*Pant* *Wheeze* Sorry I'm late, Kotori. I must have kept you waiting…

Maki! Don't worry. I only just got here too.

That's a relief. Geez, of all days to oversleep…

*Giggle* It's not often that you sleep in, is it?

*Groan* I got thinking about all the things that I wanted to do for our next event and then couldn't fall asleep.

I know what you mean! I've had so many concepts for costumes I want to wear floating around in my head since yesterday.

Then we're on the same page. Let's use all of that to make today's meeting with the girls from Aqours and Nijigasaki today a productive one.

Definitely! Do you want to go catch the train now? It's been so long since we went to Numazu!

Oh, before that…

Hm? Is there somewhere else you want to stop by on the way?

I was thinking we should buy some souvenirs from Akihabara for the Aqours girls. We haven't been to Numazu in a while, after all.

They're hosting the meeting at their school, so it feels rude not to bring something to thank them.

You have a point there. Okay, let's pick something up! What would make a good present?

Yeah, I'm wondering what we should bring too.

Hmm… Oh! How about a cake from that new cake shop? It'll probably make it safely to Numazu as long as we ask for an ice pack.

Cake…

Not a good idea, huh?

It's not that it's a bad idea, just… Chika and Hanamaru said they'd take us to a café that has tasty cakes once the meeting's over.

Oh! Then yeah, cancel the cake idea. *Giggle* I'm sure part of why you couldn't sleep last night is because you were just as excited about the cake as the meeting.

W-Well, uh… Who wouldn't be excited?! Is it a crime to look forward to cake?! Anyway, let's get going!