Umbrella For The Autumn Rain/Event Story

{{Event Story

{{loc|Hikawa Residence}} {{dialog|hina|So then, when I was in class...}} {{dialog|sayo|(Ever since writing "I wish Hina and I could be open and honest with each other" on that tanzaku...)}} {{dialog|sayo|(... I think little by little, we've been spending more time together.)}} {{dialog|sayo|(Hanging out with her is not all that bad. I also end up learning new things when we talk sometimes.)}} {{dialog|hina|Sis, you weren't even listening to me just now!}} {{dialog|sayo|... Huh?}} {{dialog|hina|Whenever you're in thinking mode you go all statue-y and it looks like your brain is saying, "Hmm~," so I notice right away!}} {{dialog|sayo|Statue-y...? Did I really stop blinking for that long again?}} {{dialog|hina|You did-! C'mon~,listen to me~!}} {{dialog|sayo|(... I feel like I've gotten a little better at understanding what Hina is trying to say with her strange word choice.)}} {{dialog|hina|... Welp, whatever. Hey hey, so today, the Pastel*Palettes' concert is gonna air on TV! Let's watch it together!}} {{dialog|sayo|What...?}} {{dialog|hina|They said part of our show from the other day is gonna be played on TV! It's just a local channel though! Sis, watch it with me!}} {{dialog|sayo|(... Now that I think about it, I've pretty much never seen one of Hina's performances. Actually, if I wanted to be more precise...)}} {{dialog|hina|... Is that a no? Are you busy?}} {{dialog|sayo|No. I finished my student council work for the day, so I have some time.}} {{dialog|sayo|(It's just that I've been avoiding it. But I have to try and change a little bit at a time...)}} {{dialog|hina|Yay! There are about five minutes until it starts! I'll go get some drinks for us!}} {{loc|Five Minutes Later}} {{dialog|hina|Ah! It started!! Wow~, look at all the people in the crowd! It's amazing~ seeing it like this!}} {{dialog|sayo|Hina, take it down a couple notches.}} {{dialog|hina|It's just that I was thinking, this is what we look like if you watch from the crowd's point of view! Ah! It started!}} {{dialog|sayo|Sigh, Hina.}} {{dialog|hina|So when we were playing, the lights were super duper bright! They were blinding and hot... Playing was really tough. And then, Aya-chan...}}
 * Opening Title =Ahead of Tempo
 * Opening Description =Hina and Sayo watch Pastel*Palettes' show on TV. Sayo can feel what Makes Hina's playing special, but...
 * Opening Transcript =

{{dialog|sayo|(Hina's performance is... just as I expected. She's extremely skilled... However, her tempo tends to be too fast, and her playing is assertive.)}} {{dialog|hina|ah, look! Look! This is my guitar solo!}} {{dialog|sayo|(Still...)}} {{dialog|sayo|(She has a sound that seems to convey enjoyment... Her expression, and even her melody...)}}

{{dialog|hina|Sis? Are you okay?}} {{dialog|sayo|...! Sorry, I just...}} {{dialog|hina|I know. Thinking about something?}} {{dialog|sayo|No, it's okay. I'm alright...}} {{loc|Sayo's Room}}

{{dialog|sayo|(Not wanting Hina to copy me. Not wanting her to best me... Those are the entire reasons I worked so hard to hone my skills, and still...)}} {{dialog|sayo|(Not only does she have the skill, but her sound has appeal. Even when she was jumping ahead of tempo, I could feel her personality shine through.)}} {{dialog|sayo|(... But what about me? Compared to Hina, what kind of sound do I possess...?)}}


 * Chapter 1 Title =A Precise Tempo
 * Chapter 1 Description =Ever since hearing the performance on TV, Sayo has been in a slump. She starts to think about what she can call her own sound, but...
 * Chapter 1 Transcript =

