script-a4-Hanako True

label en_HT1:

    #Yes! You heard it here first! The beginning of the true Hanako path!
    #Less death! No depressing H-scenes! Only happysex and rainbows!
    #Also I need to get back into my groove, so feedback plox.
    #except for you, TC.
    #XP

    #of course, this feeds directly on from the library scene.

    "Flustered, Hanako closes her book and clumsily stuffs it into her bag, all the while staring at me with a shocked expression."

    ha "S…sure."

    "Shouldering her bag, she pulls herself up, putting ever the slightest strain on my hand in the process."

    "I smile at her, gently, causing her blush to deepen, yet her eyes stay fixed on mine."

    "By this time, all activity around us has stopped, everyone taking in this absurd scene straight from every romance novel ever."

    "I have to give her hand a slight tug to start her walking."

    hi "Come on, let's go get that air."

    "Still dazed, Hanako follows me out of the library…"

    centered "*BEEP BEEP BEEP*"

    "Lights flash and sirens blare as we pass through the library's sensomatic doors."

    #not entirely sure what everyone else calls them, but you know those loss-prevention door things.

    "Hanako's shocked expression turns into one of terror as she realises that it was her that caused this calamity."

    "The librarian eyes her curiously as she runs to the loans desk and upends her bag."

    ha "ImsorryImsorrIforgotIhaditImsorry!"

    "The librarian smiles in a delicate manner, collects the book from the pile of Hanako's note books, and scans it into the system."

    "Librarian" "You take care now."

    ha "IwillI'msorryI'msosorry…"

    "Hanako packs her bag hurriedly, simply scooping the pile of books and stationary into the maw of her open schoolbag."

    hi "Alright, I think we've caused as much calamity as possible."

    hi "Let's leave these poor people in peace."

    "Dejected, Hanako fixes her gaze firmly on the ground, and follows me out of the library."

    "We wander aimlessly, drifting from the main building towards the gardens behind the Great Hall."

    "Along the way, I gather two cans of iced tea, and hand one to the still-smarting Hanako."

    hi "Here, this'll take your mind off things."

    hi "Nothing like a bit of tea to calm down the mind."

    ha "T…thanks."

    "It doesn't take a genius to tell that she's still distracted."

    "I sit down on a nearby bench, and Hanako silently copies me, carefully balancing her schoolbag against the bench before opening her can."

    hi "Lilly's pretty strong you know. She'll be up and about in no time."

    hi "It was only a minor operation, she'll be out in no time."

    "Hanako runs her finger around the can's rim slowly, gazing into it as if it held all of the answers to life's questions."

    ha "I…I know all that."

    ha "But I… don't know what to do. I don't know what I can do."

    hi "Eh? What do you mean?"

    "The finger stops in its travel, but remains pressed firmly against the can."

    ha "If… if it were one of us in that bed, don't you think Lilly would be doing something?"

    hi "I can't say I'm following you here."

    "Hanako sighs, and takes a sip of her tea."

    ha "I don't think I am either."

    ha "I just… want to do something for her, but I can't."

    ha "I feel… powerless."

    "Her words flow forth on a river of melancholy, but there are undercurrents of something else…"

    "Determination?"

    "That has to be it. Beneath Hanako's obvious lamenting, there is a driving force carrying immense power."

    "In an instant, my vision of Hanako is shattered and rebuilt."

    "She truly cares for Lilly, and wants to help her out…"

    extend " no matter what."

    "The timid Hanako disappears completely from my mind like the thin veil that it is."

    ha "W…what's the matter?"

    "Shaking myself back into reality, I realise that I've been staring at the flesh-and-blood Hanako whilst musing to myself."

    hi "Oh… er… it's nothing."

    hi "I was just thinking that you've changed since we've met…"

    "Damnit, I'm echoing Lilly's words."

    "But, now, I think I can see the truth behind them."

    #hanako blushing but happy

    ha "D…don't be silly."

    "The faint smile turning the corner of Hanako's lips upwards is immensely relieving."

    hi "Say, how about we go together to visit Lilly today?"

    "Hanako gingerly raises the can to her lips, and nods as she takes a drink."

    "Our interlude is interrupted by the distant ringing of the bells, summoning us back to the classroom."

    hi "We'd best be getting back. We'll leave straight after class, right?"

    ha "Okay."

    #inside classroom
    #a22, should you take offence, feel free to veto this next passage.
    #i just kinda got a bit excited of the new misha sprites and she popped up in my mind.

    "The first thing I notice as I enter the classroom is a contemplative Shizune carefully cleaning her glasses."

    "And, for some reason, the only thing I can think of is the terrified look of the wheelchair-bound student from the start of lunch."

    "I take advantage of Shizune's temporary distraction to whisper in Misha's ear."

    hi "Hey… did that guy survive? What did she do to him?"

    "Misha brightens at my attention, seeming all too eager to answer."

    mi "I don't know!"

    extend " But!"

    hi "Wait, don't…!"

    "Too late."

    "Misha has already spun around, and is tapping Shizune on the shoulder."

    "I reach out and grab Misha's hands before she can start incriminating me."

    "Her warm, soft hands…"

    "Wait! This is no time for fantasy, I need to stop her asking Shizune that question."

    mi "Eh? Hisao? Confessing? To me?"

    hi "No! That's not it at all."

    shi "…"

    "Misha pouts in an overly fake manner."

    mi "You're mean."

    hi "I just wanted to stop you before you asked Shizune about that."

    hi "I have a feeling she'd take it the wrong way…"

    #Misha lol

    mi "Whahahaha Hicchan! You make her sound like some kind of bad person!"

    mi "Just take a look at her, there's no way she could be a bad person!"

    hi "Just promise me you won't ask her that."

    mi "Oka~y!"

    "I release Misha's hands, which immediately go about the business of communicating with Shizune."

    "Damnit, I can tell Shizune knows that something is up, but I can't follow a single thing either of them are saying."

    "But, from the look on Shizune's face, I can guess."

    "I think I may have awoken a demon…"

    mi "Hiccha~n! Shizune wants to have a word with you!"

    mi "She wants to remind you that the student council is here for the students, not for their own amusement!"

    mi "Any disciplinary measures put into place are solely for the benefit of the student body, and not for the entertainment of the student council."

    hi "What exactly did you say to her?"

    mi "Oh, I can't remember any more."

    shi "…"

    mi "Ah, Shicchan has one more thing to say."

    #Misha stern/serious

    mi "“That boy will bother you no more.”"

    "My blood runs cold at the thought of what these two would do to a fellow student…"

    "Thankfully, I am freed from their stares by the arrival of the teacher and their lesson."

    #timeskip

    "As per usual, the classroom empties in the blink of an eye."

    "It takes mere seconds before Hanako and I are left alone."

    hi "So, shall we head straight out?"

    "Hanako simply nods, and we make our way to the bus stop."

    #inside bus

    "The first bus into town is surprisingly crowded."

    "I guess a lot of students want to put as much distance between themselves and the school as quickly as possible."

    "Hanako and I manage to secure a seat, but by the time the bus pulls away from the kerb, not a single free seat remains."

    "Getting any conversation out of Hanako in this environment is less likely than blood from a stone, so I look through my bag for something to read."

    "As I pass my fingers over my textbooks, I feel the plush texture of 3-3's gift to Lilly."

    "I almost forgot I had it in here."

    "Extracting the bear, I examine it once again."

    ha "I…is that for Lilly?"

    hi "Wha…? Oh, yeah."

    hi "Her classmates got it for her and asked me to deliver it."

    ha "Oh… I see."

    #Hanako sad, followed by a happy-ish Hanako

    ha "Hisao!"

    "Hanako's outburst causes me to jump in my seat, and I almost throw the bear in fright."

    hi "What?"

    extend " I mean, “What's the matter, Hanako?”"

    ha "We should get her something too…"

    ha "And something to make sure that bear isn't alone."

    "<Alone>"

    "There's that word again."

    "I'm sure that Hanako's words are simply a coincidence, but I have a niggling feeling in the back of my head that there's something more to it."

    "I wonder…"

    extend " was Lilly perhaps talking about herself and Hanako?"

    hi "That's a good idea. There's a gift shop at the hospital, maybe we could get something there."

    "Hanako shakes her head, her stare fixed upon the bear in my hands."

    ha "No… those gifts have no… no…"

    ha "…soul…"

    "Again, Hanako's voice has the hard-edged determination that it had earlier in the day."

    "Her eyes are ablaze with some inner passion."

    "But this time, I think I can relate to how she feels."

    hi "You're right."

    hi "Actually, I know just the thing for this occasion, though it will require a slight detour…"

    #background Antique shop

    ha "Othello's… Antiques?"

    hi "Yeah, I found it when I was looking for Lilly's birthday present."

    ha "Oh…"

    "I make a beeline straight for the Steiff bear I noticed on my last visit."

    hi "It's a little expensive, but I think…"

    #Hanako srsbsns

    ha "It's perfect."

    "I had barely lifted the bear off the shelf before Hanako had responded."

    "Slowly, tenderly, she takes the bear from my hands, and holds it to her face."

    "As she stands there, eyes closed, hugging the bear, I feel somehow saddened that I'm buying this for Lilly and not her."

    "Wheels turn in my head, and I start to calculate."

    "If I can constrict myself to drinking only water and eating only what the school provides me, I should be able to pull this off."

    "Under my breath, I thank my parents for the slight swell in allowance for this month."

    "Before Hanako opens my eyes again, I swipe the bear's companion from the shelf, wave to the store owner, and stuff it into my bag."

    "I grab a collection of notes out of my wallet, and, whilst pointing at Hanako, I jam the money under another of the bears upon the shelf."

    "He gives me a puzzled look, and I desperately try to explain to him using sign language."

    "I've watched Shizune and Misha do this a heap of times."

    "Why is he just looking at me like I'm having a fit?"

    "Just as I'm about to walk over and explain everything to him, Hanako releases the bear."

    ha "Excuse me, but we'd like to buy this."

    "Storeowner" "Ah… sure thing, miss."

    "Storeowner" "Is this for you, Lilly?"

    "Hanako gawks at the store owner, and I close my eyes, wishing that this whole situation had never occurred."

    ha "H…how did you know this was for Lilly?"

    "Storeowner" "Well, I remember the young man here from his last visit."

    "Storeowner" "He got me to engrave “Lilly” on a music box."

    "Storeowner" "So I thought that might be you… seeing as… oh!"

    "It seems that the gears in his head have finally made the connection."

    hi "Lilly is a mutual friend of ours that's in hospital."

    hi "But I'm surprised you remembered."

    "Storeowner" "Ah, well, I've got this thing for faces."

    hi "And names, apparently."

    "Storeowner" "Well, it was a unique order."

    ha "So… how much is this?"

    "The store owner looks at me, then at my bag, then at the shelf that conceals my payment for the bear hidden in my school bag."

    "Storeowner" "I tell you what, I'll cut you a bargain, a “Get-well” special. Six thousand, even."

    "I grimace, knowing that I left almost twice that on the shelf behind us."

    #Hanako happy

    "Hanako, however, is delighted."

    ha "T…thank you!"

    "I smile as I fish out my wallet for a second time, and give the owner the remains of my cash."

    "Storeowner" "…and here's your receipt. I hope Lilly gets well soon!"

    hi "Cheers."

    ha "Thank you ever so much."

    "Hanako bows ever so slightly. It's the first time I've ever seen her be so formal."

    "It's strangely charming."

    "Storeowner" "Do you need a bag for that, or…"

    "Hanako shakes her head."

    ha "No, I'll carry it, thank you."

    "True to her word, Hanako carries the bear against her chest, hugging it from behind."

    "The little bell on the door rings as I put my wallet into my pants."

    "I sigh a little as I feel how light it is compared to when I entered the store."

    "I am such an idiot sometimes."

    return

label en_HT2:

    "Hanako and I arrive at the hospital a little later than I would have liked, but the detour was well worth it."

    "Sitting on the bench beside the main entrance is Yuuko, and next to her is a young man drinking a beer."

    hi "Hey Yuuko, who's your friend?"

    #sorry delta, I wrote this at work and I can't access the wiki for the character codes and
    #I'll probably forget to change them at home…

    yu "Hey Hisao, Hanako. This is… um… she's…"

    "She?"

    "Akira" "Akira Satou. Pleased to meet cha."

    "The young man stands up, and, upon closer examination, it is apparent that she actually is a she."

    hi "Er… Hisao Nakai… how'd you do…"

    "Akira grabs my hand and shakes it with a bizarre energy."

    "Akira" "Hey there Hanako. Long time no see."

    ha "H… hi there Akira."

    "The way Hanako and Yuuko are avoiding looking at Akira worries me slightly."

    "I guess that none of them get along."

    "Akira" "Anyway, my work here is done, so I best be off."

    "Akira" "Good to meet you, Hisao. Thanks for keeping an eye on my sister…"

    "Ah. Satou. Lilly's sister. That should have clicked when I heard the name but I was still confused by the gender switching."

    "But, before I can investigate further, Akira has already hailed a cab, totally ignoring us."

    hi "So, Lilly's sister, eh?"

    yu "She was sent here by Lilly's parents to check on her."

    hi "I thought that was your job?"

    yu "Well, it should be, but… I don't know."

    "Yuuko looks she's just been fired; a look of dejection and loss."

    hi "Maybe she was just concerned for her little sister…"

    "Hanako and Yuuko both give me a strange look."

    ha "L…Lilly is the oldest sister in her family…"

    hi "Huh.. how about that… She just seems like she's older than Lilly."

    yu "There's only a year between them, and Akira has always been chasing Lilly in that regard."

    yu "I guess I'm just used to her looking like that so I didn't really notice."

    hi "I guess that makes sense. So, did you get a day off work or something today?"

    "Yuuko's dejection evaporates in a cloud of confusion."

    yu "No, what makes you say that?"

    hi "Well, I thought that you might have had to start by now."

    "Panic rises."

    yu "I… I.. what time… oh no… I'vegottago!"

    "Yuuko's neurotic side surfaces, and she skitters past Hanako and myself, her hands fumbling around in her pockets."

    yu "Keys… keys… where are my…"

    extend " Oh… Lilly gets out tomorrow… I'llseeyoulater!"

    "I meekly wave at the panicking Yuuko as she stumbles over her scooter."

    hi "Well then… shall we go and see her?"

    ha "Yes… let's go."

    #BG hospital Room

    "Lilly sits up in her bed, gently running her finger over a hard-cover book."

    "It could be my imagination, but she almost looks rattled."

    hi "Afternoon, Lilly. Hanako and I came by to visit."

    "In a practised move, Lilly inserts a bookmark into the book, places it on the bedside table, and runs her fingers around the tabletop; memorising its position."

    #"For some reason, I find the little tricks people use to get around their disabilities fascinating."
    #Commented 'cause I'm not sure if that's Hisao or me.
    # That's you.

    li "Good Afternoon, Hisao, Hanako. How does the day find you?"

    "Her voice is still little more than a whisper; however the croaking of the past few days is starting to subside."

    "At the very least, she seems to be in slightly higher spirits than before."

    ha "Hi Lilly. We… We brought presents."

    #Lilly Smile

    li "I'll be discharged shortly. You needn't have gone to the bother."

    hi "Well, your classmates got you something, and we felt bad about not getting you anything."

    "I walk to her bedside and fish out the bear from my bag, being careful not to show its contents to Hanako."

    hi "Here, all the students in your class pitched in for this."

    hi "Even Kenji."

    #lilly small laugh

    li "Well, isn't that a surprise."

    "I place the bear in her searching hand, and she immediately runs her fingers through its long fur."

    li "My my, it's splendid. Could you please pass on my thanks?"

    li "I probably won't be at school until next week."

    hi "Sure thing."

    "Hanako nervously steps forward, and I quickly re-seal my bag."

    ha "T… this is from Hisao and I…"

    "Hanako releases the Steiff bear from her embrace, almost sad to see it go."

    "Lilly deftly places the first bear atop the book she was just reading, and takes the bear from Hanako."

    "Upon touching the second bear, her face changes."

    li "Oh, Hanako… you shouldn't have…"

    "Running her delicate fingers around the bear's face brings on a surprised look from Lilly."

    "She pulls the bear to her face to nuzzle with it."

    li "It… it smells like you Hanako."

    #Hanako blush

    "I'm glad that Lilly can't see sometimes, as I think that I'm probably blushing harder than Hanako right now."

    ha "I… ah… we…"

    hi "Hanako hasn't let go of it since she saw it. From the instant she saw it we had to get it for you."

    #lilly Fufufu

    li "Thank you. You shouldn't have."

    li "And I'm sorry for making you worry."

    "Her face shows just how genuine her apology is."

    #Hanako Relieved/neutral

    "Thankfully, Hanako seems to leave it at that."

