Ch. 52 Ep. 5: A Place for Meetings
Following DiverDiva's lead, QU4RTZ search for ideas for their festival at Decks Tokyo Beach. Exhausted, they witness something from the deck.
Player
Kanata. Kanata, wake up!
Kanata
*Yawn* I'm up…
Kanata
*Giggle* The train felt so comfortable, I fell right asleep…
Kasumi
You go ahead and sleep, Kanata.
Rina
It's rare to hear you say that, Kasumi. Usually you'd say…
Emma
“Jeez, we're trying to find an idea for our festival at Decks today, so pull it together!”, right?
Kasumi
I would not!
Kasumi
But I do feel that way. Even now!
Kanata
Huh? Then why did you say I should go ahead and sleep?
Kasumi
Because today we'll be researching Decks all day!
Kasumi
There'll be no time for breaks once we get there, so it's best that you save your energy on the train.
Kanata
That sounds scary… Wahhh! Wahhh! Emma… *Sniff*
Emma
Whoa… There, there. It's okay.
Rina
You're all revved up, Kasumi. Why's that?
Kasumi
Why? Because I want to put on the best festival of all, of course!
Kasumi
I want QU4RTZ to be the best!
Kanata
*Sniff* I wanna do that too…
Emma
Me too…
Rina
I want everyone to say that QU4RTZ is the best!
Kasumi
Yeah! So let's all get revved up for today!
Everyone
Yeeeah!
[Fade in/out.]
Player
Wow, it's already evening. That day went by fast.
Emma
We ended up just hanging out like always, didn't we?
Rina
We checked out areas we never usually go to though.
Kanata
I really enjoyed the outdoor shop.
Kanata
They had such useful tools there, didn't they?
Kasumi
And there was a really elaborate barbecue set.
Emma
That reminded me of our training camp.
Rina
I wish we'd had something that convenient back then.
Kanata
Yeah. Next time I'll stock up and smoke us all some meat!
Emma
Cheese! I want smoked cheese, Kanata!
Kanata
That sounds good! I'll definitely do that!
Player
So did you find any ideas for your festival?
Rina
Uh…
Kasumi
Umm…
Emma
Let's talk about it while we remember what we did today.
Kanata
Good idea.
Kanata
…Although, this peaceful atmosphere and the cool sea breeze makes me…
Kasumi
No falling asleep, Kanata!
Kanata
Huhhh? But it feels so good! I want to just soak up the moment…
Kasumi
Ugh!
Rina
I know what you mean, though.
Emma
*Giggle* It feels good being on the deck, and the view really relaxes you somehow.
Emma
Look, the light from the boat is so pretty.
Emma
Come to think of it, I think I saw a festival like this on TV before…
Emma
Those little square containers that are lit up and go floating along the water…
Kanata
Isn't that called toro nagashi?
Rina
Let me search it up…
Rina
Like this, Emma?
Emma
Yeah, that's it! Those little lamps floating in the sea look so pretty. Do you think we could do that here?
Kanata
Hmm… I think these are memorial lanterns, though? It's a tradition. I don't know if it's okay to do it at a festival like ours.
Emma
I see… So that's how it is.
Kasumi
It should be fine if we don't do it exactly the same, right? Can't we come up with something new that fits Odaiba?
Player
Fits Odaiba? Like what?
Kasumi
Kanata, you said before that this is “a brand-new place for people to gather”, right?
Kasumi
So we could float lanterns as thanks for our past meetings, and to wish for wonderful encounters in the future!
Kanata
Ooh, good idea!
Emma
That's wonderful, Kasumi!
Rina
I'd like to do that. Rina-chan Board says, “Woo-hoo!”
Kasumi
Yes, I'm so smart! With my leadership, QU4RTZ will win the day!
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