{{dialog|yukina|... We're just about out of time. Let's wrap up rehearsal here for today.}} {{dialog|rinko|Good work... everyone...}} {{dialog|ako|Great job, guys~! Ungh~, so tired~!!}} {{dialog|yukina|Ako, if you're complaining already, I worry about what's about to come next. Stamina is very important, especially for drummers...}} {{dialog|ako|Ooo~...}} {{dialog|lisa|Alright, alright guys, come on, Ako, you earned your rest! Here, have a cookie.}} {{dialog|ako|Wahhh~! Thanks, Lisa-nee~!! Nom... Mmm~, yummy~!}} {{dialog|lisa|Today, as requested by Ako, I tried my hand at making caramel cookies~! You too, Yukina. Take a bite and relax~ ♪}} {{dialog|yukina|Yeah... I'll have one.}}

{{dialog|sayo|(Imai-san... At first, I wondered why we were adding someone who doesn't have the necessary skill to the band, but...)}} {{dialog|lisa|I'm even more confident about today's cookies than usual ♪ How are they? Good?}} {{dialog|rinko|These are... really good...! I'll... have another one...}} {{dialog|lisa|Ahaha. It's nice to hear you say that, Rinko ♪ I'll do what I can make the next batch just as good.}} {{dialog|sayo|(Just having Imai-san here lightens the mood for our band.)}} {{dialog|yukina|You two, don't just sit there and eat. Clean up, too...}} {{dialog|lisa|But don't do it in a hurry either. We wouldn't want anyone tripping and falling again. Be careful.}} {{dialog|lisa|Alright, I'm gonna go pay and make the reservation for the next time! Can you guys put this place back to the way we found it? You only have to do what you can, okay.}} {{dialog|sayo|(She's become an important part of the group and shows improvement in every aspect. At this point, we couldn't be without her... it seems...)}} {{dialog|ako|Today's practice was tougher than usual, but because of that, I feel like we played well! Rin-rin, what did you think?}} {{dialog|rinko|Mhm... I also... think we did well...}} {{dialog|ako|And today was another day of Sayo-san's super cool guitar playing! Her rhythm and tempo were spot-on... You look at her and it feels like, wham~!!}} {{dialog|ako|Sayo-san's right hand has like... the sacred power to rule over music and... Uhm... Anyway, that's what it felt like to me!}} {{dialog|yukina|I have no idea what Ako is saying, but... sayo, your playing is very precise. I didn't sense any problem today, as usual.}} {{dialog|yukina|Be sure to continue devoting yourself to that precision.}} {{dialog|sayo|Precision...}} {{dialog|yukina|Sayo? Something wrong?}} {{dialog|sayo|I-I will... That's what I intend to do.}} {{dialog|lisa|The bill is paid, and the reservation is made~! ... Wait, you guys haven't done any cleaning~! Geez~!}} {{dialog|rinko|S-sorry... We ended up... talking...}} {{dialog|lisa|Well, if you really found the conversation to be that interesting that's fine ♪ Alright then, let's clean up...}} {{dialog|sayo|I can't seem to take my mid off of this one phrase, so I'm going to stay and practice some more.}} {{dialog|lisa|You are? Okay, we'll take care of everything besides the guitar area and leave the rest to you!}} {{dialog|sayo|Okay...}} {{dialog|yukina|(Sayo...)}} {{dialog|sayo|...}} {{dialog|sayo|(... No good. No matter how many times I do it, something's just not right.)}} {{dialog|sayo|(Tempo and rhythm are about precision. Nothing more, nothing less.)}} {{dialog|sayo|(High-level technique and perfection can be valued regardless of musicality. That's why I put of my faith into those things...)}} {{dialog|sayo|(All so that Hina wouldn't get the best of me.)}} {{dialog|sayo|(And yet... Even though my tempo and rhythm should be considered precise when compared to Hina's... My playing is...)}} {{dialog|sayo|So... lifeless...}} {{dialog|sayo|Why..?}}

{{loc|A Few Days Later}}
 * Chapter 2 Title =Like Me
 * Chapter 2 Description =Sayo begins to feel irritated by her stagnation, while her relationship with Hina seems like it'll regress back to its former state.
 * Chapter 2 Transcript =

