[Saturday] [October 11] [After School] [Naganaki Shrine]

[careful_steps]

[The exams are almost here! As most students of Iwatodai City will have known by now, donations to the offertory box at the shrine are rumored to offer a boost to Academics, and one skeptical but somewhat desperate new student is thinking about trying it out after deciding that coffee didn't cut it.It seems like I have no choice and people have

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[oneinperfection]

It doesn't.

[careful_steps]

It doesn't? I've heard from numerous students that it has helped them though, and it certainly seems tempting.

[oneinperfection]

It's impossible for something like this to be true.

[careful_steps]

[Mmm, she thinks about this for a while.]

I'd think so too. Otherwise, students would be surrounding the shrine by now since the exams are close.
Ah, may I know your name?

[pokeitwithatwig]

[he might've come to do some deep thinking, but oh hey there's a person here]

Are you new?

[careful_steps]

Yes, I am. I only arrived here from America about a week ago.

[pokeitwithatwig]

You're from America too? What part?

[careful_steps]

Houston, Texas. How about you?

[immortalhand]

[He happens to be there, and he's just observing.]

[careful_steps]

[She notices him.]

Oh...Good afternoon.

[immortalhand]

[He nods his head a little in response, but looks away.]

[careful_steps]

[Since he's looking away, she decides not to ask. She does attempt to peer into the box though.]

That's a lot of money.

[gyarujanai]

[Taking out her own envelope] Do it, it'll save your class rank! The more you put in, the better!

[careful_steps]

[W-wow a whole envelope?]

In that case, can you tell me how effective has it been for you?

[gyarujanai]

[Slips it in the offering box] Well, I'd be lying if I said it was a TOTAL success most of the time, but usually when you give LOTS of money, it's more prone to working...

[Sighing with a shrug]...Ok, so I guess a more 'reliable' way would be studying by yourself--but! I certainly don't have time for that!

[careful_steps]

[Privately, she thinks that this will end up eating more time because of the worked needed for the money!]

So, a thousand yen would be more effective then...[Mmm, she doesn't have a lot of money, but it's enough.] It seems to be worth a try.