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}}NARRATOR: "The rooftop is completely deserted. Normally I could count on Rin to be up here before me, but she's strangely absent. I wonder if she decided to accompany Emi to the cafeteria for once. Seems pretty unlikely, but that's all I can think of right now. Part of me wants to go look for Rin, but a far larger part of me is too pleased with the way the sun feels on my skin to care. I pick idly at my lunch while I wait for Emi and Rin to show up. It does not take long for me to hear the sounds of someone coming up the stairs. I wait until the door begins to open before talking."
}}NARRATOR: "The rooftop is completely deserted. Normally I could count on Rin to be up here before me, but she's strangely absent. I wonder if she decided to accompany Emi to the cafeteria for once. That seems pretty unlikely, but it's all I can think of right now. Part of me wants to go look for Rin, but a far larger part of me is too pleased with the way the sun feels on my skin to care. I pick idly at my lunch while I wait for Emi and Rin to show up. It does not take long for me to hear the sounds of someone coming up the stairs. I wait until the door begins to open before talking."


HISAO: "Took you long enough. Keeping me waiting for you, honestly. The two of you are... Huh?"
HISAO: "Took you long enough. Keeping me waiting for you, honestly. The two of you are... Huh?"
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NARRATOR: "She grins, and I feel my heart jump slightly in my chest at the sight."
NARRATOR: "She grins, and I feel my heart jump slightly in my chest at the sight."


HISAO: "Yes, I knew that. I'm just confused... Where's Rin?"
HISAO: "Yes, I knew that. I'm just confused... ...Where's Rin?"


NARRATOR: "Emi's grin is replaced by a rather guilty-looking expression."
NARRATOR: "Emi's grin is replaced by a rather guilty-looking expression."


EMI: "Yeah, about that... I kind of...sort of... Gavehermycold."
EMI: "Yeah, about that... I kind of... sort of... Gavehermycold."


HISAO: "Oh dear. Am I at risk too?"
HISAO: "Oh dear. Am I at risk too?"


NARRATOR: "It would make sense, after all. Emi and I were in close contact the other day... So what did she and Rin do that got her ill? ... Steady on old lad. Don't go down that road. Rin's just probably got a worse immune system than me. Emi seems shocked by my comment, like she hadn't considered that before."
NARRATOR: "It would make sense, after all. Emi and I were in close contact the other day... So what did she and Rin do that got her ill? ... Steady on, old lad. Don't go down that road. Rin's just probably got a worse immune system than me. Emi seems shocked by my comment, like she hadn't considered that before."


EMI: "I hope not! I'll feel terrible if you get ill because of me, Hisao!"
EMI: "I hope not! I'll feel terrible if you get ill because of me, Hisao!"
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NARRATOR: "I give a smart salute."
NARRATOR: "I give a smart salute."


HISAO: "Duly noted ma'am."
HISAO: "Duly noted, ma'am."


NARRATOR: "Emi steps back and nods, satisfied."
NARRATOR: "Emi steps back and nods, satisfied."
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EMI: "I'll stop by after practice. She'll be fine until then."
EMI: "I'll stop by after practice. She'll be fine until then."


NARRATOR: "I nod, figuring that line of conversation is over with. The only problem is, I don't know what else to talk about."
NARRATOR: "I nod, figuring that line of conversation is over. The only problem is, I don't know what else to talk about."


HISAO: "So... You got anymore track meets coming up?"
HISAO: "So... You got any more track meets coming up?"


NARRATOR: "This is a terribly roundabout way of trying to see if she's free on the weekend. If she's free, then maybe I can ask her on a date or something. Assuming I can get myself to actually form the words. Emi shakes her head."
NARRATOR: "This is a terribly roundabout way of trying to see if she's free on the weekend. If she's free, then maybe I can ask her on a date or something. Well, assuming I can get myself to actually form the words. Emi shakes her head."


EMI: "Nah, not for another couple weeks, I think. The season's winding down."
EMI: "Nah, not for another couple weeks, I think. The season's winding down."
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EMI: "Well, you remember last night?"
EMI: "Well, you remember last night?"


NARRATOR: "Do I ever. I settle for nodding."
NARRATOR: "Do I ever. I settle for nodding, however."


EMI: "That's not the first time that's happened to me. Actually, I get them kind of..."
EMI: "That's not the first time that's happened to me. Actually, I get them kind of..."


NARRATOR: "She pauses, as if it's suddenly occurred to her what she's doing. It's almost like she's breaking some sort of personal rule here. But she starts up again, choosing her words carefully."
NARRATOR: "She pauses, as if it's suddenly occurred to her what she's doing. It's almost like she's breaking some sort of personal rule, here. But she starts up again, choosing her words carefully."
 
EMI: "Well, not often, but... On occasion. It's just been one of those weeks where that's what happens."
EMI: "Well, not often, but... On occasion. It's just been one of those weeks where that's what happens."


NARRATOR: "A sigh escapes her, and she looks terribly frustrated. I reach over and give her a hug, which unlike last time doesn't seem to shock her. Instead, she seems to relax as my arms wrap around her. We stay that way for a while."
NARRATOR: "A sigh escapes her, and she looks terribly frustrated. I reach over and give her a hug, which unlike last time doesn't seem to shock her. Instead, she seems to relax as my arms wrap around her. We stay that way for a while."


