Title: Gauntlet
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Fourth letter, from Ryoma to Shinji.
Ibu:
You really never shut up, do you? I never thought that you could write as much as you talk. Doesn't your hand get tired? You just write too much, I think. It's hard to read. I really have no choice now, because my mother thinks it's cute that I have a pen pal. Che. She was cooing over the English lettering on the envelope and the Japanese letter. Who wrote out the envelope for you, or do you know English? Heh. Just to spite you, I'm writing this letter in English. Maybe you'll stop writing if you can't read my responses.
I am not cute or adorable. End of story.
Thank you for the pictures. I think they scarred me for life. I had thought I'd never have to see Fuji-senpai in a skirt again. Next time, take pictures of a decent tennis match. As an example, I'm enclosing pictures taken during one of my recent tournaments. They just show tennis, and all guys are in shorts.
Momo-sempai is captain, huh? He didn't tell me that. Probably thought I'd make fun of him. Kaidoh-sempai would've made a better one, I think. Rokkaku will have the advantage in captains this year. Aoi may be obnoxious, but he will know what he's doing. Not that it matters if the team is talentless. How does Hyotei look this year?
Assuming you manage to get this far, I think I like writing like this. I don't have to think as much. I may be able to speak fluent Japanese, but writing sucks. If you can write your next letter in legible English, I just might keep writing to you.
Mada mada da ne.
--Echizen
P.S.: My grip tape is from India. It's still all the same. I bet if you looked at the components, they were all made in China, then packaged in England or wherever. Change the brand name, and you'd never know.