A Lack of Motivation?/Card Story

* Episode
* Special Episode

**Transcript**

 Residential Area

Rimi
A-Arisa-chan, I'm sorry you have to go so far out of your way to walk me home...
**Rimi**: A-Arisa-chan, I'm sorry you have to go so far out of your way to walk me home...

Arisa
That's alright. It's just 'cause Kasumi and Saya wouldn't shut up about it... Besides, you just got over your cold, right? It only makes sense to be worried...
**Arisa**: That's alright. It's just 'cause Kasumi and Saya wouldn't shut up about it... Besides, you just got over your cold, right? It only makes sense to be worried...

Rimi
I really appreciate it. Ah, here should be fine.
**Rimi**: I really appreciate it. Ah, here should be fine.

Arisa
It's okay, I've already come this far. Might as well go with you all the way. Plus, I wanted to talk to you anyway.
**Arisa**: It's okay, I've already come this far. Might as well go with you all the way. Plus, I wanted to talk to you anyway.

Rimi
About what...? The thing that happened the other day? There's no reason to let that bother you though. It was all my fault anyway.
**Rimi**: About what...? The thing that happened the other day? There's no reason to let that bother you though. It was all my fault anyway.

Arisa
No, I told you, I was the one in the wrong. I should never, ever talk to you the way I did, doesn't matter how stressed out I am.
**Arisa**: No, I told you, I was the one in the wrong. I should never, ever talk to you the way I did, doesn't matter how stressed out I am.

Rimi
But I added to that stress by not being able to put together our new song well enough... So we both did something wrong...
**Rimi**: But I added to that stress by not being able to put together our new song well enough... So we both did something wrong...

Arisa & Rimi
I'm really sorry.
**Others**: I'm really sorry.

Arisa & Rimi
...?!
**Others**: ...?!

Rimi
Fufu, looks like we were in harmony with each other again.
**Rimi**: Fufu, looks like we were in harmony with each other again.

Arisa
Ahaha... That was pretty good, huh?
**Arisa**: Ahaha... That was pretty good, huh?

Rimi
Ah, this makes me think we might actually be able to pull it off. ... Hey, Arisa-chan.
**Rimi**: Ah, this makes me think we might actually be able to pull it off. ... Hey, Arisa-chan.

Arisa
Hm?
**Arisa**: Hm?

Rimi
Can you check the score I gave you for a second?
**Rimi**: Can you check the score I gave you for a second?

Arisa
Huh? This?
**Arisa**: Huh? This?

Rimi
Yeah. Take a good look at this part.
**Rimi**: Yeah. Take a good look at this part.

Arisa
Right here...?
**Arisa**: Right here...?

Arisa
Hm? Wait!
**Arisa**: Hm? Wait!

Rimi
So you noticed? I wrote it so we could play in unison with each other. I wanted to be able to play something together with you.
**Rimi**: So you noticed? I wrote it so we could play in unison with each other. I wanted to be able to play something together with you.

Arisa
Wow, this is amazing!
**Arisa**: Wow, this is amazing!

Rimi
Isn't it?!
**Rimi**: Isn't it?!

Rimi
Thank goodness. I'm so glad you said that. That means it was worth thinking so hard about.
**Rimi**: Thank goodness. I'm so glad you said that. That means it was worth thinking so hard about.

Arisa
I think... saying this again is gonna be extremely embarrassing, but...
**Arisa**: I think... saying this again is gonna be extremely embarrassing, but...

Arisa
I really like the songs you like.
**Arisa**: I really like the songs you like.

Rimi
Th-thank you, Arisa-chan... Wait... What do I do? I wasn't ready to hear that...
**Rimi**: Th-thank you, Arisa-chan... Wait... What do I do? I wasn't ready to hear that...

Rimi
I-- Ah... I'm sorry... I don't mean... to cry...
**Rimi**: I-- Ah... I'm sorry... I don't mean... to cry...

Arisa
Th-that's my bad! I just felt like that was something I needed to say.
**Arisa**: Th-that's my bad! I just felt like that was something I needed to say.

Rimi
I... know... I'm happy... I'm just so happy~... Ngh... I can't hold back these tears.
**Rimi**: I... know... I'm happy... I'm just so happy~... Ngh... I can't hold back these tears.

Arisa
D-don't cry...
**Arisa**: D-don't cry...

Rimi
But I can't stop myself when you say things like that...
**Rimi**: But I can't stop myself when you say things like that...

Arisa
Anyway, I know this might be way off since I don't know anything about creating music, but... it's like the songs you make are very considerate, very gentle.
**Arisa**: Anyway, I know this might be way off since I don't know anything about creating music, but... it's like the songs you make are very considerate, very gentle.

