Saki's Room

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Saki

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What am I not remembering...?
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Saki

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Hmm... I dunno...
It'd be nice if I still have something from back then to jog my memory.
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Saki

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How about my correspondence notebook from school...? No, that only had the really important stuff in it, and my messages from back then have probably disappeared by now...
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Saki

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Didn't I write stuff down somewhere?
Aren't there any memos or...
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Saki

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Wait, I remember now!
I kept a little journal back then!
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Saki

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Originally, the doctor told me to write down how I was feeling each day to keep an eye on my symptoms...
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Saki

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Let's see. It should be around here...

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Saki

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Oh? Aha!
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Saki

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I'd totally forgotten about this, but this really takes me back. I'm pretty sure it's full of some really embarrassing stuff too...

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Saki

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When did those memories take place...? I wanna say it was May during my last year of junior high...

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Saki

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(I became really lonely because I had to transfer to this hospital that was really far away and I didn't know anybody there...)
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Saki

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(My hospital room was so eerily quiet that I decided to turn the TV on to break the silence.)
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Saki

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(I saw Happy Everyday then and literally rolled around on the floor laughing...)
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Saki

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(But after the show ended, I had to turn the TV off and go back to being all alone...)
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Saki

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(I felt even lonelier than I did before I turned the TV on, and the nurse walked in a bit later.)
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Saki

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(After that...
I heard those girls talking.)
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Junior High School Student A

Haha!
The teacher was so funny that time!
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Junior High School Student A

Also, I can't wait for the school trip.
We should try sneaking out at night or something!
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Junior High School Student B

But we'll get in big trouble if the teachers catch us.
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Junior High School Saki

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No fair...
They look like they're having so much fun...
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Junior High School Saki

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Ichi said over the phone that they'd be going on their school trip soon too...
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Junior High School Saki

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I wish I could go...
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Junior High School Saki

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...
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Junior High School Saki

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I don't wanna get left behind...
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Junior High School Saki

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They're all gonna go without me...
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Junior High School Saki

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All because I'm always getting sick...
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Junior High School Saki

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It's like I'm never allowed to be with them and make happy memories together...
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Junior High School Saki

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...
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Junior High School Saki

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Why am I like this...?
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Junior High School Saki

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Ever since I was little...
I've been in and out of hospitals all throughout elementary school and junior high...
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Junior High School Saki

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I wasn't allowed to do anything “strenuous” even when I could go out and have fun, so that meant travelling was out of the question...
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Junior High School Saki

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And as much as I try to study...
There's no way I can catch up since I'm always stuck in a hospital room.
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Junior High School Saki

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Even after working really hard to get into Miya Girls like the others...
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Junior High School Saki

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I thought I could finally be with them and have lots of fun...!
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Junior High School Saki

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...
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Junior High School Saki

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Why...?
Why am I so different?
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Junior High School Saki

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I wanted to go on the school trip like anyone else.
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Junior High School Saki

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And be in a club... And stop by to get something while we complained about how exhausted we all were...!
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Junior High School Saki

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That's why I took all those shots... That's why I took all those awful tests... They hurt so much...
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Junior High School Saki

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But I haven't gotten any better...
Tsukasa, Mom, Dad... I'm just a burden to everyone...!
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Junior High School Saki

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I hate this...
I hate this so much...
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Junior High School Saki

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Why me...? Why am I like this...?
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Junior High School Saki

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Seriously... Why...?
I just don't get it...
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Junior High School Saki

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Am I gonna be like this forever...?
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Junior High School Saki

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Stuck in some hospital room... All alone... And not even be able to go to high school...
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Junior High School Saki

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No... I don't want that...
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Junior High School Saki

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I don't wanna be all alone...!
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Saki

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Now I understand...
I get why this song hasn't been going so well...

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Saki

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I was doing my best to not remember the worst parts of what I went through...
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Saki

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Because it would've been too painful...
Plus...

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Saki

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Because talking about it would make everyone really sad...
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Saki

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A part of me must've been afraid of my song making anyone feel like that after listening to it...
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Saki

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(But...)
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Saki

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(Saku's song went even further.)
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Saki

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(It dealt with what I was too scared of thinking about... It talked about that pain and sadness...)

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Live House Audience

Saku's songs just have this way of getting to me.
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Live House Audience

Yeah...
They always seem to find a way into my heart...
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Saki

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I can kinda see why too...
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Saki

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I have to write this...
I have to turn my feelings into music...!

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Saki

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Okay, the first verse can go like this. It'll sound like everyone's having fun during a long holiday... Except me...
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Saki

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No, wait...

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Junior High School Saki

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P-Please...
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Junior High School Saki

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Don't leave me behind...

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Junior High School Saki

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...?
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Junior High School Saki

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(Huh...? A message...?
From Ichi...?)
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Ichika

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<How are you, Saki?>
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Ichika

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<I saw a funny-looking cloud today and decided to send over a picture of it. Doesn't it look delicious?>
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Junior High School Saki

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(A cloud...?
Oh, here's the picture...)

