It's nice to be here again.
Yeah, we've all been too busy with the School Festival to drop by.
I missed the taste of MEIKO's special brew.
Oh! Hey, guys!
It's been a while!
Hey, it's Akito and Toya!
Yeah! Great to see you again!
Let's all sit together!
Sure. In that case, if you don't mind...
Is Miku not here today...?
At least we get to see this cheerful bunch.
Huh? Do we look cheerful to you...?
We've all been pretty down because it's so boring when you don't visit.
Sorry, school kept us busy.
Should I get you your usual?
Yeah, thanks.
Yes, please.
Okay. It'll be just a moment!
So what were you so busy with?
Is it those tests you keep talking about?
No, it was because of the School Festival.
Preparing for it took up a lot of time.
The School Festival...?
Huh? You don't know what it is?
Hmm... Is it when you turn your classroom into haunted houses and stuff?
Huh? Len, no!
It's all about food stalls!
You're both right.
Students prepare all sorts of attractions for this event. There are student-run shops, shows and all sorts of other stuff. It's a lot of fun.
In fact, my class did a haunted house.
Whoa, that's so cool!
What did your class do, Toya?
We had a cotton candy stall.
Wow, cotton candy?!
The puffy clouds of sweetness?!
That's right. We made ones that looked like animals.
I didn't know you could do that! That sounds amazing!
Toya, show them that picture.
Oh, sure. Let me find it... Here.
Aww! It's so cute! Len, look!
It's a cotton candy teddy bear!
Yeah, that's awesome!
You took cotton candy to the next level!
Sigh... I wish I could've seen you make that!
I'm really craving one right now...
You need a special cotton candy maker for this...
Alright, here's your coffee!
Be careful. It's very hot.
MEIKO, wait!
You have to see this!
A cotton candy bear? That's adorable.
MEIKO, do you think you might have a cotton candy maker lying around the store somewhere?
Hmm, I don't know.
There's a whole pile of mics and speakers, but I doubt we have one of those.
That'd be too good to be true...
...
If you wouldn't mind waiting a bit...
I could see if I can borrow a home cotton candy maker from a classmate. We've been using it to practice making them before the festival.
Really?!
Well, no guarantees...
Yay! This is so exciting...!
Rin, don't get your hopes up just yet.
What if he can't borrow the machine?
I know, Len... But I'm really looking forward to it♪
Hehe. I like listening to you all talk about music, but school life's interesting too. It's nice to get to know everyone from this sort of perspective.
Huh, really?
Yes, really. As students, you get to experience so many different things, right?
It all contributes to the ways you express yourselves.
How we express ourselves...?
Like when we sing?
Oh, I see.
Well, this is a cafe, so you're free to chat about anything you like.
But I guess it's only natural that you all gravitate towards discussing music.
Haha. Yeah.
(How we express ourselves, huh...? People often tell me that they can't figure out what I'm thinking because I always seem to have a blank expression on my face.)
(Maybe new experiences will eventually help me learn to be more expressive.)
Toya, what are you thinking about this time...?
Oh, nothing. I think I just realized something is all.
Well, alright. Cool.
Yeah.
(And aside from being more expressive,
I want to participate in more school events!)