Part 1
One night
Mizuki's Room
Mizuki
<Hey, K, Yuki.>
Mafuyu
<Hello...>
Kanade
<Did you eat already, Amia?>
Mizuki
<Yup, I'm all fueled up♪
How about you, K?>
How about you, K?>
Kanade
<I literally just got back from having dinner.>
Mafuyu
<That just leaves Enanan...>
Mizuki
<It's ten til 25:00, so I'm sure she'll be here in about five minutes.>
Mizuki
(Come to think of it, Ena's been logging in later and later recently...)
Mizuki
(What if she's...?)
Mafuyu
<About Enanan...
She hasn't been logging in early at all lately.>
She hasn't been logging in early at all lately.>
Mizuki
Huh...?
Mizuki
<Whoa, freaky...
I was just thinking the same thing.>
I was just thinking the same thing.>
Mizuki
<And I was wondering if she's... Well...>
Kanade
<If she's...?>
Mafuyu
<Stuck drawing her illustration?>
Mizuki
<Yeah, that!>
Mizuki
<It's like she always logs into Nightcord right at 25:00 whenever she's really having trouble with an illustration, you know?>
Mafuyu
<Yes, I see a correlation as well...>
Kanade
<Oh, I had no idea...>
Mizuki
<And when she's really in a slump, she hardly ever speaks even when she's online.>
Mizuki
<She's probably telling herself to finish drawing faster somehow...>
Kanade
<Oh, I think I know what you mean...>
Mizuki
<On the flip side, she'll talk nonstop whenever she's on a roll or feels good about what she's drawn.>
Mizuki
<In Enanan's case, a picture's only worth a thousand words only when she's able to draw the darn thing, right?>
Kanade
<...?>
Mafuyu
<...>
Mizuki
<Uh, swing and a miss...?
That joke sounded funnier in my head...>
That joke sounded funnier in my head...>
Kanade
<What joke?>
Mafuyu
<How a picture's worth a thousand words.>
Mafuyu
<But in Enanan's case, her ability to talk is dependent on whether or not she's drawn said picture...>
Mizuki
<U-Um, Yuki...
Can I die from embarrassment now that you've thoroughly dissected my joke?>
Can I die from embarrassment now that you've thoroughly dissected my joke?>
Kanade
<I'm sorry, Amia.
It's my fault for not getting it.>
It's my fault for not getting it.>
Mizuki
<No, don't worry about it.>
Mizuki
(I guess I can't really crack jokes like that without Ena and her reactions...)
Mizuki
<I-In any case, we've established that Enanan's mood varied depending on how her illustrations are going.>
Mafuyu
<Wouldn't it be better for her to focus on her art instead of talking so much...?>
Mizuki
<Ngh...!
You're so right that it pains me to hear it...>
You're so right that it pains me to hear it...>
Kanade
<...>
Kanade
<Oh, it's already past 25:00.>
Mizuki
<You're right...>
Mizuki
(Where could Ena be...?)
Ena
<Sorry for running late!>
Mizuki
<Hey, Enanan!
Did school get out late today?>
Did school get out late today?>
Ena
<No, I was working offline and got so focused that I lost track of what time it was...>
Kanade
<That's okay. I do the same thing from time to time.>
Kanade
<Anyway, let's see how we're all doing...>
The next day
Mizuki
(Oh, Ena's already logged in...)
Mizuki
<Heya♪ What's up, everyone?>
Mafuyu
<Hello...>
Mizuki
<Hi.
Wait, where's Enanan?>
Wait, where's Enanan?>
Mafuyu
<She said she wants to focus and put herself on mute until 25:00.>
Mizuki
<Okay...>
Mizuki
(She said yesterday that she's gonna have her draft ready by today, so does that mean everything's going okay for her?)
Mizuki
(But I'm still pretty worried...)
Kanade
<Hello? Are we all here...?>
Mafuyu
<Yes...>
Ena
<Hey, I'm here too.>
Mizuki
<Cool, we're all on time!>
Kanade
<Alright, shall we get started?>
Ena
<Oh, can I have a minute before we do...?>
Ena
<I'm kinda stuck thinking about what to do with the rough draft for our next song. Mind taking a look at it?>
Mizuki
(I knew it...)
Mizuki
<Yeah, I'll take a look!>
Mizuki
(Times like these, it's easier for us to come up with ideas when we put our heads together.)