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Mashiro
(Sigh, Michelle-san was so cute...)
Mashiro
(She's so fluffy and kind, and she smelled good...)
Arisa
... Ahem.
Mashiro
...?
Arisa
Ahh, so, do you like fluffy mascots, Mashiro-chan?
Mashiro
Y-yes. There are so many cute characters out there, so I always check out the latest fluffy mascots.
Arisa
O-oh, I see. Uhm, it's a good thing you met Michelle then.
Mashiro
Yes. I never thought I would be able to meet her. She even shook my hand...
Mashiro
Ahh!
Arisa
Wh-what's wrong?
Mashiro
I forgot to take a photo with her...! That was the perfect chance...
Arisa
O-oh, you wanted a photo...
Arisa
I'm sure you'll meet Michelle again anyway. You might do a concert with her or something.
Arisa
Ahh, a-and when that happens, I'll ask with you.
Mashiro
Arisa-san... Thank you...
Misaki
...
Arisa
Ah! O-Okusawa-san?!
Misaki
Hello there. I just got back from changing.
Arisa
Wh-what the heck? Why didn't you say something? You really scared me...
Misaki
Well, I saw that you were trying to get to know someone new, so I didn't want to interrupt.
Misaki
You two kind of looked like an awkward father and child.
Arisa
Ngh, well, what am I supposed to do? I'm not used to this kind of stuff...
Arisa
Anyway, Mashiro-chan was just saying how happy she was to meet Michelle.
Misaki
Ahh, then I guess it was worth doing.
Misaki
But why do you like Michelle so much?
Mashiro
Well, erm, she's cute, and... it's amazing how she can do so many different things.
Mashiro
She can run and dance, so I can see how she won the Fluffy Mascot Competition.
Misaki
Huh? The Fluffy Mascot Competition...?
Mashiro
Ah, it's a competition to find the best fluffy mascot...
Arisa
Ahh, yeah, we know about that. We were there.
Mashiro
Did you two go to see it too?
Arisa
I wouldn't say that. It was more like we were in it...
Mashiro
You were in the competition...?
Arisa
N-no, never mind.
Mashiro
That competition was so much fun. I took a lot of pictures.
Mashiro
I particularly like this one photo... Erm, ah, here it is. This one.
Misaki
Is that... Michelle and Marie?
Arisa
Ahh, that's from the marathon. I forgot about that.
Mashiro
Michelle-san and Marie were rivals, but they still held hands...
Mashiro
They seemed like good friends. It was very touching.
Misaki
I-I see...
Arisa
I never would've guessed that you were there, Mashiro-chan. What a small world...
Mashiro
I was so surprised when Michelle-san started performing. I didn't know she was in a band.
Arisa
No one expects mascots to be in bands, do they? I was surprised the first time I saw her too.
Misaki
Ahaha... I know what you mean...
Mashiro
Michelle-san is a cute DJ too. She's good at getting the crowd going.
Mashiro
Michelle-san shines at everything she does. She's amazing...
Misaki & Arisa
...
Mashiro
Ah, s-sorry. I'm talking too much...
Arisa
No, it's fine. Now I know how much you love fluffy mascots.
Arisa
And I bet you didn't mind hearing all that either, right, Okusawa-san?
Misaki
Y-yeah, that's right. Uh, thanks, Kurata-san.
Mashiro
Erm...
Misaki
Hm?
Mashiro
Uhm, I forgot to ask, so now it's a little awkward, but...
Mashiro
Who are you? Have we met before?
Misaki & Arisa
Huh...?
Mashiro
Ah, I'm sorry, I should have introduced myself. I'm Mashiro Kurata.
Mashiro
I'm a member of Morfonica... Ah, that is, I'm the vocalist... Erm, it's nice to meet you.
Arisa
Ahh... We didn't tell the Morfonica girls, did we?
Misaki
Uhm... Actually, Kurata-san. It's about Michelle...
Arisa
Poor Okusawa-san...
Transcript
Mashiro
The sakura blossoms... are so beautiful...
Mashiro
...
Marina
Oh? Is that...? Hey~, Mashiro-chan!
Mashiro
Huh? Ah, Marina-san... and BanG Dreamer-san...
Marina
You looked like you were zoning out just now. Is everything okay?
Mashiro
Well, the sakura blossoms are very beautiful, so... I just ended up staring at them.
Marina
Ahaha, I get what you mean. Sakura blossoms are so pretty. You can't help but admire them.
Marina
Speaking of sakura... you went flower-viewing with Kasumi-chan and the others not too long ago, right?
Mashiro
Yes. All of Morfonica went. I was so nervous though...
Marina
Was it that bad?
Mashiro
Well, I thought that we were the only ones invited.
Mashiro
But once we arrived, the members of Roselia, Afterglow, Pastel✽Palettes, and Hello, Happy World! were all there too...
Marina
Ahh, those bands have been around a lot longer than you guys, haven't they? I suppose it would've been quite nerve-racking to meet all those veterans at the same time.
Mashiro
I wasn't sure what to do, so I ended up hiding away in a corner...
Mashiro
On the other hand, Touko-chan fit in straight away. Before I even knew it, she was talking happily with everyone...
Mashiro
That made the rest of us feel like we had to follow her example, but...
Marina
Uh-oh... Did it not go well?
Mashiro
Tsukushi-chan and Nanami-chan were fine. It was me who had the problem...
Mashiro
I got so nervous when all the vocalists were right in front of me.
Mashiro
Yukina-san is so intense, so I though she'd be difficult to get along with. Ran-san looked kind of scary with that red streak in her hair...
Mashiro
And Aya-san is an idol, so I wasn't sure if it would be rude of me to just go up and talk to her.
Marina
Ahh... I see. What about Kokoro-chan? I think she's the bubbly and talkative type.
Mashiro
Kokoro-san just kept talking and talking, which was scary in a different way from Yukina-san and Ran-san...
Marina
W-well, I guess she can be a bit too perky at times. They're all really great girls, though, so you shouldn't be so scared of them.
Mashiro
Ah, I'm alright now... The more I talked to everyone, the better I got to know them.
Mashiro
Everyone was different from how I initially thought. They're all so kind and wonderful.
Mashiro
I guess you can't judge a book by its cover...
Mashiro
I learned that there are many things about a person that you can't understand just from their appearance.
Mashiro
I'm going to keep working hard to become closer to the other bands...!
Marina
Fufu, good luck!