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Wow! You were 100% right, Len!
Nene's an amazing singer!

She was already amazing when we sang together before, but she's only gotten better since then!

I know, right? I really wanted you to see the Christmas show too.

It was so hard to get a hold of you.
You just wouldn't stay in one place.

That's because there were so many things I wanted to see♪

But you know what...?

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Teehee☆ I discovered something even more awesome♪

Hi, Nene♪ Have a nice chat with Tsukasa?

Huh? Oh, um...

Emu gave me some tickets for the Phoenix Wonderland earlier...

But I don't have any use for them, so I gave them to Tsukasa. There were four, and he said he could have his sister and her friends visit us.

Really?
That's so nice of you, Nene!

I really didn't mean anything by that...
Anyway, did you want something from me?

Oh, right☆ I wanted to tell you that your singing was just SUPERB!♪

Oh, um... Thanks...

Hmm? What are you looking at, Nene? I'm over here!

...!

(What's she doing? She turned away again...
There's just stage equipment over there.)

Hmmm...

...!

(Is this some sort of a game?
Hehe♪ I'll get her to look at me!
Let's try from that side next!)

Eek! Listen, Rin...
I don't like being stared at that much...

What? Wasn't this your game?
Did I get the rules wrong?

R-Rules...?

Haha! Nene's just really shy around people, Rin.

Huh? H-Hey...!

She doesn't know you all that well yet,
so she just feels a little nervous.

Oh, I didn't know!
But I want to become friends with you, Nene☆

And I want to sing with you too♪

Sing with me...?

Yup! Is that okay?

It's not that I don't want to...

Right, you don't like eye contact. But if I'm not facing you, you'll be okay with talking to me, right?

So I'll stand... Right behind you!

Whoa!

This works, right? You can't see my eyes now!

Haha! That's funny! My turn now!

Wh-What...?!

Oh, what are you guys playing? It looks fun!

Let us play with you!

Sure!
Come on, join in♪

N-No, wait...!

Okay team, break's over...
Hm?

Well, you all seem to be getting along nicely...

Th-This isn't funny! H-Help!

Sigh... That's it for today's practice...
I didn't get to sing with Nene at all...

Don't worry, you can try again another day!

Um, hi...

Oh! Nene☆

I, um... I've been practicing my singing at home and in the park...

But when it's just me on my own, I can't tell what I could improve. It would be helpful to have someone come and listen to me...

I agree! But who are you gonna ask?

Rin, you dummy.
She's asking YOU!

What?! R-Really?!

You don't have to if you don't want...

Oh, no! I'd love to!
I love your singing sooo much!

Okay, I plan on practicing at my local park tomorrow evening, so do you think you could...?

Yay! Of course! I can't wait, Nene☆

I'll see you tomorrow evening! I'm so excited!

Good for you, Rin!

Yeah! Thanks for helping me break the ice with Nene!

I'm really want to be good friends with her, so we can sing together lots and lots!