    "I don't think I'd be able to explain my vivid daydream to her without causing some kind of incident."

    ha "That's okay, Lilly. We just wanted to do something for you."

    hi "Yeah, I felt kinda bad delivering someone else's gift when I haven't even given you yet."

    hi "And it's only natural that we'd be worried, you're our friend."

    li "Well, thank you again. You seem to have incredible taste when it comes to gifts, Hisao."

    hi "Ah, well, Hanako picked it out…"

    ha "But you found the shop…"

    li "My my, the two of you, working together as a team."

    li "I feel a little left out."

    hi "Well, how about I take you there next time, Lilly?"

    li "Hmm, that'd be nice."

    "As we continue our banter, I notice that Lilly never once lets go of her newest bear."

    "Thinking back to the last time I was in her room, she only has a handful of stuffed animals and dolls. No doubt presents from hanako and her relatives."

    "While I have a suspicion she'd rather a book as a present, the fact that this is from Hanako and I seems to make that fact trivial in her mind."

    "Before long, a nurse wheeling a dinner cart knocks gently on the door and notifies us that hospital visiting hours are ending."

    hi "Catch you later, Lilly."

    ha "Good bye, Lilly."

    li "Good bye, you two. I'll be back at the dorm by tomorrow, if things to go plan, so I'll see you at school next time."

    li "Thank you for the gift, too. I'll treasure it."

    "The nurse bows gently to Hanako and I as we pass, and then pushes the cart into Lilly's room."

    #BG bus w/ fade through black

    "The silent bus trip lets me reflect on Lilly's situation."

    "Her sickness and the operation following it have brought the three of us closer together, but it feels as if nothing has changed at all."

    "In fact, since we all met, only Hanako has changed."

    "She's become more confident. Even Lilly agrees to that."

    "She's talking to me, and no longer acting like a lost sheep when Lilly's not around."

    "Lilly is still just Lilly, and, apart from sleeping less, I'm still me."

    "She really does seem to care for everyone, no matter how small their problem."

    "And at that, Hanako worries about her as if Lilly were her own mother."

    "Despite that, though, both of them have asked me to look after the other over the course of the past month."

    "And I've promised them both that I would. I wonder, can I really do that?"

    "The bus jerks to a halt, ending my reverie."

    "Hanako and I walk back to the dorms in the fading light, and I try to find an opportunity to give Hanako her present."

    "But the stifling silence between us presents no such chance, and we part ways with a courteous “Good Night.”"

    "Damn it. Why is it so much easier to give someone a gift when they're laying in a hospital bed?"

    #BG room

    "I throw myself upon my bed, and look up at the ceiling."

    "I'm mentally exhausted, but I have a nagging feeling that I'm not going to sleep well tonight."

    "Just like any other night, actually."

    "I blink, and once again a flutter of blue streaks across my vision."

    "I sit upright and try to track its motion, but it is too fast, disappearing into the air from whence it came."

    "But something else now fills my vision; my bulging school bag."

    "I guess there's no point in holding onto that bear forever."

    "And if I hold onto it for too long before giving it to her, she's going to think I'm weird."

    "Besides, I only bought it for her because we bought one for Lilly."

    "It's not like it's got any special meaning or anything."

    "I open my bag, retrieve Hanako's bear, and head outside."

    return

label en_HT3:

    #BG Outside night

    "The cicada's cries have started to die down as evening becomes night."

    "And, as if in defiance of the sweltering days, the night air is surprisingly chilly."

    "I guess that's why no-one's out at the moment."

    "Well, that and studying."

    "Part of my brain chastises me for not using my countless sleeping nights to catch up on that aspect of student life."

    "Ah well, I guess I'll just have to cram in some last-minute work before the exams."

    "It's worked for me before, I'm sure I'll be right."

    #BG dorm hall

    "The dorm halls are similarly vacant. Even the common room is deserted."

    "Normally at least one of the girls would be catching up on their TV at this hour, but not tonight."

    "Honestly, I'm a little relieved."

    "In my rush to sneak Hanako's bear out of the store, I didn't even think about getting a bag for it."

    "Walking around the girls' dorm with a teddy bear would be kinda difficult to explain."

    "Hanako and Lilly's hall seems even quieter than the rest of the dorm."

    "I can almost hear the roar of my blood as it circulates around my ear."

    "You notice so much more in the absence of some things."

    "I wonder if Lilly would agree with me on that?"

    #BG Dorm door

    "I gently rap on Hanako's door, the knocking deafening in the silent hall."

    "No answer."

    "I doubt that Hanako would be asleep at this hour, she seems like more of a night owl than anyone else I've met."

    "I knock once more, this time a little harder, just to be sure."

    "No response."

    "Guess she must be asleep after all."

    "Ah well, I can always give it to her tomorrow. Something to commemorate Lilly's return, perhaps."

    "I twist on my heels, and head off down the hallway."

    #BG dorm hall

    hi "Looks like I've got to run the gauntlet with you again, little guy."

    hi "Try not to be seen."

    centered "*Click*"

    "The sound of a door unbolting stops me in my tracks."

    "Instinctively, I hide the bear behind my back."

    "But it sounded too close to be Hanako's door…"

    ha "H…Hisao?"

    ha "Is that you?"

    hi "Hanako? Sorry, did I wake you up?"

    #BG Dorm Door

    "I turn to see Lilly's door slightly ajar, a slither of light bisecting the gloom of the hallway."

    ha "N…not as such."

    hi "Do you mind if I come in? I have something for you…"

    "The door to Lilly's room slowly swings inwards, revealing Hanako."

    #Show Hanako sad

    "She looks totally crestfallen, her eyes puffy and red, her head cowed."

    hi "Hanako? What's the matter? Isn't this Lilly's room?"

    "Hanako nods silently, and steps back from the door."

    "Behind her, I see Lilly's bedspread practically knotted on the bed."

    "A tattered plush rabbit sits amongst the wrecked linen; one that I've never seen before."

    #Fact check; I'm pretty sure Hisao hasn't seen Hanako's room before now. If he has, then use this line instead:

    #"Hanako's tattered plush rabbit sits atop the heap of linen."

    "It's obvious that Hanako was lying there only moments ago."

    ha "I… "

    extend "I'm sorry."

    hi "Sorry? For what?"

    ha "I shouldn't be in here."

    ha "But I just couldn't…"

    #hanako cry

    "A glossy coat of tears paints itself across Hanako's eyes."

    "She's deliberately avoiding looking at me; a side effect of her guilt."

    "When a girl starts crying before a guy, he becomes full of compassion, no matter who he is."

    hi "Hey now, there's nothing wrong with it, right?"

    hi "I'm sure Lilly wouldn't mind."

    "I realise that I'm still hiding the bear from Hanako, an instinctual reaction, albeit a stupid one."

    hi "Look, here, I brought you a present."

    "I proffer the bear to Hanako, who initially shies away from my outstretched arms."

    #Hanako surprised

    "But, as her tear-stained eyes recognize the form before her, shock spreads across her face."

    "She stares at it in disbelief, and I feel as if the world has ground to a halt."

    "Eventually, she reaches out with shaking hands, and lifts the bear from my palms."

    "Her grip on the bear is like that of a new mother holding her child for the first time; tender yet protective."

    hi "So, what do you… oof!"

    "I barely start to speak before Hanako lurches forward into my chest, wedging the bear between us."

    ha "How…? When…?"

    hi "Well, er, when I saw you in the shop I thought you looked good together."

    hi "So I secretly bought it for you while you were distracted."

    ha "It's… t—thank you."

    "Hanako stares at the bear, her guilt-ridden face now flooded with a strange wonder."

    #Hanako neutral

    hi "Well… I'd best be off…"

    "Hanako's arm shoots out before I can even notice, grabbing my sleeve."

    ha "D—don't go. Not yet…"

    "Amazingly, she never takes her gaze off the bear."

    hi "Sure, I guess I can stay for a bit."

    hi "Let me put the kettle on."

    "Hanako nods, and slowly releases my sleeve."

    "She stumbles backwards, and sits awkwardly on Lilly's bed."

    "As I fill the kettle and switch it on, she fumbles through Lilly's bed sheets until her hand rests on the tattered rabbit."

    "Without looking, she scoops up the rabbit and brings it into her field of vision, gently resting it against the bear on her lap."

    "What a strange sight we must make; Hanako staring intently at two toys whilst I watch her from across the room."

    "The kettle whistles, and I fill the waiting pot with the steaming water."

    "As if guided by some invisible hand, I place the teapot on Lilly's small table, and then sit down next to Hanako."

    "I've been in Lilly's room a number of times, but this is the first time I've ever touched her bed."

    "The springs respond a little as I sit, and I can faintly smell Lilly on the sheets."

    "But, right now, our blind friend is miles from my mind."

    "There's something to Hanako's reaction that makes me incapable of thought."

    "I didn't exactly expect her to be ecstatic, but I didn't expect her to just stop, either."

    "Still, she certainly looks a little cheerier than she did when she first opened the door."

    "… I think."

    hi "So, I guess your friend there isn't alone anymore, right?"

    #Hanako Shocked

    ha "Eeh?"

    "Hanako starts a little at my question, as if she had forgotten that I was in the room entirely."

    "Were I quicker on my feet, I'd think of something to say."

    hi "Your friend, the rabbit. He's not alone anymore now, right?"

    hi "He looks pretty old now, too."

    #Hanako neutral

    ha "I… I guess you're right."

    ha "It's just that… no-one has bought me something like this…"

    extend " since then."

    "Something in the back of my brain tells me that I shouldn't be pushing the issue."

    hi "Then?"

    "It just seems that the back of my brain is about a second behind my vocal cords."

    "Hanako closes her eyes for a second, clutches both of the animals before her for a moment, then looks at me."

    #Hanako srs bsns

    ha "I grew up with foster parents."

    ha "They were kind to me, but I could never bring myself to ask anything of them."

    ha "I was already imposing on them enough just by living with them."

    ha "But, before that… before that…"

    #Hanako sad

    ha "Before that, my parents bought me Petra."

    "At the mention of her parents, she clutches the rabbit slightly tighter."

    ha "He and I were the only things to survive the fire."

    hi "Things?"

    ha "Everything burnt. My house, my toys, my parents… everything."

    ha "I don't remember much, but I know when the firemen woke me up in the snow, all that was left was Petra."

    ha "Since then, all we've had was each other."

    #Hanako neutral

    hi "Have… you ever told anyone else this?"

    "Hanako shakes her head."

    ha "Not even Lilly."

    hi "Really?"

    ha "Really."

    #Really? Really!

    #Also, so long 12.0 wpl

    "I lean back onto Lilly's bed."

    "So, Hanako hasn't told Lilly everything."

    "The mere thought of that spins my head around."

    "I remember Lilly mentioning that Hanako once told her everything. To think that she was keeping things from her…"

    "I wonder what else Lilly doesn't know?"

    #And thusly, the Onee-sama intelligence network was brought into disrepute."

    hi "So… why are you in here?"

    #Hanako Embarrassed

    ha "Ummm… I… I t—thought I heard something in here… a—and I came to check it…"

    hi "You're a terrible liar."

    hi "I liked it better when you were being honest."

    #Hanako Looing down embarrassed.

    "There is a brief pause as Hanako avoids my gaze."

    ha "My…"

    extend " my light broke."

    hi "Your light?"

    "Still avoiding my gaze, she rubs Petra's elongated ears."

    ha "I…"

    ha "Promise you won't laugh."

    "This is getting interesting…"

    hi "I promise."

    ha "I'm… afraid of the dark."

    hi "Huh? But during the festival you were messing around in the hall all the time."

    hi "That was pretty dark, wasn't it?"

    ha "That's… different."

    ha "I can't sleep without my light."

    ha "But now it's broken."

    ha "Normally I just sneak in with Lilly when this happens, but…"

    #Hanako sad

    "I need a distraction… now…"

    hi "Ah, the tea's getting cold, would you like a cup?"

    "I am the king of suave."

    #Hanako neutral

    ha "Ah… please."

    "I deftly pour the two cups, and pass Hanako hers."

    "She shuffles a little to allow both of her “friends” to sit on her lap without her holding them."

    hi "So, your light is broken, and there's no Lilly here."

    hi "Whatever will you do?"

    ha "Well… ah… Lilly keeps a spare for me in here."

    "How very… Lilly."

    hi "I see. So you're going to hijack her room?"

    #Hanako happy embarrassed

    ha "N… it's not like that."

    hi "Sure it isn't."

    #Hanako pout

    ha "You said you wouldn't laugh…"

    hi "I'm not laughing, I'm making a joke."

    hi "There's a difference you know."

    #Hanako embarrassed/happy

    ha "You're mean."

    hi "Well, in that case, I guess I won't have to buy you any more gifts…"

    #Hanako happy/smile

    ha "Meanie."

    "This is the first time I think I've ever seen Hanako smile in the absence of Lilly."

    "It's sobering, yet relaxing."

    "I smile, and place my cup on Lilly's bedside table."

    "Clock" "The time is… Eleven… fourteen… PM."

    hi "Wha? How did it get this late?"

    #Hanako shocked/worried

    ha "I… I'm sorry. I talked too much…"

    hi "No, it's not that."

    hi "I already tempted fate coming here."

    hi "If I leave now I know I'll be spotted."

    ha "Oh…"

    ha "Well…"

    ha "You could… stay here…"

    "Whatthehelldidshejustsay?"

    "Wait wait, calm down."

    "I don't think she meant…"

    hi "Sure."

    "Damn it, again?"

    "I need to practice the whole “Think before you speak” thing a whole bunch more."

    hi "I'll sleep on the floor."

    ha "No… I couldn't…"

    hi "It's alright, I've slept on worse."

    hi "Besides, girls belong in beds, guys belong on the floor. It's the natural order."

    #Hanako blush/embarrassed

    ha "O…okay then."

    "I gather up the things from Lilly's table and arrange them on her desk."

    "Upending the table leaves me with a fair bit of space."

    "And it's not like it's sleeping on bare concrete."

    ha "Ah… wait a second…"

    "Hanako places her two plush toys on Lilly's bed and runs out the door."

    "Seconds later, she returns, her arms full of linen and a doona."

    #Do you guys call them doonas or quilts? Or is it comforter?

    ha "You… you can sleep on these."

    ha "They… they're mine."

    "Huh. So she just went and stripped her bed."

    "I thought she might have had a spare set or something."

    "…"

    "Wait a minute… That means when she said she sneaks into Lilly's room…"

    "…She means she sneaks into her bed…"

    #BG flashback?

    li "Oh… I know something that will help you sleep, Hanako…"

    #BG return

    "Be still my raging hormones…"

    hi "T…thanks a bunch."

    "I take the wad of fabric from Hanako, and start arranging them on the floor."

    "It's not that hot tonight, so I guess I'll sleep on the doona."

    "Once I'm done arranging my makeshift bed, I turn off the lights."

    "A faint glow emanates from the corner of the room; Lilly must keep Hanako's backup night light constantly plugged in."

    "Its light is barely enough to see by, but it does keep the darkness at bay, and shouldn't really affect my sleep."

    "Hanako quickly adjusts Lilly's messy bed and climbs in, being sure to keep Petra and the Steiff bear within reach."

    "I settle myself down, and close my eyes."

    "Hanako's scent instantly fills my head, and I have to fight off a wave of dizziness."

    "As I suspected, I don't exactly drift off to sleep."

    "My body feels tired, but my mind just won't let up."

    "The combination of the drugs in my system and the girl in the same room are keeping me wide…"

    ha "I used to have another friend."

    hi "Hmm?"

    ha "He was a good friend."

    ha "I think… I think he loved me."

    ha "But… when I asked him, he ran away."

    ha "If I never asked him, he would still be here."

    ha "Hisao…"

    ha "Please don't run away."

    hi "Why would I run away?"

    ha "Just… don't."

    hi "Okay."

    ha "Hisao?"

    hi "Mm?"

    ha "Thank you."

    extend "For everything."

    #Far out, there must be like an average of 2 wpl in this scene.
    # Farking dailouge.
    #Now, the question that has been gnawing at me for ages…
    #Will Hanako sneak into Hisao's bed tonight?
    #PS that won't mean H though.
    #Also there will be an omake thing unlocked after this, kinda like "Future"
    #it will be the whole Hanako's friend getting pwned by a truck.
    #that is, of course, if I keep the current ending.

    return

label en_HT4:

    #bg black

    "Clock" "The time is… seven… oh one… am."

    "Clock" "The time is… seven… oh one… am."

    #bg dormlilly with eyes open

    "Urgh. I don't think I'll be counting last night on my top ten list of “good night's sleeps.”"

    "Even as I roll over to try and sit up, I can hear my back protesting. I feel like an old man."

    "Clock" "The time is… seven… oh two… am"

    hi "Yes, I get that… how do I shut this thing off?"

    #show Hanako neutral smile at right

    ha "Oh… you're awake…"

    "I look up from my prone position on the floor, directly up at a smiling Hanako."

