Awakening Beat

Crase Cafe

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An

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Hello!
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MEIKO

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Oh, An, Kohane. Welcome.
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Kohane

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Hm? Are Miku and the others not here today?
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MEIKO

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No, Miku ran off somewhere. Len and Rin also went off to go do something with KAITO too. Thus, the quietness, but feel free to stay as long as you like.
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An

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Haha. Okay!
Looks like we have no choice but to take up her offer, Kohane.
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Kohane

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Yeah!
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MEIKO

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The usual?
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An

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Yes, please!
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MEIKO

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Okay.
Coming right up.
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An

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Thank you!
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An

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That reminds me, I didn't get to finish saying what I thought about your event today. It was so good.
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An

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The crowd was on edge before started singing and it was like you cast a spell on them after you did!
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Kohane

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Really?
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An

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Yes, really! It's like they were all waiting for you to do your thing!
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Kohane

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I didn't realize that, but I'm glad everyone enjoyed it so much.
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An

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Seriously, I couldn't be prouder of my partner!
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An

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You reminded me that you really are the best partner I could ask for!
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Kohane

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Hehe... You're exaggerating
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An

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You know I'm not kidding, right...?
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Kohane

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Huh?

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An

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I'm proud to be your partner, Kohane!
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An

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But that's not the whole story. Akito, Toya and everybody on Vivid Street know what you're capable of now.
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An

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Today was proof of that too, you know?
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An

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I get that you're still a little bothered by what other people say about you...
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An

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But it's totally okay for you to have more confidence in yourself!
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Kohane

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Okay...
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Kohane

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Yeah. You're right, An.
Thanks.
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Kohane

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Then... Can I ask you something, An?
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An

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Sure! What's up?
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Kohane

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How do I do that...?
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An

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Huh...?
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Kohane

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No matter how much I practice, it never feels right...
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An

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How to be more confident, huh...?
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An

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I've never actually thought about that. I always assumed that you just do after you work really hard on something...
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An

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Hmm... How does it actually work?
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MEIKO

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That's a tough conversation it sounds like you're having there.
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Kohane

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Oh, MEIKO.
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MEIKO

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Here's your cafe au lait.
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MEIKO

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Would you like anything else...?

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MEIKO

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Hmm... Being more confident in yourself...
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MEIKO

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Have you ever done anything that made you genuinely feel confident about yourself before, Kohane?
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Kohane

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Um... Maybe...
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Kohane

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With exams, I'm always anxious about how they'll go and even how they went afterward...
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Kohane

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I've never had trouble when it comes to taking care of Count Pearl, but I'm not sure that counts...
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Kohane

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Oh, guiding everyone around Phoenix Wonderland...!
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Kohane

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But that's just me talking about a place I really like, so I'm not sure that counts either...
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An

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Then... What about when you were little? I'm sure there's something you did back then that made you feel proud of yourself, right?
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Kohane

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When I was little...?
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Kohane

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Maybe less so. I don't remember doing anything noteworthy back then...
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Kohane

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I do remember a time when I tried to climb a tree with a friend...

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An

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You went tree climbing?
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Kohane

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Yes. Everybody else kept climbing higher and higher...
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Kohane

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But I couldn't.
I was so worried about what would happen if I fell, or not be able to climb back down.
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Kohane

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They just kept going up and up, while I stayed at the bottom too scared to do anything...
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MEIKO

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...
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Kohane

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It happened a lot too.
Playing tag, trying to pet my neighbor's dog... None of it went well for me.
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Kohane

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My friends back then even kept saying, It's okay, Kohane. Don't worry about it.
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Kohane

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Is that why I'm always looking up to and trying to be as good as someone else...?
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Kohane

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Have I been standing at the bottom of that tree this entire time...?
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An

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No, you're wrong!

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An

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There's still a lot that I don't know about you, Kohane, but I know that you're an amazing singer.
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An

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So quit getting yourself down like that.
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Kohane

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Thanks, An.
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Kohane

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But you guys are all so cool and good at what you do...
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Kohane

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That's why I want to learn how to do what you're already doing.
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MEIKO

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You have a talent for seeing the good in people, Kohane.
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Kohane

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Huh?
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MEIKO

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You have a wonderful heart that finds the best in others and an ability to establish goals based on those qualities.
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MEIKO

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But I also agree that you could commit to yourself more. Have more confidence in yourself, you know...?
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MEIKO

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Believe in the part of you that can see those qualities in people.
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Kohane

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Oh...
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Kohane

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Is that what that means?
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An

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Yes, Kohane.
You keep saying that you want to be able to sing like the rest of us.
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An

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But the reverse is also true. I wanna know how to sing like you.
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Kohane

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An...
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Kohane

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Thanks, An.
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Kohane

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I'm still not sure about how I'm supposed to feel more confident about myself...
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Kohane

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But I'll keep trying and do what I can!
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An

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Great...!
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