A few days later
Rehearsal Studio

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Saki

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This is it...!
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Saki

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The day when Leo/need shoots its very first video has finally arrived!
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Rin

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<Yay♪>
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MEIKO

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<Hehe. This should be fun.
Especially considering how much you girls practiced for this day.>
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Rin

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<Ichi, you gotta sing the best you possibly can today.>
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Ichika

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Yawn...
Oh, um... Yeah...
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Miku

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<Did you not get much sleep last night, Ichika...?>
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Luka

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<Maybe it's because of all the practice you've been doing.>
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Ichika

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No, I'm just...
Yes, I'm a little tired from practicing, but there's another reason...
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Saki

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Oh, really?!
Did you stay up late playing video games or something?!
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Shiho

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She's not you, Saki.
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Saki

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I don't stay up super late playing video games... That much...! Even if I do it sometimes with movies and manga!
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Len

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<Don't those all fall into one category?>
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Honami

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Are you sure you're okay, Ichika?
Do you feel tired because...?
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Ichika

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No, I'm okay.
There's no need to worry.
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Ichika

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I'm actually almost finished with it.
I just need to make some final adjustments.
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Honami

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...!
Really?! That's wonderful...!
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Ichika

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But choosing just one is taking more time than I initially expected. I've been trying to remember what Kanade said the other day, but...
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Honami

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It's okay to give something important a lot of thought. In any case, Ichika, I'll be looking forward to hearing your song.
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Saki

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Oh, what are you two talking about?
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Ichika

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Uhh... N-Nothing!
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Ichika

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Anyway, let's start shooting since we've asked Miku and the others to come over from SEKAI.
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Honami

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R-Right.
I brought a few different smartphone tripods with me today. I'm hoping that they'll allow us to take a nice video.
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KAITO

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<Oh, I haven't seen one of those before...>
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Saki

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I was wondering why you were carrying so much stuff today, Hona! It was all stuff for our shoot!
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Saki

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But do we really need all these tripods...? We're only using one camera, right?
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Honami

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No, it'll be difficult for us to make a dynamic video with just one camera. Using several will give us shots from different angles, which we can stitch together for our music video.
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Honami

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So, would it be okay if I borrowed your phones...?
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Shiho

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Sure, I don't mind...
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Saki

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You're always super reliable, Hona, but you seem like you're really on your game today!
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Honami

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Th-Thank you, but this is nothing special, really!
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Honami

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But I want to do what I can since this video is going to help determine Leo/need's future...
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Ichika

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Honami...
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Saki

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Alright, let's take a really awesome video!
Get ready! We're on standby♪
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Ichika

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Wh-Whoa...
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Shiho

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Wait, Saki, don't push...
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Ichika

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Okay, we're in position now...

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Saki

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How do we look?
Are we all in the frame?
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Miku

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<No problems with this camera.>
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Rin

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<Same here!>
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MEIKO

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<Ours looks good too.
I think you girls can start shooting.>
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Ichika

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Alright, then...
Should we start playing?
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Honami

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O-Okay...
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Saki

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I'm getting nervous... And not like when we're about to do a show either...
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Shiho

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To be fair, we're not trying to do this in one take. We can always shoot again if we don't like what we see. So, let's just give it a try.
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Ichika

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Right...
Then, let's just try to relax and play the way we practiced...
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Honami

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Okay, I'll count us in.
One, two, three, four...

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Ichika

♪————
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Ichika

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(I don't understand. We all seem to be playing just fine...)
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Ichika

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(But something feels different...)
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Rin

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<Hmmmm...?>
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Luka

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<We've done quite a few takes already...
But something does seem strange here...>
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Len

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<Yeah...
And it's not like they have been playing bad...>
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Rin

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<But it's like...
I dunno how to describe it!!!>
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KAITO

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<They're not playing with enough power...>
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Rin

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<Yeah, that!
Nice one, KAITO!>
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Miku

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<They're all clearly playing like they mean it... But they're not quite fully committed.>
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Ichika

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...
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Shiho

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Wanna stop for a sec...?
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Saki

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I knew it. We're missing our usual power.

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Honami

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I kept trying to refocus myself after each take, but I can't seem to play the way I do during shows...
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Ichika

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The way we play during shows...

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Ichika

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Yeah...
We really gave it everything we had that time... It almost felt like each note shined, you know...?
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Saki

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Oh, I totally know what you mean!
Before the show, the tension felt kinda different compared to normal...
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Saki

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And things were completely different during it! I could hear the audience talking and stuff like always, but I was way more focused on the show itself...
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Ichika

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Yeah, it'd make for a great video if we could play like that.
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Shiho

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That's easier said than done...
We were able to play that way because of the crowd and the atmosphere.
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KAITO

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<Then, why not try to recreate that...?>
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Saki

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Wait, what do you mean...?
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Len

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<Oh, I think I get what he means.
I doubt you girls have a spare live house just lying around...>
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Len

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<But what if you had some spectators?
We can be your crowd!>

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Ichika

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Does that mean...?
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Rin

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<Oh, I get it!>
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Rin

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<We get to have Leo/need play a special concert just for us☆>
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Honami

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A special show just for you...?!
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Saki

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Yeah, that could actually work...!
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Shiho

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I agree.
It'll help to have a visible crowd that we want to have hear our song.
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Ichika

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We'll do everything we can to give you guys the best performance possible, Miku...
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Miku

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<Hehe. Let's see what you can do.>
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Shiho

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Okay, it's time for Leo/need's special show...
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Shiho

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Let's go.
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Ichika

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Yeah!