Nighttime
Weekend Garage

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Toya

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Phew...
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Kohane

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Nice work today, Aoyagi.
I'm sure you're tired. How are you feeling...?
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Toya

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Good. I feel much better after taking that nap in the green room before we came back.
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Toya

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However, the thing I've been working on has been taking up quite a bit of my time. I'm still only about thirty percent finished...
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That's pretty good, all things considered.
I'm still trying to figure out how to do it...
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Kohane

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Me too. I've been practicing...but I really don't know if what I'm doing is okay.
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Kohane

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At the same time, I guess there's no easy answer... I'm hoping to figure things out while taking it one step at a time.
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Right!
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Oh, also... Don't you guys all have to start heading home soon?
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Toya

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You're right.
I'll go get Akito, and—
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Toya

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No, wait...
He's practicing with Ken starting today.
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I still can't believe they made that arrangement while we were sleeping.
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Still...
That explains why Dad's been singing lately.
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Kohane

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What?
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Recently, while we're at school, he's apparently been singing. My guess is that he's trying to sort of get back his old groove...
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Kohane

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His old groove...?
I'd love to hear him sing sometime.
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Sure, try asking him!
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He's seriously an amazing singer!
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Akito

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Again, thank you for agreeing to do this...
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Ken

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Proactive as ever.
I honestly wasn't expecting you to ask to start practicing together today.
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Akito

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I felt that the sooner the better.
I apologize if I'm asking too much of you...
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Ken

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No, that's alright.
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Ken

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Now, Akito, remember what I told you when we were at Rodin...?
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Akito

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I do.
I need to relax...and sing from my heart more, right?
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Ken

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Right.
Of course, trying to relax doesn't mean you get to start cutting corners. You still have to sing with everything you have.
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Akito

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Got it...
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Ken

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Anyway, how we're going to practice is fairly simple. We'll take turns singing.
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Akito

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Okay...!
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Ken

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Alright.
Hit me with your best shot.
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Akito

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(I'm used to being around Ken...
But now, facing him like this, he seems larger than life.)
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Akito

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(Even so, I'm not about to back down.)
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Akito

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(He personally agreed to work with me.
I need to make the most of this opportunity...!)
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Akito

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Let's do this!
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Akito

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Akito

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(Yes...!
My voice sounds better than it did during today's event.)
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Akito

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(But I can still do better...!)
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Akito

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Akito

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Huff... Huff...
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Ken

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Not bad.
But you're still tense...
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Akito

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Sorry...
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Ken

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Don't apologize.
We're here for that very reason.
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Ken

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Alright, now it's my turn.
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Ken

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Get ready.
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Ken

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Akito

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(Whoa...)
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Ken

♪————!! ————!! ————!!
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Akito

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(In the old days, my jaw would've hit the floor and that would've been it.)
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Akito

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(But things are different now...
I can sing now, so I know what to look for.)
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Akito

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(Ken doesn't sing with the sort of overwhelming power that Taiga does.)
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Akito

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(He's cool and calm.
His breath control is incredible.)
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Akito

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(It must've taken so much effort to learn how to do this.)
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Akito

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(I'm guessing he practiced like there was no tomorrow day after day until he got ahold of this ability. At least, that's what it feels like...)
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Akito

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(And the proof of that is...)
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Akito

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(This intense excitement welling up inside of me.)
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Akito

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(He's cool as ice, but giving off this blistering hot energy...!
Just like...)

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Akito

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He really is something else...
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Ken

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Alright, that's it for me.
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Ken

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Akito.
What crossed your mind when you were watching me just now?
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Akito

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Huh...?
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Ken

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I'm guessing a lot of things.
Like what you saw all those years ago.
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Ken

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I bet you look at me and see that night. RAD WEEKEND.
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Ken

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Just think about that and nothing else, and sing.
Throw everything you have at it.
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Akito

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At RAD WEEKEND...?
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Akito

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(Calm down...
Just do as Ken says... Don't think about anything else.)
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Akito

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(First, digest his words.
Relax, sing from your heart.
Throw everything you have at RAD WEEKEND.)
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Akito

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Akito

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*Cough*
*Hack*
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Ken

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Let's stop here for today.
You seem to be at your limit.
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Ken

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For now, go home, rest and get ready for tomorrow...
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Akito

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O-Okay...
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Akito

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(Grr... No.
I just don't get it.)
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Akito

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(Nothing's changing no matter how much I sing... And Ken's expression hasn't changed once.)
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Akito

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(What am I supposed to do...?!)
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