Chapter 1, Part 11

Alright, so last time we saw the head of the disciplinary committee, a girl with really scary eyes. Now let's continue, and maybe finish up, searching for a roommate for Kud.

Music for this part: Showing Signs of a Mystery



Hmm, is there nothing more we could do?



Oh well, I guess not for now.





Whoa! It's her! What's she doing here?



...really Riki? Don't remember that encounter two minutes ago?

Anyways, did she come here for Kud or what?



She just never changes her expression. It's a little creepy.



Yeah why are you here?



Oh wait. I have my doubts about where this is going...



I find it hard to read her expression. It feels condescending.



Well you don't waste any time, do you?



Plus, didn't you kind of one-sidedly decide this?



What is with this girl?



Is that her sense of humor? I somehow feel like it's really not... although she's probably not being serious anyways.





Okay I'm getting annoyed.



Seriously. What the hell.





Are you famous or something?



Kanata, huh. Japan really is the king of puns. I'd talk a little about her character but I think I'll let the LP speak for itself.



That's right, what does Kud think about all this?





Glad to be of one mind here Riki. If that's what they decided, that's okay. There's no real reason to assume this wouldn't work out, anyways.

So let's get over to baseball practice... but on the way there, Riki stops in the courtyard.



She's pretty much always here, isn't she?

Music for this part: Approaching Light



She may always be here, but she's always in her own little world.



Hmm?



That's nice of you.



I can empathize with that. I have some certain storylines that I also care about very, very much... although they don't come in book form.





Hmm, I see. Sounds quite beautiful.



This suddenly got quite personal.



Yeah...



...




"How troublesome", eh?





See ya.

Alright, that was a nice encounter. Let's head off to practice for real this time.

Music for this part: Day Game



And so it begins again...



Huh? I hit a cat (completely by accident of course) and Rin threw a really weird ball at me.



Yeah, it curved.



Of course it is, Kyousuke. Of course it is.



So basically Rin can, from now on, learn new pitches if she gets mad. I think one per practice session is the maximum.

Or to put it in a less friendly way, the game just gave you a reason to hit cats during baseball practice. Don't worry, you can try not hitting them all you want. You will hit them, inadvertedly.

Case in point...





Sorry, Rin. I swear I'm not trying to hit them.

So let's take a break.




Whose voice could that be...?



Oh.

Music for this part: Heart-Colored Capriccio



How nice of you to come visit us.




Heh, you want in?



Gladly.




You're just so killable.




Kurugaya is so quotable.




Really now, Riki, what's the problem?



Well this is a Key visual novel, and we started out with 4 guys - 1 girl. Gotta get that ratio fixed somehow. Clannad had a 2 guys - 8 girls ratio.



Seaweed? Gee thanks.



Whatever...



Oh this'll be great.



Hmm, now I wonder who people gather around. Thinking about it, it's like the guys gather round Kyousuke while the girls gather round Riki.



Oh well, it hardly matters.



Why am I not surprised?







A typical Kyousuke tryout I see. Well that's fine with me. Kurugaya is a great addition to our team.




Oho, this might actually be interesting. Kurugaya is strong.



What the hell!?




Oh well smurf you. That means Kurugaya is my next opponent. Meh.





"Yui-chan"? Oh I see.





Never been called that way, have you, Kurugaya?



She doesn't even begin to imagine that she could be the one referred to.





Oh don't look so shocked.




Kurugaya-chan sounds even stranger.




Wait, what?

Music for this part: Heroic Battle



Well this is certainly going to be a unique battle.







This is a wonderful battle, isn't it?












A battle of wits. Or whatever this was.

Music for this part: Tick Tock Routine



Rin's turn for what? First-name-calling?





Oh yes. She sure is. This is going to be troublesome.








...



Oh. Way to go, Kurugaya!





What are you talking about, Riki? This was obvious to happen.




Okay, there is no way Rin can mess this one up.




I stand corrected. Who is Komada, anyways?




*sigh* this is going to be complicated. Fortunately, Kurugaya thought of something.




Please, Rin.



Annnnd...



...puh.




I guess it just can't be helped, can it? But she can't stay this way either. Gotta be some way to ease her into this...







Hmm, good thinking.




That worked better than I'd expected. (Though what the hell, "Kurukuruje-"?)



A "splendid slide, head first"? Well isn't that just a beautiful way of putting it.






Huh. Nice thinking there, Kurugaya.



We're not quite a team yet, but I'm sure we'll be good.



As you can see, Kurugaya joins us on the fields. If you hit the ball close enough to her, she literally teleports right over to it, catches it, and throws it back. She's mostly immobile and just stands around, though, so this isn't quite that simple.

Anyways... take a guess what happened a bunch of times.




So~orry Rin-chan. She's still quite no-con so her balls come flying towards me every now and then, but they can be dodged. She still hit me once. Her Raging Meow Balls and Purrves aren't that easy to hit, but with a bit of practice it's quite manageable.



Good sweat.



Oh, Kengo? What's up?

Music for this part: Race






Ah, right.




I'm sure they're willing to help.



Yeah, Rin is quite driven in these situations, isn't she?



Don't worry about it.



That's not much time, is it...




Komari being left behind a bit. But she's glad to help, of course. As always.



Curry, huh.




Oh right. That must've been what it was for. Well damn.



It does seem like a dire situation.



!!



This should take care of some problems at least.




Riki comments that she still looks a bit ill, so she will just help with organizational issues. That's fine, we have enough people to take care of the practical part ourselves.



Sounds good.





Ah. Everything goes quiet.



...

That's it for now. I'll be leaving first thing in the morning on the 17th, and I doubt I will have much opportunity to work on the Let's Play for the week I'm gone, so don't expect any updates, sorry. I might be able to get one part done, but only if my vacation ends up being boring, so that would not be a good sign ^^