Josei Danshi 17

Josei Danshi 17


p1: ====================================
17th: No Playing the Guitar!!

p2: ====================================
Could you stop playing the guitar?

Huh?!

H-How can you say that? I mean, sure, I’m not that good…

But I love music as much as anybody!!

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You’re not that bad. You’ve got the general idea.
But technique will take care of itself.

Your guitar.
/ Let me see it.

Huh?
My guitar?

[sfx]: Jang
[sfx]: Inhale

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Huh?!

[sfx]: Strum / Ja-jang

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This sound, the tone of the guitar… I’m sure of it.
It’s the same song I’ve heard over and over again!!

H… How do you make it…
sound like that…?!

[sfx]: Slowly

[sfx]: Smile

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Copying that
is something you can do easily enough.

---But you know,
/ there’s more to the guitar than that.
What do you mean?

[sfx]: Grin

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Until you figure that out,
no playing the guitar!!
[sfx]: Pat

Huh?
/ What?

[sfx]: Tap

See ya.
[sfx]: Tottering
Good luck!
Wait!!

p8: ====================================
----------…

“Copy”?! How am I supposed to sound that good
just by copying him?!

[sfx]: Tap…

No playing…
the guitar…

p9: ====================================
[sign]: Band Club

[sfx]: Tap

It’s done!!

?
What is?

Heh heh heh♪ I have the perfect plan…

?

p10: ====================================
Wasn’t what Michael said to us so frustrating?!!
And I can’t believe she’s trying to take Pochi!!
*Nod*
/ *Nod*

So we’ll perform at an audition concert, immediately debut,
and we’ll make the whole world know that Pochi is Sora’s vocalist!!

Wow.
But an audition concert? Aren’t there lots of hurdles?

[sfx]: Pound!

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I made Sora’s homepage!
I put up some links to Pochi’s videos, and we’re starting to get visitors!!

Wow!

I actually wanted to upload some original music here, too,
but with the way Ageha is right now…

Still, given this,
I think maybe we can get people to come see us if we’re playing at a small club!!

The only tricky part is the initial costs...
Like, how do we deal with the ticket fees?

But we’ve got summer break coming up, right?

Yeah, yeah.

So let’s all
[sfx]: Bam
get a job!!

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Ohhhh.

My aunt said she’s looking for help during the busy summer months!
If the four of us all work there,
/ we should earn enough to cover the initial fees!!

Then we’ll do gig after gig, build up our strength,
and aim for the audition concert!!

Th-That’s incredible, Kotori-chan!!
/ B-But I’ve never had a job before, so I don’t know if I’ll…

You’ll be fine!!
I mean, we’ll be working at my aunt’s place!

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[sfx]: Slide

[sfx]: Slowly

Oh, Ageha!!
We were just talking, and…

[sfx]: Thump

I’m briefly…
going to stop playing the guitar.

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Huh?!

What?! Ageha, don’t let what Michael said get you down…

[sfx]: Slowly

AGEHA!!
[sfx]: Step x2

………

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What do we do?

…

…

Ageha-chan…

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[sfx]: Whine…

……

Weren’t you never coming here again?
Where is she?

The boss? She’s not coming in today.

Please, tell me about her.

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Oh, I couldn’t. I barely know her.
You should ask her yourself.

[sfx]: Glum…

What’d she say to you this time?
Huh? Umm, it’s kind of complicated, but…

She listened to me play…
and said I should stop…

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Pfth.

Ahhh hah hah hah hah!

H-Hey. Don’t laugh!!
I’m sorry.

---Oh, but still, if she’s even talking to you about the guitar,
it means you’ve managed to catch her eye.

Huh?

Okay. I’ll help, too.
/ You like music, right?

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Y…
/ Yes!!

[sfx]: Slowly

These here? They’re the CDs of guitarists
/ that the boss thinks are godly.

Wow…

Give them a listen
and think about what you feel.

O…
/ Okay…

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Thank you very much!!
[sfx]: Bow

[sfx]: Turn

[sfx]: Dash!

[sfx]: Whine
*Smile*

p21: ====================================
She’s such a cutie.

I am so jealous…

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