A Special Place/Card Story

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* Special Episode

**Transcript**

 Haneoka Girls' Academy
 Class 1-A

Ran
... Hrm~.
**Ran**: ... Hrm~.

Moca
Ran, how's it going? Any good phrases pop into your head~?
**Moca**: Ran, how's it going? Any good phrases pop into your head~?

Ran
... Does it look like they have?
**Ran**: ... Does it look like they have?

Moca
Ooh~... Sounds like an extra tough cookie this time~.
**Moca**: Ooh~... Sounds like an extra tough cookie this time~.

Himari
Moca~! Stop bugging Ran~!
**Himari**: Moca~! Stop bugging Ran~!

Himari
We're not making just another song that we're gonna go and play this time, you know? It's a song for Pastel✽Palettes, so it's no surprise she's having a tough time~!
**Himari**: We're not making just another song that we're gonna go and play this time, you know? It's a song for Pastel✽Palettes, so it's no surprise she's having a tough time~!

Moca
So are you thinking about the song too, Hii-chan?
**Moca**: So are you thinking about the song too, Hii-chan?

Moca
We're supposed to be working on this one together~.
**Moca**: We're supposed to be working on this one together~.

Himari
O-Of course I've been thinking about it!
**Himari**: O-Of course I've been thinking about it!

Himari
B-But, I think my job is probably making it easier for you and Ran to come up with ideas and stuff... I guess?
**Himari**: B-But, I think my job is probably making it easier for you and Ran to come up with ideas and stuff... I guess?

Himari
If we all work together, we should be able to come up with something good, right?
**Himari**: If we all work together, we should be able to come up with something good, right?

Moca
Oh~, did you hear that, Ran? Hii-chan's gonna make things easier for us.
**Moca**: Oh~, did you hear that, Ran? Hii-chan's gonna make things easier for us.

Moca
I wonder what she's gonna do for us~. Can you wait to find out, Ran~?
**Moca**: I wonder what she's gonna do for us~. Can you wait to find out, Ran~?

Moca
Maybe she'll go buy us something to drink~. Hey, Ran. Try asking her to do something~.
**Moca**: Maybe she'll go buy us something to drink~. Hey, Ran. Try asking her to do something~.

Himari
I told you, Moca! Ran is trying really hard to concentrate, so stop bugging her!
**Himari**: I told you, Moca! Ran is trying really hard to concentrate, so stop bugging her!

Ran
Uhh... Himari. You're being really loud. Could you keep it down?
**Ran**: Uhh... Himari. You're being really loud. Could you keep it down?

Himari
I-I'm the problem?!
**Himari**: I-I'm the problem?!

Moca
Ahaha~, Hii-chan got in trouble~.
**Moca**: Ahaha~, Hii-chan got in trouble~.

Himari
Hmph~!
**Himari**: Hmph~!

Ran
Oh... By the way, Himari.
**Ran**: Oh... By the way, Himari.

Himari
Hm? What's up? Is there anything I can do?
**Himari**: Hm? What's up? Is there anything I can do?

Ran
What's Aya-san like when she sings? If I can visualize her, I might be able to come up with some phrases.
**Ran**: What's Aya-san like when she sings? If I can visualize her, I might be able to come up with some phrases.

Himari
Huh? Aya-san when she sings? She's got the whole idol thing going... All sparkly and bubbly~...
**Himari**: Huh? Aya-san when she sings? She's got the whole idol thing going... All sparkly and bubbly~...

Moca
Oh, I know. Hii-chan, do an impersonation of Aya-san~. It'll make it easier for Ran to visualize her~.
**Moca**: Oh, I know. Hii-chan, do an impersonation of Aya-san~. It'll make it easier for Ran to visualize her~.

Himari
Whaaat~?! You want me to impersonate Aya-san~?!
**Himari**: Whaaat~?! You want me to impersonate Aya-san~?!

Moca
She has those poses and stuff, right? Do one of those and Ran will have a better idea.
**Moca**: She has those poses and stuff, right? Do one of those and Ran will have a better idea.

Himari
N-No way~! I'm too embarrassed!
**Himari**: N-No way~! I'm too embarrassed!

Moca
Hii-chan... Were you lying just now when you said it's your job to make it easier for us to come up with ideas...?
**Moca**: Hii-chan... Were you lying just now when you said it's your job to make it easier for us to come up with ideas...?

Himari
N-No! I wasn't lying at all~! ... F-Fine, I just have to do an impression and you'll be happy, right...?
**Himari**: N-No! I wasn't lying at all~! ... F-Fine, I just have to do an impression and you'll be happy, right...?

