Notes: Since it's been a while since the last update: Taeko writes in Italics while Mayuzumi writes in the normal font!
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OK. I'm going to break it down.
FOR YOU.
You leave Earth at the age of 25. You travel the Universe and experience time dilation, which for argument's sake shall be 1 space year to 20 Earth years. After what felt like 3 space years, you return home to find all of your classmates celebrating their 85th birthday while you incite steaming jealousy with your 28-years-old body.
DO explain to me HOW you've NOT cheated aging.
The fountain of youth is a super-powered space shuttle. All we have to do is launch the spacecraft at an incredible speed, and Newton's First Law will do the rest in space. WE CAN ESSENTIALLY ALMOST BE IMMORTALS!
WHY CAN'T YOU GET THIS?!
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Why are you so insistent on that argument? Why can't you just think past the surface?
It does not work that way.
Your body is still going to age at the same rate. You will not feel like you've lived longer than your classmates. You will reach your 85th birthday no different from them. You have NOT cheated aging. You only think you did because you have compared your sense of aging to theirs. If you do not consider your age relative to your classmates, you will become 85 the same way and rate as they did.
You might take some time, but think about this: if what you said made sense, don't you think there would at least be papers published about it?
PS: Don't ever use the term 'space years' again if you want to be taken seriously.
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UM, BUT YOU'RE STILL 28 WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS 85?!
LET'S DETERMINE WE ALL DIE AT 100. IN 15 YEARS AFTER YOUR RETURN, ALL YOUR CLASSMATES WILL BE DEAD AND YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE 43. YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE 57 YEARS LONGER THAN THEM. IN FACT, YOU CAN EVEN DELAY IT BY TRAVELLING TO SPACE EVERY YEAR OR SOMETHING.
I ASKED AROUND. PEOPLE AGREE WITH ME.
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Oh. By 'people', do you mean your fellow remedial-mates? Not very convincing.
Read every single thing I have written in the last few pages. Process every single word individually, then whole sentences together. Don't skip anything, especially the formulae and laws. Repeat ten more times if necessary.
Still fail to comprehend?
I'll do it your way.
You leave Earth at age 25.
1. With time dilation, time for you, in space, will pass no differently from how time will pass for you on Earth. It will feel exactly the same.
2. Moving on, you decide not to return home, and live until you die of old age, which will be 75 more 'space years' because you're spending it in space. Obviously.
3. Putting 1. And 2. together, 75 'space years' will feel exactly like 75 Earth years.
4. Back on Earth, your classmates will live 75 more Earth years, which as according to 3., will feel no different from your 75 'space years'.
Conclusion: both you and your classmates will live till 100 and die, and the time that has passed—for the both of you—will feel no different.
Thus, no, you have not cheated aging.
I'm a third year. Physics is my best subject. An 'A' is my average grade for it. Just because you've grasped several basic theories and read a Vikipedia article or two, you think you actually stood a chance against me?
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Wow.
Can't you be less a jerk about it?
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Glad you understand now. Finally.
I could not have explained it any simpler, even in complete layman's terms. I hope you appreciated how much I've dumbed myself down.
'FOR YOU'.
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Hey, I just checked. Time dilation isn't even in the syllabus…
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六月
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From: Miyama Taeko
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 5:45pm)
I'll be outside the school gym in 10!
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From: Hayama Kotarou
To: Miyama Taeko
(Today, 5:48pm)
UM, OK! Half-time just started!
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(⌐■_■) KINGS OF KYOTO (⌐■_■)
You, Ko-chan, Eikichi
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(Today, 5:53pm)
You:
Ko-chan, come back now! Someone's here to pass you notes.
You:
I'll take them for you. No lady should be kept waiting, you know?
Ko-chan:
NO
Ko-chan:
REO-NEE
Ko-chan:
I'LL DO IT MYSELF!
Ko-chan:
I'LL BE BACK SOON!
Eikichi:
Fuck. Kotarou tore the cubicle door off one of its hinges!
