Same Dreams, Same Colors - 1: A Free Singing Voice

Street SEKAI

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Kohane

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Kohane

I did it...!
My voice held up all the way through to the end!

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Toya

Yes, that was very good.
Next, we'll have...

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An

Oh, me! I'll go next...!

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Toya

Alright, take it away.

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An

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An

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Akito

Nice. Your voice feels more powerful compared to before.

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Kohane

Yeah! That was so cool, An!

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An

Hehe. Right?
Doing all those street practices was totally worth it!

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Akito

Okay, I'll go next.
Get ready!

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Akito

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Toya

(Shiraishi began acting a little strange after Azusawa started practicing with Taiga...)

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Toya

(But she seems to be back to her old self now. As a result, we seem to be working better as a team.)

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Toya

(Isn't there anything I can do to help maintain what we have now...?)

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Toya

(Oh, I can tell them about the book on vocalization that I bought the other day...)

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Toya

(I'll just have to keep contributing to this team by using whatever knowledge I have.)

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An

That was great! Another day full of singing!

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Kohane

Yeah!
I feel all warm and cozy inside after singing so much.

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An

Me too.
Also, I'm glad that we have the option of meeting in SEKAI since it was raining in the park today.

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Akito

It wasn't just raining. It was cold too. We would've all gotten sick if we did practice out there.

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Kohane

Oh, but Taiga mentioned how he'd practice even if it rained.

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Akito

What? Seriously?

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Kohane

Yes.
He said, “If you clear your mind of mundane thoughts, even rain will feel warm.”

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An

Haha. Practicing in the rain like it's nothing is totally something he'd do.

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An

Hold on, Kohane. He didn't make you do that, did he?! There's no way that can be good for you!

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Kohane

No, we didn't do anything like that!

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Kohane

He also mentioned how the rain doesn't bother him because he's never caught a cold before, so it's not something he recommends to others!

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Kohane

At the same time, the way he practices did seem a little strange...

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Toya

Strange how?

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Kohane

For starters, he had me listen to all sorts of different music and asked me what I thought.

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Akito

What you thought?

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Kohane

Yeah. But not my opinion, like if I thought an artist was good or if I liked the chorus for a song...

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Kohane

He wanted me to compare music to places or scenery, such as being in a field of sunflowers or seeing the sun set over the sea.

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An

Really?
How's that supposed to help...?

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Akito

Is it a sensitivity thing? Does he want you to feel more? After all this time, I still can't get a read on him...

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Kohane

Haha...
It definitely wasn't practice in the traditional sense of the word...

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Kohane

But I feel like there's a deeper meaning. I'll keep trying my best to relay what I learn to you guys!

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An

Cool! Thanks, Kohane!

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Toya

Now, for our next step...

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Toya

Shall we proceed with discussing which songs we should add to our repertoire?

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An

Yeah!
I brought a few candidates, so let's see if we can listen to them at MEIKO's place!

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Kohane

Okay!
Huh...?

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Akito

What's wrong?

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Kohane

That person... The one that's been following us. Is that...?

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Akito

Hm? Oh...!

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An

Luka?!

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Luka

Huh...? Hey, it's you guys!
Long time no see♪

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Luka

It's so great to see all of you!

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Toya

Where have you been all this time?
We haven't seen you at the cafe at all...

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Luka

Haha. I was having so much fun wandering around this SEKAI that I seem to have lost track of time.

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Luka

We may have just missed each other while I was out and about...

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An

Haha! That's Luka for you.

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Kohane

Hehe. I hope we'll be seeing more of each other from now on. It'd be really nice to sing with you again!

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Luka

Oh, that sounds wonderful!
How about right now?!

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Kohane

Wait, really?

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Luka

Yes, really! Let's celebrate our reunion! What do you say, Akito, Toya?

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Toya

Sure. We haven't seen each other in quite some time, so why not?

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Akito

Yeah, I'll bite.
Greeting each other by singing does have a nice ring to it.

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Luka

Thank you!
Alright, everyone, get ready!

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Akito

I'll count us in.
One, two, three, four...

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Luka

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Kohane & An

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Toya

(The way Luka sings has so much depth to it...)

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Toya

(She sounds so free, while being flexible enough to complement the way someone else sings.)

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Toya

(It's like she's... At ease.
It'd be great to learn to sing like this.)

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Luka

Wow, we really cut loose there, didn't we?

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An

Yeah, that felt great!
Gimme five, Luka!

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Luka

High five!
Hehe. And you guys were as good as ever.

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Luka

No, I take that back. You've all improved quite a bit, no? It's like you're all singing with much more clarity now!

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Kohane

You think so?

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Akito

If it's that noticeable, then that means all our hard work's actually paying off.

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Toya

I agree.
Let's keep this pace up moving forward.

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An

Oh, I know!

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An

Guys, why don't we have Luka join us while we discuss which songs to add to our repertoire?!

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Luka

You're adding new songs?

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An

Yeah. We want to try something that we've never done before, so we each came up with some candidate songs and want to see which might work best for us.

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An

Which is why it'd be great to hear what you have to say, Luka!

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Kohane

Yeah, I think so too.
Would you mind, Luka...?

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Luka

Of course! I'd be more than happy to help! Now then, shall we?

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An & Kohane

Yeah!

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