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Ran
... I try to write down the words and feelings that come to mind throughout the day.
Lisa
I seeā Yeah, you would end up forgetting anything good you came up with if you didn't take notes.
Lisa
Maybe I should buy myself a little notepad~.
Ran
That'd be fine, but I think you could do it on your phone as well. And you could send it to yourself too.
Lisa
Wow, well isn't that handy!
Lisa
Hm~āŖ You know, listening to you talk about this has made me all excited to write!
Ran
I'm glad I could help.
Moca
Have we reached a break in the conversation~? Okay~, I'm gonna go pluck some flowers~.
Lisa
Ahaha, 'pluck'? Moca sure loves to choose words that have gone out of fashion.
Lisa
She's such a characterā Is she like that at school too?
Ran
Yeah, she's always messing around, just like that. What about at work?
Lisa
Hm~, well~... When we're talking, she's like that, but when she's actually interacting with customers or doing something with the display, she does it with extreme care.
Lisa
Like when she's restocking the plastic bags, or how she always notices things here and there ā
Ran
Wow... I wouldn't expect that. She actually does what she has to do.
Lisa
Ahaha, does it seem like she wouldn't?
Ran
... Just a bit. What else does she do?
Lisa
What else...? Let's see~. She's also very careful when she's stocking shelves āŖ
Lisa
And when there's time, she makes sure the angles are aligned.
Ran
So whenever the cup ramens are all nicely lined up...?
Lisa
Pretty sure that's Moca's handiworkāŖ Supposedly, people have a tendency to go for certain logos ā
Lisa
And according to her, anyone with even a slight bias will more likely want to buy one.
Ran
Fufu, so weird.
Lisa
Interesting, right~? But you know, after she finishes lining them up, the number of people who buy them actually increases, so it might be true!
Lisa
Oh, and you know what else?! The way she decides on the amount of time she cooks the hot foods for is in a class of its own!
Ran
Wouldn't something like that already be decided by the manual?
Lisa
Well, yes. It is~. However, she's always saying how some things are tastier if they're cooked for longer or for shorter times!
Lisa
And I don't know if it's because of that obsession, but when Moca's on the job, everything tastes so good. It's mindblowing~.
Ran
Huh, I wonder how she knows the specific timing for something like that...
Lisa
She was saying that it depends on color and scent, but I wonder myself.
Lisa
I mean, it might just be special Moca senses.
Ran
Special Moca senses...? I think I know what you mean.
Ran
That's kinda weird though. Knowing that Moca actually takes her job seriously.
Lisa
In that case, why don't I tell you something weird that she does?
Lisa
Sometimes, she can completely butcher saying 'welcome' to the customer. Stuff like that āŖ
Ran
That sounds a lot like Moca. I can just imagine it now.
Lisa
Ahaha, great ā
Moca
Moca-chan has returned~... Huh? What, what? You guys seem like you're having fun~. What are you talking about~?
Lisa
Hmm~, you're not allowed to knowāŖ Right, Ran?
Ran
That's right.
Moca
What~? Ran, you're so stingy~. You too, Lisa-san~. Stingy, stingy~.
Lisa
Ahahahaha āŖ
Transcript
Ran
... BanG Dreamer-san, what are you doing wandering around here?
Ran
No seats? Yeah, it is pretty crowded. The seat in front of me is free. Why don't you sit here?
Ran
... It's not something you need to thank me for. I'd rather have you sitting here than someone I don't know. That's all.
Ran
Today? I still have time until rehearsal starts, so I'm just taking a short break.
Ran
Moca is still at work. Everyone else has stuff they're taking care of.
Ran
This...? D-Don't look at it. It's nothing. Just a notepad.
Ran
Hey... Y-You're looking! Oh, it was when you sat down? Sigh... I shouldn't have told you that you could sit here.
Ran
... Yeah, it's a phrase that seems like it would make for good lyrics. It popped into my head so I took a note.
Ran
The other day, Lisa-san was asking me about how I write my lyrics. That kinda... had an effect on me.
Ran
We were sitting just like this, across from each other. Lisa-san was making a really serious face, and I felt like I had to give her perfect answers.
Ran
So I started by sharing my way of thinking with her. Really, the only way of writing them that I know about is my own way... Though, I'm not sure if it really helped...
Ran
... I hadn't talked to anyone about it up until that point, so... it was kinda embarrassing.
Ran
But I think by talking to Lisa-san, I was able to understand my thought process a bit more.
Ran
I value the things that my current self is able to write. And I thought... that might be the same as saying I value the present.
Ran
There are things you come to understand because you put them into words and share them with someone.
Ran
... However, I realized once again... how embarrassing it is to talk about myself.
Ran
Ah, just got a message from Moca... Mhm, they're already at the studio.
Ran
Alright, BanG Dreamer-san. I have to head to practice.
Ran
... Thanks for listening. See ya.