AKI: "Wait...did I just hear you correctly?"
RINA: "Yes."
AKI: "You want to take off your Rina-chan Board for the Joint Solo Live Show?!"
RINA: "You think it's no good?"
AKI: "No! I'll support you no matter what you do."
RINA: "I posted the video from my last solo event like you said. From the comments, I feel like people really get that the Board is a part of me. There were so many comments."
AKI: "So do you...feel a little better about yourself?"
RINA: "Yeah I think people will see me for who I am no matter what."
AKI: "Yeah..."
RINA: "I feel so much braver. It was like people were telling me I'm fine the way I am. So I want to take a step forward for them."
AKI: "And that step is taking off the Rina-chan Board?"
RINA: "Yes. I want to show more of myself to all the people who support me."
AKI: "That's great! Alright, let's think of a Rina-chan-Board-free-performance!"
RINA: "Okay. I want to share my happiness and enjoyment through my smile."
...
RINA: *Sigh* "I can't do it. Smiling is really hard. Rina-chan Board says, 'Slump'."
AKI: "It's okay! I totally understand."
RINA: "I can't smile and even my voice sounds sad... Maybe I..."
AKI: "Hmm, maybe you're overthinking this. Because you're a completely different person when you're singing. I took a video of you performing. Wanna see?"
...
RINA: "I look so awkward... I really can't put my Board down."
AKI: "I could tell behind the Board that you were enjoying yourself, and I enjoyed myself because of it. If you're struggling to show your face, then why don't you forget about your facial expressions for now?
I'm sure that no matter how much an idol smiles, if their spirit isn't there, it looks fake. But even if you're not smiling or it looks awkward, it'll be real with genuine feelings."
RINA: "Genuine feelings...?"
AKI: "Don't think about doing it well. In fact, don't think about anything at all. Just cherish what's in your heart and the rest will come."
RINA: "What's in my heart...
Alright, I think I get it. I'll give it a try."
AKI: "That's the spirit!"
RINA: "Rina-chan Board says, 'Ready for anything!' ...Oh, right, we were supposed to practice without it today."
AKI: *Laugh* "You and your Board really are one and the same!"
RINA: *Giggle* "Seems like it, huh? But I need to put it aside for now.
Watch over me, little Board."
AKI: "Rina..."
RINA: "..."
AKI: "Are you not putting it down?"
RINA: "...I-I can't."
AKI: "It's okay if you're not ready today. You can always practice alone without it."
RINA: "Thank you."
AKI: "But if you're afraid of me judging you, I promise you that I won't."
RINA: "That scary guy who hates you, I remember he said that I hide behind this Board because I'm hideous underneath. What if you don't like the real me?"
AKI: "Forget Ryu Kuroda, he isn't worth anything anymore! I'm not like him, I won't look down on you."
RINA: "I don't think I'm ready today..."
AKI: "That's fine. I respect your decision, wholeheartedly."