Kanata's Fan Club is up and running, I should consult the others about starting their own. We're gonna need a spike in popularity if we're ever going to convince Shioriko.
Not just that, but something's up with Rina. I just hope that nobody is bullying her or anything like that.
EMMA: "Morning! You're early."
AKI: "Good morning! Speak for yourself. I thought for sure I'd be the first one here."
EMMA: "Sorry, not today!"
AKI: "I know Shizuku's a morning person, but I didn't know you were too."
EMMA: "Haha, I wouldn't call myself a morning person. It's just a habit for me, I guess? I used to help out around the house before the crack of dawn back in Switzerland."
AKI: "Ah, that makes sense."
EMMA: "So why are you here so early? Don't you normally come with Ayumu and Kasumi?"
AKI: "I left my practice notebook here yesterday, so I figured I'd come in early ro write my thoughts."
EMMA: "Oh, the notebook you always fill up with notes about us, right?"
AKI: "Speaking of which, it is getting pretty full."
EMMA: *Chuckle* "I can't wait to see what you've written."
AKI: "More importantly... Emma?"
EMMA: "What is it?"
AKI: "What's with the broom? Were you cleaning?"
EMMA: "I sure am!"
AKI: "Oh shit... I'm so sorry! I just realized we never decided on a cleaning schedule!
But it's always been so clean... Have you been keeping it clean for us all this time?"
EMMA: "Well, I don't do it every day. Just sometimes."
AKI: "I'm SO sorry!"
EMMA: "This is our precious club room, so it's only natural to want to keep it looking nice, right? I wouldn't do it if I didn't want to. You really don't need to apologize."
AKI: "We can decide on a cleaning schedule with everyone later. For now, you'll have to put up with me."
EMMA: "You really don't have to..."
AKI: "The weight of this guilt is crushing my very soul. Please let me help!"
EMMA: "Don't be so dramatic... The two of us can take care of all of this before the rest of the girls even get here."
...
EMMA: "Look at this! Clean as a whistle!"
AKI: "Yup! I promise I'll take much better care of it from here on!"
EMMA: *Giggle*
AKI: "We've got time to spare... You know what? I still don't feel like I've done enough. Let me buy you a drink or something. Any requests?"
EMMA: "Come on! You're really over-thinking this!
Oh, but if you do want to make up for it, there is one thing you could do."
AKI: "What is it? I'll do anything but beg!"
EMMA: "I want you to write a whole bunch about me in today's practice notes."
AKI: "That's it?"
EMMA: "Well, you'll have to keep a close eye on me if you want to write all about me, yeah?
I was hoping maybe you could focus on me today."
EMMA: "Is that too much?"
AKI: "Of course not! I'll do my very best!"
EMMA: "Hee hee! Right back at you."
AKI: "Still, we've got time before the others arrive. So now's probably the right time to ask you this.
Do you want to start a fan club?"
EMMA: "Huh? I've already got one."
AKI: "I knew you'd want to sta- Wait, what?!"
EMMA: "Hikaru and his older sister Hotaru came to the Joint Solo Live Show with their mother. They got her to create a fanclub for me, all of his classmates from the kindergarten joined. Isn't that so cute?"
AKI: "Yeah..."
Geez, for such a young boy he sure is bright. This 'Hikaru Moroboshi' kid is gonna go places in the idol world, his sister too.
AKI: "Well, if you've already got a fanclub then that takes care of that."
Ayu, Ai, Kasumi, Kanata and now Emma all have fanclubs. Only Karin, Shizuku, Rina and Setsuna are left.
...
AKI: "How was the autograph session Shizuku? Did you get your feelings across?"
SHIZUKU: "Please don't ask me about that..."
AKI: "Oh... I'm guessing it didn't go well?"
SHIZUKU: *Sob* "I was so nervous I couldn't speak! I practiced so hard, but I couldn't tell him anything! The moment I saw his face I started crying and I was rendered speechless!"
AKI: "You know, I think you got your feelings across just fine. There are some things you can say without words.
Think about your audience when you're on stage. They're not saying a word, but you can tell they're having a good time just by looking at them, right?"
SHIZUKU: "Oh! Y-You're right. I absolutely understand! I can sense their feelings all too well!
Now I see. It must have been just like that for him..."
AKI: "Exactly. Maybe you couldn't say anything when you were there, but I'm sure he understood how you felt."
SHIZUKU: "I'm sure you're right. He had such a kind look on his face..."
AKI: "You know, you could write him a letter to tell him what you weren't able to say in person."
SHIZUKU: "This is an excellent idea! I must get a new stationery set right away!"