Not a long time after Reiko set on reading her book, she noticed a girl with disheveled black hair standing around the entrance of the courtyard, glaring at people, though she paid it no mind. Tears of living on a metropolis do that to people after all, and Reiko knew all too well that meddling with people would only invite trouble for her.

Before Reiko could resume reading, however, a teenager boy (probably a high-schooler) with brown hair that looked more like a rat's nest came to the same table as she and began some idle chat. Reiko set her book aside (after marking the page, obviously) and took off her sunglasses, before gazing at the boy with curious eyes [color=f08080]"I moved here only a few months ago, I'm still not used to this city"[/color] she said.

Once Daichi introduced himself, Reiko gave off a brief chuckle when she noticed the boy's unrest [color=f08080]"Asamiya Reiko"[/color] she introduced herself in the kind of business-like way that you'd expect from someone used to live in big cities, up to and including, offering her hand for Daichi to shake. A rather western greeting, but Reiko was used to dealing with people from overseas, so she got used to this, instead of bowing.

[color=f08080]"If you don't mind me asking,"[/color] Reiko paused to move a strand of hair that had fallen over her face back behind her ear [color=f08080]"is everyone around here like you? I mean on Tokyo people barely spare the time to acknowledge someone else's presence, but..."[/color] she sighed before a smile of mixed longing and tiredness crept its way to her beautiful lips [color=f08080]"things here seems warmer."[/color] Indeed they seemed, and Reiko couldn't help but wonder what would have been of her life, if she too had been raised in such a small community.

Would she be happier? Would the man she once loved still be alive? Or would life be even harder?

The young philosopher couldn't help but think about these possibilities, and yet no answer would came of it, so absorbed was she in her thoughts that Reiko didn't even noticed the gaze that she was giving Daichi.