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[b]Interactions:[/b] Tachibana Kotone ([@Sola])[/center][hr]

[color=ba8a5d]"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,"[/color] while she wouldn't want to admit it, that was [i]not[/i] what Midori wanted to hear. It sounded as though Kotone was completely unaware of how much harder it would be for Midori to try to get herself fit. Midori felt as though she needed to say something, but what [i]could[/i] she say? She'd lost friends before over clashes of opinion before and, considering she rarely came across any to begin with, that was the last thing she needed.

[color=00a651]"Well... you've seen how [i]I[/i] was at the end of it, alright?"[/color] Midori said in a tone of depression, [color=00a651]"Just try to look at it from my perspective. Please."[/color]

With that, her head sank low. Midori had no idea that Kotone would take an interest in running, and now that she'd known, she was quick to feel bad for what she said earlier. She was still skeptical about the idea of her mood being improved by running, and she was adamant that she was past the point of no return when it come to looking after one's health. But perhaps that was because she had the wrong mindset entirely...

[color=ba8a5d]"I... I have to get going, okay?"[/color] Kotone stated, [color=ba8a5d]"If I see you at school, we can talk later... maybe at lunch, or something."[/color]

[color=00a651]"Hm?"[/color] Midori wondered, looking down at her phone again, then back up towards Kotone, [color=00a651]"Oh yeah; sure! I'll see you around."[/color]

That reminded her. She had to get back to the convenience store so that she could get her snacks off of Atsumori.

...

Sure enough, Midori arrived at the school gates with a significantly improved mood. She had gotten a packet of pocky, a couple bottles of soda and... a large percentage of her money back. Atsumori must've assumed that what Midori really wanted was to raid the convenience store, much to her dismay. But she was thankful that she got some more food out of the ordeal at the very least.

Of course, it was safe to say that Kotone would've arrived several minutes before Midori had. She [i]did[/i] have a bike after all, and unlike Midori, Kotone wouldn't have had to stop by at the convenience store for any particular reason.

[color=00a651][i]'I wonder where Miyuki is,'[/i][/color] Midori kept watch on the streets. After all, there [i]were[/i] others that had yet to arrive...