf
She took her mark, then suddenly threw both hands into the air——
“You can’t do this to me!”
Three seconds of awkward silence followed.
The director flipped a page in the audition script.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZO2MLoY6d7
“We’re doing a scene from episode two today. The reunion in the back hills.”
“And uh… which scene were you performing, exactly?”
“Oh… sorry. Got too into it.”
The boss frowned.
The second bunny came from a dance background——446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI12na23AZy
She turned her head with such extreme flexibility it looked like her neck had no bones.
“I think…” the art lead muttered, sketching as she observed,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjzPn5RL9f
“…this bunny might be a little too flexible.”
The third walked in with a cool, distant expression446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkIIcnZVMe
She turned, nodded, and delivered her line:
“…You’re back.”
The director nodded.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLVjISiqa8
“Not bad. Feels grounded.”
The boss shot up from their seat.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3q48mrArv
“Wrong! No chemistry! How can she be this calm right now?!”
The screenwriter tried to explain.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyV4OwxRZkp
“It’s not calm——it’s emotional suppression. She’s holding it in.”
“That’s suppression?! I just feel like I can’t ship them!”
“…Okay, fine. I give up on character arcs.”
He shut his laptop. The director patted his shoulder in sympathy.
“Next one. Trying for the bunny role.”
The manager announced. No one responded.
She was the seventh of the day. Everyone’s eyes were starting to glaze over.
The girl stepped in, standard audition outfit on, hair loosely tied.
She lowered herself and lightly brushed her fingers across the synthetic grass mat.
No lines.
Then, she looked up——446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtECxqj93MG
gaze drifting gently into the distance.
“…You’re back?”
The words were soft.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WxMlwQCyk
But in that moment, the entire room fell silent.
Only breathing remained.
The director slowly sat up.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQ1PwT0wXg
The art lead’s pen froze in mid-air.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6Cqx9MZHw
The screenwriter hit the save key without realizing it.
The boss, eyes wide——
“That’s it. I ship them.”
The director cleared his throat.
“…Alright. She stays.”
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“Next, we’re testing for Xi-Yu. With the bunny.”
The manager spoke.
Several candidates took turns stepping in.
The first had a solar-system-level smile,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9jtDY6vSS
but once she hit her mark, she delivered her lines like she was reciting from flashcards.
The second walked like she was on a runway.
The third actor turned to look at the bunny ——446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvmTOKeQzS
and froze.
Not because it was quiet.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡox6SnHrFZU
Everyone was waiting.
But the bunny was still crouching, head slightly raised.
Xi-Yu stood there, body leaning in just a little.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmh3QdM943x
They simply looked at each other.
The director didn’t call cut.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLhk5rOVRh
The screenwriter didn’t type.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnYm2L0lZY
The art lead didn’t sketch.
The manager slowly lifted their hand off the earpiece.
The boss’s eyes shimmered, and a smile crept across their face before they could stop it.
The director finally spoke.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKjlktrr1B
“…Okay. It’s them.”
No one objected.
“I can write them.”
“I want to draw them.”
“Honestly, it’s almost illegal putting them together.”
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just stamped their CP notebook like a maniac.
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The audition finally ended.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC03Npm5jt
Everyone exhaled at once.
They were here.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wvEA0qtd6
For real.
and then Add to home screen.