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[A little unusually, it's a very tired-looking Itsuki that waves at the screen. It's also fairly late, yet the schoolbag on the edge of her chair suggests she's just gotten home, and she's still wearing her uniform.]

Hi, ducks... it's been a very long day, and I just want to wind down a little, so do you mind if I ramble a bit? I'd ask one of my friends here, but it's fairly late for a social call, honestly.

In my world, it's getting pretty close to time for our cultural festival, and things are going into high gear. There are a lot of proposals for the student council to approve, money to dispense, forms to file, getting everything organized... it's been crazy for the last several days, and it's only going to get worse from here. I'm working hard to make sure everything gets done, but it's just so much... that, on top of my, ah, other business, has just made me so drained. I can barely find the energy to train, let alone much else.

And that, in itself, is a little bit of a problem. I'm a teenager. I'm supposed to have free time to do things, to goof off with my friends after school, to get into a little trouble now and then... that sort of thing. I'm really starting to miss it. And so... I've come to a decision. I don't think I'm going to run for the student council next year. I'm just... too tired. Too stressed. I'm not going to give up on it - it's something I said I'd do, so I can't really back out now - but I just can't keep going like this.

[The girl slumps forward, her head hitting her desk with a light thud.]

I've got too much else on my plate to be able to push myself like this. And that's a very scary feeling, with everyone that depends on me. I don't... want to let anyone down, but I just can't keep doing this.

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I hope so. That'd be embarrassing.

And I think you're selling yourself short. Nothing ever keeps you down for very long. You just have this... energy, and I can almost feel it. It's kind of like Erika, but she's so chaotic that it ends up being very different. [Which reminded her that she needed to- no, Itsuki, no thinking about work now. Bad!]

Well, make sure someone looks in on you maybe?

Huh an energy? That's weird but I guess papa always said that I had a way to brighten up a room. [Stopit Itsuki, you need to relax.]

I think the goal is to not fall asleep in the first place. [Despite herself, there's a smile growing on her face. Apparently this inane banter is helping.]

He might not have been far off. It's a quality that most leaders seem to have, and you're apparently no exception. If I didn't know you better, I'd say that you might have a place in student council.

Hehe well that's a good point. Try to relax a little more in the tub at least.

Really? Well I guess there's a merit to that. I mean, there's always something that I'm doing and it drags people into everything I do all the time. But student council? Maybe. Maybe.

Right, right. Don't worry about that part. I know when to let my hair down.

I think you might be a little too energetic for student council, though. It's not a show that one girl can run by herself, and all the charisma in the world won't help you if you can't compromise sometimes.

Yeah. I'd suggest getting someone to massage your shoulders when you can help it too. That might help a lot.

Hmm... yeah you have a point. I don't think I could keep still long enough for this to be honest.

[Unbidden, the image of Tsubomi trying to work the kinks out of her shoulders comes to mind; she shakes her head lightly to clear it. That was a pipe dream.] Perhaps. I'll keep it in mind.

Yeah, you're not the sort to sit still for more than fifteen minutes, let alone for three hours working out festival budgets.

Yeah. Even if it's a family member or someone who'll volunteer to do that for you...

[Hibiki nodded, rubbing her head.] Well yeah you have a point. I'm really bad with numbers at times. School work isn't my big selling point.

Mm. I'll see what I can find.

And I can imagine that much. Kanade seems to be the brains of the operation, though you've got enough willpower for the both of you. Okay, I take it back, you can keep eating cupcakes in the afternoons.

Great.

Ah heh... she IS kind of better at the whole thinking thing than I am. I'm the kind of person who just charges headlong into stuff.

Well, there's something to be said for that too, you know? There's a reason we don't come in one-girl teams. Everyone needs someone to balance them out.

Yeah I suppose you're right. Though what about Ayumi?

... wait, she did that whole "Use a team power" thing so I guess we're throwing our backing with her too...

Ayumi doesn't count. She cheats. Badly.

Don't let her hear that. She'd probably get all moody. [Teasing but yeah, don't worry Ayumi they like you.]

Okay, let me rephrase. Ayumi, unlike most of us, interfaces well with normal people; and on some extended level, she's part of Yayoi's team - she's got a Smile Pact.

...And then there's her actual powers. If things keep going like her last power boost suggests they will, Ayumi is all of us at the same time.

Well you do have a point there. And yeah she's got a Smile Pact even if they live on opposite sides of the city.

And yeah you have a point. That was some power boost huh?

Right. So her versions of Peace and the others can keep her company. Heck, her versions of all of us will probably visit her from time to time.

...Her powers worry me, though. It seems like they put a lot of stress on her, and that was just using Black and White's arguably most common ability. How far does it go? How much power can she manifest? If she tries to, say, do something that requires all of Aqua's team, does she have to take all of that cost upon herself?

[She sighs, letting her head hit the desk again.] I'm too tired to be working this out now. I just hope she doesn't hurt herself.

I'm sure she gets regular visits from the others. We shouldn't need to worry about them keeping tabs on them.

Well, she is one girl, and that much power, well... who knows. It's surprising that she can do it at all but I guess there's always some kind of difference between our worlds.

You need to rest, relax and get that soak in.

Clearly. I'll think about the rest of it tomorrow... assuming I don't come home a ball of jelly again.

Thanks, Hibiki. I'm gonna go do that, I think, before I really do fall asleep like this.

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Yeah you need to really relax after all. It's easy to relax after all.

Yeah, go go. Before you collapse.

Mm, I'm going. Good night, Hibiki.

[She raises her head enough to see the rest of the computer screen, and the feed dies.]

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