Part 1

Weekend Garage

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An

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Ken

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Alright, that's good...
Let's end today's practice session here.
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Woohoo! Wait, it's already this late...?
Thanks for sticking around for so long, Dad.

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Ken

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Don't mind me.
Just make sure to rest up tonight, okay?
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Okay, I will!
But you should also get some rest since you've been driving super long distances every day. You wouldn't want Mom to worry, right?
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Oh, that reminds me! You gotta hear this!
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Ken

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Hm? Hear what?
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We had a little gathering earlier today to tell Toya about our thoughts, feelings and experiences in order to help him with his song.
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He took everything that we said and organized it into a massive timeline in his notebook! Isn't that so him?
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Ken

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Sure sounds like it.
You really get to see what makes a person tick when they're writing a song.
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I know, right...?
Also, didn't each member of your team have their own unique style?
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Ken

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Yeah, which complicated things a lot...
Nagi and Taiga both create through feeling, but in completely different ways. To them, my way of thinking was inconceivable...
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Right?
Oh yeah, they also taught in really different ways.
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Those were such good times.
Remember how I used to follow you guys around and nag you to teach me how to write songs?
A few years earlier

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Little An

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It needs to go more...
Rawr! You know what I mean?!
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Ken

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Rawr...?
So, heavier? More bass?
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Little An

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Hmm... No, that's not it...
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Ken

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It's not...?
You could be a little more specific...
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Ken

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Still, I wasn't expecting to be asked to help make a song just after finishing a show.
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Ken

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Nagi said she already promised to meet with some friends, and Taiga... He just straight-up ran away.
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Ken

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To be fair, their mottos as teachers are “feel don't think” and “listen to your heart,” which wouldn't make any sense to a kid. I guess it's up to me to be her teacher...
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Little An

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Daddy! What are you doing talking to yourself?
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Ken

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Oh, nothing.
Anyway, let me show you how to do this.
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Little An

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Okay! Thank you, Mr. Shiraishi!
Several dozen minutes later

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Ken

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So, if you want the chorus here to sound more powerful, try applying the example we just talked about and...
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Little An

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Hmm...
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Ken

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Hm? An...?
You seem unsatisfied. Is something wrong?
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Little An

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I don't get the way you teach! You keep talking about chords and rhythmic patterns and stuff...!
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Little An

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Yeah, this sounds more like what I wanted... But can't you teach more like Aunt Nagi?! I always get what she's talking about!
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Ken

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Like her? Now you're asking too much...
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Little An

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What?!
Daddy, you meanie!
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Ken

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I'm not trying to be mean or anything...
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Musician

Hey, what are father and daughter doing causing all this ruckus? If you guys are free, wanna come see us perform? We'll be on stage soon—
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Musician

Hm? What's with the laptop...?
Are you guys playing a game together or something?
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Ken

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No, I was teaching her how to make her own tracks.
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Little An

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Yeah! I'm busy creating!
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Musician

You're making your own, An?!
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Musician

In the green room for an event of all places... You're like a real artist already, An! Good luck!
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Little An

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Thanks! I'll let you listen to it once it's done! Anyway, bye bye!

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Little An

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Hey, did you hear that?
I'm like a real artist already!
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Ken

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In terms of drive, you sure sound like one already.
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Ken

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Anyway, where were we?
You're going to knock their socks off, right? So, you've gotta make your track a good one.
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Little An

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Right!
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I ended up finishing that track after asking all three of you about it.

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Ken

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I remember.
And you basically went with Nagi's style in the end...
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What choice did I have? I didn't know what I was doing back then! Actually, I still don't really understand the theory behind it all...
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But don't worry!
I think your way of teaching is really easy to understand now, Dad!
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Ken

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That's good to hear.
For a second there, I was worried that you were going to say, “I still don't get what you're saying!” and ask me to change the way I teach.
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Haha! I wouldn't do that to you!
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Anyway, Mr. Shiraishi, I'm looking forward to learning lots more from you!
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Ken

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Oh, you better be ready since you still have plenty to learn.
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I am!