A Joyful Tasting Party/Card Story

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**Transcript**

 Shopping Mall

Tsugumi
Hm... What should I do for Valentine's Day this year?
**Tsugumi**: Hm... What should I do for Valentine's Day this year?

Tsugumi
We exchange gifts every year, but the hardest part is always figuring out what kind of chocolates to make...
**Tsugumi**: We exchange gifts every year, but the hardest part is always figuring out what kind of chocolates to make...

Tsugumi
Last year, I made... ganache... And before that... I made chocolate gateau...
**Tsugumi**: Last year, I made... ganache... And before that... I made chocolate gateau...

Kanon
Fueee... Wh-where am I?
**Kanon**: Fueee... Wh-where am I?

Tsugumi
Huh? Is that Kanon-san?
**Tsugumi**: Huh? Is that Kanon-san?

Tsugumi
Kanon-san! What are you doing here?
**Tsugumi**: Kanon-san! What are you doing here?

Kanon
Ah! Ts-Tsugumi-chan! U-uhm, this is a little embarrassing but... I'm a little lost...
**Kanon**: Ah! Ts-Tsugumi-chan! U-uhm, this is a little embarrassing but... I'm a little lost...

Tsugumi
You're lost... inside this shopping mall?
**Tsugumi**: You're lost... inside this shopping mall?

Kanon
Y-yeah... I came to buy ingredients for my Valentine's Day chocolates, but...
**Kanon**: Y-yeah... I came to buy ingredients for my Valentine's Day chocolates, but...

Tsugumi
(... The grocery store is on the lower level, and we're on the second floor...)
**Tsugumi**: (... The grocery store is on the lower level, and we're on the second floor...)

Tsugumi
I see... Well, why don't we head there together?
**Tsugumi**: I see... Well, why don't we head there together?

Kanon
Huh? I-is that alright with you?
**Kanon**: Huh? I-is that alright with you?

Tsugumi
Yeah! I was just headed there to buy ingredients myself, so if you're okay with it, we can shop together!
**Tsugumi**: Yeah! I was just headed there to buy ingredients myself, so if you're okay with it, we can shop together!

Kanon
Y-yeah! That would help me out a lot...
**Kanon**: Y-yeah! That would help me out a lot...

Tsugumi
No problem! Shopping with someone is always more fun anyways!
**Tsugumi**: No problem! Shopping with someone is always more fun anyways!

Kanon
Thank you so much, Tsugumi-chan!
**Kanon**: Thank you so much, Tsugumi-chan!

Tsugumi
The grocery store is on Lower Level 1, which is this way. Follow me.
**Tsugumi**: The grocery store is on Lower Level 1, which is this way. Follow me.

Kanon
Okay! I'm right behind you.
**Kanon**: Okay! I'm right behind you.

Tsugumi
Oh yeah, who are you making chocolates for? Is everyone in Hello, Happy World! going to get some?
**Tsugumi**: Oh yeah, who are you making chocolates for? Is everyone in Hello, Happy World! going to get some?

Kanon
Yup! How about you, Tsugumi-chan? Are you giving everyone in your band something?
**Kanon**: Yup! How about you, Tsugumi-chan? Are you giving everyone in your band something?

Tsugumi
Yeah. We give each other chocolate every year, but to be honest, I'm having trouble deciding what to do this time around...
**Tsugumi**: Yeah. We give each other chocolate every year, but to be honest, I'm having trouble deciding what to do this time around...

Kanon
Oh, I suppose it gets harder when you've done it a few times...
**Kanon**: Oh, I suppose it gets harder when you've done it a few times...

Tsugumi
Have you already decided what you're getting everyone?
**Tsugumi**: Have you already decided what you're getting everyone?

Kanon
Uhm... I was thinking I'd make Michelle-shaped chocolates...
**Kanon**: Uhm... I was thinking I'd make Michelle-shaped chocolates...

Tsugumi
M-Michelle-shaped?!
**Tsugumi**: M-Michelle-shaped?!

Kanon
Y-yeah...
**Kanon**: Y-yeah...

Tsugumi
H-how are you going to do that?
**Tsugumi**: H-how are you going to do that?

