EMMA: "Healing...healing... Ugh, I just don't get it!"

AKI: "Hey Emma, I wanted to talk to you about the solo event."

EMMA: "Oh, well that's great! I wanted to talk to you about it too!"

AKI: "Huh? What about it? You already decided that you wanted to heak everyone who comes, right? Just like the PV we made."

EMMA: "Well yes, but once I really got to thinking, I couldn't figure out exactly what to do for it. I've said it so much, I barely even know what healing means anymore!"

AKI: "Yikes, that IS a real problem. If you think talking with me will help, then I'll gladly do so. Sometimes, talking is all it tales to organize your thoughts."

EMMA: "Okay. So when do you feel like your soul has been healed?"

AKI: "Me?! Uh, it's kinda hard to put on the spot like that, but I already feel like I'm being soothed right now just by talking to you."

EMMA: "That doesn't help me at all!"

AKI: "Yeah, 'healing' is a pretty vague term, huh? I guess a more concrete way to put it is it's like a sense of relief after you've been really nervous, or having your mood improve or something.
And well, I definitely feel my mood improve when I'm talking with you."

EMMA: "Really?"

AKI: "There have even been times that talking to you was so relaxing, I just wanted to curl up and fall asleep."

EMMA: "Oh, my little siblings back home used to do that!"

AKI: "So I guess they were healed by you too. How did you do it?"

EMMA: "Nothing, really. Any time I held them close, or ran my fingers through their hair, or held their hands, or had them in my lap as I read them stories, they'd go right to sleep."

AKI: "Wow... I feel soothed just by hearing that! Why don't you do that sort of thing for your audience? I mean, you couldn't do it for everyone, and it'd be up on stage, but..."

EMMA: "How would I do that?"

AKI: "You could spread your arms wide like you're letting the audience come in for a big hug, or do a dance move that looks like you're patting their heads. If you did that, I'd...!"

EMMA: "You'd be happy to see that?"

AKI: "More than happy! And you always make me feel really validated when I talk to you, too. So you've gotta use that and put it in your show."

EMMA: "I see. That's a much more concrete idea! I'll do it!"

AKI: "Wanna try it out right now?"

EMMA: "Yeah, I do!"

AKI: "Well, I've been occupied with μ's these past two days, so I skipped out on doing my daily weight training. Is that bad?"

EMMA: "I've heard you should space out your workouts, so I think it's fine. But how about you and I make time for it starting today?"

AKI: "Oh, I feel relieved!"

EMMA: *Giggle* "Good to hear. But you know, I'm healed by you all the time, too."

AKI: "Really?"

EMMA: "You're always looking out for me and cheering for me. That daily dose of medicine is how I manage to work so hard. So I hope you'll keep doing it!"

AKI: "Of course I will, Emma."

EMMA: "Oh? I almost forgot! I'm supposed to be helping Setsuna pack!"

AKI: "Pack? What for?"

EMMA: "Unfortunately, visitors are only allowed to stay in the dorms for a certain amount of time."

AKI: "I see... But where will she go now?"

KASUMI: "It's okay, I've got that covered!"

AKI: "Kasumi?!"

KASUMI: "I've just talked things through with Setsuna, and she's agreed to stay over at my place!"

AKI: "I see, that's very kind of you Kasumi!"

KASUMI: *Giggle* "I can also find out all of her school idol secrets, heh, heh, heh."

AKI: "Huh?"

KASUMI: "N-Nothing! A-Anyway, Setsuna's beginning to pack her things now."

EMMA: "Then I'd better go help her, thanks Akihiko, thanks Kasumi!"

AKI: "You're welcome."

KASUMI: "Now we're all alone, Senpai!"

AKI: "That is true..."

KASUMI: "Hey, listen! I want everyone to tell me how adorable I am at the joint solo event, but I just don't  know how to do it."

AKI: "You've always been cute without trying, so I bet it's tricky, huh?"

KASUMI: "Oh, I love you, Senpai! You totally get me! I know I'm adorable, but I'm trying to come up with a plan to get everyone to think I'm cuter than ever before!"

AKI: "Well, hmm... Oh, Nico has that Nico-Nico-Ni thing she does. What about coming up with your own catchphrase like that?"

