Capricorn Claudine Saijo/Bond Story

*The constellations shining in the sky will lead you, shooting star, to tomorrow. In second position is Claudine Saijo who embodies the constellation of Capricorn. She plays the role of Pan with ease. From "Star Celebrate - To the First Day."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

Constellations and Stage Girls

 **Claudine:**You want to know what I am going to do for our next special performance?

 **Junna:**Yeah, you know, the special program...

 **Junna:**I was the first to present it, so I was a little curious to see how you would take over.

 **Claudine:**Heh heh, are you worried?

 **Claudine:**It's only natural that I am going to perform to perfection like every other time... Though I can see why you are worried.

 **Claudine:**The first half of the stage is a scripted commentary on the introduction to the stars, and the second half is an etude where we can do anything we want. I have to say, it's quite complicated.

 **Junna:**Indeed. To think that there would be no script at all...

 **Junna:**The project manager came to Seisho and asked us to be in the show, so he must have known us to some extent, but...

 **Claudine:**I don't know why they assigned me a zodiac sign that is not even my birth month.

 **Junna:**Yeah... About that, I was told that they assigned us based on our images... I wonder what they meant by that.

 **Claudine:**Oh, so they also assigned you a zodiac sign that is not your birth month?

 **Junna:**Mine is Libra...

 **Junna:**Heh heh. Even if you are close to someone, you don't really remember their zodiac sign, right?

 **Claudine:**I do remember one's birthday though. After all, there's no need for us to say our zodiac sign unless we want to learn about each other's horoscope.

 **Junna:**You don't seem to be interested in fortune-telling, do you?

 **Claudine:**It's fun to know, but it's not something I'm going to depend on or believe in.

 **Claudine:**To be honest, I don't think the birth month alone can determine a person's personality...or at least my personality, at all.

 **Junna:**I agree. If you look at the personality analysis of a sign other than your own, you will find that the descriptions are pretty much the same.

 **Claudine:**Right? And you think it is true because you only focus on things that are similar to you while there are many wrong things as well... Knowing that, it's better to just take those horoscopes with a grain of salt.

 **Claudine:**You can see that Maya Tendo and I are both Leo, but we have nothing in common at all!

 **Junna:**(...Would it make her angry her if I told her that she remembered Tendo-san's zodiac sign?)

 **Claudine:**What?

 **Junna:**N-No, it's nothing.

 **Junna:**Sorry, I was getting off topic... Anyway, I don't know what criteria they use to decide which zodiac sign suits us, but I think it's still fun to try out.

 **Claudine:**Hmmm... I think I sort of understand their intention.

 **Claudine:**There's only one star that shines the brightest in the night sky...

 **Claudine:**For us, the stars are not just something to gaze at from below, but a goal which can only be achieved by soaring higher in the sky than anyone else, right?

 **Junna:**Well... If you think of it that way, it makes a lot more sense for us to be assigned like that.

 **Junna:**In order to become the brightest star, everyone has to give their all. That's why these roles are the perfect fit for us I think...

 **Claudine:**Maybe the zodiac signs assigned to each of us have a much deeper meaning as well.

 **Claudine:**I have to say, you played Sagittarius quite naturally.

 **Junna:**I-Is that so...

 **Claudine:**What's with the serious look?

 **Junna:**I was wondering what you have in common with Capricorn since I have something in common with Sagittarius.

 **Junna:**But the more I think about it, it seems you and Capricorn don't have much in common... That's why I think you might have a difficult time performing this etude.

 **Claudine:**......

Brilliance of the Brightest Star

 **Claudine:**The final act in the special program is an etude that is entirely up to us...

 **Claudine:**...The etude's content is mostly about "The constellations shining in the sky will lead you, shooting star, to tomorrow."

 **Claudine:**We will each take on the form of a zodiac sign and send our most precious possessions to the next constellation using shooting stars, right?

 **Junna:**Yeah. This may sound simple, but the fact that there is no script has made the whole thing a lot more difficult.

 **Junna:**It would be great to find out what you have in common with the zodiac sign so as to figure out how to play your role. However, you and Capricorn don't seem to have anything in common the more I think about it.

 **Claudine:**I guess it can't be helped... I also felt the same when I first got the information about that zodiac sign.

 **Claudine:**"Capricorn is one of the twelve zodiac signs. It can usually be seen on autumn evenings, but is difficult to observe because of its faint starlight", am I right?

 **Junna:**Yeah. Even the brightness of its brightest star is only magnitude 3.

 **Junna:**And the myth associated with Capricorn is also a bit funny too, if you ask me—

 **Claudine:**You mean the myth of the Greek god Pan, the goat-headed shepherd, right?

 **Claudine:**So one day, the gods holds a banquet on the banks of the Nile... Pan also plays his reed flute to liven things up.

