Mizuki's Room

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Mizuki

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(K...? Is that a person's name or the name of a group...?)

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Mizuki

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(That didn't work...
Just “K” is way too short. I'm not getting any good search results.)
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Mizuki

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(Some people left comments, but they're all just saying, “K's so amazing,” and, “What do you think K's like?”)
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Mizuki

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...
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Mizuki

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(Also, I decided to listen to their music on a whim. It's not like I really want to find out who...)
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Mizuki

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Oh...
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Mizuki

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(Hang on... This illustration on PicShare... Is it fan art?)
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Mizuki

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(“Based on music by K”...
Yeah, it has to be.)
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Mizuki

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(A girl's crying as she sits beneath the moonlit sky. Based on her expression, she must've gotten lost in this forest and doesn't know where to go...)
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Mizuki

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(This illustration... It goes so well with that first song I heard.)
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Mizuki

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(There's pain... But also kindness.)
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Mizuki

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(I'm gonna give it another listen.)

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Mizuki

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Yeah, they go perfectly together...
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Mizuki

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(They should have this as the thumbnail for that song instead of just a black rectangle.)
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Mizuki

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(And if it were up to me, I'd use it to make a video that...)
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Mizuki

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(A video that begins with the moon from this illustration coming into focus... And it'd have this sort of retro color scheme to it...)
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Mizuki

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(It wouldn't be easy, but if I were to break it into parts, I might be able to animate it... Also...)
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Mizuki

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I could throw in a few other effects...
Just a few...

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The next morning

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Mizuki

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Finished...!
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Mizuki

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This is so awesome, if I do say so myself...! And I stayed faithful to the song's theme from start to finish...!
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Mizuki

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I totally captured that strange mix of pain and kindness! Plus...
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Mizuki

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Wait, no...!
I shouldn't be using someone else's art without asking them first!
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Mizuki

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Using art without asking first... I get that some people get carried away and do it without thinking, but I still hate when people do that...
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Mizuki

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(I can enjoy it for myself since I haven't uploaded it...)
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Mizuki

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But since I went through the trouble of actually making it, I kinda want to...
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Mizuki

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(I could just send the artist a message with the expectation in mind that they'll turn me down...)
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Mizuki

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(Let's see... This person's account is...)
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Mizuki

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(Enanan...
That's pretty cute... I never would've guessed based on their art.)
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Mizuki

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(How should I start my DM?
I guess I should introduce myself, so...)

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Mizuki

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And that was the first music video I'd ever made...
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Miku

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I didn't know that...
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Luka

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So you discovered the music Kanade and Mafuyu had made, as well as Ena's art, during a time when you didn't want to go to school?
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Miku

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Why didn't you want to go to school, Mizuki...?
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Mizuki

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Why...? Well, a lot of reasons...
Most of all, it just felt like such a drag...
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Miku

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I see...
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Luka

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And what happened after you sent Ena that message...?
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Mizuki

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Oh, after I sent it...
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Aha, there you all are...
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Mizuki

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Huh? Oh...

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Miku

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Hello, Ena...

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Mizuki

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Fancy seeing you here at this time.
What's up?
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Ena

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I got up at a normal time and felt pretty refreshed, so I decided to work on my illustration.
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Ena

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But I think I went a bit overboard. After a while, my body started feeling really tense, so I came over to take a quick break.
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Luka

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I see.
Hehe. As for us, you arrived right on cue.
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Ena

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Right on cue? Were you talking about me just now?
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Mizuki

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Yup. Well, to be fair, it wasn't about you specifically, but the time when we decided to join N25.
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Mizuki

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We were just at the part when I made a music video using your art without asking for your permission.
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Ena

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Oh, I remember...!
I was totally floored by that message you sent me.
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Ena

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I mean, imagine being asked, “I apologize if this is sudden, but I made a music video using your art. I'd like to ask you for permission to upload it online,” completely out of the blue.
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Mizuki

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Haha. Yeah, sorry about that.
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Luka

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And how did you feel after receiving that message, Ena...?
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Ena

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Me?
Surprised, to say the least...
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Ena