KASUMI: "Uh..."

NICO: "So stop copying me and get some originality!"

AKI: "Maybe something like Kasu-Kasu-Mi!"

Ugh... Cuteness is so not for me...

KASUMI: "N-Nope, I don't think so. That Nico-Nico-Ni thing is, like, SO outdated. Actually, I don't think it was ever tasteful. And wait... Did you just call me Kasukasu?!"

AKI: "No, but I will call you a critic."

KASUMI: "Besides, I don't want it to be some kind of greeting! I want to do something more personal. Something that'll make each of my fans feel like I did it just for them!"

AKI: "Got it. So something only you can do. Something tailor-made for Kasumi fans."

KASUMI: "Exactly! Oh, uh... I was a little bit harsh earlier, but I swear, I wasn't making fun of that Queen Dunce Nico."

AKI: "There really is no restraint on you is there...other Queen Dunce?"

KASUMI: "D-Don't remind me... Besides, it's something Nico came up with. So, you know, that's her own way of being cute. It doesn't really suit me."

She really gets how Nico ticks. That's gotta be why she wants to do something unique to her.

So she doesn't appear to her fans as some kind of Nico clone created for a quick profit.

KASUMI: "So I want to come up with something new! You know better than anyone else how cute I am, so tell me what you find cutest about me!"

AKI: "What I find cutest? Ugh, really? I mean, there's a lot."

KASUMI: "Oh, I'm all ears! Talk away! I know you're bold enough to tell me to my face, Senpai!"

*Sigh* Here goes nothing.

AKI: "Well, your smile is pretty cute, and so is your voice and hairstyle, too. You've got the perfect wink, and there's your hobby of baking bread. It's cute and tasty to boot."

KASUMI: *GIGGLE*

AKI: "Oh, your mannerisms too. Not to mention how you change expressions on a dime, like when you're feeling shy or embarrassed. It's impossible to keep my eyes off you."

KASUMI: "Hee hee..."

Is she really looking for an opinion? Or is she just looking for some self-indulgence?

AKI: "Wait, why is your face all red? Are you okay?"

KASUMI: "Huh?! I-It is not! Anyway, you're right! There are all kinds of cute things about me! You're always so observant, Senpai!"

AKI: "Well, I have to be if I'm monitoring the nine of you."

Plus there's the psychology classes my parents make me take. They're supposed to help me understand my opponent's mannerisms in a debate.
It's no wonder why I've become so observant, it's how I was raised...

KASUMI: "I love how nothing escapes your gaze! But what do you think is the cutest thing about me?"

AKI: "Oh, I almost forgot, the way you reread your fan letters every day but still grin about it like it's the first time you ever read them. That's the cutest."

KASUMI: "Wha...?! How do you know about that?! Nobody was supposed to see me doing that!"

AKI: "Nothing escapes my gaze, remember?"

KASUMI: "WAH!"

AKI: *Laugh* "The way you react to stuff like that is super cute too. Oh, I've got it! I know exactly what you should do!"

KASUMI: "Wh-What is it? What kind of good idea would you come up with along this train of thought?"

AKI: "What if we took a bunch of candid pictures of your reactions and show them from up on stage? I'm sure everyone would love it."

KASUMI: "NO WAY! Absolutely not! I'd never be able to show my face on the stage again! Anything but that!"

AKI: "You sure? I'm sure it'd be a huge hit. But I guess we can come up with something else."

...

KASUMI: *Sigh* "I'm kinda worried you haven't had some kind of epiphany already. I sure hope my performance is going to be okay."

AKI: "Hmm, I just really think a video of you reading your fan letters would be perfect."

KASUMI: "No, no and no! That's not happening! Ever!"

AKI: "Oh, I thought it was a pretty good idea..."

KASUMI: *Sigh* "I don't want anyone to see me reading them, but I could maybe thank everyone for their letters.
I have a lot of thoughts I wanna share about them, after all."

AKI: "Oh, that's perfect! I'm sure anyone who sees you smile like you did would think you're cuter than anyone in the world."

KASUMI: "Y-Yeah! Then that's that! Now to just sing and sing until everyone learns just how adorable I really am!"