[ Woah, woah, hold on a second. You can't send that second note and not expect her to be all over it, right? What's this, love blossoming on Christmas?! This sounds like something straight out of a romcom..! Minako doesn't even bother sending a note since she needs all the details about this right now. She just calls the girl directly. ]
Are you saying you had a Christmas date?! [ WOAH WOAH GURL. ]
[By now, the magic that pushed Maizono and Natsuru into dating has worn off, but that doesn't mean the feelings are not there or any less confusing. And being caught off-guard like this only makes it worse.]
[ It's the best way to start a call. No time for greetings and pleasantries if there's a love emergency! ]
You've had multiple dates and a Christmas date?! No fair, Natsuru-chan! You can't just catch up to the goddess of love and beauty out of the blue like that, that's illegal! [ .. is that the true reason you called, Minako.. ]
[... Did she? She's honestly super confused right now.]
Sayaka-chan just... confessed her feelings, and she k-... kissed me...
[Wow. She just... has to pause there, as she remembers that moment. It's like a dream that's ended, and she can remember how happy she was, but she can't quite reclaim it.
Does she want to reclaim it? She could swear she doesn't feel any different than she did then... except that she'd never be able to admit to it like she did!
Naturally, all of this amounts to plenty of silence on Natsuru's end of the conversation for Minako to jump in and fill.]
[ Normally she'd be all over it and asking questions about how it was and all and how it felt like - although she knows since she's kissed a lot of people in her life, although not necessarily girls.. but there's something else that stands out instead. ]
Huh? But I thought Sayaka-chan and Madoka-chan were already going to get married.. [ Wrong Sayaka, Minako. ]
[Wait, what?! Who is this Madoka-chan?!!! No, hold on... why does she feel so strange hearing that? Like there's something heavy in the pit of her stomach...?
She's not sure how she feels right now, but she doesn't want that to be true! Maybe Minako made a mistake?]
R-really? Sayaka Maizono? The one in music group with us?
I... um... she never said anything about a Madoka-chan...
[Wow, Natsuru, you could try and hide your worry just a little better. She might not be bursting forth with honesty about it like she was last week, but there's no denying her feelings.
Except she totally does. Deny them. That'd be crazy, right? She can't possibly hope for Maizono to return her feelings, unless maybe she really does. But she can't possibly return Maizono's feelings until she fixes her own problem! But... if Maizono really likes her the way she is...? But what if she really does want to marry this Madoka-chan? But...]
Oh, wait! We're talking about that one! [ Too many Sayakas. Clearly Japan needs to come up with more names. But at least Minako's humming with understanding now. ]
Sorry, sorry! The Sayaka-chan I know well is the one who's going to marry Madoka-chan, another friend of mine! Although it might've been more interesting if it was a drama-filled love triangle full of car chases and balcony serenades! [ She laughs. ]
[Wow, Minako, don't scare her like that! Or make her jealous! Which she's totally still denying, by the way. But she obviously sounds relieved to hear it wasn't really her Sayaka...
She totally didn't think that just now, either.]
Full of... what? That's not really how love triangles work, is it?
I mean... I don't want to be in a love triangle in the first place!
[ Minako's using that tone again. The one she uses when she's totally going overboard with something and there's no going back anymore. ]
Just now when you heard me talking about how amazing they are, even if it's just for a moment, you thought "geez, I'd like to try that sometime myself".. right?
[ Natsuru's at a severe disadvantage here. It's already hard to win from someone like Minako who just runs all over other people's opinions like some sort of giant truck, but when Natsuru is contradicting herself and being flustered, it's even easier. ]
Not anyone else.. ah, how romantic! You're going to boldly proclaim you only want her, right?! As you stare deeply into each other's eyes... it's perfect!
[ Minako blinks. Love is a pretty universal thing to her, so she doesn't see any difference between it happening between a girl and a guy or two girls or two guys or two guys and three girls or harem ending.. so she doesn't really get why it would be a problem to begin with.
Besides, she's seen Haruka and Michiru and they seemed normal enough all this time. ]
Love is love! All you've got to do is just go for it!
[Natsuru was more thinking of how a girl is supposed to confess her love to another girl than whether a girl should confess her love to another girl, but Minako's answer works either way.
