I paid my first visit to shrine of the year at Hikawa shrine in
Motoazabu in the morning as every New Year, and arrived the theater
30 minutes before the performance begins. The theater was already
open, and there were lines of people waiting to enter the theater.
The goods counter was so crowded that little children couldn't see
the goods.
I intended to choose goods after putting my baggage on my seat.
But I was disappointed to find that we couldn't enter the auditorium
though we could enter the theater. Because of that, the small lobby
was very crowded. I wondered if it was a mistake or planned.
It seemed troublesome.
I bought a set of 2 CDs - "Memorial Album of The Musical 8" which
contained the numbers of this musical and "Best Songs Collection"
which has been notified in the fan thanks event - (6090yen) and a set
of the pamphlet and the official guide videotape (3500yen).
Though there were so many people that I couldn't see other goods
well, there were stationery (celluloid boards, notebooks and so on),
mascot straps, 500th memorial medals, handkerchiefs printed with
Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon, plastic cups, lunch boxes, sets of
chopsticks and a chopstick case, desk calendars printed with pictures
of Anime and photos of the cast, minicollection dolls (Eternal Sailor
Moon, Sailor Chibi Moon, 4 inner senshi sets, 4 outer senshi sets,
dress sets for the dolls) and so on.
Votive tablets with monochromatic picture of Anime were also sold
after a long time like the New Year. Oh God! I should not have paid
my first visit to shrine of the year today but after watching the
musical. If so, I could dedicate that votive tablet. (I'm sure that
we can see lots of that votive tablets hung at Hikawa shrine after
tomorrow.) That votive tablet was 300yen, and it had a instant
lottery in which you could win a watch with a photo of the cast.
"Memorial Album of The Musical 8" includes lots of rerecorded
numbers because this musicl is based on the musical of "Sailor Moon
S". But the theme song of this musical "FIRE" is really rhythmical
and nice. KOSAKA Akiko makes nice numbers every time.
In "Best Songs Collection", KASAHARA Ryuji and MOCHIZUKI Yuta act as
M.C. and introduce each number. The M.C. is must-listen. The official
guide videotape includes the scene of the recording of the M.C.
The pamphlet includes two new illustrations of TAKEUCHI Naoko and
messages of congratulations from former casts as 500th memorial. All
of former casts including the cast of 1st stage and performers who
appeared only once give messsages. I feel nostalgia. Of course, the
pamphlet includes annual New Year's greeting cards from the current
cast.
Other stories which catch my eye in the pamphlet are the notice of
the summer musical and that of the audition. They are looking for
the performers who play Chibiusa and Sailor Saturn,
of course (People have said that GUNZI Ayano (as Chibiusa) and MITA
Mao (as Sailor Saturn) hand over their roles to new faces after this
musical). And they are also looking for the performers who play
Amazoness Quartet!! When "Sailor Moon Supers" was broadcast,
Amazoness Quartet was ignored in the musical. But they appear in the
next summer musical! This is a good news and hopeful.
I wonder if they end as the villains as in Anime or they are new 4
daemons who protect Sailor Chibi Moon as in Manga.
Oh, is it too early to talk about the summer musical before the report on the winter musical ends? But this musical ends in a form of "To be continued" though it comes to a settlement by and large, and the subhead includes the word of "Overture", so the summer musical may not be a mere revised edition of the winter musical but a sequel to it. I think those who are thinking of watching performances in the provinces of the summer musical and give up watching the winter musical may regret later.
It has become prolegomenous. The performance is nothing but exciting.
I felt excited and wanted to watch once more soon after I saw the
performance. It had been a long time since I had felt such excited
after watching the Sailor Moon musical.
The story contains various elements, and speculation of each villain
is complicated. So there may be scenes hard to understand. But KANBE
Miyuki (as Sailor Moon) performs very smoothly! She plays the most
natural "Usagi". She is very rhythmical and she zips. So the
complicated story is not garrulous nor boring.
Chimes before the curtain rises are the theme song of this musical
"FIRE". Warnings before performance are announced by Usagi. I feel
a little shrill voice of Miyuki is a little offensive to the ear.
But it might be because of the acoustics.
