As I said yesterday, we won't be having practice today and will also be checking up on Saki throughout the day tomorrow.
Right. We need her to rest as much as possible.
Alright, I'm heading home to work on those lyrics.
Sounds good.
And we'll keep coming up with ideas!
Okay, shall we?
Yes!
Hello.
Welcome, Shiho, Honami.
Oh, is it just the two of you?
I thought I heard that you'd all be coming over to practice today.
About that...
Some things happened and...
I see. Oh, Saki...
Hehe. Ever the hard-working girl, I see.
It's not really a joking matter.
You should've seen how she looked...
Honestly, it was impossible not to worry.
...
But you still let her do her thing?
Yeah...
Saki isn't necessarily doing all this because she wants to become a professional musician.
Huh...?
After that time you said that we wouldn't be able to stay together if we tried to go pro, we had a long discussion concerning that...
About whether or not we'd be able to commit to that goal and to our music...
We each took a long look at ourselves, and we ultimately all decided to walk the same path as you, Shiho...
Saki too.
She decided that we're going to go pro together.
(Saki got worried and kinda pushed herself too hard that time, but ended up producing an amazing song after taking a really hard look at herself...)
I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't worried...
But I'd rather show her some support by believing in her instead of hesitating or coddling her.
Shiho...
Yes, I see your point.
Still, committing to somebody like that isn't easy.
Especially since the more a person means to you, the more likely you are to feel concerned about them.
True...
You can believe in them as much as you want, but an equally great sense of concern can well up inside of you.
To be honest, I did fret a little...
And yes, I said that I'd believe in her, but I really wasn't expecting her to show up with those huge bags under her eyes...
Haha...
That really was quite a sight.
Was it that bad?
Yeah. I seriously thought for a second she messed up her eye makeup or something and that's why she had really dark circles.
Oh dear...
I can see why you were concerned.
Ichika pulled an all-nighter this one time, but I didn't notice until Honami said something. So this time around...
I actually wasn't too sure, to be honest. I sort of just took a stab in the dark that time.
It's easy to tell when a person's tired, but I'd really rather not be surprised by someone looking completely exhausted...
I agree. I think we all want Saki to live as healthy a life as possible.
I know. Why don't we get her a nice little treat once we're done coming up with ideas here?
Something she'd really appreciate and that's good for her health!
Yeah, something good for her health does sound nice.
But they say good medicine's really bitter, so we might want to avoid something that tastes too nice.
Haha! Are you planning on getting revenge for her making you worry?
No, not at all.
What makes you think that?
Shiho...
Haha.
Hehe.
Anyway, why don't we set that aside for now and start coming up with ideas for that song?
We can begin by cleaning up the rough draft Saki gave us.
Okay!