Part 1

Rehearsal Studio

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Airi

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Alright, good work!
I unfortunately need to get going now!
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Shizuku

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Okay. Thank you for today, Airi.
We'll see you tomorrow.

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Minori

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Airi left right after practice again...
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Haruka

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Probably so she can keep planning for our training camp.
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Shizuku

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Right. She seems to be really enjoying it too, so I'm looking forward to it very much.
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Shizuku

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Also, Haruka, here's a towel.
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Haruka

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Thanks.
And I'm definitely with you there. I'm excited to see what kind of training camp Airi comes up with for us.
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Minori

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Yeah, what do you think it's gonna be like? Whenever I hear training camp, I usually imagine the beach or...
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Shizuku

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Oh, she mentioned how she asked MEIKO for some advice regarding training activities.
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Minori

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S-She asked MEIKO?!
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Minori

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Didn't Miku and the others say that their training was super duper hard...?
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Minori

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Does that mean we're gonna have to do a lap around Shibuya while only doing squat hops...?!
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Haruka

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Hehe. I doubt she'll make us do anything like that.
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Minori

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Haha. Y-Yeah!
As tough as she can be sometimes...
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Haruka

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On top of squat hops not actually being a very good workout, it's also easy to injure yourself, so I don't see her choosing that.
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Haruka

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I have to think that she'll have clear objectives in mind for each activity. For example, long-distance running for building stamina or sprinting up a hill to strengthen your lower body.
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Minori

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L-Long distance running... Sprinting up a hill... Th-That sounds like the kind of stuff professional athletes do...
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Shizuku

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Also, aren't we going to be streaming as we train?
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Shizuku

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If so, I have to think that she's going to have us do activities that are also fun and appealing to our viewers, no?
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Haruka

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Right. Airi always makes the enjoyment of our viewers a priority.
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Minori

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By the way, Shizuku, what do you think she's gonna have us do?
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Shizuku

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Hmm... I think...
Oh, a high-endurance dance-off could be fun!
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Minori

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Like the one they did on The Wide World of Laughs?!
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Haruka

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A high-endurance dance-off...?
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Haruka

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Airi was a regular on that show when she was still in QT, right? They had her participate in a dance-off?
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Minori

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Yeah! You could even say that it was the first step she took towards becoming Airi the legendary variety idol!!
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Shizuku

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She put on such a cool performance that time too.
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Haruka

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Really?
What did they have her do exactly?
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Minori

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So, they had forty newbie idols split into two teams, red and white, and they had to keep dancing until the members of one side were all eliminated...!
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Shizuku

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You had to dance like you meant it, and you were eliminated if you made a mistake or didn't quite execute a move properly.
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Haruka

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That sounds like an event in and of itself... So, what happened during the show?
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Minori

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Most of the idols made it through the first forty minutes, but Airi's teammates on the red team started getting eliminated one by one after an hour had passed...
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Minori

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Not long after that, Airi was the only idol from the red team that remained.
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Shizuku

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While the white team still had eleven.
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Minori

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Yeah, that's right! I was so sure that the red team was done for...
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Minori

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But that was Airi's moment!
She danced for two and a half hours straight until everyone on the white team was eliminated!
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Haruka

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Two and a half hours...? The others must've put up a good fight, but Airi really is something else.
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Minori

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Exactly!
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Shizuku

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I was at that station for some other business and got to see her for a bit...
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Minori

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What?! You saw her legendary performance live?!
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Shizuku

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Yes, I did.
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Shizuku

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She really did dance like there was no tomorrow.
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Shizuku

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The others seemingly tried doing everything they could, like dancing with a little less power, to save their energy, but they all looked like they were in so much pain...

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Shizuku

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Airi had this beautiful smile on her face while she danced. It was as if she was performing live on stage right then and there.

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Shizuku

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I unfortunately had to leave before the end to go to my next appointment, but based on how dazzling she was, I knew the others didn't stand a chance.
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Shizuku

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Which is why I was so happy when I actually saw it happen later on TV. I couldn't contain myself.
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Haruka

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I see...
That's such a nice story. I wish I could've seen that.
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Shizuku

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Oh, we really went on a tangent there. We were discussing what we'll be doing during our training camp, yes...?
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Haruka

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Yes, but that's fine. I really enjoyed this story.
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Minori

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Hehe. We should ask Airi sometime about what things were like that time!
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Shizuku

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Oh, that's a wonderful idea!
I'd love to hear what she has to say.
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Haruka

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Then, let's ask her during practice next time.
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Shizuku

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Yes, let's!