Arisa
Of course the music itself is, but what I mean is that it seems like you make sure to take all of the members into account so that everyone has a part where they stand out...
**Arisa**: Of course the music itself is, but what I mean is that it seems like you make sure to take all of the members into account so that everyone has a part where they stand out...

Arisa
That's the feeling they give off... I-I apologize if that's completely wrong.
**Arisa**: That's the feeling they give off... I-I apologize if that's completely wrong.

Rimi
No, it's not. That's the number one thing I think about. Great, I'm glad that gets through...
**Rimi**: No, it's not. That's the number one thing I think about. Great, I'm glad that gets through...

Arisa
I'm pretty sure it gets through to everyone... I'm just an amateur, and I can see that just fine.
**Arisa**: I'm pretty sure it gets through to everyone... I'm just an amateur, and I can see that just fine.

Rimi
Thank you, Arisa-chan. You're not an amateur though. You're Poppin'Party's precious keyboardist.
**Rimi**: Thank you, Arisa-chan. You're not an amateur though. You're Poppin'Party's precious keyboardist.

Rimi
You're a piece of Poppin'Party that can't be replaced and a very valuable member of the team.
**Rimi**: You're a piece of Poppin'Party that can't be replaced and a very valuable member of the team.

Arisa
... S-sure.
**Arisa**: ... S-sure.

Rimi
... Sigh, still... Another moment of crying from me. It happened when you gave me the notes from class too. All you do is make me cry, Arisa-chan.
**Rimi**: ... Sigh, still... Another moment of crying from me. It happened when you gave me the notes from class too. All you do is make me cry, Arisa-chan.

Arisa
People are gonna take it the wrong way if you say it like that, you know...
**Arisa**: People are gonna take it the wrong way if you say it like that, you know...

Rimi
Fufufu... Hey, Arisa-chan. Let's do everything we can to pull off this duet!
**Rimi**: Fufufu... Hey, Arisa-chan. Let's do everything we can to pull off this duet!

Arisa
Mhm, you know we will.
**Arisa**: Mhm, you know we will.

Rimi
With the way we are now, I'm sure we'll do amazingly.
**Rimi**: With the way we are now, I'm sure we'll do amazingly.

Arisa
No doubt about that. No one harmonizes like we do.
**Arisa**: No doubt about that. No one harmonizes like we do.

Rimi
Yeah! That's right!
**Rimi**: Yeah! That's right!

Arisa
Alright, let's get going before it becomes dark. I'll walk you all the way home.
**Arisa**: Alright, let's get going before it becomes dark. I'll walk you all the way home.

Rimi
... Yeah, okay. If you insist.
**Rimi**: ... Yeah, okay. If you insist.

**Transcript**

 CiRCLE Café

Rimi
Fufu. Ah, this bunny is adorable. Is this a portrait of Oddie?
**Rimi**: Fufu. Ah, this bunny is adorable. Is this a portrait of Oddie?

Rimi
The way this is written is easy to understand too. This advice as well... The way the picture is drawn makes it simple enough to- Hm? Ahh! BanG Dreamer-san?!
**Rimi**: The way this is written is easy to understand too. This advice as well... The way the picture is drawn makes it simple enough to- Hm? Ahh! BanG Dreamer-san?!

Rimi
Uhm, uhhh... G-good afternoon. I was just... doing some review. We have exams coming up soon.
**Rimi**: Uhm, uhhh... G-good afternoon. I was just... doing some review. We have exams coming up soon.

Rimi
I looked like I was having fun...? How long were you watching? Th-this is so embarrassing...
**Rimi**: I looked like I was having fun...? How long were you watching? Th-this is so embarrassing...

Rimi
Huh? This notebook...? Fufu, Arisa-chan gave this to me.
**Rimi**: Huh? This notebook...? Fufu, Arisa-chan gave this to me.

Rimi
... Uhm, BanG Dreamer-san, I'd like to tell you about something. Do you have a moment?
**Rimi**: ... Uhm, BanG Dreamer-san, I'd like to tell you about something. Do you have a moment?

Rimi
Thank you. Alright, I'll be quick...
**Rimi**: Thank you. Alright, I'll be quick...

Rimi
We may have made up recently, but the truth is, Poppin'Party... was having a hard time getting along.
**Rimi**: We may have made up recently, but the truth is, Poppin'Party... was having a hard time getting along.

Rimi
There was just so much happening, and I ended up getting sick, before exams of all times. That made everything even harder for everyone.
**Rimi**: There was just so much happening, and I ended up getting sick, before exams of all times. That made everything even harder for everyone.

Rimi
And then, I... made Arisa-chan mad... during rehearsal.
**Rimi**: And then, I... made Arisa-chan mad... during rehearsal.

Rimi
Ah, but it wasn't her fault! You know, it's Arisa-chan. She had something that was really bothering her, and I was overdoing it by being at rehearsal anyway.
**Rimi**: Ah, but it wasn't her fault! You know, it's Arisa-chan. She had something that was really bothering her, and I was overdoing it by being at rehearsal anyway.