You:
You should come back soon too. Sei-chan isn't thrilled that I'm the only one on the bench during half-time.
You:
Told you boys not to have that curry don for lunch.
Eikichi:
What about that new guy?
You:
He disappeared. As usual.
You:
Now, please hurry back?
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(⌐■_■) K.O.K (⌐■_■)
You, Reo-nee, Ei-chan
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(Today, 8:12pm)
Reo-nee:
Nebuya Eikichi. Stop changing the group's name!
Reo-nee:
(Sigh)
Reo-nee:
This is when abbreviations are not appreciated...
Ei-chan:
What?
Ei-chan:
It's funny lol
Ei-chan:
Haha
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Reo-nee changed the group title.
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(⌐■_■) KINGS OF KYOTO (⌐■_■)
You, Reo-nee, Ei-chan
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(Today, 8:18pm)
You:
I'm so tired guys!
You:
Akashi really knows how to work us
You:
All my muscles are ready to fall off…ヽ(_ _ヽ)彡
Ei-chan:
You're so weak Kotarou.
Reo-nee:
Speaking of muscles
Reo-nee:
You were waaaaay too obvious just now, Ko-chan~ ( ̄ω ̄)
Ei-chan:
OH YES THAT HAHA
You:
Huh?!
You:
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ('◉⌓◉')
Ei-chan:
Stop playing dumb.
Ei-chan:
Lifting up your jersey in front of that girl with your skinny monkey body
Ei-chan:
What do you even have to boast of
Ei-chan:
LOL
You:
I was just wiping my sweat OK!
You:
And shut up you ganguro-gori
You:
GANGORI! _|_
Reo-nee:
Ko-chan, you weren't even sweating that much then.
Reo-nee:
Besides, you usually use the collar for wiping, not the hems.
You:
My abs are perf.
You:
She was SO checking me out OK!
Ei-chan:
HAHAHAHAHA WHAT A JOKE HAHAHAHAHAHA
You:
EI-CHAN SHUT THE FUCK UP!
You:
You're just jealous that I got some and you don't.
You:
(=3=)凸
Ei-chan:
A girl just came to pass you class notes
Ei-chan:
Big deal Kotarou
Ei-chan:
And it's because you're in the failures' class haha
Reo-nee:
Don't worry, Ko-chan. I prefer your lean, succinct body over Ei-kun's~
You:
Um…
You:
Thanks
You:
I guess…
Ei-chan:
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Reo-nee:
Anyway, I know you like to show off.
Reo-nee:
But you have to do it more discreetly, you know?
Reo-nee:
You would've pulled that sweat-wiping trick off really well if you hadn't held your shirt up for so long.
You:
Say what you want haters, but I know for sure she was checking me out.
You:
She was pretending to search her papers but I totally saw her eyes glancing at my abs!
You:
SHE WAS EVEN BLUSHING! I SWEAR!
You:
That's why I decided to hold my jersey up a little longer… (^~^)
Reo-nee:
(Sigh) Which girl wouldn't want to stare at a boy's set of nicely packed abs? Which dear maiden wouldn't blush?
Ei-chan:
Reo, that better not be the reason why you take so long to shower…
Reo-nee:
(^w^)
Ei-chan:
Right...
Ei-chan:
Anyway, Ko, you into that chick or what? You even asked her to stay and watch, right?
Ei-chan:
Too bad you got rejected
Ei-chan:
LOL
You:
No I'm not!
You:
But she's pretty cute, right? Haha
You:
IT'S BECAUSE SHE HAD HER OWN CLUB ACTIVITIES!
You:
Otherwise she would definitely have stayed!
Reo-nee:
She's more 'pretty' than 'cute', if you ask me.
Reo-nee:
And here I thought your type would be someone 'wilder' and/or 'cuter'. That girl looked so demure!
Reo-nee:
She's in our year, isn't she?
Ei-chan:
She looks like a quiet person.
