Summer Festival Fortunes[]
The summer festival rocks! / Fortunes are serious!
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Story 1 |
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Honoka: Today's the summer festival! What should I eat? What should I see?  Kotori: You look so happy, Honoka!
Umi: You look really happy, too, Kotori! Kotori: Putting on a yukata makes me happy. Hee hee. Eli: It's still early. I don't know about you, but it doesn't quite feel like a summer festival yet. Nozomi: I think early festivals still have their own charm, though. There's so many cute little kids here. Hanayo: Oh, there you are! Hi, everyone! Maki: What's up, Hanayo? Hanayo: Over there, they have a place where you can draw on paper lanterns! Let's all go and do it! Nico: Your own picture on a paper lantern, huh? Umi: I'm really not very good at drawing... Do you think I can write everything down instead? Nozomi: I don't see why not. It's your lantern, you can make it the way you want it. Eli: All right, let's go do it! Eli: What do you think? Is everyone done? What did you draw, Maki? Maki: This is mine. Honoka: Oh! All the musical notes are all lined up, it's so cute! That's just like you, Maki, since you like music so much. Hanayo: This is mine. Nozomi: That's a mountain of rice bowls. You never change, Hanayo. Hanayo: Heh heh... What about you, Rin? Rin: I drew a kitty cat! Meow! Umi: Somehow that kind of looks like you, Rin... Especially the pose. Rin: This Rin-cat is saying "Yay!" Kotori: I drew a little bird. Honoka, you wrote... "ho"? Honoka: Yeah! It's the "ho" in "Honoka"! It match the T-shirt I wear when I practice. Eli: What did you write, Umi? Umi: This. Eli: S... "Simple solutions for complex problems"? Nico: Um, please don't cut the poor lantern, OK? Umi: I won't. Rin: What did Nozomi write? Hug attack? Nozomi: Yeah! It's cute, and it's very me. Nico: That's a scary lantern... Nozomi: Really? I think it's cute. What did you draw, Eli? Hanayo: µ's with 9 hearts around it? Kotori: Adorable! Umi: I see. So each one of those hearts represents one of us, then? Nico: Hmmph. Everybody's so ordinary! All that stuff's pretty old-fashioned, don't you think? Honoka: Huh? Old-fashioned? Maki: So then what did you write, Nico? Nico: Hee hee. Read it and weep. Here's mine! Eli: Nico Yazawa in the Roman alphabet...? Nozomi: Huh... You just wrote your own name on it, Nico-cchi! Maki: You don't have to write your name on your lantern to keep people from stealing it. Rin: But if you lose it or something, then you can relax, because your name's on it. Pretty smart, Nico! Nico: Wha? N-no! You've all got it all wrong! You're wrong, you're so wrong! Kotori: What's wrong, Nico? Nico: This! This is an autograph from the school idol Nico Yazawa! I'm not just writing my name on it to mark it as mine! Honoka: Oh, it's an autograph! Umi: I wonder if we'll ever get the opportunity to give out autographs? Nico: Of course we will. That's a give. That's why you should make sure you're prepared for when that day comes. Hanayo: Wow, Nico. That was pretty cool. Nico: Furthermore, early autographs are worth more since they're rare. Eli: Really? So this is valuable? Nico: Well, maybe not right now... But someday! It'll definitely be worth a lot more in the future! Kotori: A lantern that you've signed yourself... Pretty cool. Nico: Isn't it? I don't mind if you all want to copy me. Maki: Hey, it looks like it's gotten dark since we started drawing. The faint light from the lanterns is really beautiful. Rin: This is exciting! This is when the real festival begins. |
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Story 2 |
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| Rin: I can't eat anything more... My stomach is so full. This is happiness...
