Emu was sitting next to Nene, who was sitting in one of the audience seats and playing a game on her phone as usual. Emu was talking quite eagerly, swinging her feet and making elaborate hand gestures as Nene occasionally nodded and responded to show she was listening, a small smile evident on her face. Rui was sitting on the stage, humming as he tinkered with a show prop, a mess of tools scattered around him. Tsukasa had been running late to practice, which was unusual for him, but nonetheless, no one wanted to begin practice without their leader present first.