Kanon
I-I thought I'd buy a bear-shaped mold and make my chocolate with that. Once it's hardened, if I decorate it with white chocolate, I think I can get it to look like her...
**Kanon**: I-I thought I'd buy a bear-shaped mold and make my chocolate with that. Once it's hardened, if I decorate it with white chocolate, I think I can get it to look like her...

Tsugumi
Wow! That sounds super cute!
**Tsugumi**: Wow! That sounds super cute!

Kanon
Everyone loves Michelle, so I thought they'd all enjoy something like that...
**Kanon**: Everyone loves Michelle, so I thought they'd all enjoy something like that...

Tsugumi
Definitely! I'm sure it'll make them happy!
**Tsugumi**: Definitely! I'm sure it'll make them happy!

Tsugumi
.... Ah! That's it!
**Tsugumi**: .... Ah! That's it!

Kanon
What is it, Tsugumi-chan?
**Kanon**: What is it, Tsugumi-chan?

Tsugumi
Doing shapes of things everyone loves! That's a great idea!
**Tsugumi**: Doing shapes of things everyone loves! That's a great idea!

Tsugumi
(When I made cookies with Sayo that one time, she made them look like things everyone in Roselia would like, didn't she?)
**Tsugumi**: (When I made cookies with Sayo that one time, she made them look like things everyone in Roselia would like, didn't she?)

Tsugumi
(I'm pretty sure she told me later that everyone really enjoyed the cookies...)
**Tsugumi**: (I'm pretty sure she told me later that everyone really enjoyed the cookies...)

Tsugumi
I-I think I'll make my chocolates look like everyone's favorite thing too! What do you think?
**Tsugumi**: I-I think I'll make my chocolates look like everyone's favorite thing too! What do you think?

Kanon
I think that's a great idea!
**Kanon**: I think that's a great idea!

Tsugumi
S-so in that case, I guess I'll make chocolates in the shapes of... a guitar, a bass, drums, and a microphone!
**Tsugumi**: S-so in that case, I guess I'll make chocolates in the shapes of... a guitar, a bass, drums, and a microphone!

Kanon
Fufu... Everyone in Afterglow really loves their instruments, don't they?
**Kanon**: Fufu... Everyone in Afterglow really loves their instruments, don't they?

Tsugumi
Ah! I have to make a keyboard too...
**Tsugumi**: Ah! I have to make a keyboard too...

Kanon
Hm? But isn't that your instrument? You're going to make yourself chocolate too?
**Kanon**: Hm? But isn't that your instrument? You're going to make yourself chocolate too?

Tsugumi
W-well, not exactly...
**Tsugumi**: W-well, not exactly...

Tsugumi
But everyone's favorite thing... is Afterglow. If I don't make a keyboard too, it's not really Afterglow...
**Tsugumi**: But everyone's favorite thing... is Afterglow. If I don't make a keyboard too, it's not really Afterglow...

Kanon
Oh, I get it! I'm sure everyone will love that!
**Kanon**: Oh, I get it! I'm sure everyone will love that!

Tsugumi
Once we've made our chocolates, do you want to hold a taste test?
**Tsugumi**: Once we've made our chocolates, do you want to hold a taste test?

Kanon
Y-yeah! That sounds like fun!
**Kanon**: Y-yeah! That sounds like fun!

Tsugumi
Okay! Now then, onward to the grocery store!
**Tsugumi**: Okay! Now then, onward to the grocery store!

**Transcript**

 CiRCLE Café

Tsugumi
Ah, BanG Dreamer-san! Good Afternoon!
**Tsugumi**: Ah, BanG Dreamer-san! Good Afternoon!

Tsugumi
... Me? I have band practice soon! If we need any help today, we'll be sure to let you know!
**Tsugumi**: ... Me? I have band practice soon! If we need any help today, we'll be sure to let you know!

Tsugumi
Oh, that reminds me... This is kind of sudden, but...
**Tsugumi**: Oh, that reminds me... This is kind of sudden, but...

Tsugumi
Here you go! Please take this!
**Tsugumi**: Here you go! Please take this!

