Part 123: 9/14/09

9/14/09

The Culture Festival is coming up, I’m kind of excited because we didn’t really do anything like this back where I used to go to school.



Gossiping Student: What is your class gonna do for the Culture Festival?
Loud Student: A haunted house. I bet I’ll be stuck playing the ghost.
Gossiping Student: Being a ghost isn’t so bad. You can just show up and put on the costume. I have to do a magic show…
By the way, did you hear a typhoon is on its way? I hear it’s a big one… The school will be empty.
> The first bell has rung.

We fight Shadows so much, it’s easy to forget that there’s plenty wrong with the world they have nothing to do with.



Imagine a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei, releasing energy as it does.
I believe you all know that much.
The reaction emits massive quantities of energy, which is why it’s used in nuclear power plants.
…You all know that Japan has three nuclear prohibitions in place, right?
Let’s see… Aelita.
Which of these is NOT one of Japan’s prohibitions on nuclear weapons?
Can’t let others produce.
Correct. We forbid possession, production, and admission of nuclear weapons within Japan.
The third prohibition is a little controversial, but this is physics class, not political science.
Now as for nuclear fission…

Bunkichi had sent something down to the police for us, it was pretty impressive honestly.



……
Your face says you do. Just take them…
> Obtained Honunculus x 10.

Fuuka decided to try and perfect those rice balls from last time today.



This is the only thing I can make myself, so I want to master making them.
What are you going to make, Aelita-chan?
Sugar Cookie.
> You decided to make Sugar Cookies.
> They came out pretty well.
> Obtained Sugar Cookie x 2.
> …?
> Fuuka is standing and doing nothing at a desk farther away from you…
This…
……
The rice… It’s all soggy…
> The rice cooker that Fuuka is holding is filled to the brim with rice.
> …But the consistency of the rice is more like porridge…
Did I put too much water in…?
I just tried to make rice, and I ruined it all…
What a waste…
Seriously… I’m hopeless at everything…
That’s not true.

Poor Fuuka, she’s so down on herself.



……
Thanks…
> Fuuka smiled slightly…
But what should I do with this…? It’s so much rice… It would be such a shame to waste it all.
It’s rice porridge now.
…Oh, that’s right. It doesn’t have to be made into rice balls…
* chuckle * I hadn’t even thought of that.
> Fuuka seems relieved…
Oh, you’re right! We should just have rice porridge. I have a lot of pickled plums…
Here you go, this is your share, Aelita-chan…
Thanks for the food.
……
* giggle * This is good rice porridge.
…Thank you, Aelita-chan.
> Fuuka is laughing cheerily…
> You feel like you’ve grown closer to Fuuka…

Still, even her failures are starting to be edible now.



I didn’t know that the amount of water you use would change things this much.
Oh, I should write that down somewhere…
Let’s see… “Pay attention to the amount of water to use when cooking rice”…
> Fuuka is eagerly taking notes…
> You cleaned up the room together and headed back to the dorm…

Junpei is excited that we might miss school if this typhoon hits us.



I hope it doesn’t just pass by…
Because if it did, we wouldn’t get a day off, so we’d have to walk to school in the rain.
And that would totally suck!

Anyway this time Shinjiro asked me out somewhere!



I’d love to go.
Great, let’s get moving.

We headed down to the café, didn’t expect that.



> Is this really where Shinjiro wanted to go…?
Uh.. What do you want?
Coffee.
Mm…
Two coffees, please.
> Shinjiro ordered for you.
* cough cough *
Ngh… * cough *
* sigh *
Are you all right?
Yeah, I’m fine. It’s not contagious or anything, so don’t worry.
> Shinjiro smiles wryly…
…It happens once in a while.

It turned out he had another reason for coming down here.



Why did we come here today?
…I needed to buy something.
> Shinjiro seems a little embarrassed…
Ground coffee. I need to make sure I don’t forget to buy some on the way out.
What’re you going to use it for?
……
It’s for cooking.
> Shinjiro seems a little embarrassed…
Hey, you’re the one who brought it up. You said that stuff about treating the guys from the dorm…
……
I’ll help out too.
No, it’s all right.
…Don’t get all offended. It’s not that I don’t trust your cooking skills.
It’s just that, how do I put it…
…You won’t be able to enjoy if it you help out.
> Shinjiro seems to be feeling a little awkward…
We’ll do it once I decide on what I’m gonna serve.
…Even if it tastes awful, you better be responsible and tell everyone it’s great.
> Shinjiro is laughing…
> You discussed the plans to treat your friends at the dorm to dinner…
> You feel your bond with Shinjiro has grown stronger…

I’m glad he’s getting excited about the whole party thing.



Should we get going?
They’ll worry if you’re out too late…
> You returned to the dorm with Shinjiro…