[ "Did you come to check out the stage here for a possible concert?" "Concert?" "Joypolis's stage! They're doing school idol concerts lately." "We would love to see all of you perform soon!" "...I will." "Hm?" "I'm going to do a concert here."
"I just can't... Just thinking that people might misunderstand me... my chest feels like it's getting squeezed and it hurts! I can't keep this up... at this rate... I just.. can't connect with everyone..."
"...I would love to see you perform, Rina-chan. So what if there are things you still can't do?" "Right! You have so many things you CAN do, Rina-san." "Like the fact you're such a hard worker!" "And you don't give up, either."
"...Rinako. You know, the best idols are able to turn their weaknesses into their strengths." "Yeah, exactly! You just need to make up for the stuff you can't do with stuff you can do! So let's think about this together!" "We still have time!"
She remembers it so vividly. The decision to have the concert, the week and a half leading up to it practicing her butt off, with the rest of the club supporting her all the way. How she nearly backed out at the last second after seeing her stoic reflection... how they all came to help her. Her fellow school idols -- no. Her friends.
Changing.... so I'm trying now...
But even more than that she remembers the concert itself. The thrill of it, the way everyone cheered, the Rina-chan Board helping her make up for her shortcomings, the way she connected with everyone...
When she wakes up she's a bit confused about where she is, having spent Friday night and all of Saturday with Varian in Broadhurst after her confession. She remembers it all quickly enough - she's not back home, she didn't flop in bed after her concert, she's here, still stuck in this school, with the boy she likes and all the other new friends and mentors she's made along the way. After a moment she shifts and sits up, burying her face in Varian's Sonic plushie that she definitely stole as a substitute for her own back in her dorm. ]
I did it... I actually did it...
[ Once she leaves Broadhurst and grabs her board from Rodgers (both versions) while checking in with the others there, she starts exploring the new area, eager to get outside once she realizes everyone is actually able to go outside now. After finding the path in the woods she comes across the garden and immediately falls in love with it... even if the grim nature of the benches flies over her head at first. ]
Wow, it's so pretty...
[ Much later in the evening after the whole... earlier kitchen fiasco she finally finds the nerve to go back there and is trying to cook. She has a simple vegetable hot pot with a tomato broth on the stove, but she's looking at a bunch of other stuff too. ]
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"Concert?"
"Joypolis's stage! They're doing school idol concerts lately."
"We would love to see all of you perform soon!"
"...I will."
"Hm?"
"I'm going to do a concert here."
"I just can't... Just thinking that people might misunderstand me... my chest feels like it's getting squeezed and it hurts! I can't keep this up... at this rate... I just.. can't connect with everyone..."
"...I would love to see you perform, Rina-chan. So what if there are things you still can't do?"
"Right! You have so many things you CAN do, Rina-san."
"Like the fact you're such a hard worker!"
"And you don't give up, either."
"...Rinako. You know, the best idols are able to turn their weaknesses into their strengths."
"Yeah, exactly! You just need to make up for the stuff you can't do with stuff you can do! So let's think about this together!"
"We still have time!"
She remembers it so vividly. The decision to have the concert, the week and a half leading up to it practicing her butt off, with the rest of the club supporting her all the way. How she nearly backed out at the last second after seeing her stoic reflection... how they all came to help her. Her fellow school idols -- no. Her friends.
Changing.... so I'm trying now...
But even more than that she remembers the concert itself. The thrill of it, the way everyone cheered, the Rina-chan Board helping her make up for her shortcomings, the way she connected with everyone...
When she wakes up she's a bit confused about where she is, having spent Friday night and all of Saturday with Varian in Broadhurst after her confession. She remembers it all quickly enough - she's not back home, she didn't flop in bed after her concert, she's here, still stuck in this school, with the boy she likes and all the other new friends and mentors she's made along the way. After a moment she shifts and sits up, burying her face in Varian's Sonic plushie that she definitely stole as a substitute for her own back in her dorm. ]
I did it... I actually did it...
[ Once she leaves Broadhurst and grabs her board from Rodgers (both versions) while checking in with the others there, she starts exploring the new area, eager to get outside once she realizes everyone is actually able to go outside now. After finding the path in the woods she comes across the garden and immediately falls in love with it... even if the grim nature of the benches flies over her head at first. ]
Wow, it's so pretty...
[ Much later in the evening after the whole... earlier kitchen fiasco she finally finds the nerve to go back there and is trying to cook. She has a simple vegetable hot pot with a tomato broth on the stove, but she's looking at a bunch of other stuff too. ]
Mmm... can I even make this on my own...?