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RānaCool.

RānaI'll play guitar.

RiNG - Café

RirikoAh, Rāna-chan. Welcome. Here to play guitar again today?

RānaYeah.

RirikoEverything's all set up, so you can start playing right away. I'll be in the back, so just call me if you need anything.

RānaOkay.

RānaHehe.

Several Years Ago—

Acquaintance GuitaristOh~ that's so cool! You finally got your own guitar.

RānaYes. I got it from my grandma.

Acquaintance GuitaristWow, I can tell that guitar's got some years on it. Rāna-chan, maybe you'll play in a band here someday?

RānaBand...

Acquaintance GuitaristThank you~!

RānaI'll play in a band.

OwnerIs that so?

In Front of SPACE

Rāna...

OwnerRāna! What about school?

RānaDon't care.

OwnerNo, you can't do that. Go on, even if you're late.

RānaNot going.

OwnerDid something happen at school? You haven't been going at all lately.

RānaSchool doesn't matter. I'm going to play in a band here.

OwnerPlaying guitar isn't everything. You need to meet all kinds of people and see all kinds of places too.

RānaI'm going to play guitar here forever.

OwnerDon't go throwing around words like "forever" so lightly.

OwnerSure, maybe you're pretty good at guitar. But there's so much more you can put into it. Without any of that, your guitar won't reach anyone.

RānaIt's okay if no one hears it.

OwnerDon't you want to be in a band? Then what's the point if you don't even want your bandmates to hear your guitar?

RānaNeither my guitar nor my feelings reach anyone. Only grandma.

Owner...

RirikoHey, I heard from your grandma. Since SPACE closed, you haven't been playing guitar.

RirikoYou can't be in a band like that.

Rāna...

RirikoRāna-chan, do you hate guitar?

RānaIt's boring.

RirikoBecause you've seen more amazing bands than anyone else, Rāna-chan.

RirikoBut you're not gonna find a band if you don't put yourself out there. You gotta show people what makes your guitar yours.

RirikoYou know Owner's catchphrase, right? "Did you give it your all?"

RirikoWhen you're that absorbed in something you love, enough to pull everyone around you in, that feeling is bound to get through.

RirikoAnd I think your guitar has that power, Rāna-chan.

RirikoWe do open mics here. Come by whenever you want, and play however you want.

RirikoWhy not let girls looking for bandmates hear what your guitar sounds like?

Rāna...

OwnerThat place isn't where you belong.

OwnerIt's just a stop along the way.

OwnerA place to belong is something you build with other people. You need to go find those people yourself.

Rāna...

RānaSatisfied.

RirikoHehe, your guitar really is great, Rāna-chan. Wait, huh?

TomoriUm...

TakiStray cat, why are you playing guitar here? Everyone's already gathered in the studio.

RānaI'm going now.

TakiThat's not the point... Oh, never mind! Sorry, Ririko-san. I'll take this stray cat with me.

RirikoAhaha, have fun.

TakiWhy does this happen every single time...

RānaRiri-chan...

Ririko...? What's wrong?

RānaI found my place.