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|'''Summary''':<br>
''It's a cold, blustery day in Tokyo, and accordingly, Infinity's Starbooks is packed. Raiko and Setsuna both accidentally go for the only open table, which Setsuna suggests they share. Much awkward small talk ensues, and then Setsuna makes an offer to Raiko.''
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| '''Who:'''<br>
[[Raiko Takashima]], [[Setsuna Higashi]]
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| '''Where:'''<br>
Infinity Institute (Tama Outer City - Infinity Institute)
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| '''OOC - IC Date:'''<br>
4/27/2023 - Sunday, March 6, 2016
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 .******************** Tama Outer City - Infinity Institute ********************.
 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Infinity Institute +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
   The inner wards of Tokyo boast most of its largest skyscrapers, but there is  
   an unusual exception. Located in Hachioji District, the Infinity Institute    
   is by far the largest building in Tama, and the second-largest skyscraper in  
   Tokyo. At 52 stories tall, its glass and stone the sort of primeval obsidian  
   that shimmers like oyster shell, Infinity is commonly supposed, by visitors,  
   to house some megacorporation, but there is only a scrap of truth to that.    
   Infinity is, in fact, a school, and what a school it is.                      
                                                                                 
   Offering a complete education from elementary to university, this daring new  
   charter school offers talented students a literal and figurative chance to    
   climb in the world: its vertical campus has students moving up a few floors   
   every year. Black metal monoliths with lighted white globes flank students    
   as they approach the entranceway, itself styled like an abstracted            
   grandfather clock, purplish glass panes forming an arch on the facade.        
   Within, a lushly austere atrium whispers water-sound from its great           
   fountain, beams of light slicing falling water elaborately. The atrium's      
   ceiling is five stories tall, and so many balconies and walkways are visible  
   as one stands on the violet carpeted black granite.                           
                                                                                 
   There is considerable variation between the fifty two floors, but the         
   unifying theme is one of sleek modernity. Heavy use of polished metal and     
   glass lend the building the feeling of an appliance freshly peeled of its     
   plastic coating. The walls are painted in cool tones of purple and deep       
   blue, and the accommodations are lavish, if stark. At times, the architects   
   even seem to have played artful little tricks, making a hallway appear too    
   long, or bend in a way that it does not. It is just a trick of the eye,       
   isn't it?                                                                     

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

The Starbooks inside Infinity is doing quite brisk business today. Tt must be related to the rather brisk weather outside, blustery cold, with cilly, biting winds that threaten to push the unwary around if they're not prepared. Many an Infinity student went to go someplace to study, promptly decided against it, and turned around to head inside to Starbooks instead. Most of the tables are packed with several students chatting, with homework spread out acros quite a many of them. It's so packed, in fact, that currently there's only one table open, against all odds.

Raiko sighs as she waits for her order. Her plans to go out were waylaid by the weather, and faced with the choice of going back up to her room or braving the elements... she opted instead to go to Starbooks and study there. She's dressed in a puffy pink jacket over a black dress and tights, with her long blue hair tied behind her in a ponytail. Unlike most of the other students she isn't waving or exchanging words with anyone else, instead waiting by herself, with her backpack, to pick up her order. She's looking at her phone when her name is called, and ht takes her a moment to shove her phone in her pocket and pick up her order(large hot chocolate and a poppyseed muffin), and in that time she barely registers the second name being called with an accompanying order as she turns...

Everything's full, or filled with people she doesn't know, but there is one table that's not claimed... and she starts to move towards it.

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

Setsuna Higashi, meanwhile, is in a nice red jacket over a black skirt and tights, with low boots. Her long, purple hair is down, and her eyes are bright despite the fact that she just came out of that blustery weather a few moments ago, her hair still very slightly ruffled by the wind. She is also waiting for her order, because the person she's waiting for will be busy for a while longer. 

The second name is called, and Setsuna picks up a large coffee (black) and a big, big chocolate muffin. She moves to the same table, and reaches it at the same time as Raiko and--

"Oh." 

The older girl pauses, and looks around, to confirm that there are no others. She considers, for a moment, tilting her head. 

