I really like how the in-show script parallels what's going with Kana and Aqua. Kana has dreams and a passion for acting, yet she knows that the show will never amount to anything, which is very similar to what Aqua says on page 16: "Nobody wants someone like you. Know your place, and stop...
Oh god, I've had this exactly happen to me.
I would dream that I wake up and as soon as I realize it's a dream, I would dream that I'm just waking up.
I'm thankful that I don't have trauma like Shino, otherwise this could very well happen to me.