Saki's Room

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Saki

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Saki

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(What thoughts do I want going into this song? What do I want it to convey...?)
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Saki

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(Hmm...
This is turning out to be really hard too...)
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Saki

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(How do the pros do it? They make all these amazing songs AND they look cool on stage...)
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Saki

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(STANDOUT made it big because they can do just that.)
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Saki

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(That's why the crowd always goes so wild for them...)
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Saki

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(Us too...)

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Saki

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(We went on that big stage and performed in front of all those people...)
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Saki

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(It feels like it was all just a dream now. I felt so nervous too after being told that we'd be a part of that show.)
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Saki

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(But we were desperate to tell Shiho how we all felt then...)
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Saki

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(We wanted her to stay. We wanted to keep our band together. We did everything we could...!)
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Saki

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(And we somehow managed to put on a good performance...)
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Saki

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(So as long as we truly believe in what we're doing, things will go well for us...)
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Saki

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(But I haven't been able to reach that point while writing our song...)
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Saki

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What sort of thoughts are going into this song...?
The next day - Lunch break
Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Class 1-C

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Shiho

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Saki, are you okay...?
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Saki

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Oh, Shiho! It's pretty rare for you to come over and visit our class. What's up?
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Shiho

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There's something I'd like to talk about. Is Ichika busy with her committee...?
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Saki

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Yeah. Lately, she's been having to do a lot of stuff for them.
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Saki

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Did you want to discuss songwriting and stuff...?
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Shiho

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That too, but...
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Shiho

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Why don't we have lunch together since we're gonna chat? On the rooftop, for example.
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Saki

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Sure...!
Lunch with Shiho it is! Let's go!
Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Rooftop
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Saki

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That was delicious!
Whew! I'm stuffed!
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Shiho

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The weather's nice too. I'm gonna fall asleep at this rate after eating all that.
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Saki

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Haha. A nap does sound pretty good right now.
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Shiho

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Yeah, but I feel like it's gonna be impossible to wake up if we do.
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Saki

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You're right!
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Saki

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If only Hona were here, she'd wake us up just before the bell rang!
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Shiho

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We'd be depending on her too much if we did.
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Shiho

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But I understand where you're coming from.
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Saki

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See?
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Saki

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Um, Shiho...?
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Saki

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You said that you want to play music that can touch people's hearts, right?
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Saki

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Does that mean you want them to feel a certain way or get a message across to them?
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Shiho

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What...?
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Shiho

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Making people feel a certain way...?
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Shiho

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Well, I didn't help write any of the songs I've been playing until now, so it's hard to say that I'm emotionally invested in them...
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Shiho

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But when I'm performing, I try to convey whatever thoughts I feel did go into them...

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Saki

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Right...
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Shiho

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Each song means a certain something to whoever wrote it. I believe my job is to understand and relay those feelings to whoever may be listening...
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Saki

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Understanding and relaying those feelings...
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Shiho

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But there's more to it than just that now.
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Saki

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Huh?
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Shiho

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I have all of you and Leo/need now. The ones who said they all want the same dream to come true...
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Shiho

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So now, I want us to be able to convey whatever it is that we can through our performances.
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Shiho

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But I don't specifically know what that is yet or how we'll do that...
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Saki

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The thing that we can convey...
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Saki

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Hmm... What could that possibly be?
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Shiho

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I've been thinking about that for a while now and still haven't been able to find an answer.
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Shiho

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But out of all of us, I think you're gonna be the one to do that first...
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Saki

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What? Me?
Are you sure...?
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Shiho

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Yes. Purely because you're always so honest about yourself.
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Shiho

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You find the things that you want to do and make sure you'll actually be able to do them, right? You've helped us so much already by doing just that.
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Shiho

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That's why I believe you'll be the first one to figure out what kind of feelings we want to convey as a band.
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Saki

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Shiho...
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Saki

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(I'm happy that she's saying this but...)
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Saki

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(Am I really gonna be able to find that answer...?)
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Saki

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(We decided to try and go pro together, but I'm so worried about holding everyone else back...)
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Saki

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(What can I possibly...?)

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Shiho

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You're already doing plenty, Saki. You're the one who's always there to cheer us up and push us in the right direction...
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Shiho

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These three songs here are among my absolute favorites.
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Saki

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Really?
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Shiho

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Yes. There was a time when I wasn't feeling too sure about myself, but listening to those songs made me feel so much better.
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Saki

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Oh...
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Shiho

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Saki, is something...?
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Saki

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I... I got it...!!
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Shiho

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Huh?
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Saki

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Thank you so much, Shiho! Thank you! Thank you! I know what I want to convey with my song now!

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Shiho

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Oh...
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Shiho

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You're finally back to your usual self...
School SEKAI

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Saki

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Riiin!
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Rin

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Huh?! Sakki, what's the matter? You're not having practice until much later, right?
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Saki

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I got my answer, Rin! I know what kind of thoughts I want going into my song!
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Rin

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What?! Really?!
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Saki

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Yup!
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Saki

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I was focusing way too much on wanting to go pro with everyone.
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Saki

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I was really starting to worry about how I wasn't getting any better or able to help by coming up with our very own song...
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Rin

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Sakki...
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Saki

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But Shiho told me what I needed to hear!

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Saki

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She said that I'm always honest with myself and have been helping everyone out just by being myself.
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Saki

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She even said that I'd be the one that first figures out what sort of feelings or messages we'd want to convey as a band.
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Saki

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That's when I realized something.
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Saki

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I decided that I want to try coming up with songs for Leo/need.
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Saki

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And I know it's important to keep in mind how our audience will react since we're trying to go pro...
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Saki

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But while we work towards that goal, I wanna first try writing a song that can cheer everyone up after they listen to it...!
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Rin

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Hehehe...♪
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Rin

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That sounds wonderful, Sakki!
You made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
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Saki

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Rin...!
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Rin

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I wanna hear what you come up with as soon as possible! I'll help you with your song however I can too!
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Saki

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Really? Thank you so much, Rin!
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Saki

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Then lemme get my synth ready!
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Saki

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Oh, what if we made it sound something like this? Hum hum huuum...♪
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Rin

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Oh, okay! We can do that and spice up the melody a little by doing this!
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Saki

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Yeah! So this part goes like...
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Luka

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Hehe...
Looks like Saki knows what she wants to do now.
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Miku

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Yes, it does. She and Rin look like they're having quite a bit of fun too.
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MEIKO

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Thank goodness.
I'm glad she finally found a way to move forward.