KASUMI: "Senpai! Help me!"

AKI: "Huh?! Kasumi, what's wrong?! Is someone trying to hurt you? Where are they?!"

KASUMI: "No, that's not it!"

AKI: "Then tell me that this isn't about homework again..."

KASUMI: "Last night... Ugh..."

AKI: "Last night?"

*LAST NIGHT*

SETSUNA: "Thanks in advance for today, Kasumi."

KASUMI: "Friends help each other! I know you couldn't stay at the dorms for long. But you can stay at my place for as long as you want."

NANA: "Thank you!"

KASUMI: "However! As payment, you have to tell me your school idol secrets. So, about this joint solo event..."

NANA: "Kasumi."

KASUMI: "Yes?"

NANA: "Your room is a bit of a mess. You must have been busy because of all that studying. But now that there's time, I'll help you clean."

KASUMI: "Huh?"

...

NANA: "Phew. All clean! Nothing feels better than a clean room."

KASUMI: "Y-Yeah... I suppose being clean is a good thing. So, since we're done with that, about those secrets..."

NANA: "Why don't we finish up our homework? We can work on it together."

KASUMI: "Wh-What? I don't really feel like it..."

...

NANA: "There! Homework's done!"

KASUMI: "Finally. Setsuna, about those secrets..."

NANA: "Hey, why don't we do our weight training for the day? There's no time like the present!"

KASUMI: "Whaaat?!"

...

KASUMI: "And that's what happened."

AKI: "Oh, so you did do your homework? That's good."

KASUMI: "That's not the point!"

AKI: *Laugh* "I'm pretty sure Setsuna just cares about you."

KASUMI: "I know that it was with all good intentions. That's why I'm in such a predicament."

AKI: "Hmmm..."

SETSUNA: "Oh, you two are here early. Let's do our best at practice today!"

KASUMI: "I can't do this anymore! Tell her to stay with someone else!"

After one night?

AKI: "Hey, Setsuna?"

SETSUNA: "Yes?"

AKI: "Are you going back home anytime soon?"

SETSUNA: "Of course not. I'm not going home until my parents understand me."

That's...not a healthy set of mind.

SETSUNA: "So, Kasumi, I wanted to ask you... Could I stay with you again tonight?"

KASUMI: "Huh?! Ugh..."

The look in Kasumi's eyes... It's like she's begging me for help.

AKI: "Why don't you stay with me tonight? Kasumi has a lot of homework tonight, so she's really busy."

SETSUNA: "Oh? That sounds tough. Good luck with your homework, Kasumi!"

KASUMI: "Th-Thanks..."

SETSUNA: "Thank you for letting me stay with you, Chief."

AKI: "No problem!"

SETSUNA: "Oh, but is your mom okay with it?"

AKI: "It'll be fine, she's out of town for a week for a business seminar."

SETSUNA: "Right, thank you."