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Picnic Under Autumn Skies |  |
Kanon
Sorry I'm late, everyone...!
Misaki
Kanon-san, hey. It's no sweat. We haven't started the meeting.
Kanon
Fue~, sorry... I thought it'd be nice to enjoy some cake together, but I somehow lost my way while heading to the station entrance...
Misaki
Wow, nice cake. You brought some for all of us?
Kokoro
Looks amazing, Kanon! Thank you! Guess we'll be having a little tea party first!
Hagumi
You sure did pick some super-yummy cake, Kano-chan-senpai!
Kaoru
The traditional confectionary store near the station entrance, yes? I just so happen to be fond of the ones at that particular establishment.
Kanon
Yeah, I like them too. Hehehe, I'm glad you enjoy it.
Kaoru
If we are to speak of cake, the precious morsels from our previous café excursion were certainly fleeting.
Misaki
That's one way of putting it. I had heard their latte art was famous and all, but their sweets were also well made.
Kanon
All of them looked so good that I had a lot of trouble deciding what to get~.
Hagumi
What? What're you all talking about?!
Kanon
Oh, I went to a café with Chisato-chan. A lot of things happened, and Misaki-chan and Kaoru-san ended up coming, too...
Kaoru
Trailing behind Chisato and Kanon as unseen guardians, our whereabouts were revealed by an amusing twist of fate. So goes the story of our outing.
Misaki
Yeah, that doesn't make a lick of sense.
Kokoro
Kanon and Chisato twisted something? And it was fated? I want to know more! And spare no detail!
Hagumi
I bet it was loads of fun, getting yanked around by fate! Right, Mii-kun?
Misaki
No, it's not literal. A "twist of fate" is just a figure of speech...
Kaoru
How glorious you are, fate, to contort our lives to your will... I yearn to know what mysteries you have in store for us in the days to come!
Misaki
Alright, can we just drop the whole "fate" bit already?!
Kanon
I can try to explain. So, I first heard from Misaki-chan about this new café that opened up recently, and...
Hagumi
Wow! That was a busy day you all had!
Hagumi
You said the event was for handmade stuff, right? If so, I wanna make some croquettes to sell there!
Kokoro
What a fun idea! I was just thinking that I also wanted to set up some kind of shop!
Kokoro
If we're going through the trouble, let's do it as a group! We've got croquettes covered. What else should we sell?
Misaki
It's an event for handmade crafts, unfortunately. If you were to sell croquettes, you'd have to set up a booth alongside the other food stands.
Kanon
I still can't believe how many shops there were! They even had one that sold big pieces of furniture. I was so surprised.
Kanon
And another one that had stationery... Oh, that reminds me.
Kanon
So, okay. I found a place that had really cute postcards with a bunch of animal designs on them. I ended up writing you all some messages...
Kokoro
You brought us all hand-written letters?! How wonderful! ... Oh! Mine is a cute kitty-cat card! Thank you so much, Kanon! I'll be sure to write you a reply!
Hagumi
I've got an adorable baby deer on mine~! Hehe! Kano-chan-senpai, I'll treasure it always! Thank you so much!
Kaoru
A giraffe is printed on mine... Fufu, it is true that the giraffe's long, slender figure resembles my own. Kanon, thank you. I shall return your feelings in kind.
Misaki
Let's see, my card is... Haha, of course it's a bear. Thank you very much.
Kanon
Hehehe, as if anything else would suit you better.
Kokoro
Here we are chatting about bears, but... Michelle is nowhere to be found! Where could she possibly be?!
Hagumi
Yeah, I haven't seen her at all today! Do you guys think she got the time wrong?!
Kaoru
An essential member of our troupe... To make serious decisions concerning our concert without our precious Michelle would truly be a slight upon her...
Misaki
Oh boy, here we go again~.
Kanon
... Y-yeah, about that...! Michelle told me she had something else to do today! She said to just tell her what you all decided later!
