E5 - The characters who become your friends after you clear a hard event usually have high stats
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[00:02] ---
With my face-off against Nakamura behind me,
I greeted the weekend.
[00:05] ---
"Karaoke"
[00:06] ---
While the normies went out to
sing karaoke or do some shopping,
[00:10] ---
I holed up in my room, plugging away at Tackfam.
[00:14] ---
Incidentally, that movie I saw
with Hinami yesterday?
[00:18] ---
Try that again.
[00:20] ---
The post-movie café stop is the perfect chance
to chat about something
[00:24] ---
you both have in common.
[00:26] ---
But when you discuss the movie,
[00:28] ---
you sound like you're lecturing,
your eye contact is trite,
[00:31] ---
and you put zero emotion into it.
[00:33] ---
Once more--from the beginning.
[00:35] ---
Uh, right...
[00:38] ---
And I destroyed her--with no quarter,
no mercy, and no kindness.
[00:50] ---
You're not quite there yet, Hinami.
[00:54] ---
"If you're not too tired,
another round?"
[00:59] ---
The trick to this game called "life"
[01:02] ---
lies in repetition, building on knowledge,
and putting it into practice.
[01:05] ---
Even though I've let Hinami decide
what to work on and how,
SIGN "Yuzu Izumi's hobbies: Shopping Also interested in needlework"
[01:09] ---
I felt like I was maybe kinda sorta
starting to see that for myself.
[01:10] ---
"Shuji Nakamura's birthday:
7/27"
[01:15] ---
"Sekitomo High School"
[01:16] ---
As a gamer,
[01:19] ---
Oh, Tomozaki!
[01:19] ---
I'm tackling this game of life like I mean it.
[01:22] ---
I know it all by heart!
[01:22] ---
It's how I got to where I could
talk a little with the girls in class.
[01:23] ---
Whoa! Are you serious?
[01:24] ---
You bet I am!
[01:27] ---
I'd have to start taking the initiative more.
[01:27] ---
And now... now I should be able
to take on Shuji in Tackfam, right?
[01:33] ---
Say, uh, Izumi, you know...
[01:36] ---
Hmm? Know what?
[01:39] ---
Nakamura's birthday is around the corner.
[01:42] ---
Huh? I mean, yeah, but...
[01:45] ---
How did you know about it?
[01:47] ---
Wait: Why are you telling me?!
[01:50] ---
Besides, it's a month away!
That's not "around the corner"!
[01:54] ---
R-Right...
[01:56] ---
I guess it's insensitive to speak
so bluntly, huh, Hinami?
[02:17] ---
"Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki"
SIGN "Lv. 5: The characters who become your friends after you clear a hard event usually have high stats"
[03:37] ---
Tomozaki?
[03:39] ---
Got a sec?
[03:41] ---
Um, Mizusawa?
[03:43] ---
Did, um... did you need me again?
[03:49] ---
No, no!
[03:50] ---
I just wanted to talk to you.
That was pretty awesome!
[03:56] ---
"That"?
[04:01] ---
Oh.
[04:03] ---
So, Tomozaki...
[04:04] ---
That's how you really feel, right?
[04:07] ---
I mean, I'm not against that kind of thing.
[04:12] ---
Being too serious is just plain annoying--
and kinda lame, y'know?
[04:16] ---
I know people might call you
a freak for that, but me?
[04:21] ---
I think what you said was really great.
[04:24] ---
Hell, I feel the same way.
[04:27] ---
And seeing you say all that stuff so boldly?
[04:30] ---
I was... well, kinda impressed.
[04:33] ---
So I wanted to let you know that
you've got people like me on your side.
[04:37] ---
On... on my side?
[04:41] ---
"Sewing Room 2"
[04:44] ---
Huh?
[04:45] ---
And what did Mizusawa say?
[04:47] ---
Oh, right.
[04:49] ---
He said we should grab a bite sometime.
[04:52] ---
That we could invite you and another
girl along, go as a foursome.
[04:58] ---
Perfect!
[05:00] ---
You invite that other girl.
[05:03] ---
Seriously?!
[05:04] ---
After all...
[05:05] ---
...it'll be good practice for your small goal.
