A Touching Feeling/Card Story

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**Transcript**

 Shrine - Entry Path

Arisa
Ah, over there! I see some benches where it looks like we'll all be able to sit~!
**Arisa**: Ah, over there! I see some benches where it looks like we'll all be able to sit~!

Yukina
Since some people are still shopping, we should sit and wait for them.
**Yukina**: Since some people are still shopping, we should sit and wait for them.

Mashiro
We're in this corner... Do you think they'll be able to find us...?
**Mashiro**: We're in this corner... Do you think they'll be able to find us...?

LAYER
I think it'll be fine. There are five of us, so we probably stand out. And if need be, we've also got Seta-san to draw attention.
**LAYER**: I think it'll be fine. There are five of us, so we probably stand out. And if need be, we've also got Seta-san to draw attention.

Arisa
It was pretty amazing how people were staring even while we were going around the stalls~...
**Arisa**: It was pretty amazing how people were staring even while we were going around the stalls~...

Kaoru
Just like the North Star that shines brighter than any of its peers in the starry skies, I, too, am fated to glisten and draw attention to myself...
**Kaoru**: Just like the North Star that shines brighter than any of its peers in the starry skies, I, too, am fated to glisten and draw attention to myself...

Arisa
Ahaha...
**Arisa**: Ahaha...

LAYER
Ah, you got some mochi, Arisa-chan? That's roasted soy flour and red bean paste, right? They look good. I went with a Japanese pancake.
**LAYER**: Ah, you got some mochi, Arisa-chan? That's roasted soy flour and red bean paste, right? They look good. I went with a Japanese pancake.

Arisa
I figured mochi are the thing to eat since it's New Year's. But I gotta say, that Japanese pancake looks really good too.
**Arisa**: I figured mochi are the thing to eat since it's New Year's. But I gotta say, that Japanese pancake looks really good too.

Arisa
Umm... You wanna trade some later...?
**Arisa**: Umm... You wanna trade some later...?

LAYER
Oh, you'd do that?
**LAYER**: Oh, you'd do that?

Kaoru
What did you pick, Yukina, Mashiro-chan?
**Kaoru**: What did you pick, Yukina, Mashiro-chan?

Mashiro
I got some fries.
**Mashiro**: I got some fries.

Yukina
I went with some mini castella... What is it that you have right there, Seta-san?
**Yukina**: I went with some mini castella... What is it that you have right there, Seta-san?

Kaoru
Mine...? It is ratatouille.
**Kaoru**: Mine...? It is ratatouille.

Yukina
You certainly picked something unusual.
**Yukina**: You certainly picked something unusual.

Arisa
Did they really have something like that at one of the stalls...?
**Arisa**: Did they really have something like that at one of the stalls...?

Kaoru
The way the word ratatouille rolls off your tongue is most fleeting, is it not? I thought it was perfect for one such as myself.
**Kaoru**: The way the word ratatouille rolls off your tongue is most fleeting, is it not? I thought it was perfect for one such as myself.

Mashiro
Umm... what's ratatouille?
**Mashiro**: Umm... what's ratatouille?

LAYER
I think it's a French stewed vegetable dish made with a tomato base.
**LAYER**: I think it's a French stewed vegetable dish made with a tomato base.

Mashiro
I see... It sounds fancy...
**Mashiro**: I see... It sounds fancy...

Arisa
...
**Arisa**: ...

Yukina
What are you looking at, Ichigaya-san?
**Yukina**: What are you looking at, Ichigaya-san?

Arisa
Ah, well... I was just thinking how weird it is to see us together.
**Arisa**: Ah, well... I was just thinking how weird it is to see us together.

Arisa
The five of us don't usually hang out, you know...?
**Arisa**: The five of us don't usually hang out, you know...?

Yukina
True. We are all members of different bands, and we do not get many chances to interact.
**Yukina**: True. We are all members of different bands, and we do not get many chances to interact.

Arisa
I never imagined I'd end up going to a shrine with this group at the start of the year. Maybe this year's gonna be different from the others.
**Arisa**: I never imagined I'd end up going to a shrine with this group at the start of the year. Maybe this year's gonna be different from the others.

Yukina
As always, I intend to keep pursuing my goals one step at a time.
**Yukina**: As always, I intend to keep pursuing my goals one step at a time.

Arisa
Goals, huh~? Have you already decided what you're going to try to do, Yukina-senpai?
**Arisa**: Goals, huh~? Have you already decided what you're going to try to do, Yukina-senpai?