For a while after the curtain rises, KANBE Miyuki, EDO Hidemasa (as
Tuxedo Mask) and other actors seem to be in bad condition because of
tension of the first stage. But they gradually relax, and perform
very smoothly at act2. Miyuki's voice isn't a wheedling one
(characteristic of her?) like in the fan thanks event or in the
official guide videotape though we have worried about it. she says her
lines clearly.
The curtain rises, and it is Usagi's bedroom. I am deeply impressed
by Usagi's room which we have seen only in Anime events being
reproduced on the stage, though the bed is like a comic for girls.
Usagi's gaggy lines out to lunch crump one after another. Miyuki
lip-syncs in some scenes of her solo. But she seems to have very good
rhythm. She sings rhythmical songs and dances rhythmical dances
really rhythmically. I am likely to forget that this is her first
stage.
Using the songs, the episodes and the themes of the musical
"SailorMoon S", this musical includes the lines in "SailorMoon
Supers" - "Yumeyume utagau koto nakare, yumemiru kodomo no yume no
yume. (Never doubt dreams of dreaming children's dreams.)" and so on.
The story is based on "SailorMoon S" and "SailorMoon Supers". In
addition, Undead Corps led by Professor Tomoe and feelings of the
Count of Dracula on his wife and his daughter are mentioned in it.
It is a new story with the villains' deep views of the world.
MOCHIZUKI Yuta has become thin in the face. He might have dieted to
play the role of Dracula. He deepens the story and plays very gorgeous
role.
In this musical, all jokes are business of new DeathManecchars. So
KASAHARA Ryuji has been fired. ^^;
DeathManecchars play fake Haruka and fake Michiru as is customary to
make old fans laugh to tears.
Ryuji is putting his heart into berserker, the embodiment of
evil. (Of course, he never take off his clothes. We can expect a
burst of ad libs at the last stage very little.^^;)
When it is close to the end of the play, he wears clothes which seem
too warm, barking more dreadfully than when he played Chaos, he swings
a heavy long sword to whir, and runs around on the small stage of the
Sunshine theater. This scene is peculiar to Ryuji. He fits
his role so well that I wonder if this stage is produced for him. He
is sweating from playing passionately. Is it only me who associate the
patterns on the sheath of the sword (He told me it was "Sword of
Semail". ^^;) which reminds us of blue veins and red arteries with
visible blood vessels of his both arms built up? ^^;
WATANABE Teruyo (as Sailor Pluto) who is one of new faces doesn't
stand out well though there are glorious lines of her at one scene. I
feel it is a pity that her character isn't made full use of.
Yuta being transferred to the villain, Tuxedo Mask is free
from King Endymion's unnecessary support and returns to the role of
Usagi's lover and protecting Sailor Moon. So he is conspicuous on the
stage. I think Hidemasa plays more glorious role of Tuxedo Mask
than the 3rd or the 4th Tuxedo Mask.
But I feel his voice is little and lacks power at the duet of
"Gondola no koibito-tachi" (Lovers on the gondola) and the solo of
him. He may be tense with the first stage. With regard to
thoughtfulness to Usagi and tenderness like Mamoru, he seems more
tender and broad-minded than former Tuxedo Masks. I want him to learn
to express power as well with every performance.
The scene he says "I'll become a mirror if I die." is really
pathetic.
As for the villains, ladies of DeathNightmare are as voluptuous as ones in the musical of "SailorMoon S". It is needless to say about beauty and voluptuousness of KAWASAKI Miki (as DeathNightmare2, Le Fay). And ONO Kazuko (as DeathRamia) who is another lead villain attracts us with her skills in acting and her power which are worthy of the name of "the Shiki theatrical company" where she is from and with the beauty of her legs we glimpse sometimes. ^^;
At the end of the stage, Sailor Scouts beat the villains, and then the stage blacks out. We feel this musical is "To be continued." and that the summer musical is hopeful. I wonder if the Count of Dracula's daughter (or his wife) who didn't appear this time is the key person.
Oh, I forgot to write about New Year's calligraphic works. They were
displayed at the side of the lobby as they had notified in the fan
thanks event.
It was not competition between Sailor Pluto and Sailor Venus as the
notice. Pieces by some of the cast were displayed. They had written
unique words. (Reading carefully, they seemed to be spoiling the stage
materials.)
