Everything up to the pre-chorus sounds much better now. Now I just need to work on tying the chorus and interlude together.

<Hey, anyone there?

I'm back after working my tush off at work.>

Oh...

<Welcome back.

Did you have an early shift today?>

<Oh, K! Yeah, I did!

There was a movie I wanted to see at night, so I asked someone to switch with me♪>

<Hi, K... Oh, Amia, you're here too.>

<Hey, Enanan! All done with art class?>

<I can't exactly log in from there, you know?>

<Oh, that reminds me.

I saw a really wholesome sight on my way home.>

<Wholesome...?>

<Yeah, pretty sure I spotted some first-years from one of the other schools. They looked like they hadn't quite figured out how they wanted to wear their uniforms yet.>

<Yeah! I saw something really similar!>

<They seemed so excited about their new lives and situations that they couldn't really contain themselves.>

<Yeah, exactly!>

<Really...? It's already that time of year...?>

<Yeah. Even though not too long ago, the real possibility of being held back had Mizuki panicking.>

<Hey, I wasn't the only one.

Li'l Bro was in the same situation.>

<I mean, attendance was my problem. I wasn't in trouble for failing a bunch of tests.>

<I have nothing to do with Akito's grades.>

<What?! You're so cold!

Even though you've been asking him to be your human alarm clock anytime you have something going on.>

<That's a separate issue.>

<Oh, speaking of alarms...

Amia, don't forget to set yours so that you actually get up in the morning tomorrow.>

<Tomorrow? Oh, for the opening ceremony.>

<Kamiyama High's having theirs tomorrow...?

Are the night school students also going?>

<No, but ours is on the same day.

It'll take place when we normally have classes.>

<I see...>

<Oh, K, what about your correspondence school? Do they hold opening ceremonies and stuff?>

<Yes, mine does. We're supposed to attend those sorts of ceremonies and events when we can.>

<I didn't know that.

When is your school's?>

<Uhh... Good question...

They should be sending me an email, but...>

<Oh, they sent me one about the opening ceremony three weeks ago... When is it...?>

<Huh? T-Tomorrow...?>

<Tomorrow?!>

<I-It says tomorrow...>

<Whoa, talk about cutting it close! It's a good thing you realized!>

<W-Wow. So, what am I going to need...? Wait, clothes. They probably won't let me go in sweats...>

<Try to calm down, K! You still have time! Start by reading through the whole email!>

<R-Right... Let's see...>

<Phew...

Thank goodness. I should be okay as long as I start preparing for it now.>

<Man, I thought you were done for when you said it was tomorrow♪>

<Me too...>

<Thank you both very much.

I probably would've missed it if we didn't have this conversation.>

<Haha! Us being so chatty ended up saving your skin.>

<I mean, it doesn't seem all that unusual.>

<Hehe. We should tell Yuki about this when she gets here, and let her know that being talkative has its benefits.>

<I dunno. I feel like eighty percent of what we talk about is pretty meaningless.>

<Hey, that's not true!>

<Hehe...>

(The opening ceremony...

I didn't think I'd be attending another school event.)

(They might be a good source of inspiration once in a while.)

(I should set an alarm now since I'll probably forget between working and napping.)