Hanayo: Are you two taking a break? Ok, then I'm going to go buy some more roasted squid and buttered potatoes. Honoka: Whoa... You can still eat, Hanayo? Rin: That's Hanayo for you... She's always so full of energy. Honoka: The best thing about summer festivals has to be the delicious food stand everywhere. Oh, I'm so full! Kotori: Hee hee. Honoka loves summer festivals. Nozomi: Shall we join in the Bon Dance? Kotori: Sure. I'd love to join in. Umi: Is that so? I'll wait for you all here. Nozomi: What are you saying? You're dancing too, Umi. Kotori: Hurry up! Umi: Oh! All right, don't push me... Eli: I'm glad it looks like everyone is having fun. Summer's the season for festivals. Maki: Yeah, it's great. Eli: ...You don't seem to be having any fun? Maki: That's not it. Well... Really... I never know what to do at events like this. Eli: Oh, I know how you feel. I don't know about you, but I think it was much easier to relax and have fun when I was a kid. Maybe? Nico: Ahh! I knew it! I'm the strongest! Nico: Adorable Nico basks in the limelight wherever she goes! Maki: I have no idea what you're talking about... But at least you seem to be having fun. Eli: Nico, why are you the strongest? Nico: Because at the target stand I won a stuffed animal, and the manager said, "You're cute, so I'll let you take another shot." Nico: Oh, is my beauty that disarming? Maybe go just favors me? Maki: Or maybe he was just treating you like a kid? Nico: I know, it's not very fair. Here, I'll give you my stuffed animals... Here, Eli. Here, Maki. Eli: Huh? This stuffed lion is adorable. Maki: Hey... Why'd you give me the gorilla? Didn't you have anything cuter? Nico: Gorillas look like they'd be really good at studying, don't they? So I thought it would fit your personality. Maki: ...I guess so. Nico: More importantly, you two should be having fun. Why bother coming to a festival if all you're going to do is watch? Eli: You're right... What do you want to do, Maki? It's OK to just try things out and see, too. Maki: I don't really need to do anything... Eli: Really? We're at a festival, so go ahead and open up. OK? Maki: ...Umm... Then... I kinda want... a balloon yo-yo... Nico: All right, we'll go get one! What about you, Eli? Eli: Hmm... Let's see... I think I'd like a candied apple. Nico: OK. After we get a ballon yo-yo, then we'll get candied apples! All right, if you're going to make me look after you two, then the least you could do is hurry up! Maki: What about you, Nico? Isn't there anything you want to do? Nico: Me? I want to look at the masks! Maki: Really? You're just like a kid. Eli: Let me guess, you're going to get a warrior mask? The you can be "Nico Ranger"? Nico: It-it doesn't matter what kind of mask it is! Come on, let's go already! Maki: If you insist... Eli: Maki's so bad at expressing her feelings. Eli: Then again, I'm the same. Eli: Nico! Maki! I want to go see the shrine next! |
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Story 3 |
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| Hanayo: You know, you know, she guessed exactly what I want the most right now...
