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"You're asking like I have any choice if she lives or dies."
The voice....maybe. It's a close match, for certain. The body language, however, completely off. Gawain stands tall, fierce, confident. Tsukasa looks and sounds reserved and calm. Maybe with a hint of awkwardness; if those rumours about him were true, he was the uncool kid before Yui and Kanade got their hands on him. There's still some of that in him, perhaps.

"Eh? I can't cook that well, though..."

"Maybe she had the same idea we did; find somewhere to shelter from the storm."

Sakurajima Team
Kanna sighed. She closes her eyes, and....

"Here goes."
"Hey, Otoya. If you're seeing this....I'm probably no longer with you. There's a few things I have to say...."
....
The message is pretty short, surprisingly; it was Kanna explaining why she wanted to play alongside him (she'd known him since they were both children), what she loved about him (his awkward, yet earnest nature, his kind heart, the fact that he never pitied her) and finally, a confession of love of her own (cheesy, cliched, but honest). It was, by acting standards, terrible. Horrible. But....well, it was honest. Kanna was no actress, but she had genuinely wanted to say something, and say something she did.

There's some information that from anyone else, Mori might have considered using as blackmail material. From a dying girl under his protection? As far as he was concerned, he'd never heard it.
....
At the end of it, Kanna looks drained.
"...how was that? Was my voice clear? I think I might have cracked a bit. Sorry if I'm fretting, I don't want to look bad in front of Otoya, you know?"

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Tadano/Miyazono Team
"W-what?! No! Don't beat him up! Tadano....and Demura, apaprently....would kill me if you did that! "
"No, I just want you to find out if he's planning anything! If he's doing something to mess with Tadano, then....do something, b-but nothing horrible! _{I sound like some kind of gang boss right now, Kanna would laugh her butt off...}"

"Well, well. If isn't the Genius Cellist, the Mad Dog of Mishima and the famous Akitsuki Saya."

A young man in the Amamiya uniform suddenly appears, leaning on the table.
"Please don't call me that."
"Well, I'd be lying if I didn't acknowledge your skills."
"Who are you?"
"Sugiura Kazuya. A new transfer to Amamiya. I'm here to scout out the competition."
"One of those...Big Three, right? The students everyone likes?"
"Yep! Mishima Kanade, the famous, beloved actress. Kazami Tsukasa, the aloof, handsome and tragic senior. And myself, the beloved, cool transfer student."

The vendor hands Shoes a heaping cone of caramel ice cream, topped with chocolate sauce.
"One caramel ice, right up! You two seem so adorable together, by the way. Reminds me of my daughter and her girlfriend."

Sakurajima Team
Right before Mori can even make down the corridor, he finds a student shuffling away, having left behind a camera, a tripod, and a note on the top.

The note looks to be in Veep's handwriting.
Had this delivered to you to keep you out of the clubroom. Mishima's in there talking with a few of the students who are fans of hers. You owe me big time.

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Tadano/Miyazono Team
Otoya just stares at Mildred.
"Eh? Do we....are you even a student here? You don't look like a student..."
"Miyazono, this is a friend of mine and Aki-kun's, Honda, and this is our other new member Miyashita. We're here about your request?"
"Oh, right, Tadano. Yeah. Um....this is gonna sound awkward but....I was hoping you could help Tadano. He and I go way back, as you and Kasuga know and, well...."
"No way to sugarcoat it. He's got a huge crush on Koga."
"Aww. I mean, I figured. But aww. So what do you want us to do about it?"
"Huh? Well, uh....I figured you'd know about relationships, given you and Kasuga...."
"Eh? It's....n-not like that! What about you and Sakurajima?"
"Huh?! N-no! Kanna and I are....it's not like that! What do you mean you and Kasuga aren't...anyway."
"Also I....didn't want to stress out Kanna, anyway. I know those rumours about her being sick are all....well, rumours, but she collapsed when we were doing a tournament and....I don't want to make her more stressed. So I figured I'd come to you guys for advice and leave her out of it."
"Is she okay?"
"She got discharged pretty quickly, so she's okay, but....I don't wanna make trouble for her, you know?"

Sakurajima Team
After some walking, the group arrives back at school, Kanna taking a moment to sign Tsukasa in, before the group heads up to an empty home economics room. The room....looks exactly like what you'd expect of one; islands dotted around the room with sinks, countertops and kitchen utensils. A section of wall is absent of decorations, with a few stools scattered around; perfect for filming whatever Sakurajima has to say.

"This is perfect!
"Yes. We could do something with this."

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Tadano/Miyazono Team
As Mildred yells Miyazono's name over the din of the lunch crowd, she sees one young man in glasses stare up, a box of orange juice in his hands with a straw, looking completely confused.
"Eh?"