Ena's Room

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Ena

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Incubation... Incubation...?

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Yukihira

Is that sense of excitement and feeling of awe what you were truly after, Shinonome?
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Ena

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(What do I want to do for this theme...?
I need to figure that out.)
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Ena

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Something being born...
Blooming... Growing...
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Ena

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(Wait, I want to grow as an artist...
What if I drew something that represented me trying to break out of my shell?)
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Ena

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(I can try drawing myself hatching.)

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Ena

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Yeah, not bad...
I'll try going with this.

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Ena

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Okay, my rough sketch is just about done...
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Ena

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(It's definitely not worse than what I drew the other day, and it goes with the theme...)
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Ena

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(Still...)
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Ena

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(I can't pinpoint what it is... But it's like the person that I drew isn't actually me...)
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Ena

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(I know I want to become an artist, and this is supposed to convey that and yet...)
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Ena

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(Is it the composition...?
Or maybe the perspective is messed up?)
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Ena

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(But the only thing that seems to stick out is “me”. The arms and legs don't look off-kilter or anything...)
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Ena

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Hang on...
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Ena

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Do I just need to have more confidence in myself?
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Ena

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(Knowing that my foundational skills are lacking and getting told that my drawings are bad... Am I starting to believe that there's no way I'll ever make it as an artist?)
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Ena

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No...
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Ena

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(This isn't going to end up any better than before...)
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Ena

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Maybe I should pick a different subject...

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Kanade

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<Have you all started working? The new demo's ready, so I'd like for us to meet in SEKAI.>
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Ena

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What...?! Is it already time?
But I still haven't drawn anything I feel good about yet...
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Ena

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I guess I should head over to SEKAI for now. A better idea might pop into my head while talking to the others.
Empty SEKAI

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Ena

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Hi, everyone!
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Ena

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Wait, huh...?
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Ena

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What's going on?
Did something happen again...?
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Mizuki

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So... Mafuyu saw her Mom going through her computer.
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Ena

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What?! You set a password, right?! Don't tell me you didn't!
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Mafuyu

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I did, but I told her what it was...
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Mafuyu

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She said that I should if I had nothing to hide, and she never actually looked until now...
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Mafuyu

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But earlier today...
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Mafuyu

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When I got home, I saw her using my computer...
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Kanade

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Why would she do that...?
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Mafuyu

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She told me that she was looking something up... But...
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Ena

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Why use your computer for that when she could just use her phone, right?
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Mizuki

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Uh oh...
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Mizuki

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What if she was looking for what you've been up to, Mafuyu...?
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Ena

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Huh...?
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Mizuki

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Remember what happened to your synth? This might be connected to that...
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Mizuki

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After she learned that you were doing something that she wasn't aware of, she decided to secretly play detective...
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Kanade & Ena

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...!
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Ena

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A-And that led her to use your computer behind your back?! What's wrong with her...?!

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Mafuyu

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...
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Len

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Mafuyu...
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Mizuki

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Um, Mafuyu...?
Has she said anything to you since then?
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Mafuyu

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No. I made sure to keep Nightcord and any song files hidden, so I doubt she found anything about all of you...
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Kanade

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I see...
That's good to hear.
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Mizuki

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But there's a chance that she'll come snooping around again.
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Mizuki

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Hang on. What if you just changed your password...?
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Mafuyu

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If I did, she'd probably be suspicious.
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Ena

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Why can't you just tell her to not look? She might be your mother, but she has no right to just rummage through your computer without your permission.
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Mafuyu

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Yes, that may be so...
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Mafuyu

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But I think she did it because she was worried about me...
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Ena

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Being worried about you doesn't give her permission to do what she did.
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Ena

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Seriously, weren't you bothered by what happened? This is usually when you have to put your foot down.
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Mafuyu

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I...
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Mafuyu

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...
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Miku

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Mafuyu...
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Mizuki

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I get that it's gonna be hard, but you really should say something if it's actually bothering you...
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Mizuki

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Granted, that's a lot easier said than done...
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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Your song...
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Ena

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Huh?
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Mafuyu

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I'd like to hear your new demo...
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Ena

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Hold on! We're not done discussing this!
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Mizuki

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Ena...
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Ena

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*Sigh*
Okay, fine...
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Kanade

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I'll play it now...
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Mafuyu

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Okay.
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Ena

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(Okay, I get that it's hard for her to speak up.)
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Ena

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(I get that. But...)
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Ena

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(From where I'm standing, despite trying to suppress her feelings, Mafuyu looks visibly shaken by what happened.)
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Ena

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(So... Why didn't she say anything?)
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Ena

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(Doing as her parents say without bothering to speak up about what's on her mind... Isn't that just going to make her suffer even more...?)
The next day
Miyamasuzaka

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Ena

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*Sigh*
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Ena

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I've given it a lot of thought since then... But I'm still struggling to come up with a good idea.
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Ena

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(Ideally, I want it to be something that involves me breaking out of my shell as an artist...)
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Ena

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(But this is getting me nowhere.
I guess I should go back to thinking about what I actually want to convey.)
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Ena

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Hm? Over there...
Isn't that...?

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Ena

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Mafuyu...?
What are you doing here?
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Mafuyu

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Ena...
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Mafuyu

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I started feeling a little sick, so I decided to rest...
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Ena

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What? Are you sure you're okay?
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Mafuyu

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I think so...
I don't have a fever, and I felt fine during my cram school lecture.
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Ena

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No fever...
But you definitely feel sick, right?
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Mafuyu

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I'm fine...
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Mafuyu

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It's just... My chest feels cold...
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Ena

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Oh...
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Mafuyu

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Rain...
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Ena

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Ugh, this is the worst. The forecast didn't say anything about it raining today! You better head back home now too, Mafuyu!
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Mafuyu

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Okay...
After I rest for a bit longer...
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Ena

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Huh? But...
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Ena

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Oh, geez...!
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Ena

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Mafuyu, come with me!
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Mafuyu

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What?
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Ena

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You're gonna get soaked!
How do you think I'm gonna feel if you end up catching a cold!
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Ena

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Anyway, we need to hurry!
Next Chapter: Shock