    "The morning light streams through the window, striking her face at a strange angle."

    "Combined with a male's typical morning…'situation'… this could become embarrassing."

    hi "Er, yeah… The, uh… clock… alarm…"

    "I struggle to bury myself deeper in the sheets whilst I calm myself."

    ha "Yes, Lilly does set it quite early, doesn't she?"

    "Hanako crawls along the bed, still in the school uniform she was wearing last night."

    "She presses a couple of buttons on the clock, silencing the alarm."

    ha "At least this way we'll have a chance to clean up before classes."

    hi "Yeah, yeah let's clean this place up. Lilly comes back today, remember."

    #hanako neutral bigsmile

    ha "How could I forget?"

    "Having sufficiently calmed myself, I throw back Hanako's sheets and sit up; causing my back to crack in the progress."

    hi "Ouch…"

    #Hanako embarrassed concerned

    ha "Are you alright?"

    hi "It's okay, my back's just a little stiff from sleeping on the floor…"

    #Hanako neutral looking down

    ha "S…sorry. I shouldn't have made you stay here…"

    "I stand up, and pat Hanako on the head."

    hi "Don't be silly. I had to stay here, remember?"

    hi "A sore back is a lot easier to deal with than explaining why I was leaving the girl's dorm after curfew…"

    ha "I… guess you're right."

    hi "Come on. Let's make this place ready for Lilly's triumphant return, eh?"

    #hanako embarrassed smile

    ha "Okay…"

    "It doesn't take us much time at all to clean up the small dorm room to its usual glory."

    "Finally, Hanako bundles up the linen that she loaned me, and heads for the door."

    #Hanako embarrassed look down smile

    ha "Well… I'll see you later."

    ha "T…thanks for sticking around."

    hi "Not a problem at all."

    "Without saying a further word, she skips out of Lilly's room and back into her own, shutting her door behind her."

    #hide hanako

    "I take a quick look to assess the state of Lilly's room."

    "Deciding that all is well, I head back to my room for a quick shower before breakfast."

    #bg classroom with ? some kinda timeskip?

    "Even with the head start Lilly's alarm gave me, I still find myself rushing to class in order to beat the bells."

    "I guess I dawdled through my morning routine knowing that I had more time than usual."

    "Not surprisingly, Hanako is already in her seat at the back of the class, lazily gazing out the window."

    "I'd like to go an say hello, but an obstacle blocks my path."

    mi "Hi—sa—o~!"

    #show misha at twoleft and shizune at tworight

    "Make that two obstacles."

    hi "Yes ladies, how can I help you this morning?"

    "A flurry of hand signals pass between the pair before Misha poses Shizune's question."

    mi "We were wondering if you could help us find a boy."

    hi "Oh, really? I didn't think either of you would be the type for blind dates…"

    "There is a brief lag as Misha relays my response to Shizune, but I receive the desired effect."

    # shizune pouting/angry

    mi "Whahaha Hisao! It's not like that! I should hit you for being so insolent though!"

    mi "But we need your help, so I'll save that for later, when you're not looking!"

    "Part of me wants to laugh that off, but deep in my heart, I now fear turning my back to either of the girls before me…"

    hi "Okay then, I'll help. Who's this boy you're looking for?"

    mi "Well, this morning, no boys entered the girls' dorm, but one left."

    mi "Don't you think that's strange, Hisao?"

    hi "Not really… why would that be strange?"

    mi "Hahaha Hisao! Do the maths!"

    mi "If no boys went into the dorm in the morning, but one left…"

    mi "That means that…?"

    hi "I've got no idea. You'll have to enlighten me…"

    #misha more lol

    "Misha slaps me hard on the back, causing me to lurch forward into my desk."

    mi "It means that you stayed the night in the girl's dorms, doesn't it?"

    "I should have known they had already figured out this much…"

    hi "Perhaps. But how does that concern either of you?"

    #signing between the girls

    mi "We are the student council, remember?"

    mi "Part of our duties involves knowing about the goings on of the student body."

    "As if by some cue form Misha, Shizune pushes her glasses up on her nose to accentuate the point."

    "I wonder if they've rehearsed this move before?"

    hi "I would think that would count at snooping, wouldn't you?"

    "Once again Misha assaults my already strained back."

    mi "It's not snooping if it's your job, right, right?"

    "Thankfully, Mutou chooses this moment to appear, putting an end to Misha's assault."

    #hide shizune and misha
    #show muto from right

    mu "Ah… now everyone… exams."

    mu "Get ready for them."

    mu "Now, onto today's lesson…"

    "And that is the extent of today's warnings about the upcoming exams."

    "Still, he's rambled on about them enough over the past few weeks, so I guess he's just about as over them as we are."

    "Then again, it's not like he has much to stress about at this time…"

    "And his rambling lectures seem to not have wavered at all in what is generally considered a time of crisis for students."

    #hide muto with dissolve

    "But, as he drones on, I can't help but think back to last night."

    "Hanako seemed pretty weird last night."

    "Even though she was letting me in on her past, she somehow seemed happy."

    "As if it were somehow relieving to let go of the secrets she's been holding onto for so long."

    "Yet, there was that one last confession… her friend that “ran away.”"

    "I know I shouldn't press the issue, but I guess I'm too curious for my own good."

    "Maybe I'll ask Lilly if she knows anything."

    #sfx bells

    "Like a pack of wild animals, students rush off to devour their food in their respective areas."

    "Through the confusion, I spy Hanako, who simply points upwards and lifts a small bag so that I can see it."

    "It doesn't take much thought to decipher what she means."

    "I push through the crowds and head for the stairs to the roof."

    #bg roof1 with transition

    "I get up the stairs before Hanako, but I am not the first onto the roof."

    #show emi and rin
    #going for the record of sprites in a scene!

    emi "…then like BLAM! it's all gone."

    rin "I never knew you could do that with peanut butter…"

    emi "Oh, hey Hisao! You should hear this story! I was…"

    hi "Er, something tells me I'm better off not knowing."

    #emi ???

    emi "Oh, really? I guess that's okay too."

    rin "If you're not here for the story, then why are you here?"

    hi "I was just going to have some lunch with…"

    ha "H…Hisao? Are you here yet?"

    hi "…Hanako."

    #show Hanako, if she'll fit… surprised

    emi "Oh, hiya there Hanako!"

    ha "E…Emi… Rin… Hello…"

    "Hanako seems a bit surprised to see the crowd on the roof, but it takes her only a second to regain her composure."

    #hanako neutral.

    ha "Hisao… If you'd like, I have some sandwiches."

    ha "Normally I make them for Lilly, but I forgot she wasn't here, and…"

    hi "Sounds good. I can't turn down a free lunch, can I?"

    #Emi delighted

    emi "Ohohoh! A shared, hand-made lunch!"

    emi "Isn't this exciting, Rin?"

    "Rin gazes lazily through the fence and out over the town."

    rin "If you say it is then it must be."

    #haanko embarrassed looking down

    ha "It… it's nothing like that…"

    ha "I just made too much for me and…"

    ha "…would you like some too, Emi?"

    #Emi big smile

    "Emi smiles hugely, leaning forward to place her chin in her hands."

    emi "Oh, no, not at all. I just want to watch this blossoming romance from the front row…"

    $ doublespeak(hi, ha, "It's not like that!", "It's not like that…")

    #emi laughs

    emi "You to are just classic…"

    rin "So when will Lilly be fixed?"

    hi "She gets out today, and should be back here some time around evening."

    rin "That's good. It's no good being stuck in a place at a time."

    hi "I… guess you're right there."

    "Rin seems to refuse making eye contact with anyone she's talking to."

    "Her gaze has shifted from the town to the school's grounds, endlessly searching for… who knows what."

    emi "Would you stop stalling?"

    emi "I want to see you eat her sandwiches!"

    emi "Make sure to tell her that they're delicious, even if they aren't!"

    emi "ESPECIALLY if they aren't!"

    "Emi seems to have whipped herself into a frenzy over this, and I'm starting to fear for all of our safety."

    "The “safety” fence up here doesn't look like it would stop an Emi at full steam."

    ha "P…please. They're probably not that good…"

    emi "That's it! Perfect!"

    hi "Fine then. Hanako, I'd love one of your sandwiches."

    #hanako embarrassed yet smiling, Emi expectant

    "Hanako unwraps the small bag, and produces a sandwich from it."

    ha "H…here you go…"

    "Emi looks on like a seagull watching a tourist eating chips."

    "Her eyes are locked on the sandwich as I take it from Hanako and slowly move it to my mouth."

    "I can almost feel her breathe in as I take a bite, and the tension in the air as I swallow."

    hi "Not bad. Not bad at all…"

    #emi angry? Or something like that

    emi "DO IT PROPERLY!"

    "Emi's outburst makes everyone jump, including the disinterested Rin."

    hi "Woah… okay…"

    hi "They're… delicious…"

    #Emi :3

    emi "See? Doesn't that feel so much better?"

    emi "It's a proper love-love rooftop lunch now."

    hi "I think you need you head read…"

    rin "I've been telling her that for years."

    "Coming from Rin, that kind of comment has got to hurt."

    "But Emi doesn't even seem to notice, too wrapped up in her own fantasy world."

    hi "Can we eat our lunch in peace now?"

    #emi not :3

    emi "What? Oh, yes, go ahead."

    "Emi, having seen what she wanted to, seems to be largely ignoring us now."

    #hide emi and rin

    "Hanako sits against the outside wall of the stairwell, and I take up a position near her…"

    #Hanako neutral looking down

    "…though not near enough to attract Emi's attentions again."

    hi "Thanks for these. I totally forgot about lunch this morning."

    #hanako embarrassed, looking down smiling

    ha "You're welcome. I just made too much though…"

    hi "I guessed as much. It was a pretty crazy morning."

    ha "Yeah."

    hi "Say, should we throw a little “Welcome home” party for Lilly tonight?"

    hi "I'll go to the shops and get a cake and stuff, if you want to set up her room?"

    #hanako neutral smile

    ha "That sounds nice."

    hi "Then it's settled."

    hi "I'll meet you at Lilly's room at about six, 'kay?"

    ha "Okay, I'll be there then."

    #emi, at right, smile

    emi "Be where when?"

    "Damnit, I forgot that she was up here."

    hi "Oh, it's nothing. We were just planning our evening."

    emi "Oooh a date already?! But she only just started making you lunches!"

    emi "You sure move fast, Hisao!"

    hi "No, you klutz. It's for Lilly."

    #emi poke tounge

    emi "I know that. But you're both too easy to tease."

    emi "Say hi to Lilly for me."

    "With that, Emi walks past Hanako and I, towing Rin by her empty sleeve."

    "I look across to Hanako, half expecting her to be buried inside herself again."

    #Hanako neutral, slight smile

    "However, she seems perfectly fine with the situation."

    hi "You alright, Hanako?"

    ha "Hmm? Oh… yes."

    ha "I was just thinking that she's… a nice person."

    hi "Who?"

    ha "Emi. She's… nice."

    hi "But she was just teasing us…"

    "Hanako shakes her head."

    ha "That's just her way of playing."

    ha "And she's a good friend to Rin, too."

    ha "That means she's nice, right?"

    hi "I guess you're right."

    hi "Anyway, we should be headed back down now, right?"

    hi "The bells are going to go off any second now, and they're really loud here…"

    ha "Oh…okay."

    hi "I'll duck off straight after class to go get a cake for Lilly, so I'll see you at her room at six, okay?"

    ha "S…sure."

    ha "I'll see you then."

    #sfx bells
    #bg fade out

    "The bells of the carillon clatter into life just as we close the door behind us, their deafening peal recalling the students back to the boredom of the afternoon classes."

    return

label en_HT5:

    #aslo, this scene tok forever. If it fails, please let me know.
    #Yes, Hanako at the end is a little OOC. I'm not sure if it's overly so, nor do I intend to use "crazy" as an excuse.
    #Please let me know if it's too far over the top, or if it needs explaination or something.

    #bg dormlilly with timeskip
    #show lilly and Hanko in pyjamas

    li "My my, you really shouldn't have…"

    "Lilly, still a little hoarse from her operation, seems a little overwhelmed by our little reception."

    hi "Nonsense. It's only proper to have a welcoming home party for those that have risked their lives."

    #lilly giggle

    li "Oh, I hardly risked my life. It's a fairly common procedure…"

    #lilly restore

    ha "I… we're just glad that you're back."

    hi "Anyway, enough with the formalities, I've got this cake here that isn't being eaten…"

    li "Oh, splendid! I've had nothing but hospital food for the past week, some cake would go down a treat!"

    "The cake is gone almost as quickly as I can cut it."

    "I guess girls really can't help themselves when it comes to sweets…"

    "…"

    "Then again, I ate my fair share too. I can't complain too much."

    ha "That… was really good."

    li "Indeed it was. Where did you say you bought it, Hisao?"

    hi "Eh? Just down at Auramart. They have this display up the back…"

    #both girls, looking displeased.

    li "Come now, Hisao. You could at least lie to us about this kind of thing."

    ha "Who buys cakes from convenience stores?"

    hi "Eh? What's wrong with that?"

    li "It would seem that you don't quite understand the finer points of life, Hisao."

    hi "I have no idea what you're talking about."

    ha "Cakes should come from a bakery."

    li "Not a convenience store."

    ha "It's the rules."

    hi "O…kay. I'll try to remember that next time."

    hi "But it wasn't bad, was it?"

    li "Well, now that you mention it, it was a little dry…"

    ha "And I think it could have been sweeter…"

    hi "Alright, alright, I get it! I won't do it again, I'm sorry!"

    #both girls, happy

    li "Well, I'm glad that you have learnt your lesson."

    li "One mustn't underestimate the importance of such matters."

    hi "I understand."

    li "Well then, would one of you care to fill me in on the events of the past week?"

    li "I feel like everyone has left me behind and gone ahead without me."

    hi "Nothing's really happened."

    ha "Everyone's been worried about you though."

    hi "Oh, and exams. They're pretty much next week."

    li "Well, I suppose that not much happens over the course of a week."

    "The conversation comes to an unexpected dead end."

    "Lilly continues to drink just as daintily as she always has; a picture of the upper class."

    "Hanako, however, holds her cup in two hands, tilting it gently to her lips."

    "She reminds me of a hamster nibbling on a corn kernel."

    "Out of habit, I start cleaning up the leftovers of the cake."

    hi "So, Lilly, did you and your sister talk about much?"

    li "Oh, so you met Akira?"

    hi "Yeah, the other day. I guess you don't catch up with her that often."

    #lilly sad

    li "That is true. It is a shame, living so far from home."

    li "But I suppose that we are all in a similar situation."

    #Hanako …. quizzical? Whatever is closer.

    ha "…in one way or another…"

    #lilly neutral

    li "However, it was good to say hello and catch up on family affairs."

    hi "So, are you going to visit them over the break?"

    li "I shouldn't think so. It is a fairly long way to go."

    hi "Really? How far?"

    li "South Africa."

    "I stop in shock, nearly dropping the crumb-covered plate in my hands."

    hi "South Africa? You mean, like, the one in Africa?"

    li "That is around where South Africa is located, yes."

    ha "Didn't you know?"

    li "Sorry for not telling you earlier, Hisao."

    hi "That's… fine I guess."

    hi "In that case though, what are you going to do over the break?"

    #lilly/Hanako pondering

    li "I think that I shall take some time off to my family's summer house in Hokkaido."

    li "It's rather well equipped, yet remote enough to be quite tranquil."

    hi "Sounds nice. What about you, Hanako?"

    #hanako thinking

    ha "I'm not too sure. Maybe I'll go with Lilly."

    li "That sounds like a wonderful idea. You're also welcome to come along, Hisao."

    li "The more the merrier."

    "To be invited to a remote summer home by two girls…"

    "What kind of madman would refuse an offer like that?"

    hi "Sure. I'll speak to my parents and let them know."

    ha "It would be good if you could try."

    hi "I definitely will."

    "A brief flash of reality reminds me of more pressing issues."

    hi "But… shouldn't we be thinking about exams before we make too many plans?"

    li "Due to my operation, I have received a bit of relief from the exams."

    li "However I don't think that I shall need to make use of that…"

    "Lilly's right. One look around her room is all it takes to notice that she's quite well read."

    hi "Huh. Lucky you. How about you Hanako? How do you think you'll do?"

    "There is a strange noise from Hanako as she coughs into her teacup."

    "I guess my question caused her to inhale a little of the hot liquid…"

    #hanako embarrasseed

    ha "I… I haven't really thought about it."

    ha "But I think I may need to study some…"

    li "Egerhk!"

    #lilly shocked

    "Hanako is cut off by Lilly's strange utterance."

    "By the time I look at her, she has put down her teacup and is grasping at her throat."

    hi "Lilly? What's the matter?!"

    "Lilly takes a moment to compose herself, slowly removing her hand from her throat."

