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I always remember this moment. It was when I was first coming to know TII. They play a group game together, but for some reason still unknown to me, Bibian becomes upset. Not upset in the fun idol way, but a more serious upsettedness. She quietly and gently weeps on the side of the circle in which the girls are sitting. Sae and Moka notice her tears but judge that it is best to leave her to settle. A minute or so later, Bibian is back in on the game, her tears dried, and she interacts with Moka and Mirun-chan, making them both laugh.

I saw here a realer side to Bibian and found it quite endearing. Perhaps the first girl to grab my attention in TII was Mirun-chan, whomst I first noticed for her extreme shyness, but Bibian of course quickly grabbed a my share of attention, too; so seeing her weep, then recover and jive with Mirun-chan, left a particular mark on me.

We also see Hana, quite stone-faced and authoritative. This contrasted sharply with the Hana I had been used to: the show Hana, the camera-ready Hana. Here, in a more settled and natural environment, I saw her calm side, her real side, the side that hurts sometimes.

Perhaps that time when I was first watching these TII videos will be the last time I was ever to be truly happy.