Part 96: 8/17/09

8/17/09

August continues on sort of lazily, I know we should go to Tartarus soon but it just doesn’t feel so urgent right now.



Usually beef bowl.
…Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.

I’m sure it will soon enough though.



Well, he usually eats vitamin-enhanced dog food…
…but sometimes we feed him our leftovers.
It’s important that he eats a balanced and nutritious diet.

Aigis managed to convince Mitsuru to take her down to the festival, I’m happy for her.



The rate at which the food substance “cotton candy” expanded was beyond my expectations.
I am looking forward to the next Summer Festival.

The weather has been just terrible recently, it’s been so humid.



Newscaster: Has Japan become a subtropical climate?
By all indications, this week will be another humid one.
This is in addition to all the disasters worldwide, such as hurricanes and tsunamis…

Junpei’s already looking ahead, for once.



Pretty soon, man, they’re gonna start coming outta nowhere.
I’m sick of doing the same thing over and over… Let’s kill all the Shadows and finish this.

I ran into Yukari and Fuuka at the strip mall a bit later.



I’d better hurry up and finish my shopping, so I can get home.

I’d kill for some weather that wasn’t blazing heat.



On hot days, you don’t have to spend as much time walking out in the sun.

I headed down to the shrine and hung out with Maiko for a bit.



I have to go to cram school… …but I’m not going.
Will you play with me?
Um, what should we do?
> Maiko seems happy.

I’d have done it even if it wasn’t shady there, but I’ll admit that was a plus.



> As you spent time with Maiko, you felt yourself growing closer to her…
> You feel that your relationship will grow stronger soon…
> It’s getting late…
> You decided to return to the dormitory…

Yukari was still complaining about the heat later, which was pretty justified.



It’s sooo hot… I hate this weather…
…Don’t you agree?
It’s brutal.
It’s always like this during this time of year.
Anyway, there won’t be another full moon until September, right after summer break ends.
…It’s like planning for exams, huh?
Well, at least there are only four Shadows left… We have to hang in there.

I’m surprised Ken hasn’t questioned why we have a robot more.



I didn’t hear anything on the news about it, so no one must have noticed that Aigis is a robot.
She must’ve been in stealth mode…

Yukari also seemed kind of unhappy about something, I asked Fuuka first.



But… I’m sure she’s a little down…
* sigh * I don’t know what to do in this kind of situation…

It turns out Koro-chan’s taste is too good.



But, he wouldn’t eat it.
* sigh * That bummed me out…
I mean, I know I burned it but I didn’t think it was THAT bad…

Junpei was taking advantage of the situation.



He wouldn’t eat it!
Ahahahaha! That cracks me up!

I decided to see how Koro-chan was doing.



> Koromaru is looking at you pleadingly…
Arf!
> Koromaru looks happy…

His fur was bothering him, poor boy.



……
> Koromaru is scratching himself with his hind leg…
Huh? Does Koro-chan have some fleas?
> Fuuka came in…
Are you itchy somewhere?
Grr…
> Koromaru is looking the other way…
Oh, I know! I bought something the other day…
Wait right here.
> Fuuka came back carrying something…
Here, it’s a doggy brush!
Koro-chan, would you like us to brush your fur?
Arf!
> Koromaru seems happy…

Lucky thing Fuuka had that brush.



Woof…
Does that feel good?
Arf!
> Koromaru seems content…
* giggle * Koro-chan seems happy.
Woof.
> Koromaru’s fur seems a little softer now…
> He seems happy too…

I’m not sure what’s wrong with his stomach, though. When Fuuka tried to rub him there he kind of freaked out.



Grr…
> …?
> Koromaru suddenly got up and backed up…
Koro-chan, do you not like your stomach being touched?
……
> You spent a peaceful moment with Koromaru…