Weekend Garage

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Go for it, Kohane!
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Kohane

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Huh?
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Did you know that he almost never takes students?

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I even asked him a long time ago and he just made some excuse about me being too young.
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You might not get this chance again, so I say go for it!
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And he gave you some good advice once already, right? I wish he'd do that for me♪
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Kohane

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An...
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Akito

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I'm with her on this. If this means you getting better, then we'll become better as a team.
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Toya

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It'll be an opportunity to take a step forward towards surpassing RAD WEEKEND via someone who was responsible for it.
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Kohane

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You're right, all of you...
Okay...
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Kohane

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I'll go ask him!
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Kohane

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I promise to get lots of new tips from him!
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Great! I know you will, girl!
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Akito

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...
That evening

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Customer

I'll come back soon, An.
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Thanks! Looking forward to it!

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Lights are off and...
Dad, I just flipped the sign to “Closed”.
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An's Father

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Thanks, An.
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Now, let's start cleaning up.
I'll get the chairs and...

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Kohane

♪ ————!!
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Taiga

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And I'm curious to find out just how far she can go if she's given that chance.
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Kohane

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I promise to get lots of new tips from him!
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...
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(My mind's still really hazy...)
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(No, it's only gotten worse since then...)
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An's Father

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What's wrong?
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Huh? Oh, nothing.
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An's Father

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You seemed concerned.
Did something happen?
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Concerned? I'm not...
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No, I am...
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An's Father

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See?
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I can't put my finger on it, but my mind's been so hazy lately. It's like I don't know what I want to do...

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It's so hard to explain, but I have a really bad feeling about it...
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An's Father

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Hazy...?
When is this happening?
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Um...

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Kohane

♪ ————————!!
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Whenever I think about Kohane...
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She was so good during our last event. Like really good. Enough to surprise even you, Dad.
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And I was so happy for her too. It's like she's finally become confident about herself, but...
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This hazy feeling just keeps growing inside me.
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An's Father

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Okay...
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And even today, when Uncle Taiga asked Kohane about practicing together...
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Oh no!
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An's Father

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Hm? What is it?
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Am I being jealous?!
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Everyone's been showering Kohane with praise since that event, including Uncle Taiga, but he wouldn't teach me how to sing when I asked him to!
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So maybe I'm jealous of her... Like, “Why her?” you know?
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An's Father

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Is that how you actually feel...?
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Well...
I tried saying it, but it didn't seem like the right answer.
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I hate to lose, but I usually take a more positive approach to think and work harder to do better next time.
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And I'm genuinely happy about how everyone loves the way Kohane sings.
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Because she's really the best and just listening to her makes my heart race...
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An's Father

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I see...
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An's Father

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You mean every word of that too, right?
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I do!!
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An's Father

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I used to be just like you...
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Huh?
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An's Father

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I couldn't help, but smile after hearing the way Taiga sang.
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Really? You've never told me that before!
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An's Father

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Because it never really came up.
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An's Father

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Which made forming a team with him all the more difficult.
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Wait, why...?
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An's Father

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He could do something others only dreamed about. I was constantly worried about being left behind.
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Whoa, Dad, you went through a phase like that too?! I kinda can't believe it!
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I was always under the impression that nothing really bothered you since you always seem to be at ease...
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An's Father

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You're sort of right...
What you say may've been the case if I never met Taiga and formed a team with him.
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An's Father

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Could it be that you're going through the same thing...?
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Huh?
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An's Father

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Is that how you feel about her?
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You mean if I'm worried about Kohane leaving me behind...?
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An's Father

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Yes.
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I'm not sure...
Kohane's definitely been improving, but...
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Her leaving me behind...?
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An's Father

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For now, you may want to take a good, hard look at yourself...

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An's Father

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Anyway, I'll clean up the kitchen, so you can go.

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Oh, okay...
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Getting left behind...

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Huh? Akito?
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He's messaging me directly? Not to our group chat? Lemme see...
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Akito

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<We need to talk tomorrow before practice. Try to be there early.>
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Oh, right...

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Akito

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Hey, can we talk for a minute?
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What does he want to talk about...?
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