Ei-chan:
Unlike you, Kotarou.
You:
Yep! She's from Class C!
You:
I HAVE GOOD TASTE, Y'KNOW! o(-`д´- 。)
You:
Ehhh, she seems quite reserved at first, but once you get to know her, she's really fun to talk to!
You:
She isn't thaaaaat quiet!
Reo-nee:
That's... the most general description a boy can ever give of a girl...
You:
WHATEVER, REO-NEE!
You:
She's great!
You:
I wouldn't mind at all if she's into me, honestly.
You:
Haha
Reo-nee:
You should really learn to be more humble, you know...
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Thanks for the read (again)! But the ending left me so upset?! There's no reason why Toshio and Miyuki shouldn't end up together! EVERYTHING was moving smoothly and all of a sudden Miyuki had to move and Toshio's mother got cancer?! I don't know, but it feels as if the author simply wanted to defy the 'conventional' happy ending and just came up with some bad, thoughtless reason to avoid it. What a disappointment to an otherwise lovely story...
By the way, congrats on the win(s) for your Inter-high's so far! And for that practise match on Tuesday too.
Doubt I'll ever need to console you (and Hayama-kun) for losses. 。^‿^。
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Yeah. That's what I thought about it too. Made no sense. I think there's another LN with a similar plot, but with a much more consistent flow. According to some reviews, anyway.
(Were you so upset that you forgot to clean the stains off this book?)
Thanks. What, was he bragging about his skills in class?
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? Was it a mistake to clean your books the first few times? Is this what is expected of me now?
Oh, what's it called! I was so unsatisfied and actually searched for similar books in hopes of purging the void in me. Bought Yamaoka Hirashita's Natsu at 6 yesterday. Fingers crossed!
Not entirely bragging, to say. He's just really confident and excited about testing himself against better players. It's quite cute, really!
Not sure if I should ask this: are you a starter or regular in the team?
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? It's up to your own free will? But I can't say I dislike seeing clean covers. At least there's a point in lending you my things. Just saying.
Actually, that's the LN I was talking about. Tell me if it's any good.
Hayama? Cute? I guess 6-year-olds are generally thought to be cute.
Yes.
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Why?
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It's going very smoothly so far (two-thirds in now)! Even better than Toshio+Miyuki. The romance is subtler and it's more focused on the coming-of-age theme. I prefer the prose here too; it's light and effortless and poetic. Yamaoka has a very soft touch on her words.
I'll lend it to you. Don't worry.
(Who's on top now, huh?!)
You shouldn't be so mean to your kohai. He's not a bad guy.
Oh. Well, I went to the gym (or more like its entrance) during the practise match to pass Hayama-kun some notes. I was only there during half-time, though. I might or might not have seen you on the bench. I don't know.
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I don't remember any girls coming to watch, and I went to the coolers during half-time. So we definitely missed each other.
Sad, isn't it?
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Sometimes, I don't know what to feel about your sarcasm.
Anyway, I wasn't hoping to recognise you. (Not that I could, unless I have some hitherto unknown telepathic abilities going on.)
Like I said, I like the mystery. :)
(Though I really am tempted to find out sometimes.)
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Well, you're a step closer. But there are more regulars on the team than you think, and don't forget we have 3 strings. Good luck.
Just so you know, I've not made any extra efforts to talk to Drama club members nor stroll past your clubroom.
It seems that I like the mystery as well.
':)'
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Natsu at 6 is absolutely amazing!
And you know what?
You're gonna get your own damn copy. ◣_◢
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':('
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FUTURE PHYSICISTS
You, Tae-chan, Shimo, and 5 others
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(Today, 7:24pm)
075 XXXX 9745:
Hey guys!
075 XXXX 9745:
Shall we have a study date this weekend?
075 XXXX 9745:
It'll be good 'cos all 8 of us can help each other out in understanding the concepts
075 XXXX 9745:
Since we're on
075 XXXX 9745:
Y'know
075 XXXX 9745:
The same level
075 XXXX 9745:
Hahaha
Shimo:
Wow what a way 2 put it...
