Line #12 Recap/SkipBeatVolume12


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2	[[caption-width-right:250:What a touching scene...]]
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4	It seems like Kyoko is the only one who doesn't know about the ultimatum. That's probably for the best, given how Ren's request for assistance sees her arriving at his apartment to help him get into character as Katsuki. Kyoko must now play the role of Mizuki, a kind and gentle girl with a personality polar opposite of Mio. Does Kyoko have what it takes to play a Mizuki that can draw out Ren's Katsuki... when even the actress playing Mizuki can't draw out Katsuki?
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6	!! This volume contains the chapters:
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8	* Act 67. "Deep Shock" [[note]]There's emotional damage inside Ren's heart. Whatever it is, it's not only keeping him from accepting his attachment to Kyoko, it might also get him fired from ''Dark Moon''. Kyoko dons her Bo the Chicken suit to try to get him to open up.[[/note]]
9	* Act 68. "A One-Night Connection" [[note]]Kyoko makes an effort as herself to cheer Ren up, and as a result is invited over to his apartment that evening.[[/note]]
10	* Act 69. "The Game Heats Up" [[note]]Kyoko and Ren act out the parts of ''Dark Moon's'' Mizuki and Katsuki in an attempt to help Ren find the role. Kyoko is completely unaware of Ren's reason for asking her to pretend to be the love he can't acknowledge.[[/note]]
11	* Act 70. "Honey Trap" [[note]]Ren and Kyoko continue the role play, each using their characters to cover up genuine reactions. Everything goes well until there's a little accident.[[/note]]
12	* Act 71. "A Guilty Scene" [[note]]Ren's carefully constructed facade nearly cracks. Kyoko awakens in Ren exactly what he needed to complete his role - all it took was a little physical intimacy.[[/note]]
13	* Act 72. "Scenario Takeover" [[note]]A happy Kyoko arrives on set to discover she was the only one who didn't know that Ren is about to be tested, his job at stake.[[/note]]
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16	!!Chapters in this volume provide examples of:
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18	* AgeGapAlgebra: Discussed ''and'' conversed -- in the same chapter, nonetheless. Kyoko (in her disguise as Bo the Chicken) tries to get Ren to open up to the possibility of a relationship with the girl he's got feelings for... who happens to be 4 years younger than him. She reasons that an age gap of 4 years shouldn't bother him when an age gap of 19 years (shared by the former [[TeacherStudentRomance teacher-and-student couple]] on the television program they watched in Chapter 66) didn't faze him in the slightest. Ren rejects the whole notion, saying that the age gap isn't the problem.
19	* EmbarrassingAnimalSuit: Kyoko's Bo the Chicken suit makes another appearance as she tries to help Ren overcome his acting block AND pursue a relationship with the girl he's got feelings for.
20	* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: From both Kyoko and Ren, while roleplaying as Mizuki and Katsuki. "Mizuki" is worried about "Katsuki" because he's sick and has missed school, while "Katsuki" tends to "Mizuki's" injured ankle after she sticks her foot in the door to keep him from shutting her out.
21	* FlowerMotifs: It's a [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] manga after all. Most chapters have a few instances of panel backgrounds filling with unexplained flowers.
22	* LiterallyFallingInLove: Overlaps with SuggestiveCollision - Kyoko tumbles off the chair she was standing on to reach a high cabinet. Ren saves her from injuring herself and takes the brunt of the fall by wrapping his arms around her. He's already got it bad for Kyoko, but his inner monologue reveals ''exactly'' how much he enjoys holding her close and he [[AlmostKiss very nearly kisses her]] before she stops him.
23	* NoodlePeople: Most characters in the series are drawn with excessively long arms and legs, but especially the prettyboys like Ren, who is an actor/ model.
24	* ShipperOnDeck:
25	** Disguised as Bo the Chicken again, Kyoko encourages Ren to pursue the object of his affections - unaware that the object of his affections is ''her''.
26	** Yashiro is getting less and less subtle about how hard he ships Ren/Kyoko - he was the only one who got excited when Ren asked Kyoko to "lend him her time and her body that evening" (though Ren was only requesting her help with rehearsal).
27	* ShowWithinAShow: ''Dark Moon'' is a type 1 example, where "characters are involved in the production of the show."
28	* SuggestiveCollision: Overlaps with LiterallyFallingInLove - Kyoko tumbles off the chair she was standing on to reach a high cabinet and Ren dives after her to cushion the impact... with his body. This leaves him lying on top of Kyoko with a hand behind her head and an arm around her waist.
29	* ThroughHisStomach: It's not Kyoko's intention to win over Ren by making him a bento box -- she just wanted to make sure that he didn't [[ForgetsToEat forget to eat]], what with his busy schedule -- but it makes him fall a little harder for her nonetheless.
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