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Shin was halfway done his sandwich when the message icon flashed, indicating a new message had been sent to him. He opened it, finding it was an audio message this time and hit play, the message beginning. Right away he started to chuckle, he knew who it was from, the one person from school he had kept on his contact list, Reimi Hirose. He continued to chuckle through the entire message, though he wasn't laughing at the girl's inexperience in human communication, it was simply because of how formal she sounded all the time. It was a good thing, in his opinion, at least she always got him to smile no matter how down he felt. Once the message stopped, he took a few minutes to compose himself, thinking over her invitation to do something. He thought about his summer, he hadn't really been out to do anything, not that he had friends anymore to begin with. 'She' made sure of that. As a result, he had remained inside his room, studying. Sure, he had communicated with Reimi a few times over the break, but they never made any actual plans until today. [color=lightblue][i]She must be about as bored as I am. It's raining out though, so I'm not sure where we could go in this weather.[/i][/color] he thought to himself. He furrowed his brow as he thought of a place, suddenly getting an idea, [color=lightblue][i]We could go to that cafe that just opened a couple of weeks ago, I've been wanting to try their bubble tea, sis said it's delicious.[/i][/color] he thought, pulling up his recording program.

He pressed record, [color=lightblue]"Hey Hirose, I got your message. You really do sound way too formal, not that I have a problem with that at all, of course. If it were anyone but me, I'm sure they'd probably make fun of you or something. Anyways, I'm getting off topic here. I'd be more than happy to meet up with you, I haven't exactly been outside at all this summer, so this is more than enough reason to do so! Sadly the weather limit's our meeting locations, but I think I have a solution for that. There's a new cafe that opened up not too long ago that my sister went to, she said their bubble tea is amazing, I've wanted to go ever since she told me that but I never found the time. I'm adding the location and directions on how to get there, just in case you don't know where it is. Anyways, I hope to see you there! Your friend, Shin Furukawa. PS: There's also something I've been meaning to talk to you about. It's not something I'm comfortable discussing over our usual method of communication, I'd rather do it face to face."[/color] he finished recording, then added the location and directions on how to get there before sending it off. He finished his sandwich and went to his room, changing to something more appropriate for being in public, returning back downstairs and making sure to bundle up and grab his umbrella. He stopped at the door, opening his connection to the net, tapping it and disconnecting.

Shin never connected to the net outside of home or school, he knew exactly how dangerous it was to do that as a Burst Linker. Anyone could challenge you at any given moment, and given the fact he disappeared from the accelerated world, he wasn't particularly keen on returning right now. He opened the door and stepped out of the house, making sure to lock up behind him. He began to walk towards the cafe, having memorized the route already. Along the way, he typed something up with his free hand, checking often to make sure he was both going in the right direction and that he wasn't about to run into someone. He turned the corner and spotted the cafe, arriving there before Reimi had, which was what he wanted. He went inside and took a booth by the window, that way when she showed up, she'd know where he was. He returned to his typing, using both hands now, finishing quickly and saving it. He set the icon to the side and reached into his jacket pocket, feeling around for the cord he always carried with him, locating it. He left it in there, removing his hand and finally deciding to order his bubble tea he wanted. Once it arrived, he sipped it gingerly while waiting for his friend to show up. Truth be told, Reimi was more than just a friend to the boy, even more than a best friend. She was more his confidant, she knew things about him that nobody else knew, she was the only one he had opened up to since the incident six months ago. Reimi practically knew all his secrets, all but one, though that was going to change today.