25-ji, Nightcord de./Story/Episode 3

## Episode 3

**OWN**

**Characters**

 Mizuki's Room

[Amia]
<Yawn... I don't think I've got any more in me today. I'm gonna log off.> **[Amia]**: <Yawn... I don't think I've got any more in me today. I'm gonna log off.>

**\***Nightcord Ping**\***

[Yuki]
<Okay. Goodnight, Amia.> **[Yuki]**: <Okay. Goodnight, Amia.>

[Enanan]
<In that case, I'll also... Oh, that reminds me. I had something I wanted to ask you guys.> **[Enanan]**: <In that case, I'll also... Oh, that reminds me. I had something I wanted to ask you guys.>

[Enanan]
<Have you heard of OWN?> **[Enanan]**: <Have you heard of OWN?>

**\***Nightcord Ping**\***

[K]
<OWN?> **[K]**: <OWN?>

[Amia]
<Yeah! I've heard of them! A lot of people are talking about 'em right now!> **[Amia]**: <Yeah! I've heard of them! A lot of people are talking about 'em right now!>

[Yuki]
<Really? What is it?> **[Yuki]**: <Really? What is it?>

[Amia]
<It's another creator who makes music like us! They showed up out of the blue about two weeks ago. Every song they've posted has gotten over 200,000 views.> **[Amia]**: <It's another creator who makes music like us! They showed up out of the blue about two weeks ago. Every song they've posted has gotten over 200,000 views.>

[Yuki]
<Over 200,000? That's impressive for someone who just started.> **[Yuki]**: <Over 200,000? That's impressive for someone who just started.>

[K]
<Never heard of them. How did they get so popular?> **[K]**: <Never heard of them. How did they get so popular?>

[Amia]
<I'm not surprised. I didn't know about them either unti lyesterday. One of my die-hard music buddies told me about them.> **[Amia]**: <I'm not surprised. I didn't know about them either unti lyesterday. One of my die-hard music buddies told me about them.>

[Enanan]
<I'll send you the URL so you can check 'em out. I'm sure you two will be surprised. Their songs are kinda overwhelming.> **[Enanan]**: <I'll send you the URL so you can check 'em out. I'm sure you two will be surprised. Their songs are kinda overwhelming.>

[Yuki]
<Are they really that good?> **[Yuki]**: <Are they really that good?>

[Enanan]
<Yeah. It's hard to describe, but it felt like the first time I heard one of K's songs. Like they've taken something that's too hard to put into words and given it form.> **[Enanan]**: <Yeah. It's hard to describe, but it felt like the first time I heard one of K's songs. Like they've taken something that's too hard to put into words and given it form.>

[Enanan]
<Unlike K's songs, though, OWN's are really cold.> **[Enanan]**: <Unlike K's songs, though, OWN's are really cold.>

[K]
<Cold?> **[K]**: <Cold?>

[Enanan]
<I don't know if I'm explaining it very well, but even though your songs give off a dark, sad feeling, they also have a sense of warmth to them.> **[Enanan]**: <I don't know if I'm explaining it very well, but even though your songs give off a dark, sad feeling, they also have a sense of warmth to them.>

[Enanan]
<OWN's don't have that at all. They're cold all the way through. It feels like they're rejecting anything and everything.> **[Enanan]**: <OWN's don't have that at all. They're cold all the way through. It feels like they're rejecting anything and everything.>

[Enanan]
<But that's what gives them their appeal. To be honest, it's a little scary, but I really like them.> **[Enanan]**: <But that's what gives them their appeal. To be honest, it's a little scary, but I really like them.>

[Amia]
<I totally get it. They have that kind of sharp tone that feels like it's cutting into your soul. I wonder what kind of person you have to be to make songs like that.> **[Amia]**: <I totally get it. They have that kind of sharp tone that feels like it's cutting into your soul. I wonder what kind of person you have to be to make songs like that.>

[Enanan]
<No idea. I'm curious, but I also don't think I want to know.> **[Enanan]**: <No idea. I'm curious, but I also don't think I want to know.>

[Enanan]
<If only my drawings could be that amazing, too...> **[Enanan]**: <If only my drawings could be that amazing, too...>

[K]
<Enanan?> **[K]**: <Enanan?>

[Enanan]
<Oh, sorry. It's nothing. Forget I said anything.> **[Enanan]**: <Oh, sorry. It's nothing. Forget I said anything.>

