Audition Venue

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Models

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Pardon us.
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Staff Member

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Ah, come in.
Please find a seat along the wall according to your number.

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Shizuku

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(I was under the impression that we'd be called one at a time, but I guess they're having us audition in groups...)
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Shizuku

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(I see three judges...
One appears to be from Gran Fleur, another from the production company and...)
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Shizuku

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(Huh...?)
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Judges

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...
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Shizuku

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(That person seems awfully familiar...)
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Shizuku

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(Oh...!)

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Oikawa

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Alright, it's great that you have a lot of presence, but I think you're going a bit overboard.
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Oikawa

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So, try instead to stand out less.
How about you turn around and look over your shoulder? Your side profile's enough.
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Shizuku

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O-Of course...!
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Shizuku

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(It's Mr. Oikawa...!
He helped me so much when he was the creative director for Cheerful * Days.)
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Shizuku

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(He's become so famous within the industry that some call him the “big hit machine”.)
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Shizuku

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(This means I have to do my best today to win his approval...!)
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Staff Member

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Alright, let's get this audition started.
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Staff Member

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First, this commercial is going to require two people. As such, two will be selected in the end.
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Staff Member

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Now, we will be looking for you to be “overwhelmingly brilliant”.
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Shizuku

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(Overwhelmingly brilliant...
That's the tagline from the document we received.)
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Staff Member

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We'll be using the front camera to take shots from afar and up close. Please pose accordingly based on each situation.
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Shizuku

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(Regardless of how many times I've done this before, expressing myself while standing motionless is still incredibly challenging for me...)
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Shizuku

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(But I need to strike the perfect poses here!)
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Staff Member

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Alright, we'll start with number eleven.
Please come forward.
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Model #11

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That's me...!
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Model #11

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Number eleven, Tomomi Yuki.
Thank you for having me.
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Shizuku

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(It's begun...)
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Shizuku

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(We're starting by shooting from a distance...)
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Model #11

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...
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Shizuku

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(Oh...)
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Shizuku

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(She's very good...
Her core seems so solid, and her pose is refined...)
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Shizuku

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(In particular, the way she's lifting her hair. She's making it so the viewers' eyes are naturally drawn to her own.)
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Staff Member

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Next, the camera will be moving in for a close-up.
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Model #11

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Ready!
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Shizuku

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(Her facial expression is mesmerizing...
She seems so strong and composed.)
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Staff Member

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Okay.
Would either of you like to see her do any other poses?
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Oikawa

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Hmm... Nothing from me.
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Director

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Me as well...
I think I've seen enough.
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Shizuku

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(What...?)
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Shizuku

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(They don't sound all that satisfied...
But I thought she did such a beautiful job...)
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Staff Member

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Unfortunately, Ms. Yuki, that will be it for you. Thank you for coming.
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Model #11

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Thank you again for having me...
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Shizuku

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(This audition is going to be much more difficult than I expected...)
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...
A few minutes later

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Oikawa

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Hmm... Stop there.
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Quiet Model

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Okay...
Thank you for having me.
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Shizuku

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(I thought she also did a wonderful job...
But the bar they've set seems to be very high.)
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Shizuku

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(Still, I've done everything possible to prepare for this day. I just need to believe in myself and strike the best poses I can.)
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Staff Member

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Next, number fourteen, please come forward.
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Shizuku

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Of course.
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Oikawa

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Oh, Hinomori, you're next?!
I'm ready to get totally blown away by you.
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Shizuku

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Th-Thank you very much!
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Shizuku

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(Mr. Oikawa remembered who I am.)
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Shizuku

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(Which means I can't afford to let him down...!)

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Shizuku

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Number fourteen, Shizuku Hinomori.
Thank you for having me.
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Shizuku

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(First, I'll be posing from a distance.)
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Shizuku

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(Their new line of eye shadows are slightly more intense than normal and include lamé... They're Gran Fleur's most showy yet.)
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Shizuku

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(Coupled with their “overwhelmingly brilliant” tagline, the makers must be trying to say...)
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Shizuku

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(“Have confidence in yourself.”
That has to be what they want the wearers of this eye shadow to feel.)
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Shizuku

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(Which means...)
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Shizuku

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(I need to look proud and confident.
Puff out your chest and stand tall...!)
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Director

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...!
Shizuku Hinomori really has a brilliance to her.
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Oikawa

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...
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Staff Member

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Next, we'll move in for a close-up.
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Shizuku

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Understood!
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Shizuku

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(I'll need to come up with an even better expression for my close-up.)
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Shizuku

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(In order for me to put on a proud and confident expression, then I need to...)
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Director

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Interesting.
What a captivating gaze.
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Oikawa

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Yes, it's not bad...
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Oikawa

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But...
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Oikawa

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Something seems different about you, Hinomori.
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Shizuku

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Huh? Different...?
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Oikawa

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Hmm... No, nevermind.
Anyway, could you give us a different angle?
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Shizuku

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Y-Yes, of course...!
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Director

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Ah, that's also a nice expression.
It encapsulates the tagline very nicely.
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Shizuku

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Th-Thank you very much...!
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Shizuku

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(But...)
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Oikawa

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...
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Shizuku

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(Mr. Oikawa still seems unsatisfied.)

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Shizuku

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(Am I missing something...?
What is it that I'm failing to capture...?)
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Shizuku

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(Also, what did he mean by me being different...?)
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Staff Member

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We'll have you stop here, Ms. Hinomori.
Thank you very much.
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Shizuku

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Y-Yes...
Thank you for having me.
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Staff Member

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Next, number fifteen, please come forward.
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Okay.
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Shizuku

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(Oh, Hagiyama...)

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Number fifteen, Yu Hagiyama.
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Thank you for having me.
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Oikawa

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Oh...?
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Shizuku

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(Hagiyama's expression just changed...)

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Shizuku

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(She has a much stronger and sharper look on her face now...)
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Staff Member

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We'll be starting from afar. Please pose when you're ready.
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Okay.
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Yu

...
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Shizuku

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...!
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Shizuku

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(I can't look away from her...!)
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Shizuku

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(Her pose is astonishingly simple...
All she did was shift her weight onto one leg.)
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Shizuku

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(But...)
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Shizuku

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(Her eyes are so powerful...!)
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Shizuku

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(The combination of her sharp gaze and natural pose gives her an overwhelming amount of presence.)
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Shizuku

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(She isn't pandering or yielding to anyone.
She's as good as saying it out loud.)
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Oikawa

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This is good...
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Oikawa

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Can you give us a different angle, Hagiyama?
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Of course!
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Shizuku

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(Now I see...)
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Shizuku

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(Now I know what I was missing. It was this...)
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Shizuku

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(This painfully bright light...)
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Shizuku

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...
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Shizuku

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(It really is blinding...)
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