A Sparkling Stage (Wakamiya Eve)/Card Story

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**Transcript**

 Pastel✽Palettes' Agency
 Meeting Room

Eve
Maya-san! Is it true that our new stage outfits arrived?!
**Eve**: Maya-san! Is it true that our new stage outfits arrived?!

Maya
Yup! They're right here, Eve-san!
**Maya**: Yup! They're right here, Eve-san!

Eve
Whoa~! So these are our new outfits~!
**Eve**: Whoa~! So these are our new outfits~!

Maya
I think I'm getting a little emotional...!
**Maya**: I think I'm getting a little emotional...!

Eve
Maya-san, do you think I can try it on?
**Eve**: Maya-san, do you think I can try it on?

Maya
The staff member said they want to do a final check and see if it fits, so they'd like us to try them on!
**Maya**: The staff member said they want to do a final check and see if it fits, so they'd like us to try them on!

Eve
Really? Okay, I'll go get changed right away!
**Eve**: Really? Okay, I'll go get changed right away!

Eve
Ta-da~! What do you think, Maya-san?
**Eve**: Ta-da~! What do you think, Maya-san?

Maya
It looks great on you, Eve-san! Just beautiful!
**Maya**: It looks great on you, Eve-san! Just beautiful!

Eve
Ehehe, thank you so much!
**Eve**: Ehehe, thank you so much!

Eve
Ah, I see. So this is what they mean by "adding lipstick to a pig"!
**Eve**: Ah, I see. So this is what they mean by "adding lipstick to a pig"!

Maya
Eve-san! N-no, that's not the same!
**Maya**: Eve-san! N-no, that's not the same!

Eve
Huh? It's not?
**Eve**: Huh? It's not?

Maya
No... You're already cute, and you put on cute clothes... This is vaguely similar to "going from strength to strength"!
**Maya**: No... You're already cute, and you put on cute clothes... This is vaguely similar to "going from strength to strength"!

Eve
W-wow, that sounds super strong...
**Eve**: W-wow, that sounds super strong...

Eve
But... idioms sure are difficult... This isn't the first time I've used the wrong one...
**Eve**: But... idioms sure are difficult... This isn't the first time I've used the wrong one...

Maya
Well, your speaking is pretty much perfect...
**Maya**: Well, your speaking is pretty much perfect...

Maya
Idioms don't come up in everyday conversation that often though, so remembering them can be tough...
**Maya**: Idioms don't come up in everyday conversation that often though, so remembering them can be tough...

Eve
I suppose so...
**Eve**: I suppose so...

Maya
Speaking of, does Finland have any sayings?
**Maya**: Speaking of, does Finland have any sayings?

Eve
Hm... Ah, yes! We have a few different proverbs!
**Eve**: Hm... Ah, yes! We have a few different proverbs!

Eve
Like... Oh! "A tree is climbed from its base"!
**Eve**: Like... Oh! "A tree is climbed from its base"!

Maya
What does that mean?
**Maya**: What does that mean?

Eve
Similar to how you can't start climbing a tree from the top, when you're learning something new, it's important to begin with the basics and make your way up, one branch at a time!
**Eve**: Similar to how you can't start climbing a tree from the top, when you're learning something new, it's important to begin with the basics and make your way up, one branch at a time!

Maya
Oh, I get it... Ah, that might be useful for studying your idioms, you know?
**Maya**: Oh, I get it... Ah, that might be useful for studying your idioms, you know?

Eve
What do you mean?
**Eve**: What do you mean?

Maya
I mean you should memorize our sayings one at a time, starting from the simple ones, and then work your way up!
**Maya**: I mean you should memorize our sayings one at a time, starting from the simple ones, and then work your way up!

Eve
I see...! Now that you mention it, yeah! That's true!
**Eve**: I see...! Now that you mention it, yeah! That's true!

Maya
Hasn't our journey as Pastel✽Palettes been the same? Though, I guess the beginning was really tough with everything that happened...
**Maya**: Hasn't our journey as Pastel✽Palettes been the same? Though, I guess the beginning was really tough with everything that happened...

Eve
Yeah! But we never gave up, slowly we built up our skills, and became the Pastel✽Palettes we are today!
**Eve**: Yeah! But we never gave up, slowly we built up our skills, and became the Pastel✽Palettes we are today!

