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Ako
... Huff~. Look! You can see the air coming out of my mouth! Try it, Rokka, Mashiro!
Mashiro
Hm? Huff~...
LOCK
Thank you both for coming all the way to Galaxy to pick me up. Wasn't it cold?
Ako
We didn't mind one bit! We just wanted to meet up with you as soon as we could! Right, Mashiro?
Mashiro
Y-yes... Don't worry about it, LOCK-chan.
Ako
I've been looking forward to our post-contest celebration party so much that I couldn't sleep at all last night~.
LOCK
Fufu, I've been looking forward to it too! We still haven't decided where we're going to celebrate, though, right?
Mashiro
Mm-hmm... I think the only thing we agreed on was meeting up.
Ako
So, where do you guys wanna go~? Ah! I kinda wanna do karaoke!
Mashiro
Even after we went so much to practice for the singing contest? We were going two to three times a week...
Ako
Aw~. But you can never have too much karaoke.
LOCK
Although karaoke sounds fun, I think a restaurant would be nice too.
LOCK
We haven't talked about the contest very much, and a restaurant would let us do that and relax.
Mashiro
... I like that idea.
Ako
Me too, me too~! Oh, since we're supposed to be celebrating, why don't we go to karaoke and a restaurant so that we can sing a bunch and eat huge parfaits~?!
Ako
Ah! I also want to go shopping together!
Mashiro
It sounds like we sort of have a lot of things to do...
Ako
And we should do them all! We're supposed to be celebrating!
???
Oh, Ako-chan! Hi, sweety! I saw the singing contest the other day. You were just lovely.
Ako
Ah, hi! I was?! Hooray~!
LOCK
U-um, Ako-chan... Do you think you could maybe introduce us...?
Ako
Oh, this is the hardware store lady from around here~!
Ako
Me and my sister have known her ever since we were this little~!
Hardware Store Lady
Those glasses... You're Rokka-chan, right? That was some good use of ornamentation in your singing. Gave the song a nice emotional punch~.
LOCK
Th-thank you very much!
Hardware Store Lady
And you're... Mashiro-chan, right?
Mashiro
Y-yes...
Hardware Store Lady
You were also very cute and lovely~. I really appreciate everything you girls did to spice things up around here. Here, I want you to have these!
Mashiro
A-ah, oh... th-thank you very much...
Ako
Wow~! That's a lot of mandarins!
LOCK
She had so many nice things to say about us, didn't she...?
Ako
Yeah! Maybe it's because the contest made both of you famous!
Mashiro
I-I don't know about that...
Fish Shop Lady
Well, if it isn't Ako-chan and her friends!
Mashiro
Drinks... Snacks... Everyone's been giving us so many things...
LOCK
It must be because they all went to see the contest.
Ako
Yeah! And can you believe we even got asked to do something for the next downtown event?
Mashiro
...
Ako
Mashiro? You look like you're spacing out. Is everything okay?
Mashiro
Ah... I'm just a bit surprised by all of this, I guess. Because I've never really come here that often...
LOCK
What do you mean?
Mashiro
Um, it just feels a little strange to have people I've never spoken to before come up to me with a smile and start a conversation...
Mashiro
All I did was be in a contest one time... This has all been so unexpected...
Ako
That just goes to show how super-duper cool our performance was!
LOCK
I think I sort of get what you're saying, Mashiro-chan. It's like you suddenly know a whole lot more people, so you're happy, right?
Mashiro
I don't know... but...
Mashiro
This place does feel kind of more special to me than it did before.
Ako
Really?! I'll give you a more detailed tour then!
Ako
There are so many more amazing things to see!
Ako
I bet you'll love this place a whole lot more once you've seen them all!
LOCK
Wow, thanks! It looks like we have one more thing to do to celebrate.
Mashiro
Mm-hmm...
Ako
Alright, stay close! The downtown tour is about to begin!
Mashiro
Huh?
LOCK
Ah! Ako-chan, wait for me...!
Mashiro
L-LOCK-chan, wait...! Please don't leave me behind, you two~...!
Transcript
Mashiro
Ah... BanG Dreamer-san... Happy New Year.
Mashiro
Um, are you shopping...? Oh, for studio supplies.
Mashiro
I'm going to the New Year's Fluffy Mascot Festival with Ako-chan and LOCK-chan.
Mashiro
I arrived a little early... so I've just been looking around.
Mashiro
Do you know about the festival?
Mashiro
You get to exchange New Year's cards with a special New Year's version of Michelle-san in a kimono.
Mashiro
I've been looking forward to the event for so long, and I'm so happy it's finally happening that I had trouble sleeping yesterday...
Mashiro
That reminds me, Michelle-san was amazing at the New Year's singing contest!
Mashiro
Getting to see her perform with Marie-san was like a dream come true... I really felt like I was dreaming...
Mashiro
She looked so fluffy and adorable while singing and dancing~...
Mashiro
Really?! You were there too...?
Mashiro
And you even saw us perform? I'm sorry... I didn't even notice.
Mashiro
I was so nervous that all I could think of was myself...
Mashiro
The atmosphere of the contest was just so different from the concerts I normally sing at...
Mashiro
And in the first place, I haven't had a lot of experience performing at events that feel like a festival.
Mashiro
I only managed to make it through because Himari-san covered for me as the host.
Mashiro
She's amazing, don't you think?
Mashiro
Introducing everyone so joyfully while maintaining all that energy and keeping things exciting until the end...
Mashiro
All I could do was sing one song, and I was exhausted...
Mashiro
Hm? Y-yes. I suppose so. I guess I'm glad I got to be in the contest.
Mashiro
At first, I was pretty nervous about how everything was going to turn out...
Mashiro
But after we finished singing, everyone cheered for us so much... That made me so happy.
Mashiro
And practicing with Ako-chan and LOCK-chan was a lot of fun too.
Mashiro
... Um, what will I do if there's a next time? I'd maybe have to think about it a bit...
Mashiro
Ah... I-I'm sorry, it's almost time to meet up...
Mashiro
Yes, see you at CiRCLE...! I'll be sure to offer Michelle-san my New Year's greetings!