The Starry Night We Dreamed of That Day — Chapter 3

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Akira: So much for holdin' off until nighttime.

Oscar: Good thing Brad-sama reminded us to bring an umbrella.

Will: Yeah…

Oscar: Well, cheer up. It's not that heavy, so maybe it'll lighten up.
 

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Akira: Ya jinxed it.

Oscar: S-Sorry…

Will: You don't have to apologize, Oscar-san. We can't control the weather.

Akira: We're gonna be soaked at this rate, so let's have our meeting after hittin’ the shower.

Will: Alright. I guess we'll have to put off our stargazing for now.

Oscar: ……
 

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Akira: Ah~, that warmed me up! Ya can't beat a good shower after gettin’ soaked!

Will: Well, the water really chilled us down. Did you see Oscar-san shivering?

Akira: The rain's still goin’ strong, huh…

Welp, no helpin’ that. Let's get our meeting started.

Will: Okay!

Akira: Let's settle on the theme first.

Will: Ah, how does “dreams” sound?

I'd like it if the LOM could help everyone entrust their dreams to the stars.

Just like I did back then.

Akira: Dreams, huh…

Well, why not? It suits ya.

Will: Alright! I knew you'd say yes.

Akira: What should we do about the outfits?

We can't just stick on some star hats and call it a day…¹

Will: That would be a sight for sore eyes alright…

Akira: I’d totally wanna see Brad wear one, though.

Will: Hm… A little off topic, but what about a zodiac motif? Still related to stars, right?

Akira: No way!

Will: W-Why not?

Akira: You might be fine gettin’ to be a bull, but I'm a Cancer! Y'know, the crab one!

It's so mid! Weak! Lame!

Will: Um, I'm not saying you'd have to be a crab.

Plus, there must be a cool story behind it, y'know? It's a zodiac!

Akira: No there isn't! Didn't some monkey hit the crab in the head with some fruit and kill it? That’s just depressin’!²

Will: Are you sure that's the zodiac crab?

Akira: I heard somethin’ like that back when I was little.

Will: Hm, is someone there? You can come in.
 

Oscar: Excuse me.

Will: Oscar-san?

Oscar: How's your meeting going?

Will: We settled on a theme, but are still stuck on the motif…

Oscar: Then I have just the thing to help.

Akira: Huh? Whatcha got there, Oscar?

Oscar: This is a home planetarium.

You couldn't go stargazing because of the rain, right? I thought this could let you see the stars inside.

Will: Wow, thank you, Oscar-san. You didn't have to go out of your way.

Akira: Where'd ya get somethin’ like that from?

Oscar: Oh, I just borrowed this.

Will: From who? Victor-san?

Oscar: From Dino-san. He bought it online.

Akira: Seriously, what does that guy not have?

Oscar: I tried it out in the West Sector's living room earlier, and it was a sight to behold.

Will: Oh, now I wanna see…!

Akira: How's this thing work? C'mon, Oscar, hurry!

Oscar: Calm down a bit, would you? Could you turn off the lights, Will?

Will: Of course!
 

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 1. By "star hats", he means something like this. ↑

2. Akira is really talking about the Japanese folktale "The Crab and the Monkey" here. The actual story behind the zodiac crab gets explained later. ↑
 

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