HISAO: "Hey, you know I was serious last night. You really can talk to me if stuff like this is bothering you. It's always difficult to do this sort of thing solo, you know?"
HISAO: "Hey, you know I was serious last night. You really can talk to me if stuff like this is bothering you. It's always difficult to do this sort of thing solo, you know?"  


NARRATOR: "Emi smiles and breaks the embrace, but stays leaning on my shoulder."
NARRATOR: "Emi smiles and breaks the embrace, but stays leaning on my shoulder."
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EMI: "Well, when you put it that way, I'm not sure."
EMI: "Well, when you put it that way, I'm not sure."


NARRATOR: "She giggles again. I notice that my heart seems to have sped up. It's probably due to Emi's proximity to me. The hint of strawberries again. I can't help but grin as I gaze down at her. She's happy again."
NARRATOR: "She giggles again. I notice that my heart seems to have sped up. It's probably due to Emi's proximity to me. That hint of strawberries, again. I can't help but grin as I gaze down at her. She's happy again."


EMI: "Hey, Hisao."
EMI: "Hey, Hisao."
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EMI: "If you hadn't figured it out by now, I think I've developed a bit of a crush on you. You're going to have to do something about that."
EMI: "If you hadn't figured it out by now, I think I've developed a bit of a crush on you. You're going to have to do something about that."


NARRATOR: "This time her grin short circuits several important thought processes. At some point I turned toward her, and at another point her arms moved to around my neck. At yet another, my arms wrapped around her waist. I'll be damned if I could tell you precisely when that happened. Because at the moment, there's only a voice in the back of my head yelling at me to kiss her. I look into Emi's eyes. There it is. The thing I saw yesterday on the bed. It's there again. It suddenly strikes me that she's worried that I'll reject her."
NARRATOR: "This time her grin short circuits several important thought processes. At some point I turned toward her, and at another point her arms moved to around my neck. At yet another, my arms wrapped around her waist. I'll be damned if I could tell precisely when that happened. Because at the moment, there's only a voice in the back of my head yelling at me to kiss her. I look into Emi's eyes."
 
NARRATOR: "There it is. The thing I saw yesterday on the bed. It's there again. It suddenly strikes me that she's worried that I'll reject her. What a silly worry for her to have. Her lips taste faintly of strawberries. She leans into the kiss, and her arms tighten around the back of my head, making sure that I don't pull away. Not that there was any danger of that."


NARRATOR: "What a silly worry for her to have. Her lips taste faintly of strawberries. She leans into the kiss, and her arms tighten around the back of my head, making sure that I don't pull away. Not that there was any danger of that. There's a churning feeling in my gut. The world falls away. There's just me, and her, and this bench."
NARRATOR: "There's a churning feeling in my gut. The world falls away. There's just me, and her, and this bench. My arms tighten, drawing her waist closer, entranced by the feel of her. I inhale her scent, my mind trying desperately to memorize everything about how she tastes, how she smells, how she feels."


NARRATOR: "My arms tighten, drawing her waist closer, entranced by the feel of her. I inhale the scent of her, my mind trying desperately to memorize everything about how she tastes, how she smells, how she feels. The ringing of the bell snaps us both back to reality, and we break the kiss. Emi's cheeks are slightly flushed, and she seems to be catching her breath. In her defense, so am I. We stand there for a few moments, trying to wrap our heads around what we've just done. Emi is the first to break the silence."
NARRATOR: "The ringing of the bell snaps us both back to reality, and we break the kiss. Emi's cheeks are slightly flushed, and she seems to be catching her breath. In her defense, so am I. We stand there for a few moments, trying to wrap our heads around what we've just done. Emi is the first to break the silence."


EMI: "So... ... Wanna grab dinner after I'm done with practice?"
EMI: "So... ... Wanna grab dinner after I'm done with practice?"
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HISAO: "Hey, I didn't see you talking immediately afterwards either."
HISAO: "Hey, I didn't see you talking immediately afterwards either."
NARRATOR: "Emi grins."


EMI: "That I didn't. See you after practice, Hisao."
EMI: "That I didn't. See you after practice, Hisao."
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NARRATOR: "This sends Misha into a fresh fit of laughter."
NARRATOR: "This sends Misha into a fresh fit of laughter."


MISHA: "As expected of Emi~! She's a good kisser, isn't she Hicchan~?"
MISHA: "Young love is so unpredictable, isn't it~?"
 
NARRATOR: "This being Misha, I suppose I should have expected her to tease me over this."


HISAO: "Er..."
HISAO: "I guess..."


NARRATOR: "Before I can respond, Mutou's entered the room and Misha skips off to her seat, giggling all the while. I suspect that I'll get a lot of that sort of conversation now. Especially seeing as how Emi kissed me right in the middle of the hall. But somehow, I don't care about that. For the first time since arriving here, my heart feels light."
NARRATOR: "Before I can really respond, Mutou's entered the room and Misha skips off to her seat, giggling all the while. I suspect that I'll get a lot of that sort of conversation now, especially seeing as how Emi kissed me right in the middle of the hall. But somehow, I don't care about that. For the first time since arriving here, my heart feels light."


<p style="text-align:center;">'''END OF ACT 2'''</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">'''END OF ACT 2'''</p>