Later that night
Honami's Room

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Honami

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Oh, thank you...!
I'll bring the tickets over later.
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Honami

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No, it's my pleasure.
I promise to practice to make sure you get to see a good performance.
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Honami

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Huh? You'll ask your friends...?
That'd be great! Thank you so much...!
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Honami

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Okay, sure... I'll see you later.

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Honami

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(Thank goodness...!
That's a few more off our hands.)
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Honami

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(Dad said that he'd ask around too.
At this rate, Shiho and I should just barely make it.)
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Honami

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Hehe. I'm sure she feels some sense of relief too...
After school the next day
Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Courtyard

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Shiho

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Wait, you sold three already?
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Honami

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I did! I asked someone I know and told them about how I'm in a band with my childhood friends. They seemed really interested and decided to buy a few.
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Shiho

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I see...
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Honami

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That leaves twelve.
It's a lot, but I think we can do it as long as we share the load...
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Shiho

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Right. Thanks, Honami...
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Honami

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You don't need to thank me. All I did was make a few calls.
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Honami

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But I still can't believe that you sold fifteen out of thirty all on your own, Shiho...
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Shiho

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I know a lot of musicians so I asked the ones who I thought would be most interested first.
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Honami

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What about Shizuku and your family?
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Shiho

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She'd treat it like some sort of idol concert, so that's sort of a last resort...
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Honami

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Oh, I see... Haha...
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Shiho

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Also, I'm really sorry.
I can tell that you'd rather tell Ichika and Saki about this.
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Honami

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I would and it does bother me a little...
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Honami

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But it's better than letting you go through this on your own.

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Shiho

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Honami...
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Shiho

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Thank you.
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Honami

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Hehe...
This time, it'll be our little secret.
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Honami

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But starting next time, let's do this all together, okay?
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Shiho

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Okay. I'll make sure things go smoother then.
A few days later
Live House

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Shiho

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This is it...
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Saki

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Yeah! I'm so excited!
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Honami

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Especially considering how much effort we put into our new song.
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Ichika

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Yeah. It wasn't easy, but I'm glad we made it in time for this show...
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Saki

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I know, right? Sometimes it felt like we'd never finish...!
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Shiho

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You would've finished eventually.
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Shiho

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But you all did a great job getting it done...
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Shiho

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Nice work, Ichika, Saki.
You too, Honami. Thank you...
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Honami

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No, I didn't do anything...
I should be the one thanking you, Shiho.
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Shiho

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Anyway, the usual?
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Saki

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Yeah! Take it away, Ichi!
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Ichika

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Okay, here we go.
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Ichika

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Let's make sure our new song reaches and moves everyone who came to see us today...!
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Ichika

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Let's go!
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Everyone

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Yeah!

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Ichika

——♪ ——♪
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Shiho

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(Okay, this is good...
Each verse has more depth to it and Ichika's making that clear through her singing.)
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Shiho

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(Saki's synth is really shining right before the chorus too. Honami was right about holding back on the drums there.)
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Shiho

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(And that's followed up by Honami's drum fill...)
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Shiho

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(Perfect...
Ichika hit that high note right in time with that fill.)
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Audience

This song's pretty good.
It's like it was made to cheer people up, you know?
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Audience

Yeah, they've really upped their game too.
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Shiho

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(The crowd seems to like it...)
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Shiho

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(And no mistakes as far as I can tell. They're playing like they really mean it. All that practice is really paying off...)
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Shiho

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Thanks, you guys...
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Honami

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That was wonderful!

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Saki

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Yeah, that was awesome!
And so much fun!
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Ichika

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It really was...!
Everyone in the audience really seemed to like it too.
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Shiho

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Seemed?
They did.
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Shiho

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All of the work you put into it really paid off in the end. I'm sure they feel the same way too. Nice work, all of you.
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Saki

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Shiho...!
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Saki

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Alright, it's time for an after party!
I mean, after a quick debrief!
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Ichika

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I thought you didn't like doing those.
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Saki

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Our show went super duper well today, including our new song, so I'm too excited not to!
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Saki

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Right now, I want to keep improving and give everyone better performances, so let's do a debrief before I forget that!
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Honami

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Saki...
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Shiho

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Okay, let's get started.
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Ichika

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Oh, before we do... When is our next show supposed to be?
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Shiho

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Nothing's set in stone yet, but next month at the earliest...
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Saki

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Really?! I can't wait♪
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Ichika

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We'll have to practice quite a bit, again.
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Honami

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That's true, but...
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Shiho

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Starting next time, I'm thinking about having us sell tickets for our shows. Would that be okay with all of you?
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Honami

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*Gasp*
Shiho...
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Saki

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Tickets?
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Shiho

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Yeah, we'd be gathering people to come see our show and selling tickets to them.
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Shiho

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Until now, the owner and manager have been giving us a free pass, but if we're serious about going pro, this is something we'll have to do eventually.
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Ichika

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I see... I didn't know that.
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Honami

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Finding ways to sell tickets alongside practicing won't be easy, but we can take it one step at a time...
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Saki

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Yeah, I wanna give it a try!
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Honami

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Oh...
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Ichika

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Me too. I've never done anything like this before, but I think we'll be fine as long as we work together...
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Honami

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Really...?
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Honami

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No, you're right. We can do this as long as we're together.

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Honami

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I'll try calculating how much time we'll need to sell them and work that into our schedule.
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Ichika & Saki

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Okay!
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Honami

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I'm glad we got to talk about it.
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Shiho

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I mean, you were right.
It's too much for one person to handle.
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Honami

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However, my guess is that you'd do whatever it takes if we do ever find ourselves in a bind.
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Shiho

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N-No, I wouldn't...
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Honami

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Hehe. Just a joke.
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Honami

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But if that ever happens...
Please, ask me for help.
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Shiho

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Honami...