A Tough Punk?/Card Story

* Episode
* Special Episode

**Transcript**

 Mitake Residence
 Ran's Room

Ran
... It feels kinda weird having the phone number of someone outside of Afterglow...
**Ran**: ... It feels kinda weird having the phone number of someone outside of Afterglow...

Ran
Who else do I have in here? Let's see, Hina-san, and then...
**Ran**: Who else do I have in here? Let's see, Hina-san, and then...

Ran
Wh-whatever. I guess it doesn't really matter. Just because I have their numbers doesn't mean I have to contact them!
**Ran**: Wh-whatever. I guess it doesn't really matter. Just because I have their numbers doesn't mean I have to contact them!

Ran
... I just got her contact info, so I suppose I should say something. I never thanked her for yesterday.
**Ran**: ... I just got her contact info, so I suppose I should say something. I never thanked her for yesterday.

Ran
Alright. "Thanks for yesterday." ... That's a little stiff.
**Ran**: Alright. "Thanks for yesterday." ... That's a little stiff.

Ran
Alright, let's try this again. Uhm... "Thanks for yesterday. The candy was good. Later."... That still seems a bit off.
**Ran**: Alright, let's try this again. Uhm... "Thanks for yesterday. The candy was good. Later."... That still seems a bit off.

Ran
"Thanks for yesterday. That candy shop wasn't so bad." ... That just sounds rude. There's gotta be a better way to say it.
**Ran**: "Thanks for yesterday. That candy shop wasn't so bad." ... That just sounds rude. There's gotta be a better way to say it.

Ran
"That candy shop was great." ... "Cute." ... "Fun." ... "Deep." ... None of these work.
**Ran**: "That candy shop was great." ... "Cute." ... "Fun." ... "Deep." ... None of these work.

Ran
Sigh. It's no use, I can't think of anything. What do my messages to Afterglow look like?
**Ran**: Sigh. It's no use, I can't think of anything. What do my messages to Afterglow look like?

Ran
I usually don't respond, or just give one-word answers...
**Ran**: I usually don't respond, or just give one-word answers...

Ran
I've never had to do any more than that, but this time, doing nothing would be rude. Everything I'm coming up with is so stiff, though. Arisa's going to think I'm trying to put up a front again.
**Ran**: I've never had to do any more than that, but this time, doing nothing would be rude. Everything I'm coming up with is so stiff, though. Arisa's going to think I'm trying to put up a front again.

Ran
... Argh~, I can't do this! Maybe I'll just give up for today... Hm...? I-it's from Arisa...!
**Ran**: ... Argh~, I can't do this! Maybe I'll just give up for today... Hm...? I-it's from Arisa...!

Ran
Uhm... "Thanks for yesterday. The candy was good. Later!"
**Ran**: Uhm... "Thanks for yesterday. The candy was good. Later!"

Ran
...
**Ran**: ...

Ran
Ahahaha. This is exactly what I was going to send. It's so stiff.
**Ran**: Ahahaha. This is exactly what I was going to send. It's so stiff.

Ran
... Still, now it's a lot easier to respond.
**Ran**: ... Still, now it's a lot easier to respond.

Ran
There we go. Sent...
**Ran**: There we go. Sent...

 Ichigaya Residence
 Arisa's Room

Arisa
Oh...! She replied...!
**Arisa**: Oh...! She replied...!

Arisa
"Yeah. Later." ... That's it?! Do you know how long it took me to figure out what to write?!
**Arisa**: "Yeah. Later." ... That's it?! Do you know how long it took me to figure out what to write?!

Arisa
Ahahaha... I guess that's Ran-chan for you.
**Arisa**: Ahahaha... I guess that's Ran-chan for you.

Arisa
... And well, I can see it being pretty hard to reply to such a stiff message.
**Arisa**: ... And well, I can see it being pretty hard to reply to such a stiff message.

Arisa
... I'll send something a little more easy-going next time.
**Arisa**: ... I'll send something a little more easy-going next time.

Arisa
Still... Even in her messages, Ran-chan's still the tough one~.
**Arisa**: Still... Even in her messages, Ran-chan's still the tough one~.

**Transcript**

 Candy Shop

Ran
Ah, they've got some new flavors now... Apple mint, huh...? Hm...?
**Ran**: Ah, they've got some new flavors now... Apple mint, huh...? Hm...?

Ran
BanG Dreamer-san...? What are you doing here...?
**Ran**: BanG Dreamer-san...? What are you doing here...?

Ran
Gotcha, you're here to buy candy for CiRCLE. I never expected to see you in a place like this, so I was kinda shocked.
**Ran**: Gotcha, you're here to buy candy for CiRCLE. I never expected to see you in a place like this, so I was kinda shocked.

Ran
Yeah, the same goes for me, doesn't it? Trust me, I know.
**Ran**: Yeah, the same goes for me, doesn't it? Trust me, I know.

Ran
I'm not really here to buy anything. I was just walking by and noticed they had some new stock, so I thought I'd take a peek.
**Ran**: I'm not really here to buy anything. I was just walking by and noticed they had some new stock, so I thought I'd take a peek.

Ran
I came here the other day with Lisa-san and a few other girls. I didn't get anything, but everyone else seemed to be having fun picking stuff out.
**Ran**: I came here the other day with Lisa-san and a few other girls. I didn't get anything, but everyone else seemed to be having fun picking stuff out.

Ran
Himari and Rimi were really excited about all the chocolates, while Arisa bought a few matcha-flavored candies.
**Ran**: Himari and Rimi were really excited about all the chocolates, while Arisa bought a few matcha-flavored candies.

Ran
Yeah, it was me, Himari, Rimi, Lisa-san and Arisa... It is a little weird for us to hang out, isn't it? I thought so too.
**Ran**: Yeah, it was me, Himari, Rimi, Lisa-san and Arisa... It is a little weird for us to hang out, isn't it? I thought so too.

Ran
When I told them I don't really like sweets, they thought I was pretending to hate them so I would seem tougher.
**Ran**: When I told them I don't really like sweets, they thought I was pretending to hate them so I would seem tougher.

Ran
When I asked what they meant, I learned that Lisa-san helped Arisa and Rimi prepare for talking to me and Himari.
**Ran**: When I asked what they meant, I learned that Lisa-san helped Arisa and Rimi prepare for talking to me and Himari.

Ran
Yeah, I don't get it either. Is talking to someone... really something you need to rehearse? In any case, that's what they did.
**Ran**: Yeah, I don't get it either. Is talking to someone... really something you need to rehearse? In any case, that's what they did.

Ran
During that, Rimi pretended to be me, but I heard that her version of me came off as the sort of tough-punk type.
**Ran**: During that, Rimi pretended to be me, but I heard that her version of me came off as the sort of tough-punk type.

Ran
Is that... really how I come off?
**Ran**: Is that... really how I come off?

Ran
She told me it only ended up like that because she didn't really know me that well. Still...
**Ran**: She told me it only ended up like that because she didn't really know me that well. Still...

Ran
BanG Dreamer-san... What do you think? Are they right?
**Ran**: BanG Dreamer-san... What do you think? Are they right?

Ran
...
**Ran**: ...

Ran
... Hey, why aren't you answering?
**Ran**: ... Hey, why aren't you answering?

Ran
Don't tell me, you think I'm some kind of punk too...
**Ran**: Don't tell me, you think I'm some kind of punk too...

Ran
Come on... Say something...! If you don't, it's like you actually agree with them...!
**Ran**: Come on... Say something...! If you don't, it's like you actually agree with them...!