The Vivid Old Tale - 5: Streets Of Missed Encounters

Luckily, he was taken to the hospital in a hurry, so he's fine now. However, there's an event starting there tomorrow and he asked us to help run things.

Little An

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Okay...

Little An

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(But someone else can do that...
Daddy and his team don't actually have to go...)

An's Father

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Like I said before, you should practice somewhere in town since everyone will be there to watch you.

Little An

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Oh...

Little An

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(Does that mean Daddy and the others are...?)

An's Father

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An, is something wrong...?

Little An

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Um, Daddy...

Little An

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You and your team are always running around helping everyone in town while telling me to sing out on the street somewhere...

Little An

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Is it because you really don't want to watch me practice...?

An's Father

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I'm sorry for making you think that...

An's Father

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An, we want to be with you as much as we can. That includes Nagi, Taiga and of course, myself. We all care about you very much.

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Little An

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...

An's Father

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And there's a reason why I've been telling you to sing on this street.

An's Father

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An, I genuinely believe that singing around here will benefit you greatly.

Little An

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Benefit me...?

An's Father

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Yes. Nagi, Taiga and I were all able to grow as singers because of this town.

An's Father

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In so many ways too...
And I'm sure you'll understand that in time, An.

Little An

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...?

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An's Father

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Oh, sorry...
It's almost time for that meeting.

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Little An

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Oh...

An's Father

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I promise to watch you practice next Sunday around noon...

An's Father

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I have some business to take care of in the morning, but I should be free afterward. Nagi and Taiga also said they'll be available too.

Little An

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Really...?

An's Father

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Yes, that's a promise.
But for now, I need to go.

Little An

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Okay, good luck...

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Little An

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(There he goes...)

Little An

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(Mommy's at work too...
I'm really all alone today...)

Little An

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(But Daddy said he and his team became good singers because they sang here...)

Little An

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I should go practice...

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Little An

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Little An

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Live House Manager

Hey, here for another morning practice...? Hm? What's wrong? You seem a little down...

Little An

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Huh?
Oh, no... There's nothing wrong!

Little An

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(Do I really sound that unhappy...?
That just means I need to try harder...)

Little An

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Attractive Lady

Hi, An!
You sound as good as ever today!

Little An

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Oh, hi...

Little An

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I don't sound good at all...
I can't even hit the high notes...

Attractive Lady

What?
I don't think so! You're better than a lot of the grown-ups around here!

Little An

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That's not true...

Frizzly-Haired Record Store Clerk

An, is everything alright? You don't sound very happy today. Is your throat okay?

Live House Manager

Oh, is it because your dad's been too busy to watch you practice...?

Little An

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Yeah...

Frizzly-Haired Record Store Clerk

I see...

Attractive Lady

Don't worry, An.
Once he has time, I'm sure... No, I'm absolutely certain that he'll come watch you practice.

Little An

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Okay...

Little An

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(He's right...
He promised to watch me practice next Sunday...)

Little An

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(So, until then, I need to keep practicing...!)

Sunday

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Little An

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I'm going now!!

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Little An

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(Finally, it's Sunday...!
I get to practice with Daddy and everyone at noon!)

Little An

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Just two more hours until then...!
Alright, I'll start warming up!

Kamiyama Street

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Taiga

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Geez, that took forever...

An's Father

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However, we finally landed ourselves a deal with an overseas label. It did take a while, but we're at last taking the next step.

Nagi

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Thank you for handling all the negotiations, Ken. We have so many goals that we just won't be able to accomplish with a major Japanese label.

An's Father

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Yeah.
And I want An to see the world too.

Nagi

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Oh, speaking of which, it's almost time!
We should go see An!

Nagi

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We were so busy this week that we couldn't help her at all, so let's teach her as much as we can today!

An's Father

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Right. She's been getting ready since this morning, so she might be all tuckered out...

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Live House Manager

Hey, Ken! You guys!

An's Father

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Oh, it's the manager.
And you're the new hire, yes...?

New Live House Hire

Yes!
So, I apologize for what I'm about to ask...

Live House Manager

Unfortunately, it turns out the main guest we booked for today's event can't make it, so we could really use a hand...!

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Nagi

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Huh? Your main guest?

An's Father

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Hang on. Today's event...?
Wasn't “WIRED” supposed to perform?

Taiga

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WIRED? As in the really famous American group? How do you guys keep getting these big catches?

New Live House Hire

Well, the owner's actually a huge fan and asked them to perform...

Live House Manager

Exactly. We prepared far in advance and even got other musicians to join after hearing the big news. However...

Live House Manager

They're having trouble getting past immigration and can't do much of anything right now. We don't even know if or when they'll be let through...

Live House Manager

Normally, we'd have to cancel if our main guest bails on us, but in this case, people have traveled a long ways and even stayed the night in anticipation of this event...

New Live House Hire

As for a team that can match WIRED and take their spot as the main guest...

Taiga

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Now I get it. And that's what brought you guys here.

Nagi

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Yeah, in terms of other musicians who can match what WIRED can do...

An's Father

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...

Nagi