    #lilly calm again

    li "Oh, I'm sorry Hisao. It would appear that my throat is still a little raw."

    li "I swallowed a little too much tea, and that seems to have aggravated it."

    hi "Do you want me to call the nurse or something?"

    li "No, I'm fine now. I just think I should take it easy."

    ha "Are you sure?"

    li "I'm positive."

    #only fools are positive.

    #are you sure?

    #I'm positive.

    hi "Still, you should get some rest. How about we call it a night?"

    ha "It's probably a good idea, Lilly."

    #lilly Happy

    li "You're right. Staying up late isn't exactly going to help me."

    "Hanako stands up, and we start clearing the small table."

    "Lilly rights herself, and starts running her fingers along her bookshelf, gently feeling the bumpy spines."

    "She stops on one, and removes it from the shelf."

    "Hanako stacks the crockery in its rightful position then heads for the door."

    ha "'Night Lilly."

    hi "Good night, Lilly. Get yourself some rest."

    #lilly big smile

    li "I will. Thank you both again."

    "Hanako walks out into the hall, and I follow, closing the door behind me."

    #bg dormhall
    #hanako looking down.

    "Lilly's door closes with a click, and I am left facing Hanako, who is avoiding my gaze."

    ha "Um… Hisao…?"

    hi "What's up?"

    "Hanako nervously toys with her hair, twirling a few strands around her fingers."

    ha "Um… I just wanna say t…thank you."

    ha "For not telling Lilly about last night."

    hi "That's okay. If anything, I'm just as guilty as you."

    "Hanako shakes her head, still fiddling with her hair."

    ha "No… no it was my fault."

    ha "So I… I wanna thank you properly."

    #Hanako Defiant

    "Hanako lets her hair go, and locks her gaze on mine."

    ha "C… close your eyes."

    hi "Huh?"

    ha "J…. just do it. Please."

    "Reluctantly, I close my eyes."

    #BG blackout with eyes closed.

    "I hear Hanako take a deep breath, and take a step towards me."

    #it would be nice if there were and effect here, but I can live without it.

    "I feel something warm against my face as Hanako pecks me on the cheek."

    hi "Huh?"

    #BG Dormhall with eyes open.
    #Hanako Embarrassed.

    ha "I… Li… I thought I should be more… more…"

    ha "So I… thank you."

    "I'm glad that Hanako is filling in the silence, because I doubt I would be able to make any more sense."

    "Just where the hell did this come from?"

    ha "I thought… I should stop relying on you two."

    hi "Relying on us?"

    hi "Isn't that what friends do?"

    ha "Yes but…"

    "For some reason, I feel compelled to pat Hanako on the head."

    hi "Don't sweat it."

    hi "Lilly's a bit under the weather now, but I'm sure everything will be back to normal soon enough."

    ha "Okay…"

    hi "You should probably get some rest too."

    ha "Okay…"

    "Hanako turns and heads for her room."

    hi "Oh, and Hanako?"

    "Hanako freezes, her hand on her door's handle."

    hi "…thanks for that."

    #Hanako embarrassed smile

    "Unexpectedly, Hanako tilts her head, and smiles at me."

    ha "You're welcome!"

    "Before I can react, she rushes into her room and closes the door behind her."

    #hide Hanako with move right

    "I am alone in the hallway, my cheek still tingling from Hanako's kiss."

    "Anyone who can understand her would have to be some kind of genius."

    "Walking like a zombie, mulling over the enigma that is Hanako, I return to my room."

    #bg dormdoor

    "I stop at Kenji's door, considering asking him what he think about the situation…"

    #it would be good to get the following in some kind of flash-back or something…

    ke "It's a conspiracy!"

    "Yeah. Perhaps he isn't the best person to speak to about this kind of thing."

    "I get the feeling he'll somehow sour my mood."

    "This is a rare opportunity to escape a tea party at a reasonable hour, and our talk of exams has got me jittering."

    "Time to hit the books, I think…"

    return

label en_HT6:

    #Yet another song name for the title.
    #Transition from the last scene with eyes closed/eyes open
    #perhaps we could have a shot of books on a desk for this commonly recurring theme?
    #also, damn, 11 days between scenes. Freaking work

    #bg dormroom with eyes open.

    "Huh. Awake before my alarm."

    "How rare."

    "Still, five minutes is nothing to get excited about, and there's no point in going back to sleep."

    "A splash of water to the face and a quick change into my uniform and I'm ready to go…"

    "… a good half-hour before I usually am."

    "I think I shall use this rare opportunity to get a relaxed breakfast."

    #bg cafeteria with dissolve

    "As expected, even the smallest time difference has a large effect on the population of the cafeteria."

    "The place is almost abandoned, meaning that I can secure myself a fairly large breakfast."

    "Well, almost abandoned."

    hi "Hey there, Lilly."

    #show Lilly generic

    li "Is that Hisao?"

    hi "Yeah, it's me."

    li "Good morning. Odd to see you so early."

    hi "Yeah I somehow managed to get up a bit earlier than usual. How's your throat?"

    #show Lilly smiling

    li "It feels much better after a night of rest."

    hi "That's good to hear. I'd hate to see you out of action for much longer."

    hi "It'd get depressing…"

    #show lilly laugh

    li "Now Hisao, you're making it sound like I had some terrible disease. Hanako doesn't seem immune from the habit, either."

    "The mention of Hanako reminds me of our strange encounter in the dorm last night."

    hi "Say, Lilly… Have you spoken to Hanako recently?"

    li "Indeed I have. Could you be a little more specific?"

    hi "Um, well, have you noticed anything odd about her? Like any changes?"

    #show lilly concerned

    li "Nothing comes to mind. Tell me, did something happen?"

    hi "Well, yes… no…"

    li "Maybe?"

    hi "Eh?"

    li "Sorry, I was just completing the pattern for you."

    hi "Oh, right."

    "Damn it, now I've lost my train of thought. I guess I just better spit it out then."

    hi "Anyway, last night Hanako, she, er…"

    hi "She kissed me."

    #show Lilly happy

    #"Kareha" "ままま!" <- This is the kind of face I was thinking of.

    li "My my, what a development!"

    li "Please, tell me all about it!"

    "Lilly seems far too happy about this. It's almost like she's watching a drama."

    "How very un-Lilly like."

    "Even so, I can't stop the blood rushing to my face. Thankfully no-one else is here yet to see this."

    hi "It was nothing, really."

    hi "Just a peck on the cheek."

    hi "But it was just so sudden… which is why I thought you might have said something to her… or something…"

    "Even if she can't see my face, my pathetic speech has probably given away my embarrassment anyway."

    li "Well, that certainly is unexpected."

    li "It seems that, perhaps, my stay in hospital lent Hanako a measure of initiative."

    "I guess… that's possible…"

    "Damn, I do not understand women at all."

    #Could not resist.

    hi "Well, moving on. Have you seen Hanako this morning?"

    li "No, I haven't. I left before she woke up, I believe."

    hi "Huh. I guess I'll see her around then."

    li "I don't think she'll have any excuse to not be in class."

    hi "True. Anyway, this is getting cold. If you'll excuse me, I think I'll eat."

    li "Please, be my guest."

    "Too late. My conversation with Lilly was just long enough for all the heat to escape from what looked to be a fantastic breakfast."

    "And, on top of that, the cafeteria has been slowly filling up, and by now all the good breakfast is probably gone."

    "Something about this feels like a bad omen."

    "I unenthusiastically shovel the cold food into my mouth whilst Lilly simply sits across the table, content to let me eat undisturbed."

    "In an effort to offset the discomfort of the cold food, I shovel it down in large gulps."

    "It doesn't help."

    extend "Quite the opposite, actually."

    li "You must have been famished, eating like that."

    hi "Nah, I just wanted it over and done with."

    hi "Are you headed to class now? Do you want a hand?"

    li "My my, that's quite gentlemanly of you, Hisao. What kind of woman would I be to refuse?"

    hi "Er, I don't know?"

    li "The answer is “an uncourteous one.”"

    hi "Right."

    "Ruminating on my lack of answer to such an obvious question, I collect Lilly's plates and return them to the scullery window."

    #Yeah, I get it, none of you will know what a scullery is, either. Gimme a replacement, please.

    "By the time I return to the table, she's collected her bag and cane and stands ready for the brief walk to the Main Building."

    #bg school hallway

    li "Well then, here is where we part, Hisao."

    li "Don't concern yourself too much with Hanako. Thanks to you, she's become much stronger."

    "Thanking Lilly's inability to see my mild blushing, I quickly move to end the conversation."

    hi "Sure thing. I'll see you after class."

    "Lilly disappears into her classroom, and I walk the short distance to my own class."

    #bg classroom

    "Inside, only the studious students have arrived, making use of the peace of the room to bury their noses in their textbooks."

    "Not even Shizune or Misha have arrived yet. What a rare occurrence."

    "But there is one person here that surprises me."

    #show Hanako distracted/neutral

    hi "Hey there, Hanako. How are you this morning?"

    #show Hanako embarrassed

    ha "Ah… Hisao… G—good morning."

    "Hanako practically jumps at the sound of my voice, slightly more embarrassed than usual."

    hi "Is everything alright?"

    #Show Hanako panicked

    ha "Whe? Yeah… yeah I'm all good. How's… you… things with?"

    hi "I'm… fine. Are you sure you're good?"

    "Hanako is panicking like a rabbit caught in a cage; desperately looking around for something to distract me."

    "I lean down close to her, whispering into her ear conspiratorially."

    hi "Hey, look, if this is about last night, don't worry about it."

    hi "I… kinda enjoyed it."

    #hanako Mega panic.

    "Hanako's frenzied head movements stop, her face going a full shade redder."

    "Only now do I notice that on the other side of Hanako, leaning in as close as I am, is another face."

    #show Misha neutral/serious

    mi "I guess she enjoyed it too, hey?"

    "I jump back suddenly, nearly tripping over the desk behind me."

    hi "M—M—Misha! When did you get here?"

    "Misha stands up, leaving Hanako frozen in a state of shock."

    mi "I was here to hear the good part, and that's all that matters, right?"

    #misha lol

    mi "Oh, Hisao and Hanako~"

    mi "Doing naughty things at night~"

    mi "I can't wait to tell Shizune~"

    hi "No wait! You can't do…"

    "Too late."

    "Behind me I can hear the sound of a bag being placed rather forcibly onto a desk, followed by anger footsteps."

    #show Shizune, angry.

    shi "…"

    #shizune and Misha signing

    mi "Shizune wants you to know that… um… “fraternisation”… isn't allowed in the public areas of the school."

    mi "She also thinks that it's a bad idea for high school students to be wasting time on personal matters when exams are so close."

    mi "Also, she thinks that if you want to pass notes, you should use a more direct delivery system…"

    hi "Wait, what the hell are you talking about?"

    hi "You've got it all wrong, nothing's going on between us…"

    hi "Wait, notes?"

    "Misha quickly signs something to Shizune, who then produces a small note."

    "On the front, in writing so faint it's almost illegible, is written “To Hisao.”"

    mi "You left this lying on your desk where anyone can see it."

    mi "I don't care what you do in your own time, but keep it out of the classroom."

    mi "Understood?"

    "At times, I wonder if Shizune sees Misha as a friend, or if she simply possesses her just to use her mouth."

    "I snatch the note out of Shuzune's hand, noting that Hanako winces a little as I grab it."

    hi "Fine, understood."

    hi "Man, you two really know how to misinterpret the situation."

    hi "There's nothing “naughty” going on at all."

    #misha :p

    mi "Su~re there isn't."

    mi "Anyway, it looks like you have something to deal with, so we'll leave you alone for the moment."

    mi "Right, Shizune?"

    shi "…"

    "I breathe a little relief as Misha drags Shizune back towards their desks, leaving me with a visibly shaken Hanako."

    "She looks a little too stressed to talk, so I guess I'll read the note first…"

    #Hanako Embarrased/defiant

    ha "DONTREADTHAT!"

    "The background murmur of the class drops into silence as everyone tries to discreetly eavesdrop on this sudden outburst."

    hi "Er… okay."

    hi "Should I give it back?"

    ha "No!"

    hi "Er… right. So I shouldn't read it then?"

    #Hanako looking down, embarrassed

    ha "N…no. Just… don't read it now."

    "The school bells peel throughout the classroom, and I am forced to return to my seat…"

    "…but not before I pat Hanako on the head."

    #hide Hanako

    "It's not long before the class is underway, and whilst Shizune and Misha are distracted by taking notes, I unfold the tiny letter."

    $ written_note("Dear Hisao,\n I have something I want to tell you.\nPlease meet me behind the dorms after school.")
    #lawl, be there or i'll {s}kill you{/s} go home? d.

    "Huh, unsigned."

    "Then again, it's not like it's hard to work out where it came from."

    "Making sure the teacher is facing the board, I turn around to face Hanako."

    #show Hanako Embarrassed

    "It doesn't take long to get her attention. It's almost as if she's been watching my back all morning…"

    "I hold up the note, point to it, and give her a quick thumbs-up."

    #Show Hanako embarrassed looking down, smiling

    "She looks away, pretending not to notice me."

    "But, a moment later, she quickly looks back at me for an instant, returning my thumbs-up, before once again pretending not to look at me."

    "Teacher" "Nakai! Eyes front!"

    hi "Sorry…"

    "Teacher" "Sorry won't cut it. I want you to read from the textbook, starting at page 54…"

    "Huh, I guess this is what my cold breakfast was trying to warn me about…"

    return

label en_HT7:

    "My moment at the star of the class passes quickly, much to my relief."

    "Teacher" "That's enough. Now, let me continue…"

    "Word after word issues forth from the teacher's mouth, but I find it hard to follow along."

    "Half-way through the class, I look at my notes, only to find that they are covered with a mess of doodles."

    "Even here, where my mind is taking some kind of form, there is no order, just a random mess of squiggles."

    "Thankfully, the lunch bells relieve me of this affliction."

    "I turn, ready to talk to Hanako, only to see her disappear through the classroom's rear door."

    "Looks like she's not ready to talk to me yet."

    "On the other hand, this does give me a bit of time to clear my mind."

    "I need to talk to someone, and I can think of only one person up to the task."

    #bg school roof
    #show Lilly neutral

    hi "Lilly, have you got a moment?"

    li "But of course. What's the matter, Hisao?"

    "Thankfully, Lilly is the only person on the roof today. I don't know what I would do if Rin and Emi were here today."

    hi "Um, it's about Hanako."

    #show lilly concerned.

    li "Oh, has something gone wrong?"

    hi "Er, not exactly."

    hi "She, er, she gave me what looks like… a letter."

    li "A letter? What type of letter?"

    "I fidget nervously."

    "It's fairly obvious what Hanako intends to talk to me about, but even so, the anticipation inside me is palpable."

    hi "It, well, she's asking me to meet her after school."

    li "In a letter? Why didn't she just ask you to your face?"

    hi "That's… what I was hoping to ask you."

    hi "You know how this morning I was asking you about Hanako?"

    li "Of course."

    hi "Well, I think that maybe… I dunno."

    li "That perhaps she likes you?"

    "Emotions run through me like a lightning bolt."

    "It's not like this is really news to me, but, still…"

    "Hearing someone say it out loud excites me a little."

    hi "Yeah, something like that."

    "Not knowing what to do, I sit down next to Lilly."

    li "Well, is that a problem, really?"

    hi "I… don't know."

    hi "I haven't really thought about it."

    "Itching to be doing something, my hand reached into my pocket and retrieves Hanako's note."

    "After simply holding it for a second, I feel another, different set of emotions."

    hi "You know…"

    extend "This isn't the first time I've received a letter like this…"

    # lilly curious, or something like that.

    li "Oh, really? You must be handsome then, Hisao…"

    hi "That's not exactly what I meant."

    "Panic grips tentatively at the edges of my mind, and before I know it…"

    hi "It was at my last school…"

    "…I'm telling Lilly about the last time I got such a letter."

    hi "I got a letter like this, with just a place and a time, and it turns out it was a girl that I liked."

    hi "But that was when I had my heart attack."

    hi "The doctors heard about that and blamed it on the stress…"

    li "I see."

    li "It would be troublesome if such a thing happened again."

    li "However, this time you at least know who the letter is from, correct?"

    hi "Well, unless I'm grossly mistaken, then yes."

    li "So that should at least relieve you of some of the surprise, correct?"

    hi "I suppose."

    li "The other part, however, may require some extra work."

    hi "Other part?"

    li "Well, do you actually like Hanako?"

    "Lilly poses this question just as easily as she would ask me the time."

    "I just wish I could answer as easily."

    hi "Um… well… I like her, but I like you too, I guess…"

    #lilly sad/frustrated/thinking/something like that.

    "Lilly sighs slightly."

    li "Let's try this a different way."

    li "What do you plan to do when you leave school?"

    hi "Eh? Go to university, I guess?"

    hi "But what does that have to do with anything?"