"Kinga Shin'nen" (A happy New Year) by Bandai Live Office. "HI Fire
Soul TAMASII" (FIRE Fire Soul SOUL) by Sailor Mars. "Kyuuketsu Baka
Ichidai" (Blood-sucking foolish lifetime) by Dracula. "Kyou-Senshi"
(Berserker) by KASAHARA Ryuji. "Kiyoku Tadashiku Hanayakani" (Purely
Rightly and Brilliantly" by KANZAKI Jun. "Bi no Senshu?" (Senshu(?) of
beauty) by INADA Nao. (She had written large characters in bold
strokes. They were steady characters though they were written in
kaisho. (Kaisho is similar to the printed form.) Did she say so on the
stage!?) "Shinkai no houyou" (Embrace of deep ocean) by ASAMI Yuka.
"Bara Ichi-rin" (Single Rose) maybe by EDO Hidemasa. "Otoko-michi"
(A Man's Way) by TAKAGI Nao. "Hakui * *" (White coat * *) (I forget
the last two characters.^^; It was a four-character word that was not
clear in meaning.) by Sailor Pluto. "Desupee" (It was written in
kanji.) maybe by DeathPee. "Oya-banare" (Independence from parental
influence) by DeathP (DeathPii?). (It seemed she was an excellent
penman though it was written in kaisho. Watching carefully, it said
next to her name "the fifth dan in calligraphy".)
It is already workday though it is during the winter vacation. So it
is not so noisy as the first day in front of the theater. We can enter
the theater and pass the goods counter smoothly.
The audience is mostly families with children. There are many
children around our seats. My daughter is glad that she can see far
into the stage.
Votive tablets limited to 1000 sheets are already running short. They
seem to be sold out today or tomorrow.
I'm planning to visit Hikawa shrine once more. So I buy two votive
tablets, one to dedicate to Hikawa shrine and one as memorial (as is
customary^^;). My daughter wins a watch with a photo of Sailor Moon
(The color of the band is yellow.) in the instant lottery when I buy
the second. Is my prayer at Hikawa shrine answered by Rei^^;?
As for the stage, Miyuki plays Usagi in the ripe way as on the first
stage, jokes of DeathManecchars are really cracking, and the other
actors dance very smoothly. I enjoy the stage laughing at the same
points as the first stage.
I've heard "Memorial Album of The Musical 8" every day since I bought
it. I've got quite addicted to Miyuki's nasal voice in "FIRE", "An
Evil Dream" and so on. I enjoy it with dances.
Count Dracula's heartrending sorrow comes across as I listen to
"Dracul Hakushaku no kodoku" (Count Dracula's loneliness). I love
this song sung by MOCHIZUKI Yuta and that scene.
This musical is based on "Sailor Moon S", so there are many good old
scenes. Above all, early version of Sailor Moon's costume is fresh,
bright and stands out. Of course, it seems to have been remade.
Costumes of Super Sailor Moon or Eternal Sailor Moon were getting more
and more brilliant, showier and showier. I feel the figure of Miyuki
in early costume with very little glittering is really fresh. It
reminds me of old costume of Anza.
I think this is the simplest and symbolic representation to show the
growth of Sailor Moon's power and heart.
And I write about somethings I noticed at the first stage but forgot
to write.
At the scene of the airport, names of airlines are funny. LofThansa,
Casai Pacific, Uniited Air Lines, Amerigon Airlines, Continantaru
Airlines, Kin'nikku and so on. Very funny.
Curtain call starts with DeathNightmare to the music of "FIRE". All
actors are skilled as I expected, and their actions are splendid and
delightful. Above all, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune stand out. One
of them runs out of stage left, and the other of stage right. They
pass each other, rush into the wings and one beckons the other. Sailor
Uranus beckoned on the first stage, but Sailor Neptune does today. Do
they do alternately?
Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury glare at each other belligerently,
somehow. The next moment, Sailor Mars pretends to strike Sailor
Mercury, and dusts off her on the shoulder. And Sailor Mercury taps
Sailor Mars on the shoulder.
Sailor Moon pretends to arrange her disordered hair. And after that,
she throws kisses all around the auditorium ardently. It is so arch
greeting that I can't believe this is her first stage (though she was
a little shy at the first day). It makes us smile.
The name of Count Dracula's daughter is "Bloody Danpier Dracul". He
would have named his son "Bloody Kresnik Dracul" if he had one. I
hear kresnik is a person who was born wearing white amnion. These
are interesting materials which make us want to study about the legend
of Dracula, the Middle Ages and so on, aren't they?
