S-SSR4 Yuika/Commus

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人はなぜプレゼントを贈るのか (Why Do People Give Gifts?)

	Character	Commu
	Yuika	Man… I'm so curious what they'll get us.
	Sakuya	Oh? You're not worrying about what we're going to give them, but rather what Kogane and the others will get for us?
	Yuika	Really, can you blame me?
	Sakuya	Heh…
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	Kogane	Christmas Special Event! The Big L'Antica Gift Exchange~~!
	Mamimi	After this, we'll split into two teams, and each team will go buy gifts for the other.
	Yuika	It's Team Kogatan, Mamimin, and Kiririn up against Team Sakuyan and Mitsumine!
	Kiriko	Later we'll reveal our gifts and exchange them… On live TV…
	Sakuya	What surprises are waiting…? Look forward to finding out the day of!
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	Yuika	Will Mamimin try and play a prank…? Will Kiririn save us from it with her powers of kindness…? Or maybe Kogatan will bring about some kind of miracle…? With those three together, it's impossible to predict, y'know?
	Sakuya	I see what you mean, my hearts already pounding even before we exchange our gifts.
	Yuika	…In it's own way, this anticipation we’re feeling… It's like they're already giving us their gift…!
	Sakuya	Oh my. We'll have to make sure we bring them just as much excitement too. We've no choice but to get them gifts that will bring the utmost surprise and joy!
	Yuika	Of course! …Actually Sakuyan, I'd say this kind of thing is your area of expertise, would you agree?
	Sakuya	Well, I'm not sure I have the confidence to call it my "area of expertise" myself, but… I do love giving gifts When I give a gift I always ask myself "What face will they make when I give them this?" Will they smile? Will they be satisfied? All I hope is that I'm able to bring them even the slightest bit of happiness. When you give a gift you show someone that you've spent time thinking about them, and once you've given the gift You see if the "answer" you arrived at was correct. It's a wonderful experience.
	Yuika	…Heheh. Sakuyan, you're the type where giving someone else a gift becomes a gift to yourself too!
	Sakuya	You might be right… Anyway, I have a proposal. There's a favorite shop of mine here I'd like us to visit─
	Yuika	Oho, I knew it! Sounds good, let's go there first! I've got high expectations, Sakuyan~!
	Sakuya	─Ah!
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	Yuika	─Alright, it's finally time! Let's all reveal our gifts! Something tells me this is a little bigger than it should be, but, we'll find out more about that in a moment! Turn on the lights! Teddy bears~~!
	Sakuya	This is, rather…
	Kogane	Darn right! We gotcha'll teddy bears! Who don't want a giant plushie, eh~?
	Kiriko	They're so cute… And make you feel safe…
	Kogane	It was Mamimi's idea!
	Mamimi	Fufu~ It's gonna be hard lugging them home and finding a place to put them~
	Kogane	H-hey now!? Ya didn't say nothin' 'bout that when we picked 'em out!?
	Mamimi	I knew you'd reject my idea if I did.
	Kogane	M-Mamimiii~~!
	Yuika	Ahahah… I'd expect nothing less, Mamimin… But too bad for Mamimin. Mitsumine has zero complaints about having to take home a giant teddy bear~ Actually, getting to hug it's fluff while I carry it home sounds like pure bliss~
	Sakuya	I feel the same.
	Mamimi	Huh… Well… I guess it's whatever then.
	Kiriko	Eheh… Sakuya-san and Yuika-chan… Your gifts for us are… Body care products…?
	Kogane	The packaging and designs are so darn cute~!
	Mamimi	……
	Sakuya	It's nothing much, but we thought these were something all of you would appreciate.
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	Yuika	"So the three lovely fairies of L'Antica can keep on glowing forever." That was our hope when we picked them out. Right Sakuyan?
	Sakuya	Yes!

