Rehearsal Studio
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Honami
(Today, I'll fill out the equipment application form for us to submit next week. Also...)
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Honami
Oh, I was hoping to get some things done before practice... I was actually downstairs before, but they said I could head in a little early.
Honami
Yes.
I don't help produce our songs or anything, so I thought this was the least I could do for us.
I don't help produce our songs or anything, so I thought this was the least I could do for us.
Ichika
Oh... Thanks, Honami. We really appreciate it. Also, please ask us if you ever feel that you need help with anything...
Honami
Thank you, but I should be fine now since you and the others have agreed to handle our advertisements on social media.
Saki
Still, Hona, you always seem to come through for us in these sorts of situations! It's like, you're so efficient...!
Saki
Urgh...! I-I'm not that awful!
I just have to spend a little more time than others thinking about how to do it...
I just have to spend a little more time than others thinking about how to do it...
Honami
Hehe.
It's okay, Saki. With a little practice, I'm sure you'd get used to doing this.
It's okay, Saki. With a little practice, I'm sure you'd get used to doing this.
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Shiho
Well, for now I'd rather you focus on getting used to playing eight songs back to back.
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Shiho
This also happened yesterday, Ichika, but your voice falls off at our fifth song. Try to hang in there.
Saki
Yeah, you have the most physical job out of all of us. Drumming's like a full-body workout!
Honami
Haha. I'm not unathletic or anything, but drumming for this long is a different story...
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Shiho
We've improved a little since yesterday, but we're still struggling to play at an acceptable level during the second half...
Ichika
As important as it is to play like we mean it, we should probably start thinking about how to pace ourselves...
Honami
Let's try again after a short break.
Do you all have something to drink? Or shall I go get some?
Do you all have something to drink? Or shall I go get some?
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Shiho
They're gonna rent out some equipment for a show at an outdoor venue, so they have to know what we need in advance...
Honami
Um, yes. I had it mostly done this morning, but I still need about another thirty minutes to finish it...
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Honami
Hehe. It really isn't that much work, so it's okay for you all to focus on practicing.
Shiho
Good idea...
This was meant to be a chance for us to practice together, but we also have other things to take care of...
This was meant to be a chance for us to practice together, but we also have other things to take care of...
Shiho
Honami, I'll draw up the stage diagram that we need to submit. Can I ask you to handle the rest?
The next day
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Honami
What? Wait, the one we asked for Shibuya Festa? They had such reasonable prices and did a really nice job...
Saki
Yeah...
I was hoping that we could ask them again since the quality was good, but we're gonna need to find a different company now...
I was hoping that we could ask them again since the quality was good, but we're gonna need to find a different company now...
Saki
Also, we need to burn some CDs to sell during our show. I'll ask Tsukasa if I can borrow his computer and...
Ichika
I'm in charge of advertising, so I've been trying to find the best way to do that...
Ichika
Other bands have online applications for reservations and accounts with pictures of them getting ready all set up.
I thought it'd be nice if we could do that...
I thought it'd be nice if we could do that...
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Ichika
Oh, it's from Shiho.
She said, “We're having a meeting with the sound and lighting tech, so please be there”...
She said, “We're having a meeting with the sound and lighting tech, so please be there”...
Honami
Oh, that's right... You mentioned before that we should talk things through with them to make it easier to sing.
Ichika
Yeah. Preparing for our solo show is really rewarding, but there's just so much we have to consider...
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Ichika
Between working on our song, practicing, and preparing for our solo show... My mind's having trouble keeping up.
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Honami
But I can't contribute in that way, so this seems like how I'll be able to help us as a band...
Saki
Yeah! You put schedules together for us, book the studio every time and have basically become our treasurer...
Shiho
You handled all the paperwork for us and are even taking care of the equipment this time around. We can't ask you to do more...
Honami
(They're right. It's not good for a single band member to carry more than they have to...)
Honami
(They all want our solo show to go well, and are doing their best to make that happen. But...)
Honami
(It feels like practice isn't going well because we're trying too hard at everything...)
Scramble Crossing
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Honami
Please be mindful of cars.
It's easy to become careless when you're as exhausted as we are.
It's easy to become careless when you're as exhausted as we are.
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Honami
No, it didn't...
I think preparing for our solo show is taking too much out of us...
I think preparing for our solo show is taking too much out of us...
Shiho
Are we practicing more than we need to...? But we have a new song on the way and don't have much time left...
Honami
It's proof that you're working yourself too hard...
I know you're worried about time, but for now, let's get some rest and try again tomorrow.
I know you're worried about time, but for now, let's get some rest and try again tomorrow.
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Honami
(If only I could support everyone better... Then we'd be able to focus during practice.)
Honami
(I want us to be able to focus more on practicing, but we can't let all these other things fall by the wayside...)
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