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It's a peaceful day at Leblanc. Sojiro has a couple customers in his shop, both sipping coffee, one eating a curry. Mellow music is playing, the lighting is cozy, and the coffee is as good as ever.
He nods a greeting as Akira enters the shop on her way home from school.
Sure enough, as she's turning onto campus, Ryuji walks up with a wave and a grin. "Hey Akira! Good to see ya."
"Heya, Ryuji. Still tired this morning but I'm managing. Good to see you too."
His expression softens for a moment and he gives her a side hug, quick but warm. "Love ya, babe. Y'got this," he murmurs.
"Yeah." She looks away and sighs. "We can talk about plans later, I've got to get to class."
He nods and hugs her once more, walking onto campus together. "Hopefully it's a nice simple schoolday."
Ann's waiting in the classroom for her, and looks up with a smile at her approach. "Hey," she says.
Akira smiles back. "Hey."
Everything's still hard, like it was with her family... but this time she's with people she cares about.
She can manage.
Kawakami soon calls the class to order, and lessons begin. Everyone gets through the first half of the day well enough, and then it's lunchtime.
Early into lunch, there'a a blip from Akira's phone.
Hey! Anything I can help with? I put up a poll on the site to see how many people believe in you and it's not really doing the numbers I'd hoped it would. You're going to keep changing people's hearts, right? Prove them wrong?
Akira pinches the bridge of her nose, and replies.
Hey. Having kind of a bad day.
I don't super agree with you treating the phantom thieves like they're some kind of heroes, but I do want to talk to you.
I live down in Yongen-Jaya in a small café. Would you like to come by today and hang out there after school?
Mishima is typing...
Yeah of course! It'd be awesome to hang out with you!
You live in a café? That's so cool!
It has its upsides and downsides.
See you after school then. Here's the café's address.
"Yeah," Akira says. "Sure."
She gets up and heads for the courtyard, trusting Ann to tag along.
Shiho waves and smiles when she sees her girlfriends walk into the courtyard.
Ryuji shows up as well, from a different exit, grinning at the girls.
Akira comes over and sits, Ann tagging along beside her.
"Hey you two," she says. "How's school going?"
"Chemistry was good, today. Still struggling with why people see the themes they do in literature, but I'll get it in the end." Shiho shrugs.
"Oh, English is kickin' my ass, like always," Ryuji replies. "Life as usual for a dumbass."
"You're no dumbass, Ryuji," Ann cuts in. "The problem's that you never actually study. Stop beating yourself up and put some work in if you feel so bad about it."
Akira looks between Ann and Ryuji. "I feel like I'm getting in the middle of something..."
"As if I'm the only one, Miss Won A Dissidia Tourney The Night Before Exams."
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