Kotori: Wow, amazing! She always helps me when I'm having a hard tim. Hanayo: She's got some power! Kotori: I agree, that's incredible! Honoka: What's up? What power are we talking about? Hanayo: Nozomi's tarot reading power. She's always right! Kotori: I want a consultation with Nozomi the next time I have a problem... Nozomi: Sure, anytime. I'll tell everyone's fortunes. Umi: Seeing a person's desires or futures in cards... It's pretty hard to believe. Eli: But she does get it right, so there has to be something to it, right? Umi: Well, yes. There certainly are a lot of things in this world that can't be explained with science. Rin: There's a lot of things I don't know, but I know that Nozomi is amazing. Nozomi: There's an incredibly strong power hidden inside my cards. Nico: Huh? Then can you tell me what kind of questions are on my next test? Maki: You're asking her for help, even though you're looking down on here for it? Nozomi: Do you want to know what will happen if you waste my power on trivialities? Nico: Huh? Nozomi: Tickle attack! Tickle attack! Tickle attack! Nico: Eeeeeeeeeek! Eli: I wonder if Nozomi gains some kind of power from her tickle attack? Hanayo: Why don't you get your fortune told next, Maki? She's really good at it, and you'll get some advice out of it. Maki: I, um... Nozomi: You're welcome to it anytime. Kotori: Is there anything bothering you right now, Maki? Maki: Well, yeah. There's some stuff... Kotori: Yeah. Maki: Bu-but it's not really something I can talk about. Kotori: Huh? Maki: I don't really believe in unscientific things like fortune telling, anyway. Nozomi: ... Hanayo: Bu-but she's always right! Maki: But... There's no reason for it to be right. It's silly. Nozomi: What? You don't believe in my power, Maki? Maki: Well... Maki: Sorry. I-I have to go. Rin: Where are you going? Maki: Does it matter? See you tomorrow. Kotori: Maki... Eli: I don't think she was trying to criticize you, Nozomi. I think she just didn't want to talk about it. Nico: Well, don't let it get you down, Nozomi... Wait, whoa! You really look like you're scheming something! Nozomi: She won't be able to understand my fortune-telling abilities until she experiences them for herself. Nozomi: You're all going to help out, right? Rin: S-she's scary... Nozomi: Hee hee... Hee hee hee... |
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Story 4 |
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| Maki: It doesn't matter if you tell my fortune, Nozomi... I just don't believe in your cards.
Nozomi: Huh... Maki Nishikino... Maki: ...Wh-what? Nozomi: On today's tests, you got a 98 in math, a 99 in English, and a 92 in literature. Pretty close to perfect scores. Maki: Wha...? How did you know that? Nozomi: The new swimsuit you bought yesterday is a bikini with tropical print. Maki: Huh? Nozomi: Rin has invited you to go to a ramen shop after school. Maki: Wait a minute! How did you know all that Nozomi? Nozomi: Oh, I know all of this because of my spiritual powers, of course! Maki: Scary... Why do you know this? Nozomi: And because you still don't believe in spiritual powers, Maki Nishikino, I will tell you what color panties you're wearing today... Maki: Hey! All right! All right, already! I believe! Nozomi: Hee hee... Really? Maki: Really! I believe, so stop already... Rin: Hey, Nozomi! Rin: I asked Maki out to a ramen shop, just like you asked! Oh! Ma-Maki... Nozomi: Oops... Maki: What... What's the meaning of this? Nozomi: Ha ha ha... Just a little more, and it would've worked. Kotori: So, the reason that Nozomi asked everybody about their conversations with Maki today was... Honoka: ...to surprise Maki by showing her just how great her fortune-telling skills were? Maki: In other words, she was saying, "My fortune-telling skills are great," while making all these arrangement on the side... Nozomi: Ha ha ha... That was your punishment for making fun of my fortune-telling skills. Maki: Well, it wasn't very nice of me to call it silly in the first place. Eli: But... You could've predicted Maki's troubles without going to all this trouble, right, Nozomi? Nozomi: I already know what's troubling Maki, yes. Maki: Wh-what? I haven't told anyone... about my troubles... Nozomi: You still haven't come up with a new song for the festival, right? Maki: Ho-how did you know that? Nozomi: And you really wanted to ask all of us for help, right? Maki: Well... Yes, but... Honoka: Huh? Really? Kotori: I see... You should've said something earlier. Maki: The School Idol Festival's getting closer, but I haven't been able to make a new song yet... And everyone's already so busy... Maki: But no matter how much I think about it, I just can't come up with anything good... Umi: Well then, we should all think about what kind of song we want to perform... Eli: We could all think about lyrics, too. Rin: Performing together at the School Idol Festival... A song that we wrote together... Maki: Everyone... Nico: Maki, you need to have more faith in us... I'll come up with the perfect song for us. Maki: That actually makes me a little nervous... Maki: ...Thank you, Nozomi... |