"Would you like to share the table?" she offers.

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko blinks as another girl reaches the table at the same time as her, turning her head to look the other girl over. "Oh! Um... sorry, I'll just..." She also makes her own quick scan--yep, all occupied, meaning this table is...

Well, drat.

She doesn't recognize the girl, but then again, she hasn't been very sociable recently, so there's liable to be a lot of people she doesn't know. Still, she knows that she herself lives at the dorms, so it'll probably just be easier if she bows out.

She does her best, but she can't help but look a little crestfallen as she says, "I can just go back to my--"

Raiko pauses and blinks as the other girl has a different idea. "Oh, um... are... you sure? I live in the dorms, I can just go..." There's a distinct sag of her shoulders, and something of a defeated tone in her voice as she starts that sentence. Then she looks at the door, looks around, at the empty table, and back at the girl.

"I was just gonna study, so... I promise I won't be too loud or whatever, if you were gonna meet anybody here..."

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

The apology is received with a placid look from Setsuna. She isn't from Infinity, of course--but there's no way to know that out of uniform. She doesn't recognize Raiko either, though. 

And the way she looks so down about going... "It isn't a problem," Setsuna says, noticing that defeated tone. But she was only going to study, "I was only going to be waiting here anyway. I will be joining someone on a higher floor in a while, so you can have the table to yourself when I go, too." 

It's a lot of words all at once, though, so she immediately quiets, and tkes a seat. She encourages Raiko with a gesture, and then sets down her coffee to take a big inhalation. Mm...

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Setsuna explains that she's just waiting while she meets someone, to which Raiko offers a quiet "Oh, okay." And then she can even get the table to herself after... that's pretty handy, then. There's even a small smile at the thought, and she nods a little. "Well... okay, since you offered..."

Raiko sets her drink and muffin down opposite Setsuna, shrugs off her backpack, and takes a seat. She starts to pull a few textbooks and a binder out of her backpack into a neat stack--giving Setsuna plenty of room for herself.

"Um... thanks for the offer. I just... wanted to get out of my dorm for a bit. I'm Raiko Takashima, by the way. I'm a 9th year here." And hopefully soon to be 10th year, though that's still to be determined.

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

Setsuna smiles back. It is a small expression, but warm and pleasant all the same. She is not very effusive, in general, and that may or may not be already obvious. Her own athletic bag she drops down by the chair, and looks to the textbooks and binder. She is admittedly curious as to tbe subjects! But--

"You're welcome," she answers, and sips her coffee with a small sigh. It's an acquired taste, black coffee, but she has acquired it . 

"I understand," she says of getting out. "My name is Setsuna Higashi. I'm a 10th-year at Juuban." 

And yet she's here!

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko doesn't mind Setsuna's lack of effusiveness. That's something she rather lacks herself, a lot of days. Some days she has a little more than others, but... today isn't starting out as one of those days.

The textbooks she's pulled out appear to relate to history and math--a rather odd combination, but there they are. She's also pulling out a small pencil case, and she starts finding her place in the history textbook.

"Oh! You're a at Juuban? So... you have friends here at Infinity? That's nice. I... don't get out to Juuban a lot." She eyes Setsuna's drink. "Mind if I ask what you got? I got a hot chocolate. It's kind of my favorite," she offers, a tad awkwardly as she finds her place in the textbook.

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

For Setsuna at least it isn't poor mood, just quiet nature. That much may be clear, too; she is remembering to emote in subtle ways, but still has to think about it sometimes. For the moment she does well enough. 

History and math! Setsuna enjoys math. History is... a weaker subject for her, mysteriously. 

"I do," Setsuna answers. She doesn't elaborate without being asked. "It is a lovely school." She then says, "I ordered a coffee! Black, dark roast." She smiles. "Hot chocolate is... also good." 

She doesn't eat her muffin just yet. They are talking!!

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

If Raiko thinks that Setsuna's quiet nature stands out in any particular way, she doesn't comment on it. She's got enough of her own awkwardness that it's easy to give someone else a pass on that. These are also a bit awkward circumstances, even if the offer to share a table was a nice one. Still, she seems to be struggling just a little to treat the situation as normal so she can make small chat.

