Part 1

The day before the show
Ichika's Room

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Ichika

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Tomorrow's finally the day...
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Ichika

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(Our very first solo show...
As nervous as I am...)

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Ichika

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(If it goes well, we'll get a chance to go pro together...)
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Ichika

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That's making me even more nervous...
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Ichika

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Just take...a deep breath...
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Ichika

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...
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Ichika

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Oh, that reminds me...
I should change out my strings.
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Ichika

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(There's no rust on them and it feels like a bit of a waste... But I also don't want them to snap on me during our show...)
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Ichika

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Where are the ones I just bought...?
I thought I put them away with the wire cutters... Oh, here they are.
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Ichika

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Okay...
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Ichika

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(Start by unwinding them one by one...)

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Ichika

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Huh? A message?
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Saki

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<Hey, I was trying to fall asleep just now but can't because I'm so nervous!>
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Ichika

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What? Sleep...?
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Ichika

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<Isn't it a little early to go to bed? It's only eight.>

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Ichika

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Oh, Shiho just wrote something...
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Shiho

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<Of course you are. It's only eight.>
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Ichika

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Hehe. Exactly.
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Saki

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<Hey, no fair! Don't gang up on me like that!>
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Shiho

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<Seriously? You didn't see this coming?>

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Ichika

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(Oh, these strings actually have a lot of dings and scratches on them. Changing them out was a good idea...)
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Ichika

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(I guess we have been practicing a lot more than usual...)

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Ichika

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Wait, what?
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Ichika

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Hehe...
Oh, Saki. She's sending us so many sad face stamps.
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Shiho

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<Saki, these notifications and those faces are getting really annoying.>
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Saki

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<Wahhh!
Ichi, Shiho's bullying me!>
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Ichika

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<To be fair, this stamp's face does look pretty obnoxious.>

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Saki

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<How's that supposed to make me feel better? T_T>
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Ichika

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Hehe...
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Ichika

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Oh, Honami's writing something now...

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Honami

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<Saki, it's apparently not good to go to bed so early since your body isn't ready to fall asleep yet.>
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Honami

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<So, it's probably best to try to go to bed at your usual time.>
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Ichika

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<Going to bed too early could lead to waking up too early and feeling sleepier sooner than normal?>

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Shiho

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<Yeah, you might not be able to stop yawning before we take the stage.>
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Saki

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<Oh... I don't want that to happen!>

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Ichika

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Okay, I just need to trim the strings and tune it...
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Ichika

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Wait, where'd I put my tuner...?

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Saki

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<Can we talk for a bit since we're all online?>
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Shiho

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<Only a little bit.>
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Honami

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<I'm okay with that.>
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Ichika

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Oh, I guess we're having a group call now.

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Saki

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<Hehe. Good evening, everyone♪>
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Ichika

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Good evening to you as well.
Honestly, Saki, you sound the furthest thing from sleepy right now.
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Shiho

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<Yeah, was this all just some sort of elaborate rouse?>
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Saki

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<No, it wasn't! I tried to go to sleep because I finished doing all my homework and had nothing else to do...>
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Honami

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<Hehe. You finished all your homework, Saki? Good for you.>
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Saki

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<*Sob*
Hona, you're the only one who's ever nice to me!>
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Saki

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<While we're on the subject, what were you guys doing just now?>
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Shiho

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<I was practicing on my bass.>
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Honami

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<I was going over what we need to do when after we arrive at the live house tomorrow.>
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Honami

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<The manager and I need to go through a big checklist for our show.>
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Saki

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<Hona's here to save the day!
What about you, Ichi?>
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Ichika

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I was changing out the strings on my guitar. It seemed like a bit of a waste at first, but they were more dinged up than I initially realized...
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Saki

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<Really?! Oh, since you've put on some new strings, I wanna hear you play something for us♪>
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Ichika

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Sure, but I haven't tuned it yet.
It might sound a little funny.
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Saki

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<Then, can we listen while you tune it?>
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Saki

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<I hear you tuning your guitar in SEKAI from time to time, but I find it really soothing for some reason.>
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Honami

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<Yes, I think I know what you mean.
It's such an strange sensation...>
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Shiho

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<In that case, I'll listen to it as background music while I clean my strings.>
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Ichika

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What? I'm starting to get a little nervous now that I know you're all going to be listening...
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Saki

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<You are? What makes you more nervous? This or tomorrow's show?>
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Ichika

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Hmm... This maybe...
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Saki

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<Really?! That means you're probably gonna play out of your mind tomorrow, Ichi!>
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Shiho

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<How does that work?>
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Ichika

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Hehe. I doubt I'm going to play that well...
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Ichika

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(But I feel much better compared to just now.)
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Ichika

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Alright, I'll put you on speaker and start tuning my guitar.
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Saki

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<Okay♪ Then, I'll be thinking of some stuff to say when we talk to the crowd!>