{{dialog|yukina|Sayo! That's the same mistake as last time.}} {{dialog|sayo|...! apologize. Is it okay if we do it once more?}} {{dialog|yukina|... Alright, let's start from the two phrases before that.}} {{dialog|sayo|...}} {{dialog|lisa|Sayo, is everything okay? Should we take a break?}} {{dialog|sayo|No, I'm fine. Again please.}} {{dialog|lisa|Sayo...}} {{loc|Walking Home}} {{dialog|sayo|...}} {{dialog|yukina|Really, Sayo. What happened today? That wasn't like you.}} {{dialog|sayo|Like... me...}} {{dialog|sayo|... What does 'like me' even mean?}} {{dialog|yukina|Huh?}} {{dialog|sayo|Nothing, forget it. Sorry about today. I'll be sure to make up for it.}} {{dialog|yukina|Sayo...}} {{loc|Sayo's Room}} {{dialog|hina|Hey, hey, Sis! When you're done practicing guitar, let's watch TV!}} {{dialog|sayo|... I'm not going to practice guitar.}} {{dialog|hina|Huh? But... that's what you always do when you get home, right?}} {{dialog|sayo|... I'm not going to.}} {{dialog|hina|Si-}} {{dialog|sayo|I'm not going to play!! I don't want to!!}} {{dialog|sayo|...! Sorry, I don't feel like talking to you at the moment... Leave me alone.}} {{dialog|hina|Sis... What's wrong...?}} {{loc|A Few Days Later}}

{{dialog|lisa|... It seems like something's still not right with Sayo...}} {{dialog|rinko|What... exactly happened to her...?}} {{dialog|ako|Sayo-san...}} {{dialog|yukina|Sayo, things are a lot more difficult when you're practicing in that state... If you're not up to it, then maybe...}} {{dialog|sayo|Sorry, I'm... sorry...}} {{dialog|lisa|Ah... Why don't we take a break?! Okay?! Alright, we'll have a 30-minute break starting now~! Resting is important too~!}}

{{dialog|sayo|Sigh...}} {{dialog|sayo|(The more I strum the strings of my guitar, the more lifeless my playing sounds. Practicing under these circumstances is-)}} {{dialog|ako|Uh-uhm...! Sayo-san! Would you like to go to the café with me? Something sweet might, uhm... you know... take your sacred power from its deep slumber, and... Uhh...}} {{dialog|sayo|Udagawa-san... Sorry. I don't have much of an appetite.}} {{dialog|ako|... Oh, I see...}} {{dialog|sayo|... Udagawa-san.}} {{dialog|ako|Y-yes?!}} {{dialog|sayo|Do you still aspire to be just like your sister?}} {{dialog|ako|Of course! My sister is the coolest person in the world! I'll keep trying even if it takes an eternity!}} {{dialog|sayo|An eternity...}} {{dialog|ako|Ah... S-sorry... Did I say something weird again...?}} {{dialog|ako|... Wait, what's wrong? Why'd you ask that...?}} {{dialog|sayo|Nothing. I'm fine... Rehearsal is about to start. Let's head back in.}} {{dialog|ako|Sayo-san...}} {{loc|Udagawa Residence}} {{dialog|ako|... And so, Sayo-san's been down for a while, and it feels like she's not playing how she usually does.}} {{dialog|tomoe|Interesting, so Sayo-san goes through times like that too, huh?}} {{dialog|ako|She asked me, "Do you still aspire to be just like your sister?" So I told her, I would keep trying to be like you for the rest of eternity, but...}} {{dialog|ako|I wonder why she asked me that question... I wonder what's actually going on with her...}} {{dialog|tomoe|Hmm~... I haven't really spoken to her before, so I'm not too sure, but... I hope she can get her head back in the game soon.}} {{dialog|ako|Mhm... Me too...}} {{dialog|tomoe|... But hey, an eternity? Hehe, I'm happy to hear you think of me that way.}} {{dialog|tomoe|For you... I'll have to do my best to keep being your version of 'cool,' Ako.}} {{dialog|ako|Sis...! It's just like I said, you're so cool!}} {{dialog|tomoe|Ahaha! I know, right~? I'm so cool, aren't I~?}} {{dialog|ako|Mhm! The coolest!}} {{dialog|array|Ahahahaha!|Ako, Tomoe}}


 * Chapter 3 Title =Sisters
 * Chapter 3 Description =Sayo and Tomoe run into each other by chance. They talk about the relationship between sisters from the perspective of an older sister.
 * Chapter 3 Transcript =

