CiRCLE Café
Ran: ... Ah.
Arisa: Ah, Ran-chan.
Arisa
Uh~, uhm... Are you here for practice too...?
Arisa: Uh~, uhm... Are you here for practice too...?
Ran
Yeah, I am. I'm guessing that's what you're here for as well.
Ran: Yeah, I am. I'm guessing that's what you're here for as well.
Arisa
Yeah! We have practice after this, but—
Arisa: Yeah! We have practice after this, but—
Ran
Gotcha, then I guess I'll see you—
Ran: Gotcha, then I guess I'll see you—
Arisa
But I got here a little too early, so I'm actually trying to kill some time...!
Arisa: But I got here a little too early, so I'm actually trying to kill some time...!
Arisa
So... We could chat for a while... if you'd like.
Arisa: So... We could chat for a while... if you'd like.
Ran: ... Yeah, why not?
Arisa
Really?! Great, then...! Uhm...
Arisa: Really?! Great, then...! Uhm...
Ran
Actually, remember how you showed me those sakura bonsai the other day?
Ran: Actually, remember how you showed me those sakura bonsai the other day?
Arisa
O-oh, that? Yeah! Weren't they so cute~? You said it gave you some inspiration for flower arranging. Did you end up making something?
Arisa: O-oh, that? Yeah! Weren't they so cute~? You said it gave you some inspiration for flower arranging. Did you end up making something?
Ran
Ah, yeah. Seeing the way you arranged them turned out to be a great inspira—
Ran: Ah, yeah. Seeing the way you arranged them turned out to be a great inspira—
Ran
... Ah, sorry. This is actually about something else. After I left that day, I got a message out of nowhere from Lisa-san, inviting me to go see the sakura with her.
Ran: ... Ah, sorry. This is actually about something else. After I left that day, I got a message out of nowhere from Lisa-san, inviting me to go see the sakura with her.
Arisa: From Lisa-san?
Ran
Yeah. I replied right away, but then once I thought about it, I realized that I'd never really hung out with this group before, which was a little nerve-wracking.
Ran: Yeah. I replied right away, but then once I thought about it, I realized that I'd never really hung out with this group before, which was a little nerve-wracking.
Ran
It was Aya-san, Matsubara-san, Maya-san, Lisa-san, and me. It did turn out to be a fun time, though.
Ran: It was Aya-san, Matsubara-san, Maya-san, Lisa-san, and me. It did turn out to be a fun time, though.
Arisa
That is quite the lineup, isn't it?
Arisa: That is quite the lineup, isn't it?
Ran
You think so too, huh?
Ran: You think so too, huh?
Arisa
Still, a sakura party, huh? Ah~, I bet that was rough.
Arisa: Still, a sakura party, huh? Ah~, I bet that was rough.
Ran
Not really... Aya-san and Matsubara-san were the ones who planned everything, so I didn't have to do anything.
Ran: Not really... Aya-san and Matsubara-san were the ones who planned everything, so I didn't have to do anything.
Ran
... Although I guess we were worried for a second there.
Ran: ... Although I guess we were worried for a second there.
Arisa
Huh? But aren't sakura parties—... No, never mind... You're right... Usually those kind of events aren't that bad...!
Arisa: Huh? But aren't sakura parties—... No, never mind... You're right... Usually those kind of events aren't that bad...!
Ran
Was seeing the sakura rough for you this year?
Ran: Was seeing the sakura rough for you this year?
Arisa
I don't know about that, but it was certainly lively...
Arisa: I don't know about that, but it was certainly lively...
Arisa
Poppin'Party and I had our own sakura party, but Kasumi spent the entire time playing guitar and singing.
Arisa: Poppin'Party and I had our own sakura party, but Kasumi spent the entire time playing guitar and singing.
Arisa
Then people started gathering around to listen, and the crowd got louder and louder, until everything got out of hand...
Arisa: Then people started gathering around to listen, and the crowd got louder and louder, until everything got out of hand...
Ran
... That does sound like a handful.
Ran: ... That does sound like a handful.
Arisa
Right?! There were all these people, and Kasumi refused to stop! It was terrible...!
Arisa: Right?! There were all these people, and Kasumi refused to stop! It was terrible...!
Ran
I don't know, you look pretty happy to me.
Ran: I don't know, you look pretty happy to me.
Arisa: What?! I-I am not!
Arisa
... A-anyway, that's how our sakura party went!
Arisa: ... A-anyway, that's how our sakura party went!
Ran
Gotcha. It really does depend on who you go with, doesn't it? Although I guess that's kinda obvious.
Ran: Gotcha. It really does depend on who you go with, doesn't it? Although I guess that's kinda obvious.
Arisa
What was your party like?
Arisa: What was your party like?
Ran
... We ate our bentos and snacks while relaxing under the sakura trees.
Ran: ... We ate our bentos and snacks while relaxing under the sakura trees.
Arisa
Snacks and bentos, huh? Pretty simple stuff, but that really is the best for those kind of parties.
Arisa: Snacks and bentos, huh? Pretty simple stuff, but that really is the best for those kind of parties.
Ran
Ah, but the sandwiches Aya-san and Matsubara-san were really complex. They were cute.
Ran: Ah, but the sandwiches Aya-san and Matsubara-san were really complex. They were cute.
Arisa
Really? I've never heard of a sandwich being complex or cute.
Arisa: Really? I've never heard of a sandwich being complex or cute.
Ran
Yeah, they were cut into different shapes, like bunnies, and some of them were kinda round, like a roll cake. It was pretty amazing.
Ran: Yeah, they were cut into different shapes, like bunnies, and some of them were kinda round, like a roll cake. It was pretty amazing.
Arisa
Seriously?! What cutesy bentos...
Arisa: Seriously?! What cutesy bentos...
Ran
Other than that, we had a lot of the veggie sticks Maya-san brought.
Ran: Other than that, we had a lot of the veggie sticks Maya-san brought.
Arisa
Veggie sticks?! I'm sure they were delicious, but isn't that kind of a strange choice to bring to a sakura party...?
Arisa: Veggie sticks?! I'm sure they were delicious, but isn't that kind of a strange choice to bring to a sakura party...?
Ran
I was a little surprised too. Once I started eating them though, I couldn't stop. We actually had to go to the convenience store to buy more.
Ran: I was a little surprised too. Once I started eating them though, I couldn't stop. We actually had to go to the convenience store to buy more.
Ran
... But yeah, it was a pretty calm and relaxing time. I guess going to events like tha—
Ran: ... But yeah, it was a pretty calm and relaxing time. I guess going to events like tha—
Arisa: ... isn't so bad?
Ran: ... Hey! Arisa!
Arisa
Ahaha! Sorry, sorry!
Arisa: Ahaha! Sorry, sorry!
Arisa
Anyway, that's cool. Sounds like you had a good time.
Arisa: Anyway, that's cool. Sounds like you had a good time.
Ran
Yeah, I'm glad I went. Maybe next time I'll invite them myself. That might not be so bad...
Ran: Yeah, I'm glad I went. Maybe next time I'll invite them myself. That might not be so bad...
Arisa
Whoa, you're really gonna do that...?
Arisa: Whoa, you're really gonna do that...?
Ran
... No, never mind. There's no way I can keep up with someone like Aya-san...
Ran: ... No, never mind. There's no way I can keep up with someone like Aya-san...
Arisa: Ahaha, same~...