Shimo:
But I agree
Shimo:
Even Miko-sensei suggested it
Shimo:
I'm in!
Tsukiko:
O-Kay~! O(≧▽≦)O
Tsukiko:
Sat pls? I have an appt. on Sun~
075 XXXX 9745:
Sure!
075 XXXX 9745:
Sat's good for me.
Tae-chan:
I don't mind!
You:
I DON'T MIND TOO! ٩(・ิᴗ・ิ๑)۶
Tae-chan:
But should we get someone better in Physics to help us out as well?
Tae-chan:
We might all get stuck on some concepts.
Tae-chan:
Just saying! (-'๏_๏'-)
You:
OH OH OH
You:
I can ask my friend!
You:
He said he's good in his physics!
You:
In fact, he sounded really confident!
Fumi-chan:
I'm down for Saturday too!
Usui:
I can't make it on Sat guys.
Usui:
You all go ahead!
075 XXXX 9745:
Um, OK!
075 XXXX 9745:
Whose house shall we go to!
075 XXXX 9745:
My place is really out of the way so...
Tsukiko:
Sry guys! My bro is gonna hav frnds over so my house is a nono too! (●´⌓`●)
You:
TAE-CHAN LIVES IN A REALLY CONVENIENT PLACE RIGHT?
You:
Let's have the study date at your house~! o((*^▽^*))o
Tae-chan:
Um, about that...
Tae-chan:
I live in an apartment and I'm not too sure if you guys will be comfortable with the lack of space! ⊙︿⊙
Tae-chan:
And my pet dog can get pretty rude sometimes...
Tae-chan:
Tsukiko-san can't deal with dogs, right?
Tsukiko:
Dats nt true! I love doggies! (*^▽^*)
Tsukiko:
O-Kay to Taeko-chan's house~!
You:
I'M VERY VERY VERY OKAY WITH SMALL APARTMENTS!
You:
AND DOGS!
You:
I also happen to be good with dogs! •̀.̫•́✧
Shimo:
Im fine w anything!
Fumi-chan:
TAEKO-CHAN HAS A DOG?!
Fumi-chan:
I'M READY!
075 XXXX 9745:
Since the most of us are cool with it
075 XXXX 9745:
This Saturday at Miyama-san's place?
You:
YESSIR!
Tae-chan:
Well since it's what the people want...
Tae-chan:
Okay then!
Tae-chan:
Hayama-kun, who's the friend you're gonna invite?
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"Ha... Ha... Ha..."
"HELLO?! EI-CHAN?!"
"Ha... What's up, Kotarou? Ha..."
"Wait—what are you doing?!"
"Hah...? I'm—ha—pumping—"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PUMPING?!"
"—I'm pumping iron."
"Shit! I thought you were jerking off, man!"
"The fuck?! If I was, I wouldn't answer your call, idiot!"
"ANYWAY! YOU SAID YOU'RE GOOD IN YOUR PHYSICS, RIGHT?!"
"Uh, yeah? Isn't it obvious?!"
"Okay! Good, good! Though I'm kinda surprised about it!"
"What are you trying to pull?!"
"Are you free this Saturday? No. You MUST be free this Saturday!"
"I guess... Why?"
"OKAY! Let's study together! With some of my other friends!"
"What's with this—"
"Sorry, I gotta go! Some bastard challenged me to aerial flips."
"You're at the skate park now?"
"Yeah! Shit, that jerk's really pissing me off now. I'LL TEXT YOU LATER!"
"OI!"
...
"The hell?"
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Is it mean that I find Nebuya Eikichi being good in physics a very surprising thing?
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No.
What is mean is someone telling you that utter lie.
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From: Hayama Kotarou
To: Miyama Taeko
(Today, 11:24pm)
Tae-chan~! Everyone's at the station already! We'll be going over now~ Get ready! ๑ᴗ๑
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From: Miyama Taeko
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 11:26pm)
Got it! (•̀ᴗ•́) Just give me a call if you guys can't find your way.
