Hmm...
This doesn't sound right. It's too simple. Maybe triplets is the way to go...

Hm?

...

Oh, Ichika. Hello.
Is something wrong?
Is it just you?

Yes...
I'm sorry to bother you in the middle of practice like this, MEIKO...

Oh, don't mind me!
Come in, come in!

Thank you.

Is something bothering you?
You don't look so great...

...

Today's, well... It's sort of a big day...

A big day?

Is this about Shiho...?

Yes...

I see. Do you think your answer will satisfy her?

I'm not sure...

This really is a tough one.
Actually trying to become a pro...

The other two were in the same boat as you.

Huh?

Hehe. Sorry...

We're here...

Saki, Honami?!
Wait, don't tell me...?

Yes...

...

Bands are strange things, aren't they?

Huh?

Bands are all about bringing different instruments together to create songs and music together, right?

Sometimes you won't agree on anything, maybe end up in heated arguments, but you're all bandmates in the end...

It's as if your feelings are coming together and trying to guide you to the right answer.

Our feelings are guiding us...?

Yes. It's a mysterious but wonderful phenomenon, no?

Yes, I see. I understand what you're trying to say.

Right?

Tell me, what part of being a band do you find the most appealing?

The most appealing...?

It might be hard to point to just one thing...

You're right. Why are we together like this...?

...

Maybe because we can't make this music on our own. We have to be together to create this sound?

When we play in sync, everything changes...

When we're playing well, each beat, each note turns into more. Our performance becomes more than the sum of its parts.

I know it doesn't make any sense, but that's what it sometimes feels like...!

It's as if we're aiming for the same goal and seeing the same thing...

No, I totally get that!

I do too. That sense of being one is indescribable!

Yeah, that! Is that what people mean by being in a groove?!

That might be it.

Hehe. You may want to remember that feeling. It's something that you can only achieve as a band.

Oh, pursuing that may also be part of having fun as a band and even becoming a pro...!

Huh?

I mean, it has to be pretty tough to keep doing something that's hard or causing you pain, right?

Pursuing that feeling...

Anyways, I think you should always remember why it's so fun to be in a band.

And tomorrow's your big day too, right? Make sure to get plenty of sleep...!

Right.
The rest is up to us...

Yeah...

Okay. Good night, MEIKO.
You too, Hona, Ichi...

Good night.
And thank you, MEIKO.

My pleasure! Sleep tight!

They'll be fine. I'm sure of it...