The next day
School SEKAI - Rooftop

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Saki

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Alright, here's to our show yesterday going amazingly well...! Cheers!!
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Rin

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Yay! Cheers!!
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Shiho

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Try not to spill any juice, alright, you two?
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Len

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Yeah, Rin's totally gonna trip and fall at some point.
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Rin

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I'll be fine!
See? My drink's on my desk and I'm using a straw!
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Saki

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Anyway, Len, raise your glass! Cheers!
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Len

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Okay, cheers.
Hey, this juice is pretty good...
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MEIKO

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Still, a rooftop afterparty turned out to be such a great idea.
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Honami

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Saki suggested it on our way home yesterday.
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Ichika

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That was when we decided to bring some food and drinks to celebrate...
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Miku

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Your apple pies really never disappoint, Honami.
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Luka

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I know they're good, Miku, but leave some for the rest of us, okay?
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Miku

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I-I've only had a little bit...
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Luka

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Hehe. I'm sorry.
You seemed to be really enjoying yourself so...
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Miku

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Oh, Luka...
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KAITO

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...
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Shiho

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Hm...?

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Shiho

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Everything okay, KAITO?
What are you doing all by yourself?
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KAITO

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Oh...
N-Nothing in particular...
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Shiho

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...?

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KAITO

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It's just...
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KAITO

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I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do...
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Shiho

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Huh?
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KAITO

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I-It's not that I don't like parties or anything. I'm just not used to them is all...
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KAITO

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I usually play or perform by myself, so I have a hard time figuring what to do in these sorts of situations when everyone's involved...
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Shiho

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I see...
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Shiho

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Actually, I think I understand how you feel. There was a time when I spent a lot of time by myself...
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KAITO

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Really...?
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Shiho

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Yeah.
Ever since I was little, I've always been a bit of a lone wolf when it comes to doing the things I want.
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Shiho

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To be fair, the flip side of that involved me not being great at interacting with others...
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KAITO

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I had no idea.
But I think I can empathize...
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Shiho

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I'm not gonna lie...
Crowds and parties really aren't my thing.
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Shiho

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But things are different for me here...
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KAITO

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...
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KAITO

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Because Ichika and the girls mean so much to you?
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Shiho

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Yeah...
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Shiho

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Our show yesterday even felt like a dream to me. For a moment there, I couldn't believe that I was actually playing in a band with them...
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Shiho

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But during junior high, I put a lot of distance between myself and the others because of my personality.
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Shiho

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Which is why playing in a band together like this feels dreamlike at times...
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KAITO

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I see...

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Saki

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Shiiihhooo!!
You've gotta try these! They're so crispy!!

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Shiho

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Wah!
Wh-What is it, Saki? They're just chips, right...?
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Honami

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She wants you to try this new flavor of potato chips, Shiho.
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Shiho

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Oh, is that what this is about...?
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Rin

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Hm?
What were you and Shiho talking about, KAITO?
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KAITO

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Huh? Um...
What were we talking about...?
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Rin

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Wait! Is it supposed to be a secret?!
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KAITO

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N-No, not really...
Shiho was just telling me about herself.
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Ichika

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About yourself?
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Shiho

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Yeah.
I was just telling him how I didn't expect to be playing in a band with all of you like before.
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Honami

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Like before?
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Shiho

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During junior high...
When all I did was play my bass by myself.
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Ichika

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Oh...
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Ichika

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(Junior high school was when...)

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Ichika

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(Back then...)

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Shiho

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Ichika, Honami...
You don't need to look so concerned. Not now at least.
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Ichika

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Oh... R-Right...
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Saki

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...
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Saki

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If it's alright with you, Shiho, can you tell me more about what happened back then...?
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Shiho

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Huh?
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Saki

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I want to know more because I really didn't get to go to school much during junior high...
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Saki

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I kinda want to hear more about you during that time.
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Shiho

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Saki...
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Shiho

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(Me... Back then...)
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Shiho

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(But telling her about that time won't really...)
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Luka

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I'd like to hear as well...
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Miku

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Me too.
That goes for everyone, including you, Shiho. I want to know more about all of you.
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Miku

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That is, as long as you're okay with it.
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KAITO

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Right. You don't have to if you're not comfortable with it...
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KAITO

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But I'd like to hear someday as well...
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KAITO

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I believe sharing what happened in the past will bring you all closer together and become a great source of strength...
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Shiho

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...
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Shiho

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Yeah, okay...
I've never really had the chance to talk about what happened back then.
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Shiho

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So I'll do that now.
When I was in junior high...
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