Welcome to Inaba
Rise's train ride was uneventful, with nothing to do but watch the world move past her. It gave Rise a wonderful feeling. All this work being an idol hadn't given any time for Rise to spend any time like this, just to simply do nothing.
As the train eventually made its way into Inaba station Rise could make out a old woman waiting at the station. "Grandma!" Rise yelled as she rushed over to gave her a hug. "Rise its been too long since your last visit" Rise's grandma chuckled "come on lets get you settled in at home". Rise spent most of the afternoon unpacking at her grandma's tofu shop called Marukyu Tofu, and promising to help out tomorrow, before slipping out for a walk.
Inaba was very quiet, everything seemed so peaceful, and it seemed the locals hadn't noticed Rise walking around. Probably because of my disguise thought Rise. Not that her large glasses were much of a disguise.
"Oh are you new around here?" a voice asked. Rise turned to see a smiling gas station attendant with a base ball cap. "Yeah so what" Rise replied not liking the creepy smile on the man's lips.
"Well so little happens here, apart from the murders that have been happening all we have is the Junes department store, and some rumours...oh by the way have you heard of the midnight channel?" the gas attendant continued, still smiling.
"No never heard of it" Rise replied beginning to edge slowly away from the man. She didn't know why, but her entire body was screaming to get away from him, at this rate he might realise she's 'Risette'.
"Ohh well, what happens is, that you look into a TV if its raining at midnight and you'll see your
soul mate..." The man waits for Rise to respond but she just glares at him. "anyway welcome to Inaba" the gas station attendant says offering his hand.
"Sorry I'm busy and I have to go" Rise says turning quickly and half running back towards Marukyu Tofu. Rise was almost at the shop before, running straight into another person, knocking them both to the ground. "Ow... sorry about that I'm in a hurry" Rise says as she tries to pick herself up of the person she's hit. "It's OK" the person, a boy replies. She notices he is in a local school uniform, as he picks up Rise's phone. She must have dropped it when she hit him, Rise thought looking down at the ground in case he was one of her fans. As the boy gave back the phone Rise saw his face. Gray silver hair complemented by grey eyes, and a very... blank but calming expression that gave off a slight smile as he turned to leave.
Rise found herself staring at the boy for a few seconds as he walked away before moving back into the store. "Oh welcome back Rise. Did you enjoy your walk?" Rise's grandma asked, putting the store goods away for the evening. "It's definitely different" Rise replied, unsure if that was a good or a bad thing. Rise's grandma only nodded sagely "I'm sure you'll get used to it soon".
Rise found it hard to sleep that night with the rain thundering down outside and thoughts of ,the grey boy and, the gas attendant. Giving up trying to sleep Rise noted her alarm clock. It was 11:57. She remembered the gas station attendant's stupid rumour. Well it's raining and its almost midnight thought Rise. Sighing she got up and made her way down to the TV in the lounge, making sure to be quite to not wake up her Grandma.
As she got into the room, the TV turned itself on. Rise quickly looked around her feet, scanning the floor for the remote she might have stepped on. There was nothing there. Making her way across the room, she noticed the remote on top of TV. As she stared at the TV, a little closer than necessary, she began to see a figure amongst the static. Though there was to much interference to see who or what it is.
After a few more seconds the static cleared. Rise could finally make out the image. It was... herself dressed in a revealing bikini posing as if she was in one of her annoying model shoots. The image stayed on the screen a few more seconds mainly focusing on her legs or breasts before the TV turned itself off. Rise stared at the screen for a few more seconds before deciding that she really was tired after all, and headed back to bed.