{{loc|Riverside}} {{dialog|sayo|(... Another subpar performance at rehearsal won't be excused. That's why I came early to do solo practices, but...)}} {{dialog|sayo|...}} {{dialog|tomoe|Oh... Sayo-san?}} {{dialog|sayo|... Udagawa-san?}} {{dialog|tomoe|... Uh-uhm, thanks for always looking after Ako.}} {{dialog|sayo|N-no problem...}} {{dialog|tomoe|(Oh man... I called to her because of what Ako told me yesterday, but... what in the world do I say to get the conversation going...?!}} {{dialog|sayo|Udagawa-san... Actually, Tomoe-san. Did Ako-san tell you about my situation?}} {{dialog|tomoe|Huh..?}} {{dialog|sayo|I can't think of any other reason why you would suddenly approach me... She told you about how I wasn't playing well, didn't she?}} {{dialog|tomoe|Ah-ahhaha... Well, something like that... Ako's been worried. And after hearing everything from her, I couldn't just stay quiet...}} {{dialog|sayo|Tomoe-san, thank you for your concern... I wonder if that's another reason why Ako-san aspires to be like you...}} {{dialog|tomoe|What...?}} {{dialog|sayo|... Ako-san would spend an eternity trying to be like you, right?}} {{dialog|tomoe|Ahaha... I guess. Sure seems that way.}} {{dialog|sayo|Have you... never felt like it was a burden? Always being told she looks up to you, always being followed around...}} {{dialog|tomoe|I... am genuinely happy that Ako admires me. But I've also had times when I thought Ako is actually better than me at the drums.}} {{dialog|tomoe|Still... She looks up to me, so I wanna consider her feelings, and I don't wanna let her down.}} {{dialog|tomoe|After all... She is my one and only little sister.}} {{dialog|sayo|...!}} {{dialog|tomoe|... Uhh, I was acting a little too cool there, wasn't I? And you're the older one here. My bad...}} {{dialog|sayo|You're quite mature, Tomoe-san. I can't deal with my sister's expectations in the same way.}} {{dialog|tomoe|You know, there's a lot of pressure on me too. There are times when Ako makes it sound like I'm an all-knowing and all-powerful god.}} {{dialog|tomoe|I'm not exactly sure what you're dealing with, nor do I have the right to get in your business...}} {{dialog|tomoe|... But I hope you feel better soon, so I'll be rooting for you.}} {{dialog|sayo|Tomoe-san...}} {{dialog|tomoe|sorry, I know this was kinda sudden. Alright, I have to get to rehearsal.}} {{dialog|sayo|One and only... sister...}}

{{dialog|yukina|Sayo...! You're here pretty early.}} {{dialog|sayo|...Yeah. I thought I'd make up for the other day... But... I can't find it.}} {{dialog|yukina|Sayo...?}} {{dialog|sayo|I can't find... my sound...}} {{dialog|yukina|I see... So that's why things have been off for you lately.}} {{dialog|sayo|The only thing that let me believe in myself was the fact that I didn't want Hina to be better than me. But because of that, my sound has become nothing... Nothing but lifeless.}} {{dialog|sayo|I've... I've been using both Hina and music, simply as a tool to allow me to believe in myself and nothing more... I'm awful, aren't I?}} {{dialog|yukina|... Well, the same goes for me. I created Roselia for my father and dragged you guys into it... I hated that part of me. I still feel disgusted at myself sometimes.}} {{dialog|yukina|And there have been times when I worried that my circumstances didn't allow for me to sing certain songs.}} {{dialog|yukina|However... Someone was nice enough to tell me that it is because I'm genuine about music that I can think about it seriously and in that way.}} {{dialog|yukina|Sayo, your playing is precise. It's outstanding. That is, without question, something you should be proud of.}} {{dialog|sayo|... But that kind of sound... Precision is the only thing it has...}} {{dialog|yukina|I'm still inexperienced, and I still can't truly say from the bottom of my heart that I love music, so I can understand if you don't agree with me. I also understand your pain.}} {{dialog|yukina|But I want you to realize that not running and facing that pain head-on is the most important thing of all, and it's very valuable.}} {{dialog|sayo|Facing it head-on...}} {{dialog|yukina|... You don't have to take part in rehearsal today. But it's not that I'm giving up on you. I believe... that you will come up with an answer, and you will return.}} {{dialog|yukina|... Sayo. Sure seems hard having a little sister who admires you so much.}} {{dialog|sayo|Minato-san...}} Flashback {{dialog|tomoe|Still... She looks up to me, so I want to consider her feelings, and I don't want to let her down.}} End of Flashback {{dialog|sayo|(The thing I shouldn't be running from and facing head-on is...)}}


