Anon Chihaya and Rāna Kaname

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Oh, hey, Rāna-chan. What are you doing over there?

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What are you looking at? We need to get to the studio soon~

Guitar.

Huh? A guitar?

Um, the music store sign. That's a cool guitar~

Wanna play it.

Maybe once we make it big, we'll get to play guitars like that too~

Yeah...

Wait... now she's looking at something else... What is it this time?

Pigeon.

Oh, a pigeon... But why a pigeon?

That pigeon is moving to the beat.

Huh? Ahaha... it really is!

It's bobbing its head like crazy! Like someone in the crowd at a live house!

Perfect rhythm.

(Maybe she just has a habit of staring at stuff. She really is like a cat when she's like this.)

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Hm? What are you looking at this time?

Not the sign... Not the utility pole... Wait... Me?

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Wh-Why are you looking at me? When you stare that much, it's, um... kind of unsettling...

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(W-wait, come to think of it, I think I've heard that when cats stare at nothing, it's because they can see ghosts...!)

(N-No way... Could that actually be true...!?)

R-Rāna-chan, um... Is there something... on me?

It's on you.

S-Seriously...!? Wh-What do I do...!?

Don't move.

Eep...!?

Got it off.

It came off!? You can just take it off!? Wait... Is that a leaf?

Yeah. It was on you.

Um... So, Rāna-chan, you were just staring at the leaf stuck to me...

Y-You could've just said something...

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Anyway... Thanks~ *Sigh* Well, let's get going.

Yeah.

Hmm... Okay, so if this goes here...

What are you doing?

Oh, Rāna-chan! I'm just working on a school assignment.

I wanna enjoy practice without having this hanging over me, you know? That's why I was trying so hard to get it done first!

Hmm.

Hang on, I'll wrap this up in a sec. Just this one last problem...

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A-And... done~!

If I can do this much, I should do pretty well on the next test too~

Hmm.

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Hey, I've been wondering. Do you actually take your tests and all that school stuff, Rāna-chan?

Yeah.

Oh, you do? That's kind of surprising. Are you going to class too?

Normally.

By "normal," you definitely mean Rāna-chan's normal...

Sometimes I go. Sometimes I don't.

*Ahem.* Rāna-chan, you really should keep up with your studies, okay~?

Studying can be pretty fun once you get into it, and it comes in handy all the time!

Like what?

Huh?

Well... You know... Um... If you can do math, it helps when you're shopping at a convenience store, right?

The register does that.

O-Oh... Right. I guess so...

What else?

Ummm... Oh, right! Future plans! Studying gives you way more options later on!

You'd have more colleges to choose from... Wait, maybe that doesn't really apply to you, Rāna-chan?

Yeah.

Wait... When I look at it that way, maybe studying isn't really something you need, Rāna-chan...?

Just guitar and band.

Rāna-chan, the open mic's ready!

Coming.

Guitar and band. That's all, huh...

(Well... I did say I'd be in a band my whole life too.)

All right! Studying is important, but I've gotta work on guitar more too!

Ririko-san! Could you check if a studio room's open now?

Oh, Rāna-chan!

Anon.

What a coincidence~ It's kind of different seeing you when we don't have practice.

Yeah.

Oh, I know! Rāna-chan, wanna shoot a quick video?

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Since we ran into each other and all? Like, a little promo video for the band!

I think we should do more stuff like this. But we can't really film much during practice.

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So, let's get right to it...

Rāna-chan, look over here~

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Huh? Wait... Rāna-chan!?

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Huff, huff... It's so hard to catch up to you! Wait, a cat?

(Did she come here for this cat?)

Meow...

I guess they really do get each other...

Whoa, it's coming over here!

It says, "Pet me."

You can understand what it's saying!?

Gonna pet it?

Um, okay, then... Good kitty...

Prrrr...

It's purring...! That's way too cute...!

Whaaat!? So many cats...!

They all came.

(Did they all come over for Rāna-chan? That's amazing...!)

Hehe...

(Rāna-chan looks so happy.)

Oh, since everyone's here, let's get a picture! Rāna-chan, how about it? A group photo with the kitties!

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Wait, what!? Rāna-chan, kitties, don't run off...!