Part 1
Vivid Street
Kohane
(*Sigh*
Taiga had me do a lot again during practice...)
Taiga had me do a lot again during practice...)
Kohane
(When he asked me to do animal impressions, I didn't expect to get so serious about it...)
Kohane
Grrr... Woof!
Taiga
No, don't try to express yourself using words. Remember, humans and animals produce sounds in very different ways...
Kohane
R-Right. Uh...
Kohane
(We humans speak by using our tongues and lips to alter the sounds produced by our vocal cords. Animals on the other hand simply produce sound from their throats.)
Kohane
(From their throats...)
Kohane
GRRR... WOOF!
Taiga
Hey, that was pretty good.
Alright, now try doing an elephant.
Alright, now try doing an elephant.
Kohane
A-An elephant?!
Taiga
Tricky, right?
So, how are you going to tackle this one?
So, how are you going to tackle this one?
Taiga
Okay...
Why don't we call it here for today?
Why don't we call it here for today?
Taiga
Oh, aren't you heading over to Ken's place after this? In that case, your homework will be to keep doing animal impressions until you get there.
Kohane
What...?!
Taiga
You can choose any animal you like. However, you need to speak as them, not just impersonate their sounds.
Kohane
(Speak? As an animal...?)
Kohane
(This is really embarrassing...
But this is practice, so I need to keep trying!)
But this is practice, so I need to keep trying!)
Vivi
Meow.
Kohane
(Oh, it's Vivi... She's coming towards me.)
Kohane
(Wait, maybe she can help me with this. She's a real cat, so I might be able to use her voice as reference.)
Kohane
(Alright, I'll start by greeting her...!)
Kohane
Meow! Purr, meow...!
(Hello! Nice weather today!)
(Hello! Nice weather today!)
Vivi
...?
Kohane
(Huh? She tilted her head.
Maybe she didn't understand what I was trying to say... I'll give it another try!)
Maybe she didn't understand what I was trying to say... I'll give it another try!)
An
Isn't that...?
Kohane
Meow! Purr, meow...!
(Hello! Nice weather today!)
(Hello! Nice weather today!)
Vivi
Meow...
Kohane
(Oh, Vivi responded! Does that mean she understood me? Okay, I'll keep trying to talk to her...)
An
Kohane!
What are you and Vivi talking about?
What are you and Vivi talking about?
Kohane
Wah!
Kohane
(Huh, An...?!)
Kohane
(Oh no... What do I do...?
As much as I want to talk to her, I'm supposed to talk like an animal until I get to An's place...)
As much as I want to talk to her, I'm supposed to talk like an animal until I get to An's place...)
An
Huh...?
Sorry, did I scare you that bad?
Sorry, did I scare you that bad?
Kohane
Me...
An
Hm...?
Kohane
Meow, meow.
(Sorry, An.)
(Sorry, An.)
Kohane
Me-Me-Meow, meow, meow...
(Taiga asked me to talk like this...)
(Taiga asked me to talk like this...)
An
Oh no... Th-That's way too cute...!!!
Kohane, what's going on? Why are you talking like a cat?!
Kohane, what's going on? Why are you talking like a cat?!
Kohane
(Sh-She didn't understand me at all!)
Kohane
(Wait, of course she doesn't understand...
I should just explain things to her normally...)
I should just explain things to her normally...)
Kohane
(But that would take away from my practice...)
Kohane
(Taiga's always asking me to do the strangest things, but they've all had some sort of positive effect.)
Kohane
(Which means this exercise should also ultimately help me. He told me over and over again to focus on using my throat better, so I just need to keep at that...)
Kohane
(I need to see this through until the end!)
An
Kohane...?
An
I still have no idea what's going on, but you seem to be taking this really seriously...!
An
So, I'm also gonna try my best to decipher what you're saying! Would you mind repeating what you just said?
Kohane
(An...!)
Kohane
Meow!
(Okay!)
(Okay!)
Kohane
(Thank you so much, An!
I'll try my best too...!)
I'll try my best too...!)
Weekend Garage
An
...is what happened.
It was seriously the cutest thing ever!
It was seriously the cutest thing ever!
Akito
Geez, it's one thing for Kohane to just do as she's told without asking any questions, but you going along with her still doesn't make any sense...
Kohane
Haha...
Toya
But I'm impressed.
You eventually managed to explain how Taiga asked you to do that for practice.
You eventually managed to explain how Taiga asked you to do that for practice.
An
Of course she did!
I mean, she's the best partner ever!
I mean, she's the best partner ever!
Akito
Still, animal impressions...
I'd heard some people do vocal training like that before...
I'd heard some people do vocal training like that before...
Toya
Yes, it's apparently a way to make your vocal cords more flexible because you use muscles you normally don't. As a result, you're able to express yourself in more ways.
Toya
Akito, why don't we give it a try?
Akito
Huh?
Akito
Toya...
You just want to make animal noises, don't you?
You just want to make animal noises, don't you?
Toya
Yes, that's a part of it.
An
Yeah, let's give it a try!
Kohane, I'll try copying an animal this time, so can you give me some pointers on how?
Kohane, I'll try copying an animal this time, so can you give me some pointers on how?
Kohane
Okay!