[Saturday | September 5th | After School]

[forgive_me_my]

[You know what we haven't had in a while? A Tag All My Characters Post. Let's doing it.]

[This fine afternoon will find Chieko browsing the window of the bookstore. Not an unusual sight, to be sure, but the fact that she's wearing a frilly maid costume is a bit stranger. Daigorou is instead inspecting the capsule machine in front of the Shiroku

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[healingbadtouch]

[Sayoko's in the mood for a trashy romance novel, and she had enough money to get a new one. And... what's this? A maid? Oh, my, she remembers you!]

Why, hello there!

[forgive_me_my]

[Oh, hey, it's the lady that hit on me. How... nice.]

O-oh, hi! [Looking a bit awkward after last time.]

[healingbadtouch]

[Sayoko briefly considers letting this one just go. She most be self-conscious enough, given that she's in a frilly meido outfit in public. And it wasn't nice at all, what she did last time.

So maybe just a little torment.]

Dare I ask what the occasion is?

[forgive_me_my]

It's... sort of a long story, but I rented it out from the maid cafe...

[Embarrassment.]

[healingbadtouch]

[Just. Holding back.]

Your boyfriend must be a very lucky man.

[forgive_me_my]

[Laughs bitterly.]

Not for long, he's not.

[healingbadtouch]

[Now this gets a raised eyebrow for several reasons.]

You don't sound too amused, there.

[forgive_me_my]

I'm gonna dump the bastard, that's why. I'm sick of him treating me like some cutesy little doll. On top of that, he's always hitting on other girls!

[healingbadtouch]

[And now Chieko's struck a chord with her.]

I see... you're a lot smarter than I was, at your age. You're making the right decision.

[forgive_me_my]

[Nods.]

Thank you. I'm not going to let him keep holding me back. I won't stay with someone who doesn't even respect me.

[healingbadtouch]

[Well, then. Sayoko's actually gained a certain amount of respect for Chieko.]

Men like that are scum. You need to find someone that will treat you right. Don't let anyone hold you back, now, especially someone that's supposed to be helping you along.

[forgive_me_my]

Yeah, you're definitely right. Even if it pisses of my parents, I need to take hold of myself.

[healingbadtouch]

Your parents? They took a shine to him? Even the way he treats you?

[She's genuinely confused.]

[forgive_me_my]

It's an arranged marriage.

[healingbadtouch]

[She's actually speechless for several moments.]

Oh, dear, get the hell out while you can. That's... no, you shouldn't...

[...wasn't Takanawa always bragging about having a teenage fiance?]

[forgive_me_my]

I'm worried I may get disowned over it; I'm an only child, and they really want the marriage so the family can prosper. But I can't just compromise on this.

Hm, what is it?