A Light Drawn Closer

Bedroom

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Mafuyu

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...

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Mizuki

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There are more people who will accept me for who I am than I realized.
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Mizuki

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Now, I have a feeling that there'll be more people that'll say, “Thanks for telling me,” and, “No matter what, I'm on your side,” after breaking some big news to them...
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Mizuki

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That's how I feel now...
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Mafuyu

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(Would he..?)
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Mafuyu

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(Would he say that...?)
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Mafuyu

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But...

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Mafuyu

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...
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???

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<Mafuyu...>
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Mafuyu

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Huh...?

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Mafuyu

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Rin...
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Rin

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<You still don't look so good, Mafuyu...>

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Mafuyu

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...
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Rin

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<Were you thinking about that dream you saw last night...?>
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Mafuyu

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Yes...
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Rin

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<I see...>
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Rin

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<If you're that scared, then you don't have to tell him...>
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Mafuyu

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But...
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Rin

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<...>
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Mafuyu

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My dad's been coming over to see me every week... And I've done nothing in return...
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Mafuyu

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Also...

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Mafuyu

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I made him make that face...
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Mafuyu

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So...
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Mafuyu

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I want to tell him about what happened that night...
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Mafuyu

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I want to... But...
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Rin

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<...>
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Rin

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<Actually, Mafuyu...>
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Rin

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<What is your dad like?>
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Mafuyu

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Huh...?
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Mafuyu

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Ordinary...
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Mafuyu

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Work keeps him very busy, so he's hardly ever at home.
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Rin

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<That's not what I'm asking...>
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Mafuyu

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Huh...?
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Rin

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<What does he mean to you, Mafuyu?>
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Mafuyu

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To me...?
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Mafuyu

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I don't know...
Even when I was little, he was rarely at home because he was so busy.
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Mafuyu

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But...
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Mafuyu

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My mom always said, “Your father is working very hard for both of us,” and, “You need to do your best to be a good girl for your father's sake.”
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Mafuyu

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Also...
A few years earlier
Asahina Household - Living Room

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Mafuyu's Mother

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Okay, the sides are ready.
All that's left is for us to put in the rice balls, and it'll be complete.
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Little Mafuyu

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Wow...!
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Little Mafuyu

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This lunch looks really yummy...!
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Little Mafuyu

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Hehe. Thank you, Mommy!
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Little Mafuyu

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But I still wish Daddy could come to sports day...
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Mafuyu's Mother

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There isn't much we can do since work is keeping him very busy. But I promise to take as many pictures I can of you.
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Mafuyu's Mother

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And then, I'll show them to your father.
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Little Mafuyu

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Okay...!
I'm gonna run as fast as I can!
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Mafuyu's Mother

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Happy birthday, Mafuyu!
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Mafuyu's Mother

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Let me see you blow out all the candles.
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Little Mafuyu

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Okay!
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Little Mafuyu

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*Blow*
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Mafuyu's Mother

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Hehe. You did it!
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Mafuyu's Mother

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Alright, this is from me...
And here's the present your father got you.
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Little Mafuyu

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Oh, thank you!
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Little Mafuyu

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Is Daddy busy with work again today?
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Mafuyu's Mother

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Yes, he was hoping to be back in time for your birthday party, but things are apparently taking longer than he was expecting...
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Little Mafuyu

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Okay...
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Little Mafuyu

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I still wish he were here, but I guess there isn't anything we can do.
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Little Mafuyu

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Because he's working really hard for us, right?
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Mafuyu's Mother

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Hehe. Yes, that's right.
He said he should be able to come home early tomorrow, so you should thank him then.
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Little Mafuyu

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Okay!
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Junior High School Mafuyu

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(The entrance ceremony for high schoolers is tomorrow...)
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Junior High School Mafuyu

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(But not much is really changing since I'll still be attending the same academy.)

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Junior High School Mafuyu

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Oh...

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Junior High School Mafuyu

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Welcome back, Dad.
You're home early today...
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Mafuyu's Father

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Yes, things worked out today, but I'll be leaving tomorrow for another business trip.
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Mafuyu's Father

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So, Mafuyu, why don't we take this opportunity to go out for some sushi and...

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Mafuyu's Father

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It's from work. But why at this time...?

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Mafuyu's Father

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Hello? Is something the matter?
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Mafuyu's Father

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Oh, that's not good...
Okay, I'll be right over.
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Mafuyu's Father

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Sorry, Mafuyu.
Looks like sushi will have to wait until after my trip.
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Junior High School Mafuyu

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Sure, that's fine.
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Junior High School Mafuyu

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Good luck with work, Dad.
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Mafuyu

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That's how things always were...
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Rin

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<...>
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Rin

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<Is that really it?>
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Mafuyu

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Huh...?
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Rin

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<I mean, all you basically told me was that your dad was never home.>
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Rin

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<Don't you have any other memories of him?>
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Mafuyu

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Other memories...?
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Mafuyu

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What else is there...?

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Rin

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<...!!!>
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Rin

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<Wh-What was that sound just now...?>
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Mafuyu

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Just now?
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Mafuyu

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Oh, that was thunder.
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Rin

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<Thunder...?>

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Rin

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<...!!!>
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Mafuyu

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Are you okay?
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Rin

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<I-I'm fine... But...>
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Rin

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<M-Mafuyu, aren't you scared...?>
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Mafuyu

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I'm...

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Mafuyu

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...?
A message...?
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Mafuyu

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From who?
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Mafuyu's Father's Message

<Are you okay? This thunderstorm's massive.>
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Mafuyu

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Oh...

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Rin

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<Mafuyu?>
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Mafuyu

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There was this one time...
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