A few hours later
Outside the hotel

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Sorry, I'm late, you two!
I realized that I forgot my wallet when I was already in the elevator!
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Akito

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Seriously, good job forgetting your wallet when we're going shopping. You wouldn't have gotten much done.
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Toya

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I'm glad you noticed before we left.
Anyway, now that we're all here, shall we?

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Kohane

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I'm so excited for this flea market. It's one of the most famous ones in New York, right?
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Yup! We gotta thank our lucky stars that it's being held at the same time as SONIC NOTES! And it's right by the event venue too.
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Toya

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The event begins in the evening, so we should be able to take our time browsing.
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Toya

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Miku said she'd come visit later, so I hope she also gets to have some fun.
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Kohane

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Me too.
Oh, a right at this corner and...
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Kohane

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Huh?

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Kohane

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Why are all those people gathered around?
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Hmm... I hear music. Does that mean someone's singing?
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Akito

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But that's a huge crowd.
Who's singing?
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??? & ???

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Kohane

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(Wow...)
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Kohane

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(This power... I'm feeling their voices in my gut.)
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Kohane

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(Not only that...)
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Audience

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“Hey, there they are! Over there!”
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Audience

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“You were right. I can't believe they're here. We really get to hear illys sing!”
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Kohane

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illys...
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Toya

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It sounds like they're pretty well-known around these parts.
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They sound amazing...!
Wanna get a little closer, you guys?
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Akito

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Hey, no need to rush...
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Akito

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But I also wanna hear more.

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???

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Kohane

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(...!
That was a tricky transition, but they were in perfect unison!)
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Audience

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“They're totally in sync! You can tell that they're sisters!”
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Audience

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“Hey, being sisters isn't what makes them great. Elena and Rebecca are just on another level entirely.”
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Akito

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They're good...
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Toya

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Yes. We've seen quite a number of street artists since coming over to the United States.
But they're...
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Toya

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They're something special.
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Elena

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“Whew, I had a blast!
Thanks for listening, everyone!”

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Audience

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“Wait, don't tell us that you're done!”
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Audience

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“We wanna hear more!”
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Elena

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“Haha. Sorry, you guys!”
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Elena

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“We have plans after this.
I promised Becky that we'd only sing for a little bit, so we have to call things here for today!”
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Audience

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“Please! We beg you!”
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Elena

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“Hmm... I don't know, guys...”
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Kohane

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(Did we just make eye contact?)
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Elena

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“I've got a great idea...!
Hey, hey, Becky! Look!”
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Kohane

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(Wh-What's going on?
Those two seem really interested in me for some reason...)
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Rebecca

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“Oh, that is a nice idea...
That should let us end things on a high note.”
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Rebecca

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“But only if she says yes.”
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Elena

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“Okay! Then, I'll try asking her!”

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Elena

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“Hey, you there!”
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Kohane

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“Huh? Me...?”
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Elena

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“Yeah, you!
You're the girl who was singing earlier this morning, yeah?”
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Elena

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“You wanna sing with us?”
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Did she just invite Kohane to sing with them?
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Toya

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Yes...
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Kohane

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U-Uhh...
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Elena

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S-Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you!
My name's Elena!

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Wait, you speak Japanese...?
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Elena

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The way you sang sent a jolt through me. I've been wanting to sing with you all day!
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Elena

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Becky... Oh, umm... My little sister also wants to sing with you. So, what do you say?
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Kohane

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Umm...
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Kohane

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(What do I do?)
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Audience

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“Huh? Is she gonna sing with them?”
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Audience

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“I've never seen her before...”
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Kohane

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(Wait, everyone's looking at me now!)
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Kohane

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(I was honestly a little startled at first, but...)

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Elena & Rebecca

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Kohane

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(I was really drawn to their singing style.
It was so powerful, but so free and fun too.)
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Kohane

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(How would it feel to sing alongside that?)
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Kohane

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Okay!
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Kohane

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Umm... Sorry, you guys.
Would you mind waiting here for a minute?
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Okay!
Go have fun!
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Elena

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Hehe. Then, let's go!

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Toya

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There she goes.
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Akito

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Yeah...
What are they gonna sing?
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You've got this, Kohane!
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Rebecca

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Thanks for agreeing to do this!
I'm Rebecca. Call me Becky!
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Kohane

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Nice to meet you! My name is Kohane Azusawa.
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Kohane

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(Becky's Japanese is really good too...)
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Rebecca

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Kohane? Got it!
We can't sing the same song again, so...
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Rebecca

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Why don't we take turns singing to this beat?
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Kohane

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Okay, that sounds good!
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Elena

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Alright, then... Let's have a good time, girls♪
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Kohane

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Audience

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“Whoa, that girl... She looks all timid, but she's got some real pipes!”
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Audience

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“Haha. I can't wait to see how those two from illys respond!”
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Elena & Rebecca

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Kohane

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(...!
They really are amazing...)
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Kohane

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(I knew it when I heard them earlier...)
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Kohane

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(But these two sing at such a high level!)
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Elena & Rebecca

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Kohane

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(The way they create a rhythm and modulate their voices... What they're doing is really complicated, but they make it look so easy.)
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Kohane

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(It's proof of how refined their technique is!)
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Kohane

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(Not only that...)
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Elena & Rebecca

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Kohane

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(They look like they're having so much fun!)
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Kohane

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(I can tell that Elena and Becky both really love to sing.)
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Kohane

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(And I know how they feel.)
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Kohane

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(Because I really love to sing too!)
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Kohane

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Elena

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“Oh, this is good!
But we're still just getting started!”
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Elena & Rebecca

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Akito

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...!
Their energy is insane!
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Toya

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But Azusawa is keeping pace.
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Do it, Kohane~~~!
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Elena & Rebecca

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Kohane

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A few minutes later

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Elena

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Whew! That was so much fun!
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Rebecca

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It's been a while since we got that pumped up!
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Kohane

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I couldn't resist going all-out, either!
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Elena

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Haha. That's good to hear!
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Rebecca

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Sorry about that, you guys.
Thanks for letting us borrow your teammate.
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Toya

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No, that's okay. We were moved by your heartfelt performance.
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That was so awesome!
It was like you grabbed hold of my heart and shook it around like crazy...
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Akito

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Yeah. I was about ready to get up there with you.
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Elena

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Whoa, I wasn't expecting to get showered with so much praise! That's so kind of all of you♪
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Rebecca

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Let's sing again sometime if we get the chance.
We like to perform here from time to time.
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Rebecca

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Next time, let's all sing together.
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Kohane

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Thank you!
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Elena

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Anyway, thanks again! See you later!

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Toya

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They blew through here like a storm...
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Akito

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Yeah. But man, they were incredible singers.
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Akito

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Especially the older one...
She felt so free while she sang.
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Becky's technique was also really amazing!
She did a bunch of tricky things, but made everything look so easy. I was totally entranced.
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And you looked like you had a blast too, Kohane.
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Kohane

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I did! I could tell exactly what they were feeling, and things just kept getting more fun as we sang.
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Toya

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I see.

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Kohane

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(I got to see something new again...)
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Kohane

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(Those two said that they sing here from time to time, so I hope we run into them again before we leave the US...!)
Next Chapter: Unexpected Reunion