Ch. 8 Ep. 8: Morning Resolution
The group in Odaiba goes shopping, bowling, and to the hot springs. Everyone thoroughly enjoys their Saturday. The following morning, you happen to wake up early. You go out onto your balcony only to find Ayumu on her's next door.
Player
Wow. The sun's already up.
Ayumu
Good morning. You're up pretty early today.
Player
Morning! And I could say the same of you.
Ayumu
How about Honoka and Chika?
Player
Those two are still asleep. We were talking until really late last night.
Ayumu
*Giggle* We've got to let them rest, then.
Player
Yeah! And it sure feels nice to wake up early. The morning sun's really beautiful, and the air's so clear!
Ayumu
You look like you're in a good mood.
Player
You're sharp, Ayumu! So I was just checking my messages, right? And I got a response from Kaoruko!
Ayumu
W-Wait, from Kaoruko?! How'd you send her a message? I thought we couldn't find her contact info?
Player
Well, about that…
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Player
All right, let's just start out by getting into contact with Kaoruko!
Honoka
But didn't the committee member we contacted earlier say it's impossible since her contact info isn't current?
Chika
Hm, I wonder if someone else knows her contact info.
Player
Then let's split up and search online as much as we can! I'm sure it's got to be left somewhere out there!
Honoka
You're right! She's got to have left traces somewhere!
Chika
All right, time to think up a term to search with first!
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Chika
Urgh. I'm not getting anything!
Honoka
Don't give up, Chika! Here, have some snacks to get your power back!
Player
A-Ah! Guys, look at this!
Chika
Wh-What, did you find something?!
Honoka
A blog?
Player
Reading through the articles it looks like it's a log of Kaoruko's activities, but the updates have stopped. Still, there's a contact form here.
Chika
Oh! So we can send a message through that and probably get a response back!
Player
Yeah. Well, if the form still connects somewhere, anyway.
Honoka
Let's give it a try! We won't know until we do!
Chika
You're right, let's send it in!
Honoka
If it doesn't work, we can think of something new tomorrow. With all of us.
Player
Yeah!
[Fade in/out.]
Ayumu
So her reply came in this morning, huh? Congratulations, that's great news!
Player
Yeah! I'm so happy, it's like our hearts got through to her!
Ayumu
I'm curious about the response, but could you tell me what kind of email you sent to her?
Player
I just wrote our feelings down in the message.
Ayumu
Feelings?
Player
About how we love school idols, about how I wanted to cheer on school idols just like she does, how I want to support them.
Player
And how I didn't want to let the School Idol Festival end, so I wanted to see if she could help.
Ayumu
So, what was her response?
Player
Mm, about that. She can't help us. She said she did what she had to, and that she's working towards something else now.
Ayumu
Oh, no.
Player
But she also said that my email made her really see that what she'd done wasn't wrong, that her efforts have started to bud.
Player
So even though she can't help us, she'll be cheering us on from afar.
Player
She said that when it comes to things you want to do, it's best to give them a try, and that she's always been like that.
Ayumu
Sounds like she's really cheering us on, then. Like she's saying, “Keep going! Don't give up!”
Player
Yeah! And hey, Ayumu, I've made up my mind! I'm not giving up on this!
Ayumu
Can we really revive the School Idol Festival?
Player
Yeah! Like, we've got friends and the committee before us cheering us on! We can't give up!
Ayumu
You know, you're right! There's no reason to give up!
Player
And we're going to need everyone's help. Ayumu, will you help me?
Ayumu
Of course I will! No matter what, I'll always be there for you.
Player
Thanks, Ayumu! And I'm going to tell everyone about this when they wake up.
Player
Tell them that we're going to be the next School Idol Festival Planning Committee!
Ayumu
Yeah, Honoka and Chika will definitely get behind that plan!
Player
We're not giving up on the School Idol Festival! Never, ever!
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