Power to You

(scene of Neru watching TV in the main room of the Vocaloid suite)1

Neru: (changes the channel several times) (thinking) Geez, is there anything good on TV anymore?

Miku: (walks in, noticing Neru in front of the TV) Hi there, Neru-chan.

Neru: (turns to face Miku) Oh hi there, Miku. What brings you—huh? (notices Miku's hair is straight down) Wait a second. What happened to your hair barrettes?

Miku: I put them away. I'm trying to find the last few pieces for my Halloween costume.

Neru: And just what are you going as, anyway?

Miku: Well, I originally thought about going as a witch, but I guess I'm too old for that now. Meiko-san and Kaito-san think it's kind of cute, but Gakupo-san just laughs every time I mention it.

Neru: Nonsense. Take it from me, Miku; you're never too old to be a kid.

Miku: What do you mean?

Neru: It's kind of like this: say you're ready to go to a costume party but the only costume idea you have is for something you consider very childish. If that's all you can think of, then by all means use it. I mean it's not like anybody's going to make fun of you for… (notices Miku reading a packet of papers)

Miku: (reading) "…a Hikyou Sentai Urotander fanfiction. Chapter 1: It's Been Too Long. It was a bright and sunny spring morning in scenic Osaka, Japan, and Urotander, having dissolved the corrupt Justice Force—"

Neru: (grabs the papers from Miku's hands and shreds them up hurriedly) GAAAAH!

Miku: What's wrong? I liked it.

Neru: You did?

Miku: Yeah.

Neru: (pauses for a moment, then widens her eyes in panic, hurriedly picks up the shredded bits of paper, and tries to put them all together) GAAAAAAH!

1 The title of the show being broadcast is "Tsuki-Yuki-Hana."