Card Story: [My Feelings, Your Heart] Ichika Hoshino

Part 1

The day of the STANDOUT show
Ichika's Room
1
Ichika
We have to tell Shiho...
2
Shiho
Again, I appreciate the thought, but that's just not enough...
3
Shiho
You have to be willing to put everything on the line to become a pro.
4
Shiho
Can you say for sure that you'd be able to do that?
5
Ichika
(All of us froze up when she asked us that...)
6
Ichika
(But now I know. We know...)
7
Ichika
I need to go...
Scramble Crossing
8
Saki
Ichi, over here!
9
Ichika
You're both early.
10
Honami
Hehe. You too, Ichika.
We still have plenty of time.
11
Ichika
True, but I couldn't just sit around at home...
12
Saki
Haha. I know, right?!
13
Saki
I couldn't stay still and wait knowing that we have to tell Shiho how we feel.
14
Ichika
Yeah.
15
Ichika
(They're both smiling, but probably feel just as nervous as I do...)
16
Ichika
(I suppose we should. We're about to unleash a flood of emotions in terms of how we truly feel on her...)
17
Ichika
Are you both ready...?
18
Saki
You, Ichi...?
19
Ichika
Yes.
20
Ichika
We've kept her waiting long enough...
21
Honami
We have...
22
Honami
I hope she'll hear us out...
23
Saki
Y-Yeah, but...
What if she's already decided to leave Leo/need...?
24
Ichika
Even then...
25
Saki
Huh?
26
Ichika
We still have to tell her.
She needs to know how we feel.
27
Saki
Ichi...
28
Saki
Yeah! You're right!
29
Ichika
Let's go find Shiho!
Miyamasuzaka
30
Saki
The show's up this way, right?
31
Honami
Yes! We should hurry!
32
Ichika
(Shiho...!)
33
Shiho
Sorry.
34
Shiho
Can we table that idea for now?
35
Shiho
I have a dream...
36
Shiho
I want to go pro and play music that can touch people's hearts.
37
Shiho
There's a part of me that was hoping we'd all be able to pursue that dream together...
38
Shiho
But not all of you want to become professional musicians...
39
Ichika
(Shiho's always been serious about that...)
40
Ichika
(She's always wanted to play for people and find a way to touch their hearts, but...)
41
Ichika
(I...!)
42
Ichika
No, there's no way I can ever be that good. There are just so many great musicians out there too.
43
Ichika
Yes. Even if it's not entirely possible for me to become one, I can at least help her get close to the level she wants to achieve.
44
Ichika
(I never actually thought that I could. I kept admiring from afar without actually trying.)
45
Ichika
(That mindset is what kept hurting Shiho...!)
46
Ichika
(That lack of resolve kept her waiting...!)
47
Ichika
(But...!)
48
Honami
Hey! That looks like the venue!
49
Ichika
Okay!
50
Ichika
(Now, I... No, we...!)
51
Ichika
(We have to tell her how we feel now...!)
52
Ichika
Please, Shiho, we beg you...!
Just wait a little longer...!
53
Ichika
Give us a chance to tell you!