 **Junna:**Suddenly, the monster Typhon appears and crashes the party.

 **Junna:**The gods panic and transform themselves into animals to flee from the scene—

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"Oh no!! I have to run away now..."

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"H-Huh!?"

 **Junna:**The poor Pan dives into a river and attempts to transform himself into a fish, but only part of him transforms, so...

 **Junna:**He ends up having the head and body of a goat and the lower half of a fish...

 **Claudine:**Zeus couldn't help but laugh when he saw Pan like that, so he decides to turn Pan into one of the constellations of the night sky—

 **Junna:**It sounds more like a comedy... Still, I always feel that his image is very different from yours.

 **Claudine:**You have a point there. I only played Pan a little bit, but I already felt that my way of thinking or taking actions and his are at opposite poles.

 **Claudine:**Though I don't think that's a problem... Because even if there is no resemblance, I can still somewhat understand his state of mind.

 **Junna:**Huh? You mean—

 **Claudine:**Heh heh, Capricorn still shines in the end...right?

 **Claudine:**Anyway, you can look forward to the rest of my performance on stage. I will show you my best version of Capricorn—!

 **Pan:**"—Hey, you... You are still just a mere speck of dust in this vast universe. You haven't carried out your mission and yet you are already trembling?"

 **Pan:**"Oh, I'm not making fun of you or anything. It's just that the monster Typhon is no longer here, so why do you look so anxious?"

 **Pan:**"All right, then... I will give you my most precious thing so you can give it to the next constellation!"

***\*clink\****

 **Pan:**"You see the water in your palm? Try to..."

 **Pan:**"Hey, hey, don't drink it! Let me finish first."

 **Pan:**"I'm not asking you to drink it. Now try to put your face close to the water in your palm..."

***\*clink\****

 **Pan:**"Can you see your face reflected in the water? Such a forlorn face you have there..."

 **Pan:**"Smile up, won't you... Try to smile like I do."

 **Pan:**"So yeah, the most precious thing I want to give you is—"

 **Junna:**...Saijo-san!

 **Claudine:**Oh, you came?

 **Junna:**Yeah. I told you, didn't I... I will come to see your etude no matter what.

 **Claudine:**Well then, any thoughts?

 **Junna:**I don't really want to use such simple words to describe your performance, but...you did great. I was surprised that you could play the role of Capricorn so freely while making good use of the stage set like that.

 **Junna:**The etude's content is pretty much your style, too. Let me guess, "the most precious gift" from you as a Capricorn should be...

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"—Yeah, the most precious thing I want to give you is "confidence"...which can be seen on your smiling face reflected in the water."

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"Some may even call it "pride". Do you know this word, Sagittarius?"

 **Junna:****(Chiron)**
"Ah, I think I have heard it before, but..."

 **Junna:****(Chiron)**
"I never thought that you would cherish that word more than anything else."

 **Junna:****(Chiron)**
"After all, you are—"

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"Hmph, I was too careless as I was only thinking of escaping from Typhon that..."

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"I turned myself into half goat and half fish... How ridiculous!"

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"But thanks to this, I get to become a shining star in the sky. After seeing me shine in the sky, no one will laugh at me anymore."

 **Junna:****(Chiron)**
"Well, you are right... That is why you are so proud of yourself."

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"True. No matter what you have become, as long as you keep loving and believing in yourself...you will shine even brighter than anything else."

 **Junna:**...Wonderful, isn't it? Finally, the "shooting star" is brave enough to find its own light and depart to the next constellation.

 **Claudine:**Yeah. I'm looking forward to seeing how it unfolds next.

 **Junna:**Hey, we can talk a little after this if you don't mind. I, as Sagittarius, would like to spend some more time with you, Capricorn.

 **Claudine:**Sure, I don't mind.

 **Junna:**Heh heh, I'll wait at the lobby then.

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"—Don't worry. Have faith in yourself!"

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"And with just that, you will surely become the brightest star..."

 **Claudine:**Lately, I find myself gazing at the starry sky for no particular reason. I wonder if it's become my habit or it's just a spur of the moment kind of feeling.

 **Claudine:**Last night, Maya Tendo spotted me while I was gazing at the stars unconsciously again, so...she asked me what I was doing.

 **Claudine:**I told her it was nothing and, to my surprise, she said she could see the stars clearly that night. I was a little annoyed by that.

 **Claudine:**It was as if she saw through me! But the stars were beautiful...indeed.