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Oka sat quietly, waiting for the opening ceremony to start. The room was starting to fill quickly which gave her an indication that the ceremony was starting soon. She checked her watch and just as she thought, it was only a few minutes until the school year officially began starting with the Principal’s typical opening speech, followed by the Student Council President. Just before the opening ceremony began, someone called her name again but this time it appeared to be by a fellow student council member. 

Ah, yes Ueno Emiha. The Student Council Treasurer. It wasn’t often that she’d spoken to her since her promotion, but it wasn’t like she had spoken to many people other than the President. Since her duties were similar to that of the President and her primary focus had been to support many of her ideals and practices, she took extra care to remain in the good graces of Nakano-san. Thusly putting all others on the back burner. She respected her strong ethics and her ability to face adversity head on. Many had heard of news of her father and it was quite the scandal. Oka's father, of course, was the first person to immediately tell her to be careful around her as not to allow her own reputation to be tarnished. It was funny how that was one of the few times she managed to see him at home and it was the first thing he wanted to talk about. That and of course his other favorite topics:  grades and future plans after graduation.

Still, she couldn’t help but admire Nakano-san's ability to appear to not worry about the judgement of others.

Oka focused back on Ueno-san, ever impressed by her ability to distinguish who she was even with her lack of vision. [color=7733ff]"Ah, Nakano-san. As usual, she arrived here just in time. I’m sure she had a meeting with the other administration prior to the start of this."[/color] She replied before instinctively looking in the direction to where Nakano-san would be seated. 

At the end of the row, Oka saw her seated quietly. She was sure that there had been a lot on Nakano-san's mind. It had felt like there was pressure coming from all directions since the incident five months ago and the hasty rearrangement of the student council. Her biggest hope was that the student council would be able to handle the challenges tasked to them. 

It was shortly after having those thoughts, that the ceremony began. Several teachers came before the student body of Hinotori High and gave their usual pep talk followed by the Principal who stressed the importance of meeting certain expectations at the school. He touched  on the renovations that had been going on with the school and the new auditorium that was being built. It would make sense for him to urge students to be on their best behavior while representing the school since it seems they did get a fair amount of funding based on their performance. And so far, that extra spending money was spent on an expansion of the school. She wondered what other activities they would be focused on this year. 

Oka glanced over at Nakano-san, who was then called to the podium. She listened closely to her speech as she addressed the student body. A phrase resonated within her, [color=17A589][i]Do all that you can to reach your full potential.[/i][/color] It reminded her of the recurring dream she kept having every night. Or for all she knew it could have been a nightmare. Oka didn’t have a chance to reflect on the phrase too much more before Nakano-san continued on with her speech. As she spoke of the missing students, she was reminded of Natsuhime-san. She was such a sweet girl who radiated a warmth that was nearly unmatched at the school. She was the complete opposite of well...herself. She was highly popular but was able to carry conversations with anyone. The students really gravitated towards her and Oka felt like Natsuhime-san truly meant to build close relationships with her peers in order to best support them. Although Oka was popular with students, she found herself feeling awkward, almost incapable of building those bonds. Oftentimes she felt like she was being superficial with her responses and extremely careful of how she interacted with everyone. 

With the last bit of Nakano-san’s speech came the uncomfortable tension from the adults in the room while the students quietly clapped. Of course, this subject was taboo. She quietly observed both Nakano-san and the administrative staff before turning her attention back to the front of the room where the principal dismissed them to their classrooms. Oka stood from her seat and made her way over to Nakano-san. [color=7733ff]“Good morning Nakano-san,” [/color] She greeted, choosing her next words carefully. She wasn’t sure if now was a good time to ask about her meeting this morning, so instead she opted with, [color=7733ff] “It may be early to ask but were there plans for us to meet after school today?”[/color]
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