Part 1

Early morning
Nonogi Park

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Nene

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*Yawn* Morning, Rui.
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Rui

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Hello, Nene.
Thank you for meeting with me so early.
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Nene

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Actually, it's okay since I was planning to practice on my own this morning...
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Nene

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So, what is it that you wanna talk about?
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Rui

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Ah, remember how we agreed to help Tsukasa figure out his character?
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Nene

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Yeah...

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Rui

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To be honest, getting on the same level as Seiryuin as she is now will be incredibly difficult...
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Rui

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But you still wish to go through with this regardless...?
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Tsukasa

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Yes...
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Nene

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...
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Nene

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(I was totally blown away by Seiryuin's performance...)
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Nene

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(Tsukasa felt the same way... No, he's been practicing opposite her, so he must feel the skill gap even more clearly.)
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Nene

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(But he still refuses to give up...)
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Nene

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So, what do you need me to do?
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Rui

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It's simple.
However, what I'm about to ask of you is likely not going to be easy.
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Rui

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I built this Robo-Phoenix based on the bird robots I made for one of our shows. I'd like you to help me bring her to life.
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Nene

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Bring it to life...?
Wait, that thing's huge!
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Nene

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The birds for that show fit in the palm of your hand. This one's at least three times as big!
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Rui

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Hehe. She should make for a good practice partner in terms of chasing a phoenix around.
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Rui

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I made this one bigger and reinforced her quite a bit so that a person can physically grab onto her.
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Rui

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And don't underestimate her.
After replacing the parts with more lightweight ones and optimizing her performance, she can do significantly more compared to her predecessors.
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Rui

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I've even programmed a new algorithm that should make it much harder to catch her.
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Nene

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So, what do you need me to do exactly? You said you wanted me to help you bring it to life...
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Rui

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I'd like for you to play the phoenix, Nene. I need to take some recordings for Robo-Phoenix.
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Nene

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Wait, me...?
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Rui

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Simple, no?
But difficult at the same time.
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Nene

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Y-Yeah...
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Nene

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(Me...? Playing the phoenix...?)

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Nene

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(But I can't do what she did...)
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Nene

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(I...)

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Nene

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O-Okay, I'll give it a try...
I mean, I did promise to help.
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Rui

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Thank you. I appreciate it...
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Nene

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“How does what feel...?”
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Nene

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(This is how I imagine the phoenix...)
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Nene

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“I think nothing of it.
I have long since gotten used to all that...”
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Nene

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(I feel like I'm capturing how she really feels...)
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Nene

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(But is this gonna be good enough...?)

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Rui

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Nicely done, Nene.
Robo-Phoenix should be ready to use during practice later today.
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Nene

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Sure, you're welcome...
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Rui

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...
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Rui

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Anyway, now that we've finished recording... Oh!

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Nene

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Huh? Hey, she's moving on her own...!
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Rui

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What have I done...?! I was trying to play back the recordings, but powered her on instead!
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Rui

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I'm sorry, Nene.
Could you help me try to catch her?

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Nene

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Alright, fine...

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Rui

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Nene, she went that way!
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Nene

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Got her!
No, she flew away...!
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Robo-Phoenix

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“Oh, done already...?
You sounded so confident about catching me just now.”
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Nene

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(Wait, that line...)

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Robo-Phoenix

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“Too slow.
Honestly, where are you looking? Are you not going to catch me?”
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Nene

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(I sorta feel compelled to keep trying...)
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Nene

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(But it's not her...
All I'm hearing is a person talking.)

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Nene

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...
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Nene

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(As I currently am... I can't do what she can...)
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Nene

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(But I should at least try to sound more like a phoenix by doing what I can to capture how a bird moves and behaves...!)
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Rui

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Ah, that reminds me! I can send her a signal to stop in case of emergencies! There we are.

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Nene

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Huh? How can you forget about something like...?
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Nene

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(No, wait... He wouldn't...
That means he powered her on to...)

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Nene

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Sorry, Rui.
Would you mind if we rerecorded everything?
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Nene

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I'm not happy at all with my portrayal of her. What we have right now isn't going to help Tsukasa much.
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Rui

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Of course I don't mind.
We can keep trying until you feel satisfied.
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Nene

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Thanks...!