Part 1

Street SEKAI
Crase Cafe

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1

MEIKO

Listen

Welcome, Miku.
Are you guys done with practice?
2

Miku

Listen

We found a good place to stop, so I came to help out.
3

MEIKO

Oh, I really appreciate that. And will it be a cafe au lait for you?
4

Miku

Yes, iced, please.
5

MEIKO

Listen

Coming right up.

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6

Miku

...
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Miku

Listen

(Practice went just fine but...
I can't help, but wonder...)

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8

Miku

Listen

(For a while now, it seems like An hasn't been at 100%.)
9

Miku

(But they did just perform in a big event. I suppose anyone would want to relax a little after something like that.)
10

Miku

(At the same time, she seems bothered by something. So much so that Akito's begun to take notice.)
11

Miku

Listen

Hmm...
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MEIKO

Listen

Is something bothering you, Miku? I hardly ever see you like this. Anyway, here's your cafe au lait.

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13

Miku

Oh, thank you.
14

Miku

Listen

Um, MEIKO...?
Have either An or Akito come to talk to you recently? Did they seem bothered by anything?
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MEIKO

An and Akito?
16

Miku

Yes. An seems bothered by something and Akito seems to be worried about that.
17

MEIKO

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Hmm... I really can't say.
18

Miku

Listen

Okay...
19

MEIKO

But I didn't expect to hear that An's name when you first started talking.
20

Miku

I was surprised too. I always figured that An would ask her teammates when she needed help figuring out something...
21

MEIKO

Listen

Me too. That was also exactly the case when she was trying to get Kohane to believe in herself more.
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MEIKO

She tried talking to me, her father, Akito and Toya about it. Pretty much everybody she could.
23

Miku

Listen

Right, and I think that's one of An's best qualities.
24

Miku

But something feels different this time around.
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MEIKO

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Could it simply be that it has nothing to do with us, music or her team...?
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Miku

Listen

I'm not sure...
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Miku

I seem to only ever see that look of concern on her face whenever she's practicing...
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Miku

Listen

Akito probably became worried because it has everything to do with their music and team.
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MEIKO

Hmm... I see...
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Miku

(Not only that, she looks even worse whenever Kohane's name comes up in conversation.)
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MEIKO

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What if it's something like this?
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Miku

Listen

Like what?
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MEIKO

It's something she can't tell her teammates.
34

Miku

Huh...?
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MEIKO

Listen

Oh, don't kid with me. You know what I'm talking about, right?
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MEIKO

She could be afraid of letting her teammates down or them not understanding her problems.
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MEIKO

Listen

Everybody has their reasons.
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Miku

...
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MEIKO

However, it could also be that she doesn't know how to talk about what she's feeling...
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Miku

Listen

Wait, how?
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MEIKO

Listen

She might not quite know how to describe or explain whatever she's going through.
42

Miku

Oh, I see...
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MEIKO

But the possibility that An wants to resolve this on her own isn't zero.
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Miku

Listen

Hehe. That's still my expectation.
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Miku

(But...)

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46

MEIKO

Listen

If you're that worried about her, why not just ask her yourself?
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Miku

Listen

I mean...
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Miku

No, I'd like to keep observing for a little while longer...
49

Miku

Like you said, there are still other possibilities out there and we don't know everything yet.
50

Miku

Listen

Even Akito's still just watching and refraining from interjecting.
51

Miku

So for now, I should probably just be patient.
52

MEIKO

Okay...
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MEIKO

Listen

Since what one of them does affects the entire team, this may've just been an inevitability.
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Miku

Listen

Maybe...
55

Miku

(I really can't say what's bothering An, but I sure hope she finds a good way to get through this.)