# E10 - A Melody of Reminiscing and Support
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***SIGN*** #10 "A Melody of Reminiscing and Support"
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And so,
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I'd like to go with something
along these lines
***SIGN*** SEIJI
*Huh...!?*
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for the 2nd encounter event
with the main heroine.
***SIGN*** MEGURI
*Aieee!*
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*Isn't the "lucky perv"
trope a bit of a cliché?*
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*That's dangerously close
to harem show territory.*
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What's wrong with clichés?
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Harem shows are great, Utaha-senpai!
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It doesn't exactly fit my writing style.
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*I hate to say it, but what Tomoya is
saying makes sense in this case.*
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*I don't know about novels,
but this is a dating sim.*
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*It's not literature, it's
a piece of entertainment.*
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No matter how serious the game,
if the girls aren't cute and a little sexy,
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the users won't come along,
and most of all, it won't be fun.
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*Anyway, what do you
think I'm here for?*
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*If there aren't scenes with girls being cute,
it'd be a waste of my talent, right?*
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Eriri...
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*Sawamura-san,*
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*ever since Summer Comiket ended,
you've been strangely motivated.*
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*What in the world happened?*
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*Wh-What about you?!*
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*You've been gung ho since
before summer vacation!*
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*I'm a professional writer.*
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*We give 100%
regardless of the project.*
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What's this I hear about your new book
being hopelessly behind schedule?
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Who said such a silly thing?
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I suppose there are times when it is necessary
to plug both the leak and the leaker.
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A-A-Anyway, with that in mind, would you
please revise the early events, Utaha-senpai?
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*Surely you aren't the leaker, Mr Ethical.*
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That topic is closed!
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We only look to the future here!
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*Very well. I'll make slight
revisions to the scenario.*
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Anyway, the key thing is that
the heroine gives a cute shriek, got it?
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Hey, main heroine!
Show us what you've got!
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*Uh, okay.*
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Aieee.
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Where do you think
you are looking, you pervert?
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Uh, that was a bad example.
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Line reading aside, I forgot that
you were there, Kato-san.
***SIGN*** Has left the chat Has left the chat Has left the chat
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Eriri Utaha Megumi
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Wow, I had no idea it was so late...
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*I'd better take a bath
and hit the sack.*
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Well, if it isn't Tomo!
Long time, no see!
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Oh, you want to use the bath?
I just finished, so help yourself!
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Sorry about that!
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I guess I should've
hollered before getting in.
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You're doing it all wrong!
You're not supposed to apologize!
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You're the one who's supposed to
shriek and then blow up at me
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and go, "Where do you think
you're looking, you pervert?"
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Nah, it's no big deal.
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I'm gonna be crashing here a while,
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so it was my bad for not
saying hi the instant I arrived.
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I appreciate your consideration,
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but you blowing off what I said is
just as awkward in its own way.
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Man, this is one seriously
otaku room you've got here!
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Tomo, you still into video games, too?
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Look, why are you here, Michiru?
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Oh, right! You're not gonna believe this, Tomo!
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My dad is so terrible!
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What's terrible are those
clothes and that pose.
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You and Uncle got into it again and you ran
away, right? Always the same old story.
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You don't have to sound
so put out about it.
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We have a cousinly bond!
Cousins who are the same age.
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Not just the same age, but we were born
on the same day in the same hospital.
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If you look at it like that, ours
must be a fateful bond, Tomo!
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So, what brought it on this time?
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I told you at New Year's, remember?
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I started a band when
I started high school.
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An all-girl one.
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Oh, right, you did say
something about that.
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I'm surprised you're still at it.
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Hey, don't be rude!
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I can't quit when it hasn't
even been a year yet!
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You quit Volleyball, Drama Club,
and Basketball after six months.
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And you were this close to going
to regionals in each of them.
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Wow, if you look at it that way,
I'm some kinda genius.
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It pisses me off, the way you're so
talented but get bored so easily!
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We're related, so how can
we be so different?!
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Right, you stick with things, Tomo.
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You've been into anime and
games since we were kids.
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We seem to be having two
different conversations,
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but you got into it
over the band, I assume?
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Right, yeah, we got a ton of buzz
over our show at the student festival.
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A scout from a live house came to see us,
so I asked dad to chip in some money.
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Ah, I can picture what went down next.
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He blew up at me! He was all like,
"This is not what I agreed to!"
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Well, obviously... I told him today.
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Enough... I've heard enough!
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You damn happy-go-lucky types...
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So anyway, that's why I'll be
crashing here a while, Tomo.
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What did my folks
have to say about it?
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They said I can stay until
we both cool down.
