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I'm done coloring...

Oh wow. That's really good...

It is.
You've improved so much.

But there's not much else to do.
Coloring is fun and all, but it's not something you can do forever...

In that case...
How about cat's cradle?

I'm not against it...
But I'm looking for something more... Exciting...

Exciting...?

What are you planning now, Luka...?

Plan?
Do I really seem like the scheming type?

Yes, very.
Why not just read a book if you're that bored?

Read...?
Are you reading anything, MEIKO?

Fashion and travel magazines.
Mizuki left all of these here.

Oh? Anything interesting...?

A few things.
It helps me understand the world outside this one.

I see...

But you must've gone through those a few times now. Aren't you tired of reading them?

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(That's a yes...)

Oh...

It's them...

Heya!
How's it going?

Good.
All of you seem well.

Yeah, for the most part.
But never a dull moment, you know?

I agree.

That's good to hear...

But I'm still kind of bored.
Isn't there something fun we can do?

Fun?

Um...

(Luka, you're doing it again...)

Oh, I'm sorry.
It's not urgent, really.

But you're all here together...
Does that mean your next song is ready?

Yes, that's right. We brought a new demo over to listen to together.

Yeah!
Aren't you curious as to what it's like?

I am...
Alright, let me put this away first.

Oh, Rin, you colored in the drawings I brought. Can I take a look at some later?

O-Okay, sure...

Hey, MEIKO, you've been reading the zines I brought over! What did you think?

They were pretty interesting...

(Things become so much livelier whenever they come over.)

Can we listen to the demo now...?

Oh, right!
Let's hear it!

Okay, I'll play it now.

Anyone else think this is gonna be another really good one? It's kinda quiet but has this way of creeping into your heart, you know...?

Yeah, I agree!
It really knows how to creep up on you!

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What did you think, Mafuyu...?

It was nice. It felt warm...

It did...?
I'm glad...

How about you, Miku? The rest of you too. I'd like to hear about anything you felt.

I... I thought it was good.

Not bad, I guess?

No comment as usual...

Oh, MEIKO. Always playing hard to get. I for one thought it was a lovely and well-refined song.

Thank you.
In that case, I'll try sticking with what I have.

And I'll need to get started on my rough draft! What kinds of motifs do you think will work best?

Hmm...

Also, there's still practically nothing here. I'm gonna be hard-pressed for ideas at this rate...

It's all cherry blossoms and beautiful views on our side, so there's like nothing in between, you know...?

But this place is kinda nice once you get used to it since there's so much space.

I get that...
But one cherry blossom tree could do this place wonders.

A cherry blossom tree...?

Have you never seen one before, Miku?

No, only petals. Kanade showed me before...

Oh, that's right. You got to see the ones Ms. Mochizuki brought over.

Yes.
But I've never seen a big cherry blossom tree before...

Right...
I know. Why don't we show you the next time we go to a park?

It's fun to catch the petals as they fall from their branches!

Yeah!
It's so hard too.

I see.
But we wouldn't be able to catch any petals in your world...

Oh, right... You'd be a hologram... Is there anything we can do about that?

We could bring some branches over.

What...?!
You're not planning on breaking some off, are you?!

Flower shops usually carry them...

I thought she meant buying some too...

G-Geez, you had me going there...!
Your tone made it sound like you were thinking about ripping some off a poor tree, Mafuyu...

Haha!
You definitely have a talent for jumping to the wrong conclusion, Ena♪

Hehe.
Alright, why don't we go buy some for them?

Yeah! Wanna get a bunch and have a little picnic under our cherry blossoms?

No, wait.
We should make it a big party!

I mean, I don't have a problem with that, but we'll have to go get juice and snacks...

Hmm...
That could be fun.

Catching petals as they fall does sound challenging, but I agree that it could be fun.

Petals...

The cherry blossom tree we saw during that mystery tour literally rained petals down upon us...

Yeah.
I still remember how pretty you thought they were, Mafuyu.

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Remember how that doll appeared here that one time? Could the same happen with a cherry blossom tree?

What? I doubt a tree's just gonna pop up here...

But this is SEKAI we're talking about. It's a place born from everyone's feelings, so it's not out of the question.

That may be so, but you're talking about a whole tree suddenly sprouting from the ground.

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Alright, we should head back soon!
We can talk more about our party once we're done working on everything else♪

Okay.
We'll need to get some branches...

Stay tuned, everyone.

It's gone all quiet again.
But I'm looking forward to seeing some actual cherry blossoms.

Honestly...

(A cherry blossom party with everyone...)

(Mafuyu even said cherry blossoms are so beautiful...)

(That doll was a manifestation of her feelings, so maybe...)

I might go take a look around...