SS ー Summer Short Story (GOAT)

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Color: "To end things on a good note, GOAT will hold its annual sparkler competition!"

Snow: "Annual? What do you mean?"

Joe: "This is the first year I hear about it......"

Color: "We'll make it a tradition starting right now! Today is our first!"

Owl: "Since it's a competition, I'm assuming there are rules and a prize, right?"

Color: "We all light our sparklers at the same time, and the one whose sparkler goes out last..."
Nurse: "What's he gonna get?"
Color: "I'll sing his praises to the skies!! Heh~~!"

Spider: "What exactly do I get out of it? Am I gonna get a pay raise?"
Joe: "It will boost your self-esteem... Perhaps it will have a positive effect!"

Spider: "Aren't you the one always sussin' out compliments?"

Joe: "I admit that constantly looking for a hidden meaning no matter what people say is ugly of meー"

Owl: "The whole preamble is getting long, let's just get to the point."

Snow: "I'll give each one."

Spider: "Have y'all gotten one?"

Color: "This is supposed to be a fond summer memory, but why does it feel like you're dying to wrap things up? Whatever, let's just do it!"

Joe: "I'm a bit concerned about the hefty wind, but, everyone, get closer to the fire...... 3, 2, 1ー"

Owl: "Go!"
 

Fizzー

Spider: "............Ah."

Color: "Spider falls behind due to the strong wind."

Owl: "You look so happy, Color―― Ah."

Joe: "Aaah, because of the wind Owl has alsoー Uuuh...... What am I to do? I am so shocked that I am not in last place that my hands... my hands are shaking... Hot!"

Spider: "Aand you just sabotaged yourself."
Owl: "The only ones left are Nurse, Snow, and Color."

Nurse: "Wanna come closer, Snow? You can use me to block the wind."
Snow: "Ah, sure. Wait, but wouldn't that be unfair?"

Spider: "... There's a cute one in that group."

Color: "Huh? Which one?"
 

Drop.
 

Color: "What. It's just a group of people walking their dogs, stop misleading me! Wait, nooo!"

Owl: "Don’t blame us for your mind being in the gutter."

Joe: "It's Snow versus Nurse now. I f- feel a bit shakyyy~"

Nurse: "Oh, the wind's picked up again."

Snow: "Ouch. I think something got in my eye..."

Nurse: "What's wrong? Lemme check."

Owl: "I take it Nurse has forfeited?"

Spider: "Like who cares, really? He lost the moment he put it out."

Nurse: "......  You look fine, but it's hard to tell with such a poor lighting. Let's go somewhere with more light."

Joe: "Yes, do that. One cannot be too careful."

Owl: "I'll take care of the fireworks in the meantime."

Spider: "I'm comin' with you."

Joe: "I'm going to get some drinks from the convenience store before it gets too late."

Color: "Huh? Are we calling it a night?"

Joe: "Color, do you want to go together?"

Color: "Yup!"