Card Story: [A Street-style Idol?!] Haruka Kiritani

Part 1

Kamiyama Street
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Haruka
(It's been so long since I last visited this place... Actually, when was the last time I did?)
Weekend Garage
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Haruka
Hello.
3
An
Welcome... Hey, Haruka!
What's up?
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Haruka
Sorry for the sudden intrusion, but I really just happened to be in the neighborhood.
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An's Father
Hey, Haruka. It's been a while.
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Haruka
Oh, hello. Yes, it really has.
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An's Father
Here, have a seat.
Go ahead and take a break for a while, An.
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An
Yay, thanks!
Haruka, over here!
Weekend Garage Stage
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An
Alright, the tables in the back here should give us a little more privacy.
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Haruka
Thanks.
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An
Want anything to drink? It'll be on me!
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Haruka
Are you sure about that...?
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An
Yeah, I mean it!
Anything you like!
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Haruka
Hehe. Then, I'll have some milk tea.
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An
Sure thing!
Coming right up!
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An
Here you are.
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Haruka
Oh, you even made yourself one.
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An
Dad said I could take a break for a while...
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An
Which is just his way of saying, “Go take care of Haruka for me!”
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Haruka
Oh, An.
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Haruka & An
Hehe.
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An
Also, the other day was so much fun!
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Haruka
When the four of us went out together?
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An
Yeah! It was really nice to talk about what we used to do during elementary school too.
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An
Oh, speaking of which! I forgot to tell them about the time you brought that bright blue penguin-shaped lunchbox to school!
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Haruka
You always bring that up when we talk about stuff like this.
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An
To me, you'll always be that girl with the bright blue penguin-shaped lunchbox who secretly eats early lunches with a huge grin on her face during class.
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Haruka
Th-That was when I was in my penguin craze...
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An
The people in class were so taken aback.
Some were even wondering if food that blue was even edible!
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Haruka
Some of them said it looked cute, though...
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An
Really? They did?
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An
Haha! But it's such a classic!
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Haruka
While we're on the subject...
Remember what happened during the sports competition when we were in the fifth and sixth grade?
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An
Fifth and sixth grade...?
Are you talking about when you outran me?!
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Haruka
Hehe. Yeah.
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Haruka
You and I were supposed to have a duel as the anchors for our respective classes during the relay...
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Haruka
But I ended up finishing first because my classmates got the baton to me much sooner than yours...
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An
Yeah, I remember that!
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An
I was like, “I would've had you if we had another lap to go!”
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An
And after that I yelled, “We're having a rematch next year, Haruka! I'm not letting you win next time!”
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An
I was pretty upset about losing, huh?
42
Haruka
Yeah, but...
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Haruka
I had to leave partway through the next year because of work.
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An
Yeah...
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Haruka
I'm sorry it had to be that way, An...
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An
Why are you apologizing?
Work is work, right?
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An
Both of my parents work, so I totally get it. They've been telling me the same thing my entire life.
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An
I mean, sure, I was bummed out by what happened, but I'm not mad or anything.
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Haruka
You aren't...? That's a relief.
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Haruka
And thank you for remembering what we did back then.
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An
How can I forget? That's like one of the best things we ever did together.
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An
Come to think of it... Isn't that when you really started working out, Haruka?
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Haruka
That's right... I was still little, so I really couldn't do much back then.
54
An
But you're still working out regularly, right? I guess I shouldn't expect anything less.
55
An
Hmm...
I probably wouldn't stand a chance against you right now.
56
Haruka
Oh? Should I take that as a challenge...?
57
An
Maybe.
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An
Again, I'm not mad about you not racing me then, but we've left things undecided, you know?
59
Haruka
So, wanna have a quick race at the park?
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An
Wait, are you sure?
People might see you and say online that, “Haruka Kiritani's running like crazy at the park!!”
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Haruka
Hehe. Yeah, right.
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Haruka & An
Hehe.
Haha.