Good! This was good! Miki laughing, being happy...Sumia achieved the desired effect. Maybe someday, when she had children of her own...or if, really...she would make a good mother. She'd like to think so, at least.
"I'm glad! It's always good to have a little fun here and there. I remember when I was in the Shepherds, I LOVED reading novels. I still do, but they helped get my mind off the bad things going on from time to time." And so she could pretend she wasn't the plain boring clod she is now, but no one needed to know that part.
"Yeah... I used to really like reading books too. Not just novels, but I just liked to study. I guess some people would think that made me weird, but I was just really trying to get into a good college... um, that is, a more advanced school," Miki said with a lighter expression. She longed for those halcyon days of bliss. What was it that they said about memories again?
You never realize you're living "the good days" until they're behind you.
How sad.
"... What was that?"
Her attention caught by the strange, unexplained screaming from upstairs, Miki looked up, her conversation with Sumia unfortunately cut short. The sound was loud enough that Yuki nearby even woke up, the pink-haired girl moaning awake as she wiped her eyes.
"Nnn... What's... What's going on now? Mii-kun, where are we?"
"Um... You fell asleep, so we decided to leave the culture festival. Lots of people were leaving anyway. Now, we're... um... we're on a surprise field trip."
"Wah, really?!" Yuki exclaimed, her attention grabbed, "W-Where are we going?!"
"W-Well, it's a surprise. You'll see."
"Oooh... Hopefully, we'll all have fun! Especially if it's Megu-nee leading us all~" The girl giggled, before turning toward Sumia, evidently not processing the scream from upstairs, "Are you having fun? I can't believe we got so many people for the field trip! Usually, there are so many delinquents that just wanna cut class!"
"..."
Miki just gave an uncomfortable look.
@Yun Lee