A Penguin? A Bear?/Card Story

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**Transcript**

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Misaki
Then, you take this and do this...
**Misaki**: Then, you take this and do this...

Misaki
Seems pretty much done... Phew, the finish line...
**Misaki**: Seems pretty much done... Phew, the finish line...

Misaki
... Yep. I think it came out pretty well.
**Misaki**: ... Yep. I think it came out pretty well.

Kaoru
Greetings, Misaki. You're quite early today.
**Kaoru**: Greetings, Misaki. You're quite early today.

Misaki
Ah, Kaoru-san. I had a thing I had to take care of, so I ended up getting here early.
**Misaki**: Ah, Kaoru-san. I had a thing I had to take care of, so I ended up getting here early.

Kaoru
A thing?
**Kaoru**: A thing?

Kaoru
How I'd love to hear about this thing. I want to know everything it's possible to know about you, Misaki.
**Kaoru**: How I'd love to hear about this thing. I want to know everything it's possible to know about you, Misaki.

Misaki
Sigh... It's nothing crazy, really... It's this felt.
**Misaki**: Sigh... It's nothing crazy, really... It's this felt.

Misaki
Kanon-san started making a penguin felt after we went to the aquarium, so I figured I'd do a little something myself. It has been a while.
**Misaki**: Kanon-san started making a penguin felt after we went to the aquarium, so I figured I'd do a little something myself. It has been a while.

Kaoru
I see. And after you finish your creation, you will gift it to yours truly, correct?
**Kaoru**: I see. And after you finish your creation, you will gift it to yours truly, correct?

Misaki
N-Not correct... I'm planning to give this to my little sister, so...
**Misaki**: N-Not correct... I'm planning to give this to my little sister, so...

Kaoru
Still, what a vibrant piece of work. Such impressive craft you have.
**Kaoru**: Still, what a vibrant piece of work. Such impressive craft you have.

Misaki
I wouldn't say that. It's just a hobby, really. My sister was happy about the first one I made, so I kept on making them...
**Misaki**: I wouldn't say that. It's just a hobby, really. My sister was happy about the first one I made, so I kept on making them...

Misaki
But after some time, I realized I rather like felting. I prefer doing things that require a little bit more attention to detail.
**Misaki**: But after some time, I realized I rather like felting. I prefer doing things that require a little bit more attention to detail.

Kaoru
Is this... a dolphin?
**Kaoru**: Is this... a dolphin?

Misaki
That would be a dolphin, yes. Kanon-san made one the other day, so I tried doing one too. It's pretty good if I do say so myself.
**Misaki**: That would be a dolphin, yes. Kanon-san made one the other day, so I tried doing one too. It's pretty good if I do say so myself.

Kaoru
And do you think you could bestow it upon me?
**Kaoru**: And do you think you could bestow it upon me?

Misaki
I told you, this is for my sister...
**Misaki**: I told you, this is for my sister...

Kaoru
The recipient of this will be filled with bliss... In other words, bliss is in my future.
**Kaoru**: The recipient of this will be filled with bliss... In other words, bliss is in my future.

Misaki
Uhm... Are your ears working? I'm giving this to my sister.
**Misaki**: Uhm... Are your ears working? I'm giving this to my sister.

Kaoru
Eureka! New idea, Misaki! If it is not too much trouble, could I bother you to create another one of these in addition to that dolphin?
**Kaoru**: Eureka! New idea, Misaki! If it is not too much trouble, could I bother you to create another one of these in addition to that dolphin?

Misaki
I'm fine with making something, but... you're not getting this dolphin. I promised it to my sister.
**Misaki**: I'm fine with making something, but... you're not getting this dolphin. I promised it to my sister.

Kaoru
Fufu. What should this creation be...?
**Kaoru**: Fufu. What should this creation be...?

Misaki
(Why do I bother...? She's not listening to a word I say...)
**Misaki**: (Why do I bother...? She's not listening to a word I say...)

Kaoru
What shall you make...? Hmm. What, indeed... Ah!
**Kaoru**: What shall you make...? Hmm. What, indeed... Ah!

Misaki
If you could, I'd be grateful if you didn't ask for something too hard to make.
**Misaki**: If you could, I'd be grateful if you didn't ask for something too hard to make.

Kaoru
Fufu, no need to fret, Misaki.
**Kaoru**: Fufu, no need to fret, Misaki.

Kaoru
What I desire is...
**Kaoru**: What I desire is...

Kaoru
Something fleeting.
**Kaoru**: Something fleeting.

Misaki
... Huh? Something fleeting?
**Misaki**: ... Huh? Something fleeting?

Kaoru
It exists right before your very eyes, yet it seems as if it would disappear the instant you lay a finger on it... An appearance that suggests it may crumble at any moment...
**Kaoru**: It exists right before your very eyes, yet it seems as if it would disappear the instant you lay a finger on it... An appearance that suggests it may crumble at any moment...