    "Lilly ignores my question and continues with her interrogation."

    li "What do you intend on studying?"

    hi "Science, I guess."

    hi "But…"

    li "And why is that?"

    "Lilly just ploughs along; I guess I'll just have to run with it for now."

    hi "Not really sure. It's just something that I enjoy, I guess."

    li "Well, there you have it."

    hi "Eh? What?"

    #lilly whimsical, or something.

    li "You are planning the rest of your life based on a whim."

    li "So what is the sense in putting so much thought into something as trivial as a high-school romance?"

    "I try to find a way to refute Lilly, but end up totally lost for words."

    "What she's saying makes perfect sense, even if it seems overly clinical."

    li "I take it that this seems a little, well, direct for you, yes?"

    hi "I… guess."

    li "Well, just answer me one question;"

    extend "Would you have any objections to Hanako?"

    hi "No… I really like her."

    hi "Why would I have any objections?"

    li "Then I think you have just answered your own doubts."

    #lilly coquettish or something like that

    li "Unless, of course, you have someone else in mind?"

    hi "Eh? No, not really."

    li "Then I recommend that you accept Hanako's offer."

    li "I think that it would help both of you."

    li "It should help you get over the anguish of your heart attack, and it also shows that Hanako is almost out of her shell."

    hi "But… I'm still not sure…"

    #lilly small smile

    "Lilly turns to me, and, after a bit of fumbling, rests her hand on my shoulder."

    li "Do you need to be sure?"

    li "I would think that it would be slightly exhilarating; throwing yourself headlong into a relationship at this age."

    #lawl nympho Lilly appears

    li "And, if things don't work out, then you can always just go back to being friends."

    li "I'll always support both of you."

    hi "Thanks, Lilly."

    #Lilly Smiles

    li "You're welcome, Hisao."

    li "However, if I am correct, we are almost out of time."

    li "We should leave here before the bells start. It's awfully loud from here…"

    hi "Agreed. Here, I'll help you up…"

    "I quickly jump to my feet and gently grasp Lilly's hand, helping her to her feet."

    "It seems that Lilly's sense of time is correct; as soon as I close the door to the stairwell, the bells clamour into life."

    #BG hallway

    "For the second time today, Lilly and I part ways in the hallway."

    "Lilly gives me a short wave before leaving, and, without thinking, I wave back."

    "Chiding myself for doing something so stupid, I simply call out after her."

    hi "See you, Lilly. And thanks again."

    #bg classroom

    "The classroom is in a typical state of disarray as I walk in; all of the students are trying to jam in as much as they can into the brief interval before class."

    "It's like they were slacking off during the break and are trying to make up for lost time before the teacher appears."

    "I guess it doesn't matter if it's conversations or assignments; students are bound to leave everything until the last possible moment."

    #Eh, placeholder for some extra "deep" should I want to put it in later.
    #something about how this reflects on Hisao x Hanako and what Lilly said.

    "One character in this never-ending drama, however, is missing."

    "The rearmost window seat is currently lacking one Hanako."

    "I guess she's avoiding me out of embarrassment… or something."

    "I keep my eyes on the doors, awaiting her return."

    "Just as the teacher slides open the front door to the class, Hanako bolts to her chair from the rear door."

    "She was probably waiting in the hallway until the last possible moment."

    "Not wanting to suffer the same fate as I did this morning, I keep my eyes glued firmly to the front of the class, taking notes where appropriate."

    "Lilly's pep-talk has made me surprisingly focused, not only on my impending meeting with Hanako, but also with the class."

    "As a result, I am genuinely surprised when the bells sound for the end of the class."

    "With speed rivalling a gazelle, Hanako is out of the back door before I can even turn around."

    "Nervous energy, I suppose."

    "Well, here goes nothing, I guess."

    #BG Hanako's wall from Act 1. I know we're not using that scene anymore, but I like that shot.

    "The area behind the dorms is shady and peaceful."

    "Behind me I can hear the muffled sounds of students going about their daily lives."

    "Cheers from various sporting clubs, the sounds of cooking and washing from the dorms…"

    "But everything seems somewhat… distant."

    "It's like some kind of barrier is preventing the outside world seeping into this forgotten plot of land between the dorm buildings and the school's wall."

    "Of course, there is another person here, and it only takes a moment's walk before I reach the hunched figure leaning against the stone wall."

    #Show Hanako embarrassed

    hi "So, I guess it really was your note?"

    ha "Um, er… yes. I guess you know that, right?"

    hi "I had a hunch…"

    "A bird's song drifts over the school's wall, giving Hanako a chance to pause before answering."

    ha "Um, H—Hisao…?"

    hi "Yes?"

    #Hanako Embarrased, looking down. Or perhaps a super embarrassed.

    ha "W…what do you think about me?"

    "I guess it's not that easy to be direct, but even for Hanako, this seems a little round about."

    hi "Well, I like you. You're a good friend."

    ha "Is… is that all?"

    "I have a feeling that this is not going all that well."

    hi "What do you think about me, Hanako?"

    #Hanako embarrassed, surprised

    ha "M—me?"

    ha "Do think about you…"

    ha "Um, er…"

    hi "Take your time… we've got all day."

    "Hanako takes a deep breath."

    ha "I like you too, Hisao."

    hi "That's good to know."

    hi "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

    "Hanako looks around, presumably to make sure no-one is watching."

    ha "You… you know how I told you that I had a friend before?"

    "I strain my memory for a second, but then remember Hanako's words when we slept in Lilly's room."

    hi "Oh, your friend from before?"

    "Hanako simply nods in response."

    #It is quite possible that this bit will change a little, depending on if I keep the whole
    #"dead boyfriend" thing. I dunno.

    ha "He… he said I was a good friend too…"

    extend "when I asked him like this."

    ha "But then… I ran away."

    ha "I ran away and he chased me."

    #Hanako crying

    ha "And… and then…"

    "Hanako, unable to continue, starts to stagger away from the wall."

    "Instinctively I rush forward and catch her, holding her close to my chest."

    ha "Promise me… promise me you won't die too…"

    hi "I… promise you."

    "Hanako takes great heaving sobs into my chest, before looking up at me with her reddened face."

    ha "Hisao…"

    ha "I love you."

    "Lilly's advise rushes through my brain at a million miles an hour, as does all the time I've spent with Hanako up to this moment."

    "But, before I can make a rational decision, I find my head bending down, and my grip on Hanako's slight frame tightening."

    "The salt from her tears mixes with the latent taste of lip-balm as we kiss."

    "I feel a pressure on my back, and realise that Hanako has wrapped her arms around me, pulling me into this ever-deepening embrace."

    "After what feels like an eternity, we separate our lips, looking directly into each other's eyes."

    hi "How's that for an answer?"

    #Hanako happy embarrassed

    ha "I… I think it's a pretty good one."

    hi "Say, what are you doing tomorrow after morning classes?"

    ha "N—not much."

    hi "Wanna go somewhere together?"

    #Hanako smile

    ha "Yes… and I think I know a place that would be good."

    hi "Really? Where?"

    ha "It's… a secret place of mine."

    ha "I can take you there."

    hi "Sounds good. Should I bring anything with me?"

    "Hanako looks up for a moment, as if accessing some seldom-used part of her brain."

    ha "Maybe, some food?"

    hi "Consider it done."

    hi "But… what should we do now?"

    #Hanako defiant smile

    ha "Um, I have an idea…"

    "Once again, Hanako's grip on me tightens, pulling me towards her beckoning lips."

    "Considering that a little over three hours ago I was having doubts about this very situation, I put up very little resistance to yet another kiss…"

    return

label en_HT8:

    "Breathless, Hanako and I tear ourselves apart."

    hi "Um… wow."

    #Hanako Look down smile

    ha "Yeah… wow."

    hi "So, uh, I guess I'll see you tomorrow then."

    ha "Yeah… at.. class…"

    hi "Yeah, class, right."

    "For a moment, neither of us really knows what to say, and just stand there, avoiding each other gaze lest we become overcome again."

    ha "I'd… better get going."

    hi "Yeah, me too. If we're going out tomorrow then I guess I should study some more tonight."

    #hanako shocked

    ha "Oh, right, study!"

    ha "I should do that… too."

    #hanako slight smile

    ha "G'night, Hisao."

    hi "Night Hanako."

    "Awkwardly, we part ways, disappearing to opposite sides of the dorm that just served to hide us from the world."

    #bg dormhall

    "As I pass Kenji's door, I am suddenly overwhelmed with the urge to talk to someone about my newfound relationship."

    "Even if that means risking a lecture on the fascist nature of the fairer sex."

    "For a moment, I consider knocking lightly."

    #bg dorm door

    "But then I remember that this is Kenji we're talking about, and pound the hell out of his door."

    "No response."

    "Probably watching something unsavoury with his headphones again."

    "I beat on the door again, and keep doing so until my hand starts to hurt."

    "Ah well, I guess I can keep this to myself for the moment."

    "Time to get to study then, I guess…"

    #BG dormroom

    "Not surprisingly, I find my focus drifting a little."

    "I open my textbook, click a lead into my clutch pencil, and rest it against my lips whilst I read…"

    "My lips…"

    "Damn. I managed a whole fifteen seconds without reminding myself of what just happened."

    "But I need to focus. I'm going to waste all of tomorrow afternoon with Hanako, meaning that I'll only have the evening to study."

    "Exams are important… Aren't they?"

    "Once again my mind drifts back to my conversation with Lilly at lunch."

    "Just what is it that I plan to do with my life?"

    "What if all this time I've spent studying just turns out to be a waste of time?"

    "If I'm not chasing any particular goal, then what is the point in wearing myself out?"

    "…"

    "Well, that just passed a good ten minutes, back to the books."

    "I don't want to be fretting over a lack of study when I'm with Hanako tomorrow."

    "I just wish that I could prevent the opposite occurring…"

    "This isn't working. I need to calm myself down."

    "Maybe I should just lie down for a second…"

    #bg bedroom with eyesopen

    "Well, that didn't work as planned."

    "Looks like the study will have to wait until tonight."

    "I silence my alarm and take a quick shower."

    "I'll have just enough time to grab a quick breakfast before class if I can keep this shower under three minutes…"

    "Go!"

    #bg bathroom

    "Looks like I'll be skipping breakfast, then."

    "Shouldn't be a problem though. There's only the morning classes today, and with exams looming it might even be some kind of revision class."

    "At least I might be able to make up for the time I lost last night."

    #bg classroom

    "Every time I enter the classroom of a Saturday morning, I am reminded of a cage at a zoo."

    "In reality, a zoo cage is a good place for an animal to be."

    "It gets food, is cared for, protected from predators, and is put into breeding programs."

    "All in all, major wins all-round."

    "Yet the wild animal side in them means that they will resist to the bitter end, jumping around, making a lot of noise, and attacking the zookeepers."

    "This classroom is the same."

    "In reality, being here is solely for our benefit, but not a single student wants to be here, especially on what the rest of the world considers a weekend."

    "The typical disarray of the morning class is amplified, the chatter reduced to white noise as various conversations fight for air time."

    "But, at the back corner of the class, looking lazily out of the window, sits a singular student."

    "I'd call out to her, but I don't feel like wasting my breath."

    "It takes only a little time to force my way through the herd to Hanako's seat."

    #Hanako basic happy

    hi "Morning."

    ha "Morning."

    hi "Sleep well?"

    ha "Not at all. You?"

    hi "Like a log, somehow."

    hi "I guess my meds are messing with my head again."

    #Hanako laughs a little

    ha "You should watch out for that, sometimes medication does strange things to you."

    hi "I'll keep that in mind."

    mi "Keep what in mind?"

    #Misha/Shiszune curious

    hi "Oh, nothing, just talking about meds."

    mi "Medication, eh?"

    mi "I guess that's an important enough topic."

    hi "Well, thank you for your approval."

    mi "Not at all."

    mi "So, what's with you two being here and ignoring everyone else, eh?"

    #Misha pout

    mi "That's not very friendly."

    hi "I just thought I'd say hi to Hanako."

    mi "I see, I see…"

    ha "I was going to go over the plans for our date this afternoon…"

    mi "I see, I…"

    #misha Surprised

    mi "Waitwhat?!"

    shi "…"

    mi "Oh, right, sorry…"

    "Misha, who's reflexive signing had stopped mid-sentence, hurries to bring Shizune up to speed."

    #shizune smile

    #eh, just trying tis out for shits and giggles

    $ doublespeak(sh,mi,"…","Um, I guess congratulations are in order then.")

    $ doublespeak(sh,mi,"…","I'm glad that you both are getting along so well.")

    hi "You're… not mad or anything?"

    $ doublespeak(sh,mi,"…", "Why would I be?")

    hi "I… suppose you're right."

    mi "Yeah, good job, Hisao."

    mi "I mean, you've bailed out on helping us so much recently, but that's not a problem."

    "Misha leans towards me and whispers in my ear, as if trying to hide something from Shizune."

    mi "Between you and me I think that Shizune makes up a lot of the “work” she gave you anyway."

    #Shizune neutral and misha laughing

    mi "But now Hanako can become friends with everyone, right? Right?!"

    ha "I… guess."

    mi "See! I think that this is the best thing for everyone."

    mi "You look after her, okay now Hisao?"

    hi "Right, right, I got you."

    hi "Now, are you going to pay attention to the man at the front of the class anytime soon?"

    #misha/Shizune ? faces

    mi "Eh? What are you talking about, Hisao?"

    mu "I believe, Miss Shiina, that he is referring to me."

    #Misha/Shizune sad

    "It would seem that while Misha and Shizune were so wrapped in Hanako's and my drama, Mutou had already settled the rest of the class."

    "Embarrassed, Misha turns slowly to the front of the class, gives Mutou a sheepish wave, and returns to her seat."

    "Shizune follows suit, replacing the wave with a curt bow."

    mu "Well then, now that we have been brought up to speed on the class's gossip, I shall now attempt to bring you all up to speed on realativity…"

    #LOL physics joke. I doubt even people who care will get this one.

    "I gently pat Hanako's hand before following Misha and Shizune back to my seat."

    #hide Hanako

    "I can't believe they're taking this so well."

    "Though the fact that Hanako was the one that told them may have had something to do with that."

    "It doesn't take Mutou too long to get lost in the joy of lecturing, and I use his distraction to whisper to Misha…"

    hi "Psst! Misha!"

    #Misha Smile

    mi "What's up?"

    hi "So, you and Shizune aren't angry?"

    mi "At what?"

    hi "Hanako and I dating?"

    #misha small lol

    mi "Whahaha of course not!"

    mi "Shizune said it herself; why would we?"

    hi "I… dunno."

    #Misha Srsbsns

    mi "Look, we might not be her friends, but then again, no-one is."

    mi "Still, we all want what's best for her, right?"

    mi "If you can get her to talk to others, then that's a good thing."

    hi "I guess that makes sense…"

    #misha big lulz

    mi "Of course it does, I said it!"

    mi "Whahaha…"

    mu "Shiina…!"

    #Misha "uh-oh"

    mi "…ha. Sorry."

    "Misha leans back into her “good student” position, and Mutou resumes his ramblings."

    "Surprisingly, it doesn't take long at all for the class to come to an end."

    mu "…and that's that. I should remind you all that this is practically your last class before the exams next week."

    mu "Monday and Tuesday will be revision days, so if you have any questions, please use them to ask me then."

    mu "The exam timetable will be posted on the noticeboard by tonight, please study it carefully."

    mu "And…"

    #sfx bells

    mu "…have a good weekend."

    "The class is practically empty by the time Mutou finishes his sentence."

    "Before he leaves, though, he gives me a cryptic salute."

    "I guess too much science really does make you crazy."

    #Hanako, basic

    hi "So then, where should we meet up?"

    ha "Um… if it's okay with you, then can you meet me at the Green Door in about an hour?"

    "I strain my memory to work out where Hanako is talking about."

    hi "Green Door… oh, you mean the door to the woods out the back of the school?"

    #hanako slight smile

    ha "That's right. Is that okay?"

    hi "It's perfect; I think I'll go get changed now."

    ha "Me too."

    hi "See you there then."

    #hanako big smile

    ha "Okay!"

    #Chapter end. Close on a timeskip or something.

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label en_HT9:

    #Splitting this scene to help the H-tagging

    #HT9 – Lullaby for Strain

    #Well, here it is, the fated H-scene scene. It'll take a bit of getting to, but it's there.
    #And I may also have a second one planned.
    #So ner.

    #BG Greendoor with timeskip

    "For once, I am thankful that girls seem to take an eternity to get ready."

    "My early night last night meant that I hadn't prepared any food for today, breaking the one promise that I made to Hanako about today."

    "Luckily, I still had some left over food from my last shopping trip, so I was able to hurriedly throw together a semblance of a picnic basket in a short amount of time."