Kokoro
She did? That's too bad! I really wanted to see her today!
Hagumi
Me, too! Me, too! I wanted to see her so badly! She's seriously missing out on this awesome cake...
Kaoru
Your sense of disappointment also dwells within me, friends. However, take note of your postcards. Kanon has drawn Michelle on each, in memory of our missing member.
Misaki
Hey, you're right. Haha, how cute.
Kanon
T-try to ignore how awful my art is...
Kaoru
It came out quite well if you ask me. If anything, your fleeting love for Michelle shines through...!
Misaki
It makes me happy that you did this. Thank you very much, Kanon-san.
Kanon
Hehehe, I'm glad that you like it.
Misaki
You know, I didn't imagine you as someone who'd be up for an outing, so I was initially worried when I heard you planning one, but... it sounds like you had a great time.
Kanon
Thanks, Misaki-chan... But it's almost definitely because Chisato-chan was with me.
Kanon
We ended up taking quite the detour, but being with her is what made it fun.
Kanon
Hey, why don't we all go together sometime? I remember the way to the café, so I can guide everyone there.
Misaki
Uh, maybe you should leave that to me...
Kanon
Huh? But why? Don't worry, I'll do it.
Transcript
Kanon
Ah...! Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san. Good afternoon.
Marina
Kanon-chan! Good afternoon to you, too. Are you out shopping today?
Kanon
Yes. I thought I'd get some fried bread as a snack...
Marina
Fried bread! That sure would hit the spot.
Kanon
I really like them, too. Our school cafeteria sells them during lunch, and theirs are extremely good...
Kanon
The crispy crust on the outside with the fluffy inside... And they have a ton of different flavors to choose from.
Marina
Oh, they do? Like what?
Kanon
Aside from plain, they've also got flavors like cocoa powder... What's really great are the roasted-soybean ones.
Marina
Just hearing about them is making me want one! Maybe I'll pick up a few on the way home.
Kanon
Yes, please do!
Marina
Kanon-chan, is that a ring you have attached to your bag there? The design is really cute.
Kanon
Hehehe, thank you very much.
Kanon
I bought it the other day with Chisato-chan.
Kanon
Wearing it at school would get me in trouble, so I decided to change it a little and make it into a key chain instead.
Kanon
Actually, Chisato-chan has another one just like it, hehe.
Marina
That's not surprising, considering how close you two are!
Kanon
We had made plans to go to a café, but we got on the wrong train...
Kanon
In the end, though, we managed to get there. It's a good thing Chisato-chan was with me. I might've gotten lost and never found the place.
Marina
Haha, that's what we call being good friends.
Kanon
... Did I ever tell you?! The reason why she and I became so close is actually because of fried bread.
Marina
That's what brought you two together? In what way?
Kanon
We had some together on the day she and I had our first real conversation.
Kanon
Despite having been classmates, we hadn't really spoken to each other before that...
Kanon
I was on print-out duty that day, and I crashed into Chisato-chan while trying to carry a huge stack of papers...
Kanon
Thinking she was an upperclassman, I totally freaked out... And then, she helped me carry the worksheets all the way to the faculty room.
Marina
Chisato-chan sure is kind.
Kanon
She really is. And as a way of saying thanks, I treated her to some fried bread during lunch.
Kanon
It was so good... There was something about the bread that day that made it taste special.
Marina
And so that particular snack is a very precious memory for the both of you.
Kanon
Yes, it's something I still remember to this day.
Kanon
You know, the other day... when she and I were talking about how we met... Chisato-chan thanked me. I wonder why she did that...?
Kanon
I mean, if anything, I should be thanking her for staying my friend this whole time...
Kanon
... Uh-oh, I've done nothing but blabber on this whole time. I'm very sorry to have held you up like this.
Marina
Not at all! It was a lot of fun catching up with you!
Kanon
Hehe, I enjoyed it, too. Thank you very much.