Live House

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Ichika

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Thank you very much!

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Backstage

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Saki

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Whew! Great show, everyone!
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Ichika

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Yeah, nice work.
Today's audience really seemed to enjoy it too.
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Honami

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They got so into it.
In that sense, it felt like we put on a real show.
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Shiho

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Yeah, it's always nice to see others visibly enjoying our music like that.
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Saki

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Totally!
Seeing them like that really got me going too♪
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Saki

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Especially the ones at the front! They looked like they were having so much fun!
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Ichika

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Wait, hang on...
Are you talking about that boy and girl?
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Saki

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Yeah, them!
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Honami

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Those two always seem to be right at the front. They caught my eye while I was setting up my drum kit.
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Shiho

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And they always move to the front when we're about to take the stage.
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Ichika

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I had a feeling we'd all remember them.
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Saki

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The girl looked like she was in junior high, but I think the boy was about our age... Do you think they're friends or something...?
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Honami

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I think they're siblings. The way she said, “Yota, hurry,” made me believe that he was her older brother.
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Shiho

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Now that you mention it, they do kinda look alike.
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Saki

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They must be really close if they're coming to our shows together like this!
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Honami

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Hehe. They're just like you and Tsukasa.
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Saki

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Yeah!
It's like we're all connected somehow♪
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Ichika

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*Gasp*
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Shiho

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What's up?
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Ichika

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Um, well...
Those two are always at the front during our shows, right...?
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Ichika

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Does that make them our fans...? Or not...?
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Shiho

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Yeah, “fans” might not be...
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Saki & Honami

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You're right...!
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Shiho

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Huh?
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Honami

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They must be...!
If they're going out of their way to see us like this, that has to mean they're our fans...!
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Saki

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I don't believe it!
We finally have actual fans!
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Ichika

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Yeah...!
It's an incredible feeling...!
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Shiho

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I mean, we're trying to go pro, so we're gonna need a dedicated fanbase to actually get there...
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Shiho

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But I guess it's a start...
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Honami

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That means we'll need to keep playing our best if we want them to keep coming back.
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Saki

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Yeah! Let's keep this up!
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Shiho

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Alright, we can talk about when we'll be doing our next show during our usual debrief, and...
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Shiho

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I'd like to discuss what we'll be doing moving forward.
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Ichika

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Moving forward?
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Shiho

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Yeah. Like what kinds of stuff we want to do as a band in the future.
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Saki

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Oh! That sounds really fun!
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Shiho

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We can discuss details later, but for now, we need to keep learning as much as we can by watching other bands.
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Ichika

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Right!
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Ichika

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(What we want to do as a band, huh...?)
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Ichika

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(We couldn't really get the crowd going during our first few shows...)
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Ichika

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(But we've been drawing in more people lately, so it definitely feels like we've been moving in the right direction.)
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Ichika

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(I can't honestly say how we're going to grow as a band in the future...)
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Ichika

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(But I'd like it if we could keep improving one step at a time...)
Diner

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Saki

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Here's to another job well done, girls... Cheers!
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Ichika & Honami

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Cheers!

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Saki

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Alright, Ms. Shiho, lay it on us!
What do we need to do as a band moving forward?!
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Shiho

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Whoa, personal space.
Also, the debrief still comes first.
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Ichika

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But I kind of want to discuss our future as well. Do you already know what we should be doing as a band, Shiho?
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Shiho

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*Sigh*
Fine, we'll start with that.
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Honami

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Thank you, Shiho!
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Shiho

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Let's begin by seeing where we're at now.
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Shiho

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We're currently able to put on decent shows each time on a regular schedule. We've even been selling tickets at a good pace too.
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Shiho

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Which means...
We may want to start thinking about taking the next step.
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Ichika

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The next step...?
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Shiho

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Until now, we've been focusing on practicing so that we can perform well during shows and keep playing in as many as possible.
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Shiho

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But if we want to get our name out there, we need to start doing more than just that.
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Saki

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I see...
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Shiho

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Of course, we're gonna keep doing what we have been up to this point.
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Honami

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That reminds me of what you said about how to actually go pro. One method involved getting enough people to come to our shows so that record companies begin noticing us.
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Saki

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Yeah, I remember too!
Another was posting videos of our songs online!
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Shiho

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Exactly. There are a lot of ways to go pro, but they all involve getting people to start listening to our music...
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Shiho

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That includes playing at different live houses, starting a band account to post videos, and all sorts of other stuff...
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Saki

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Whoa!
Does that mean we're gonna make an official Leo/need account?!
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Ichika

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I'm not sure we're worthy of “official” just yet...
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Honami

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It'd be great to start uploading all the songs we've been playing until now.
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Ichika

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We could also start doing some street performances... Although, lugging around an entire drum kit and getting it set up might be tough...
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Shiho

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It won't be easy, but it might be worth a try.
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Honami

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After all, Ichika, you became so much better after playing in front of all those people.
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Saki

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This is so exciting!
Oh, what if we tried something like this next?
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Ichika

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Hehe...
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Ichika

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(Looks like they're really enjoying this.)
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Ichika

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(Plus, the thought that we get to keep getting better as a band's so wonderful...)
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Ichika

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(Alright...
I'm going to do everything I can so our name gets out there!)
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Ichika

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(Oh, but just knowing our name won't be enough...)

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Ichika

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(We have to keep those who've been going out of their way to see our shows in our thoughts too...)

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Saki

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Great meeting today, everyone!
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Honami

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Yes, it really was!
I'm glad we were able to come up with so many ideas on top of our usual debrief.
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Shiho

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Yeah. Why don't we discuss which will work best for us next time?
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Saki

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Okay!
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Saki

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Anyway, wanna head home?
Our next show's pretty soon, so we should probably rest up!
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Shiho

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Huh? Interesting...
You're usually the one who wants to keep hanging out.
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Saki

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Hehe. We have fans now!
That means we have to give them the best shows we can!
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Ichika

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Hehe. I agree...
Let's make our next one good too!
Two weeks later

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Ichika

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Ichika

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(More people are here compared to usual today. I'm singing pretty well too, so I should be able to reach everyone in the back...)
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Ichika

♪————! ————!
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Ichika

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(Oh, those two are here again...
I'm so glad.)
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Ichika

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(Huh...?
But the brother doesn't seem very happy...)
After the show
Outside the live house

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Honami

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That was a great show.
And you sang with so much power today, Ichika!
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Saki

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Yeah!
I bet everyone in the back was totally blown away!
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Ichika

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Yeah, thanks.
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Shiho

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Hm? Is something wrong, Ichika?
You seem worried.
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Ichika

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Oh, I don't think it's anything serious...
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Ichika

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But those two were here again today. Did you all see them...?
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Saki

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Yeah, they were here!
At the front as usual too!
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Ichika

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Yes...
But the brother didn't seem too happy to be there.
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Honami

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Really?
I guess I couldn't tell because of all the equipment.
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Saki

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Hmm... You think something happened to them?
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???

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You big dummy...!!
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Ichika

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Th-That voice...? What's going on...?
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Shiho

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Is someone fighting?
I've seen bands take their arguments outside of places before...
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Honami

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But that voice sounded so familiar...
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Ichika

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*Gasp*