CHU²'s Penthouse - Living Room
CHU2
... Okay, no sign of LOCK yet. PAREO, how are preparations for the surprise party coming along?
CHU2: ... Okay, no sign of LOCK yet. PAREO, how are preparations for the surprise party coming along?
PAREO
Oh, just perfectly♪ However, I'm still trying to decide what to do for a present.
PAREO: Oh, just perfectly♪ However, I'm still trying to decide what to do for a present.
LAYER
Present, huh...? I wonder what's the best way to make LOCK happy.
LAYER: Present, huh...? I wonder what's the best way to make LOCK happy.
MASKING
Hmm~... I say we try puttin' out some feelers to see what she thinks.
MASKING: Hmm~... I say we try puttin' out some feelers to see what she thinks.
PAREO
Um, are you sure it's safe to do so? It could lead to her finding out our plans...
PAREO: Um, are you sure it's safe to do so? It could lead to her finding out our plans...
MASKING
It'll be fine. Lemme do the talkin'. I'll get what we need out of her.
MASKING: It'll be fine. Lemme do the talkin'. I'll get what we need out of her.
LOCK
Good morning~. Ah, you're all here already.
LOCK: Good morning~. Ah, you're all here already.
PAREO
Good morning to you too~. Were you able to sleep well last night?
PAREO: Good morning to you too~. Were you able to sleep well last night?
LOCK
I was! The summer assignments were probably stressing me out more than I thought. I passed out as soon as I went to bed.
LOCK: I was! The summer assignments were probably stressing me out more than I thought. I passed out as soon as I went to bed.
LOCK
Thanks to that, though, I feel like I can focus even better than usual on practice today.
LOCK: Thanks to that, though, I feel like I can focus even better than usual on practice today.
LAYER
Fufu, I can feel your enthusiasm.
LAYER: Fufu, I can feel your enthusiasm.
PAREO
By the way, LOCK-san, there's a phrase I would like to go over with you before we get started...
PAREO: By the way, LOCK-san, there's a phrase I would like to go over with you before we get started...
LOCK
Okay, let me bring out my score. Oh, and my pencil case...
LOCK: Okay, let me bring out my score. Oh, and my pencil case...
LAYER
Wait, is that a new one?
LAYER: Wait, is that a new one?
LOCK
Yes. I went out with Ako-chan and Mashiro-chan, and this pencil case looked especially cute!
LOCK: Yes. I went out with Ako-chan and Mashiro-chan, and this pencil case looked especially cute!
LAYER: I see~...
LOCK
Hm, now where's that mechanical pencil...?
LOCK: Hm, now where's that mechanical pencil...?
LAYER: ...
LOCK
Um, LAYER-san...? Is there something wrong with my pencil case...?
LOCK: Um, LAYER-san...? Is there something wrong with my pencil case...?
LAYER
No, not at all. I was just wondering if there's anything you might need...
LAYER: No, not at all. I was just wondering if there's anything you might need...
LOCK: Need...?
LAYER
Ah! Wh-what I meant to say is, uh~...
LAYER: Ah! Wh-what I meant to say is, uh~...
PAREO
LAYER-san did say she experienced a lot of trouble when her pen ran out of ink at school the other day♪ Isn't that right~, LAYER-san?
PAREO: LAYER-san did say she experienced a lot of trouble when her pen ran out of ink at school the other day♪ Isn't that right~, LAYER-san?
LAYER
Y-yeah~. I just wanted to make sure the same kind of thing doesn't happen to you, LOCK...!
LAYER: Y-yeah~. I just wanted to make sure the same kind of thing doesn't happen to you, LOCK...!
LOCK
Oh. Well, when I bought this pencil case, I made sure to get pens, erasers, and anything else I might need, so you don't have to worry about me!
LOCK: Oh. Well, when I bought this pencil case, I made sure to get pens, erasers, and anything else I might need, so you don't have to worry about me!
LAYER: Ahaha, great...
PAREO: Great, indeed~♪
CHU2: Um, ahem.
CHU2: By the way... LOCK.
LOCK: ...?
CHU2
Your guitar case looks like it's been around for a while. You don't happen to have any plans to get a new one, do you?
CHU2: Your guitar case looks like it's been around for a while. You don't happen to have any plans to get a new one, do you?
LOCK
Not at the moment. I like it a lot, and it feels really comfortable on my back...
LOCK: Not at the moment. I like it a lot, and it feels really comfortable on my back...
CHU2
Then how about your pick case? Or strap?
CHU2: Then how about your pick case? Or strap?
CHU2
Come on, there has to be something new that you want.
