A Solid Player/Card Story

* Episode
* Special Episode

**Transcript**

 Park

Misaki
Hup! Hah! Hmm, just as I thought, hitting the ball off the wall isn't really cutting it...
**Misaki**: Hup! Hah! Hmm, just as I thought, hitting the ball off the wall isn't really cutting it...

Kasumi
Huh? What are you doing here, Misaki-chan?
**Kasumi**: Huh? What are you doing here, Misaki-chan?

Misaki
Wah!! T-Toyama-san?!
**Misaki**: Wah!! T-Toyama-san?!

Kasumi
Hello~! It's just you today, huh~?
**Kasumi**: Hello~! It's just you today, huh~?

Misaki
Yeah... It's my day off for both band practice and my part-time job.
**Misaki**: Yeah... It's my day off for both band practice and my part-time job.

Kasumi
Oh, okay! So, whatcha doing?
**Kasumi**: Oh, okay! So, whatcha doing?

Misaki
Just hitting the ball against this wall. I'm in the Tennis Club, so sometimes I'll practice by myself like this.
**Misaki**: Just hitting the ball against this wall. I'm in the Tennis Club, so sometimes I'll practice by myself like this.

Kasumi
What?! You're in the Tennis Club?!
**Kasumi**: What?! You're in the Tennis Club?!

Misaki
Hold on, haven't I told you this before? And I feel like you're this surprised every time I tell you, too.
**Misaki**: Hold on, haven't I told you this before? And I feel like you're this surprised every time I tell you, too.

Kasumi
Did you? Ah! Did I tell you about the time I almost joined the Tennis Club?!
**Kasumi**: Did you? Ah! Did I tell you about the time I almost joined the Tennis Club?!

Misaki
... Yeah. You have. Multiple times now.
**Misaki**: ... Yeah. You have. Multiple times now.

Kasumi
Ehehe... Sorry. Oh well, no use sweating the small stuff!
**Kasumi**: Ehehe... Sorry. Oh well, no use sweating the small stuff!

Misaki
I can only pray that you'll be able to remember what we're talking about now.
**Misaki**: I can only pray that you'll be able to remember what we're talking about now.

Kasumi
Hey, Misaki-chan, what made you join the Tennis Club anyway?
**Kasumi**: Hey, Misaki-chan, what made you join the Tennis Club anyway?

Misaki
Ahh~... Good question.
**Misaki**: Ahh~... Good question.

Kasumi
Huh?! What do you mean? What was it?
**Kasumi**: Huh?! What do you mean? What was it?

Misaki
I've always liked physical activity, so that's probably got something to do with it. I don't remember why I chose tennis though...
**Misaki**: I've always liked physical activity, so that's probably got something to do with it. I don't remember why I chose tennis though...

Kasumi
I see! Ah, now that I think about it, the way Michelle moves is pretty similar to how tennis players move, isn't it?
**Kasumi**: I see! Ah, now that I think about it, the way Michelle moves is pretty similar to how tennis players move, isn't it?

Misaki
... You think so? Hmm~. If it is, it's not something I'm doing on purpose. Can you give me an example?
**Misaki**: ... You think so? Hmm~. If it is, it's not something I'm doing on purpose. Can you give me an example?

Kasumi
Uhm... An example... Sorry, nothing's really coming to mind... Ehehe.
**Kasumi**: Uhm... An example... Sorry, nothing's really coming to mind... Ehehe.

Misaki
Living in your own world, I see... Oh yeah, speaking of Tennis Club.
**Misaki**: Living in your own world, I see... Oh yeah, speaking of Tennis Club.

Misaki
I actually remember watching you from afar when you came to our practice that day.
**Misaki**: I actually remember watching you from afar when you came to our practice that day.

Kasumi
Huh?! You were there?!
**Kasumi**: Huh?! You were there?!

Misaki
Sure was. The older students were teaching the newcomers, right? I was there, but I was just practicing as usual~.
**Misaki**: Sure was. The older students were teaching the newcomers, right? I was there, but I was just practicing as usual~.

