Part 1

Scramble Crossing

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Nene

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Rui

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Rui

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(Now, what should I do...?)
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Rui

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(I feel like the onus is on me to come up with a way to break this impasse, both as the show director and as Nene's friend...)

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Nene

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But Seiryuin's singing is... Just so different. I can tell because I've spent so much time learning about songs from musicals.
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Nene

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I don't know how to put it in words, but she has a way of breathing life into each note. I don't know what I'm supposed to do about that...
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Rui

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(A way of breathing life into each note, huh...?)
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Rui

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(She does indeed have a strong and rich singing voice...)
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Rui

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(And yet, I don't think Nene's lacking at all in that respect.)
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Nene

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Rui

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(It may be that Nene just simply lacks confidence, not skill...)
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Rui

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(But this is a tough one... A person's impressions regarding something can't be changed too easily...)
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Rui

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(So how do I go about boosting Nene's confidence?)
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Rui

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(Or rather, stop her from thinking that she's missing something...?)
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Rui

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Rui's Room
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Rui

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Now, what should I do...?
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Rui

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Where was I...?
Ah, yes...
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Rui

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A person's impressions regarding something can't be changed too easily...
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Rui

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So she just needs something that can boost her confidence...
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Rui

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Hmm... Her memories, how she used to feel...
Something immediately recognizable...
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Rui

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Oh, that's it!
I think I found the solution!
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Rui

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That is a surefire way to convince her.
It should still be with the old recordings...

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Rui

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Here it is. Let's see if it still plays...
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Little Nene

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Rui

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This is it. A video of Nene's very first musical performance...
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Rui

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She gave it to me as reference material, but I'm glad I kept it all these years.
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Little Nene

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Rui

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(She was playing a cheerful little girl in this one, but she genuinely sang from her heart.)
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Rui

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(You can hear her unbridled enjoyment of the show in her voice.)
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Rui

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(This performance secured her a lead role in her next show, but then she had that accident...)

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Nene

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(I can't remember my next line!
What should I do? What should I do!)
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Rui

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(I only heard about it from someone else much later and still don't know any other details behind it...)
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Rui

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(But it might still be haunting Nene.
Keeping her from unleashing her potential...)
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Rui

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(This may very well be the reason why she can't sing like she used to...)
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Rui

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Rui

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(But should I really be the one to tell her?)
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Rui

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(If I did, she'd finally be able to address it. But at the same time...)
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Rui

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Is telling her this really the right thing to do...?
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Rui

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Tsukasa

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Is this honestly what you want from this show?
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Nene

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But you feel that if things continue like this, we won't be able to put on a worthwhile show, right?
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Rui

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Rui

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You can't make great shows alone...
And now I have my troupe.
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Rui

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(I'll tell Nene my thoughts tomorrow.)
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Rui

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(I believe that if we work together, we'll have a bright future in front of us.)
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Rui

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Hehe. Our Christmas show can use some more polishing too.
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Rui

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There's plenty of time until morning.
Let's see how we can tweak it.
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Rui

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It has the be the ultimate show after all.