History is one of those subjects Raiko ignored in her pursuit to deal with other things. But she also loves math, as well.

"Yeah, I love the school. I've been going here all my life..." As an afterthought she adds, mostly to herself, "... I hope I passed my entrance exams."

"Oh? I've never been a big coffee drinker... though tea can be nice, if you can add honey. I usually prefer hot chocolate, though. With whipped cream, if I can get it." And with that she takes a sip of her own hot chocolate.

"I'm surprised you made it all the way here. Weather's kind of terrible today, isn't it?"

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

Setsuna... doesn't notice the difficulty. Small talk is about the same level of difficulty for her as it ever is. 

But she is at least friendly. "Oh, that's very nice," Setsuna says. She thinks that's what you say when someone says something 'nice' "...Entrance exams can be difficult," she commiserates instead on the next subject. 

"Tea is good," she agrees. "As is hot chocolate. I enjoy sweets." And yet, black coffee! It is a thing. She considers making it all the way here, though. She did teleport part of the way... 

"I'm not used to cold weather like this, but I've learned to cope. I didn't walk the whole way, at least." There are trains! That's not what she took, but she's fine with implication.

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko doesn't seem to notice or take issue with Setsuna's response to her attending Infinity. "It is," she agrees, distractedly as she looks over her notes. "I'm still getting used to living in the dorms, though..." She's attended Infinity for 9 years and is only just now getting used to living in the dorms?

"I love sweets," confesses Raiko. Though there's a bit of a guilty look at her large hot chocolate. "Though... I do think about trying to cut back a little, sometimes... It's just so hard, though."

"Oh, right. There's trains and busses, huh? I guess that helps. I just, well, I came from upstairs. I was going to go out, but... yeah." She doesn't feel the need to elaborate further on that.

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

"I don't live in the dorms myself," Setsuna answers, trying to engage the topic some. She isn't really doing anything else, so she can devote her full attention to the conversation so long as Raiko keeps it up. "You..." Se considers. "Haven't lived in them for long, then?" 

But Raiko loves sweets, and Setsuna smiles. She can read guilt pretty easily, for ''some'' reason. "I don't hold back from them very much," she admits in turn. 

Trains and busses! "Mm!" she agrees. "...If I didn't have club business and also plans to see my girlfriend, I wouldn't have gone out either."

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

"Does Juuban have dorms...?" Raiko wonders aloud. But then there's a definite wince as Setsuna picks up on what Raiko commented on without meaning to. And a notable sag of her shoulders once more, her gaze dropping down to her textbook, away from Setsuna. "... yeah, that's... that's recent. Me and my grandpa normally live in Chofu."

A beat. "He's not living in the dorms, though, just me," she clarifies.

"I don't either, but... well, you know, what they say about eating too much sugar, and I'm ''trying'' to be more responsible, lately... But it's hard to give them up."

Hence a large hot chocolate and a muffin.

"Oh, what club are you in?" Raiko's also wondering what club could bring her out to Infinity, but she doesn't voice that thought yet. But she has a girlfriend... "Oh! I see. That's nice. Is that who you came to see?"

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

"No," Setsuna answers. It might be obvious that she doesn't live in the dorms, in that case. Oh well. She notices the wince, at least. "I don't mean to intrude,"she says, but Setsuna notices that she still does answer. Chofu... "I see," she answers. She hesitates the voice the obvious conclusion, since this is apparently a sensitive issue... so she dosen't. 

"Oh." Pause. "I don't," she admits of what they say, as easy as that. "It would be difficult, though." 

She also has her own muffin! 

"Track," Setsuna answers of her club, and then nods with a smile. "Yes. I'm going to see the advisor for Infinity's track team first, though. But he's busy for another hour."

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko shakes her head a little. "You're not... it's fine. I brought it up first, so..." It's very distinctly not fine, but... Raiko really doesn't want to get into ''that'' with a girl she just met. "At least it takes me less time to get to school in the morning," she says, in a lame attempt at a joke.