Maya
If you think about it like that, these new costumes are kind of proof of how hard we've worked and how far we've come.
**Maya**: If you think about it like that, these new costumes are kind of proof of how hard we've worked and how far we've come.

Eve
You're right! Okay, I've decided!
**Eve**: You're right! Okay, I've decided!

Eve
I'm going to work extra hard not only on my language studies, but also being a member of Pastel✽Palettes!
**Eve**: I'm going to work extra hard not only on my language studies, but also being a member of Pastel✽Palettes!

Maya
That's the spirit, Eve-san! I'll do my best too!
**Maya**: That's the spirit, Eve-san! I'll do my best too!

Eve
Okay! Let's do it! Uhm... As they say, we must band together!
**Eve**: Okay! Let's do it! Uhm... As they say, we must band together!

Maya
Hmm~... You might be able to use the Japanese idiom and call this situation a three-legged race! You know, since we're working together to reach our goal!
**Maya**: Hmm~... You might be able to use the Japanese idiom and call this situation a three-legged race! You know, since we're working together to reach our goal!

Eve
Oh, I get it now... But there are five of us in Pastel✽Palettes. That means we can have a six-legged race!
**Eve**: Oh, I get it now... But there are five of us in Pastel✽Palettes. That means we can have a six-legged race!

Maya
Fufu, I guess we can! Let's take our five-women team and take care of business!
**Maya**: Fufu, I guess we can! Let's take our five-women team and take care of business!

**Transcript**

 CiRCLE Café

Eve
BanG Dreamer-san, thank you for allowing us to use the studio again today...! Fufufu♪
**Eve**: BanG Dreamer-san, thank you for allowing us to use the studio again today...! Fufufu♪

Marina
Well, aren't you in a great mood?! Did something good happen?
**Marina**: Well, aren't you in a great mood?! Did something good happen?

Eve
Huh, you can tell? H-how embarrassing...
**Eve**: Huh, you can tell? H-how embarrassing...

Eve
Actually, I just got an email from the talent agency!
**Eve**: Actually, I just got an email from the talent agency!

Marina
Oh? Is it good news?
**Marina**: Oh? Is it good news?

Eve
Yes! Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san, take a look at this!
**Eve**: Yes! Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san, take a look at this!

Marina
Is this... your new stage outfit? It's super cute! No wonder you're so excited!
**Marina**: Is this... your new stage outfit? It's super cute! No wonder you're so excited!

Eve
Yes! This is just a sample design, though, so it might still change... But I like this one a lot~♪
**Eve**: Yes! This is just a sample design, though, so it might still change... But I like this one a lot~♪

Marina
Fufufu, if you put that on, it'd be like we were looking at a fairy princess, Eve-chan.
**Marina**: Fufufu, if you put that on, it'd be like we were looking at a fairy princess, Eve-chan.

Eve
There's no way I'd look like a fairy princess... Thank you for saying that...
**Eve**: There's no way I'd look like a fairy princess... Thank you for saying that...

Eve
Speaking of fairies reminds me of tonttus!
**Eve**: Speaking of fairies reminds me of tonttus!

Marina
Tonttus?
**Marina**: Tonttus?

Eve
Yes! Everyone in Finland knows about them! They're like spirits, and they do things like help Santa Claus around Christmas time!
**Eve**: Yes! Everyone in Finland knows about them! They're like spirits, and they do things like help Santa Claus around Christmas time!

Eve
Tonttus are very kind, and they make everyone smile!
**Eve**: Tonttus are very kind, and they make everyone smile!

Marina
Oh~, they sound like wonderful creatures.
**Marina**: Oh~, they sound like wonderful creatures.

Eve
They are! And I want to make our fans smile, just like tonttus!
**Eve**: They are! And I want to make our fans smile, just like tonttus!

Marina
Fufu, from what I know about you, I know you can do it! What do you think, BanG Dreamer-san?
**Marina**: Fufu, from what I know about you, I know you can do it! What do you think, BanG Dreamer-san?

Eve
Wow...! Really? Thank you!
**Eve**: Wow...! Really? Thank you!

Eve
I'll be doing my best so I can reach that point! Lend me your support, okay?!
**Eve**: I'll be doing my best so I can reach that point! Lend me your support, okay?!