Moca
Ahaha~, okay, Hii-chan. Anytime you're ready.
**Moca**: Ahaha~, okay, Hii-chan. Anytime you're ready.

Himari
... A-Always vibrant with shining color, I'm Pastel✽Palettes' pretty pink charm, Aya!
**Himari**: ... A-Always vibrant with shining color, I'm Pastel✽Palettes' pretty pink charm, Aya!

Moca
...
**Moca**: ...

Himari
Hey, say something!
**Himari**: Hey, say something!

Moca
... Well, Ran? Come up with anything?
**Moca**: ... Well, Ran? Come up with anything?

Ran
... Uh, sorry. I missed it.
**Ran**: ... Uh, sorry. I missed it.

Himari
H-Hey~! Could you at least watch~?
**Himari**: H-Hey~! Could you at least watch~?

Moca
Hii-chan, I'm sad to say but Ran wasn't watching, so... could you do it one more time?
**Moca**: Hii-chan, I'm sad to say but Ran wasn't watching, so... could you do it one more time?

Himari
No way!
**Himari**: No way!

Moca
But you were the one who said you were gonna make it easier for us to think of things, right Hii-chan~?
**Moca**: But you were the one who said you were gonna make it easier for us to think of things, right Hii-chan~?

Himari
I did, but~! I mean, Ran wasn't even paying attention~!
**Himari**: I did, but~! I mean, Ran wasn't even paying attention~!

Ran
I won't miss it this time. I'm watching.
**Ran**: I won't miss it this time. I'm watching.

Himari
… H-Hmph~, okay, fine~!
**Himari**: … H-Hmph~, okay, fine~!

Himari
... A-Always vibrant with shining color, I'm Pastel✽Palettes' pretty pink charm, Aya!
**Himari**: ... A-Always vibrant with shining color, I'm Pastel✽Palettes' pretty pink charm, Aya!

Ran & Moca
... Fufu, ahahaha!
**Others**: ... Fufu, ahahaha!

Ran
Hahaha... Oh man, Himari... You sounded just like her, haha...
**Ran**: Hahaha... Oh man, Himari... You sounded just like her, haha...

Himari
H-Hey~! You guys are so mean! You just made me do this for fun~!
**Himari**: H-Hey~! You guys are so mean! You just made me do this for fun~!

Ran
Haha... Thanks, Himari... I've got the feeling I can come up with something now.
**Ran**: Haha... Thanks, Himari... I've got the feeling I can come up with something now.

Himari
R-Really?! I guess that's okay then.
**Himari**: R-Really?! I guess that's okay then.

Ran
If you do it one more time... good ideas will rain from the sky... I think...
**Ran**: If you do it one more time... good ideas will rain from the sky... I think...

Himari
I'm so not doing it~~!!
**Himari**: I'm so not doing it~~!!

**Transcript**

 Shopping Mall

Himari
Ah, BanG Dreamer-san! Hi!
**Himari**: Ah, BanG Dreamer-san! Hi!

Himari
Are you here to do some shopping?
**Himari**: Are you here to do some shopping?

Himari
... Oh, I see. You're really hardworking, BanG Dreamer~ ♪
**Himari**: ... Oh, I see. You're really hardworking, BanG Dreamer~ ♪

Himari
Oh, you don't have to be so humble~.
**Himari**: Oh, you don't have to be so humble~.

Himari
... Huh? Me? I'm here to buy... a book.
**Himari**: ... Huh? Me? I'm here to buy... a book.

Himari
... Umm, well... It's a book about idols.
**Himari**: ... Umm, well... It's a book about idols.

Himari
W-Wait! I-It's not like I want to be an idol or anything, okay?
**Himari**: W-Wait! I-It's not like I want to be an idol or anything, okay?

Himari
The truth is, something came up and we had to go to Pastel✽Palettes' talent agency!
**Himari**: The truth is, something came up and we had to go to Pastel✽Palettes' talent agency!

Himari
... Yeah! Naturally, I'd never been to a place like that~!
**Himari**: ... Yeah! Naturally, I'd never been to a place like that~!

Himari
Oh my God, you have no idea how nervous I was...!
**Himari**: Oh my God, you have no idea how nervous I was...!

Himari
... Nope. I didn't get to see any celebrities that I knew, unfortunately...
**Himari**: ... Nope. I didn't get to see any celebrities that I knew, unfortunately...

Himari
... You think I'm just jumping on the bandwagon, don't you?
**Himari**: ... You think I'm just jumping on the bandwagon, don't you?