Kasumi
Ehehe... Now I'm worried I did something embarrassing.
**Kasumi**: Ehehe... Now I'm worried I did something embarrassing.

Misaki
Ah, I don't know about that. I remember seeing you and thinking you were doing pretty well.
**Misaki**: Ah, I don't know about that. I remember seeing you and thinking you were doing pretty well.

Misaki
You seemed like you could go far if you ended up joining.
**Misaki**: You seemed like you could go far if you ended up joining.

Kasumi
Do you think I'm some sort of tennis genius?! Hearing all this praise makes me feel like I am~.
**Kasumi**: Do you think I'm some sort of tennis genius?! Hearing all this praise makes me feel like I am~.

Misaki
Ah, there was one more reason I was watching you that day...
**Misaki**: Ah, there was one more reason I was watching you that day...

Kasumi
Really? What?! What was it?!
**Kasumi**: Really? What?! What was it?!

Misaki
Every time you swung your racket, you would go "Ooh~!" or "Wah~!"
**Misaki**: Every time you swung your racket, you would go "Ooh~!" or "Wah~!"

Kasumi
A-are you sure about that...?
**Kasumi**: A-are you sure about that...?

Misaki
Definitely am. You looked like you were having a lot of fun. I've been playing tennis since middle school, so I kinda forgot that feeling.
**Misaki**: Definitely am. You looked like you were having a lot of fun. I've been playing tennis since middle school, so I kinda forgot that feeling.

Kasumi
Well, yeah! Starting something new is super fun and exciting! I felt the same way with Poppin'Party and the guitar!
**Kasumi**: Well, yeah! Starting something new is super fun and exciting! I felt the same way with Poppin'Party and the guitar!

Misaki
Ahaha, I can see that... Ah, I know. Toyama-san, would you like to play tennis with me?
**Misaki**: Ahaha, I can see that... Ah, I know. Toyama-san, would you like to play tennis with me?

Kasumi
Can I?! Yeah! I wanna play, I wanna play!
**Kasumi**: Can I?! Yeah! I wanna play, I wanna play!

Misaki
Sure. I happen to have an extra racket anyway. Plus, playing against you will make for good practice.
**Misaki**: Sure. I happen to have an extra racket anyway. Plus, playing against you will make for good practice.

Kasumi
Fufu~, you don't want to underestimate me, Misaki-chan~. You'll regret it once I win~.
**Kasumi**: Fufu~, you don't want to underestimate me, Misaki-chan~. You'll regret it once I win~.

Misaki
You took the words right out of my mouth~.
**Misaki**: You took the words right out of my mouth~.

Kasumi
... Fufu! Alright, here I come! ... Ah...
**Kasumi**: ... Fufu! Alright, here I come! ... Ah...

Misaki
Hm? What's up?
**Misaki**: Hm? What's up?

Kasumi
How do you hold the racket again...?
**Kasumi**: How do you hold the racket again...?

Misaki
... Alright, let's start from the beginning. First...
**Misaki**: ... Alright, let's start from the beginning. First...

**Transcript**

 Shopping Mall

Misaki
Ah! Hello, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san.
**Misaki**: Ah! Hello, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san.

Marina
Hey~, Misaki-chan! Are you doing some shopping?
**Marina**: Hey~, Misaki-chan! Are you doing some shopping?

Misaki
Yeah, the strings on my racket have gotten pretty messed up, so I came to buy some new ones.
**Misaki**: Yeah, the strings on my racket have gotten pretty messed up, so I came to buy some new ones.

Marina
Strings...? Ahh, you're in the Tennis Club, right?
**Marina**: Strings...? Ahh, you're in the Tennis Club, right?

Misaki
Yeah. Ah, that reminds me...
**Misaki**: Yeah. Ah, that reminds me...

Misaki
Rinko-senpai came to one of our practices the other day!
**Misaki**: Rinko-senpai came to one of our practices the other day!

