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Mafuyu

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(My head... I'm having trouble focusing... But I need to find the others...)
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Mafuyu

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Where are they...?
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Mafuyu

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(There they are...)
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Mafuyu

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(Hm? What's going on...?
They're acting a little different than usual...)
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Mizuki

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It's okay.
Don't be scared... Let's be friends!
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Ena

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You know that's just gonna scare him more, right?
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Mafuyu

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What are you all doing...?
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Kanade

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Oh, Mafuyu.
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Luka

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Hehe. Well, you may just want to see for yourself.
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MEIKO

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...
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Miku

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So...
Do you think you can say hello?
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???

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I'll try...
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Mafuyu

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Huh...?
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Len

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Um...
So... Uh...

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Len

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I-It's nice to meet you...
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Mizuki

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Nice to meet you, Len!
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Len

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O-Okay...
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Mizuki

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Hmm... He really doesn't want to come out from behind Miku...
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Kanade

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Maybe he's shy... Or just embarrassed...
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Ena

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A mix of both from what I can tell.
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Mafuyu

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So, there's another...
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Mizuki

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Yeah, exactly!
I came over to SEKAI to take a break from what I was doing and saw Len here!
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Mizuki

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I felt like I had to tell all of you immediately, so I sent out messages in a hurry.
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Ena

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I mean, you could've just told us that instead of saying, “There's something I need to tell everyone.”
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Mizuki

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Okay, sorry!
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Mizuki

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But it's nice to see more faces in SEKAI!
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Kanade

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I agree...
But Len still doesn't seem very comfortable here...
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Miku

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I spoke with him a little before you all came here, but he's still a bit nervous it seems...
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Ena

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And yet, he's sticking close to you, Miku...
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MEIKO

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Probably because Miku's the one who found him and brought him over to where we were...
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Mafuyu

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I see...
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Luka

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Hehe. Don't be afraid to open up to us a little more, okay?
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Len

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U-Um...
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Rin

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Luka.
You're scaring Len.
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Luka

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Oh? He seems quite afraid of you too, Rin.
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Rin

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Huh...?
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Rin

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That's not true, is it...?
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Ena

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Now you're just putting words in his mouth...
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Mizuki

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Haha...
Let's get to know Len by taking it slow.
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Kanade

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Right...
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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(I feel a little better now...)
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Mafuyu

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(But...)

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Mafuyu's Mother

Just don't regret your decision, okay...?
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Mafuyu

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...

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Kanade

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Mafuyu?
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Miku

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What's wrong...?
You look like you're in pain.
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Kanade

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Did something happen...?
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Mafuyu

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No, nothing happened...
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Ena

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You know we're all worried because your face says otherwise, right?
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Ena

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Why don't you just tell us in your own words?
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Mafuyu

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My own words...
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Mafuyu

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My practice exam...
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Mafuyu

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I have to keep studying for it, but...
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Mafuyu

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My mom found my synthesizer...
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Kanade

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Your synthesizer...?
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Mizuki

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Wait, Mafuyu...
Is that true...?
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Mafuyu

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Yes...
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Mizuki

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Yikes...
Her of all people...
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Ena

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Slow down. Don't jump ahead like that. Why is it a bad thing that Mafuyu's mom found her synthesizer...?
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Mizuki

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Oh, it's not that it's a bad thing, but it could get kinda ugly...
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Kanade

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Hang on...
Have you not told her about us making music?
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Mafuyu

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No...
Because I think all she wants me to do is study.
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Mafuyu

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She even tried to get rid of the synthesizer in my room once already...
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Kanade & Ena

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What...?!
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Ena

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You're kidding, right? Who goes that far to make their kid study?!
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Mafuyu

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Luckily, I was able to save it from the junk removers that time...
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Kanade

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But you said your mom found it back in your room. Does that mean...?
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Mafuyu

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Yes...
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Mafuyu

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She said she's going to hold onto it, which probably means she's going to toss it at some point...
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Miku

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Mafuyu...
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Ena

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That's horrible. She's taking your stuff away even though you haven't done anything wrong...
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Len

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...
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Mizuki

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Um, Mafuyu, mind telling us a little more about your mom...?
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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I doubt you'll find it all that interesting...
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Mizuki

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Yeah, there's that.
And I get that talking to someone else about your own family isn't easy.
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Mizuki

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So, you don't have to tell us if you don't want to.
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Mizuki

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All I'm saying is that if it'll take a load off your mind, we'd be more than happy to hear what you have to say.
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Mafuyu

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Hear what I have to say...?
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Mafuyu

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Okay...
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