 * Chapter 4 Title =Rain
 * Chapter 4 Description =Hina comes with an umbrella to protect Sayo from the downpour of rain. What will Sayo think...?
 * Chapter 4 Transcript =

{{dialog|ako|Here we go~! Another day, another rockin' rehearsal~!}} {{dialog|lisa|Huh...? Hold on. Where's Sayo?}} {{dialog|yukina|Sayo isn't here today.}} {{dialog|rinko|Did something happen...?}} {{dialog|yukina|...}} {{dialog|lisa|She has seemed kind of down lately. Well, should be okay to let her rest a little.}} {{dialog|rinko|Yeah... You're right...}} {{dialog|yukina|... Let's get started. There are a lot of things we should be able to do on our own.}} {{dialog|yukina|(You too, Sayo... There's something you should be doing as well...)}} {{loc|Downtown}} {{dialog|sayo|...}} Flashback {{dialog|yukina|But I want you to realize that not running and facing that pain head-on is the most important thing of all, and it's very valuable.}} End of Flashback {{dialog|sayo|(I know who I should be facing head-on. I know it, but...)}} {{dialog|sayo|(Me... Being that brave...)}} {{dialog|sayo|Ah... It's raining...?}} {{loc|Studio}} {{dialog|hina|Sis, are you here?!}} {{dialog|lisa|Hina?! What happened?!}} {{dialog|hina|It's raining cats and dogs outside! So I brought an umbrella for my sister, but... She’s not here?}} {{dialog|yukina|No, not today. But I think she should be close by.}} {{dialog|yukina|Hina... You bring Sayo that umbrella.}} {{dialog|hina|Mhm! Okay! Lisa-chi, Yukina-chan, thank you!}} {{dialog|yukina|...Hina.}} {{dialog|hina|...? Something wrong?}} {{dialog|yukina|Help Sayo out, okay?}} {{dialog|hina|...? O-okay... 'k, I'll go look for her!}} {{dialog|yukina|...}} {{loc|Downtown}} {{dialog|sayo|(Doesn't look like it'll stop raining any time soon.)}} {{dialog|sayo|(That reminds me. It was raining like this during the Star Festival as well. By chance, I ran into Hina in this very area, even though she came to see the festival on her own.)}} {{dialog|sayo|("I wish Hina and I could be open and honest with each other." That's what I wrote on my tanzaku. And I knew I was the only one who could make that come true, but...)}} {{dialog|sayo|(I... haven't changed at all since then.)}} {{dialog|sayo|...}} {{dialog|hina|Sis...?}} {{dialog|sayo|Hina?!}} {{dialog|hina|Thank goodness~. So you were here! It was raining really hard, so I thought I would go to the studio to bring you an umbrella, but they told me you weren't gonna be there today.}} {{dialog|hina|Yukina-chan told me you should be around here so I should bring it to you myself. Welp, here you go!}} {{dialog|sayo|... Why...? Why...?}} {{dialog|sayo|(No matter how many times I push you away, no matter how much I reject you, you're always here by my side...)}} {{dialog|sayo|(Hina tries so hard to stand by me, and yet... I blame her... I blame her for everything...)}} {{dialog|sayo|... Ngh... Ngh...!}} {{dialog|hina|S-Sis?! Are you okay?! I-I'm sorry. I... did something wrong, again...}} {{dialog|sayo|Hina... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry...!}}

