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Mizuki

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Hey, white carnations!
I always see red or pink ones, but these white ones are really pretty too!
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Mizuki

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Do you like carnations, Kanade?
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Kanade

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Oh, uh... Not me...
My mom did...
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Kanade

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She always kept some around the house, and I bring her these every time I go visit her grave.
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Mizuki

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I see...
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Kanade

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I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...
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Mizuki

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No, it's okay.
I'm sorry for asking without really thinking it through first.
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Mizuki

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But flowers are great, aren't they?
They have this therapeutic quality to them...
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Mizuki

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It'd be great to even see a whole field of them. One with lavenders and sunflowers... It'd be so beautiful...!
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Kanade

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A field of flowers...
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Kanade

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I vaguely remember my dad taking us to see one a long time ago.
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Mizuki

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Really? Like a field of carnations...?
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Kanade

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Yes. It was fairly close by too, I think. I remember being surprised by how you could see something like that in the city.
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Mizuki

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Yeah, that is pretty surprising!
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Kanade

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But I remember having so much fun then... The weather was nice and everyone was laughing...
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Mizuki

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Hey, Kanade. Wanna try finding that flower field together?
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Kanade

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Huh?
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Mizuki

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It's somewhere around here, right?
There's only a few places in the city where something like that could be, so I'm sure we'll find it pretty quick!
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Kanade

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But it's still raining... Are you sure?
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Mizuki

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Yeah, totally!
I've got my favorite rainboots on too, so it'd be nice to get a little more mileage on them!
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Kanade

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Thanks, Mizuki...
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Mizuki

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Then let's start with... Miyamasuzaka Park. That's been there forever, and it's huge!
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Kanade

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Okay. Let's try there.
Nonogi Park

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Mizuki

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Man... We've checked out every park around here, but nothing...
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Kanade

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Yeah...
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Kanade

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Maybe I'm confusing it with somewhere else. It might not actually be in the city like I said.
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Kanade

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I'm so sorry for making you do this. Especially considering the weather...
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Mizuki

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Don't worry about that, Kanade!
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Mizuki

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Let's just keep looking, alright?
It could still be on the other side of the station, you know?
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Kanade

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No it's okay. Let's stop for now.
Thank you for doing this.
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Mizuki

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Kanade...
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Mizuki

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Sorry I couldn't help you find it...
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Mizuki

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But maybe some other time we can...
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Mizuki

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...
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Mizuki

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(But when...?)
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Mizuki

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(Will I still be friends with her when that time comes...?)
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Kanade

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Mizuki...?
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Mizuki

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Uh... N-Nothing. It's nothing.
Something was bugging me is all.
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Mizuki

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But you're heading back to the station, right? We can use this park as a shortcut to get there.
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Kanade

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Okay.
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Mizuki

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This rain really isn't letting up, huh? All we've been getting lately is bad weather too...
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Mizuki

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But you might even think of a good song when it's finally sunny again, so I wouldn't fret too much, Kanade.
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Mizuki

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And whenever you feel like hanging out again, you know who to call!
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Kanade

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Right, I'll keep that in mind.
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Kanade

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It was nice doing something like this for a change.
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Mizuki

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Really? That's great!
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Kanade

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To tell you the truth, I went to visit my dad today...
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Mizuki

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Your dad?
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Kanade

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Yes.

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Kanade

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Ever since he had his breakdown, his memory's become jumbled. He talked about the time before I was born today...
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Kanade

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He seemed so happy too...
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Kanade

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Then it reminded me of how I took away his happiness. I felt so awful afterwards...
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Mizuki

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Kanade...
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Kanade

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That was when I thought that I have to compose a song that can save Mafuyu as soon as I can.
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Kanade

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I convinced myself that I had no right to be there unless I did that first...
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Kanade

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But I feel much better after you took me around to visit all these other places, Mizuki...
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Kanade

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So thank you.
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Mizuki

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Don't mention it...
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Mizuki

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(Kanade...)
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Mizuki

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(She thinks what happened to her dad is all her fault and is making songs like this as some sort of punishment.)
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Mizuki

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(I want to tell her that it's not her fault and she doesn't have to do this...)
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Mizuki

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(But I doubt that'll make her stop. It probably doesn't matter who tells her.)
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Mizuki

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(So at the very least...)
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Mizuki

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Um, Kanade...?
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Kanade

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Hm?
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Mizuki

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You keep saying that you haven't been able to save anyone yet.
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Mizuki

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But I can say for sure that you saved me. At least, the old me.
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Kanade

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Huh...?

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Mizuki

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Since I was little, I thought that living life was way too hard and really didn't like it.
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Mizuki

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Then, around junior high, I convinced myself that everything would be better if I just disappeared.
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Mizuki

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But that was when I heard one of your songs.
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Mizuki

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I felt that I'd found someone that was just like me.
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Mizuki

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I felt like trying a little harder after hearing it.
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Kanade

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Mizuki...
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Kanade

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Oh...
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Mizuki

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Hey, it's letting up!
You think it'll stop soon?

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Kanade

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It looks like it.
Everyone else is starting to put away their umbrellas.
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Mizuki

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Yay!
All this rain's really been such a drag...
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Mizuki

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Speaking of which, there's actually one more spot that I want to show you. Wanna check it out since it's finally stopped raining?
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Kanade

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One more spot...?
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Kanade

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Sure, I'd like to see it.
What's it like?
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Mizuki

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That's a secret! Well, not really. You can't actually hide a place like this...
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Mizuki

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It's that place with the fountain that's just nearby. It has all these little flowerbeds and looks so pretty♪
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Mizuki

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Look, you can sort of see it now!
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Kanade

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There? Huh? Wait...
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Kanade

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Those flowerbeds. Could it be...?
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