Shinonome Household - Living Room

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Ena

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I'm home...
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Mother

Welcome home, Ena.
How was art class? I know it's been a while.
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Ena

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Same old, same old.
I'll be in my room until dinner...

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Mother

E-Ena, wait!
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Father

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...
A few hours later
Ena's Room

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Ena

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It's already past midnight...
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Ena

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(I said I'd be going to that art class again starting today, so maybe I should let everyone in N25 know...)
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Ena

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(But if any of them ask, “How was it?”)

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Message

<I've had a long day, so I'm gonna work offline for now.>

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Mizuki's Message

<Copy that!
Don't work too hard, alright?>
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Mafuyu's Message

<Okay.>
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Kanade's Message

<Please rest when you feel better.
You don't have to worry about us.>
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Ena

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...
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Ena

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I still have that rough draft to finish.
I haven't even touched it for a few days now...
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Ena

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But...
What am I supposed to draw...?

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Ena

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It's happening again...
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Ena

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But there's no point in worrying.
I have to just keep drawing...
The next day
Art class

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Ena

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...
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Ena

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(Day two is oil painting...
I used to get praised for the way I chose colors when I was in junior high...)
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Futaba

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Good morning, Ena.
You're here early.
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Ena

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Oh, um... Morning.
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Futaba

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It looks like we're doing landscapes.
Let's do our best today.
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Yukihira

Your underpainting needs more work.
It looks very uneven right now.
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Student A

Okay, thank you.
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Ena

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...
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Ena

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(That's it for my drawing...
But this doesn't look right at all...)
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Ena

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(The worst part is that I can't specifically say what's wrong. Is it the underpainting? The perspective?)
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Ena

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(I sort of want to scrap it and start all over now...)
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Ena

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(I wonder how Futaba's doing...)
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Ena

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(Oh, she's already doing touch-ups...
Her painting has so much presence to it...)
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Ena

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(While mine...)
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Yukihira

That will be all for today.
Good work, everyone.
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Students

Thank you very much.

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Ena

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(Day two and still no results.
Mr. Yukihira gave me his usual criticism too.)

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Ena

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(But I knew going into this that I can't make up for two years of not drawing seriously in just a few days...)
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Futaba

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Um, Ena...
How about we...?
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Ena

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Sorry, I'm pretty exhausted...
I'm gonna head home. Bye bye.

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Futaba

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Wait...!
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Futaba

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Ena...
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Yukihira

...
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Ena

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I'm home...
Oh, right. Mom's out today.
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Ena

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I feel like having some tea...

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Ena

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(Hm? Is someone home...?
Mom's said she'd be gone so... Akito?)
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???

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Ena...
I didn't realize you were home.
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Ena

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...! Dad...?!
Why are you home...?
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Father

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I left the studio early.
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Father

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More importantly, how's your class going...?

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Ena

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Huh? Wait, why do you know about...?
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Father

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Yukihira told me.
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Father

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Draw anything that satisfies you yet?
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Ena

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...
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Father

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I see...
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Father

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Think you can keep going...?
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Ena

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...
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Ena

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I don't have a choice, do I...?
Also, there's only one day left so...
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Father

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I'm not talking about the spring workshop. I'm saying that you'll keep feeling this pain if you choose to continue drawing...
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Father

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You won't always be able to produce works that satisfy you. Can you deal with that pain moving forward?
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Ena

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Well...

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Ena

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(Can I deal with that pain...?
How am I supposed to know...?)
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Ena

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(I mean, I clearly don't belong in that class and felt completely embarrassed after getting lambasted in front of everyone...)
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Ena

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(I've only gone two days...
And I already feel like puking...)
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Ena

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But...
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Ena

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I don't want to run away anymore...
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Ena

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Which means... I have to keep drawing...
Empty SEKAI

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Kanade

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What did you think of this demo...?
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Rin

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Not bad, I guess...?
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Miku

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It was light and uplifting...
I'm looking forward to seeing Mafuyu's lyrics.
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Mafuyu

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Okay...
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Luka

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Wait, didn't you say that you haven't uploaded your last song yet because the video's missing the illustrations it needs?
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Rin

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...
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Kanade

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That's why we decided to go forward with me making some new demos. This is one of those.
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Luka

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Ah, I see.
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Luka

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But is Ena going to be okay?
She hasn't worked on her illustration in quite some time, no?
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Kanade

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That's true, but we know she's doing her best to produce the right art for us. So for now, let's give her a little more time...
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Rin

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What do you think, Mizuki...?
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Mizuki

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M-Me?!
Uh, well...
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Mizuki

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I sent her a message yesterday but haven't gotten a reply yet.
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Kanade

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I see...
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Mafuyu

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She's probably still not happy with what she's drawn.
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Mizuki

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Yeah, I hope it's not more than that...
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Mizuki

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We talked before she went off to that art class, but she seemed really unsure about going. That kinda made me worried...
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Kanade

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Unsure...?
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Mizuki

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Yeah, I'm not sure if it's okay for me to say this right now.
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Mizuki

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But I want to help Ena somehow if she is suffering because of all this...
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Kanade

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...
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Kanade

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Mind telling us more about what you two talked about, Mizuki?
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Rin

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I want to hear too...!
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Mizuki

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O-Okay, sure.
So...
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