Part 1

Rehearsal Studio

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Saki

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Aaand we're all set up! Time for another great practice!
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Honami

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As the solo show gets closer, we need to make every session count.
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Ichika

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Right. Why don't we start with a run-through of everything?
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Shiho

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Oh... Before that, there's something I want you guys to look at. I wrote up some things for us to be careful of when we're performing.

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Shiho

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These here are some general points... And then these are things I want each of us to watch out for.
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Ichika

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Wh-Whoa...!
It's all laid out in neat bullet points.
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Shiho

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They're photocopies of my handwritten notes, so they might not be the easiest to read...
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Honami

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They're absolutely fine, Shiho. Your handwriting is very neat.
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Saki

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Lemme see, lemme see! Uh, my points to work on are...

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Saki

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“Song #1 intro: Don't rush ahead with synth. Stay focused during interlude.”
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Ichika

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Mine says:
“Keep in time with drums during half-time section. Remember effects pedal during guitar solo.”
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Honami

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Oh...
“Be mindful of rests in bassline.”
Shiho, you even wrote notes for yourself.
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Shiho

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Yeah. It's easy to overlook your own slipups, so I want us all to help each other improve.
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Honami

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I can't believe you listed everything up so properly... Thank you so much, Shiho.
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Ichika

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We were already each taking notes on the feedback we were getting, but this way we can all watch out for each other.
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Shiho

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Right. That was my thinking behind this.
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Shiho

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Also, if we make good use of these, I think we can make our practice sessions more meaningful and effective.
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Shiho

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(And I'm feeling inspired lately...)

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Ena

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My groupmates have always been incredible creators, but lately they've been reaching new heights.
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Ena

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And so, I want to be able to express their work with my art.
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Ena

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With my art, I want to be able to tell the story within each song they make.
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Shiho

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(Shinonome looked pained when she brought that up...)

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Shiho

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(But she was still working on her art for her groupmates' sake.)
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Shiho

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(I want to do the same, for the others' sake...)
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Shiho

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(No...
I want to do it so that we can bring everything we have to the solo show.)
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Honami

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Shiho?
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Saki

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You look kinda happy...
What's up?
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Shiho

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Oh, it's nothing.
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Shiho

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I was just thinking how much better we'll be when we iron out every issue on the list.
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Ichika

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I still can't believe you went to all that trouble... Just writing up these notes must've taken so long.
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Honami

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Absolutely. And you zeroed in on really specific points.
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Shiho

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It wasn't so bad. I was already taking regular notes anyway, so it was just a matter of summarizing them.
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Ichika

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Oh, that's a relief...
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Shiho

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(Well, I did stay up kind of late working on it...)
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Shiho

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This next show will be incredibly important for us.
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Shiho

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Not just because it's our first solo show...
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Shiho

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It's also gonna be a huge opportunity to get a chance at debuting.
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Shiho

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That's why we need to pull out all the stops to be ready for it.
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Saki

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We gotta make the solo show a success, no matter what!
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Shiho

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Exactly. For all these reasons, we're going to iron out every one of the issues I wrote down by the end of this week.
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Ichika

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Yes, of cou—
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Ichika

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Wait, by the end of this week?!
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Shiho

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Yes, this week.
That's the kind of pace we need if we want to be ready in time.
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Honami

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I suppose you're right...
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Saki

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B-But, all of these?! This will be so hard...
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Shiho

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You do want to make the solo show a success, don't you?
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Saki

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Uh, but that...!
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Saki

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Waaah! No fair, Shiho! You're ruthless!
If you say it like that, I can't not do it!
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Saki

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I want to check through the notes properly, so at least have the mercy to give me time to read them!
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Shiho

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Of course, go ahead.
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Ichika

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Okay, time to have a read-through...
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Ichika

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Oh, Honami. There's another note about us keeping in time during the third song, so let's discuss that later.
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Honami

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Sure thing. That was also on my mind, so I'd love to.

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Shiho

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(I thought I might be asking too much of them...)
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Shiho

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(But they're doing their best to make it happen.)
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Shiho

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Thank you, guys...
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Shiho

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(Alright, I should review my notes too.)