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((Uh... the standing straight as a stick position is more of the "attention" stance. The "at ease" position is where you spread your legs apart, have your hands behind your back, and you can move your head a little (but only to look at your commanding officer, if they are in front of you). ^^;; I took JROTC freshman year, so that's how I know.))

Akira gently grinned. at the sight of the girl who was barely on time for introductions. She's pretty. Alas, he felt it best not to get romantically involved with anyone. It was not like anything would happen between them, right? At least, that was what he thought, at the time. He chuckled a tiny bit to himself while thinking on what Isamoto said. She and this Nobuo are both physically active, huh? I could see them becoming a couple, but I digress. He was called up after Isamoto, so he came up front to introduce himself.

"Hello. My name is Akira Kouno. I come from Hiroshima. You could say I'm a little bit of a book worm, though I do work out enough. two of my favorite hobbies are cooking a variety of foods and brewing different kinds of coffee. I could even create a latte, if anybody were to want one." He laughed a bit before continuing. "Of course, I'm not saying that to brag. I just like brewing coffee that much. I hope to one day set up a restaurant. Oh, and I guess I am a bit of an otaku, as I can cosplay a few characters well enough. All that pretty much sums me up."

Once Akira took his seat, it was Jon's turn, whom was not quite paying attention, aside from listening to Nobuo. With a silent huff and a roll of his eyes, he went up front and leaned on the clean chalkboard. "I'm Jonathan Takeda, and I'm not related to Nobuo. At least, I don't think so. Anyway, I was born in Memphis, Tennessee, over in the United States, so that explains why my first name is not Japanese. As for what I like to do, it's pretty much work out, swim, craft, and other things. That's pretty much it." He went back to his seat.

Last, but not least, it was Aiko's turn. Akira was considering all this getting more interesting with each person. What did the lovely Aiko have to say, though?

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Etsuko noticed the nervousness coming from Murakami, which told her it was best to leave her be. It was her turn to come up front, anyway, so the blonde did so and introduced herself with a smile that is rumored to be contagious. "Hi! I'm Etsuko Sasaki! I originally lived in Nagasaki, but came here a few weeks ago. I love making new friends, singing, knitting, and animals! I even enjoy helping people out. So, don't be afraid to ask for any, okay?"

Etsuko walked back to her desk, keeping her grin while remembering the reason for being in this small town. She wanted to be away from Nagasaki, away from where the loss of people she was close to occurred. The third and last person to be called upon to speak in front of class was Murakami.