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Ako
Yukina-san, the mine is this way! Just follow my lead, okay?!
Yukina
Yeah, alright.
Yukina
...? That person is...
Lisa
What's wrong, Yukina?
Yukina
Someone just walked by with the same face and outfit as me.
Ako
I'm sure that was a new player who chose the bard class! When you have new players who choose the same class, sometimes you end up looking the same.
Yukina
... That's kinda unsettling. Even if it's just a game, having someone who's exactly the same as you is a bit much.
Lisa
Nothing you can really do about that. Look, see those people over there. A bunch of them look just like me.
Yukina
You're right... Everyone looks the same when you look at them from behind.
Ako
It's hard to tell people apart when they're all wearing the standard outfit. That's why you can all keep an eye on me!
Yukina
Yeah. Okay, after you then. I'm sure that will keep us from running into any confusion.
Lisa
Alrighty, let's go!
Ako
To get to the mine, we go straight through here, and when we get to the next area, that's wh- Hm? Where's Yukina-san going?
Lisa
Yukina! Not that way. Back, come back.
Yukina
What happened? All I was doing was following Ako.
Lisa
That's not Ako! Sure, they look a little bit similar, but this is the real Ako!
Yukina
... Oh, it is. You can tell if you look closely enough.
Ako
Get it together, Yukina-san~. That girl looks nothing like me!
Yukina
It's too hard for me to see the difference...
Lisa
Yeah, if you took a quick glance, it might be hard to tell. You add that to being unfamiliar with the controls, and it becomes a lot to deal with at once.
Ako
Okay then, I'll move more slowly. If we all just stick really close together as we go, no one should get lost.
Yukina
That'd be helpful. Lisa, let me know if I'm starting to get separated from the group again.
Lisa
Okay☆ Leave it to me!
Lisa
You know, though, the game world is really interesting. Yukina following your lead, confusing you for someone else... Those aren't things that would happen in the real world.
Ako
I'm pretty sure my outfit is easy to spot... I can't believe she made that mistake...
Lisa
Wait... Yukina's missing again?!
Ako
What?! Where'd she go~?!
Lisa
L-let's just start by going back the way we came. We might find her along the way...
Ako
Ah, there she is! Yukina-san, over here! Hey!
Lisa
Yukina, why are you facing that way? Over here~.
Ako
Yukina-san? Hello~, Yukina-san?
Lisa
What's wrong with her? Is she frozen...?
Ako
What?! Did she get disconnected?!
Lisa
Ah, hold on. She's calling me.
Lisa
She says her screen suddenly turned black.
Ako
What~? Maybe she pressed the power button...?
Lisa
Either way, I'm gonna go to her booth so I can take a look at her computer. Be right back~.
Ako
Thanks, Lisa-nee!
Transcript
Yukina
I see. So they're all categorized as video game music, but there are various types.
Marina
And technology has come pretty far, so there are even games that can take an orchestra's performance and include it without making any edits or changes.
Yukina
An orchestral performance in a video game? That's quite interesting.
Marina
There are also games that use trending pop songs as part of their soundtrack, so you might learn a thing or two by listening to them.
Yukina
Yeah, I think I'll do just that. By the way, BanG Dreamer-san, you've been awfully quiet over there. Do you play video games?
Yukina
Oh, just a bit...? I've never had much interest in playing them, but the other day, Ako asked the members of Roselia to join her for a session.
Yukina
I don't remember what it was called, but I know it was an online game. One where you can play together even though you're on separate computers.
Marina
You, playing a computer game? That's kinda hard to picture.
Yukina
I never imagined I would be playing one either. I didn't have a clue what was going on.
Yukina
But I don't think it was a bad experience. I was fairly intrigued by the music they used in that game. It was a bit strange.
Marina
Oh, okay. And that's why you came here to ask me about video game music.
Yukina
Right. See, they had this background music set for the field area, but...
Yukina
That music would change when you moved from one field area to the next. However, it would do so without ever being interrupted.
Yukina
I'm not sure what kind of set up they have that would allow for such a feature, but that's some incredible technology in my opinion.
Marina
That's called procedural music generation.
Yukina
Procedural... music generation...? Do you know a lot about it? I was hoping you could tell me more, if you don't mind.
Marina
I'd love to! And since you're here too, why don't you both listen?
Yukina
Yeah, as someone whose work relates to music, I don't think it could hurt to learn. You should probably take advantage of this opportunity.
Yukina
Alright, Marina-san. We're listening.