Now, if only she could admit to herself how much she really wants to...!]
A-are you sure? What if she doesn't...?
[Natsuru, Minako is responding to a note you sent, telling her that you're already dating Maizono! Whether she would or wouldn't return your feelings isn't exactly in question as this conversation stands!]
... What do you mean, "what if she doesn't"? Weren't you two already getting it on?
[ Maybe a.. slightly too broad wording (although Minako doesn't even necessarily mean it in that kind of way, it's just.. Minako..) but the sentiment behind it is at least pretty much the same. ]
[ The power of shamelessness will draw out everyone's secrets, obviously.. ]
"Different"? Come on, you're sounding like a couple in the middle of mid-life crisis therapy! This is supposed to be the spring of your youth, you need to enjoy it while it lasts! [ Sigh. Kids nowadays... ] You love her, right? Then that's it, no need to think too deeply about it!
[It's Natsuru's own fault, with the note she sent to Minako... but it's still surreal hearing Minako say such things so easily! Referring to her and Maizono as a couple... asking if she loves her...
... Does she? It definitely feels that way. And if she still feels it, maybe...]
Are you an idiot?! Don't tell me this year's Christmas miracle is your common sense disappearing! [ Then again, this isn't common sense at all, it's just.. Minako logic.. which is the exact opposite of common sense.. ]
[Without even going on a(nother) date first?! Isn't that rushing things too much?
... She's a little too preoccupied with her own thoughts to actually put all of that into words, though. Because they have kissed before, and... it's a nice, if confusing, memory...]
Of course just like that! If you guys like each other, then you should definitely be a couple and kiss..! Don't tell me there's some sort of Romeo and Juliet kind of story going on here.. Or, well, I guess in this case it would be more like Romea and Juliet... [ mumbled to herself. ]
The important point is that you shouldn't let anything hold you back!
[There's definitely something in particular that's holding her back, but she's not ready to talk about it yet. Maybe someday, with certain select people she's really close to. Possibly including Maizono?
But at least Minako's making her think about it right now.]
[ She answers it easily. Of course it's not that easy, and despite Minako's ditzy demeanour she knows that very well, even better than most people.
After all, there's plenty of things that are holding her back. The difference is just that she's voluntarily letting them do just that. ]
Come on, Natsuru-chan, have I ever given you bad advice? Life's too short to get all hung up on a few difficulties! You need to go for what you want to get and be happy.
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Are you saying you had a Christmas date?! [ WOAH WOAH GURL. ]
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Minako-chan...?!
[By now, the magic that pushed Maizono and Natsuru into dating has worn off, but that doesn't mean the feelings are not there or any less confusing. And being caught off-guard like this only makes it worse.]
W-well... not just on Christmas...
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You've had multiple dates and a Christmas date?! No fair, Natsuru-chan! You can't just catch up to the goddess of love and beauty out of the blue like that, that's illegal! [ .. is that the true reason you called, Minako.. ]
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[... Did she? She's honestly super confused right now.]
Sayaka-chan just... confessed her feelings, and she k-... kissed me...
[Wow. She just... has to pause there, as she remembers that moment. It's like a dream that's ended, and she can remember how happy she was, but she can't quite reclaim it.
Does she want to reclaim it? She could swear she doesn't feel any different than she did then... except that she'd never be able to admit to it like she did!
Naturally, all of this amounts to plenty of silence on Natsuru's end of the conversation for Minako to jump in and fill.]
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[ Normally she'd be all over it and asking questions about how it was and all and how it felt like - although she knows since she's kissed a lot of people in her life, although not necessarily girls.. but there's something else that stands out instead. ]
Huh? But I thought Sayaka-chan and Madoka-chan were already going to get married.. [ Wrong Sayaka, Minako. ]
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Who is this Madoka-chan?!!!No, hold on... why does she feel so strange hearing that? Like there's something heavy in the pit of her stomach...?She's not sure how she feels right now, but she doesn't want that to be true! Maybe Minako made a mistake?]
R-really? Sayaka Maizono? The one in music group with us?
I... um... she never said anything about a Madoka-chan...
[Wow, Natsuru, you could try and hide your worry just a little better. She might not be bursting forth with honesty about it like she was last week, but there's no denying her feelings.