Yukina
Are you asking about my New Year's resolutions? If you are... Hmm. It would be to go to the next stage as Roselia.
**Yukina**: Are you asking about my New Year's resolutions? If you are... Hmm. It would be to go to the next stage as Roselia.

Yukina
And I want to be able to enjoy singing songs.
**Yukina**: And I want to be able to enjoy singing songs.

Arisa
I see. Enjoy singing, huh~...?
**Arisa**: I see. Enjoy singing, huh~...?

Kaoru
And I wish to be able to stand before those who yearn for me more often. It would also be nice to encounter new inspirations. In doing so, I hope to evolve and meet a new me.
**Kaoru**: And I wish to be able to stand before those who yearn for me more often. It would also be nice to encounter new inspirations. In doing so, I hope to evolve and meet a new me.

Arisa
Ah, were you listening, Kaoru-san?
**Arisa**: Ah, were you listening, Kaoru-san?

Kaoru
Of course. How could I not listen to such a fascinating discussion? What resolutions do you have, LAYER-chan, Mashiro-chan?
**Kaoru**: Of course. How could I not listen to such a fascinating discussion? What resolutions do you have, LAYER-chan, Mashiro-chan?

Mashiro
Huh? Umm... R-resolutions...?
**Mashiro**: Huh? Umm... R-resolutions...?

LAYER
... Hmm. I guess for me, it would be to make RAS' music even better. Especially since CHU² seems to be quite fired up.
**LAYER**: ... Hmm. I guess for me, it would be to make RAS' music even better. Especially since CHU² seems to be quite fired up.

Yukina
I look forward to hearing RAS' music. What about you, Kurata-san?
**Yukina**: I look forward to hearing RAS' music. What about you, Kurata-san?

Mashiro
Uhh... It might not be a resolution, but I want Morfonica to be able to write even more music and perform more often.
**Mashiro**: Uhh... It might not be a resolution, but I want Morfonica to be able to write even more music and perform more often.

Arisa
I hear you guys are doing concerts at CiRCLE now. I'd love to check you guys out.
**Arisa**: I hear you guys are doing concerts at CiRCLE now. I'd love to check you guys out.

Mashiro
Well... W-we'd love to have you come...!
**Mashiro**: Well... W-we'd love to have you come...!

Arisa
Alright. Lemme know when you're doing a concert, okay?
**Arisa**: Alright. Lemme know when you're doing a concert, okay?

Yukina
So, Ichigaya-san. What about you?
**Yukina**: So, Ichigaya-san. What about you?

Arisa
Me? Hmm, my resolution this year...
**Arisa**: Me? Hmm, my resolution this year...

Arisa
It's kind of cliché, but I want to try out all sorts of new things with Poppin'Party.
**Arisa**: It's kind of cliché, but I want to try out all sorts of new things with Poppin'Party.

Arisa
Well, "trying out" is more like Kasumi going on with her usual antics, and the rest of us making it happen somehow.
**Arisa**: Well, "trying out" is more like Kasumi going on with her usual antics, and the rest of us making it happen somehow.

Kaoru
Fufu... How easy to imagine.
**Kaoru**: Fufu... How easy to imagine.

Yukina
Yes. It also sounds like something Poppin'Party would do.
**Yukina**: Yes. It also sounds like something Poppin'Party would do.

Mashiro
I really respect how you guys work together...!
**Mashiro**: I really respect how you guys work together...!

LAYER
You're a very well-balanced band.
**LAYER**: You're a very well-balanced band.

Arisa
N-nah... All we do is lend Kasumi a hand...
**Arisa**: N-nah... All we do is lend Kasumi a hand...

Arisa
A-anyway! I hope it'll be a great year!
**Arisa**: A-anyway! I hope it'll be a great year!

Arisa
So, yeah... We look forward to another year with all of you guys.
**Arisa**: So, yeah... We look forward to another year with all of you guys.

LAYER
Likewise.
**LAYER**: Likewise.

Mashiro
W-we still have a lot of work to do, but we feel the same way...!
**Mashiro**: W-we still have a lot of work to do, but we feel the same way...!

Kaoru
We are always willing to help if you ever need it.
**Kaoru**: We are always willing to help if you ever need it.

Yukina
I also look forward to another year with you, Ichigaya-san.
**Yukina**: I also look forward to another year with you, Ichigaya-san.

Arisa
Thank you!
**Arisa**: Thank you!

**Transcript**

 Riverside

Marina
Well then, since we're done with our New Year shopping, we should head back to CiRCLE.
**Marina**: Well then, since we're done with our New Year shopping, we should head back to CiRCLE.