{{loc|Hikawa Residence}} {{dialog|hina|...}} {{dialog|sayo|... I apologize for earlier.}} {{dialog|hina|N-no need! Are you okay now, sis?}} {{dialog|sayo|...}} {{dialog|sayo|... The times has come for me to look you in the eye and be honest.}} {{dialog|hina|Huh? What do you mean...?}} {{dialog|sayo|My feelings toward you have always been complicated... I've had a complex, and I didn't want to be compared to you. That's why I started doing something you weren't-guitar.}} {{dialog|sayo|But you followed right behind me and started playing as well... And within no time you suppressed me...}} {{dialog|hina|Sis, that's not true...!}} {{dialog|sayo|It's fine, Hina. Even you should have realized it by now... Realized that you're better then...}} {{dialog|sayo|...}} {{dialog|hina|Sis...! Stop, you don't have to-}} {{dialog|sayo|No, I do. I do have to... If I don't say it, I'll... I'll never be able to change...!}} {{dialog|sayo|... I was afraid to hear you play because I knew my inferiority complex... and my hate toward you would grow stronger.}} {{dialog|sayo|... You remember going to the Star Festival a while ago?}} {{dialog|hina|Mhm, I do.}} {{dialog|sayo|This is what I wrote on my tanzaku that day: "I wish Hina and I could be open and honest with each other"...}}
 * Chapter 5 Title =A Promise
 * Chapter 5 Description =Sayo decides to face Hina head-on, as an older sister and as a guitarist.
 * Chapter 5 Transcript =

{{dialog|sayo|There's no relying on the stars to grant that wish. Only I can make it come true... I was aware of that fact when I wrote it. That's why I tried to make time for us to be together.}} {{dialog|sayo|I thought by doing that, I could make my wish come true... However, I continued to avoid hearing you perform.}} {{dialog|sayo|Then, after so much time, I heard you play... I could sense the appeal of your sound... The kind of appeal that's not obsessed with or constrained by skill.}} {{dialog|sayo|The sound said, "I'm enjoying the music"... That's something I lack. I refined my technical skill so I could be evaluated in a way that's completely objective. All so you wouldn't best me...}} {{dialog|sayo|But my sound is... at best, a refined, lifeless sound... That's what I felt. That much is clear.}} {{dialog|sayo|Dont let Hina be better than you... With that as the sole reason for learning guitar, of course that kind of playing would be the result.}} {{dialog|I can't... I just can't take it anymore. Any of it. I'm sick of myself, continuing to perform like this, drifting farther and farther away from the wish I wrote that day, everything... Everything...!}} {{dialog|hina|Sis, you... You lied to me!!}} {{dialog|sayo|Huh...?}} {{dialog|hina|Sis, you remember the promise you made? That we motivate each other to play guitar, so we wouldn't quit without the other's permission?!}} {{dialog|hina|That made me so happy! How could you...?!}} {{dialog|hina|I love the sound of your guitar! It's way, way more boppin'... I mean... It's a lot more fun than it was before. Do you realize this?}} {{dialog|hina|I've never thought of your sound as lifeless or anything like that! It's because of your playing that I started learning the guitar!}} {{dialog|sayo|Hina...!}} {{dialog|hina|I've caused you so much pain without even realizing it, haven't I? Sis, I'm really sorry... But... I don't want you to quit playing the guitar.}} {{dialog|hina|It doesn't matter what it takes! If you're suffering from something, you can blame it on me. That's fine if it means you'll keep on playing.}} {{dialog|hina|I wanted to be close like we were a long time ago, but... if I'm hurting you by trying to do that, then...}} {{dialog|hina|... Never mind. You can hate me all you want...}} {{dialog|hina|And... If you're gonna quit guitar like this... If you're gonna be the type of sister who breaks her promise... Then I... Then I hate you too!!}} {{dialog|sayo|...!}} {{dialog|hina|...}}}

{{loc|The Next Day}} {{loc|Studio}}
 * Ending Title =Sayo's Sound
 * Ending Description =Sayo is back in tip-top shape. She talks to Yukina about her thoughts regarding her own sound.
 * Ending Transcript =

{{loc|Studio}}

{{dialog|sayo|...}}

{{dialog|sayo|...}}

}}
 * Related Card 1 Name = Beyond Clear Autumn Skies
 * Related Card 2 Name = Teardrops and Rainfall
 * Related Card 3 Name = Quietly Worrying
 * Related Card 4 Name = Eternal Aspiration!
 * Related Card 5 Name = A Crucial Member