[Epilogue: Day 2]
[The following is written in the aforementioned notebook in the evening hours of Asuka's second day on the island.]
Today was so much fun! Well, at least everything after my early-morning meeting with my manager. I knew Mr. Tsukino wouldn't be happy about the scar on my arm, but fifteen minutes at least of having to listen to him rant on and on about how someone in my career has to be physically flawless, etc.? A little makeup will cover it fine, and even if it doesn't, who's going to notice when I'm on stage anyway?
Besides, it was for a good cause.
But after my meeting, and after practice - I think I did a good enough job so that they didn't notice, but I was practically sightreading those pieces, since I hadn't looked them over in months - I met up with Manjoume, and like he promised yesterday, he was taking me around the school.
Despite the current 'color scheme', if you will (which I'm still trying not to show any discomfort with), it was really nostalgic, walking around campus again. A lot of things have changed, but a lot of things have stayed the same, too. Pharaoh even came up to greet me! I didn't see Daitoukuji-sensei around, though.
In Brother's world, Daitoukuji-sensei was one of the Stars. I don't know if it was the same here or not. I never asked Manjoume about it at Econtra, and when I decided to ask him what happened with all of that after I left today, he changed the subject.
I guess I'll ask him again later.
We had dinner at Obelisk, and I have to say, even though everything being repainted white instead of blue was rather painful on the eyes, it was really quite lovely. Tonight's dinner happened to have a winter wonderland theme to it, so there was all kinds of tinsel and cotton made to look like snowdrifts everywhere, and everything was glittering. So beautiful... even for everything being one color, Obelisk's decorators are still fantastic.
Though, Manjoume was disappointed when I decided on hot cocoa made from milk chocolate, rather than white chocolate. White chocolate isn't really chocolate, though, and if I'm going to have something that could potentially make something bad happen, I'm at least going to enjoy it.
...Not that I was expecting anything to happen, of course. And nothing did happen. Nothing will ever happen like that again. It was being at Econtra that did it, nothing more.
I didn't see Junko or Momoe anywhere, though. I didn't see Judai, either. I guess I'll have to look out for them tomorrow.
Today was so much fun! Well, at least everything after my early-morning meeting with my manager. I knew Mr. Tsukino wouldn't be happy about the scar on my arm, but fifteen minutes at least of having to listen to him rant on and on about how someone in my career has to be physically flawless, etc.? A little makeup will cover it fine, and even if it doesn't, who's going to notice when I'm on stage anyway?
Besides, it was for a good cause.
But after my meeting, and after practice - I think I did a good enough job so that they didn't notice, but I was practically sightreading those pieces, since I hadn't looked them over in months - I met up with Manjoume, and like he promised yesterday, he was taking me around the school.
Despite the current 'color scheme', if you will (which I'm still trying not to show any discomfort with), it was really nostalgic, walking around campus again. A lot of things have changed, but a lot of things have stayed the same, too. Pharaoh even came up to greet me! I didn't see Daitoukuji-sensei around, though.
In Brother's world, Daitoukuji-sensei was one of the Stars. I don't know if it was the same here or not. I never asked Manjoume about it at Econtra, and when I decided to ask him what happened with all of that after I left today, he changed the subject.
I guess I'll ask him again later.
We had dinner at Obelisk, and I have to say, even though everything being repainted white instead of blue was rather painful on the eyes, it was really quite lovely. Tonight's dinner happened to have a winter wonderland theme to it, so there was all kinds of tinsel and cotton made to look like snowdrifts everywhere, and everything was glittering. So beautiful... even for everything being one color, Obelisk's decorators are still fantastic.
Though, Manjoume was disappointed when I decided on hot cocoa made from milk chocolate, rather than white chocolate. White chocolate isn't really chocolate, though, and if I'm going to have something that could potentially make something bad happen, I'm at least going to enjoy it.
...Not that I was expecting anything to happen, of course. And nothing did happen. Nothing will ever happen like that again. It was being at Econtra that did it, nothing more.
I didn't see Junko or Momoe anywhere, though. I didn't see Judai, either. I guess I'll have to look out for them tomorrow.