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My mom and dad never
raise a fuss about anything.
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It's not like they ever
show their faces.
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I can always count on my relatives!
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Isn't this a problem, though?
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Why?
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For starters, that uninhibited
outfit is already right out.
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What's the big deal? It's not like
anybody can see me in here.
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I can see you.
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I am a male high schooler, you know.
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Oh, right.
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You're the only guy
who gets to see me like this.
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Call it an added bonus!
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Dear God, please do something about
this girl's crazy notion of familiarity.
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What're you mumbling about?
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If you've got something to say,
say it loud and clear to my face.
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You know I can't turn around!
Put on something decent!
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For the last time,
turn around, damn it!
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Whoa, hey! What are you doing?!
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Look me in the eye, damn it!
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You know I can't!
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Not like this, and not even
if I turned around!
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You give up yet?
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Stop it, Mitchan!
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You look exhausted, Aki-kun.
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Yeah, a little.
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Did you get a crick in your neck
and couldn't fall asleep?
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No, I twisted it before I went to bed.
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That takes skill.
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I guess.
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Don't push yourself, Mr. Ethical.
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Huh?
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You've already infected us all
with your passion for game-making.
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But if you ruin your health,
it will all be for nothing.
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What's with this exquisite
change of position?
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Let me have that.
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I'll step in for you and
do the work today.
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I can't let you do that.
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You've finished the scenario, Senpai,
so let me take it from here.
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But Mr. Ethical, you're in no shape to—
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You spent so much time working on our
scenario that your own novel was pushed back.
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I can't cause any more trouble for you.
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At this rate, I'm going to
ruin your writing career.
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M-Mr. Ethical?
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I could never atone
for that in a million years.
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Tomoya-kun! Say that again!
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I'm sorry, I don't even
remember what I'm saying...
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K-K-Kato-san!
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How do I record with this thing? Hurry!
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You're completely ignoring that I exist,
aren't you, Utaha Kasumigaoka?
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I ignored you for a bit, but then
I completely forgot about you.
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Would an expression a bit
more like this work better here?
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But this is the scene where the protagonist
goes to the home of another heroine.
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I suppose that's how a scenario
writer would interpret it.
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*Hey, Sawamura-san. Don't crowd in.*
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Oh, shut up! Cool your heels
in there, you conniving seductress!
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I-I'm just saying, wouldn't it be better
if the expression was a little sadder?
***SIGN*** Meguri
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Maybe...
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Out of curiosity,
what's this you're doing?
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It's called scripting.
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It's like a simple form of programming
that the game runs on.
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You say it's simple, but you have to
study such a thick book...
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Well, I'm a novice.
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I know a thing or two about scripting,
so I can help out if you need it.
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Though you haven't finished with your
illustrations, you still intend to help Mr. Ethical?
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No matter how you put it, that's too much love—
weight, rather, to place on someone.
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A novelist who's gotten
so absorbed in a man—
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a scenario, rather, and neglected
her other work isn't one to talk!
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Enough with this pro-wrestling style feud!
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So, looks like all that's
left now is the music.
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Yeah, and that's the biggest issue.
***SIGN*** Meguri
*Seiji-kun...*
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Oh, it plays music... That's amazing.
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There's no such thing as a game without
background music these days.
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The time when people were satisfied with
bleeps and bloops ended decades ago.
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Plus the power of music is crucial
to building up the climax.
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Yeah, definitely.
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With a good soundtrack,
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you can picture a specific scene
just from hearing the music.
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It would take a really crappy producer
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to neglect finding the all-important
music team member, huh?
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*From: Michiru*
*Sub: When will you be home tonight?*
*I'm already home, wanna order pizza for dinner?*
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Sorry, I couldn't help but look.
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K-Kato...
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Don't worry, though.
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I wouldn't dream of telling anyone
who the e-mail was from or what was in it.
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It would be bad manners.
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Wait, did you see the whole thing?
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Yeah.
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See what?
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Oh, so this "Michiru"
person is your cousin.
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And she is at your house now?
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Sh-She got into a fight with
her family and ran away.
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So the long and short of it is
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that you have moved in together with
a female cousin who is the same age as you.
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Moved in with? Living under the same roof?
Running into each other in the bath?
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Are we talking a real-world example
of the "lucky perv" trope?
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No! It's a coincidence!
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Er, except for that one time...
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That one time?
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Er, um...
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It would seem that you're still
hiding many things from us.
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Now, it's time to tell us everything
that did and didn't happen.
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Uh, I can't tell you about
things that didn't happen.
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Wait, what's this?
