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*swish swish*
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| Rabi:
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... Alright.
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| Producer:
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How is it, Rabi-kun? The sleeves seemed to be in the way, so we tried tucking them up.
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| Rabi:
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Yeah, it became a lot easier to move. I think it's fine like this.
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| Producer:
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Well, I imagine it being uncomfortable... Ah, right. Let's review the karuta[1] practise before the photo shooting.
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| Rabi:
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Playing karuta with two people?
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| Producer:
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Yes. These days karuta comes with a CD that has the readings of the poems, it's amazing.
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| Rabi:
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So you can also play with just two people.
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| Producer:
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Yes. With that said, it's winning or losing!
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| Producer:
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Yo- you're really good, Rabi-kun!?
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| Rabi:
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Fufu, is that so? I played it several times with the other members of I♥B before.
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| Rabi:
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Ah, but this is the same kind of set we have, so maybe my eyes are getting used to what to look for.
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| Producer:
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You're playing this kind of karuta? It's usually common to use the cards that have pictures on them.
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| Rabi:
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Because the goal is to learn Japanese while we are playing. Why don't you join us to play next time?
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| Producer:
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That sounds fun! Though even if my Japanese is the best, everyone else has long arms so I don't feel like I have a chance of winning.
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| Rabi:
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What does having long arms have to do with it?
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| Producer:
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Because then you have an advantage to reach the cards further away, right?
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| Rabi:
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Is that so? Though I don't notice my arms being relatively long. After all--
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| Rabi:
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I'm tall? Since long ago people have been scared of me because of my height...
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| Producer:
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They are scared...?
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| Rabi:
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... Yes. A guy with a big body like this seems intimidating.
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| Rabi:
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(... Well, I mean I did quite a lot of other things that made others scared of me too.)
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| Producer:
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Hmm... However, you're kind, Rabi-kun.
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| Rabi:
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Huh?
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| Producer:
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Yes, you're very kind, so I'm not afraid of you. Quite the opposite, it's reassuring, I think. You seem to be very broad-minded and tolerant, Rabi-kun.
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| Producer:
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Even though you're younger than me, there are times when I feel like I'm getting spoiled.
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| Rabi:
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I'm spoiling the producer...
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| Producer:
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I said it "feels like"! You never... actually spoiled me? I'm not that immature, right?
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| Rabi:
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... Letting me spoil you would make me happy, you know?
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| Producer:
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I said no to getting spoiled! ... When you hear something like this, it's really no use spoiling girls...!
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| Rabi:
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I'd be very willing to if the Producer in front of me is just a normal girl.
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| Producer:
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That's why I said it's no use!
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| Rabi:
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(Up until now there were a lot of people who are afraid of a tall person like me...)
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| Rabi:
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(But Producer isn't afraid of me.)
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| Rabi:
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(Instead she said she feels like getting spoiled.)
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| Rabi:
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(For the first time of my life... I'm glad that I'm tall.)
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