Ichika's Room

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Ichika

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Okay... Input the vocal melody and then the lyrics...

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Miku

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Ichika

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Oh...!
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Ichika

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(Miku sang it for me...!)
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Ichika

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(This is still a test and I'm using a song that we all worked on together instead of something I wrote all by myself, but this is still really exciting...)
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Ichika

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(Alright, I'll try fiddling with the parameters next...)

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Miku

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Ichika

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Oh, it's starting to sound more natural now...
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Ichika

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Hehe. I might be able to get this Miku to sound as cool as our Miku from SEKAI.
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Ichika

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(That just leaves the actual song...)
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Ichika

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(I want to learn how to write my own songs from scratch...)
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Ichika

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(But I always have so much trouble turning my ideas into the sound I'm looking for...)
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Ichika

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In that sense, Saki's absolutely incredible...
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Ichika

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(She just seems to know how to write music that suits us really well. Whenever I come up with some lyrics first, she finds the perfect melody.)
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Ichika

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I want to learn how to contribute to Leo/need's music like her as soon as I can...
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Ichika

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Would you be willing to help me with that, Miku...?
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Miku

——♪ ——♪
Holiday
Saki's Room

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Saki

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And I can do this to build the anticipation leading up to the chorus...
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Saki

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Awesome!
It's just like I imagined! It bridges into the chorus perfectly! With this song, Leo/need's gonna take another step...

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Saki

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Hm...?
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Saki

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What?! It's time already?!
I promised to meet the others at SEKAI to practice!
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Saki

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Oh no... I've gotta hurry!
Where'd I put my sheet music...?!
School SEKAI

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Saki

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Sorry, everyone!
I lost track of time while working on our next song!
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Honami

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Oh, Saki!
Hehe. Your timing is spot on.
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Ichika

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Yeah, it's as if you deliberately chose to arrive at the perfect second.
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Saki

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Huh? Did something happen?
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Len

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Yeah, the thing is...
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Rin

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We were just asking Shih about this new live house!
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Len

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Hey, I was gonna say that.
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Rin

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But I couldn't wait to tell her!
It doesn't matter who says it as long as she knows, right?
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KAITO

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C-Calm down, you two...
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Saki

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A new live house?
Hang on...
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Saki

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I remember now! That thing about performing at a different live house for our next show! Does this mean we've decided on a venue?!
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Shiho

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*Sigh*
You get here and immediately cause a huge ruckus...
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Shiho

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Anyway, I asked my manager at the live house yesterday and was told about a place that seems pretty decent.
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Shiho

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It's apparently gonna feel fairly different in terms of the crowd and atmosphere, but a lot of good bands play there so we should be able to get in some good experience.
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Shiho

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This is the place...

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Luka

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My, what a fancy flyer.
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Saki

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Yeah, it really is!
It's in Shibuya but kinda far from the station...?
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Ichika

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This part of the city has a lot of dark alleyways, but it's always crowded with people at night because of all the live houses around there.
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Shiho

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Yeah, that's right. It's also a place where people play music and dance in the street, hang out because they missed the last train or have nowhere else to go.
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MEIKO

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Interesting...
It's “the city that doesn't sleep” in every sense of the phrase.
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Honami

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So this live house is going to be considerably different from where we're used to playing...
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Miku

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You mentioned “good bands” just now... I take it you're talking about veteran performers?
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Rin

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Does that mean you'll get to play alongside some pros?
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Saki

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Hmm... Based on this flyer, it doesn't look like a very big venue so...
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Shiho

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No, Rin's right.
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Honami

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What...?!
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Len

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She is?
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Shiho

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Okay, to be fair, it's more like bands that have been scouted by some agencies play there often.
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Shiho

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There even seems to be a band among them with members around our age.
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Honami

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Really...?! That's incredible. They're our age and already being looked at by professional agencies...?
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Miku

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That is incredible.
I'd like to hear what their performance sounds like.
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Ichika

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Me too.
We might learn a lot by just listening to them play.
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Honami

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As excited as I am about getting to play somewhere alongside such talented people...
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Honami

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I'm a little worried about being on the stage as them...
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Shiho

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There's nothing to worry about.
Remember, our first live performance as a band was as the opening act for STANDOUT.
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Honami

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Y-Yes, that's true...!
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Honami

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But we were more concerned about your well-being that time instead of Iori and her band, Shiho...
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Ichika

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Hehe. She's right.
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Shiho

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Anyway, this decision isn't something I can make without asking the rest of you...
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Shiho

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A different live house means we'll be dealing with a different crowd with different expectations, so things won't be easy...
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Shiho

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But I'd like to give it a try.
What do you say?
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Saki

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Yeah, I wanna give it a try too!
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Honami

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Saki...
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Saki

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Playing alongside people like that sounds super fun! And they're around our age, right? What if we can become friends with them?
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Saki

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They might be able to give us some really good advice!
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Ichika

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I agree with Saki...
If it means learning how to put on better performances, I'd also like to give it a try.
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Honami

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...
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Saki

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Oh, but if you still don't feel all that great about it, we don't have to...!
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Honami

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No, that's okay.
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Honami

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I appreciate your concern, but our goal is to go pro. That means there are going to be times when we have to play alongside some incredibly talented people.
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Honami

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I want to go from being scared to trying to learn more and get better...!
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Ichika

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Honami...
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Shiho

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Sounds like we're in agreement.
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Saki

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Yay!
We get to play at a new live house!
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Saki

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Oh, also, I came up with an idea for a new song in case we decided to go through with this!
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Ichika

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You did?
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Rin

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You came up with a new song?!
Way to go, Sakki☆
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Saki

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Hehe...
So, let's play it when we're there!
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Shiho

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Having our performance center around a new song is good and all, but my plan was for us to play there about two weeks from now. Will you be able to finish it in time?
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Saki

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No problem!
I already have most of it figured out, so now I just need to put my heart into it!
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Ichika

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Your heart...
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Ichika

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I see.
So that's how you've been coming up with the music for our songs.
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Saki

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Yup!
I had a lot of trouble at first...
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Saki

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But now, I can just draw upon my own experiences or what I'm feeling at the time!
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Ichika

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Really...?
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Ichika

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(Her own experiences and what she's feeling at the time... I sort of did that for my last lyrics, so maybe I can try doing that again for this song.)
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Saki

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Alright, I'm gonna do my best to make this song really shine!
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KAITO

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Saki certainly seems to be enjoying herself...
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Len

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I sure hope their next show goes well.

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Saki

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Humhumhuum♪
This part goes like this and...
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Saki

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Yeah, awesome!
This song's coming along really nicely! It's like all of my ideas are falling into place perfectly!
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Saki

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Still...
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Saki

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I wonder what this other live house is gonna be like. I get that the atmosphere's gonna be pretty different, but does that mean the crowd's gonna react in a different way to our music?
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Saki

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But this show's also gonna be our chance to get more and more people to hear our music! It's gonna be a big step for us!
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Saki

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Hehe. I'm already really excited about that prospect!
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Saki

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Oh, I know...!
I should weave what I'm feeling right now into this song! I can spice up the chorus by...
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Saki

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Yeah, there we go!
This might end up becoming our best song yet!