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Before Band Practice

Miyako(All right... This should be enough for today's practice...)

YunoH-Heyyy...

MiyakoSengoku-san...! You look absolutely exhausted.

YunoI'm completely wiped... This is why I hate going outside...

MiyakoYou went out even though you had no in-person classes today?

YunoYeah... The gear I wanted wasn't available online.

YunoI had to walk there, haul it back, and get shoved around in the crowd... Going out takes way too much out of me.

MiyakoPerhaps that's because you normally never leave the house?

YunoCome on, Fuji-san. You're one of us.

YunoRemember when we went to the beach? You were completely wiped out on the way home.

MiyakoAh...

YunoYou work from home too, and you barely move from your desk. People with jobs like ours tend not to get much exercise.

MiyakoThat's true. I'm not athletic, and I don't particularly see the need to exercise.

YunoRight? Even when people say it's for your health...

MiyakoThat said, I find the sight of other girls working up a healthy sweat playing sports quite beautiful.

YunoHuh...?

MiyakoBreathing in a steady rhythm, eyes fixed straight ahead, running with single-minded determination...

MiyakoIs she not more radiant than the sun, more refreshing than a spring breeze?

YunoSorry... What are you talking about?

MiyakoGirls exercising.

MiyakoAs it happens, Sengoku-san, I'm drawing a scene where a character about your height is exercising.

YunoOkay...

MiyakoSo, would you be willing to run a marathon?

YunoThat's where all this was going...? And why do we have to run a marathon?

MiyakoNo, Sengoku-san. You would be the only one running.

MiyakoAs I said, I'm drawing a girl exercising. I need reference material.

YunoSo you want me to run for you...!?

MiyakoYou get some much-needed exercise, Sengoku-san. And I get my reference material. Two birds with one stone.

YunoYou're the only one getting anything out of this, Fuji-san...

MiyakoI'll send you the marathon route in advance.

MiyakoLet me know if you need anything, such as setting up water stations or sharing the planned shooting locations.

MiyakoIf you need running clothes, the outfit I bought for reference happens to be in your size, Sengoku-san, so...

YunoWait. Are you seriously trying to make this happen?

MiyakoYes. It is mutually beneficial.

YunoNo, you're still the only one benefiting.

MiyakoWatching you work up a healthy sweat would make excellent reference material, Sengoku-san.

Yuno...

Yuno(I really picked the wrong topic...)