[Rise will always be awkward and blushy around Sheryl. But at least she's comfortable with her again, too. Whether as idols or ordinary girls, she feels like she has a lot to learn from her, still. And very clearly still admires her a lot!]

Y-yeah... kind of! ... I'm used to a different kind of work, I guess. Everyone back home always treated me like such a kid...

[Something that hits particularly hard thinking back on it now. She's not sure anymore if she was ever as mature as she once thought she was.]

Anyway... um. It was here. Back in June. A lot of things were happening then, so I didn't really think to tell anyone...

[She kind of stops herself there, not wanting to complain too much about her own birthday when they should be celebrating Sheryl's.]