SIGN "Small Goal Go somewhere with a girl from school (not me), just the 2 of you"
[05:10] ---
An approachable girl...
[05:17] ---
Oh! How about Izumi?
[05:20] ---
Can I ask why?
[05:22] ---
I talked with her this morning
about Nakamura's birthday.
[05:26] ---
If she wants to buy him a present,
Mizusawa's there for advice--
[05:30] ---
and you're good at that kind of thing, too.
[05:33] ---
So if we all go shopping together...
[05:36] ---
Well, I mean, if you're okay with that.
[05:39] ---
Or maybe Izumi won't be
buying him a present after all.
[05:43] ---
No, she will. She's already thinking it over.
[05:48] ---
Then that's taken care of!
[05:50] ---
Okay, I'll invite Izumi.
[05:54] ---
Huh?
[05:55] ---
Oh, no, I couldn't!
[05:57] ---
You're going out to eat, right?
[05:59] ---
I wouldn't want to drag everyone
along on my shopping trip.
[06:06] ---
I get it now.
[06:08] ---
Izumi reads the room--and she
cares how people see her.
[06:13] ---
She's bad at letting people do
things for her. Or she holds back.
[06:19] ---
I didn't think that far ahead.
[06:21] ---
Now what? Now what do I do?
[06:26] ---
H-Hey, um...
[06:28] ---
Er...
[06:30] ---
Don't worry about it! Or, um, I mean...
[06:33] ---
Yes?
[06:34] ---
Say something! Say something, Fumiya!
[06:39] ---
Yeah, because I'll be buying one, too!
A gift, for Nakamura!
[06:43] ---
What?
[06:45] ---
All right, I'm on a roll!
[06:47] ---
Like... to patch things up!
[06:50] ---
Because, you know...
things got weird there, right?
[06:54] ---
Nakamura doesn't come across as a bad guy,
[06:58] ---
and two Tackfam fans ought
to be able to get along...
[07:01] ---
...or something.
[07:03] ---
And I figured his birthday
would be a good opportunity.
[07:10] ---
Great!
[07:12] ---
That is great, Tomozaki!
[07:15] ---
Honestly, I was feeling kinda iffy
about this whole thing.
[07:21] ---
You know how I'm friends with Shuji?
[07:23] ---
Uh, yeah...?
[07:24] ---
And lately I've been talking
with you a lot, too, right?
[07:27] ---
Y-You have.
[07:29] ---
And since you're both good guys
who're friends with me,
[07:33] ---
I don't want you two to be fighting!
[07:36] ---
Oh! Sorry!
[07:39] ---
That got kinda ranty. Was that weird of me?
[07:42] ---
Anyway, I think that's a fantastic idea!
[07:46] ---
Count me in. We can shop for presents together!
[07:50] ---
O-Okay.
[07:52] ---
She's just so damn nice.
[07:56] ---
Aaand now I'm buying
Nakamura a birthday present.
[08:03] ---
I heard the news, Tomozaki!
[08:05] ---
You invited Yuzu, right?
[08:08] ---
Um, yeah. Did I screw up?
[08:12] ---
Wh-What is it?
[08:15] ---
You. You're up to something, aren't you?
[08:18] ---
Huh?
[08:20] ---
I had my suspicions!
[08:24] ---
You're not styling those bangs much,
but you had them cut at a salon, right?
[08:28] ---
And you, the total introvert, go changing up
your expression, the way you talk...
[08:34] ---
Then you up and ask Yuzu out.
[08:36] ---
And lately...
[08:39] ---
You and Aoi--
[08:41] ---
you seem pretty chummy.
[08:43] ---
Don't tell me...
[08:50] ---
You read a de-geekification book!
[08:53] ---
Ah, um... something like that.
SIGN "Aoi Hinami has invited you to join a group B-Day Gift Planning" "Reject" "Accept" "Members: 1" "Invited: 3"
[09:09] ---
"Yuzu-san"--that's Izumi, right?
[09:09] ---
"Members: 1" "Invited: 3"
[09:12] ---
And "Takahiro"... that must be Mizusawa.
[09:14] ---
"Members: 2" "Invited: 2"
[09:15] ---
"Members: 3" "Invited: 1"
[09:16] ---
What? Jeez, already?! That's way too fast!