[Yuki]
<I think your artwork is plenty amazing, Enanan.> **[Yuki]**: <I think your artwork is plenty amazing, Enanan.>

[Enanan]
<Huh?> **[Enanan]**: <Huh?>

[Yuki]
<You always manage to capture the feel of K's songs perfectly. I was really surprised at how good your last illustration was.> **[Yuki]**: <You always manage to capture the feel of K's songs perfectly. I was really surprised at how good your last illustration was.>

[Yuki]
<It felt delicate and gentle, but also a little sad. I thought it was wonderful.> **[Yuki]**: <It felt delicate and gentle, but also a little sad. I thought it was wonderful.>

[Enanan]
<Really?> **[Enanan]**: <Really?>

[Yuki]
<Yeah. I really like your art.> **[Yuki]**: <Yeah. I really like your art.>

[Enanan]
<Thanks, Yuki...> **[Enanan]**: <Thanks, Yuki...>

[Amia]
<\*Yawn\*...> **[Amia]**: <\*Yawn\*...>

[Amia]
<I'm starting to pass out here. Time to get some sleep.> **[Amia]**: <I'm starting to pass out here. Time to get some sleep.>

**\***Nightcord Exit Call**\***

[Enanan]
<I should get to sleep, too. Talk to you tomorrow.> **[Enanan]**: <I should get to sleep, too. Talk to you tomorrow.>

**\***Nightcord Exit Call**\***

[K]
<OWN...> **[K]**: <OWN...>

**\***Clicking**\***

[K]
<Here they are. Looks like they've already got four songs.> **[K]**: <Here they are. Looks like they've already got four songs.>

[Yuki]
<Yeah. I wonder what they're like. Why don't we give them a listen?> **[Yuki]**: <Yeah. I wonder what they're like. Why don't we give them a listen?>

**\***Clicking**\***

**\***Music**\***

[K]
<This song...> **[K]**: <This song...>

[K]
(It's like I can hear them screaming...) **[K]**: (It's like I can hear them screaming...)

[K]
(It feels like they're all alone, drowning in a sea of despair.) **[K]**: (It feels like they're all alone, drowning in a sea of despair.)

[Yuki]
<Th-This sure is something else...> **[Yuki]**: <Th-This sure is something else...>

[K]
<Yeah.> **[K]**: <Yeah.>

[K]
(But this sound... This feeling... I feel like I've heard it before...) **[K]**: (But this sound... This feeling... I feel like I've heard it before...)

[K]
<Ah...> **[K]**: <Ah...>

[Yuki]
<Just listening to the one song is kind of exhausting. I think I get what Enanan meant by it being overwhelming.> **[Yuki]**: <Just listening to the one song is kind of exhausting. I think I get what Enanan meant by it being overwhelming.>

[Yuki]
<What do you want to do, K? Should we listen to another...> **[Yuki]**: <What do you want to do, K? Should we listen to another...>

[K]
<Hey, Yuki?> **[K]**: <Hey, Yuki?>

[K]
<Did you make this?> **[K]**: <Did you make this?>

[Yuki]
<What?> **[Yuki]**: <What?>

[K]
<It reminds me of the songs you used to write.> **[K]**: <It reminds me of the songs you used to write.>

[Yuki]
<.....> **[Yuki]**: <.....>

[Yuki]
<You think so?> **[Yuki]**: <You think so?>

[Yuki]
<I don't really see it. Besides, I wouldn't know how to arrange soungs like these.> **[Yuki]**: <I don't really see it. Besides, I wouldn't know how to arrange soungs like these.>

[Yuki]
<I couldn't come up with such heavy lyrics, either.> **[Yuki]**: <I couldn't come up with such heavy lyrics, either.>

[K]
<It's true, the lyrics are completely different than what you normally write, but still...> **[K]**: <It's true, the lyrics are completely different than what you normally write, but still...>

[K]
<This really wasn't you?> **[K]**: <This really wasn't you?>

[Yuki]
<Hehe. You doubting me like this actually makes me more confident in my own work.> **[Yuki]**: <Hehe. You doubting me like this actually makes me more confident in my own work.>

[Yuki]
<It's hard to believe I'd be mistaken for someone so popular.> **[Yuki]**: <It's hard to believe I'd be mistaken for someone so popular.>