Rimi
Y-you knew that already? Great.
**Rimi**: Y-you knew that already? Great.

Rimi
So then, I... was so shocked about making her upset that I ran out of there.
**Rimi**: So then, I... was so shocked about making her upset that I ran out of there.

Rimi
Afterward, I started getting a fever, so I stayed home from school and wasn't able to see the others... It feels hard to reach out to someone at times like those, doesn't it?
**Rimi**: Afterward, I started getting a fever, so I stayed home from school and wasn't able to see the others... It feels hard to reach out to someone at times like those, doesn't it?

Rimi
When I tried to sleep, I just kept tossing and turning, so many thoughts going through my head. "How did things turn out this way?" "How do I make this better?" Things like that.
**Rimi**: When I tried to sleep, I just kept tossing and turning, so many thoughts going through my head. "How did things turn out this way?" "How do I make this better?" Things like that.

Rimi
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't think of a solution. I tried talking to my sister too, but she said she wasn't going to offer any advice.
**Rimi**: But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't think of a solution. I tried talking to my sister too, but she said she wasn't going to offer any advice.

Rimi
That I had to find the answer on my own...
**Rimi**: That I had to find the answer on my own...

Rimi
So I tried again. I kept thinking and thinking and thinking...
**Rimi**: So I tried again. I kept thinking and thinking and thinking...

Rimi
... There's no way I could take action like Kasumi-chan. I don't have the level of kindness that Saya-chan has where I can lift everyone up... I'm not as smart as Arisa-chan.
**Rimi**: ... There's no way I could take action like Kasumi-chan. I don't have the level of kindness that Saya-chan has where I can lift everyone up... I'm not as smart as Arisa-chan.

Rimi
And my way of thinking is not... unique? You know, like O-Tae-chan. Or... at the very least, the path I should take is not very clear to me like it is for her. So...
**Rimi**: And my way of thinking is not... unique? You know, like O-Tae-chan. Or... at the very least, the path I should take is not very clear to me like it is for her. So...

Rimi
That's why I made a song.
**Rimi**: That's why I made a song.

Rimi
I thought... that was the only thing I could do for Poppin'Party... and for the others.
**Rimi**: I thought... that was the only thing I could do for Poppin'Party... and for the others.

Rimi
... The fact that I can make a song in the first place... is amazing? That's not true...
**Rimi**: ... The fact that I can make a song in the first place... is amazing? That's not true...

Rimi
Uhm... And when I finished it... it made me want to see them again.
**Rimi**: Uhm... And when I finished it... it made me want to see them again.

Rimi
I wanted to say sorry, and I wanted us to make up... I wanted us to play the new song together as soon as possible.
**Rimi**: I wanted to say sorry, and I wanted us to make up... I wanted us to play the new song together as soon as possible.

Rimi
I figured that even if I couldn't put it into words... my song could communicate my love for Poppin'Party for me...
**Rimi**: I figured that even if I couldn't put it into words... my song could communicate my love for Poppin'Party for me...

Rimi
Ehehe... Now that I'm saying it again, it feels a bit embarrassing...
**Rimi**: Ehehe... Now that I'm saying it again, it feels a bit embarrassing...

Rimi
... Looking back at it, I think it was actually just a small conflict. A number of things got worse, little by little... and we ended up clashing with each other...
**Rimi**: ... Looking back at it, I think it was actually just a small conflict. A number of things got worse, little by little... and we ended up clashing with each other...

Rimi
I wonder if disagreements like this will also happen when we're adults.
**Rimi**: I wonder if disagreements like this will also happen when we're adults.

Rimi
Ah, but I'm sure we'll also continue to get along the way we do for a long time too, don't you think? I certainly hope so.
**Rimi**: Ah, but I'm sure we'll also continue to get along the way we do for a long time too, don't you think? I certainly hope so.

Rimi
Huh....? You think... we could argue again and we'll still be okay...?
**Rimi**: Huh....? You think... we could argue again and we'll still be okay...?

Rimi
... Yeah. I suppose you're right... Thank you!
**Rimi**: ... Yeah. I suppose you're right... Thank you!

Rimi
H-huh? Wow, time went by so fast. And I said I'd be quick... I'm sorry.
**Rimi**: H-huh? Wow, time went by so fast. And I said I'd be quick... I'm sorry.

Rimi
Ah... O-oh no! I promised my sister I would go shopping with her...!
**Rimi**: Ah... O-oh no! I promised my sister I would go shopping with her...!

Rimi
Thank you for listening. I'm gonna go now.
**Rimi**: Thank you for listening. I'm gonna go now.

Rimi
Good luck with your work, BanG Dreamer-san. See you later.
**Rimi**: Good luck with your work, BanG Dreamer-san. See you later.