Kaoru
... Something like that.
**Kaoru**: ... Something like that.

Misaki
Nope, that's not gonna happen. There's no way I can felt something like that.
**Misaki**: Nope, that's not gonna happen. There's no way I can felt something like that.

Kaoru
But of course you can, and the anticipation is killing me. Oh, Misaki. What sort of fleeting creation awaits me?
**Kaoru**: But of course you can, and the anticipation is killing me. Oh, Misaki. What sort of fleeting creation awaits me?

Misaki
I said, that's not gonna happen!
**Misaki**: I said, that's not gonna happen!

Kaoru
A dolphin composed of felt with something fleeting right by its side... Just imagining it is... Ahhh, so fleeting...
**Kaoru**: A dolphin composed of felt with something fleeting right by its side... Just imagining it is... Ahhh, so fleeting...

Misaki
(What's the point? I-It's like talking to a wall...)
**Misaki**: (What's the point? I-It's like talking to a wall...)

**Transcript**

 Downtown

Misaki
... Phew. Finally, a break. Gotta hydrate, gotta hydrate...
**Misaki**: ... Phew. Finally, a break. Gotta hydrate, gotta hydrate...

Misaki
Hm? BanG Dreamer-san?
**Misaki**: Hm? BanG Dreamer-san?

Misaki
Ahaha... What a weird time to run into each other, huh? Sorry about the look. I'm right in the middle of a break from my shift.
**Misaki**: Ahaha... What a weird time to run into each other, huh? Sorry about the look. I'm right in the middle of a break from my shift.

Misaki
Ah, yeah. I put on this costume, and I hand out balloons.
**Misaki**: Ah, yeah. I put on this costume, and I hand out balloons.

Misaki
At first, I thought the costume was too hot and really hard to move in, but thanks to Hello, Happy World!, I've gotten used to it. It's actually scary.
**Misaki**: At first, I thought the costume was too hot and really hard to move in, but thanks to Hello, Happy World!, I've gotten used to it. It's actually scary.

Misaki
... Huh? I dropped something?
**Misaki**: ... Huh? I dropped something?

Misaki
Ah~, my penguin key holder... I bought it the other day when I went with Hello, Happy World! to the aquarium.
**Misaki**: Ah~, my penguin key holder... I bought it the other day when I went with Hello, Happy World! to the aquarium.

Misaki
No, so we went there to have fun at first, but partway through, I guess you could say the conversation went in a different direction...
**Misaki**: No, so we went there to have fun at first, but partway through, I guess you could say the conversation went in a different direction...

Misaki
You probably won't have any idea what I'm talking about, but we took care of a penguin that escaped the aquarium and brought it back home.
**Misaki**: You probably won't have any idea what I'm talking about, but we took care of a penguin that escaped the aquarium and brought it back home.

Misaki
I mean, obviously I couldn't understand why that was happening either, but I'm pretty much numb to it at this point...
**Misaki**: I mean, obviously I couldn't understand why that was happening either, but I'm pretty much numb to it at this point...

Misaki
The girls of Hello, Happy World! love to do things that don't make sense.
**Misaki**: The girls of Hello, Happy World! love to do things that don't make sense.

Misaki
... Though, usually Kanon-san and I get dragged around by Kokoro and whatever she's doing.
**Misaki**: ... Though, usually Kanon-san and I get dragged around by Kokoro and whatever she's doing.

Misaki
This time it was Kanon-san who was doing the work.
**Misaki**: This time it was Kanon-san who was doing the work.

Misaki
Well, this time a penguin's safety was on the line, so I suppose you could say the circumstances were different than usual, but...
**Misaki**: Well, this time a penguin's safety was on the line, so I suppose you could say the circumstances were different than usual, but...

Misaki
Seeing Kanon-san working so hard, kinda made me feel like... I have to give her a hand.
**Misaki**: Seeing Kanon-san working so hard, kinda made me feel like... I have to give her a hand.

Misaki
Sometimes you see someone giving something their all and you just wanna cheer them on, or rather, you wanna do something for them, you know?
**Misaki**: Sometimes you see someone giving something their all and you just wanna cheer them on, or rather, you wanna do something for them, you know?

Misaki
I usually like to take it easy, but it was kinda like that time when I actually wanted to put on a performance myself...
**Misaki**: I usually like to take it easy, but it was kinda like that time when I actually wanted to put on a performance myself...

Misaki
It made me think that trying hard could be good every now and then too. Except I got that feeling by watching Kanon-san... somehow.
**Misaki**: It made me think that trying hard could be good every now and then too. Except I got that feeling by watching Kanon-san... somehow.

Misaki
... Huh? Someone's calling me? Ah, looks like break time is over.
**Misaki**: ... Huh? Someone's calling me? Ah, looks like break time is over.

Misaki
Alright, I'm back on the clock. Okay, see ya.
**Misaki**: Alright, I'm back on the clock. Okay, see ya.