Parallel Harmonies

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Saki

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MEIKO...!
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Saki

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Wh-What are you doing here...?
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MEIKO

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<Honami and Shiho told me that you and Ichika were working on a song together.>
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MEIKO

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<I came to see how you were doing...>
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MEIKO

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<And I take it things haven't been going well.>
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Saki

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...
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Saki

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MEIKO, I...
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MEIKO

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<I see. Which led to you and Ichika butting heads...>
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Saki

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Yeah...
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Saki

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I... I really don't know what we're supposed to do now...
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MEIKO

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<Right...>
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MEIKO

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<Why don't you two come take a little break over in SEKAI, Saki?>
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Saki

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Huh? But our song...
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MEIKO

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<Yes, that's important. But it's also important to get a breath of fresh air when you're feeling stuck, remember?>
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MEIKO

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<I'll be waiting over there.
Come on over once Ichika returns, okay?>
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Saki

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Oh...
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Saki

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O-Okay...
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MEIKO

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<Don't worry, Saki.>
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Saki

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Huh...?
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MEIKO

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<I know you don't like arguing with Ichika...>
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MEIKO

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<But you're in a band together.
There are going to be times when you conflict with one another.>
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MEIKO

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<But think about all those other times you bumped heads. You always came to an understanding in the end, right...?>
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MEIKO

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<So, I wouldn't worry too much about this.>
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Saki

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MEIKO...
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Saki

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You're right...
Thank you for saying that.

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Saki

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Oh...

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Ichika

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Sorry, Saki, I'm back...
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Ichika

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Huh? MEIKO...?
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MEIKO

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<Ah, she's back.
Now, shall we?>
School SEKAI

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Miku

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Oh, welcome, you two.
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Luka

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We heard the news.
You're holding a songwriting camp?
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Luka

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How are things going?
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Saki

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Oh, uhh...
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Ichika

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...
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MEIKO

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Would you mind if we heard what you've come up with so far?
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Ichika

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What...?
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Luka

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Yes, I'd also like to give what you have a listen.
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Saki

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But we're still...
We're still not happy with what we have...
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Miku

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A work in progress is just fine.
We want to hear what you two have created.
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Saki & Ichika

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...
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Ichika

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Then...
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Luka

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I see.
So these are the songs you came up with.
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Ichika

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Yes... I came up with the chord progression for the first one, and Saki the melody. The opposite applies to the second...
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Saki

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...
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Miku

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I think they're both very good.

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Saki

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What...?
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Luka

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I agree.
They're wonderful expressions of both of your thoughts and feelings.
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Saki

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R-Really...?
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Ichika

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But don't they feel all over the place...?
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Miku

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Yes, there is that...
You can kind of tell what each of you wants out of these songs.
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Miku

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But I actually think they're good the way they are.
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Saki

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Y-You do...?
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Ichika

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...
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Luka

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But if neither of you is satisfied, then improvements are going to be necessary...
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Luka

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So, Ichika.
Can you tell me what you envisioned when you came up with your chord progression?
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Ichika

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Oh...
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Ichika

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Umm... I was trying to write a cheerful song that would clearly express how I felt.
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Miku

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I see. Which explains why yours is very straightforward. Just like you, Ichika.
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Ichika

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Th-Thank you.
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Saki

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...
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MEIKO

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Next, Saki, how did you arrive on this melody?
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Saki

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I wanted to make it so people can move forward despite any doubts or pain they're feeling...
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Luka

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I see...
That explains why it sounds a little sad.
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Luka

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Hehe. The kind touch fits you very well, Saki.
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Saki

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...!
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Luka

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This sort of reminds me of when you girls first got back together...
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Saki

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Oh...!
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Saki

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Exactly...! That's what I was going for...!
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Saki

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I mean, we were all separated initially, but we talked through our troubles and managed to find a way to move forward together.

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Saki

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And then, Ichi said that she wanted to remind people about who matters most to them...
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Saki

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Which immediately reminded me of us when we first got back together.
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Ichika

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Oh...
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Ichika

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(I had no idea...)
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MEIKO

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Yes, that's really nice...
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Miku

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Then, does that mean you want to make it feel like you've overcome that past pain and are running towards a bright future...?
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Saki

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Running towards a bright future...?
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Saki

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Oh, right...
We worked super duper hard to become pros!
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Saki

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But my melody doesn't really cover that.
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Saki

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In that case, I might try giving it a slightly happier sound. One that serves as a reminder of our determination.
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Saki

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That should go a lot better with Ichi's chord progression too.
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Ichika

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...!
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MEIKO

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Yes, I'll be looking forward to listening to it once it's finished.
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Saki

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Okay, I'll see what I can do!
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Saki

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Oh, while we're at it, for the next verse...
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Ichika

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(Saki seems like she's having so much fun...)
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Ichika

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(She can't stop coming up with new ideas...
Wait, is this because...?)
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Ichika

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(Is that why Miku and the others have been able to give such constructive criticism? Are they being more open-minded about all this?)
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Ichika

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(I thought we were having a nice exchange of ideas, but...)

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Ichika

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