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But happy too...
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Ena

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Back then, art was sort of ruling my life.
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Miku

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Ruling your life...?
Were you also going through a tough period?
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Ena

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Yeah, kinda...
You could say that I was at my wit's end...
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Luka

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I'd like to hear more about what things were like back then for you, Ena. Along with how you discovered Kanade's music.
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Mizuki

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Oh, I don't know much about what happened before we started working together either...
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Ena

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Yeah, well... I mean...
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Miku

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Oh, Ena, you don't have to tell us if you don't want to...
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Ena

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I-It's not that don't want to...!
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Ena

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Oh, who am I kidding...?
What's the point of trying to hide anything at this point?
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Miku

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Are you sure...?
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Ena

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Yes, I'm sure. It's not exactly a happy story, so try not to be disappointed, okay?
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Miku

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Okay...!
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Ena

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Hmm... Where should I start...? Maybe just before the time I entered high school...
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Luka

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High school...?
Don't you and Mizuki attend the same one?
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Ena

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Yeah, but I take classes at night.
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Ena

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And a lot happened before I ended up enrolling there. Simply put...
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Ena

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I couldn't get into the art school that I desperately wanted to go to...
About one year ago
Entrance Exam Venue

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Ena

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...
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Ena

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(What do I do...?)
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Ena

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(My hand won't stop shaking...
And it feels like everyone else here is a better artist than me...)
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Ena

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*Sigh*
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Ena

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(Alright, just calm down...
I've been drawing literally forever...)
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Ena

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(Ever since I was really little...
Plus, until just recently, I attended that art class for sooo long...)

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Father

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You don't have the talent to become an artist.
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Yukihira

I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...
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Ena

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...!
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Ena

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(No...! They're wrong!
I... I can...)
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Exam Proctor

It's time to start the exam.
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Ena

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*Gasp*
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Exam Proctor

Begin!
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Ena

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(Crap, I lost my concentration...!
Where's the exam prompt...? Here it is... We're supposed to...)
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Ena

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(Sketch a glass vase using pencils...! Nice...! That's right up my alley!)
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Ena

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(Just watch! I'm gonna draw the perfect sketch...!)
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Ena

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(No...)

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Ena

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(It's so unbalanced...
Once more time... I have to redraw it...!)

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Ena

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(You've gotta be kidding me... Why am I having so much trouble with this? I had never had any issues when I was still going to that art class...)

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Yukihira

I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...
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Ena

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(No, I still can't get it right...
What do I do...?!)
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Father

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You don't have the talent to become an artist.
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Ena

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(I was being delusional... I thought I was a good artist, but in reality...)
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Exam Proctor

Five minutes remain.
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Ena

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What...?
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Ena

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(No, no, no...!
How's there so little time left?! I haven't made any progress at all! This isn't right!!)
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Ena

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(I... I just have to clean it up and finish it...! B-But at this rate, I'm probably gonna...)
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Ena

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(No! I absolutely don't want that to happen! If I fail... If I don't get accepted...)
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Ena

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Sh-Sh...!
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Ena

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Sh...
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Father

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You don't have the talent to become an artist.
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Ena

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Shut up!!
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Ena

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Shut up...!
Shut up! Shut up!! Shut up!!

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Ena

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Huff... Huff... Huff...
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Ena

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Was I dreaming...?

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Mother's Voice

Ena?! Is everything okay?!
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Ena

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I'm fine! Leave me alone...!
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Mother's Voice

Thank goodness you're not hurt...
But try not to push yourself too hard. I mean, I know art was...
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Ena

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Seriously, I'm fine...!
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Mother's Voice

Okay...
Also, I bought some cake, so why don't you have some once you've settled down?
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Ena

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Ena

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(What kind of daughter am I...? Taking my anger out on my own mother like that...)

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Ena

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(Why did things have to turn out this way...?)
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Ena

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(I just wanted to draw...
I just wanted to become an artist...)
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Ena

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An artist...
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Ena

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(If I still want to... I have to keep drawing...)
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Ena

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Just wait... I'm gonna keep drawing and prove you wrong...

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