贈る、送る (Give, And Send)

	Character	Commu
	Yuika	(…If I want to play it safe I could go with baked goods… But sending something that won't last seems in poor taste…? Well… It's winter and all, what about snowsuits? …No, they might already have some they're using… More than anything, it's gonna seem weird that I'm sending something out of the blue like this… …I probably shouldn't get them anything, like I always do… Except─)
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	Sakuya	When I give a gift I always ask myself "What face will they make when I give them this?" Will they smile? Will they be satisfied? All I hope is that I'm able to bring them even the slightest bit of happiness. When you give a gift you show someone that you've spent time thinking about them, and once you've given it you can see if that "answer" you arrived at was correct. It's a wonderful experience.
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	Yuika	(Ahhh… Maybe some Christmas decorations…? Ah, no no, there's no guarantee the package will arrive in time for Christmas, so.) Ugh…
	Sakuya	I wonder what could be troubling my clever little princess?
	Yuika	Uwah!? Oh, Sakuyan…!?
	Sakuya	Pardon, I didn't mean to scare you. You usually aren't so easily startled. You must have been completely lost in thought.
	Yuika	Ahah… I guess I was. Thinking about what gifts to get people, y'know… It's Christmas and all.
	Sakuya	So that was it! If you're putting that much thought into this gift, I'm sure there's no way it won't make whoever it's for very happy.
	Yuika	Y-You think so…? You sure they aren't gonna go "This really isn't me" or "What's this all of a sudden" instead…?
	Sakuya	By no means! A gift that's filled with feelings will always be something that brings joy. I could be wrong, but giving Christmas gifts doesn't seem like something you'd be unused to, Yuika. May I ask what exactly you're so worried about?
	Yuika	Well, when it's for my family, it's a little more complicated…
	Sakuya	─Ah! So it's a gift for your family! I certainly see how that can be a bit awkward.
	Yuika	Stooop~ Outright calling it awkward just makes it feel more awkward! …You're exactly right, though! I've never sent my family a Christmas gift or anything before, either. I want to show them how I feel, but I keep thinking maybe it's safer to do what I always do. That's where I'm stuck.
	Sakuya	I see. In that case I would advise you, awkward as it may be, to go ahead and get them a gift.
	Yuika	Uwah~ Sakuyan's not letting me get out of this one~!
	Sakuya	Heheh. Of course I'm not! I love seeing people smile. I'm not going to let this chance to make your family smile get away, Yuika. ─And of course, your family won't be the only ones smiling. Isn't that right, Yuika?
	Yuika	Sakuyaaan…
	Sakuya	Well, am I wrong?
	Yuika	Nope~… But? Since you've convinced me to me do this, you know what that means for you? You're now obligated to help me pick out what to get as a gift, OK? Mitsumine always ends up rejecting any gift idea she's able to come up with herself, so it's entirely up to you to pick the perfect gift instead! You got that?
	Sakuya	Heheh, you're adorable even when you pout, Yuika. Of course, if you so desire, I'd be more than happy to tell you what I think the best gift to get would be. Let's see… What do you think about sending them a Christmas card?
	Yuika	A card…?
	Sakuya	Gifts of food that don't last are a little lonely, and sending goods can be awkward. However… Above all, you want to show them how you feel. In that case, wouldn't a card where you write out your feelings be perfect?
	Yuika	How well you know me is scary sometimes…
	Sakuya	Heheh, without thinking too hard, without trying too hard, you should just express your honest feelings, Yuika.
	Yuika	That's the one thing I'm the worst at doing, though~
	Sakuya	Even so. I think the simple act of sending a gift when you usually don't, is the first step to getting better at it. Special days should have lots of smiles.
	Yuika	…Okay, okay! You win, Sakuyan. I'll go buy a card… Thanks for this.

