Someday, From the Depths of Despair

Hospital

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Kanade

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Groan...
Huh? Where am I...?
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Junior High School Honami

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Gasp...!
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Housekeeping Center Rep

Mrs. Yoisaki! Kanade's awake!
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Kanade's Grandmother

Kanade?! Oh, thank goodness...!
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Kanade

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G-Grandma...?
What's going on...?
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Kanade

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And who are all these people...?
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Kanade's Grandmother

They're from the housekeeping service that I mentioned.
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Kanade's Grandmother

I know you said that you'd be fine without them, but I couldn't help but worry... I took the liberty of asking them to go over to your house.
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Kanade

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You did...?
But why am I at the hospital...?
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Housekeeping Center Rep

We rang the bell to your house several times but thought you were away since nobody was answering.
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Housekeeping Center Rep

That was when Honami here realized that you'd collapsed, Ms. Yoisaki.
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Junior High School Honami

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I'm sorry, it's just...
It sounded like someone had fallen over...
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Kanade's Grandmother

You don't need to apologize.
We were able to help Kanade because of you, so I can't thank you enough.
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Kanade's Grandmother

Still, I'm surprised to see a young lady such as yourself working as a housekeeper these days.
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Junior High School Honami

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Oh, actually, I'm not working as of yet.
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Junior High School Honami

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I asked my family if I could work part-time after entering high school, and they found an opportunity for me to observe with this housekeeping service through an acquaintance...
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Kanade's Grandmother

Ah, that's very interesting.
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Housekeeping Center Rep

In any case, we were able to quickly call an ambulance because of Honami here. After that, we just needed the landlord to open the door for us.
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Kanade

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I see...
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Kanade

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Thank you very much.
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Junior High School Honami

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No, you don't have to thank me. I'm just glad you're okay.
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Kanade's Grandmother

Kanade...
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Kanade's Grandmother

It's clear to me now just how much you want to keep composing and making music.
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Kanade's Grandmother

But you won't be able to one day if you don't stay healthy... Like your father...
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Kanade

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...
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Kanade's Grandmother

If something were to happen to you after what happened to him...

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Kanade's Grandmother

I... I wouldn't know what to do with myself...
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Kanade

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Oh...
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Kanade's Grandmother

So please, Kanade...
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Kanade's Grandmother

I want to ask a housekeeper from this service to cook and clean for you.
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Kanade's Grandmother

Would you be willing to agree to that...?
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Kanade

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Grandma...
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Kanade

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(What happened to dad was my fault...)
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Kanade

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(That's why I have to keep composing. I have to make a song that can save people. Honestly, I'd rather be composing than wasting time dealing with a housekeeper.)
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Kanade

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(But...)

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Kanade

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(If I keep living like this, it's going to start affecting my ability to compose...)
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Kanade

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Okay, I'll agree to it...
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Kanade's Grandmother

You will?!
Oh, thank goodness...!

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Housekeeping Center Rep

Wonderful. We'll be in touch regarding when we can start sending someone over as well as scheduling.
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Kanade

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Okay...
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Kanade's Grandmother

Oh, also...
Could we request Honami to be our housekeeper once she does enter high school?
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Junior High School Honami

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Huh?
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Kanade's Grandmother

There must be some meaning behind you two meeting like this. That is, as long as you don't mind, Kanade.
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Kanade

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I don't mind...
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Junior High School Honami

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...!
I'll gladly accept if I do receive an opportunity to work for this service.
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Kanade

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O-Okay...
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Junior High School Honami

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But for now, please make sure to get as much rest as you can after you do get home, Ms. Yoisaki.
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Kanade

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Thank you.
I will...
Kanade's Room

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Kanade

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I'm finally home...
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Kanade

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I need to get back to composing as soon as... Oh...
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Kanade

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Right.
I didn't get a chance to upload the song I was working on before I collapsed.
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Kanade

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I should do that now.
This song should be able to save a lot of people...
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Kanade

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A lot of people...
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Kanade

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...
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Kanade

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(The way that person arranged my song...)

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Kanade

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(Oh, interesting...
The chorus sounds completely different when it's arranged like this...)

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Kanade

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(They made it so the effects they put in really shine through and give the listener an opportunity to have all these different images pop into their head...)
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Kanade

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(This is incredible...
It's even helping me get a better idea of what I should do for my next song...)
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Kanade

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(I'm getting a startling number of ideas for songs now.)
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Kanade

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(It's as if I could physically feel this sense of pure despair and not wanting to disappear.)
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Kanade

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(Maybe with this Yuki person, I'll be able to do more...)
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Kanade

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(I'll try asking them.)
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Kanade

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(If I create a social media account and send them a DM asking them if we can talk...)

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Mafuyu's Room

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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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(I can't motivate myself to do anything...)
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Mafuyu

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(But I have to keep going...)
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Mafuyu

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(Because I...)

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Mafuyu

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...?
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Mafuyu

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Someone left a comment for my video...?
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Mafuyu

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Who could it be...?

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Mafuyu

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Wait, is this...?

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Kanade

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Oh, Yuki replied...
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Kanade

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(<I'd like to work on making music with you as well...>
Thank goodness...)
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Kanade

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<Thank you.>

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Kanade

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(But how do we actually go about this. We could exchange files and our thoughts via email...)
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Kanade

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(No, trying to communicate nuanced ideas and finer details just through writing would be too difficult...)
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Kanade

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(I know. What if we used something with voice chat?)
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Kanade

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I vaguely remember seeing a good app for discussing music and composition somewhere.
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Kanade

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Let's see... It was called...
Oh, “Nightcord”.
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Kanade

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(I'll see what Yuki thinks about using Nightcord, and send her a link to the app...)

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A few days later

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Mafuyu

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I'm in...
Now to wait until it's time.
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Mafuyu

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(Trying to make music on my own turned into another dead end...)
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Mafuyu

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(But maybe, just maybe...
If I work with the person who's had such a profound effect on me...)
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Mafuyu

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(I might actually be able to change...)
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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(But it could still be another dead end...)

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Mafuyu

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(Oh, they're here...)
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???

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<Hello..?>
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???

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<Is this Ms. Yuki I'm speaking to...?>
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Mafuyu

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(Her voice is so soft but she still articulates very clearly...)
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Mafuyu

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(So this is K...)
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Mafuyu

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(This is the person whose song shook my heart awake.)
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