On This Holy Night, I Sing

One week later
Wonder Stage

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Tsukasa

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There's one house left on my list. Let's go!
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Nene

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Okay, but... Hey, wait for me!
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Rui

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Great. That scene is perfect.
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Rui

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We only have one week left until we open, so we should start doing full rehearsals.
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Tsukasa

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Excellent! We've finally made it this far!
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Tsukasa

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But, Rui... What about Nene?
She still seems anxious about singing...

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Rui

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Well, it's her emotional state that's the problem, as opposed to anything technical. The best we can do is give her the time she needs to work it out herself.
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Rui

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For now, we should carry on with rehearsals...
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Rui

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Once we have everything else nailed down, Nene will be able to focus on improving her singing.
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Emu

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But it doesn't feel right to just leave her all by herself! Isn't there anything we can do...?
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Emu

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Oh...!

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Rui

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How did you sing before what happened?
That might give you a clue as to what to...
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Emu

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She needs to remember as much as she can about her past self, right?

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Emu

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Hey, Neneee!

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Nene

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Wah...! Wh-What is it?
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Emu

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Nene, I wanna get to know you better!
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Nene

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Know me? Like how?
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Emu

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You were a member of a theater troupe before, right? What kinds of shows did you guys do? Which ones did you like? And...
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Nene

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S-Slow down! Don't ask me so many questions at once or I won't know where to start...
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Nene

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Besides, we shouldn't be wasting time chatting. We don't have much time left, so we can come back to this later.
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Emu

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Nooo! Wait! I want to talk NOW! Pleeease! I'll trade you a taiyaki for your stories!
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Nene

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Uh, I'm not that big on taiyaki...
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Rui

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Why don't we take a break now?
That way you'll have time to chat.
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Rui

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You might even enjoy opening up a bit and sharing your memories with a friend.
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Nene

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Sigh...
Fine, but only until the break's over.
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Emu

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Yay!

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Emu

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I have so many questions! For starters... When did you realize you wanted to do theater?
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Nene

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When I was in elementary school...
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Nene

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We moved next door to Rui, and our parents became friends. One day, we all went to see a play together.
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Nene

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It was really incredible.
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Nene

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I felt as if I was in a dream. When the play ended, I just sat there for a while with my head in the clouds.
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Nene

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That's when I knew this is what I wanted to do.
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Nene

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(And yet...)

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Nene

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(I can't remember my next line!
What should I do? What should I do!)
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Nene

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(I ruined that show...)
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Emu

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The show was like a dream?
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Emu

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Yeah! I totally get it!!
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Nene

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Huh?
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Emu

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I had the exact same experience!
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Emu

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Grandpa took me to a play when I was little and it was like a really amazing dream!

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Emu

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I was sitting right here.
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Nene

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Huh? This seat...?
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Emu

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Yup! The middle seat at the front was always reserved for me!
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Nene

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I can picture you as a little girl, sitting on this bench, watching a show...
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Emu

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Yeah! And now you're sitting next to me. It's all spooky, like the past and present is coming together!
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Nene

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Hehe, yeah.
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Emu

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And you know, after seeing that play, I saw it again in my dreams that night!
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Nene

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I've had that happen to me too.
In my dreams, it was me on stage.
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Emu

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Yeah, same! But after dancing lots and lots...
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Emu

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You wake up in the morning and realize you've fallen out of bed, right?!
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Nene

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Um, no. I can't relate to that one...
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Tsukasa

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How do you sleep through that...
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Tsukasa

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It's funny how you two also got into acting thanks to your family taking you to see a memorable play.
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Nene

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Huh?
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Tsukasa

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I also saw my first play with my family. My sister's health wasn't that great back then, but that day she felt well enough to go out. She was so happy.
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Tsukasa

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She loved the play so much, I decided to become an actor so that I could cheer her up like that too.
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Nene

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Oh, I see...
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Tsukasa

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Ever since then, I've been training to be an actor by learning to sing, dance and strike awesome poses!
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Rui

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Hehe. Nene and I also immediately started working on our own little shows.
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Nene

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Rui's always been full of crazy ideas. He wanted me to jump into the river once, told me to learn to juggle with my feet and...
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Rui

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Oh? I did?
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Nene

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Hey, don't pretend like you don't remember.
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Emu

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Hehe♪ I wish I could see the shows you did when you were little☆
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Tsukasa

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Well, you can see mine whenever you want!
My parents recorded all of them!
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Emu

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Really?! You have to show me♪
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Rui

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Little Tsukasa's first ventures into theater... I'm sure there are some... Real gems in those videos.
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Tsukasa

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No need to go so overboard with the sarcasm.
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Nene

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(What was I like back then?)
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Nene

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(After discovering theater, I forgot all about playing games or reading manga. All I did was sing...)
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Nene

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(I'd sing all day long and annoy mom...)
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Nene

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(But I was having so much fun...)
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