Ena's Room
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Yukihira
I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...
Ena
(No, I'm not his student anymore.
Anyway, that reference book should be around here somewhere...)
Anyway, that reference book should be around here somewhere...)
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Ena
Oh, here it is...
How long's it been? I remember going through this so many times in the past.
How long's it been? I remember going through this so many times in the past.
Message
“You're always welcome to join us, Shinonome.”
Ena
(Despite everything I've said about him, Mr. Yukihira's a great teacher. I mean, many of his students got into Tokyo Art University...)
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Ena
(Everyone else will have improved leaps and bounds by now. So much so that I'd stick out like a sore thumb...)
The next day
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Ena
(I need to wrap up my rough draft soon... I've made the others wait long enough as it is...)
Ena
(No, this isn't it...
It's like I'm getting further and further away from the image in my head...)
It's like I'm getting further and further away from the image in my head...)
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Mizuki
<I mean, we've been through this before. You sound really unhappy, so I'm worried that something bad happened to you.>
Mizuki
<At the same time, I'm sure you'll feel better if you talk about it, so just let me know when you feel you're ready!>
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Ena
(I said that I'd wait and be there to listen. It wouldn't make sense for me to clam up and not reciprocate that.)
Ena
<K and Yuki keep finding new ways to express what they're feeling, while I'm having trouble keeping up with them...>
Ena
<At this rate, I feel like I'm not going to be able to properly illustrate their music...>
Ena
<Thanks...
But I don't want to drag N25 down in any way. I want to do everything I can to prevent that.>
But I don't want to drag N25 down in any way. I want to do everything I can to prevent that.>
Ena
<It's run by this really amazing teacher, so I can still probably learn a lot by going... But I'm not sure I ever liked being there.>
Ena
<On top of that, I'd only get shown up by everyone else there since I stopped going for two years...>
Ena
<Haha. Yeah, that.
It saps all your energy and you end up having to take so many breaks just to keep going...>
It saps all your energy and you end up having to take so many breaks just to keep going...>
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Mizuki
<Haha. Sorry, I have a hard time imagining you learning to draw while sitting in class, you know? How long were you there?>
Ena
<I started when I was in second grade and quit during my third year of junior high. I used to go every week too.>
Ena
<The teacher's a friend of my dad, and I was invited to join his class after being blown away by one of his pieces at this exhibit he held...>
Ena
<Yeah, but his class was always so tense since he sort of doesn't hold back when reviewing our work.>
Ena
<I started by learning how to sketch, then moved on to watercolor and oil painting. Oh, I learned to use clay a little too.>
Ena
<It's to get a better grasp of all three dimensions. Some students even went on to learn how to do sculptures and reliefs because of that.>
Mizuki
<What kind of stuff did you draw back then, Enanan? Anything similar to what you're drawing for N25?>
Ena
<What did I draw back then...?
A lot of different things. I can't really reduce it down to one genre or anything...>
A lot of different things. I can't really reduce it down to one genre or anything...>
Ena
<I also used to draw inspiration from some songs I heard even before I was aware of K or her music.>
Ena
<Whenever I sat down to really think about what a song's talking about, I always felt that I could produce something really good...>
Mizuki
<I totally get what you mean.
I usually do the same thing when I'm making music videos for N25.>
I usually do the same thing when I'm making music videos for N25.>
Mizuki
<Hey, I've made one before too!
Cutting out stuff from my favorite magazines and movie flyers was so much fun!>
Cutting out stuff from my favorite magazines and movie flyers was so much fun!>
Ena
<Me? Um...
I had flyers from these art exhibits I really liked and tried drawing some buildings that looked interesting...>
I had flyers from these art exhibits I really liked and tried drawing some buildings that looked interesting...>
Ena
<Magazines too.
Oh, I even tried drawing some of the cover art that caught my eye from Akito's CDs...>
Oh, I even tried drawing some of the cover art that caught my eye from Akito's CDs...>
Ena
<Cosmetics too. I still remember being really irked by how my teacher said, “Very typical of you, Shinonome.” It's not like I ever put on that much makeup...>
Mizuki
<I kinda get what he meant by that.
Anyway, what did you guys do after you made your scrapbooks?>
Anyway, what did you guys do after you made your scrapbooks?>
Ena
<Those were just ways of examining our personalities as opposed to a preamble for anything else. Wait, you've gotta hear what my teacher said about what I drew after that...>
Mizuki
<Yeah. You said that you weren't sure you ever liked going there, but you got to do all these things that you'd never get to do in school.>
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Ena
(I haven't touched clay, my scrapbook or done any real sketches in so long... I don't want to feel that pain again, but...)
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