The Moon Rabbit & Us

Shizuku's Room
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Shiho
Shizuku, can I come in?
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Shizuku
Oh, Shii!
Welcome! How can I help you?
3
Shiho
Um, there's something I want to discuss with... Hey, hold up, personal space. I'm trying to talk here...
4
Shizuku
Oh, I'm sorry!
I'm just so happy about you coming to see me like this...
5
Shiho
I know...
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Shiho
To be fair, it's not anything major...
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Shiho
Anyway... Wait, huh?
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Shiho
What's that in your hand, Shizuku?
Moon Viewing Stream...?
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Shizuku
Oh, this?
It's about what we'll be doing for our next stream.
10
Shiho
Ah, for your group...
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Shizuku
Yes, exactly! We even decided to go with one of my ideas. Would you like to see?
12
Shiho
Am I allowed to...?
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Shizuku
Of course. Here.
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Shiho
Thanks.
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Shiho
Oh wow...
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Shiho
It's everything from what you need to prepare beforehand to how things will go the day of...
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Shizuku
Yes, sometimes we'll lose track of what we originally planned, so it's important to have an agenda prepared prior to it.
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Shizuku
I say we, but Airi always knows what to do. I'm usually the one who ends up stumbling around...
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Shiho
I can already see it...
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Shizuku
O-Oh, I suppose that's just who I am...
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Shiho
But I still think this is really cool...
You came up with all this by yourself, Shizuku?
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Shizuku
Yes, because the others are always coming up with such wonderful ideas...
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Shizuku
I'm still not sure how this one will go, but my goal is to do everything I can for them and our viewers.
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Shiho
For your viewers...
25
Mio
Iori told me that having fun or just liking music won't be enough when we go pro.
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Mio
She said that we'd have to put our music and fans first above anything else. She said that we'd be responsible for how they feel.
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Shiho
Okay...
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Shiho
This responsibility she's talking about may be about playing your best whenever you're on stage. At least, that's what I think...
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Shiho
It doesn't matter if you don't feel well or become sick, your audience will be waiting for you.
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Shiho
...
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Shiho
(Shizuku's trying her best to make her dreams come true, just like me...)
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Shiho
(No, that's not quite right...)
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Shiho
(She's not exactly pursuing her dreams. Rather, she's fulfilling her duties as a professional idol.)
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Shiho
(She understands how her fans feel about her and wants to put on the best performances she can for them... Like a true pro.)
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Shiho
You really are an amazing person...
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Shizuku
I am? How...?
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Shiho
Well, it's just...
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Shiho
I can see that you're doing your best, Shizuku.
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Shizuku
Huh...?
40
Shiho
Wh-What is it?
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Shizuku
Y-You've never said anything like this, Shii...!
42
Shiho
H-Hey, calm down.
And why are you latching onto me?!
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Shizuku
Because I'm so happy!
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Shizuku
I can keep trying even harder since I know that you're there for me!
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Shiho
Okay, I get it...
Just relax, will you?
46
Shiho
(Still...)
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Shiho
(Even when we were little, she was always there for me...)
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Shiho
(And not just back then either. Maybe even...)
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Shiho
...
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Shizuku
Oh, Shii, wasn't there something you wanted to ask me...?
51
Shiho
Oh, right...
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Shiho
(About doing a moon viewing together...)
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Shiho
(But I don't want to get in the way of whatever she and her group are doing either...)
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Shiho
It's okay. It's nothing, really...
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Shizuku
Are you sure...?
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Shiho
I mean, don't you need to keep working on your stream?
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Shizuku
Yes, that's true too. As much as I'd like to keep spending quality time with you, I should wrap this up as soon as I can.
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Shiho
Okay.
Um, Shizuku...
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Shizuku
Yes?
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Shiho
Good luck.
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Shizuku
Shii...
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Shizuku
Yes, thank you...!
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Shizuku
Hehe. I have to keep trying even harder since Shii's given me her support.
Next Chapter: Under the Moonlit Sky