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+After school, Shizune and Misha quickly find me by the first floor lobby and latch onto me, covering each flank in case I might try to escape.
+I feel a little offended, but I'd been considering it. Nevertheless, I'm a bit disturbed that enough people have made a break for it in the past that they're on their guard.
+Hisao
+"What's with the escort? This doesn't make me feel very comfortable."
+In fact, it makes me feel like a dangerous prisoner being transported to his cell.
+Misha
+"Wahahaha! What's wrong, Hicchan?"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"That's right, we're just going to go play a game of Risk, remember?"
+I don't know, Misha, this all seems a little sinister to me. I start thinking that when we sit down to play the game, they'll tie me down and torture me until I agree to join the Student Council.
+Well, that's highly unlikely, but still... For some reason, it just seems like it would be so plausible...
+Getting to the student council room is as simple as turning two corners from where we started.
+Hisao
+"What? That's it? This makes you guys being so on top of me seem a little silly."
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"That's not true, Hicchan. Shicchan says that when their life is threatened, people have shown the capability to pull off superhuman bursts of speed."
+Hisao
+"Life is threatened?"
+Her expression unchanging, Misha signs something amusedly to Shizune, who makes a baffling face and puts her hands behind her back, looking pleased with herself.
+Misha
+"Mm~ hm hm hm~..."
+Misha feigns deafness and hums cheerily. Stop that, I know you heard me; you have no excuse, unlike Shizune.
+Shizune opens the door to the student council room. It's a very plain, sparsely decorated room, although it is quite large, maybe even a little larger than a classroom.
+There's a big table in the center surrounded by chairs, and a smaller desk prominently placed in the back that I assume is Shizune's. There are a few regular desks and chairs stacked to one side, as well. Extras, perhaps?
+Aside from the tables and chairs, the room doesn't have much else to offer. Just a couple of filing cabinets and bookshelves stacked with old school records and documents. Not much else. In fact, nothing else.
+This is... a pretty bleak room. They could at least put a potted plant in here, or something. But the most noticeable thing that this room doesn't have is other people.
+Hisao
+"Are we early?"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"No~."
+Hisao
+"What do you mean 'no'? Does it mean nobody else is coming today?"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Yeah, that's right~."
+Before I managed to ask why that's the case, Shizune claps her hands together very energetically.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Hicchan, let's play Risk! Come on, you promised, didn't you? You have to~!"
+Misha
+"Hahaha~! Okay okay okay~! Do you want to know the rules? We can explain to you while we set everything up!"
+While Misha is talking, Shizune takes out what looks like a board game from behind one of the filing cabinets and throws it on the table.
+Actually, this looks kind of interesting.
+After Misha spends a little too long for her liking running through the basics with a somewhat vague and confusing tutorial, Shizune cuts in and declares the game has started with a decisive motion, slicing her arm through the air.
+Shizune's aggressiveness is rubbing off onto me. I start feeling more competitive than I intended to be when I agreed to this.
+Halfway into the game, while I try to ponder how to defend against Shizune's assault from two fronts, she breaks my concentration by drumming her fingers on the table to get my attention.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Hicchan, Shicchan wants you to know that you are taking too long to make a move."
+Misha
+"Shicchan also says that she will let you keep Australia if you agree to join the Student Council~!"
+Hisao
+"I thought this was a game with no strings attached."
+Just the fact that she would dangle that over my head as an offer means that she knows I care about the outcome of this game.
+Hisao
+"And anyway: No!"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Shicchan admires your fighting spirit and would be a benevolent dictator who will spare your people if you agree to join the Student Council~!"
+Misha
+"Hahahaha~!"
+Hisao
+"You're so competitive, Shizune."
+She seems to take this as a compliment.
+Hisao
+"I would expect the Student Council president to be a little more magnanimous."
+Misha
+"Mag--nan--i--mous...?"
+She doesn't seem to know what the word means or how it's signed, so she pulls out a piece of paper and writes it for Shizune, who in return signs it back to Misha.
+Misha presses her index fingers against her temples, as if trying to physically imprint the word into her memory.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Suddenly, Shizune bursts into a flurry of gestures. Misha looks daunted by the pace of her heated signing.
+Misha
+"Ah, wait, please slow down, Shicchan... Um, Hicchan~! Shicchan says you're going to lose!"
+Hisao
+"Tell her I will crush her world empire with my rebellion."
+Misha
+"Ah... Okay..."
+Those eyes of hers shine with childlike mischief.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"She says you have no chance if you keep playing like this, no you won't~!"
+==> She has a point. Attack aggressively!==
+She is either really mocking me, or trying to trick me.
+I have nothing else to lose, though, so I might as well try something different.
+Maybe if I spread out my forces and try to control more territories, I can recoup the advantage.
+Shizune seems to focus on conquering whole nations, so maybe I can sacrifice my hold on continents to gain more small countries.
+It's worth a shot.
+A few turns later, I end up losing the game anyway.
+Shizune adjusts her glasses victoriously and allows herself to tentatively pump a fist in the air in celebration.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"I win, I win~! Yay~!"
+Hisao
+"There's no need to translate that, it was pretty clear."