As for the stage, I can see all of the cast has got a lot of spunk
because this is the 500th performance. The audience, especially those
who are seated at the back of the left side react very well. They
burst into laughter at joke scenes, so actors get in better and better
condition. I hear there were some ad libs of DeathManecchars' jokes
and so on the day before. But the stage is wind up by the spunk of the
cast without ad libs. I can't help being devoted to the stage world
and bursting into laughter at jokes I heard many times.
Most of the seats are occupied by grown-up fans in the ground floor
of the auditorium (though there are a lot of children in the upstairs
auditorium). So I thought most of them were repeat guests, but I
wonder if a large part of the audience is those who see this stage for
the first time aiming at this 500th memorial performance though it is
more than ten days since the first day. I feel vividly that the
audience and the stage are reacting on each other. The tense
atmosphere is controlling the whole theater, and handclaps which occur
whenever most of the seats are occupied by grown-up fans
hardly occur. I can fully enjoy the story and the music.
Sense of unity of the stage and the audience is a part of the essence of Seramyu. But handclaps during the story goes sometimes break the sense. I think we had better not clap our hands but taste sound, music and songs during the performance. Isn't it better that we express our appreciation and support by clapping our hands as ardently as we can at the curtain call and encores of "La Soldier" etc after the curtainfall? (I also think we should be allowed to support the cast by clapping our hands when they seem to be in bad condition or we feel the stage is flagging.)
After the wonderful stage full of spunk, a double curtain call
particular to the 500th memorial performance takes place. (There isn't
one for the books until the second (special) curtain call. To stretch
a point, Miyuki doesn't pretend to arrange her disordered hair, and
she throws kisses more ardently than usual.)
"Solar Miracle Make Up" ends, the curtain falls temporarily, and then
the curtain rises BGM of "Densetsu Seitan" (The birth of the legend)
playing. 10 Scouts on active duty are standing in line and singing in
many lines of pink spotlights.
SAITO Rei and KAWASAKI Mao appear from stage right, MORINO Ayako and
HARA Fumina from stage left, and then OYAMA Anza from stage right.
Thunders of applause and cheers arise.
Anza wears a black coat and jeans. Fumina wears a short-sleeved
border T-shirt of yellow and black and black pants. Ayako wears a
black sweater and a gray skirt. KAWASAKI Mao wears a pink coat and
black pants. (You know, she has grown up.) SAITO Rei wears a lavender
two-piece dress. (I wonder if she has considered the color. It's like
her.)
Suddenly, music changes into "Chasin' After You". OKUYAMA Momoko and
ONO Hikari appear in uniform of Three Lights! The atmosphere changes
into that of Three Lights' recital in a twinkling.
Momoko wears an old version of Crossroads High School uniform of
boy's. Hikari wears a new version which glitters. It seems they have
rushed into borrowing the costumes. Momoko's uniform is baggy, and
Hikari's is too short. Furthermore, Momoko wears Professor Tomoe's
gray wig. ^^;
Both of them don't forget the old dance, and are in good condition.
The audience answers them by clapping. DeathNightmare joins as backing
dancers. When I'm fascinated by the dances, Berserk and Dracul appear
pretending to play bass guitars made of corrugated cardboard. (The
guitars seem to have been made in a hurry.) The atmosphere of the
theater reaches the climax.
MOCHIZUKI Yuta makes a speech. "Sailor Moon Musical has just reached the
500th performance. I am grateful to you that this is nothing but the
fruit of your eager support. 8 years. 250 days if we consider the
performances two times a day. One year is 365 days, so we have
performed five sevenths of one year....Oh, it isn't much^^;
I'm 32 years old now, so 8 years is one fourth. I have spent a
quarter of my life on this stage. It is much. (laugh)
Let's try hard to celebrate the 10th anniversary the year after next.
I'll try hard until the end too. Next is my wonderful old partner,
OYAMA Anza!"
Anza "Congratulations on the 500th performance.
Whoever expected Seramyu to continue for such a long time when the
first Musical was going on? (laugh) Please continue to support Seramyu
warmly."
Fumina - the second Sailor Moon "I haven't seen you since the fan
thanks event.....
500 times, it's a great number when we think about it. I was
surprised that you were supporting SailorMoon though Anime had ended
when I stood on the stage for the first time. I've already graduated,
but I am honored to have played for two years.
