"Can't you see that you're only meant to be with me? Why must you ignore my affections?" Venti recites his lines with a strong voice, script in hand, with a voice that reverberated through the empty auditorium, save for you and himself. "Surely, that man is not better than I?"

With a spotlight on him, your acting rival was truly in his element.

Venti turns to you, brushing his blue hair from his face, "I certainly have improved my line delivery since our last rehearsal, haven't I?