SIGN "Aoi Hinami has invited you to join a group B-Day Gift Planning" "Reject" "Accept" "Members: 3"
[09:20] ---
If I've been invited, I guess I can join.
[09:24] ---
Or rather, I guess I should.
[09:29] ---
Hey, we're eating.
Put down your stupid phone.
[09:34] ---
Litter? You?
[09:37] ---
Yeah...?
[09:39] ---
Huh?
[09:40] ---
And you got invited to some weird group?
[09:43] ---
It's not that it's weird.
[09:46] ---
It's just... hard to join, I guess.
[09:49] ---
Huh, I get that.
[09:51] ---
That interpersonal stuff can be such a drag.
[09:54] ---
Are you having problems with that kind of thing?
[10:00] ---
Listen.
[10:01] ---
Even if I were, do you really think
you could give me advice?
[10:11] ---
Even I know this is a dumb thing
to be conflicted about.
[10:15] ---
All this fretting about it
is getting me nowhere.
SIGN "Aoi Hinami has invited you to join a group B-Day Gift Planning" "Reject" "Accept" "Members: 3"
[10:23] ---
So...
SIGN "Members: 3" "Invited: 1" "Fumiya Tomozaki"
[10:25] ---
"Members: 4" "Invited: 0"
[10:31] ---
"Fumiya Tomozaki has joined the group"
"Good to see you, Tomozaki!"
SIGN "Good to see you, Tomozaki!"
"Yuzu-san: Hi~~"
SIGN "Good to see you, Tomozaki!"
"Yuzu-san: Hi~~"
"Takahiro: Finally! LOL"
SIGN "Yuzu-san: OK by me!"
"Saturday seems to work.
What do you think, Tomozaki?"
[10:41] ---
Saturday, huh?
SIGN "I might have plans Sunday"
"Takahiro: Then how about Saturday?"
"Yuzu-san: OK by me!"
[10:43] ---
Roger that.
SIGN "Looks like Saturday. What do you think, Tomozaki?" "Read"
[10:50] ---
"The Beanstalk"
[10:55] ---
Here we go...
[10:57] ---
Will you just suck it up already?
[11:00] ---
But I'm the only one who's not a normie.
[11:02] ---
You're the one who turned
a quick bite into a shopping trip.
[11:07] ---
You bumped up the difficulty,
and you're whining about it now?
[11:12] ---
At least you'll get some experience out of it.
[11:15] ---
And do that task I gave you earlier, too.
[11:20] ---
I will. "At least two successful suggestions."
[11:24] ---
Hey!
[11:25] ---
You two sure got here early.
[11:28] ---
What's this? Takahiro, late?
[11:31] ---
It's not even time yet.
[11:33] ---
Oh? Are you sure?
[11:36] ---
What an incredible quick-change act.
[11:39] ---
What? No way!
[11:41] ---
Everyone's already here?!
[11:43] ---
I-I'm so sorry!
[11:44] ---
Whoa, Yuzu! Slow down--you'll trip!
[11:48] ---
You're late, Yuzu. Ice cream's on you.
[11:52] ---
Aw! W-Well, okay.
[11:55] ---
Hey, now, Takahiro!
[11:56] ---
Yuzu thinks you're serious!
[11:57] ---
No one's mad at Izumi for her screw-up.
Is that what she was going for?
[11:59] ---
Huh? Wait, what?
[12:00] ---
He was just kidding, Yuzu.
[12:02] ---
He was?
[12:02] ---
This ditzy act absolves you
of a myriad of sins.
[12:04] ---
It was a joke! Let it go.
[12:06] ---
Besides, she's not even late.
[12:08] ---
I'm not?!
[12:09] ---
Well, that's all of us. Shall we?
[12:12] ---
Okay!
[12:13] ---
Let's go!
[12:17] ---
Wait--have I really not said a word
since Mizusawa and Izumi showed up?
[12:32] ---
I just don't know. Hey, Tomozaki?
[12:35] ---
Hmm? What's up?
[12:37] ---
What do you think would be
a good present for Shuji?
[12:41] ---
A good present? You need to, like,
think about what you know about him.
