Shopping Mall

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Mizuki's Sister

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Alright, we're here!
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Mizuki's Sister

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Where should we go first?
Any shops that you'd like to visit, Mizuki?
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Mizuki's Sister

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How about the decor shop we always go to? Oh, a new jewelry store seems to have opened up on the second floor. Why don't we go check that out?
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Huh? A jewelry store...?
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(I wonder what it's like...
Maybe they have some cute stuff.)

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Classmate B

But it's kinda weird that you're wearing it.
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Oh...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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No, I'll pass.
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Mizuki's Sister

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Okay...
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Mizuki's Sister

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Then, let's have something sweet to eat...!
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Mizuki's Sister

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I'll go buy us some crepes.
You sit tight here on this bench, okay?
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Okay...

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Elementary School Mizuki

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(I'm making Sis worry too much...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(She brought me here because she noticed that I wasn't feeling great...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(And yet, I...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(But if I don't change...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(Everyone's gonna keep saying I'm weird...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(I don't want that to happen...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(The way they tell me...
It's like me being different means I don't belong there with them...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(That hurts so much... And it makes me feel so lonely...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(So, I...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Oh...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(The one-piece in that shop's window...
Is it new? It wasn't there when Sis and I went the other day.)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(It's got so many bows and frills too...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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It's really cute...

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Elementary School Mizuki

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This is so cool!
These shoes and this ribbon are so adorable, and they even go perfectly with the blouse you made for me...!
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(No...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(What I really want is...)

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Mizuki's Sister

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I'm back with the crepes!
I got you a strawberry one, Mizuki! I know it's your favorite!
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Elementary School Mizuki

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...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Sis...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Am... Am I weird?
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Mizuki's Sister

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No, you're not weird.
Why are you asking such a thing...?
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Then, why's everyone else calling me that...?
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Mizuki's Sister

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...
Oh, um...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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The thing is...
I feel like I need to stop liking all the stuff that I think is cute.

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Mizuki's Sister

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What...?
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Because everyone will stop saying that I'm weird if I do... I won't have to feel this way anymore...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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But...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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I really love those kinds of things...
And all the clothes that you make, Sis.
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Elementary School Mizuki

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I don't wanna say the opposite of that...
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Mizuki's Sister

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Mizuki...
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Mizuki's Sister

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I'm so sorry...
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Mizuki's Sister

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I had no idea this was bothering you so much. I really need to apologize for that...
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Mizuki's Sister

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And I understand what you're saying...
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Mizuki's Sister

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Being put down by others...
Not being able to talk about the things you like... They both must be causing you so much pain.
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Mizuki's Sister

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But this is what I believe...
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Mizuki's Sister

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I think you should keep liking all the things you feel are cute...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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What?
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Mizuki's Sister

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That's what makes up who you are, right...?
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Elementary School Mizuki

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But... Then they'll...
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Mizuki's Sister

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I know...
They'll keep saying all those terrible things to you.
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Mizuki's Sister

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And to prevent that from happening, you might start to feel like you can't talk about the things you like as much...

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Mizuki's Sister

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But I don't think you should stop liking what you like to fit in with everyone else...

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Mizuki's Sister

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Because you're not weird at all, Mizuki...
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Mizuki's Sister

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I love how you love things that are cute.
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Sis...
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Mizuki's Sister

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Which is why, Mizuki...
I want you to cherish your true feelings.
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(So, it's okay...?)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(I can keep liking the things that I think are cute...?)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(I am scared of what everyone else is gonna say...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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(But if Sis says that I'm not weird...
If she loves me the way that I am...)
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Elementary School Mizuki

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*Nod*
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Mizuki's Sister

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Alright...
After we finish eating our crepes, would you mind tagging along as I shop for a few things?
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Mizuki's Sister

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I've been looking for the right buttons to use for this new outfit I've been designing.
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Huh? Buttons...?
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Mizuki's Sister

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Yes, it's going to be for myself...
But I also want to make it so you really like it too, Mizuki!
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Mizuki's Sister

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Which is why I need you to tell me more about all the things you like.
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Oh...
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Elementary School Mizuki

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Okay...!
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Mizuki

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(Some really awful things happened to me after that...)
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Mizuki

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(I even tried not being myself because they just kept sapping away at my energy.)
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Mizuki

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(But because Sis said back then that it's okay for me to cherish my true feelings...)
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Mizuki

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(Despite all the things that did end up happening to me, I still like all the cute stuff I did back then.)
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Mizuki's Sister

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Mizuki? Is something wrong?
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Mizuki

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No, nothing's wrong...!
I was just reminiscing about the past a little.

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Mizuki

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I always had so much fun going out shopping with you while wearing the clothes that you made.
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Mizuki's Sister

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Hehe. I did make quite a lot just for you.
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Mizuki's Sister

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Oh yeah, remember how you used to stare into my room while I was on my sewing machine? That was always so cute.
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Mizuki

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Wait, you remember that?
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Mizuki's Sister

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Of course I remember!
You made me so happy every time you told me the buttons and frills I chose to use were cute.
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Mizuki

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Well... That's enough about me.
Lemme hear more about what you've been up to, Sis!
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Mizuki

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I have so many questions that I wanna ask you! How have things been over there? What's work been like?
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Mizuki's Sister

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Hehe. Okay.
Where should I start?