Except she totally does. Deny them. That'd be crazy, right? She can't possibly hope for Maizono to return her feelings, unless maybe she really does. But she can't possibly return Maizono's feelings until she fixes her own problem! But... if Maizono really likes her the way she is...? But what if she really does want to marry this Madoka-chan? But...]
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Sorry, sorry! The Sayaka-chan I know well is the one who's going to marry Madoka-chan, another friend of mine! Although it might've been more interesting if it was a drama-filled love triangle full of car chases and balcony serenades! [ She laughs. ]
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[Wow, Minako, don't scare her like that! Or make her jealous! Which she's totally still denying, by the way. But she obviously sounds relieved to hear it wasn't really her Sayaka...
She totally didn't think that just now, either.]
Full of... what? That's not really how love triangles work, is it?
I mean... I don't want to be in a love triangle in the first place!
[Wait, was that really what she meant?]
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[ Minako's using that tone again. The one she uses when she's totally going overboard with something and there's no going back anymore. ]
Just now when you heard me talking about how amazing they are, even if it's just for a moment, you thought "geez, I'd like to try that sometime myself".. right?
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[Wait, what?! That weird magic or whatever is worn off, right? So why can't she stop thinking of this in terms of herself and Maizono...?]
I-... uh... isn't a normal relationship enough?
[Why is she talking about this?!]
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Not anyone else.. ah, how romantic! You're going to boldly proclaim you only want her, right?! As you stare deeply into each other's eyes... it's perfect!
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Y-yeah, like that!
[... Except there are... things. Reasons why she can't do that at all!]
Ah! I-... I mean...
[Oh, man, what does she say now?!]
I-is it... really okay? F-for a... girl to do something like that?
[Did she really just...?!]
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[ Minako blinks. Love is a pretty universal thing to her, so she doesn't see any difference between it happening between a girl and a guy or two girls or two guys or two guys and three girls
or harem ending.. so she doesn't really get why it would be a problem to begin with.Besides, she's seen Haruka and Michiru and they seemed normal enough all this time. ]
Love is love! All you've got to do is just go for it!
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Now, if only she could admit to herself how much she really wants to...!]
A-are you sure? What if she doesn't...?
[Natsuru, Minako is responding to a note you sent, telling her that you're already dating Maizono! Whether she would or wouldn't return your feelings isn't exactly in question as this conversation stands!]
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[ Maybe a.. slightly too broad wording (although Minako doesn't even necessarily mean it in that kind of way, it's just.. Minako..) but the sentiment behind it is at least pretty much the same. ]
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[There she goes, admitting everything again! This Minako girl has super secret powers or something...!]
I-it's just... it seemed so nice at the time, but after Christmas, everything seemed... different...
[Not that her feelings changed, oh no. That's the confusing part. But her willingness to act on them went straight down to awkward again.]
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"Different"? Come on, you're sounding like a couple in the middle of mid-life crisis therapy! This is supposed to be the spring of your youth, you need to enjoy it while it lasts! [ Sigh. Kids nowadays... ] You love her, right? Then that's it, no need to think too deeply about it!
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... Does she? It definitely feels that way. And if she still feels it, maybe...]
Are... are you really sure?
[Not even a token denial! Progress?]
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[ Drama queen.. ]
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[There's a pause, and then a long sigh.]
I don't really know what to do...
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Go up to where she is and kiss her!
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[Without even going on a(nother) date first?! Isn't that rushing things too much?
... She's a little too preoccupied with her own thoughts to actually put all of that into words, though. Because they have kissed before, and... it's a nice, if confusing, memory...]
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The important point is that you shouldn't let anything hold you back!
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[There's definitely something in particular that's holding her back, but she's not ready to talk about it yet. Maybe someday, with certain select people she's really close to. Possibly including Maizono?
But at least Minako's making her think about it right now.]
... Do you... really mean that?
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[ She answers it easily. Of course it's not that easy, and despite Minako's ditzy demeanour she knows that very well, even better than most people.
After all, there's plenty of things that are holding her back. The difference is just that she's voluntarily letting them do just that. ]
Come on, Natsuru-chan, have I ever given you bad advice? Life's too short to get all hung up on a few difficulties! You need to go for what you want to get and be happy.
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