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Junior High School Saki

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Oh, she's right...
It looks like soft-serve ice cream.
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Ichika

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<To be fair, it'd probably melt in your hands since the cone's also white...>
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Junior High School Saki

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Haha...
You're always such a stickler for those kinds of details, Ichi.
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Ichika

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<How's the weather over there? Is it sunny?>
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Junior High School Saki

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...
<Yeah, sunny but with some clouds.>
Huh...?

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Junior High School Saki

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Oh...

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Junior High School Saki

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<Ichi.
I can see a little ice cream cone from here.>

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Ichika

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<Really?! That's incredible...!>
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Junior High School Saki

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Hehe...
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Junior High School Saki

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<We can have it together♪
So, let's dig in!>

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Ichika

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<It's very cold, so don't eat it too fast lol.>
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Junior High School Saki

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Hehe...
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Junior High School Saki

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I'm looking up at the same sky as Ichi...
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Junior High School Saki

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It's like we're sitting right next to each other...
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Saki

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That's right...
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Saki

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Ichi was there for me that time.
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Saki

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(No, it wasn't just her...
Tsukasa, Mom, Dad...)
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Saki

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Even Hona and Shiho were there for me too when I was so sad and in so much pain... They always understood...
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Saki

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Like they were saying, “We're right here. We're not leaving you behind.”
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Saki

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That felt so warm...
And it made me feel so happy.
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Saki

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Which is probably why I was okay in the end...
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Saki

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Okay, I'm gonna put everything into this song. The good and the bad. The happy and the sad.
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Saki

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I know I'm dealing with a complex mix of emotions, but I've gotta dig deep...
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Saki

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I have to recall more...
The darker thoughts that lay beyond the loneliness I felt...
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Saki

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And I'll turn it all into sound...!

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Saki

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*Sigh*
It's finally starting to take shape...
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Saki

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What?! It's five in the morning...?!
I gotta get in some sleep before school...!
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Saki

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But...
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Saki

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I'd have to wait until after school and band practice to continue working on this song...
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Saki

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Okay, I'm gonna keep going...
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Saki

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If I stop now, I'll lose this momentum, so I'll just write as much as I can until I absolutely have to go to school.
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Saki

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And put everything I feel into it...!
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Saki

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Hey, everyone!
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Honami

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Oh, Saki, there you...
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Honami

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Th-Those bags under your eyes...!
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Ichika

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She came to school after pulling an all-nighter. Apparently, she decided to stay up after getting an idea for her song...
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Saki

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Hehe...
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Honami

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Are you sure you're okay, Saki?
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Shiho

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It's nice to see that you're working so hard on your song, but I'm not sure pulling an all-nighter is really worth it...
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Saki

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I'm totally fine!
We have tomorrow off, so I can sleep until noon♪
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Saki

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Also, I absolutely wanna play this new song during our next show!
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Ichika

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During our next show...?
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Honami

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We don't even know when we'll be playing, do we?
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Shiho

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I was planning on bringing that up today, but I was thinking about scheduling it about a month from now...
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Saki

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Hey, that's awesome!
A month means we'll have a ton of time to practice our new song!
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Shiho

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Mind if I ask how much progress you've made on your song...?
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Saki

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In reality, it's only about half done...
But I have a really good idea of what I wanna do in my head!
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Saki

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I just have to work what's in my head into my song, so it should be done sometime today!
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Ichika

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Today...?!
Wait, Saki, you haven't had any sleep, right?
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Honami

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Do you really need to hurry this much...?
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Shiho

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But in terms of our schedule, we might need her to since we need to practice it...
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Shiho

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We wouldn't have to for our usual stuff, but what Saki's writing now sort of differs from what we usually play as Leo/need.
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Shiho

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And since we'll be performing it on stage, I'm guessing we'll have to work on it a lot.
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Honami

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Shiho...
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Ichika

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S-Sure, I understand what you're trying to say...
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Shiho

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Saki

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B-But I'm okay with that!
It doesn't matter if our show's one or two months away. I'm gonna finish our new song today.
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Ichika

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What do you mean?
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Saki

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My goal right now is to turn what I'm feeling right now into music...
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Saki

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I'm afraid that I'll lose my grasp on this image I have in my head if I wait any longer...
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Saki

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So I'll keep at it until tomorrow!
Once it's done, we'll practice it lots and really make it resonate with everyone at that live house!
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Saki

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D-Don't you guys agree?!
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Honami

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If that's what you want to do, you have my support...

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Shiho

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Honami...
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Honami

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To be honest, I don't want you to push yourself too hard, but I can't stop you now since your mind seems to already be made up.
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Honami

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Also, I believe this is what's best for us. For Leo/need...
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Saki

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*Gasp*
Hona...!
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Ichika

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What do you think, Shiho...?
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Shiho

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Alright, let's do it...
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Shiho

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However, in return, Saki, if you start not feeling great at all, you have to take a break. Also, ask us if you ever need any help.
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Shiho

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If you can promise me that, then I won't stop you...
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Saki

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O-Okay...!
I promise!
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Saki

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Thank you all so much...!
I'm gonna try my best!