Arisa
Ah, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer. Happy New Year.
**Arisa**: Ah, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer. Happy New Year.

Marina
Arisa-chan! Happy New Year. I hope you'll continue to come by CiRCLE again this year.
**Marina**: Arisa-chan! Happy New Year. I hope you'll continue to come by CiRCLE again this year.

Arisa
Thank you, I will! Is CiRCLE already open for business?
**Arisa**: Thank you, I will! Is CiRCLE already open for business?

Marina
Yes, we're open starting today. I'm guessing school will be starting for you soon.
**Marina**: Yes, we're open starting today. I'm guessing school will be starting for you soon.

Arisa
Yeah~. I know I'm asking for a lot, but I wish I could've had a longer break.
**Arisa**: Yeah~. I know I'm asking for a lot, but I wish I could've had a longer break.

Arisa
New Year's always goes by so fast. It felt especially fast this year because I was busy right from New Year's Day.
**Arisa**: New Year's always goes by so fast. It felt especially fast this year because I was busy right from New Year's Day.

Marina
Did something happen?
**Marina**: Did something happen?

Arisa
I did some shrine work as a shrine maiden...
**Arisa**: I did some shrine work as a shrine maiden...

Marina
You were a shrine maiden?! That's amazing!
**Marina**: You were a shrine maiden?! That's amazing!

Arisa
I-it's not amazing! Not at all!
**Arisa**: I-it's not amazing! Not at all!

Arisa
I mean, I was with Yukina-senpai, and she had to help me out a lot!
**Arisa**: I mean, I was with Yukina-senpai, and she had to help me out a lot!

Marina
Whoa~, you were working with Yukina-chan, huh? It's kind of rare to see you two together.
**Marina**: Whoa~, you were working with Yukina-chan, huh? It's kind of rare to see you two together.

Arisa
It was supposed to be Lisa-san, but well, a lot happened...
**Arisa**: It was supposed to be Lisa-san, but well, a lot happened...

Arisa
I'd never been alone with Yukina-senpai before, so I was worried at first...
**Arisa**: I'd never been alone with Yukina-senpai before, so I was worried at first...

Arisa
But it surprisingly wasn't that bad. I even got to learn about her personal philosophy.
**Arisa**: But it surprisingly wasn't that bad. I even got to learn about her personal philosophy.

Marina
What do you mean?
**Marina**: What do you mean?

Arisa
No matter how much trouble she has with something, she won't back away. She'll try to see things through till the end.
**Arisa**: No matter how much trouble she has with something, she won't back away. She'll try to see things through till the end.

Arisa
Yukina-senpai said if it's something that has to be done, she'll do it, no matter how difficult.
**Arisa**: Yukina-senpai said if it's something that has to be done, she'll do it, no matter how difficult.

Arisa
That's so unlike me. I'm the kind of person who would rather avoid getting involved.
**Arisa**: That's so unlike me. I'm the kind of person who would rather avoid getting involved.

Marina
I know what you mean~. It's not easy facing what you find difficult.
**Marina**: I know what you mean~. It's not easy facing what you find difficult.

Marina
Yukina-chan's really incredible for being able to do that.
**Marina**: Yukina-chan's really incredible for being able to do that.

Arisa
Yes. That awesome side of her makes her such an effective leader... She just has this way of making you want to follow her.
**Arisa**: Yes. That awesome side of her makes her such an effective leader... She just has this way of making you want to follow her.

Arisa
... Ah, but I guess Kasumi might have that too... Although in her case, it's less leading and more dragging people into things.
**Arisa**: ... Ah, but I guess Kasumi might have that too... Although in her case, it's less leading and more dragging people into things.

Marina
Yeah, you might be right! The two of them are kind of similar in a way.
**Marina**: Yeah, you might be right! The two of them are kind of similar in a way.

Arisa
Just a bit though! A teeny weeny bit!
**Arisa**: Just a bit though! A teeny weeny bit!

Arisa
Anyway, that's why I was busy this New Year's.
**Arisa**: Anyway, that's why I was busy this New Year's.

Arisa
That said... I'm kinda glad I did it.
**Arisa**: That said... I'm kinda glad I did it.

Marina
Fufu, I see. Well, sounds like you did a good job!
**Marina**: Fufu, I see. Well, sounds like you did a good job!

Arisa
Thank you... Ah, I should be going now. Bye.
**Arisa**: Thank you... Ah, I should be going now. Bye.