[12:47] ---
We'll just have to browse through
everything with that in mind...
[12:51] ---
...is what... I think.
[12:54] ---
Oh, I get it. Thanks, Tomozaki!
[12:59] ---
Psst. Hey, Tomozaki.
[13:01] ---
Hmm?
[13:02] ---
Over there.
[13:05] ---
You know what? Oh, this is between us.
[13:09] ---
There's a rumor going around
about those two. That they're dating.
[13:14] ---
What?!
[13:14] ---
Hey! Not so loud!
[13:17] ---
I have way too much to think about.
[13:20] ---
Listen up: Today's task is to make
at least two successful suggestions.
[13:25] ---
Group activities mean making
decisions that involve everyone.
[13:30] ---
Your task is to take on
that role at least twice.
[13:34] ---
Yadda-yadda, blah-de-blah?
[13:34] ---
This'll be practice for taking
the lead in groups.
[13:36] ---
Okay!
[13:36] ---
In short, when a group
agrees to your suggestion,
[13:37] ---
Hooray!
[13:40] ---
you control the group's mood
for a period of time.
[13:43] ---
With enough practice controlling the mood,
[13:45] ---
you'll eventually be able to do so
with bigger and bigger groups.
[13:49] ---
And that gets you one step closer
to a rich offline life.
[13:54] ---
Got that?
[13:55] ---
Yeah, HEXactly!
[13:57] ---
You're using it wrong.
[14:03] ---
Make two successful suggestions, huh?
[14:07] ---
It's so hard.
[14:09] ---
It sure is. Have you decided?
[14:12] ---
Oh, uh, not yet.
[14:15] ---
What about you?
[14:17] ---
I asked Hiro, and he said Shuji's
been worried about acne lately,
[14:22] ---
so get him some zit cream.
[14:24] ---
He'd be furious if I gave him that!
[14:28] ---
Aha...
[14:29] ---
But you know, that could be a start.
[14:33] ---
Like, something he might already want.
[14:35] ---
I just don't know what that is.
[14:37] ---
Do you... no, you wouldn't know.
[14:42] ---
This calls for...
[14:44] ---
Hey!
[14:45] ---
Don't give up on me without even asking!
[14:48] ---
But you don't know, do you?
[14:51] ---
The Nakamura I know
[14:53] ---
likes Tackfam,
[14:55] ---
is good-looking and strong,
[14:56] ---
and has a real normie hairstyle.
[14:59] ---
What did you just say?
[15:01] ---
Huh? He's good-looking, has normie hair--
[15:04] ---
Styling wax! Wouldn't styling wax be good?
[15:07] ---
Oh, yeah, maybe!
[15:10] ---
You're having fun.
[15:11] ---
What's going on?
[15:13] ---
Hey, what do you think about styling wax?
[15:15] ---
Ooh, good idea!
[15:17] ---
I know just the kind he'd like, too.
[15:20] ---
Really?! Leave it to you, Hiro!
[15:24] ---
Yeah, yeah. My task. I know.
[15:27] ---
Th-Then, uh--
[15:29] ---
Then let's hit the west entrance after this.
[15:32] ---
I know a place with a wide selection.
[15:34] ---
Okay!
[15:38] ---
Nice suggestion, Takahiro!
[15:40] ---
Yep!
[15:40] ---
Right, Tomozaki?
[15:42] ---
Right...
[15:51] ---
Something in this product line.
[15:53] ---
But which one?
[15:54] ---
It depends on the length and type of hair.
[15:57] ---
C'mere, Tomozaki.
[15:59] ---
Hmm? What is it?
[16:01] ---
For example...
[16:03] ---
For Tomozaki's hair type...
[16:05] ---
...you'd want this.
[16:08] ---
Ooh!
[16:09] ---
A Takahiro styling demo?
[16:11] ---
Eh?
[16:16] ---
Might want to go for some waves at this length.
[16:20] ---
Apply to the entire head, and then... like so.
[16:24] ---
Um, hang on... What do I look like right now?
[16:28] ---
Oh, my!
[16:30] ---
Looking good, Tomozaki!
[16:32] ---
Now, the next key point is the back of the head.