If I can appear in Seramyu again, I want to play Serenity. I may have
been rather childish (last time). I want to play as a grown-up woman
(next time).
But I want to support Seramyu in the same way as you do from now on."
Ayako "I'm the first Sailor Mercury, MIZUNO Ami - MORINO Ayako.....
Oh, I'm tense. I'm not good at speech like this, you know. (She isn't
refined, as usual. ^^;)
Congratulations on the 500th memorial performance. Please try hard to
continue Seramyu into 2001 with dreams, hopes and your power."
KAWASAKI Mao - the first Chibiusa "I was in the 2nd grade then, and I'm in the 7th grade now. (a stir among the audience) I want to continue growing with SailorMoon."
SAITO Rei - the second Sailor Pluto "Well, the 500th performance does
not ring a bell...
A lot of people have been concerned with SailorMoon during this 7
years. Old members are all working hard though their jobs have
changed. I hear one of them will get married next year. Keep order!
(laugh)
I think I should go on trying hard. All who have been concerned with
SailorMoon, let's go on encouraging each other to try hard."
(clapping)
OKUYAMA Momoko - Yaten "I'm overwhelmed by your excitement, and my
heart is pounding. So I call my partner."
ONO Hikari - Taiki "I'd rather have appeared in the 500th performance
than have seen it. (laugh) You are isolated. (meaning Momoko)" Momoko
"YOU are isolated." Hikari "I borrowed DeathManecchars' costume. It is
too short.^^;" Momoko "Mine is baggy. In addition, I borrowed
Professor Tomoe's (wig)." (laugh)
Hikari takes a stuffed toy Sailor Star Fighter out of somewhere, and
says "Seiya is also here." (laugh) Momoko "He dosen't come if there is
no reward." (laugh) They crack jokes one after another.
"Let's wind up with this gentleman"
KASAHARA Ryuji "Soaked with sweat, I'm Professor Tomoe, Undead Berserk
- KASAHARA Ryuji. This is the 8th series, and I have appeared since
the first series. But I went out to perfect my skill in the martial
arts for about two years in mid career. I've been always the
villain..., and I died so many times that I can say I'm Undead.
(laugh)
I'm happy to appear in the 500th memorial performance in a good place
of 2000.
Thanks to a lot of the staff behind the performance, we can stand on
this stage. Please clap Mr. Kashikura (stage lighting) who has
participated in all of the series. (clapping)
We have just taken only a step. I want to continue 1000 times or 2000
times."
At last, KANBE Miyuki - new Sailor Moon "Hearing my seniors' speeches, I decided to try harder and harder with enthusiasm. I want to shine more and more on this stage. Please support me." She speaks in a wheedling voice like in the fan thanks event.
At the end, "La Soldier" by all of the cast including the guests.
Choreography has changed from that of Anza's day. Anza and Ayako don't
seem to be moving their arms nor legs well. But I feel it is very
heart-warming. (To my surprise, KAWASAKI Mao keeps up with the dance.
I wonder if she has seen it by video or something.)
With the BGM of "Solar Miracle Make Up", the curtain falls in
thunders of applause.
I cite some ad libs I remember.
Everybody comes to wake Usagi from her oversleeping. At the scene
Minako falls down getting an electric shock by Makoto's lightning,
Minako collapses onto Haruka's chest. Haruka holds Minako in her arms
smiling wryly.
Chibiusa appears. At the scene Chibiusa and Mamoru grasp each other's
both hands and turn around each other to a tune, their hands unclasp
and Mamoru totters to fall on his rear end. (Oh. Isn't it an ad lib
but an incident^^;) At the scene Minako thinks the letter Chibiusa has
brought from the 30th century, which letter is a fake, might be
written in invisible ink and brings a desktop stove, Rei and Minako
warm their hands over the stove. They are hit on the heads by
everybody.
Usagi and Mamoru have a date at Inujiri Park. At the scene Usagi
presses Mamoru to kiss her saying that no one is watching them, Mamoru
says, "Do you think so? I feel lots of people are watching us."
