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!Narration
!Narration
|''A light breeze causes the naked branches overhead to rattle like wooden windchimes.''
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''A light breeze causes the naked branches overhead to rattle like wooden windchimes.''<br />
''This is a popular retreat for couples in the summer. The deciduous trees provide a beautiful green canopy, far out of sight of teachers and fellow students.''<br />
''This is a popular retreat for couples in the summer. The deciduous trees provide a beautiful green canopy, far out of sight of teachers and fellow students.''<br />
''But now, in late winter, it feels like I'm standing under a pile of kindling.''<br />
''But now, in late winter, it feels like I'm standing under a pile of kindling.''<br />
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!Hisao
!Hisao
|Just how long am I expected to wait out here, anyway? I'm sure the note said 4:00 PM.
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Just how long am I expected to wait out here, anyway? I'm sure the note said 4:00 PM.
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!Narration
|''Ah yes... the note... slipped between the pages of my math book while I wasn't looking.''<br />
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''Ah yes... the note... slipped between the pages of my math book while I wasn't looking.''<br />
''As far as clichés go, I'm more a fan of the letter-in-the-locker, but at least this way shows a bit of initiative.''<br />
''As far as clichés go, I'm more a fan of the letter-in-the-locker, but at least this way shows a bit of initiative.''<br />
''As I ponder the meaning of the note, the snowfall gradually thickens.''<br />
''As I ponder the meaning of the note, the snowfall gradually thickens.''<br />
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!???
!???
|Hi... Hisao? You came?
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Hi... Hisao? You came?
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!Narration
!Narration
|''A hesitating, barely audible question.''<br />
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''A hesitating, barely audible question.''<br />
''However, I recognize the owner of that dainty voice instantly.''<br />
''However, I recognize the owner of that dainty voice instantly.''<br />
''I feel my heart skip a beat.''<br />
''I feel my heart skip a beat.''<br />
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!Hisao
!Hisao
|Iwanako? I got a note telling me to wait here... it was yours?
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Iwanako? I got a note telling me to wait here... it was yours?
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!Narration
|''Dammit. I spent all afternoon trying to come up with a good line and that was the result.''<br />
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''Dammit. I spent all afternoon trying to come up with a good line and that was the result.''<br />
''Pathetic.''
''Pathetic.''
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!Iwanako
!Iwanako
|Ahmm... yes. I asked a friend to give you that note... I'm so glad you got it.
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Ahmm... yes. I asked a friend to give you that note... I'm so glad you got it.
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!Narration
|''A shy, joyous smile that makes me so tense I couldn't move a single muscle even if I tried.''<br />
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''A shy, joyous smile that makes me so tense I couldn't move a single muscle even if I tried.''<br />
''My heart is pounding now, as if it were trying to burst out from my chest and claim this girl for itself.''<br />
''My heart is pounding now, as if it were trying to burst out from my chest and claim this girl for itself.''<br />
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!Hisao
!Hisao
|So... ah... here we are. Out in the cold...
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So... ah... here we are. Out in the cold...
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!Narration
!Narration
|''Once again, the wind stirs up the branches. The cacophonous noise is music to my ears.''<br />
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''Once again, the wind stirs up the branches. The cacophonous noise is music to my ears.''
''Iwanako flinches ever so softly against the gust of wind.''<br />
''Iwanako flinches ever so softly against the gust of wind.''<br />
''As it passes, she rights herself, as if supported by some new confidence.''<br />
''As it passes, she rights herself, as if supported by some new confidence.''<br />
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!Iwanako
!Iwanako
|You see...<br />
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You see...<br />
...I wanted to know...<br />
...I wanted to know...<br />
...if you'd go out with me...
...if you'd go out with me...
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!Narration
|''I stand there, motionless, save for my pounding heart.''<br />
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''I stand there, motionless, save for my pounding heart.''<br />
''I want to say something in reply, but my vocal cords feel like they've been stretched beyond the breaking point.''
''I want to say something in reply, but my vocal cords feel like they've been stretched beyond the breaking point.''
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!Iwanako
!Iwanako
|... Hisao?
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... Hisao?
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!Narration
!Narration
|''I reach up to try to massage my throat, but this only sends spikes of blinding pain along my arms.''
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''I reach up to try to massage my throat, but this only sends spikes of blinding pain along my arms.''
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!Iwanako
!Iwanako
|... Hisao?!
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... Hisao?!
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!Narration
|''My whole body freezes, save for my eyes, which shoot open in terror.''
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''My whole body freezes, save for my eyes, which shoot open in terror.''
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!Iwanako
!Iwanako
|... HISAO!
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... HISAO!
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!Narration
|''The beating in my chest suddenly stops, and I go weak at the knees.''<br />
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''The beating in my chest suddenly stops, and I go weak at the knees.''<br />
''The world around me - the canopy of bare branches, the dull winter sky, Iwanako running towards me - all these fade to black.''<br />
''The world around me - the canopy of bare branches, the dull winter sky, Iwanako running towards me - all these fade to black.''<br />
''The last things I remember before slipping away are the sounds of Iwanako screaming for help and the incessant clatter of the branches above...''
''The last things I remember before slipping away are the sounds of Iwanako screaming for help and the incessant clatter of the branches above...''