[center][h1][color=99CC99]Igarashi Renzo[/color][/h1] [color=99CC99]5:03 am[/color][/center] [hr] Ren took a deep breath in as he stood at the top of the steps to the shrine, looking down over the town he'd only moved to just a few days ago. [color=99CC99]"Ya know what?"[/color] He mumbled to himself. [color=99CC99]"'s a little crowded, but I think I this place might be pretty nice!"[/color] Now, for many people, considering a city like Kurosuoba to be crowded would seem pretty weird. It was actually kind of [i]rural[/i] when you took everything into consideration, but Ren had a bit of a different view. It made sense, considering he was from quite possibly the [i]literal[/i] middle of nowhere. Everything was crowded compared to the small village in the mountains he moved from. There was also the fun little way he seemed to be some kind of magnet for small transportation, with a grand total of four bicycles crashing into him since the move. That might've impacted his views on the subject, just a little… However, before he could get swept up in any more of his deep thoughts, the opening theme from Anohana sounded from his pocket, prompting him to dig around in his pockets to pull out his shiny new totallynotoldanddented smart phone. Merely a second after looking at the screen, his eyes widened in terror, as he saw the alarm for 5:50, when he'd originally planned to wake up. Yeah, it was a pretty ridiculous, almost decadent sleep in, but if he was ever going to experience sleeping in, he wanted to go all the way! However, now he was halfway across the city from his house, having gone on the walk when he could barely even sleep at all. He also wasn't wearing his school uniform, hence why the distance to his house even mattered. [color=99CC99]"AaaaaaaaAAAAAAHHH!!![/color] He shrieked, deciding for whatever stupid reason that the best choice here was to dash down the steps. Naturally, he lost his balance. However, due to the angle, he managed to actually keep on his feet, in a perpetual state of falling forward, until he managed to reach the bottom. He face planted [i]then[/i], of course, but this was hardly the first time he'd fallen down a mountain. After barely a moment, he was back on his feet and running. After about twenty minutes of sprinting, Ren finally stepped into his sisters apartment, gasping for air. For her part, Igarashi Mari simply glanced at Ren out of the corner of her eyes, before returning back to her breakfast. "Out for a walk?" She asked casually, as Ren rushed into his room. [color=99CC99]"Couldn't fall back ta sleep!"[/color] He called back quickly.[color=99CC99] "Got too excited about the whole [i]real school[/i] thi-... Guh... GAAAHHH!"[/color] He wasn't entirely sure why he couldn't fit the shirt over his head at this point. He figured he might actually end up rushing a little, what with his extended sleep in, so he'd planned to leave his shirt buttoned up so he could just slide it on in the morning. Now he was beginning to wonder if that was such a good idea. Maybe... Just maybe... He was a little too fat for it to that plan... "Ren, is it the collar or a sleeve?" He paused, before feeling around at the opening above his head, and adjusting his shirt to put it on properly. After he finished dressing, he peeked out nervously, only for his fears to be confirmed by the smug expression on his sisters face. [color=99CC99]"Oi, nee-chan, please."[/color] "Fine, you're safe 'till you get home." She said, before pointing to the toaster. "Anyway, I made you some toast while you were trying to get dressed, so you don't starve to death while you run." [color=99CC99]"I wouldn' starve to [i]death[/i], just emaciation and [i]near[/i] death." [/color] "Well, either way, you'd better hurry. If you don't leave soon, you might only be an hour early, and what will your classmates think about you [i]then?[/i]" [color=99CC99]"Ah, right! I don' want 'em to think I'm some kinda delinquent! Thanks for the toast, nee-chan! I'll see ya later!" [/color] And then he was running again, moving at a speed that really shouldn't have been possible for someone as large as him. However his extra weight did prove to impede him before too long, taking the form of sudden, ravenous hunger. [color=99CC99][i]Actually, I didn't make any lunch for today, did I? This is gonna be all I have to live off 'till I get home![/i][/color] And with that terrifying thought in mind, he quickly put the toast into his mouth, holding it there as he ran. [color=99CC99][i]Huh, ya know, isn't this that thing anime heroines do right before they run into the main chara-[/i] [/color] And then he was falling, a small part of his brain registering that he'd bumped into something. Or someone. However, that wasn't quite as surprising as the small [color=99CC99]"Kyaa!"[/color] he let out as he toppled over. He remained on the ground for a second, dazed and trying to figure out what had just happened. However, once he realised what was going on, he practically shot up to try and help whoever he'd probably accidentally steamrolled. [color=99CC99]"Oh crap, you ok? Sorry I ran into ya, I'm kinda du-ooooohhhnowhy..."[/color] And despite his worry for whoever he'd hit, he found his gaze stuck on the piece of toast, which had landed face down on the concrete [color=99CC99]"Whelp, there goes my chance of survivin' the day..."[/color]