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Before Band Practice

MiyakoHehe... Hehehehe.

RitsuHello...

MiyakoHehehehehe~~♡

RitsuMiyako-san. Did something good happen?

MiyakoOh, Minetsuki-san. Hello.

MiyakoActually... I have something to show you! Could you take a look?!

RitsuA photo...? Oh, it's a Magilulu plush. How cute.

MiyakoRight?! My Magilulu "Fluffy-Squishy Plushie" finally arrived!

Ritsu"Plushie"...?

MiyakoIt's a cute shorthand for "plush toy"! And true to "fluffy-squishy," it feels wonderfully fluffy and squishy!

RitsuI can almost feel it through the photo.

MiyakoExactly, exactly!

MiyakoAnd just look at this precious little shape...!

MiyakoThat tiny, adorable chibi body...! That perfectly round head...!

MiyakoThose teeny little hands and feet, and that adorably dopey little open mouth...!

MiyakoSo cute...!!

RitsuThat's some serious passion... So you never get tired of looking at cute things?

MiyakoTired of them!? Never!!

MiyakoSimply looking at this little one makes every trace of my stress disappear! Rain falls on a barren wasteland, flowers bloom, and the sunlight pours in!

MiyakoAnd when I cradle this little one in both hands, I feel the unmistakable warmth of life...

MiyakoI must protect this little one. I must keep living...! That's what it makes me feel!

RitsuI see...! So that's why you've set out sweets in front of this little one.

RitsuArale-chan did something similar once. With an acrylic stand, though.

RitsuI remember thinking the same thing then. That it was a lot like animism.

MiyakoAh, that's the belief that spirits dwell in nature and even the objects around us, isn't it...!

MiyakoThat may indeed be the case.

MiyakoWe cherish plushies and things like them just as we would living beings. We dress them in little outfits and find accessories...

RitsuWhen something is cherished that deeply, I can understand how it might come to life.

RitsuOr perhaps I have it backward. Maybe we cherish them because they're already alive...

MiyakoEither way is perfectly fine!! Only one thing matters here!

MiyakoLove!!

Ritsu...!!

RitsuYou're right...! Love can make people stronger...!

MiyakoIndeed... Indeed...

RitsuI don't have a... plushie, so I'll treasure my favorite food replica instead!

MiyakoA food repli... Very well! That, too, is a splendid form of love! Love indeed!

RitsuThat was enlightening... Thank you!