CHU2: Come on, there has to be something new that you want.
LOCK
Hmm~... Let's see~... Something new...
LOCK: Hmm~... Let's see~... Something new...
CHU2
Can't you feel something coming already? Try thinking!
CHU2: Can't you feel something coming already? Try thinking!
LOCK
I'm really sorry. I just can't think of anything at the moment...
LOCK: I'm really sorry. I just can't think of anything at the moment...
CHU2
O-oh... I guess there's nothing then...
CHU2: O-oh... I guess there's nothing then...
PAREO
That was an admirable attempt, CHU²-sama...!
PAREO: That was an admirable attempt, CHU²-sama...!
MASKING
Amateurs... You're supposed to go straight for the jugular.
MASKING: Amateurs... You're supposed to go straight for the jugular.
MASKING: Yo, LOCK.
LOCK: Yes?
MASKING
There anythin' you feel like eatin' when you get the chance?
MASKING: There anythin' you feel like eatin' when you get the chance?
LAYER: M-Masuki...!
CHU²
Real smooth! That's too straight!
CHU²: Real smooth! That's too straight!
PAREO
CHU²-sama, LAYER-san, it pains me to say this, but neither of your attempts were exactly subtle, either ...
PAREO: CHU²-sama, LAYER-san, it pains me to say this, but neither of your attempts were exactly subtle, either ...
LAYER: Sorry...
LOCK
Something I want to eat? Hmm...
LOCK: Something I want to eat? Hmm...
LOCK
I already got what I requested last time, so I'm okay with anything that one of you wants instead.
LOCK: I already got what I requested last time, so I'm okay with anything that one of you wants instead.
MASKING
I'm askin' you what you want, ya hear?
MASKING: I'm askin' you what you want, ya hear?
LOCK
Uh... Wh-what's wrong? M-Masuki-san, your face looks a little, um, scary...
LOCK: Uh... Wh-what's wrong? M-Masuki-san, your face looks a little, um, scary...
LAYER
Get a hold of yourself, Masuki!
LAYER: Get a hold of yourself, Masuki!
MASKING
What? I'm talkin' ta LOCK right now.
MASKING: What? I'm talkin' ta LOCK right now.
CHU2
You. Back off. And stay away for now, okay?
CHU2: You. Back off. And stay away for now, okay?
LOCK: U-um~...
LAYER
Sorry, LOCK. It's nothing...!
LAYER: Sorry, LOCK. It's nothing...!
LOCK
(I wonder why everyone's been asking me about what I want...)
LOCK: (I wonder why everyone's been asking me about what I want...)
LOCK
.... Ah! Could it be...?
LOCK: .... Ah! Could it be...?
All: ...?!
LOCK
Do all of you know that I'm running low on my allowance?!
LOCK: Do all of you know that I'm running low on my allowance?!
MASKING
Y-yeah... somethin' like that...
MASKING: Y-yeah... somethin' like that...
PAREO
Why, of course~♪ We all had a feeling that might be it~. Isn't that right? Everybody.
PAREO: Why, of course~♪ We all had a feeling that might be it~. Isn't that right? Everybody.
LAYER
Uh-huh... More or less.
LAYER: Uh-huh... More or less.
LOCK
Oh, well everything makes sense now~! No wonder all of you were asking.
LOCK: Oh, well everything makes sense now~! No wonder all of you were asking.
LOCK
While celebrating with Ako-chan and Mashiro-chan after my assignments, I wanted to have matching things, and I even ordered two cakes...! This is so embarrassing~...!
LOCK: While celebrating with Ako-chan and Mashiro-chan after my assignments, I wanted to have matching things, and I even ordered two cakes...! This is so embarrassing~...!
PAREO
There's nothing wrong with that at all. It's called rewarding yourself♪
PAREO: There's nothing wrong with that at all. It's called rewarding yourself♪
PAREO
Oh~! I just remembered I came across that tea you mentioned the other day, LOCK-san. Could you please help me prepare it?
PAREO: Oh~! I just remembered I came across that tea you mentioned the other day, LOCK-san. Could you please help me prepare it?
LOCK: Of course!
PAREO
Thank you very much♪ This might take some time, everybody~.
PAREO: Thank you very much♪ This might take some time, everybody~.
CHU2
You know... There's a lot to be said about LOCK for not putting two and two together after all of that, but...
CHU2: You know... There's a lot to be said about LOCK for not putting two and two together after all of that, but...
LAYER
Yeah, we're a lot less capable than I thought...
LAYER: Yeah, we're a lot less capable than I thought...