Laughter arises anyway, but these are lines of Mamoru at SailorMoon S
musical. (EDO Hidemasa isn't refined to the end.^^;)
At the scene of DeathManecchars' theme song, DeathPaa is already
wearing the local ornament for act 2, and in addition, he is
enthusiastic to wear a waistcloth of silver lame. He turns up it to
show, and seems to have trouble to dance and fun. He swings his hips
more passionately than usual, and causes laughter well.
DeathManecchars' joke feature is originally directed to excite
DeathPii very much (too violently). So she can't be more excited than usual
though this is the last stage, as is a pity. She can cause laughter
well by criticizing someone in the Kansai dialect, so I want her to
have been usually moderate and burst in this last stage. In fact, I
feel her bawl is a wet blanket at the scene involved in the story if
I consider this feature good.
It was a great pity there wasn't Ryuji's ad lib in which Yuta was
involved, which scene is particular to the last stage of Seramyu and we
had expected very much. Ryuji had said he would do his best to liven up
the stage behind it. But many of you felt he had grown to be a great actor in
his knight-errantry of two years, didn't you?
The role of Berserk was very important. Violent berserker near the
end of the play was very powerful like Ryuji, and I think no one
except him could play the role. But he often danced at the back of the
stage though there were a good few scenes he danced powerfully. As a
fan, I felt it was a great pity his character wasn't made full use of.
They say the story of the summer musical will be brandnew. I want not
only Ryuji to act up fully as this time but also sincerely the staff
to give him the role in which he can't help ad-libbing^^;, the
direction under which he can show us his powerful sharp dances
well and the opportunity to undress himself. ^^;
The performance itself went on in such a quiet way. But at the
curtain call, the audience applauded more than usual to get rid of the
pent-up feelings.
Though there wasn't noticeable difference from usual in the curtain
call, DeathPaa was wearing the ornament everyone had become fond of,
and Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, who usually rushed to pass each
other, hugged each other in the center of the stage (They went on
hugging for 2 or 3 seconds). They looked each other and smiled at each
other, being relieved and nodding (to recognize each other).
Sailor Chibi-Moon threw a red rose to the auditorium, and Tuxedo Mask
threw a yaffle of roses. Usagi threw kisses ardently as usual.
Miyuki says "Thank you, everyone." Miyuki and Ayano look each other
in the eyes and nod to each other as if they were saying "We've done
it! It has finished!"
When the curtain is falling, Yuta lifts Ayano up to his shoulder and
Ryuji lifts Miyuki. The audience cheers.
Of course, handclaps calling for an encore don't stop though the
curtain has fallen. The curtain is spotlit and rises again. 10 Scouts
sing "Solar Miracle Make Up". All the villains appear in the middle of
the song.
Miyuki is dancing steadily without collapsing in tears though her
eyes are red. But Ayano is crying. (Of course, she is dancing
steadily.) It is impressive Nao has a red face and wipes away her
tears.
Ryuji makes a speech on behalf of the cast. "The performance, of
which we celebrated the 500th memorial recently, has reached the
503th. We've already taken three steps. The summer musical has been
already fixed as you know by the pamphlet. We'll tour across the
nation though we can't say all parts of the country. Of course, there
is the fan thanks event before the summer musical. The new cast and the
new characters will be announced there. Please be hopeful.
There are tears in some actors' eyes. I hope we can send these tears
to your hearts as gems."
I feel it is a wonderful dignified speech.
They sing "Solar Miracle Make Up" for one chorus again.
The memorial signboard comes down. They are reusing the 500th
memorial signboard, but a sheet of paper written "Sensyuuraku" (The
last stage) on is on the left end of it.
At the end, Miyuki makes a speech again. "Thank you for such a long
support of yours. I have no words because I'm too excited. I'll try
hard in summer with the brandnew story. See you at the Sunshine
theater. Good-by!" (clapping)
Mr. Saeki (producer) appears from the wings with a bouquet. He hands
it to Ayano, and the audience applauds more.
The curtain falls with "La Soldier".
The lights in the auditorium were about to go on when the curtain
rose again because handclaps calling for an encore didn't stop. It
seemed to be unexpected for the cast. They turned to the front or
formed a line in a hurry.
"Um? Berserk is in hiding." Ryuji passed from stage right to stage
left with quick steps hiding his body behind a black cloak. I think
he had wanted to take off the too warm clothes as soon as he could
and that he was already taking them off at the wings. I think it
wasn't only me who would rather he had passed being naked to the
waist. (^-^;)b