どうぞ、知っていてね (Go Ahead, Let Me Know)

	Character	Commu
	Sakuya	[Hello─?]
	Yuika	Ah. Hi there, Sakuyan? It's Mitsumine. Good evening! Sorry for calling you so late~ Can you talk right now?
	Sakuya	[Good evening, Yuika. I can talk right now but…] [You calling me is rather rare, isn't it.]
	Yuika	Heheh, once in a while, y'know? Anyway, I've got something I wanted to tell you as soon as I could.
	Sakuya	[Oh my, color me intrigued.]
	Yuika	I know right? Listen up, Sakuyan, you see. I got a response back from my family, because I mailed them that Christmas card. All I sent was a single card myself, but my parents and both my brothers each sent back a card of their own.
	Sakuya	[Heheh… How about that?]
	Yuika	It's crazy, right? I thought I might've slipped into another dimension! …But still, I was really happy. I kept thinking to myself "I'm so glad I sent them that card!" And all of that happened because of the advice you gave me, Sakuyan! So I wanted to hurry up and show my gratitude. Thank you, Sakuyan.
	Sakuya	[If I was able to be of service to you, I'm very happy. But Yuika, isn't this result more because of your own feelings that you shared with them?]
	Yuika	I thought you'd say that~ You're always so humble, Sakuyan. So this time I've prepared a counterattack.
	Sakuya	[A counterattack?]
	Yuika	That's right! Yes, it is true that I'm happy right now because I was able to share my feelings with my family. But that only happened because I met with you and you gave me that push I needed! If you hadn't, I would have never sent that card to my family. In fact, I probably would have given up on getting them a Christmas gift altogether. So that means, in other words?
	Sakuya	[…In other words?]
	Yuika	It's thanks to you that I was able to share my feelings, and make my family happy. And since my family is happy, Mitsumine is happy too. And now we're here! Sakuyan, you played a really big part in all of this?
	Sakuya	[……──]
	Yuika	Alright, do you have any questions?
	Sakuya	[Yuika, why… Why are you praising me so much?]
	Yuika	Well, the truth is I was pretty troubled back there.
	Sakuya	[Oh…?]
	Yuika	When you found me out shopping, you read my heart perfectly and give me the exact advice I needed to hear, you realize? At the time I was playing it off like none of this was a big deal, but that was just because I was embarrassed. I want you to understand that this is proof of how incredible you are, Sakuyan. No one else could have done that for me? So that's why I want to say thank you. This is my second time saying it, but the reason both Mitsumine and her family are happy right now is you, Sakuyan.
	Sakuya	[Yuika, thank you…! You've made your feelings very clear.]
	Yuika	Are you sure? Is this enough? It was someone Mitsumine trusts who taught her that "without thinking too hard, without trying too hard", It's important to "just express her honest feelings" but… Are you sure this is enough?
	Sakuya	[Yes, it's certainly enough…!]
	Yuika	Really now, maybe it is then… Mitsumine's no good at this stuff so she just doesn't know where to stop~ I'm really grateful for what you did for me, Sakuyan~?
	Sakuya	[~~……!]
	Yuika	Ahahah, oh man. I'm feeling pretty satisfied right now!
	Sakuya	[…When you're being honest, you're a special sort of wonderful, Yuika.]
	Yuika	I'm "adorable even when I pout" and I'm "a special sort of wonderful" when I'm honest. Geez, Mitsumine hits all your weak points doesn't she, Sakuyan?
	Sakuya	[Heheh… You sure do.]
	Yuika	Well, now that I'm satisfied I guess it's about time for me to go─
	Sakuya	[Ah─]
	Yuika	Hm? What's up?
	Sakuya	[…No, it's nothing─]
	Yuika	It's clearly something? Mitsumine wants to receive an honest feelings attack from you this time, Sakuyan!
	Sakuya	[……──]
	Yuika	Saaakuuuyaaan?
	Sakuya	[…Well, I suppose I'll accept your offer. …Um, Yuika? If I said I didn’t want you to hang up the phone just yet, would you stay here and keep talking with me…?]
	Yuika	Of course I would! So, you will not believe the funniest thing that happened to me earlier─