Fancy Meeting You Here
Cast:
Cure Blossom, Hanasaki Tsubomi - age 21
Ban Kenji - Tsubomi's friend - age 21
Amagi Daitetsu - age 21
November, 2016
"Hey, Kenji! Ban Kenji, it is you! I haven't seen you since high school!"
The man who approaches Kenji is an acquaintance from high school. It hasn't even been two years, but Kenji needs a moment to put a name to the face.
"Amagi... Daitetsu?"
"Dude, am I that forgettable?"
"Sorry, Amagi. I've been busy with college and stuff."
"Just college? With the way you're dressed up, I was sure you'd got yourself published at last."
"Not yet. Someday, though."
"Dude, tell me when it happens! I'll totally buy three copies!"
"Why three? You weren't ever a collector before."
Daitetsu scratches his head. "That hasn't changed, but there are things one does for friends, right?"
"I- I appreciate the offer, actually. When I do make it, I'll be sure to drop you a line." Kenji pauses. "How about you? What have you been up to?"
"Technical college. A couple more years, and I'll be a journeyman locomotive mechanic."
Before Kenji can respond, he is approached by a pretty girl. Hanasaki Tsubomi, a former member of that legendary fashion club, is beautiful and instantly recognizable. At this moment, she has her long pink hair pulled back in a loose ponytail. She is wearing a cream-colored sweater, tight jeans, and a perfume that Daitetsu cannot identify.
"Hi, Kenji! Did you wait long?"
"Not really? I kind of ran into Amagi, and we've been catching up."
Tsubomi looks at Daitetsu as if he manifested out of thin air. "Um... Pleased to meet you?"
"Amagi Daitetsu, he was at Myoudouin Academy with us."
Tsubomi reddens, but Daitetsu waves his hands in a conciliatory gesture. "It's okay. I don't expect that everybody remembers me. In fact, I was just leaving. Wouldn't want to get in the way of your date."
"It's not a date!" "We're not dating!"