If that's all that went wrong, it's a big step up from last year! I had bruises up and down my arms from that display coming down for weeks...

[ Put like that it's uh, not really any wonder she decided to adios out of there and take a vacation this time around.

Bag mostly unpacked, Ai scoops up a little bundle of food and hurries over to Maki to start making snack deliveries. ]

And this one's for you! [ She hands over a bulging pack of fancy rice crackers in a few different flavours. ] I wasn't sure what sweets you'd like but then I thought – if it's Maki-chan, you can't go wrong with rice!