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You and your cousin girlfriend were born on
the same day and in the same place?
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The family ob/gyn clinic is
near our house in Nagano.
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Everyone in my family is born there,
and we get left with them sometimes.
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Meaning that you're childhood friends
going back to not just infancy, but to birth.
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And every summer and
winter vacation since,
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you've gone back
to stay there with her.
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Hey, our other relatives were there, too.
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Cavorting around
the fields and mountains,
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spending time all alone in a
secret cave that you discovered.
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Because she was my only cousin who was
anywhere near my age, that's why.
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So... You did it, didn't you?
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At night, you would climb
into the bath together
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and examine the differences
between male and female bodies.
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Hey! That image is a little too vivid!
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This makes her the archetypal childhood
friend, the one who reigns supreme over
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all your childhood friends, doesn't it?
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The special relationship makes other
childhood friends seem like cheap knockoffs.
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Hey, hold on!
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That's going too far!
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Sawamura-san, are you okay?
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Ch-Cheap knockoff childhood friends...
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It would seem that this would be
a good place to call it a night.
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Hey! Wake up, Michiru!
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Sheesh, you're home late, Tomo...
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I had a circle meeting.
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Hey, check it out!
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My guitar finally came!
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I went home yesterday and
sent some of my stuff here.
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About that, Michiru.
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How long do you plan to stay—
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Hey, wait a minute!
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Michiru, what's the meaning of this?!
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This room was pretty cluttered,
and all my stuff wouldn't fit.
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So I figured I'd do a little housecleaning.
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Where are my treasures?!
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I'm way ahead of you!
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I put 'em in a garbage
bag in the living room
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so they'd be ready for
the weekend garbage pickup!
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Please forgive me, my heroines...
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I bet it hurt.
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I bet you couldn't breathe.
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I'm sorry, I didn't realize
they meant so much to you.
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Get out! Go back to your
own damn house right now!
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Whoa, don't bite my head off!
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I thought we were buddies.
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You chuck your "buddy's" most
precious possessions into the trash?!
**[16:17] ---**
That happens with married
couples all the time, right?
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The wife throws out her
husband's collections.
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Like anyone would stay in
such a miserable marriage!
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But it's as good a time as any.
**[16:29] ---**
Tomo, it's time to walk away
from this stupid otaku stuff.
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What are you calling stupid?!
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Why don't I introduce you
to some girls?
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I go to a girls' school,
so you could have your pick.
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Don't be ridiculous.
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As if a real, non-otaku girl
would ever go out with me.
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Really? I think you'd be a hit
with girls if you acted normal.
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That's just a relative seeing me
in a positive light!
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Besides, the standards at
my school are a little, you know...
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Just mentioning Toyogasaki High would
get the attention of lots of girls.
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Seriously?
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Yeah!
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So let me set up
a group date right away!
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You can't fool me!
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It'll take more than that
to get me to leave otakudom!
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Come on, what's your deal? You'll have
way more fun hanging out with girls.
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You're one to talk.
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You don't have
a boyfriend either, right?
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Look, I...
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The thing is, I'm totally
focused on my band right now.
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Romance is a distant second.
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Well, it's the same with me.
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I have a big dream, too.
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Until I make it come true,
I can't leave the otaku life.
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What kind of dream?
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I thought you'd never ask.
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My dream is to gather together
the ultimate creative staff
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to make the ultimate dating
sim that I've envisioned!
**[17:54] ---**
I heard that the dating
sim industry is failing.
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Where did you hear that?!
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I should say, that's not true at all!
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In any case, you don't plan
to make a job of it, do you?
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Think about your future.
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You can't make a living
off of just your hobbies.
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Wh-Wh-What are you, my mom?!
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Hasn't Auntie said anything?
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You just have a year
to decide on your plans.
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Do you really want to
be that irresponsible?
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A runaway has no business
talking to me like that!
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There, all better.
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Good job.
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And whose fault is that?
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You're all sweaty, go take a bath.
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I was gonna take one anyway!
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And this is my house!
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Have fun.
**[18:37] ---**
You can play your guitar, but
do not plug it into that amp, got it?
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It would annoy the neighbors.
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Relax, I won't!
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I can't take any more...
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Whatever it takes, I'll call Uncle
and have him come pick her up.
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It's nothing personal, Michiru.
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Got it.
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I told her not to plug it into the amp!
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*Give it a rest, Michiru!*
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*Who cares about her band?!
Who cares about her live sets?!*
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*This is just a racket!*
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Tomo?
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Oh, this? Um, I...
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Sorry.
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Michiru...
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Will you join me in making
the ultimate dating sim?