[16:37] ---
I did it!
[16:38] ---
I bought Shuji's present!
[16:41] ---
Good for you.
[16:42] ---
He'll love it!
[16:42] ---
I'm saved--by Tomozaki's hint
and Hiro's know-how!
[16:48] ---
I think I'm pretty hard on myself.
[16:53] ---
Especially when it comes to my looks:
[16:55] ---
I don't want to misjudge and be humiliated,
[16:58] ---
so I evaluate myself harshly
and by objective standards.
[17:01] ---
I take pride in that, at the very least.
[17:04] ---
So this is probably not a misjudgment.
[17:07] ---
I wouldn't say I look like a normie, but...
[17:10] ---
What's up, Tomozaki?
[17:14] ---
I'm...
[17:16] ---
I'm going to keep at it.
[17:19] ---
Huh?
[17:24] ---
"Pit Camera"
[17:24] ---
Tomozaki, are you sure
that's what you want to give Shuji?
[17:29] ---
"PitCam"
[17:29] ---
"PitCam" Um, yeah.
[17:31] ---
It's very you, Tomozaki.
[17:33] ---
Where to next?
[17:36] ---
I'd like to grab a bite. Anyone else hungry?
[17:40] ---
Mmm, not really.
[17:42] ---
I'm getting there.
[17:44] ---
What about you, Tomozaki?
[17:45] ---
Yeah, I could eat.
[17:47] ---
Okay, so in that case...
[17:51] ---
This place looks good.
They have lighter stuff, too.
[17:54] ---
And their specialty?
[17:55] ---
"Ultimate Four-Cheese Special Pizza"
[17:55] ---
"Ultimate Four-Cheese Special Pizza."
[17:59] ---
See?
[18:00] ---
Well? C'mon, gang!
[18:02] ---
Wow, Aoi, that was quick!
[18:04] ---
That's Hinami. If there's cheese involved--
[18:07] ---
If there's cheese involved, Aoi is all in.
[18:11] ---
What's wrong with that? Come on!
[18:14] ---
Take us there already!
[18:16] ---
Jeez, Aoi, slow down!
[18:18] ---
You don't even know where you're going!
[18:22] ---
Let's eat!
[18:24] ---
Whoa, check this out!
[18:25] ---
So Mizusawa knew about
Hinami's cheese obsession.
[18:25] ---
What is that?
[18:27] ---
Says it's honey syrup.
[18:28] ---
Funny syrup"?
[18:30] ---
Thanks for today, everyone! Bye!
[18:37] ---
"PitCam"
[18:43] ---
Later!
[18:44] ---
See you, Tomozaki.
SIGN "Yuzu-san: Got it!"
"Today"
"Where'd you hear the rumor about
Hinami and Mizusawa?"
SIGN "Today"
"Where'd you hear the rumor about
Hinami and Mizusawa?"
"Yuzu-san: Curious, are you?? LOL"
[18:53] ---
"Yuzu-san: Curious, are you?? LOL"
[18:54] ---
"Yuzu-san: It's a rumor.
Like, everyone's saying it"
[18:57] ---
"Sewing Room 2"
[18:59] ---
You weren't able to complete your task.
[19:02] ---
You've thought about why that is, yes?
[19:03] ---
I did suggest the electronics store...
[19:08] ---
You needed two suggestions.
[19:11] ---
And before that? The electronics store
is the last place we shopped.
[19:15] ---
You didn't even look like you were
about to suggest anything before that.
[19:24] ---
Listen, Hinami--
[19:25] ---
What now? Not some excuse that'll
disappoint me even more, I hope.
[19:30] ---
Uh... it's... it's nothing.
[19:35] ---
Well, whatever.
[19:36] ---
Did you pick up on anything or have
any questions during this shopping trip?
[19:41] ---
Let's see... I'd say the thing
that struck me the most...
[19:47] ---
...was the realization that my
appearance had... slightly improved.
[19:52] ---
Ah! Moving in the right direction!
[19:56] ---
Visible changes tie into
motivation and initiative.
[19:57] ---
"Hero" "Fight" "Magic"
[20:01] ---
You know that thrill when you start dealing
three digits of damage to monsters?