+Misha
+"Wahaha~! Don't look so sad, Hicchan~! You were really giving it your best, that's what I thought!"
+Misha
+"Sometimes, your best just isn't good enough, though~. If anyone knows that, it's me~! You did very well for someone who just learned how to play today!"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Hicchan, you attacked Iceland and North America at the same time, that's a very daring move. Shicchan is impressed~!"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"The mark of great people is that they are daring, and that they can follow through~! You're already halfway there; isn't that great, Hicchan?"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"That isn't enough though; just potential isn't enough! There is no point to potential if you don't take the first step, and there is no point to that if you don't keep going. I want to see more."
+Misha
+"You're right, Shicchan~, but, that's so demanding..."
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"..."
+Shizune leans forward, suddenly looking a lot less playful and more like the serious person I expected her to be from the start.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Hicchan, would you like to join the Student Council?"
+She really doesn't waste any time, does she? But...
+It's only my second day of school, so I'm hesitant about committing to something so early.
+I haven't even taken a look at any other clubs yet.
+But spending time with Shizune and Misha doesn't seem like something I would hate.
+I still need more time to think about it before I decide for sure.
+Hisao
+"Maybe. I'll get back to you on it."
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Okay, Hicchan~! But, I hope you're not just saying that so we don't feel bad."
+Hisao
+"No, really."
+Misha
+"Really~?"
+Misha
+"Hicchan, if you're going to say that, you're saying that it is definitely the truth, and there can't be any~ mistaking it~!"
+Hisao
+"I know, I know. I guess I should have my revenge for losing, at the very least."
+Shizune smiles at that in a mischievous way that feels like twisting the knife in the wound of my loss.
+I take a glance at the clock on the wall and realize I've spent far longer playing Risk than I expected.
+Hisao
+"Sorry, I think I have to go. I wanted to go to the library. It's not closed yet, is it?"
+Shizune scratches her hand and gestures at Misha.
+How hard can it be to determine whether the library is open? There's a clock right there on the wall.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"It should be, unless the librarian is absent."
+Misha
+"I think you're right, Shicchan."
+Misha
+"We... think the library is open. It's on the second floor; can't miss it. Do you want us to show you where it is?"
+Hisao
+"No thanks, it's okay. See you tomorrow."
+Misha
+"Bye bye!"
+==> It's a trap, it's smarter to play defensively here.==
+It's likely that she's just trying to psych me out.
+Looking at the board again, I have a pretty good defense set up, and I'm not going to wreck it doing something reckless.
+A few turns later, I lose the game anyway.
+Shizune adjusts her glasses victoriously and allows herself to tentatively pump a fist in the air in celebration.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Wahahaha~! Hicchan, you lost when you allowed me to take North America."
+Misha
+"I mean, Shicchan, not me."
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Getting control of North America is ambitious, because it provides a five army bonus, but you can attack it from three fronts, so you must defend them all~!"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"I thought you'd have more guts. How disappointing."
+Misha
+"Ambition, Hicchan, your play needs to be more daring! Ambition, ambition~!"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"I was really excited when you took South America, but then you switched to playing defensively just because you gained a small advantage. That's no good, Hicchan."
+Misha
+"You didn't take enough risks, and when you did, you didn't follow through. That's terrible, Hicchan."
+Damn, what's it to her if I played too carefully? There's no need to rub it in my face.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"I wonder if you'd even be any good for the Student Council..."
+What's this, reverse psychology?
+Hisao
+"I guess I don't have to worry about joining or not in that case."
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Giving up just like that? I expected more of you."
+Seriously, is Shizune trying to taunt me into joining the council?
+Besides, I don't even want to join. It's only my second day, I can't make that kind of commitment.
+I haven't even taken a look at any other clubs yet. And these two, they're a little weird.
+Hisao
+"Fine. I'll consider joining the council, but I want to take a look at the clubs before I decide."
+Misha
+"Really, Hicchan? You're not just saying that to make us feel better?"
+Hisao
+"Yeah yeah, I'm just not sure that I want to."
+Misha
+"Aw..."
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Okay, Hicchan, but we're not going to give up so easily. You said 'maybe'; there's still a chance you'll come around~!"
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Come on, we could really have fun! We could play more Risk and maybe one day you could beat me, unless we graduate before that."
+Hisao
+"That doesn't make me feel any less reluctant about joining, you know."
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"Wahaha~! Surely you are not that horrible at board games? Maybe we can play a game you know then, to give you a handicap."
+Hisao
+"I might have said that just to make you feel better, after all."
+Misha
+"Awww, that's cold, Hicchan..."
+I take a glance at the clock on the wall and realize I've spent far longer playing Risk than I expected.
+Hisao
+"Sorry, I think I have to go. I wanted to go to the library. It's not closed yet, is it?"
+Shizune scratches her hand and gestures at Misha.
+How hard can it be to determine whether the library is open? There's a clock right there on the wall.
+Shizune
+"..."
+Misha
+"It should be, unless the librarian is absent."
+Misha
+"I think you're right, Shicchan."
+Misha
+"We... think the library is open. It's on the second floor; can't miss it. Do you want us to show you where it is?"
+Hisao
+"No thanks, it's okay. See you tomorrow."
+Misha
+"Bye bye!"
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