Accepting Feelings/Card Story

* Episode
* Special Episode

**Transcript**

 Cafe

Moca
I finally got my allowance... Maybe I should get the cake set~...
**Moca**: I finally got my allowance... Maybe I should get the cake set~...

Ran
... Moca?
**Ran**: ... Moca?

Moca
Oh, Ran? Wow~, what a coincidence seeing you here~. Having tea all by yourself~?
**Moca**: Oh, Ran? Wow~, what a coincidence seeing you here~. Having tea all by yourself~?

Ran
... Think maybe you should ask before you sit down to join me?
**Ran**: ... Think maybe you should ask before you sit down to join me?

Moca
That's okay~. Think about it~. Running into each other like this must be, like, destiny or something~.
**Moca**: That's okay~. Think about it~. Running into each other like this must be, like, destiny or something~.

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

Moca
Why the long face?
**Moca**: Why the long face?

Ran
It wasn't long until you sat down...
**Ran**: It wasn't long until you sat down...

Moca
Excuse me~. Can I have the cake set, please~?
**Moca**: Excuse me~. Can I have the cake set, please~?

Ran
Why ask if you're not gonna listen...?
**Ran**: Why ask if you're not gonna listen...?

Moca
Ran, all you're gonna have is coffee? You want some cake?
**Moca**: Ran, all you're gonna have is coffee? You want some cake?

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

Moca
Alrighty~. Excuse me~, another cake set, please~.
**Moca**: Alrighty~. Excuse me~, another cake set, please~.

Moca
So, whatcha doin'~?
**Moca**: So, whatcha doin'~?

Ran
I was putting together the set list for our next show.
**Ran**: I was putting together the set list for our next show.

Moca
Ohh~, so serious. That's good. What've you got so far?
**Moca**: Ohh~, so serious. That's good. What've you got so far?

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

Moca
I see, I see...
**Moca**: I see, I see...

Moca
... Hm? This last song is the one we listened to recently. The first track we ever recorded.
**Moca**: ... Hm? This last song is the one we listened to recently. The first track we ever recorded.

Moca
Wouldn't this be the first time we play it as the finale?
**Moca**: Wouldn't this be the first time we play it as the finale?

Ran
Yeah. After hearing it the other day, I felt like I wanted to take another shot at it.
**Ran**: Yeah. After hearing it the other day, I felt like I wanted to take another shot at it.

Ran
I mean, we've played it a bunch of times, but I think if we give it a chance now, it would sound really good.
**Ran**: I mean, we've played it a bunch of times, but I think if we give it a chance now, it would sound really good.

Moca
Mhm, mhm~.
**Moca**: Mhm, mhm~.

Ran
... What? What's with the deadpan stare?
**Ran**: ... What? What's with the deadpan stare?

Moca
Nothing. I'm just thinking about how you've always been so passionate~.
**Moca**: Nothing. I'm just thinking about how you've always been so passionate~.

Ran
You think so?
**Ran**: You think so?

Moca
Yep.
**Moca**: Yep.

Moca
We talked about it a little bit that day~, but I remember when I found you writing on the roof, and what were you doing? Writing a poem~.
**Moca**: We talked about it a little bit that day~, but I remember when I found you writing on the roof, and what were you doing? Writing a poem~.

Ran
Moca, we don't have to talk-
**Ran**: Moca, we don't have to talk-

Moca
What an intense poem. I still remember it all~
**Moca**: What an intense poem. I still remember it all~

Moca
Uhh, ahem...
**Moca**: Uhh, ahem...

Moca
Shout these feelings until my voice is hoarse, this is where I belong (stage).
**Moca**: Shout these feelings until my voice is hoarse, this is where I belong (stage).

Ran
H-hey!
**Ran**: H-hey!

Moca
A crimson spiral of emotions entangled in a cool, wire net.
**Moca**: A crimson spiral of emotions entangled in a cool, wire net.

Ran
S-Stop it...!
**Ran**: S-Stop it...!

Moca
Fiery passion, crashing to the cold concrete...
**Moca**: Fiery passion, crashing to the cold concrete...

Ran
Moca! Cut it out!
**Ran**: Moca! Cut it out!

Moca
I don't know why you're so embarrassed~.
**Moca**: I don't know why you're so embarrassed~.

Moca
I like that poem. It's filled with your honest emotions.
**Moca**: I like that poem. It's filled with your honest emotions.

Ran
So, what...?
**Ran**: So, what...?

Moca
You know... We were all so worried about you when you weren't going to class~.
**Moca**: You know... We were all so worried about you when you weren't going to class~.

Moca
And me... I was sad that you didn't feel like you could talk to me~.
**Moca**: And me... I was sad that you didn't feel like you could talk to me~.

