[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180808/eebe0f2fdd49df2cab387decc3e89382.png[/img][/center][right][hr][color=gray][b]City Streets, Kurosuoba[/b]
April 3rd, 2018 | 6:45 AM[/color][hr][/right][indent][color=BA8A5D][b]"I... I think so, too."[/b][/color] Kotone replied, shaking hands with Egusa-san. Still, Kotone had felt worn out. Despite favoring a nice jog as a hobby, there was no way Kotone could compete with the bundle of energy that was Egusa-san. The girls had truly met for the first time just a moment ago, yet Kotone struggled to keep up with Egusa-san bouncing all over the place.

Taking a momentarily glance at her phone, Egusa-san shifted the conversation back to before. Apparently, Egusa-san desired to know what Kotone attempted to say before being cut off by her rambling, and as exhausted as the brown-haired girl was, she was always willing to discuss her hobbies. However, Kotone wondered if Egusa-san would even be willing to hear her out. She did, after all, just consider one of Kotone's favorite activities to be synonymous with torture.

Nonetheless, it would've been rude to brush Egusa-san off by refusing to say anything. [color=BA8A5D][b]"Well, I was trying to say that I don't see running as torture... Sure, you might feel exhausted, but running has various benefits, like helping improve your mood or reducing the risk for heart disease."[/b][/color] Kotone explained, listing off what was on the top of her head. Having ran for fun and competition for years, Kotone knew these were facts every runner knew, but at the same time most non-runners had no knowledge of as just getting started could seem a daunting task for the new runner.

Before Kotone could continue, however, her phone began to buzz in her school bag. Pulling her phone out from her bag, Kotone glanced at the notification, noticing it had been a text message from her mother.

[center][color=orange]Did you make it to school yet?[/color][/center]
Looking at the phone's clock, Kotone noticed that time had already passed considerably. It was unlikely that Kotone would be late to school, but today was the day of their opening ceremony and orientation. If anything, Kotone needed to be on time for that, lest she receive a scolding from one of the many teachers and staff attending the ceremony. Plus, if her mother had found out that Kotone was late on her first day, she would never hear the end of it.

[color=BA8A5D][b]"I... I have to get going, okay?"[/b][/color] Kotone replied, placing a foot on the pedal of her bike, though she was reminded of what she promised her father. It would take some time for Kotone to get used to Egusa-san, but they were both wearing the same first year uniform, making it very likely they were in the same class. [color=BA8A5D][b]"If I see you at school, we can talk later... maybe at lunch, or something."[/b][/color][/indent]