I'm very sorry for not updating, but I've kinda run out of inspiration so I figured I'd write a little extra to get my brain functioning again.

Weird extra chapter

"Miss, can I take a picture with you?"

"Sure!" Nozomi said cheerfully.

The girl handed her phone to her friend and stood beside Nozomi.

"One, two, three, say cheese!"

*Flash*

The girl inspected the picture on her phone, and turned to Nozomi. "Thank you, miss!"

"You're welcome." Nozomi replied, and left to continue her search for a certain ginger.

"Nozomi, why does no one ask me to take a picture with them?"

"Maybe it's because you're invisible."

"But how can I cosplay as the Invisible Man if I'm not invisible?"

"No one cosplays as the Invisible Man, Elicchi."

"I thought it would be cool."

"You're too hot to be cool." Nozomi said, smirking.

Eli gaped, but hey, it's not like Nozomi could see it.

"Ah! Nozomi!" Someone exclaimed.

"Oh! Hi, Kotori."

"Is Eli not here?" Kotori asked.

"I'm here," said Eli's disembodied (not really) voice.

"Aaah! Eli? Where are you?"

"I'm right here, I'm cosplaying as the Invisible Man!"

"Oh, that makes sense." Kotori sighed in relief.

Nozomi scanned the area around them. "Where's Honoka and Umi?"

"Honoka was just..." Kotori turned to the center of the hall, where a fountain stood, "drinking water."

"At the fountain?" Kotori nodded. "Okay, stay here with her, Eli. I'll go look for Honoka."

After Nozomi left, Kotori asked, "so, what made you want to cosplay as the Invisible Man?"

...

"Eli?"

Nozomi's raccoon ears twitched slightly.

Honoka said what she has said for the past fifteen minutes again, "I am Groot."

"I know." Nozomi said, somewhat annoyed at the Honoka-tree.

"I am Groot."

Nozomi frowned. "Are you just going to stand there and say that?"

"We are Groot?"

Nozomi glared at the tree with a mischievous and dangerous glint in her eyes. "Honoka, I'll use my Washi Washi Max on Kotori and Umi if you don't stop!"

"What! You can't do that, it's totally cheating!" Honoka said.

"Hah, got you!" Nozomi grinned smugly.

"Darn honeysticks! I couldn't keep up the Groot act!"

"I have to admit, you were pretty good at it, even though you only lasted fifteen minutes."

Kotori and Umi stood up from their seat and walked over to them.

"So, are you guys finally done now?" Umi asked.

"Yeah, I guess." Nozomi said.

"Let's go look for Maki and Nico, we're running out of time."

Honoka cleared her throat and said, "I am Groo-" but was interrupted by Kotori's squeal of delight.

Kotori led Honoka and Umi to a stall selling alpaca merchandise, with Honoka tripping from the slight (extremely large) height difference and flustering Umi when she touched her accidentally.

"I thought we were looking for the Tomato Couple?" Nozomi called out to them.

"Sorry Nozomi, but can you wait a little?" Kotori shouted back.

"'Running out of time' my ass." Nozomi muttered.

"Something about your ass?" A voice whispered into her ear. Nozomi jumped in surprise, almost crying out.

"Where were you?" She asked, facing a random direction.

"I saw a stall selling chocolate, so I 'bought' one." Eli said, and a bar of half-eaten chocolate floated in front of Nozomi's face. "Want some?"

"Sure." She replied and snatched the bar from mid-air... put it in her mouth and swallowed it whole. Then she walked away with a cheeky grin, leaving a stunned Eli behind.

"Nozo... mi..." Eli muttered in disbelief. Her chocolate, the bar of chocolate she worked so hard to get (steal)... was eaten right in front of her eyes.

Eli weeped silently, but hey, it's not like Nozomi could see it.

I'm sorry for not updating, but this whole week, and the week before this one, it felt like all my inspiration was sucked out by some divine beast or something. Not sure what to think of mysterious Inspiration-Stealing Ghost. May have to go to the Chocolate Ogre for advice. Might give him a coin to pass on from Everlost, or maybe just stay in Everlost with Sky Witch. (Everlost was a pretty good book)

Also, I really have no idea how to use tumblr, so I guess I can't make a tumblr account after all.

Well, hope you all liked this strange short chapter, it's dedicated to 'someone' who suggested I make Honoka turn into Groot. Don't worry, person who suggested that NicoMaki do cute things, I won't forget you, you are my very first favorite after all :D

Can you guess what Nozomi is cosplaying as? Hint: Lazer guns (so obvious I'm tearing up a little?!)

Well, bye 'till next time... or not?

~garasunomagnetic / (No Photoshop! I Swear! What?! I'm Serious!)