Moca
That you could just brush aside the cute little Moca-chan and share all your feelings with a notebook.
**Moca**: That you could just brush aside the cute little Moca-chan and share all your feelings with a notebook.

Ran
It's just...
**Ran**: It's just...

Moca
... I'm kidding~.
**Moca**: ... I'm kidding~.

Moca
I know exactly how you are, so everything's hunkydory~.
**Moca**: I know exactly how you are, so everything's hunkydory~.

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

Ran
I was... feeling kinda down about everyone else being put into one class, while I had to be on my own.
**Ran**: I was... feeling kinda down about everyone else being put into one class, while I had to be on my own.

Ran
I wondered why you all could be together while I had to be alone.
**Ran**: I wondered why you all could be together while I had to be alone.

Ran
Maybe it would have been better if I were honest about my feelings, but I didn't know how to say I couldn't fit in with the class...
**Ran**: Maybe it would have been better if I were honest about my feelings, but I didn't know how to say I couldn't fit in with the class...

Ran
I had no idea what I should do.
**Ran**: I had no idea what I should do.

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

Ran
So that's why... I was happy when we decided to create our band and we could all be together again.
**Ran**: So that's why... I was happy when we decided to create our band and we could all be together again.

Ran
I couldn't say it before, but... I feel grateful to have you all.
**Ran**: I couldn't say it before, but... I feel grateful to have you all.

Moca
Ahh~...
**Moca**: Ahh~...

Moca
Mhm, mhm~...
**Moca**: Mhm, mhm~...

Ran
... What's that supposed to mean?
**Ran**: ... What's that supposed to mean?

Moca
Nothing, I was just taking it in. You hardly ever express yourself like this~.
**Moca**: Nothing, I was just taking it in. You hardly ever express yourself like this~.

Moca
Ah, hold on. Let me get a picture to remember this moment. I'll send it to the others.
**Moca**: Ah, hold on. Let me get a picture to remember this moment. I'll send it to the others.

Ran
You want me to get angry?
**Ran**: You want me to get angry?

Moca
It was just a joke~.
**Moca**: It was just a joke~.

Moca
But you know, if you said that to everyone else, I think they'd be happy to hear it.
**Moca**: But you know, if you said that to everyone else, I think they'd be happy to hear it.

Moca
At least, it made me happy~.
**Moca**: At least, it made me happy~.

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

Ran
... One day.
**Ran**: ... One day.

**Transcript**

Moca
Phew~, looks like a job well done, yet again~.
**Moca**: Phew~, looks like a job well done, yet again~.

Moca
... Oh, BanG Dreamer-san~. Hello~.
**Moca**: ... Oh, BanG Dreamer-san~. Hello~.

Moca
What am I doing? I just finished my shift~. This is usually when people say, "Nice work today." You know~.
**Moca**: What am I doing? I just finished my shift~. This is usually when people say, "Nice work today." You know~.

Moca
And now I'm heading to rehearsal at the studio. Don't you think I'm such a hard worker?
**Moca**: And now I'm heading to rehearsal at the studio. Don't you think I'm such a hard worker?

Moca
Since everyone's been so fired up recently, I felt like maybe I should do the same.
**Moca**: Since everyone's been so fired up recently, I felt like maybe I should do the same.

Moca
... Huh? What's got everyone so excited?
**Moca**: ... Huh? What's got everyone so excited?

Moca
The other day we were talking about how we started our band~.
**Moca**: The other day we were talking about how we started our band~.

Moca
And ever since then, it's like a match was lit. They're all working really hard for the next show. You can feel their passion.
**Moca**: And ever since then, it's like a match was lit. They're all working really hard for the next show. You can feel their passion.

Moca
Huh? I have passion too, okay~? That's just rude~.
**Moca**: Huh? I have passion too, okay~? That's just rude~.

Moca
Now you're interested in how Afterglow came to be? Hmm, I see...
**Moca**: Now you're interested in how Afterglow came to be? Hmm, I see...

Moca
Well, if you really wanna know, I'll make a deal with you. I'll trade for 10 Yamabuki Bakery buns.
**Moca**: Well, if you really wanna know, I'll make a deal with you. I'll trade for 10 Yamabuki Bakery buns.

Moca
Specifically: One melon bun~, one yakisoba bun~, one chocolate cornet~, one curry bun~...
**Moca**: Specifically: One melon bun~, one yakisoba bun~, one chocolate cornet~, one curry bun~...

Moca
... I'm just kidding. Don't get all worked up~.
**Moca**: ... I'm just kidding. Don't get all worked up~.

Moca
For you... I'll offer a special deal. I'll tell you for one melon bun. Isn't that great~?
**Moca**: For you... I'll offer a special deal. I'll tell you for one melon bun. Isn't that great~?

