[b]Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club | Monday, June 8 2015 - After School[/b]

The Agriculture Club meetings were slowly but surely becoming a routine for Kotori - checking on the plants, seeing the progress of anything they'd grown themselves and discussing new methods or ideas, even if the talking of the latter was done mostly by Matthew, all of them were starting to have an almost comforting normalness and regularity about them. It was quite a stark contrast to the events of the previous day - but not in the least bit unwelcome. However, it was still a strange situation to know that Matthew too was involved in the Investigation Team whilst Shizuka wasn't - though the same was true for Akane and the rest of Class 2-2, the difference in scale made the oddness of the whole situation rather more pronounced.

But then again, Kotori definitely preferred Shizuka remain oblivious to the whole other world ordeal, lest she too would have to go through the same thing as the other kidnappees - that wasn't something she'd wish on anyone, no matter the ultimate outcome. [color=violet]"Um... Shirohane-senpai, Ha-Harvester-senpai..."[/color] The sound of the other girl's voice brought Kotori's eyes over to her as she gingerly spoke. [color=violet]"I-... I'm just curious but... Are you two [i] seeing[/i] each other?"[/color] Following her words, Kotori blinked before turning to look over to Matthew, then back to Shizuka. Without a word, she lifted a hand, pointing first at herself and then at the older boy; seemingly perplexed at the question as she still had a blank look about her: [color=green]"Eh?"[/color]

At least until she fully realised what Shizuka was implying - at which point a rather odd sound came from Kotori: a small amused chuckle. The very idea of it was just absurd. Not only would such a development have been far too fast - they'd only met a few weeks ago after all - but she couldn't recall a single instance where Matthew had treated either of them as anything other than fellow club members. Of course there was the fact that they shared a certain secret - but the same was also true for some of the far more popular girls in school such as Leiko or Chiaki. [color=green]"No, not at all, Otonashi-san,"[/color] Kotori reassured the younger girl, giving a brief shake of her head while she spoke before glancing over to Matthew; waiting for him to tell her much the same.