Tsugumi
It's a little late, but I wanted to say thank you for all you've done for us!
**Tsugumi**: It's a little late, but I wanted to say thank you for all you've done for us!

Tsugumi
... Yep! I thought I'd give some to you and Marina-san, so I brought it with me.
**Tsugumi**: ... Yep! I thought I'd give some to you and Marina-san, so I brought it with me.

Tsugumi
Ehehe... I made it myself... so I hope you like it...
**Tsugumi**: Ehehe... I made it myself... so I hope you like it...

Tsugumi
... Ah, that's right! Did you hear that Arisa-chan made homemade chocolates this year?
**Tsugumi**: ... Ah, that's right! Did you hear that Arisa-chan made homemade chocolates this year?

Tsugumi
... Right? I never would have guessed Arisa-chan would do something like that. That doesn't seem like her at all.
**Tsugumi**: ... Right? I never would have guessed Arisa-chan would do something like that. That doesn't seem like her at all.

Tsugumi
You thought so too, BanG Dreamer-san?
**Tsugumi**: You thought so too, BanG Dreamer-san?

Tsugumi
But, when I first heard about it, I couldn't help but remember the first time I made chocolates.
**Tsugumi**: But, when I first heard about it, I couldn't help but remember the first time I made chocolates.

Tsugumi
I mean, that was a long time ago, but...
**Tsugumi**: I mean, that was a long time ago, but...

Tsugumi
Before that, I would take the chocolates my mom made for the shop and give those to everyone in Afterglow.
**Tsugumi**: Before that, I would take the chocolates my mom made for the shop and give those to everyone in Afterglow.

Tsugumi
Everyone always looked like they really enjoyed them...
**Tsugumi**: Everyone always looked like they really enjoyed them...

Tsugumi
I remember thinking, "Next time I'll make something myself, and really surprise everyone!" And so I did. I made everything from scratch for the very first time.
**Tsugumi**: I remember thinking, "Next time I'll make something myself, and really surprise everyone!" And so I did. I made everything from scratch for the very first time.

Tsugumi
... Fufu. This really brings back memories.
**Tsugumi**: ... Fufu. This really brings back memories.

Tsugumi
I remember my heart pounding as I handed everyone their gifts...
**Tsugumi**: I remember my heart pounding as I handed everyone their gifts...

Tsugumi
I was terrified they wouldn't like it, but at the same time, I really wanted them to eat it. It was a pretty strange feeling...
**Tsugumi**: I was terrified they wouldn't like it, but at the same time, I really wanted them to eat it. It was a pretty strange feeling...

Tsugumi
... Hm? What was everyone's reactions?
**Tsugumi**: ... Hm? What was everyone's reactions?

Tsugumi
Uhm~...
**Tsugumi**: Uhm~...

Tsugumi
Looking back, I don't think the chocolate I made was very good...
**Tsugumi**: Looking back, I don't think the chocolate I made was very good...

Tsugumi
But when I told everyone I made it myself, they all told me how tasty it was...
**Tsugumi**: But when I told everyone I made it myself, they all told me how tasty it was...

Tsugumi
Moca-chan even went as far as eating all the extras I'd made!
**Tsugumi**: Moca-chan even went as far as eating all the extras I'd made!

Tsugumi
Seeing that, I was so relieved, and excited...
**Tsugumi**: Seeing that, I was so relieved, and excited...

Tsugumi
... Fufu. I'm lucky to have such considerate friends.
**Tsugumi**: ... Fufu. I'm lucky to have such considerate friends.

Tsugumi
I bet Arisa-chan felt the same way as I did back then.
**Tsugumi**: I bet Arisa-chan felt the same way as I did back then.

Tsugumi
That fear of failure, and that excitement at seeing their reaction... It's a very unique feeling...
**Tsugumi**: That fear of failure, and that excitement at seeing their reaction... It's a very unique feeling...

Tsugumi
... No, I haven't heard how Poppin'Party reacted yet.
**Tsugumi**: ... No, I haven't heard how Poppin'Party reacted yet.

Tsugumi
I'll have to ask the next time I see her! Fufu... I can't wait...
**Tsugumi**: I'll have to ask the next time I see her! Fufu... I can't wait...