Moca
So, once upon a time during middle school, we all moved into our second year... and Ran was put in a class on her own.
**Moca**: So, once upon a time during middle school, we all moved into our second year... and Ran was put in a class on her own.

Moca
It was at that time that the very lonely Ran started missing class~.
**Moca**: It was at that time that the very lonely Ran started missing class~.

Moca
For she is, surprisingly, a very delicate being.
**Moca**: For she is, surprisingly, a very delicate being.

Moca
The caring and sweet Moca-chan, concerned for her dear friend, used her detective-level skills of deduction to find Ran hiding out on the roof~.
**Moca**: The caring and sweet Moca-chan, concerned for her dear friend, used her detective-level skills of deduction to find Ran hiding out on the roof~.

Moca
And it turns out that all along, she was...
**Moca**: And it turns out that all along, she was...

Moca
... What do you think she was doing?
**Moca**: ... What do you think she was doing?

Moca
... You just want me to tell you?
**Moca**: ... You just want me to tell you?

Moca
Aw~, way to ruin a fun little guessing game~. Oh well...
**Moca**: Aw~, way to ruin a fun little guessing game~. Oh well...

Moca
On the roof, Ran was turning her thoughts into poems~.
**Moca**: On the roof, Ran was turning her thoughts into poems~.

Moca
When I got a look at them, I could feel them bursting with intense emotions.
**Moca**: When I got a look at them, I could feel them bursting with intense emotions.

Moca
And I couldn't help but think about how Ran was holding in all of those feelings~.
**Moca**: And I couldn't help but think about how Ran was holding in all of those feelings~.

Moca
I was really surprised, but at the same time, I felt relieved~.
**Moca**: I was really surprised, but at the same time, I felt relieved~.

Moca
Why?
**Moca**: Why?

Moca
I thought that she was sad and just holding it all in~...
**Moca**: I thought that she was sad and just holding it all in~...

Moca
You know, since she's not really honest about her feelings. She doesn't even talk to us, and we've all been friends since we were kids~.
**Moca**: You know, since she's not really honest about her feelings. She doesn't even talk to us, and we've all been friends since we were kids~.

Moca
Well, I guess that's what makes Ran who she is~...
**Moca**: Well, I guess that's what makes Ran who she is~...

Moca
... So Tsugu suggested that we start a band, and Ran ended up being in charge of writing the lyrics to our songs~.
**Moca**: ... So Tsugu suggested that we start a band, and Ran ended up being in charge of writing the lyrics to our songs~.

Moca
Since we started playing, Ran looks like she's really enjoying herself, and she's stopped cutting class~.
**Moca**: Since we started playing, Ran looks like she's really enjoying herself, and she's stopped cutting class~.

Moca
I'm glad things worked out, but...
**Moca**: I'm glad things worked out, but...

Moca
... I also wanted to be able to help her in my own way~.
**Moca**: ... I also wanted to be able to help her in my own way~.

Moca
Isn't that sad? I want her to feel like she can count on me, but she never comes to me.
**Moca**: Isn't that sad? I want her to feel like she can count on me, but she never comes to me.

Moca
Well, maybe next time I'll be able to lend her a hand~.
**Moca**: Well, maybe next time I'll be able to lend her a hand~.

Moca
... And~ cut. That's a wrap~.
**Moca**: ... And~ cut. That's a wrap~.

Moca
You know, Ran is embarrassed to talk about this, but I think we are who we are now because all of that stuff happened~.
**Moca**: You know, Ran is embarrassed to talk about this, but I think we are who we are now because all of that stuff happened~.

Moca
... It's rare to see me being so open? Really?
**Moca**: ... It's rare to see me being so open? Really?

Moca
Hmm, it's just 'cause that's how I was feeling today~...
**Moca**: Hmm, it's just 'cause that's how I was feeling today~...

Moca
Doesn't that happen to you? You think you're gonna get some ramen, but then it hits you... You actually want cream puffs~...
**Moca**: Doesn't that happen to you? You think you're gonna get some ramen, but then it hits you... You actually want cream puffs~...

Moca
Or you think, "I'm gonna go out tomorrow!" but when the morning comes, you decide to just spend the day at home~.
**Moca**: Or you think, "I'm gonna go out tomorrow!" but when the morning comes, you decide to just spend the day at home~.

Moca
My examples don't make sense? Are you sure~?
**Moca**: My examples don't make sense? Are you sure~?

Moca
Based on Moca-chan standards, they seem to be perfectly fine~...
**Moca**: Based on Moca-chan standards, they seem to be perfectly fine~...

Moca
Anyway, you'll be seeing more of Afterglow in future.
**Moca**: Anyway, you'll be seeing more of Afterglow in future.

Moca
Stay tuned to see what happens with the band~.
**Moca**: Stay tuned to see what happens with the band~.