Imprisoned Marionette

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Kanade's Room

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Kanade

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The demo of the new song is done...
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Kanade

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Hmm. It's very well-calibrated.
But...

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Mafuyu

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I'm tired! I look and I look and I look and I look!
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Mafuyu

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But I just can't find it...
Then when I look again, it's just not right and I get depressed...
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Mafuyu

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What am I even supposed to do?!
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Kanade

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I'll keep composing.
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Mafuyu

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Huh?
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Kanade

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Even if this song isn't able to save you, I'll keep composing until I find the one that does.
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Kanade

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I'll keep composing...until you can find yourself.
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Kanade

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Can this song really save Yuki?

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Kanade

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It's already 25:00.

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Mizuki

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<Heeeey♪ How's everyone doing?
Those songs aren't gonna write themselves!>
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Ena

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<Keep it down, Amia...>
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Mizuki

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<Come on Enanan, where's your enthusiasm?>
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Mizuki

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<Be a bit more excited! We're making a new song today!>
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Ena

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<I can't. I still haven't recovered from the all-nighter I pulled to finish up the drawings.>
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Ena

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<Hold on... You were up all night with me, Amia. Where are you getting all this energy from, you stamina freak?>
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Mizuki

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<Stamina freak?! Such a terrible thing to call someone as cute and adorable as I!>
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Mizuki

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<But it is tiring to be cute these days, so I do need a lot of stamina! I'll take it as a compliment♪>
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Ena

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<Whatever...>
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Kanade

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<Where's Yuki...?>
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Ena

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<Huh? Oh yeah, I haven't heard from her.>
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Mizuki

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<Hm? But she's logged in...>
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Kanade

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<Yuki, are you there...?>
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Mafuyu

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<Yes.>
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Kanade

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<Okay, good.>

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Ena

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<Sheesh, you could've spoken up sooner, don't you think?>
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Mafuyu

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<I'll remember to do that next time.>
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Ena

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<Seriously, you...>
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Mizuki

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<There, there! Why don't we talk about the new song? I can't wait to hear the demo♪>
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Kanade

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<I'm sending it over now.>
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Ena

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<It's so...beautiful! You're awesome, K!>
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Mizuki

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<Yeah. A few ideas popped into my mind while I was listening! I'm gonna try out all sorts of special effects during the chorus♪>
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Kanade

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<Okay, good.>
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Kanade

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<What about you, Yuki...?>
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Mafuyu

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<What do you mean?>
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Kanade

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<How did the song make you feel?>
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Mafuyu

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<How...?
I thought it was very Kanade.>
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Ena

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<I don't think that's what she meant.
Was it good? Bad? Did you like it? Hate it?>

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Mafuyu

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<I didn't hate it...>
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Mizuki

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<So you liked it then?>
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Mafuyu

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<Not really, I don't think...>
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Ena

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<Huh?>
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Mafuyu

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<If you like something, you'd feel that way, right?>
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Mafuyu

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<I didn't feel that way.>
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Kanade

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<I see...>
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Ena

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<Yuki, that's not a very nice thing to say to K, don't you think?>
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Mafuyu

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<I was just answering her question honestly...>
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Ena

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<Now look here...!>
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Mizuki

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<Hey, hey! It's okay! Let's all calm down!>
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Kanade

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<It's okay, Enanan.
Thank you, though.>
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Kanade

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<And you too, Yuki.
Thank you for being honest with me.>
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Mafuyu

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<Sure...>
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Mafuyu

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<I'm heading off for bed first. Good night.>
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Kanade

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<Good night.>
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Mizuki

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<Bye, Yuki!>

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Ena

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<Sigh... She's finally gone.>
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Ena

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<Dealing with her is so tiring.>
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Mizuki

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<Whoa, dropping snide remarks the moment she goes offline? Who's a scary selfie girl? Enanan, that's who!>
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Ena

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<Hey, who are you calling a scary selfie girl...?>
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Mizuki

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<Isn't it cute how it rolls off the tongue so nicely?>
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Ena

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<You're making me sound like some kind of monster.>
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Ena

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<Look, I know it's not Yuki's fault that she's acting the way she is...>
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Mizuki

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<You do? I'm surprised.>
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Ena

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<But that doesn't mean I know how to talk to her.>

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Ena

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<When we talked in SEKAI, she really got on my nerves, but I still think I understood her, somehow.>
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Ena

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<Now, though, doesn't she feel like an emotionless robot? Like you're talking to her but nothing ever registers.>
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Ena

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<Can either of you understand what's going on inside Yuki's head, or how she truly feels about what we're saying?>
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Kanade

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<I...>
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Mizuki

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<Well, the thing is... She's being a lot more honest with us than before, right?>
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Ena

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<Yes, but...>
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Kanade

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(Enanan is right. We still don't really understand Yuki very well.)
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Kanade

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(I think I need to try to better understand Yuki's feelings.)
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Kanade

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(Otherwise, there's no way I'll be able to compose a song that can save her...)
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