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         Akira heard what Isamoto said and shrugged, but also took note of how Aiko took the scenario. She seemed to be deep in thought about the topic. He assumed Aiko thought the same thing he did: something was up that Nobuo would not admit to. Whatever it was, he realized his new friend should not hold it in for too long, lest it consume him further. His mood lightened a little as Isamoto introduced herself, to which Akira shook hands while stating, "Akira, I'm also new here. I think Aiko, Nobuo, and I share the same homeroom with you." Letting go, he added, "And, since all four of us here, plus that Jon guy, are newbies, we need to stick together, don't you think?"

Nobuo nodded. "Affirmative."

Akira placed a hand on his chin for a moment. "Now that I think about it, there are at least three other new students around that aren't first years. There's no reason to leave them out. We can try to be friends with 'em, too. The more, the merrier." Looking around, he decided to change the subject. "Hmm... We know Aiko loves to cosplay as Eu Hellscythe, from Is This a Zombie?, and I am capable of cosplaying as Dearka Elsman, from Gundam SEED/SEED Destiny, as for Nobuo..." He pointed towards him. "You remind me of Sousuke Sagara, the male protagonist of Full Metal Panic. You got the voice, appearance, and, of course, the attitude, it seems."

"Who's Sousuke Sagara?"

Akira shrugged. "Eh, I'll let you watch some Full Metal Panic episodes so you can familiarize yourself with him a bit."

"Roger."

The blonde-haired guy next glanced towards Isamoto. "As for you... you look and sound a lot like Haruhi. Which reminds me..." Shrugging again, he stated, "I believe we ought to do an amateur video together, the director being..." He pointed at Isamoto. "And, Nobuo can handle the camera."

Nobuo just finished eating before asking, "How do I do that?"

Turning his attention towards Nobuo, Akira answered the query with, "Kind of like a sniper rifle, Except you don't shoot, and you observe from different angles for different perspectives. Does that make sense?"

"Affirmative."

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Jon heard Murakami start to speak when he also noticed her stop. His advanced hearing, which he trained himself to achieve in such a short amount of time, indicated she began to clutch something. This caused him to look in her direction, his face out of hiding, to see her holding her back. "You okay? You're not hurting anywhere, are you?" Without even thinking, he placed a hand on her back to check. Upon touching the shirt, he could feel a bump or two, which left him wide-eyed. He quickly pulled back his hand once he realized it was not a good idea to be touching her. From the way he felt the bumps, though, he knew those had to be scars. "You were abused, weren't you?"

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Estuko giggled a little at Yoshi's response. "Hey! Nothing wrong with that!" She thought on her answer, then stated, "Well, aside from singing, I can also swim pretty well, though I was never that competitive. Never understood why many other gals have to go with two-piece swim suits that don't cover much, though, which is why I always wear a decent one-piece suit. Let's see... I do love to dance, and I know some classic ones, at that... Oh! And painting is another one of my hobbies, along with knitting..." Upon completed her response, her smile faltered some at the thought of knitting. She had not given it much thought before, but now the memories were coming back. She began to frown in an expression of sadness. "I... I'm sorry. Some bad memories returned that I'd rather not discuss."