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(⌐■_■) KINGS OF KYOTO (⌐■_■)
You, Kotarou, Reo
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(Today, 11:28am)
You sent an image to (⌐■_■) KINGS OF KYOTO (⌐■_■)
You:
This is for a gathering to study.
Reo:
Ko-chan?!
Reo:
My... You do look good~ ( ˘ ³˘)
Reo:
But isn't it a little too dressy? For a group-study?
Reo:
Feeling so left out, boys...
You:
LOL Miyama just asked him if he's going somewhere tonight
Kotarou:
FUCK YOU EI-CHAN STOP LAUGHING!
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From: Hayama Kotarou
To: Nebuya Eikichi
(Today, 11:57am)
EI-CHAN SIT SOMEWHERE ELSE! 。゜(`Д´)゜。
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From: Nebuya Eikichi
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 12:09pm)
Sorry. I forgot. Haha.
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From: Nebuya Eikichi
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 12:26pm)
Tell you what. I'll go to the toilet and you move over.
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From: Hayama Kotarou
To: Nebuya Eikichi
(Today, 12:37pm)
(*^▽^*) POCARI'S ON ME NEXT TRAINING~
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From: Miyama Taeko
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 1:33pm)
Um, sorry about this Hayama-kun, but it's getting squeezy between us... Is it possible if you ask Nebuya-san to move a little more to the right? I think it'll be quite rude of me if I ask him to, since I barely know him... ~( ´•︵•` )~
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From: Miyama Taeko
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 1:35pm)
Thanks!
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From: Hayama Kotarou
To: Nebuya Eikichi
(Today, 2:16pm)
Ei-chan, are you sure you're good in Physics?! BECAUSE IT'S LIKE YOU SUCK!
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From: Nebuya Eikichi
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 2:22pm)
I never said I was good in Physics. Wtf man you're the one who asked me to come!
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From: Hayama Kotarou
To: Nebuya Eikichi
(Today, 2:24pm)
YOU CLEARLY SAID YOU'RE GOOD AT IT THE OTHER DAY! WHAT THE FUCK?! AND I EVEN CALLED TO CONFIRM IT!
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From: Nebuya Eikichi
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 2:26pm)
Bullshit. I said I was good in my PHYSIQUES.
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(⌐■_■) KINGS OF KYOTO (⌐■_■)
You, Kotarou, Reo
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(Today, 8:45pm)
Reo:
Boys~! How was your study-date? 。^‿^。
Kotarou:
Please don't ask about it, Reo-nee...!
Kotarou:
o(╥﹏╥)o
You:
What's the worst way to piss Akashi off?
You:
Kotarou needs to know.
Kotarou:
I WANT TO DIE! ಡ ﹏ ಡ
Reo:
Tell me everything. Now.
Reo:
Text please! I'm in the cinema! (Movie is just plain awful...)
You:
Screw you, Reo! You know I don't like texting.
You:
OK fine
You:
So Miyama's got this dog and it won't stop coming into the room to hump all of the girls
Kotarou:
I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A HORNY DOG IN MY LIFE BEFORE!
Kotarou:
IT'S LIKE A JACKHAMMER I SWEAR!
You:
It was pretty damn funny though.
You:
Anyway, that thing just wouldn't stop no matter how many times Miyama tried to scold it.
You:
At one point, she got real pissed. But still, it started to hump her leg instead.
You:
That's when Kotarou SNAPPED.
You:
He just went APESHIT on the dog man! He started shouting at it and banging the floor to scare it into submission and it just kept barking.
You:
Shit was insane.
You:
It's like a demon possessed the room or something
You:
FUCK he even bit its fucking ear! He just grabbed the dog by its collar, took its ear and BIT IT!
Kotarou:
I DIDN'T MEAN TO!