[20:02] ---
"Hero attacks!!"
[20:07] ---
Oh, sure.
[20:08] ---
"Fairy summoned!!"
[20:08] ---
And when you learn a new move, too.
[20:11] ---
Yes! That's it exactly!
[20:12] ---
"Hero" "Demonlord" "Fight"
[20:13] ---
"Demonlord's all-targets spell!!!"
[20:14] ---
Or when you learn an all-targets spell!
[20:20] ---
Nothing else about your task, then?
[20:23] ---
Let me think...
[20:25] ---
I think Mizusawa's suggestions
had some real substance.
[20:29] ---
That first shop was pretty stylish.
[20:33] ---
Too fancy for me, though--and for my wallet.
[20:38] ---
Hyinyami?!
[20:40] ---
Keep your self-deprecating nonsense!
[20:42] ---
Look, there wasn't a single thing in
that store that Nakamura would like.
[20:48] ---
R-Really?
[20:50] ---
Not that you would have realized that.
[20:53] ---
And what about the pizza? Was it tasty?
[20:57] ---
Not especially.
[20:58] ---
Right?
[20:59] ---
Taking pizza as an example,
it doesn't actually have to be delicious...
[21:04] ---
...as long as you get people interested
and make them think it might be.
[21:09] ---
That's the key to a successful suggestion.
[21:11] ---
But that means...
[21:13] ---
"Ease of suggestion acceptance
Actual quality of suggestion"
[21:13] ---
The ease of getting
a suggestion accepted
[21:15] ---
has nothing to do with how good
the suggestion actually is.
[21:18] ---
So you could trick someone into a
suggestion that just sounds good?
[21:23] ---
That's right.
[21:25] ---
What the hell is that?!
[21:27] ---
"Ease of suggestion acceptance
Actual quality of suggestion"
[21:27] ---
The better suggestion doesn't
always win out? That's just weird!
[21:31] ---
No, no, no.
[21:32] ---
It's just a simple rule that ranks more
persuasive suggestions over quality ones.
[21:38] ---
Now you're just splitting hairs!
What a garbage game!
[21:42] ---
What if there were a negotiation game
that had you meeting targets
[21:45] ---
through persuasion?
[21:46] ---
"The Negotiation Game"
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With effective speech skills
for convincing your audience
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"Persuasion"
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"Twisted Logic"
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"Appeasement"
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"Pithy Profundity"
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and information warfare tailored
to each character's tastes,
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you'd work to unify interests,
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roping influential characters into your party.
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"Invite" "Don't Invite"
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Would a game rich with so much strategy
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still be garbage?
[22:07] ---
"Ease of suggestion acceptance
Actual quality of suggestion"
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I'd say it was made well.
[22:12] ---
Then reality's a fun game, too.
[22:15] ---
Oh... I get it.
[22:17] ---
In other words,
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you won't change anyone's mind
if all you do is shout at them
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about what you think is right.
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So you'll have to change.
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If you're confident you have a good suggestion,
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"Good Suggestion Bad Rule"
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you'll have to exploit a bad rule
to push it through.
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Camouflage it as an opinion
everyone can live with,
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even if you just dress it up a little.
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That way you can get your suggestion through,
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fundamental goodness unchanged.
[22:45] ---
That's the right way to fight.
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Have I convinced you?
[22:51] ---
Uh... yeah.
[22:53] ---
We'll begin accepting student
council nominations today.
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Anyone interested?
[23:02] ---
Me!
[23:04] ---
I'd like to run.
[23:05] ---
I knew it!
[23:06] ---
Oh, she'd be great!
[23:06] ---
I'd vote for her!
[23:08] ---
Right?
[23:09] ---
That's our Aoi!
[23:11] ---
So is it a given that Hinami's running?
[23:14] ---
All right. Anybody besides Hinami?
[23:18] ---
Ooh! Me!
[23:20] ---
Minami Nanami, at your service!
[23:24] ---
Minmi...
[23:27] ---
Mimimi, too?
[23:29] ---
Anyone else?
[23:31] ---
Okay. Class dismissed.
[23:34] ---
Aoi?
[23:36] ---
If we're fighting over grades...
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...I'm gonna win!