One hour later
MORE MORE HOUSE

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Haruka

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Saito

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Alright, let's summarize what we've come up with so far.
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Airi

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First, we've got spreading hope to others and increasing our media exposure.
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Minori

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We also have, umm...
Whether or not we can appear as a group! That's really important!
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Haruka

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Right. A lot of people will be hearing about MORE MORE JUMP! for the very first time, so we'll want their first impression of us to be that we're a proper idol group.
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Shizuku

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Then there was the matter of leaving enough time for us to keep doing streams.
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Shizuku

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We've already had to reduce the number we do, so I fear that our fans are going to feel just that much more disappointed if we go any further...
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Airi

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I mean, spreading hope to others through our streams has always been a big deal to us, so we should keep trying to do as many as we can.
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Saito

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What else is there...?
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Haruka

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(I think we've covered just about everything...)
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Haruka

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(But...)
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Minori

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But are there any offers that actually cover all those points?
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Airi

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I doubt there are going to be any that cover all of them, so we might want to order them by importance.
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Airi

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With spreading hope to others for sure taking the top spot...
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Airi

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Followed by increasing our media exposure. Doing those two things will be the quickest way for us to realize our dream.
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Shizuku

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Yes, I agree with that order.
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Saito

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Understood.
Then, I'll place those two things at the forefront, while also taking the other criteria we've come up with into consideration...
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Haruka

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Saito

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Is something wrong, Haruka?
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Haruka

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Sorry, but...
Would it be alright if I gave this some more thought?
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Airi

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Huh...?
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Haruka

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I agree with what you said in terms of those two things taking top priority, Airi. I don't see anything wrong with that ordering.
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Haruka

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But...
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Haruka

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I feel like we're still missing something.
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Minori

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We are?
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Haruka

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Yeah...
I'm not sure how to put it into words...
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Haruka

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But when I ask myself if choosing work like this will really lead to us making our dream come true, I feel like we're still missing some key piece...
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Airi

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A key piece...
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Haruka

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Sorry. I know what I'm saying is really vague...
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Haruka

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And I know I have a habit of overthinking things in these sorts of situations.
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Airi

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What are you talking about?
Your attentiveness has saved our skins a bunch of times already!

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Shizuku

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She's right. If there's something on your mind, Haruka, then I'd also like to think about it with you.
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Shizuku

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So, let's take our time and try to come up with a solution that we can all agree on.
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Minori

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Yeah, I'm sure we'll be able to figure out what we're missing if we all put our heads together!
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Haruka

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Thank you all...
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Haruka

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That being said, we shouldn't keep these people waiting too long. We'll need to set ourselves a deadline, and then decide which offers to accept...
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Haruka

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So, let's give ourselves until tomorrow.
I promise to have my answer by then.
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Airi

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Sounds good.
We'll also take another hard look at things!
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Saito

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For now, let's adjourn this meeting...
You all have that magazine interview scheduled, so let's start getting ready to head over!
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Minori

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What?! It's already that late?!
L-Lemme go get my notebook! It has all my answers to their questions in it!
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Shizuku

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Oh, didn't you just put it back in your bag?
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Minori

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*Gasp*
Y-You're right...!
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Airi

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Geez, relax, will you?
A few hours later
Haruka's Room

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Haruka

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I still can't figure it out...

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Airi

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With spreading hope to others for sure taking the top spot...
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Airi

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Followed by increasing our media exposure. Doing those two things will be the quickest way for us to realize our dream.
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Haruka

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(I still don't think what Airi said is wrong.)
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Haruka

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(But...)
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Haruka

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(Is it really okay for us to make decisions based on just these criteria?)
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Haruka

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(Will we be able to stand there? Will our fans be able to come see us...?)

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Haruka

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(On that stage...)
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Haruka

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Oh...
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Haruka

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(Come to think of it, what criteria did we use as ASRUN when it came to work?)
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Haruka

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(Mr. Hiiragi always...)
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