Kotarou:
A DOG TRAINER DID IT ON TV BEFORE
Kotarou:
IT SEEMED TO WORK
Kotarou:
IT'S TO ESTABLISH WHO THE ALPHA MALE IS OR SOMETHING
Kotarou:
I DIDN'T EVEN BITE HIM THAT HARD!
You:
Everyone was shocked. We all kept staring. It's like he just exploded.
You:
The dog got real scared
You:
Actually, all of us were too. It was some crazy Ju-On shit man.
You:
Anyway, it left us alone and never came back.
You:
But the atmosphere after that was awkward as fucking hell man.
You:
Miyama didn't talk to him at all. Which was kind of a given, considering how he just abused her own dog right in front of her.
You:
Thank God that Shimo guy made up some excuse to leave, and everyone thought it was a good idea to end it there.
You:
Shit. To think we even wanted to have dinner together.
Kotarou:
All I wanted was to help Tae-chan with her dog...
Kotarou:
'Cos she's complained about his humping and aggression in class a few times before
Kotarou:
(▰︶︹︶▰)
You:
Yeah, but keep your Animal Instinct for next week's game man.
You:
You're the freaking Raijuu, for sure
You:
Haha
You:
On the bright side, you got your wish. You're definitely some kind of rare beast in everyone's eyes now.
Kotarou:
Fuck off, Nebuya _|_
Kotarou:
Reo-nee, you're not laughing at me now, right?!
Kotarou:
(ఠ్ఠ ˓̭ ఠ్ఠ)
Kotarou:
RIGHT?!
Kotarou:
Reo-nee...?
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From: Miyama Taeko
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 3:40pm)
Good luck for your match later!
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From: Hayama Kotarou
To: Miyama Taeko
(Today, 3:44pm)
Thanks!
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From: Miyama Taeko
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 3:51pm)
And, um, elephant in the room: I'm sorry for how awkward things are in class. I'm not mad at you or anything, I just didn't quite know how to start a conversation up again. In fact, I even have to thank you! Chihiro's an angel in the house right now. He's since stopped humping my family, and obeys our every command. Especially mine!
Though I still can't quite accept your inclination towards animal abuse...
Anyways... All the best for the game (again)! Do our school proud, Mr. Raijuu! ಠ‿↼
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From: Akashi Seijuro
To: Hayama Kotarou
(Today, 6:50pm)
See me, Kotarou. We must address your impulsive need to scream.
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A/N: Can't describe how fun it was to type this chapter! Less Mayuyu in this one, but I hope the UK's can make up for it! :) Once again, feel VERY free to tell me what you think! Tbh I'm quite nervous about the UK's characterization. I agonised like crazy over their texting/speaking styles. I hope they're in character! I hate OOC-ness more than anything ugh. SO PLEASE TELL ME IF I'VE COMMITTED THAT SIN I'LL CHANGE IT PRONTO! And the argument at the start is taken from one I had with a Physics-ish friend haha.
Thank you dearest CanYouSeeMeNow, InsertAwesomeness, amy1945, Indirianna, MischievousWriter, Rintari03, Tsuna De Vongola Decimo, akagami hime chan, and rek for the lovely reviews! I honestly got the fuzzies when I see them piling up, along with the number of favourites, followers and readers! You guys really know how to make a girl's day! :')
CanYouSeeMeNow: I try my best not to make any part of my writing coincidental. ;) Thank you for your kind words! Yes I did look up what the general aspects of Japanese high schools are like! I also heavily consulted KuroFes for the additional info (like what subjects our boys take and all) and came up with all that you see in this story! I want to be as accurate as possible haha ^^' I did make up some of the book titles/authors in this chapter though! ^^'
This chap's fresh off the press 'cos I can't wait to post it, so expect some mistakes here and there! I'll be back to fix them soon!
Meanwhile, thoughts? :)
P.S: I, in no way at all, condone animal abuse. (Omg thanks Guest for saving me from hell! ;( )
