Part 1

Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy
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Emu
Tapey-tapey-tape-tape, tapey-tape♪
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Emu
Okay, our posters for volunteering to pull weeds are all up!
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Emu
Hehe.
I hope lots and lots of people decide to sign up... Wait, huh?
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Student A
...
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Emu
(The girls outside the classroom are looking at our poster! Does that mean they're interested? If so...)
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Emu's Voice
Hi there!
Do you happen to be interested in volunteering...?
A few days later
Vacant Classroom
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Mafuyu
I see...
You could only get one person to sign up?
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Emu
Yes...
So, combined with the people you got to sign up, that makes three in total...
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Mafuyu
To be fair, you just put up that poster the day before yesterday.
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Mafuyu
And feeling bad about ourselves won't solve anything, so why don't we keep trying to come up with new ideas?
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Emu
Oh, you're right...!
Let's see... Then, what if we...?
Emu's Room
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Emu
Hmm...
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Emu
(Asahina and I brainstormed a lot together, but we couldn't come up with any ideas that felt just right...)
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Emu
(Honami helped make our poster really amazing by drawing all those great pictures for us, so anyone who spots it should be able to see how fun it's gonna be...)
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Emu
Oh...
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Emu
(What if they aren't...?)
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Emu
(What if they can't see how making everything nice and squeaky-clean by pulling out all the weeds would be fun and make them feel really happy...?)
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Emu
(But...)
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Hinata's Voice
Emu, do you have a minute?
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Emu
Oh, Sis?!
Come on in!
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Hinata
Sorry, I know it's late.
I just got back from that trip and brought back some souvenirs for you. Here you go.
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Emu
Wow...! It's one of those regionally-themed taiyaki keychains! I really love these☆
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Emu
Thanks, Sis!
Hehe. I wonder what color the paste inside it is♪
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Hinata
Hehe. I'm glad you like it so much.
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Hinata
Oh, what's that on your desk? A poster for something...?
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Emu
Yeah, that's right...!
I'm doing some volunteer work as a class rep!
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Emu
I'm in the middle of trying to recruit more people to come pull weeds with me...
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Hinata
And you're running into some trouble?
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Emu
H-H-H-How did you know?!
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Hinata
Hehe. It was written all over your face.
You seemed a little down.
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Hinata
Also, pulling weeds is usually very hard work. People must be thinking that having to do it in the heat would be incredibly exhausting.
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Emu
I knew it...!
Another class rep in the year above me said the same thing...
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Hinata
So, how have you been trying to recruit people?
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Emu
So, I've been putting up posters like this one... And talking to anyone who seems interested!
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Emu
Whenever someone stops in front of one of our posters, I fly over towards them and tell them about how fun it's gonna be☆
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Hinata
I see. You're trying to invite individual people who spot your posters...
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Hinata
This is just my humble opinion, but I feel that it'd be better to try reaching out to a large group of them all at once.
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Emu
All at once?
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Hinata
Yes. For example, you could ask the teachers to see if they'll let you make an announcement in the morning or before school gets out.
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Hinata
I know it's easier to get your message across to someone when you talk to them one-on-one, but it's also very time-consuming, no?
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Hinata
Speaking to multiple people all at once should save you quite a lot of time. Plus, any who decide to sign up may try to convince their friends to do the same.
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Emu
Oh...!
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Emu
I never would've thought of that...
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Emu
Hmm... Which means I've still got a lot to learn...
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Hinata
There are many ways to go about an issue like this. And what I just said isn't necessarily the only solution.
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Hinata
However, it's good that you're able to come up with so many ideas on your own. I'm sure you'll learn to see things from different angles as you keep gaining more and more experience.
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Emu
Okay! I promise to keep trying...!
Thanks for the advice, Sis!
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Hinata
Do your best, class rep! I'll be rooting for you!
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Emu
Hehe. I really appreciate it!
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Emu
Alright, I'm gonna get lots and lots of people to volunteer to pull weeds with us!