[K]
<Sorry...> **[K]**: <Sorry...>

[Yuki]
<Don't worry about it. I'm just surprised you remembered my old songs. It's been over a year since I wrote those.> **[Yuki]**: <Don't worry about it. I'm just surprised you remembered my old songs. It's been over a year since I wrote those.>

[K]
<Yeah, they really left an impression.> **[K]**: <Yeah, they really left an impression.>

[Yuki]
<I see. It's already been quite a while since we started chatting like this, hasn't it?> **[Yuki]**: <I see. It's already been quite a while since we started chatting like this, hasn't it?>

[Yuki]
<I was really surprised to get a DM asking to make songs together from an account with zero followers and no profile picture.> **[Yuki]**: <I was really surprised to get a DM asking to make songs together from an account with zero followers and no profile picture.>

[Yuki]
<I thought it was spam at first.> **[Yuki]**: <I thought it was spam at first.>

[K]
<After listening to your music, I knew I had to contact you right away, so I created an account on the spot.> **[K]**: <After listening to your music, I knew I had to contact you right away, so I created an account on the spot.>

[Yuki]
<It's fine. I'm happy you did.> **[Yuki]**: <It's fine. I'm happy you did.>

[Yuki]
<Time sure has flown, though. First Enanan joined, then Amia, and before long we even came up with a name.> **[Yuki]**: <Time sure has flown, though. First Enanan joined, then Amia, and before long we even came up with a name.>

[Yuki]
<I never imagined I'd be making songs with other people like this a year ago.> **[Yuki]**: <I never imagined I'd be making songs with other people like this a year ago.>

[Yuki]
<So thanks for the invite, K.> **[Yuki]**: <So thanks for the invite, K.>

[K]
<It was nothing...> **[K]**: <It was nothing...>

[K]
<.....> **[K]**: <.....>

[K]
<Hey, Yuki? Why did you agree to work with me?> **[K]**: <Hey, Yuki? Why did you agree to work with me?>

[Yuki]
<What?> **[Yuki]**: <What?>

[Yuki]
<I guess because it sounded fun? It's not every day you get the chance to make songs with a group.> **[Yuki]**: <I guess because it sounded fun? It's not every day you get the chance to make songs with a group.>

[Yuki]
<That and because I was really impressed the first time I listened to your songs. At the time, I...> **[Yuki]**: <That and because I was really impressed the first time I listened to your songs. At the time, I...>

[Yuki]
<I felt like your song saved me.> **[Yuki]**: <I felt like your song saved me.>

[K]
<Huh? Saved?> **[K]**: <Huh? Saved?>

[Yuki]
<Huh? S-Sorry, that sounded strange, didn't it? Maybe we should get back to work. It'll be morning soon.> **[Yuki]**: <Huh? S-Sorry, that sounded strange, didn't it? Maybe we should get back to work. It'll be morning soon.>

[K]
<O-Okay...> **[K]**: <O-Okay...>

[Yuki]
<All right, I'll talk to you later, then.> **[Yuki]**: <All right, I'll talk to you later, then.>

**\***Nightcord Exit Call**\***

[K]
So... **[K]**: So...

[K]
I actually managed to save someone with my songs. **[K]**: I actually managed to save someone with my songs.

[K]
I'm so glad. **[K]**: I'm so glad.

 Mafuyu's Room

Mafuyu
..... **Mafuyu**: .....

Mafuyu
I was saved? **Mafuyu**: I was saved?

Mafuyu
What was I thinking? **Mafuyu**: What was I thinking?

Mafuyu
OWN... **Mafuyu**: OWN...

**\***Clicking**\***

Comment
<Whenever I listen to OWN's music, I feel like I'm being sucked into some other place.> **Comment**: <Whenever I listen to OWN's music, I feel like I'm being sucked into some other place.>

Comment
<There's something wrong with whoever made these. I wonder who it is.> **Comment**: <There's something wrong with whoever made these. I wonder who it is.>

Comment
<Listening to these makes me want to disappear, but I just can't seem to stop. So strange.> **Comment**: <Listening to these makes me want to disappear, but I just can't seem to stop. So strange.>

Mafuyu
Lame... **Mafuyu**: Lame...

Mafuyu
Even after making all these, I still can't find what I'm looking for. **Mafuyu**: Even after making all these, I still can't find what I'm looking for.

Mafuyu
If that's the case, then... **Mafuyu**: If that's the case, then...