Himari
But if you went to a place like that, I guarantee you'd be doing the same as me!
**Himari**: But if you went to a place like that, I guarantee you'd be doing the same as me!

Himari
It's like, just so different to where we normally go...
**Himari**: It's like, just so different to where we normally go...

Himari
Yeah! I guess it felt like, mature...?
**Himari**: Yeah! I guess it felt like, mature...?

Himari
That's what it is.
**Himari**: That's what it is.

Himari
Aya-san and the others were like, so professional!
**Himari**: Aya-san and the others were like, so professional!

Himari
Oh my God, I was so amazed!
**Himari**: Oh my God, I was so amazed!

Himari
They even practice the things they're going to say on stage between songs!
**Himari**: They even practice the things they're going to say on stage between songs!

Himari
And even though they're just rehearsing, they still try to be conscious of the audience!
**Himari**: And even though they're just rehearsing, they still try to be conscious of the audience!

Himari
We've never even considered doing anything like that!
**Himari**: We've never even considered doing anything like that!

Himari
... After that, they told us about what happened when they formed Pastel✽Palettes~.
**Himari**: ... After that, they told us about what happened when they formed Pastel✽Palettes~.

Himari
I don't know how to describe it... It was just, really dramatic...
**Himari**: I don't know how to describe it... It was just, really dramatic...

Himari
I hadn't even stopped to consider that they'd gone through something like that!
**Himari**: I hadn't even stopped to consider that they'd gone through something like that!

Himari
I mean, they're literally always smiling, right?
**Himari**: I mean, they're literally always smiling, right?

Himari
So much painstaking hard work is hidden behind those smiles!
**Himari**: So much painstaking hard work is hidden behind those smiles!

Himari
After I found out, I...
**Himari**: After I found out, I...

Himari
Like, lots of things have happened with Afterglow too, but I think they're different kinds of things...
**Himari**: Like, lots of things have happened with Afterglow too, but I think they're different kinds of things...

Himari
... Oh, I'm sorry. I feel like I'm gonna cry just thinking about it...
**Himari**: ... Oh, I'm sorry. I feel like I'm gonna cry just thinking about it...

Himari
Anyway, after I found about what Pastel✽Palettes have been through, I started wondering if it was the same for other idols that we can see on TV and stuff.
**Himari**: Anyway, after I found about what Pastel✽Palettes have been through, I started wondering if it was the same for other idols that we can see on TV and stuff.

Himari
They only show us happy smiles, but I think they've all had to work really hard and go through tough things!
**Himari**: They only show us happy smiles, but I think they've all had to work really hard and go through tough things!

Himari
Now that I know all this, just seeing an idol on TV makes me tear up now...
**Himari**: Now that I know all this, just seeing an idol on TV makes me tear up now...

Himari
The music shows are a given, but I cry when they're on talk shows and stuff too!
**Himari**: The music shows are a given, but I cry when they're on talk shows and stuff too!

Himari
I mean, I even cried when I saw an idol in a commercial the other day...
**Himari**: I mean, I even cried when I saw an idol in a commercial the other day...

Himari
I've been crying so much lately that my mom is starting to get worried.
**Himari**: I've been crying so much lately that my mom is starting to get worried.

Himari
Oh my God, it's so bad~...
**Himari**: Oh my God, it's so bad~...

Himari
At this rate, it's just going to get worse and worse, so I decided to buy a book on idols and learn more about them.
**Himari**: At this rate, it's just going to get worse and worse, so I decided to buy a book on idols and learn more about them.

Himari
Don't you think that if I do that, I might be able to stop crying whenever I go and imagine something about them?
**Himari**: Don't you think that if I do that, I might be able to stop crying whenever I go and imagine something about them?

Himari
... Huh? ... What will I do if I read something even more dramatic than what happened to Pastel✽Palettes?
**Himari**: ... Huh? ... What will I do if I read something even more dramatic than what happened to Pastel✽Palettes?

Himari
Ohh! I hadn't even thought of that!
**Himari**: Ohh! I hadn't even thought of that!

Himari
O-Oh no, what am I gonna do if that actually happens~?!
**Himari**: O-Oh no, what am I gonna do if that actually happens~?!

Himari
I'll never be able to watch TV again~!
**Himari**: I'll never be able to watch TV again~!

Himari
... Ah! I know! Could you buy an idol book and read it instead of me, and let me know if it's super dramatic or not?!
**Himari**: ... Ah! I know! Could you buy an idol book and read it instead of me, and let me know if it's super dramatic or not?!

Himari
D-Don't be like that! C'mon, please~!
**Himari**: D-Don't be like that! C'mon, please~!