    "Even so, I find myself waiting for a good fifteen minutes by the small, green door before Hanako finally arrives."

    #Show Hanako casual basic

    ha "H..hello. Have you been waiting long?"

    hi "Not at all, I only just got here myself."

    hi "I brought along a bit of food, but I didn't know where we were going so I kinda guessed…"

    "Nice save; now it doesn't matter that all you've packed is left overs."

    ha "I think anything will do, really."

    ha "But will you be okay to carry that?"

    hi "I can't see why not. We're not going rock climbing or anything, are we?"

    #hanako look down

    "Hanako looks away, as if she doesn't want to answer."

    hi "…Are we?"

    ha "Well, not exactly. But… it is a bit of a walk…"

    "I take stock of Hanako in her yellow dress."

    "She certainly doesn't look like she's about to go climb a mountain."

    "Maybe she's just being overly cautious with me?"

    hi "Well then, if that's the case, we'd best be off, right?"

    hi "The day is simply wasting away…"

    #Hanako casual surprised

    ha "Oh! So it is! We should go…"

    "Hanako pushes through the door in the wall, and the cool air of the woods beyond it hits my nostrils."

    #bg woods1

    "We have barely taken a step into the greenery, yet I still feel relaxed."

    hi "So… where are we headed?"

    ha "There's a place I want to show you."

    ha "It's a bit of a walk, but it's worth it."

    hi "Alright then, you're the boss…"

    "Hanako simply smiles at me, then strides off at an amazing pace."

    "I almost have to jog to keep up, constantly watching the ground for errant roots waiting to trip me up."

    "But every now and again, on a clear stretch of path, I manage to lift my eyes long enough to take a look at Hanako."

    "Unlike myself, she seems to be able to walk along with her head up, but that's not what catches my eye."

    "Her figure easily glides over the roots that have been hindering my progress, and each movement sends ripples through her dress and hair."

    "This is the first time I've ever looked at her seriously, but my trained eye can tell that underneath her loose clothing lies a pretty nice figure."

    "If only…"

    ha "Are you alright?"

    hi "Yeah, I wasn't looking where I was going, and I guess I tripped over something…"

    "Hanako squats down next to me, offering her hand to help me up."

    "I should really keep my eyes on the ground as opposed to perving."

    "It could be bad for my health…"

    ha "I didn't realise; am I going too fast?"

    ha "I just thought we might run out of time…"

    hi "No, it's okay, I'll be more careful. Thanks…"

    "Hanako pulls me to my feet, and I collect the basket from where it has fallen."

    hi "Right then, let's go, shall we?"

    ha "Right."

    "Hanako twists on her heels, the resultant fluttering of cloth and hair mesmerising me for a moment."

    "Shaking my head to regain control, I set off after her."

    #BG woods 2

    "We continue to push through the woods for ages."

    "The dirt path that we were following peters out, fading from an obvious thoroughfare to practically nothing."

    "Yet Hanako never breaks stride."

    "She deftly pushes branches out of her way, whilst I seem to be struggling with every step."

    "I guess this is what happens when you grow up in the city."

    "In a short clearing, I manage to avoid the trees for long enough to check my watch."

    "We've been hiking for nearly an hour."

    hi "So…"

    extend "just how much further is it?"

    ha "Not far, just this last thatch and we should be able to see it…"

    "Hanako disappears into a dense patch of vegetation, and I quickly follow through the rapidly closing gap."

    "If I lose track of her now I've got no idea how to get back to the school."

    "But, despite my best efforts, the figure in the yellow dress is gone; swallowed by the trees."

    hi "Hanako? Hanako?!"

    ha "I'm here Hisao… just a little further…"

    "I follow the sound of her voice, the dense greenery surrounding me."

    hi "Where? I can't see you…"

    "I hear Hanako gasp a little…"

    hi "Hanako? Is something wrong?"

    "I charge through the branches, not caring what happens to me…"

    #bg white

    "Bright light shines in my eyes, blinding me after the darkness of the woods."

    ha "We're here."

    #bg valley with fade

    "Slowly, my vision returns to me, revealing a vast valley stretching for as far as the eye can see."

    "Green treetops fill my vision, uninterrupted by human development."

    hi "Where… are we?"

    ha "The other side of the mountain."

    hi "This is a great spot, however did you find it?"

    ha "Well, I used to skip class a lot, and I found it then…"

    "I take my gaze off Hanako to take in the view of the valley once again."

    "It's miles from anywhere, on the back side of the hill that the school rests on, totally opposite the town."

    ha "You can almost imagine that there's no-one else on the planet, can't you?"

    hi "Yeah… wow…"

    "We both look out over the valley, side by side, in silence."

    "I feel my hand reaching out from my side, and the slight warmth as it wraps itself around Hanako's."

    "I'm not sure if I wanted to chare a bond with her, or if I was simply reaffirming that I was not alone here, but it felt like the right thing to do."

    "I go to take a step out into the clearing, but Hanako gives my hand a slight tug."

    ha "I… wouldn't get too close to the edge."

    ha "It's a long fall."

    "Moving my eyes downwards, I see what she means."

    "Whilst we are standing on a bit of a clearing, it is only a few meters from a cliff edge that dives directly to the valley floor."

    "The rolling green of the valley gives a false perspective of how far away the edge actually is."

    hi "Right. Got ya."

    hi "In that case, should we have some lunch?"

    "Truth be told, I'm starving. Skipping breakfast was a dumb idea."

    ha "Sure."

    "Hanako spreads out her dress and sits on the grass, and I start unpacking the basket."

    hi "It's not much, but I hope this will do."

    ha "I… I don't mind."

    ha "So long as it's here…"

    "I watch Hanako as she eats her food, and not once does she take her eyes off the expanse before us."

    "And I don't really blame her. It's hard to believe that this is Japan."

    "It does not take us long to consume my meagre offerings. I guess these things are best left to girls, after all."

    "I close up the basket and sit back down next to Hanako."

    "To my surprise, she leans her head against my shoulder."

    "Gingerly, I put my arm around her shoulder, and together we just stare out over the valley."

    hi "Say, Hanako…?"

    ha "Yes?"

    hi "What do you think you'll do after you graduate?"

    "Hanako doesn't move, but I can almost feel her thinking on my shoulder."

    ha "I haven't really thought about it."

    ha "Maybe something in medicine."

    hi "Medicine? Have you got the grades for that?"

    ha "Don't know. Why, do you need good grades?"

    hi "I think so."

    ha "Well, I don't think I have bad grades."

    ha "Maybe I should look into it."

    "And with that, the topic seems to close."

    "I guess Hanako and Lilly have a lot in common, once you get past the obvious differences."

    "I suppose they're both right, as well."

    "Since the beginning of the year, my entire life has changed."

    "There's still a fair amount of time between now and graduation."

    "And years before finishing university."

    hi "Life can wait. I think I want to deal with now, first."

    ha "Hmm. That's pretty deep, Hisao."

    "Damn, I didn't even realise I was thinking out loud."

    hi "Thanks. I was just thinking about what Lilly told me yesterday."

    ha "Oh? Lilly talked to you too?"

    hi "Yeah, she was just talking about how putting too much thought into things doesn't always help."

    #hanako ?

    ha "Strange… she said something similar to me the other day."

    hi "Well then, what a coincidence, eh?"

    ha "True… oh…"
    #Hanako Happy
    extend " it's about to start!"

    hi "Eh? What?"

    "Hanako don't say anything, but simply points out into the valley."

    hi "What, I don't see anything…"

    ha "Shhh…"

    "For a moment, it seems like nothing has changed."

    "But, slowly, I notice a change in the pitch of the cicada's cries."

    "Flocks of birds start to swarm towards the valley, circling around patches of trees."

    "Then, without warning, a shadow starts to creep across the valley."

    hi "Sunset…"

    ha "Right. You can watch the change from day to night from here."

    "The shadow edges across the valley floor; a clear line between the light and the dark."

    "On one side, we can see the woods going to sleep, on the other, everything is still wide awake."

    hi "Cool…"

    ha "Isn't it?"

    hi "Still, shouldn't we be getting back?"

    hi "I really don't want to be hiking in the dark…"

    #Hanako pouts

    ha "Okay, fine."

    ha "I just wanted to show you that."

    ha "I've never shown anyone that."

    hi "Thanks, Hanako. I don't think anyone's ever done something like that to me before."

    #hanako smiles

    ha "You're welcome."

    hi "Shall we?"

    ha "Let's."

    "I gather up the picnic basket in one hand, and grasp Hanako's in the other."

    "She doesn't seem to mind, although her quick pace through the woods means that she spends most of the trip back pulling me along."

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label en_HT10:

    #bg green door.

    "By the time we return to the Green Door, it is pitch black."

    "Our progress back through the woods was a lot slower than the trip out, mostly due to the dying light."

    hi "Say, it's pretty late, I think the Hall will be closed."

    ha "I… I've got some food in my room."

    #Hanako embarrassed

    ha "D—d—do you want some?"

    hi "I think that would be good. I used up all my food on that crappy picnic we had for lunch."

    #Hanako Releived

    ha "O…okay. Come on, I'm pretty hungry."

    #bg dormhanako

    "Hanako's room is still as sparse as ever."

    "On her bed lie her rabbit and the Steiff bear I bought for her."

    "She busies herself by preparing a few sandwiches for us on her desk."

    ha "I'm sorry, I don't have much, and if we use the kitchen people might see us…"

    hi "It's alright, I've managed on less before…"

    ha "Even so, it's rude of me to invite you here if I have nothing for you…"

    hi "Don't be silly, we're going out, right?"

    hi "It's natural for us to hang out, isn't it?"

    #Hanako embarrassed

    ha "I… I guess."

    "It doesn't take long for us to finish the sandwiches, and after a little cleaning up, Hanako's room is back to its usual, featureless state."

    "A quick check of the watch reveals that it is nearing nine."

    "I guess I need to study some time this weekend."

    "But first, I think I have to try something."

    hi "Say, I think I should go now, but first…"

    #hanako mega embarrassed

    ha "Y… yes?"

    hi "I thought maybe we could try… you know… what we did yesterday."

    ha "Eh?"

    "Now it's my turn to be embarrassed."

    "I've never really gone out with a girl before, so I don't know how to handle this kind of thing."

    hi "I was thinking, if you wanted to, maybe I could kiss you goodnight…"

    "Man, this is such a low point in my life."

    ha "S…sure."

    "Hanako closes her eyes and puckers her lips, clasping her hands tight to her chest."

    "Nervously, I lean forward, and kiss her gently."

    "It lasts a little longer than expected, and before I know it, Hanako's arms are wrapped around me."

    "Breathless again, we separate."

    "Hanako, however, looks intensely nervous."

    hi "Is something the matter? Was that too much?"

    ha "N… no that's not it."

    ha "Um, Hisao?"

    hi "Yeah?"

    ha "I… want to show you something, so don't go just yet, okay?"

    hi "O…kay."

    ha "Just, um, just sit there for a second."

    "Hanako pushes me onto her bed with more than a little force, and I almost fall over backwards."

    "Before I can complain, she has walked over to the door, locked it, and turned off the light."

    hi "Um, Hanako? What's the matter?"

    ha "Shhh…"

    "I can hear Hanako's voice waver as she returns to the center of the room, facing awy from me."

    "With the curtains drawn and the light off, the room it lit only by the small night light in the corner."

    "It casts strange shadows around the room, and I can barely see what Hanako is… HOLY SHIT!"

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label en_HT10h:

    "Hanako's dress falls off her shoulders and piles up on the floor, the fabric making a pleasant sound as it comes to a stop."

    hi "H…Hanako?"

    ha "S…shhh."

    ha "I… wanted you to see this."

    "My eyes begin to adjust to the gloom, and Hanako's figure starts to solidify against the shadows of the room."

    "As I watch, she gently lifts her hair from her back, throwing it over her shoulder."

    ha "This… this is me. All of me…"

    "I blink, and suddenly things begin to become clear."

    "The skin on Hanako's back lacks the smooth texture of most people."

    "Grafted skin, taught like a drum, stretches from her neck, right across her back, and down her right leg."

    ha "I… in the fire… I curled up."

    ha "I curled up in a ball, so my back is the worst."

    ha "So… w—what do you think?"

    "Words fail me, so I simply stand up and place my hands on Hanako's back."

    "Even though it looks like leather, it is still smooth to the touch."

    "I find myself gently caressing the grafted skin whilst Hanako shakes before me."

    "Pressing my head against her neck, her scent suddenly fills my nostrils, sending shudders down my spine."

    "Almost unconsciously, I unclasp her bra and let it fall to the floor, where it lands atop the yellow dress."

    hi "Hanako…"

    extend " You look fantastic."

    "I'd be lying if I said anything else."

    "As I suspected, Hanako in the flesh is almost perfectly proportioned."

    "My hands reach the border of the grafted skin, and I finger the divide up her neck, and she turns instinctively to face me."

    "Her eyes are red, but she doesn't cry."

    "I continue to trace the line of her grafts down her front."

    "She gasps a little as I touch her breast, so I take a slight detour."

    "Guided by instinct, I massage her nipple, which hardens almost instantly under my touch."

    "Hanako's gasp turns into a gentle moan, which I seal away with a kiss."

    "As we part, I feel my shirt being undone; Hanako's hands deftly casting it onto the rapidly growing pile of clothes."

    "We kiss again, and my free hand is struggling with my pants."

    "Within moments, Hanako and I are face-to-face, naked save our underwear."

    "My fingers leave her nipple and trace the graft line downwards, and goose bumps begin to appear all over her skin."

    "I fear that I am in a similar state; my hands can't stop shaking, and my mind is awash with a million thoughts."

    "All that guides me now is raw emotion and instinct; nothing else matters but the flesh before me."

    "As my hand reaches her panties, she takes a step backwards, but pulls me with her."

    "She sits on the desk, and tugs at my underwear with nervous hands."

    "Once again we kiss, an uncoordinated, groping kiss, and I help her shuck my briefs."

    "There we are; her sitting on her desk, and me naked, leaning over her."

    "Both of our bodies have prepared ourselves for this; a fact obvious to an outside observer."

    ha "You… you look ready…"

    hi "Are we really going to do this?"

    "My heart pounds in my chest, nothing like what I have felt before, even during my heart attack."

    "Hanako's breathing comes in short, sharp gasps."

    "She wraps one hand around my neck, and gently strokes my sex with the other."

    "My hormones rage, and it takes mammoth self control to contain myself at this instant."

    "Words choke up in my mouth, and I have to swallow hard before I can even speak."

    hi "Ready?"

    "Hanako simply nods, and bites her bottom lip."

    "I lean into her, twisting her soaked panties aside with one hand."

    "She uses the hand wrapped around my manhood to guide me, but even still, I slip a little before reaching my mark."

    ha "Go… do it…"

    "I drive my hips forward slowly, and I feel Hanako's fingernail's dig into my back."

    "There is some resistance as I push forward, but the heat and friction instinctively drive me onwards."

    "She inhales sharply as our hips meet."

    hi "Are you okay?"

    ha "Y…yes… just be slow…"

    "Nervous tension fills me as I begin to grind myself into Hanako."

    "She wraps both arms around my back, pulling me into her."

    "Her warmth surrounds me, both inside and out."

    "She rocks her hips forward to match my thrusting, and we start to pick up the pace."

    ha "F…faster… please… faster…"

    "Sweat beads on both of our bodies, and I feel my grip on Hanako's back start to slip."

    "She notices this too, and wraps her legs around me; her ankles digging into the small of my back, pushing me further into her."

    "Sharp pain shoots across my back as the fingernails dig in for extra grip, but this serves only to heighten the experience."

    "I press myself against Hanako's, her breasts sliding against my sweat-covered chest."

    "I go to kiss her but her head is cocked back in ecstasy, so I kiss her scarred nape, once again tasting salt."

    ha "Keep… keep going…"

    hi "I can't… I'm almost…"

    "I feel a familiar surging in my groin, and I try to remove myself from Hanako before it's too late."

    hi "Hanako… I have to…"

    ha "I don't care, keep going!"

    "Hanako's hips drive themselves into mine, and she clenches me to her body with her ankles."

    hi "I really…"

    ha "Do it!"

    "I grit my teeth to the end, but the mixture of pleasure and pain is too much."

    "I am blinded by the rush as I thrust with my all into Hanako, and she matches my movements."

    "Her arms tighten, and I feel my skin break under her nails."

    "Her legs tighten, and drive us closer together."

    "Her back arches, her hair falling away in a waterfall of purple."

    "I can take no more, and surge deep inside Hanako, my body wracking with each pulse as we orgasm."

    "Panting, sweaty, and completely locked in each other's grasp, Hanako and I stay still whilst the fog of sex slowly lifts."

    "Slowly, Hanako brings her eyes back to mine."

