Settling In
I know it should not come as a surprise that Kirihara has grown much. But it makes me smile thinking of how time has made us change. Some for the better, some for the worst. I should stop judging people this way, it's not fair to them. Perhaps things might have been different if we managed to stay together like how Hyoutei did. Somehow I find myself wondering if I might have made a difference if I came here earlier.
Been having a rather decent conversation with the baby of the old team and it makes me proud. Perhaps one day, he can find in his heart to forgive me for all the harsh treatment I've given him throughout those few years. I know it's going to take a while but one day I will be able to look him in the eye and say I'm sorry. I might have gone a little overboard but believe me my intentions were all for the better of us all.
Hearing from Yukimura is always good. I'm told that he's dating the Seigaku powerhouse now. I'm not sure how people expect me to react but I just feel numb. Yukimura had always done what he pleased. I'm not one to stop him and I obviously can't. He says he's back on his feet but I find it hard to believe. No, it's not as if I want him to be sick again. Good lord, no. I just want to be assured beyond this that all is good and ... I'm not even sure what I want anymore whenever it comes to Yukimura. He always seems larger than life. Every time he is at his best condition, he just sucks up all the air around him and we're left clambering for oxygen.
The Rikkai group here seems a lot mellowed down and I'm not sure if that's good or bad. But we'll see how it goes. Hope Yanagi, Marui and Jackal turn up soon. It's annoying to see Hyoutei all whole and what not. Atobe was surprisingly bearable and more civil than I imagined. Almost friendly, in fact.
I hate packing. Separating prized possessions into needs and wants, useless and nice-to-just-have took longer than planned which is completely unacceptable. I guess that's how it is to leave your past behind and move on.
Thank god for aniki's beat up old jeep, if not this annoying moving process might have made me even more high-strung. Administrative work can really drive people up a wall. I know I may look a little older than my IDs say but that's no reason to give me a you're-a-student-here? look. Gee, I don't know, can you read? What does my student ID say?
Unpacking is always the easier task. To find a place for everything always makes me feel accomplished. Memorized most of the layouts and the routes to get around here but I'll probably need a better map and a couple of days to get my bearings right. Maybe I should rise even earlier for my classes. Just in case. And I finally got my schedule fixed up.
International Law: Power, Politics and Ideology
Thursday 9am - 1pm
Sustainable Development, Globalisation and the 3rd World
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
Economic Growth, Technology and Structural Change
Tuesday 10am - 1pm
21st Century World History
Wednesday 2pm - 5pm
General Elective: Chinese Language
Tuesday 2pm - 3.30pm
Lectures and tutorials are back to back but that's fine. Looks like I've got Mondays and Fridays freed up. But Wednesday looks like hell. I need 75% average for Honors. I have to sacrifice other things along the way.
(OOC - strikes deleted. Come play with Sanada (: )