Raiko blinks. "Oh, just that... too much sugar isn't good for you?" She does look up to Setsuna, frowning a bit as she tries to figure out if that's the other girl's idea of a joke. "Like... it can have health impacts and all that?" And yet she knows and apparently still can't bring herself to cvut them out.

"Oh, cool. Does... Jubaan not have an advisor for track...? I'm in the Maker club here, but... I haven't been for a while," she adds, without explanation. And then a nod when Setsuna confirms she's here to visit her girlfriend. "I hope you two have a nice time, then..." She looks back down at her notes, looking over the assignment. "I don't have a girlfriend," Raiko comments quietly. Her tone might be a little ambivalent and hard to read; Raiko herself isn't entirely sure how she feels on the subject.

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

If it's fine, it's fine! Setsuna doesn't press any further, though. "Oh, that's very convenient," she says, instead of laughing at the joke. ...Sorry, Raiko. She's too literal. 

Too much sugar isn't good for you! "Oh," Setsuna says of sugar. "I suppose that's true." She thought it might've been a saying that she didn't know... but apparently not. 

"We do," Setsuna explains, "But I'm checking on a group meet event." The Maker club... That's nice. "Thank you," she says next. And then as Raiko looks back over her notes, "That's all right," Setsuna says. "It's fine to be single, too. It's..." She considers what she wants to say. "It's important to be fine with 'yourself' before you try to date someone else. So being alone is good, too."

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

It's okay that Setsuna didn't laugh it Raiko's joke. Raiko herself doesn't really find it that funny, either. Instead she just offers a very noncommital, "Yeah..." to the comment on convenience and moves along.

"Yeah, but... I try to remember to always brush my teeth and all that, so... maybe it's not so bad?" World class rationalization, there.

"Oh! I see. That makes sense." That's why they did the Sister Schools thing, after all. So all the students could interact.

Raiko blinks a little bit and looks up again, though, as Setsuna offers that advice. "Being fine with myself..." she repeats quietly, to herself. She looks down again--more at her lap, than at the homework, this time. Something must of resonated in that statement, because she looks a bit... troubled. Flatly, she says, "I see." Then, as a followup, "I really don't know how I feel about dating right now anyway, so... it's fine."

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

Conversation is not always easy. Setsuna moves on as well, and considers the matter of tooth brushing. "Yes," she says. "That's definitely fine." She is very sure of this for some other reason. But the matter of the Sister Shools likewise gets a nod, and Setsuna doesn't say anything more about it. But she notices something troubling her... 

"I'm sorry if that bothered you," she says. "That's just the advice I've gathered." She pauses. "But all right."

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko shakes her head a little. "No, no, it's fine. It's... it's good advice, I'm just... Going through a lot right now." She doodles on her page a little, just to keep her hand occupied while she lapses into silence for a moment.

But she looks up and tries to put a smile on her face. "But you were really nice to offer me to share the table so I could stay out of my dorm--" Well, that might not have been what Setsuna intended, but it ''is'' the benefit she got, nonetheless, "--and we just met, and... ah... I shouldn't bother you with my problems or anything, so..." There's a bit of an awkward, forced laugh. "So... seen any good movies, lately? Or played any cool games? I hear there's some new cabinets in at the arcade, but I haven't gotten out to check them out..."

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

"I see. I'm sorry." It's a different sorry this time; sympathy rather than apology. But Raiko attempts to smile, and Setsuna looks back at her placidly. "I didn't mind," she says. "It's nice to meet new people." 

She shouldn't bother her with her problems... Well, that's Raiko's decision, of course. "All right," she says to that, as if she could be fine either way. But the movies! "Oh, yes. There is a new set of courses for one of the racing games," she says. "And I saw a movie lately, it was..." She describes a nice romantic comedy but she doesn't ''quite'' get it right. It's fine.

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko gives a muted "Thanks" to Setsuna's offer of sympathy, but does not a little more firmly when Setsuna says it's nice to meet new people. "Yeah, it is..." she says, and there's that timid but sincere smile again. "... I used to stay cooped up by myself, but I'm trying not to do that anymore, either..."