Marina
Huh?! Our Rinko-chan?
**Marina**: Huh?! Our Rinko-chan?

Misaki
Yeah, she said she wanted to see what being in a club was like.
**Misaki**: Yeah, she said she wanted to see what being in a club was like.

Misaki
From what I heard, she also went to meetings for the Tea Ceremony Club, Kendo Club, and Archery Club.
**Misaki**: From what I heard, she also went to meetings for the Tea Ceremony Club, Kendo Club, and Archery Club.

Misaki
She didn't end up joining any of them, but honestly, I don't see a problem with that.
**Misaki**: She didn't end up joining any of them, but honestly, I don't see a problem with that.

Marina
Is that so? I wonder why she decided not to join anything.
**Marina**: Is that so? I wonder why she decided not to join anything.

Misaki
I heard the main reason she wanted to join a club was so she could change herself...
**Misaki**: I heard the main reason she wanted to join a club was so she could change herself...

Misaki
I don't think you have to go through so much trouble though. I feel like change is something that happens when it happens, you know what I mean?
**Misaki**: I don't think you have to go through so much trouble though. I feel like change is something that happens when it happens, you know what I mean?

Misaki
It may not be as obvious as she'd expect, but there are probably plenty of opportunities for change in her everyday life.
**Misaki**: It may not be as obvious as she'd expect, but there are probably plenty of opportunities for change in her everyday life.

Marina
I suppose so. There are many times where you realize how much you've changed only after the fact.
**Marina**: I suppose so. There are many times where you realize how much you've changed only after the fact.

Misaki
Exactly. That's how it was for me, anyway.
**Misaki**: Exactly. That's how it was for me, anyway.

Marina
Really? What about you has changed?
**Marina**: Really? What about you has changed?

Misaki
When Hello, Happy World! first started, I was just rolling with it, but before I even noticed it... I started considering myself a member of the band.
**Misaki**: When Hello, Happy World! first started, I was just rolling with it, but before I even noticed it... I started considering myself a member of the band.

Marina
Ahaha, oh yeah! That's a good thing though, right?
**Marina**: Ahaha, oh yeah! That's a good thing though, right?

Misaki
Yeah... probably. Still, going back to Rinko-senpai... Just the fact that she decided to turn over a new leaf is already pretty impressive, in and of itself...
**Misaki**: Yeah... probably. Still, going back to Rinko-senpai... Just the fact that she decided to turn over a new leaf is already pretty impressive, in and of itself...

Misaki
Usually you'd get anxious or think it was too much of a pain, wouldn't you? Yet here's Rinko-senpai taking that first step forward.
**Misaki**: Usually you'd get anxious or think it was too much of a pain, wouldn't you? Yet here's Rinko-senpai taking that first step forward.

Misaki
And if you think about it, that's not necessarily the kind of thing you can do just because you decide to do it.
**Misaki**: And if you think about it, that's not necessarily the kind of thing you can do just because you decide to do it.

Marina
Very true~. Changing and adapting both require a lot of effort.
**Marina**: Very true~. Changing and adapting both require a lot of effort.

Misaki
So you two think so too, huh?
**Misaki**: So you two think so too, huh?

Marina
Yup. I agree with you.
**Marina**: Yup. I agree with you.

Misaki
Rinko-senpai said she's going to enter a piano competition soon. Man, is she incredible...
**Misaki**: Rinko-senpai said she's going to enter a piano competition soon. Man, is she incredible...

Misaki
Ah, when she does, I really want to go cheer her on.
**Misaki**: Ah, when she does, I really want to go cheer her on.

Misaki
How would you two feel about attending together?
**Misaki**: How would you two feel about attending together?

Marina
I'd love to! You, me and BanG Dreamer-san should all go!
**Marina**: I'd love to! You, me and BanG Dreamer-san should all go!

Misaki
She's taken her first step... Now let's show her our support.
**Misaki**: She's taken her first step... Now let's show her our support.