    "This is one of the few times I have seen both of her eyes, and they both seem to say the same thing."

    ha "I love you, Hisao."

    hi "I love you too, but…"

    "Before I can finish, Hanako kisses me, a slow, measured kiss, not like the frenzied ones of before."

    "I manage to pull away from her long enough to get a word in."

    hi "Hanako… I… in you…"

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label en_HT10x:

    "We slowly untangle ourselves form each other, and stand up."

    "The desk is covered in sweat and skin oil; proof of our deed."

    "Hanako reaches down into her soiled, twisted panties."

    ha "I know. I wouldn't have done it if I didn't know."

    hi "Know what?"

    ha "The consequences."

    ha "But, I think we will be fine."

    "I'm not sure on what she is basing her assumption, but I am too tired to care."

    hi "Say, can I…"

    "My vision goes grey, and I start to feel dizzy."

    hi "Whoa…"

    "I sit down on Hanako's bed, and put out an arm to steady myself."

    ha "Hisao? What's wrong?"

    hi "I… dunno. Just a little woozy."

    hi "Too much exercise, eh?"

    "I manage a little smile, which Hanako returns, before I pass out onto her bed."

    return

label en_HT11:

    #HT11, wherein I please my back-washing desires.
    #I could not recommend getting yourself washed in this manner enough.
    #The title is from the Poltergeist CD (Ghost Hound OP)
    #Anyway, it'll probably be done with 2-3 CGs
    #Or we can cut it.

    #Bg dormhana with eyes open and timeskip. Or skip to black then open later

    "I awake to a warm touch on my stomach."

    hi "W… what happened?"

    #show Hanako pyjamas neutral

    "Hanako quickly retrieves her hand, not expecting me to be awake."

    ha "Oh… I was just checking…"

    ha "The nurse told me to keep an eye on you…"

    hi "The nurse?"

    "Swirling memories of the night before bubble and surface in my mind."

    "I can't think of anything that I'd really feel comfortable telling the nurse."

    ha "Well, after you, um, passed out, I called Lilly."

    "Lilly too? I get the feeling that I'm going to have some explaining to do…"

    hi "Lilly… right… so what then?"

    ha "Lilly came to check on you, and she called the nurse."

    ha "He wanted to know what we did during the day, and he got her to take your pulse."

    ha "He said that you were probably just a little dehydrated, but he asked us to keep an eye on you."

    "The fog of sleep starts to lift, and I start to notice a few things."

    "Firstly, the dim light of pre-dawn is visible around the outline of the curtains."

    "A quick scan of the room reveals that our clothes are exactly as we left them; scattered across the floor…"

    "Hang on…"

    "I pull back the sheets, revealing my naked form to the world."

    hi "H..Hanako… you said Lilly came in here?"

    #Hanako puzzled

    ha "Yes."

    hi "Whilst I was… naked?"

    #hanako embarrassed

    ha "I… I didn't think she'd notice…"

    hi "Huh, I guess you've got a point there. But you could have at least put my pants on…"

    ha "Sorry. I just panicked a little."

    "I place a hand on Hanako's shoulder."

    hi "That's alright. Thanks for looking out for me."

    #Hanako smile

    ha "It's okay. Oh, the nurse wanted to see first thing; he said he'd be in his office at seven."

    "Hanako's bedside clock reveals that this is just a little over ninety minutes in the future."

    hi "Good idea; I think I would have gone and seen him anyway."

    "Hanako yawns, a deep, long yawn."

    hi "Huh, tired are we?"

    "She nods, sleepily."

    ha "I stayed up all night watching you, just like the nurse asked…"

    "I know that Hanako meant no harm by that, but I can't help but feel a little unnerved knowing that someone was watching me sleep…"

    hi "Thanks, Hanako. You're pretty amazing, you know?"

    #Hanako embarrassed

    ha "It…it's nothing."

    "I get out of bed, and start putting on my clothes."

    hi "I'm going to head back to my room, and get ready to see the nurse."

    hi "You should really get some sleep."

    ha "Okay. Can I see you after?"

    hi "Sure thing. I'll come by and grab you when I'm done, 'kay?"

    ha "'kay."

    "Hanako crawls onto the bed, and pulls the sheets over her."

    hi "G'night."

    "I lean over and we kiss."

    ha "Night."

    "I grab the picnic basket and head out into the corridor, closing the door behind me as quietly as I can."

    #BG bathroom

    "Being so early, I decide to clean myself up before meeting with the nurse."

    "After discarding my clothes into the laundry basket, I enter the small bathroom and start running the hot water."

    "Not wanting to disturb Kenji, I opt for the washbasin-and-hose option rather than the upright shower."

    "It's been a while since I've washed myself like this, anyway."

    "I fish out the little bath stool from the cupboard, and get myself ready."

    "There's something relaxing about washing like this, and it gives you a sense of purpose."

    "As I am scrubbing away at my legs, I hear the catch on the door click open."

    hi "Ah, Kenji, I'm in here. I'll be done in a bit…"

    ha "I… I'm not Kenji…"

    "Hanako stands in the doorway, naked and holding a towel."

    hi "Hanako? What are you doing here?"

    #Hanako embarrassed/CG

    ha "I… couldn't sleep."

    ha "So I was going to go to the nurse with you, but you were in here."

    ha "C…can we do it together?"

    hi "Um… s—sure. I suppose."

    "Hanako smiles, hangs up her towel, and kneels down behind me."

    #CG switch, Hanako kneeling behind Hisao. Perhaps a chain for different expressions?
    #Also lol where the hell is weee?

    ha "I guess I'll go first then…"

    "Hanako leans forwards, pressing herself into my back."

    "She reaches past me and grabs my washcloth, wetting it in the washbasin, and starts to scrub my back."

    ha "H—how is it?"

    "Remember, remain calm. That is important in situations like this…"

    hi "Gr…ood."

    ha "Grood?"

    hi "I mean great…"

    "Embarrassment aside, it does feel pretty good."

    "Like when someone offers to scratch your back for you, only when you're naked."

    "Actually, that may not be the best comparison."

    "Hanako leans forward again to rinse the cloth, but this time stays pressed against my back."

    "She wraps her arms around me and starts to wash my chest, then my stomach… and then…"

    #Chain CG (maybe) Of Hanako now pressed into Hisao

    hi "H…Hanako!"

    ha "Huh? Shouldn't I wash there?"

    hi "T—that's not it. It's just I…"

    "Hanako continues to rub the washcloth into my groin, which is already responding to her touch."

    hi "Ijustdontwannapassoutagain."

    "Hanako stops, and retracts the washcloth."

    ha "Y—you're right. You should see the nurse before we… do this kind of thing."

    "I grab the wash basin and empty its contents over the two of us."

    # Chain CG, Hanako wet

    ha "H—hey!"

    hi "Heh, we can still play around though. Here, it's your turn now…"

    "I spin on the bath stool, snatch the washcloth form Hanako, and start to massage it into her shoulders."

    hi "Here, you sit up here…"

    "We switch places, with Hanako sitting on the stool whilst I wash her back."

    # Chain CG (if you want) Hanako on the bath stool

    "I continue to wash her back, but every so often I feel my hands reaching around her sides to feel her chest."

    ha "I.. I thought you said we couldn't…"

    hi "I said I couldn't…"

    "Copying Hanako's earlier moves, I slide my hand between Hanako's thighs."

    ha "H—Hisao…"

    "She squeezes her legs together, causing my suds-covered hand to slip around her legs."

    "Hanako squeals a mixture of surprise and pleasure, and instantly I am reminded of where we are."

    "If Kenji were to find out about this, I would never hear the end of it."

    hi "I guess you're right. And I should go see the nurse as soon as possible."

    ha "O…okay."

    "I lean over Hanako, turn on the shower head on the flexible hose, and start to rinse us down."

    "Our playtime at an end, we quickly dry ourselves and dress."

    #BG dormhisao
    #show Hanako casual embarrassed

    "Hanako wears the same dress as she did yesterday."

    ha "I was in a hurry, and it was already out, so…"

    hi "Don't stress; I like that dress."

    hi "It suits you…"

    #Hanako casual smile

    ha "T…thanks."

    "I wrap my arm around Hanako, and together we walk to the nurse's office."

    #BG nurse office w/fade

    "The nurse removes the stethoscope from my chest, and I re-button my shirt."

    nk "So, explain to me what happened yesterday."

    hi "Well, we went out for a bit of a walk in the woods, and then when I came back, I just felt really tired, and that's all I remember."

    "The nurse eyes me suspiciously."

    nk "So, on this… walk, was there any strenuous activity?"

    hi "Um, not really."

    nk "Did you eat much yesterday?"

    hi "I had a little bit of lunch and dinner, but I skipped breakfast."

    nk "What about water?"

    hi "I can't remember drinking much, to be honest."

    "The nurse taps his pen against his clipboard a couple of times, never once taking his eyes away from mine."

    "After a brief pause, he hands me a small container."

    nk "Behind that door you'll find a toilet. I'd like you to fill this up."

    hi "Sure thing…"

    nk "Mid-stream, please."

    "There's something unnatural about urine samples."

    "Giving someone a warm cup of something you normally flush away is just… wrong."

    "But the nurse takes it as if I were offering him a normal glass of water, and inserts a couple of paper strips."

    "He swirls them around the yellow liquid, taps off the excess, and examines them."

    nk "Hmm, it's just as I thought."

    nk "Your blood sugar is pretty low, and it looks like you were pretty dehydrated."

    nk "You've got to look after your body, especially if you are planning to take up “walking in the woods” as a hobby."

    #nurse smile

    nk "Do you get my drift?"

    "I guess it's impossible to hide anything from him."

    hi "Sure thing."

    nk "You should go and get a good breakfast, and also drink a few litres of water today."

    nk "Not all at once, mind. Try a few bottles spread out across the day."

    hi "Got you."

    nk "Oh, and one last thing."

    hi "Hmm?"

    nk "I know you already know this, but don't do anything now that you may regret later."

    nk "You know, on your “walks.”"

    hi "Um, right. I'll be careful."

    nk "Please do. See you later."

    #BG corridor.
    #show Hanako casual concerned/neutral

    "Outside the nurse's office, Hanako waits patiently."

    ha "So? What's the matter?"

    hi "Oh, nothing, it's nothing to do with my heart, thankfully."

    #Hanako Smiles

    ha "That's good news!"

    ha "So, what should we do now?"

    hi "Well, I was just ordered to have a good breakfast, would you care to join me?"

    ha "That sounds like fun, but I don't think the Hall is open just yet…"

    hi "I was actually thinking we could head for the Shanghai, what do you think?"

    ha "O…okay. Let's go."

    return

label en_HT12:

    #This is the first of the scenes written since the changes to the Hanako paths.
    #I'll finish the HT path as per the new plan, then rewrite.
    #I just hate leaving things unfinished.
    #also, not entirely sure on Hanakos reaction at the end.

    #bg shanghai with dissolve

    "As expected, the Shanghai is deserted."

    "Yuuko sits at the back of the café, her eyes red and droopy."

    hi "Must have had a rough on last night then, eh?"

    yu "Huh? Oh, no, I was just up late last night."

    yu "I was hanging out with… um… with a friend."

    "Yuuko's mid-sentence pause says more than her words, but in the interest of keeping her stable enough to serve us, I don't push the issue."

    hi "Right. I hope you had fun."

    yu "Oh, we did, I can assure… you…"

    "Yuuko suddenly blushes, as if realising what she has just said."

    "Must change the topic, quick…"

    hi "So, is breakfast being served yet?"

    yu "Sure thing, we have both traditional and western breakfasts available."

    hi "Well, I'll take a full western breakfast."

    ha "I'll take the same, please."

    yu "Two breakfasts coming up."

    "Yuuko disappears into the back of the cafe, and Hanako and I take our seats."

    hi "So, how are you feeling now? Still tired?"

    ha "A little."

    #Hanako smile

    ha "B—but better now that you're okay."

    hi "Yeah, same here. I was a bit worried that the nurse was going to ban me from… well, you know…"

    #Hanako Embarrassed looking down

    ha "Y—yeah."

    "Hanako looks away; apparently it's still a little early to bring up this subject in public."

    "Then again, I can feel a blush spread across my face at the simple thought of last night."

    "Our uncomfortable silence is short lived, as moments later Yuuko returns, carrying two heaped plates of food."

    "I grit my teeth and prepare to dodge as the plates waver in Yuuko's grip as if she were daring gravity to run its course."

    hi "Do you want a hand there?"

    yu "N—no, I'm fine, I just…"

    centered "*Crash*"

    "She slams the plates onto the table, and for a second I fear that they will smash, along with the table."

    "Surprisingly, everything holds, albeit a little mixed up."

    yu "There we are, just as ordered."

    hi "Thanks."

    yu "Say, Lilly's not with you guys today?"

    hi "We decided to give her a day off. She always seems to be fretting over us, so it seemed only fair to give her a day to herself."

    ha "People… need time alone, I think."

    yu "Hmm, that sounds right enough."

    yu "But this isn't an excuse for the two of you to be alone, is it?"

    #Hanako embarrassed

    $doublespeak (ha,hi,"Well, maybe…","Yeah, pretty much…")

    #Yuuko Happy

    yu "Oh ho, does that mean you two are, you know?"

    hi "I guess that's one way of putting it."

    yu "Ha! I knew it!"

    yu "Don't worry though, I can keep a secret!"

    "My memory drifts back to the last time Yuuko promised that she would keep a secret for us."

    "My memory reminds me that this is a very bad idea."

    hi "There's really no need, it's not that much of a secret."

    #Yuuko saddened

    yu "Oh, alright. Still, I'm not one for gossip."

    "Something about that seems at odds with reality, but I think I'll let it slide."

    hi "So what else is happening wit you, Yuuko?"

    #Yuuko happy

    yu "Well, I found my boyfriend again!"

    hi "Found? Again?"

    yu "Yes! I found him again."

    yu "I thought he had moved or something, but it turns out he had just become a recluse."

    hi "Is that much better?"

    yu "He's not dead!"

    hi "An added bonus, I must admit."

    ha "Where did you find him?"

    yu "I was going to visit Lilly after school the other day, and I ran into him there."

    hi "What was he doing at the school?"

    yu "Oh, he's a student!"

    ha "I don't remember you visiting Lilly…"

    yu "I got a bit distracted, Kenji's got a lot of interesting things in…"

    hi "Kenji?"

    hi "As in militant anti-feminist hermit-dwelling blind-as-a-bat Kenji?"

    yu "Oh, so you know him then!"

    "I pinch the bridge of my nose, hoping that the pain will help me cope with the reality of the situation."

    hi "So you're telling me that your boyfriend is my roommate, the guy with glasses so thick that they must weigh a tonne?"

    ha "And he's a little weird…"

    hi "And you've even been to my room, which involves walking past his room, and didn't even notice?"

    yu "Well, I wasn't looking for him then."

    hi "This makes no sense."

    #Yuuko confused

    yu "Why not?"

    hi "Because it doesn't, that's why."

    hi "I mean the guy rarely leaves his room, even to go to classes… wait…"

    hi "The other day, when I was pounding on his door…"

    yu "Oh, so that was you? He said it was an annoying jerk that would go away if I kept quiet…"

    hi "Absurd."

    "My brain has shut down."

    "I know that both Yuuko and Kenji have mentioned that they had lost their respective partners, but this seems to make no sense at all."

    "Then again, that alone makes it make perfect sense."

    "My fragile mind can't take any more abuse, so I start shovelling the hot breakfast into my mouth as quickly as I can."

    ha "So, how did you two meet?"

    yu "Well, he used to come here every so often, always by himself, so I started talking to him."

    yu "Then, you know, we were out drinking one night, and one thing led to another…"

    yu "He was just so passionate about whatever he was raving about that I couldn't leave him alone…"

    yu "It's nice to have someone dedicated, you know."

    hi "Dedicated enough to just disappear for however long without telling you he was just up the road the whole time?"

    yu "What can I say? Sometimes people just need some space…"

    "Something tells me that, against all odds, Yuuko and Kenji are just… made for each other."

    "However, they were not made for me."

    "The sheer enormity of this revelation makes my head hurt, and with our breakfasts finished, there's no reason for us to hang around."

    hi "Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but we have a date."

    #Hanako confused

    ha "We do?"

    yu "Aw, isn't that sweet. Don't worry, I won't keep you."

    hi "Thanks. Here, keep the change."

    "I grab Hanako's hand, and we are out the door before Yuuko even gets the chance to clumsily bid us farewell."

    #bg street

    hi "So, where to now?"

    ha "I don't know, I'm a little tired, actually."

    "Hanako has a point; the heavy breakfast in my stomach and the excitement of the last day has left me feeling a little sleepy, too."

    "I can only imagine what it would be like after having stayed up all night."

    hi "How about we sit down for a bit? There's a small park just near here."

    ha "Sounds good."

    #bg picnic park

    "The little park is only a few minute's walk from the Shanghai."