"Oh, one of the racing games, huh? Cool! Maybe I should check that out the next time I go... I used to play a lot of the magical girl games, but..." She glances off to the side a little, seemingly lost in thought for a moment. There's a bit of an awkward chuckle, as if she thought of something funny, but she doesn't share the joke. "... I think I've had my fill of those, for a while..."

But she does listen with interest as Setsuna describes--or tries to describe--the movie, nodding along in interest. She does make a couple of confused faces along the way, not ''entirely'' sure if she heard something correctly, but she doesn't offer any corrections. "Oh, that sounds nice. Maybe I should go see that..." To herself, she says, "Wonder if I could get someone to go with me..."

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

To stay cooped up... "That is good," she says of trying not to. At least, she's pretty sure it's good. It's what she would try to do; she used to keep herself isolated, after all, and that wasn't very good for her at all. 

"Magical girl games," Setsuna reflects. "Did you get tired of them?" Then she says, "Yes, I enjoyed it! It is nice to see them." She pauses. "But I like to go to them alone," she admits. "The company is nice, but I get distracted by my friends and I forget to pay attention to the movie." She seems almost apologetic about this. There is another reason, but--she keeps that in reserve, for now.

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

"Yeah, it's hard, but... it beats being cooped up in the dorm, at least. Or cooped up at home..." That thought trails off, but she realizes where it's headed and abruptly changes direction. She, too, has been isolated for far too long. For admittedly very different reasons than Setsuna, most likely.

"Yeaaah, kinda, I guess. I still like them, I just... How do I put this..." There is, of course, the ''real'' reason, but she can't just blurt that out to anybody. "... Actually, yeah, that works. I just got tired of them for a little while, that's all. I'm sure I'll go back to them eventually."

She listens as Setsuna describes her moviegoing experience. "Oh, I see. I guess that makes sense. I used to have some friends I'd go see movies with a lot, and I guess pointing stuff out to each other was always the best part for me..." She sighs softly. "I miss that."

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

"Mm," Setsuna answrs, unsure of what exactly to ''say'' in the situation of Raiko talking about being cooped up. So she doesn't! Just acknowledging her is about the best she can do. As for magical girls... Setsuna can tell that that's not the 'real' reason, just by th way Raiko indicates that 'it works', but it isn't really her business to pry. "They will still be there later," she says instead, because that is always true, as far as she can tell. 

"That sounds nice in another way," Setsuna says encouragingly. Missing that... "I hope that you can do it again," she decides to say, and considers something else. But... Hm... It might be unwelcome... She is obviously thinking about something though.

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko at least appreciates the sympathetic ear, if nothing else!

Raiko just has come complicated feelings about magical girls right now, except they're also ''completely'' normal complicated feelings about magical girls and definitely nothing to be suspicious of. "Yeah, they will be," she agrees.

"Yeah, it was," she says wistfully. "But I totally understand wanting to be able to focus on the movie, too!" she adds, not wanting to invalidate Setsuna's experience. "Sometimes you miss important plot points, or foreshadowing, or stuff like that if you're not paying close enough attention."

Raiko flips back and forth a couple of pages in her book to check something, momentarily distracted. But when she looks up she sees Setsuna thinking. A moment to see if that resolves itself, and then she asks, "... everything okay?"

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

"Yes. I already miss a lot of things," Setsuna admits on movies, though she doesn't explain why. Neither does she draw back on the subject of magical girls. Instead, when Raiko prods for what she's thinking--because it doesn't resolve--Setsuna looks thoughtfully back to Raiko again. 

"Well..." 

"I..." She words it carefully, "If you don't have many friends," she settles on, "Would you like to be my friend?" 

She does like new people. But she can't just do nothing when someone is in trouble... 

"I enjoy making new friends."

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

"Yeah, that can happen," agrees Raiko, completely missing any context that Setsuna might have difficulties catching things for entirely personal reasons. "Your friends can help point things out to you sometimes, too, but... there's also a reason to watch a movie you like a second time, right?"

