Doll Festival at the Tenma's

Neighborhood

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Tsukasa

Thank you for your help today, Toya. Especially considering I've been keeping you from reading the book you bought earlier...

Toya

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Oh, please don't mind that. I'm glad I could be of service.

Honami

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Hm? Wait, over there... Is that?

Saki

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Hey, Tsukasa! And Toya!
Welcome home!

Tsukasa

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Well, if it isn't Saki and the gang.
Here for a visit?

Ichika

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Hello, Tsukasa.
Oh, and this is...?

Tsukasa

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Yes, meet Toya. He's my junior and was helping me out with some shopping today.

Tsukasa

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Toya, this is Ichika, Honami and Shiho.
They're Saki's childhood friends.

Toya

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Pleased to meet you all.
My name is Toya.

Ichika

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Uh, yes. It's nice to meet you.

Shiho

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He seems much more down-to-earth compared to Tsukasa...

Honami

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Sh-Shiho, let's keep that to ourselves...!

Saki

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But it looks like you got a lot of stuff, Tsukasa! What exactly were you out buying?

Tsukasa

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Ah, they're all Doll Festival party goods!

Saki

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Wait, all of it?! Whoa!
Thank you so much!

Honami

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Hehe. Tsukasa takes such good care of Saki.

Shiho

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That I can't deny.

Ichika

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This party should be a lot of fun. Right, Saki?

Saki

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Yup!

Saki

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And thank you for helping Tsukasa today, Toya!

Tsukasa

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You were indeed a big help! Again, thank you! And see you at school!

Toya

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Oh, it was nothing. It was fun to help out. Now, if you'll excuse me.

Toya

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(Tsukasa thought long and hard about which dolls to buy. Saki also seemed very happy with all of her friends around...)

Toya

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(I hope their party turns out well.)

Doll Festival Day - Early morning

Tenma Household - Living Room

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Tsukasa

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Hehehe. Saki still seems to be asleep. Now, to put the new dolls I bought on display!

Tsukasa

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Let's take the old ones and...

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Tsukasa

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The closer I look, the worse they seem...
Their hair's completely out of place...

Tsukasa

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And this is it for these dolls...
Maybe I shouldn't just...

Tsukasa

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Wait! No, I can't start getting all sentimental now. I'll swap them out for now and deal with them later.

Tsukasa

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Just have to put them up here...
And done!

Tsukasa

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Hah hah hah! I can't wait to see the look on Saki's face!

Tsukasa

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Now, what to do with the old ones? They're in tatters, so I could just toss them out but...

Tsukasa

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(I've always wondered why dad just kept these as they were... They've been kept as clean as they can be but...)

Saki

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Huh?
Tsukasa, what are you doing?

Tsukasa

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Wah!! S-Saki?!
You're up already?!

Saki

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I woke up and couldn't fall back asleep!
I could ask you the same thing, Tsukasa...

Saki

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Wait... Are those my dolls in your hand?

Tsukasa

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Hah...

Tsukasa

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Hah hah hah hah! It seems I've been caught red-handed so... Surprise, Saki!

Tsukasa

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Take a look at the top of the stand!

Saki

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For the dolls...?
Wait, that's...

Tsukasa

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Yes! New dolls!
I had Toya help me pick them out!

Saki

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...

Tsukasa

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S-Saki, how are they...?! Could it be that you're so happy that you've been left speechless...?

Saki

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Why...?

Saki

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Why did you change out my dolls with those...?

Tsukasa

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Huh...?

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Tsukasa

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Why? Wait, why?
I thought you'd be happy...

Saki

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No, I'm not happy at all!

Tsukasa

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Wh-What?!

Saki

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It has to be my dolls! My own dolls! The only set in the whole wide world!

Tsukasa

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Wh-What do you mean?! But they were in tatters before and...?!

Saki

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Tsukasa, did you forget about what you did for me that time...?

Tsukasa

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Of course not! It's still fresh in my mind! That's why I...

Saki

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No! You definitely have! If you did, you never would've done something like this...!

Saki

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I get that you're a forgetter, but I never thought you'd ever forget about that...

Saki

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Tsukasa... You big, dumb forgetter...!

Tsukasa

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Wh-What?! How can you..?!

Tsukasa

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Honestly, what's so great about having these old and dirty dolls? Won't everyone make fun of you for that?

Saki

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No, that doesn't matter! Plus, Ichi and the others would never do anything like that!

Tsukasa

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But...!

Saki

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Just forget it! We're done talking, Tsukasa! At least until you remember what actually happened back then!

Tsukasa

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I said I still remember!
All of it!

Saki

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No, you haven't!
Until you actually do, I'm done talking to you!

Tsukasa

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But... Fine, be that way!

Tsukasa & Saki

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Grrr!
Hmph!

Tsukasa

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I'm going to school!
Bye!

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Saki

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Fine! Bye!

Tsukasa

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What's gotten into Saki...? Why is she so obsessed with her old dolls?

Tsukasa

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And what did she mean by me not remembering anything? Am I really missing something here...?

Tsukasa

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No, there's just no way!
I'll never forget the way I felt after that!

Tsukasa

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(But... Why do I suddenly feel doubt welling up inside me?)

Tsukasa

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...

Tsukasa

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I have no idea...

Next Chapter: A Dejected Duo