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Nico #174: Secret Efforts

Nico

All right, no one's here yet.

Nico

I've still got some time before everyone gets here, but sometimes Honoka and Rin come early. Ugh, this is so nerve-wracking, every time!

Nico

Okay, I'm gonna get this all done before everyone shows up.

[Fade in/out.]

Nico

One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, then I step back here and turnā€¦

Nico

Right foot forward, andā€¦ Ack! Whoopsā€¦ Argh, again?! Why do I keep messing up here?

Nico

Am I off tempo? Hmm, maybe I'm going too fast. Maybe it'll go smoother if I take things a little slower around here.

Nico

All right, let's keep that in mind and try again. If I can't pull this part off, then I'll affect the other memā ā€“

Kotori

*Sneeze*

Nico

!!

Kotori

Ahā€¦

Nico

Koā€¦! Ko-Ko-Ko-Ko-Ko-Koā€¦

Kotori

Ko-ckadoodle-doo?

Nico

Why would I say that?! And why are you here so early, Kotori?! There's stillā€¦uh, 15 whole minutes until we're supposed to meet!

Kotori

I figured I should try to show up early every now and thenā€¦ More importantly, do you always show up early to practice?

Nico

Huh?! N-No! When you get to my level, you don't need to do any extra practice! You can dance without missing a single step by just following the regular regimen.

Nico

It's not like I came up with my own way to practice and I was secretly training to stay in perfect sync with everyone, okay? Nothing like that! So don't get the wrong idea!

Kotori

You don't have to try to cover it upā€¦ If you want me to keep it a secret then my lips are sealed.

Nico

I'm not covering anything up! See, I wasn't practicing, it's just thatā€¦ Uhā€¦ There was a b-bird!

Kotori

A bird?

Nico

It was trying to court me with a dance, so I was refusing it with my own dance! You know what I'm talking about, right? Those kinda birds!

Kotori

*Chuckle* I get it. You were dancing with a bird, right?

Nico

Right. Yeah, that's right! Good thing you get it.

Kotori

Well, that was a wonderful little dance. Could you teach me how to refuse avian advances, too?

Nico

Huh?! W-Well, if you insist, then I can't refuse! Just make sure you keep up with me. No falling behind!


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