She waits for Setsuna to complete her thought and... blinks. "I... really?" She doesn't even seem offended at the insinuation that she doesn't have a lot of friends. She's pretty much said as much already anyway. Mostly she just seems surprised.

So surprised it takes her a moment to remember to answer Setsuna's question. "Um... okay! If you're sure... I mean, um, thanks. I'd like that," she finally settles on.

"Yeah, meeting new people is nice..." Now she's even more glad she didn't just dump all her problems on the other girl. Probably would've sent her running.

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

"That's true!" Setsuna says, quietly but brightly, as if she hasn't thought of that before. It is indeed a new perspective, though of course she's done it before, just not thinked of it in those terms. But then she makes her thought known, and there is Raiko's answer. 

She is nervous, before she answers; it is a vulnerable thing to offer. But she smiles, when Raiko's answered. "Good," she says. "Then we'll be friends." It's that easy, these days--or at least, that easy to start. Setsuna is doing her best. 

But whether she would've gone running or not... 

"Then here, let me give you my phone number. We aren't in the same class so we may not run into each other otherwise..." She goes for her phone.

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko is also a bit nervous, herself, but for different reasons. She's not really used to 'making friends' being ''quite'' so direct as to just ask outright, but... well, the other girl offered, and she wouldn't mind more people to hang out with... especially friends that are hers and not just Yumi's.

"Okay. Um... I guess we already introduced ourselves, but... Nice to meet you, Higashi-san."

"Oh! Right... Good idea..." Raiko pulls out her phone, a normal-looking smart phone but with a metallic-blue case--must've been a variant they offered for that model at some point, or something. She activates the contact sharing feature and then holds her phone out.

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

Setsuna wasn't raised with the 'rules' of friendship, so she only has what she's learned over time; accordingly, sometimes her understanding of social situations is... quirky. But in this case, it seems to be good. 

"Yes. It's nice to meet you, Takashima-san." 

Setsuna too sets her phone--her Linkrun--to that capacity. It's a beautiful phone, apparently in a red and white case with intricate detailing, and it neatly submits her information to Raiko's when she holds hers out, in turn. 

"Today I have a date," she says, "But maybe soon we can see a movie!"

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Raiko didn't miss all of that instruction in social cues, but... hasn't really practiced them a lot lately. She might be a bit rusty and a bit akward as a result. But it's probably fine. If Setsuna outright asked her to be her friend, then it'll probably work out.

"Oooh, I like your phone," she comments as she gets Setsuna's contact, and her phone gives Setsuna her own contact in turn. "Um..." She seems to be thinking about something, and weighing her own risk. "I'm pretty good with electronics and stuff, so... if you ever need to like, replace a battery in your phone or something like that, let me know."

"Oh, right, with your girlfriend. That's alright. I should study, anyway. But yeah, I'd like that!"

 <Pose Tracker> Setsuna Higashi [Juuban Public School (10)] has posed.

The power of awkward cancelling out sometimes through hard work and hope! 

It probably will. 

"Oh thank you!" Setsuna says. "I like yours, too. It's a very nice color." She then pauses, tilting her head as she wonders what it is that Raiko is thinking, before she rights herself and nods. "I'll remember that," she says, though truth be told her phone runs on magic and fairy sparkles, so she probably won't need to anytime soon. Or at all. But something ''like'' that could be a thing, because she has other electronics... 

"Yes. And... good," Setsuna says. Then she finally starts to get into her muffin... NOM.

 <Pose Tracker> Raiko Takashima [Infinity Institute (9)] has posed.

Awkward cancellation--there's some math that Raiko could ''definitely'' use, lately.

"Oh, thanks!" She's tempted to say she did it herself, but... that's not really a conversation she can have with just anyone.

Raiko could ''totally'' service a magical phone (assuming such a thing ever needed any repairs or maintenance to begin with), but... that's ''also'' not a conversation she can have with just anyone. But she could totally help with other electronics, at least!

"Okay! I'm... I'm looking forward to it," she admits shyly. Since Setsuna is starting into her own muffin, Raiko starts into hers, wearing a quiet smile as she resumes her studies.
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