    "Still being fairly early in the morning, the only other people in the park are the occasional joggers."

    "I half expect Emi to bound past on her black-ribbon prosthetics at any time; she seems like the type to trade a morning's sleep for a run, any day."

    "We find a small bench under a tree, and take a seat."

    "The cool of the shade is refreshing; there's no doubt that summer is just around the corner."

    "Hanako rests her head against my shoulder, and I put my arm around her."

    ha "I'm glad you're not dead."

    hi "Not half as glad as I am, I can assure you."

    "Hanako laughs a little, a nervous titter on the edge of hearing."

    ha "T—that's not what I meant."

    ha "Last night, I kept thinking it was my fault."

    ha "Like, that you passed out because of what I did…"

    hi "I think you mean what we did; it was kind of a team effort…"

    #Hanako embarrassed.

    ha "I—it was good though."

    hi "I… didn't hurt you, did I?"

    ha "A little, but only at the start."

    hi "Sorry."

    ha "It's okay. I don't think it'll be like that all the time."

    hi "I guess you're right."

    hi "Er, Hanako?"

    "I get no response from Hanako, who has fallen fast asleep on my shoulder."

    "She deserves the rest, so I'm content to act as a pillow for the moment."

    "Besides, there are worse ways to spend a Sunday than to have a girl sleeping against you."

    #timeskip?

    "Morning slowly gives way to the midday sun before Hanako stirs, gently moaning and wiping her eyes."

    hi "Morning, sleepy."

    ha "Huh? Where am I…?"

    hi "The park. You fell asleep after breakfast."

    #hanako embarrassed

    ha "Oh… sorry…"

    hi "Don't be; you looked after me last night, you deserve a rest."

    ha "But it's still rude."

    hi "Don't sweat it. What's say we head home via Aura mart and pick up some snacks?"

    ha "S—sure."

    #bg Auramart

    "The small convenience store is unusually busy for a weekend, but even still you couldn't call it crowded."

    "Hanako and I walk down the narrow aisles together, randomly grabbing snacks as we pass them."

    "As we pass by the toiletry section, something catches the corner of my eye, causing my heart to race a little."

    hi "Um, Hanako?"

    ha "Mmm?"

    hi "Say, I forgot to pick up, er, some chocolate milk. Could you go get it for me?"

    #hanako puzzled

    ha "S-sure."

    "Hanako turns around, wearing a quizzical look."

    "With her gone, I turn my attention back to the toiletries, specifically one section of the shelf."

    "I was hoping for a quick and discreet decision, but instead I am bombarded with dozens of choices."

    "Thin, thick, flavoured, glow-in-the-dark, ribbed, textured, vibrating, assorted…"

    "Tiny, brightly colored packages fill the shelf space between the toothpaste and the deodorant."

    "I am lost in a world totally unknown to me, when suddenly…"

    #Hanako appears

    ha "Here you are Hisao, I got… what are you looking at?"

    hi "Eh!? Um, er… nothing…"

    ha "Condoms?"

    "Suddenly, every pair of eyes in the store is trained on us."

    "I can feel the sweat beading on my brow."

    hi "Well, I thought, that if…"

    ha "I suppose it's a good idea."

    "Hanako reaches out and grabs a packet marked “assorted,” adding it to our shopping basket."

    "Surprisingly, she seems to be less embarrassed about this than I am."

    hi "Aren't you worried? All these people are looking at us!"

    ha "Eh? Who is?"

    "Hanako looks up from the groceries, finally noticing the stares of the other people in the shop."

    #hanako deep embarrassed

    ha "I… well… I… we'vegottago."

    "Hanako turns bright red, grabs me by the sleeve, and rushes for the counter."

    "The attendant quickly scans the items and puts them into the bag, snickering a little when he finally pulls the small box from the basket."

    "Neither Hanako nor I can bear to make eye contact with him, and as soon as I have my change, we make a rush for the exit."

    #bg street

    #hanako embarrassed looking down

    "Outside the store, I could almost swear that I can hear laughing from inside."

    ha "Why didn't you tell me they were looking?"

    hi "Well, they weren't until you said… that."

    ha "Condoms?"

    hi "Yeah."

    ha "Well, they're perfectly normal, right?"

    hi "I… guess. But that doesn't mean you should yell it out…"

    #hanako deep embarrassed

    ha "S—sorry."

    "I pat Hanako on the head."

    hi "Don't worry, it's over now. And we've got them now…"

    ha "R—right. Better to be safe."

    hi "Right."

    "…"

    hi "Should we head…"

    ha "Yeah let's head back."

    "Hanako and I set off back towards the school at a nervously fast pace."

    "Not once do either of us look back towards the little convenience shop."

    return

label en_HT13:

    #bg hanadorm

    "As if we were both on autopilot, we head directly for Hanako's room."

    #Hanako bashful ?

    "Hanako locks the door behind her, not once taking her eyes from mine."

    ha "I… I guess you'll want to clean up after such a stressful day?"

    hi "Eh? But I hardly… oh."

    hi "Right. Clean up."

    "I drop the bag of groceries and unbutton my shirt whilst Hanako fumbles with the zipper on her dress."

    "She clicks off the light as her dress falls to the floor for the second time in as many days."

    "I step over the rapidly growing pile of clothes to take Hanako in my arms, her skin warm and tender against mine."

    ha "Shouldn't we wait until we get into the bathro…"

    "I stop Hanako's words with a long, deep kiss."

    "She resists for a moment, but soon she is kissing me back with equal ferocity."

    "As we part, she gently bites my lower lip, stretching it a little before releasing it."

    "I use the brief reprise to free myself from my strained pants."

    "A moment later and either my pants or my raging member would suffer irreparable damage."

    "Hanako fumbles around in the dim afternoon light, desperately trying to find the small box that caused such embarrassment such a short time ago."

    "Packets of snacks fly across the room as she retrieves the colored box."

    ha "So, uh… how do we…?"

    hi "I don't think there's much to it, you just… put it on."

    hi "I think."

    "Hanako tears open the box in a nervous panic, sending little foiled packets across the room."

    ha "Oops…"

    hi "R…relax."

    "My quivering voice probably doesn't have the calming effect that I had hoped."

    return

label en_HT13h:

    "I am temped to help Hanako search, but watching her kneeling, naked body squirming on the floor is far more appealing."

    #Perhaps a cg?

    "The light is better now than it was yesterday, and I can clearly see the differences in the grafted and original skin."

    "Just as she said last night, the majority of the scarring is on her back, with only the upper outside of her right thigh showing any damage."

    "Her entire left leg is like china; incredibly pale and smooth."

    "Wearing concealing clothing for most of her life must have protected her skin from the ravages of the sun."

    #Damn, even I do not know what the fuck I am talking about anymore.

    "I can watch no longer, so I kneel down, flipping Hanako onto her back as I do."

    "She gasps a little, but I set upon her like an animal in heat."

    "I kiss her neck whilst one hand seeks out the thighs that were enchanting me seconds ago."

    "She reflexively clenches her legs together around my hand, but relaxes a little as I slide my probing fingers ever deeper into the tuft of her pubic hair."

    "My fingers feel a warm wetness, and I push forward."

    "Again, she gasps slightly as my fingers massage her insides."

    ha "H—H—Hiiiisao…"

    "I kiss down her neck to her chest, feeling the texture change as I move from the grafted skin to the natural skin of her breast."

    "I rub her privates a little harder and softly bite her nipple, resulting in a delighted squeal from the girl pinned beneath me."

    "Suddenly, my world flips over, and I find myself looking at the ceiling."

    "Somehow, Hanako has managed to flip me over, and is now straddling my stomach."

    #too much?

    "Her pubic hair tickles my skin and she bends over me, sucking on my neck, and then biting my earlobe."

    "Payback for the nipple, I guess."

    "After a breathless second, she rears back up, flicking her hair away from her face with the same motion."

    "Both of her dark eyes are fixed on mine, and for a moment all we can do is stare at each other."

    ha "I… I guess it's time…"

    "Shuffling on her knees, Hanako slides herself over my erection, picks up a foil packet from the floor, and tears it open."

    hi "I don't think…"

    "Too late."

    "The rubber circle slips straight out of the packet and lands amongst the scattered clothes and snacks."

    "Hanako panics and tries to pick up the condom, but that only causes it to slip out of he grasp once again."

    "I scoff a little at the hilarity of the image."

    "A second ago, Hanako was lost in the flurry of sex, but now she's back to her usual, embarrassed self."

    ha "D—don't laugh. It's slippery…"

    hi "I think that's the point, here…"

    "I retrieve a fresh packet from the floor, and take out the rubber, placing it on the head of my cock."

    ha "C… can I?"

    hi "Eh? I guess…"

    "Hanako reaches down, her fingers wrapping around my dick and unrolling the latex over its shaft."

    "I gulp a little as it unrolls, as it applies a little pressure along my entire length."

    "The experience is over in a second, and Hanako wastes no time in positioning herself over me, my shaft still in her hand as she rears herself over me."

    #damn it why am I always ripping off the Lilly path?

    ha "I… I'm doing it…"

    "She lowers herself, guiding me into her with her hand."

    hi "H—how is it?"

    ha "It feels different… but good…"

    "She falls onto my chest, wrapping her arms around my neck and burying my face in her breasts."

    "In response, I rock my hips forward and upwards."

    "Inside the latex, I feel slightly different, but Hanako's warmth still envelops me."

    "With each thrust, Hanako rolls her own hips onto mine, driving us ever closer together."

    "I reach around her body and grab her butt, pulling her in further still."

    "Her arms tighten, driving my face deeper into her chest."

    "Breathing becomes gasping, which becomes sub-vocal screaming."

    ha "H… Hi… Hisssssssaa ooooooh…."

    ha "Hiiiii Hi Hi Hi Hiiiiissssssa…"

    "Sweat beads on my brow only to be wiped away by breasts, and I find myself digging my fingers into the soft skin of Hanako's behind."

    "With the extra grip, I thrust upwards with all the force I can muster, and Hanako loses all ability to make words."

    ha "Hiiiahahahaaaaaa"

    "*Knock Knock Knock*"

    li "Hanako? Hanako?! Are you alright?"

    li "I thought I heard something… I'm coming in…"

    "Hanako and I freeze, and we hear Lilly frantically turn the locked door handle."

    "The door rattles for a second, and then stops."

    "Lilly's voice is gone, and we breathe a sigh of relief."

    hi "Um, should we keep going?"

    "Hanako, breathless beyond speech, simply rocks herself forward onto me."

    "We're both so close, and the close call with Lilly has both of our hearts racing."

    "Nervous energy fills us and we both speed up our thrusting."

    "I can hear Hanako trying her hardest not to make a sound, but the wet thwacking of our deed is hard to mask."

    ha "Hisao… I… I'm…"

    hi "Me too… just a little…"

    "My muscles tense, my hands grab just ever so tighter, and we both move just a little faster…"

    ha "Hisao… I'm…. I'M…"

    hi "Just… j—just…"

    "Hanako's arms grip me like a bear, and she squeezes me between her legs."

    ha "…Coming!"

    "Fingernails dig into Hanako's butt, and my back arches into her body as I lose control."

    "I feel the hot mass of semen fill up around me in the condom, a slightly unnerving feeling to say the least."

    "I pull out of Hanako quickly and remove the used rubber, which is now covered in all manner of bodily fluids."

    hi "Ew…"

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    "Hanako rolls off me, and lies down beside me."

    ha "That was… wow."

    hi "Yeah but… I think I need to wash up."

    "I carry the used condom between two fingers, and open the door to the bathroom."

    "I step through the door without looking, and almost trip over Lilly."

    hi "LILLY?!"

    li "H—Hisao? W—what are you doing here?"

    "Lilly tries to stand up rapidly, and almost falls over in the process."

    #Lilly Surprised

    "Instinctively I reach out to help her, but pull back at the last second."

    "It's hard enough to explain this as is; let alone if I were to cover her in Hanako and my juices."

    "She quickly rights herself, but she can't hide the embarrassment that is written across her face."

    hi "Are you alright?"

    li "I… heard some strange noises, and I thought that Hanako might be in trouble."

    li "She had a difficult night last night and so I felt obliged to check on her."

    li "And I hadn't seen her all so so perhaps something was amiss."

    li "The front door was locked so I tried to make an entry through the bathroom butnowIrealisethereisnoproblemgoodnight."

    "Lilly, too embarrassed to stay in our company, bows quickly and then retreats back to her room through the bathroom."

    "In order to prevent further mishaps, I flush the condom and start the shower."

    "I rinse myself of the sweat, and then change places with Hanako, who does the same."

    "We dry ourselves in silence."

    "Hanako changes into her pyjamas, and I redress."

    #Hanako pjs embarrassed looking down.

    "For what feels like an hour, we just look at each other sheepishly."

    "A number of times, one of us goes to speak, but no words come out."

    "Both of us are too embarrassed to move, so we just sit uncomfortably."

    "Eventually, there is a small knock on the door, followed by a whisper."

    li "Um, Hisao, Hanako? I have made some tea, would you like to join me?"

    "As if commanded by Lilly's words, Hanako and I sheepishly get up and open the door."

    #bg dormhall

    hi "Lilly… I'm sorry…"

    ha "It won't happen again."

    #Lilly Smile

    li "I should be the one to apologise, I was the one invading your privacy…"

    hi "But we…"

    li "You were doing what lovers do."

    li "Though, after a close call like last night, is this really wise?"

    ha "But the nurse said…"

    #Lilly surprised

    li "You asked the nurse if it was okay?"

    hi "Well, not really, but I think he knew…"

    #Lilly blush

    li "So last night too?"

    ha "I'm sorry I didn't tell you…"

    li "I suspected that fainting was too much of a reaction to a long walk…"

    #lilly smile

    "Lilly shakes her head, as if trying to get herself back on track."

    li "Come now, the tea is getting cold."

    #bg dormlilly

    "The three of us sit around Lilly's small table, sipping our tea in an uncomfortable silence."

    "Hanako and I are still wearing embarrassed faces, but Lilly seems almost pleased at the situation."

    li "I guess I was wrong about you two, though."

    hi "Eh? What do you mean?"

    #Lol convenient plot-tie up phase GET. And you thought this was just porn.

    "Lilly's smile widens a little, like someone remembering their childhood."

    li "When you and Hanako first met, I thought that it was a good chance to help her make something more than a friend."

    li "But after the festival and that picnic, I thought that she wasn't interested in you in that kind of way."

    li "So I just let things be. Forcing these issues never really works."

    hi "I don't get what you mean…"

    ha "You… wanted to set us up?"

    li "Well, nothing so blatant. I merely wanted to push you two together."

    li "It seems that I didn't have to do anything."

    hi "But, I think you did, in a way."

    hi "If you didn't get sick, I don't think Hanako and I would have ended up together."

    ha "I don't think so either."

    hi "And you're still our friend… so long as you're okay with that."

    #Lilly insulted? Or happy

    li "My my, of course I am. I'm overjoyed to see Hanako happy."

    li "She's had a rough time. When she first arrived, I thought she would never open up to anyone."

    li "It took her about two months before she would even talk to me."

    hi "Really? But you're like best friends…"

    ha "Lilly was always nice to me. I was just a little afraid at the beginning."

    hi "I guess it is hard to move into a new school, especially one like this."

    hi "I still can't believe that I met everyone here so quickly."

    li "New places are always a good basis for new friendships."

    li "And it's normal to make a lot of friends in a place like this, where everyone is the same because they are different."

    #too much?

    "I open my mouth to reply, but my words are blocked by a long-reaching yawn."

    hi "Oh… sorry."

    #Lilly and Hanko smile

    li "It's quite alright."

    li "I can imagine that you would be exhausted."

    #Hanako embarrassed

    hi "Yeah, and I didn't get a bit of study done…"

    #Hanako shokku!

    ha "The exams! I forgot!"

    #dicking-induced amnesia. Happens all the time.

    "I pat Hanako on the head."

    hi "Tell you what, tomorrow night, we'll study together. Sound good?"

    #Hanako embarrassed happy

    ha "O—okay."

    li "My my, this sounds interesting."

    hi "It's not like that, we need to study."

    hi "We're in the same classes, so it makes sense, right?"

    ha "Right?"

    li "…"

    hi "Honestly! It's not like that…"

    #Lilly smile/ fufufu

    li "Very well, I will take your word for it."

    li "Now, however, I think you should return to your room before you cause us any more distress."

    li "Good night, Hisao."

    "I stand up, and Hanako springs to her feet."

    ha "G…goodnight Hisao…"

    "She leans forward, almost tripping over Lilly's table in the process."

    "She kisses me gently on the cheek, a grin spreading from ear to ear."

    ha "I… I'll see you in class tomorrow."

    hi "'night, Hanako."

    ha "Hisao?"

    hi "Mmm?"

    ha "I love you."

    hi "Love you too, night."

    #Fade to black.

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