[considering how pervasive school idols were around japan, the curious thought is he from another country...? passed through her mind. but just as quickly as it came, it was discarded; anybody can enjoy music, no matter where they're from.]

Mm-hmm! Our school was going to be shut down due to a lack of applicants, so we formed µ's to try and draw interest to it. We write our own lyrics, compose our own music, choreograph our own dances, and make our own costumes! So we're "school idols".

[as kotori ticked off the things µs did together, she obviously radiated pride. she didn't think about it too often -- those after school activities were normally rowdy fun with her and her friends, and never really felt like work even when they were being pushed to their physical limits -- but listing it out like that felt a lot more impressive.]