~๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ.~
~๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌโฆ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.~
~๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ'๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐โฆ~
~๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌโฆ~
~๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐.~
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"Okay, I'll repeat your order to you again."
~๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐โฆ~
"A double cheeseburger, medium fries, and a cola. Teriyaki burger, fish filet, and a cola."
โฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ
"Is that correct?" A young woman smiling brightly asked.
"Mogami san, sorry I was late. You can get off your shift now. I'll take over for you." A flustered young girl said, hurriedly getting behind the counter.
"Ah, okay." Kyoko replied, "Thanks, everyone!"
"Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's 5:10! If I don't hurry, I won't make it to Daruyama on time!" Kyoko shouted as she rapidly changed from her waitress outfit into regular clothes while running into the dressing room.
Daruyama was Kyoko's second part-time job.
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- ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆโ-โ
"From now on Shou is the only one for me!"
"Eh!"
"Shouโฆ do you mean the guy whose albums have started selling lately? Fuwa Shou?"
"No way! Wait- Kuniko weren't you all into Ren?"
Kuniko: "I've converted over to Shouโ-โ"
"Yes!" Kyoko cheered internally as she eavesdropped on the conversation happening behind her.
"Shou is much cuter and a much better singer after all." Kuniko continued
"That's right! That's right!" Kyoko agreed silently, pride filling her chest.
"Wait! What do you mean Shou is better? You can't say Ren sings worse than Shou! We've never
even heard him sing before!" Kuniko's friend argued
"Hmph." Kyoko scoffed as she listened to those words "It's obvious that he sings worse. He's just an actor with a pretty face."
"Either way I've converted over to Shou, and my proof isโฆ This!" Kuniko paused dramatically before whipping out two body full-sized posters of a handsome, cocky young man holding his guitar. On the bottom of the poster in bold letters were the wordsโ-โFuwa Shou.
Sounding pleased with herself, she continued, "I bought his second single first edition bonus and got two Fuwa Shou life-sized posters."
Kyoko suddenly whirled around in shock.
Unaware of the beast they'd awakened, Kuniko and her friends continued.
"You bought 2 of his CDS?"
"Ho ho ho," Kuniko replied proudly. "One is to save of course."
"This girlโฆ she's actually seriousโฆ" her friend sighed in exasperation
"No wayโฆ" Kyoko muttered as she stared at the life-sized photo of Shou, she started shaking, "I
alsoโฆbought two CDS butโฆthey never gave me any of those things!!" Life-sized poster? First edition bonus? What the hell is that!!
"Wh-whyyyyyy CD store person? So heartless!" Kyoko wailed as she slumped to the ground entering the sea of depression. Her aura turned so dark, some deep-sea fishes from the ocean floor could be seen floating around her.
The other girls watched in stunned silence as the person in front of them collapsed on the floor wailing.
"I went as far as waiting outside of the store the whole night before the sale, and I was the first person to purchase it!!" Kyoko continued shouting
"โฆdo people still do that? This isn't to the level of gaming software that both the young and old want right?" Kuniko's friend asked her
"You know you can buy these things without having to wait all nightโฆ" Kuniko told Kyoko as she began to roll up her posters.
"Shou-chan poster~~~~! I want one~~~!! Kyoko wailed while still on her knees, and a ghost arm coming out of her mouth to reach for a poster.
"Youโฆstop it! This is mine!" Kuniko replied, backing away rapidly from the weird girl. Was that a hand from her mouth?
Looking devastated and on the verge of tears, Kyoko sank even deeper in the sea of depression.
Some weird multi-legged animals could be seen scuttling around her.
"Ah Kuniko, she's sinking even lower. Won't she eventually drown at this point?"
Kuniko and her 2 friends just stared in stunned silence before one of them approached Kyoko.
"NeโฆMogami-san, did you get a receipt when you bought the CDs?"
"YesโฆI didโฆ" Kyoko replied quietly
"Well, then you can show the receipt to the store and try to get one. Maybe you'll be able to get at least one."
In the deep sea, there is a ray of light.
Kyoko looked at her hopefully as the dark aura around her cleared.
"Of course, it's probably not possible." the girl continued as she turned to Kuniko
"Right. A kind and polite girl like Mogami-san wouldn't start a fight with someone just for that~~" Kuniko agreed
Before she finished her words, Kyoko had transformed into a mini whirlwind as she finished changing, putting her clothes away, and dashing out the door.
"She..she just left, faster than the eye."
"I really thought Mogami-san was a calm person." Kuniko agreed
"Besides that, I never thought she was the type to have an interest in entertainment idolsโฆ. But Mogami-san is someone that could probably get very serious about itโฆ"
Meanwhile, on the steps to the pedestrian bridge somewhere, people were dashing out the way as a crazy person was riding the bikes UP the steps without any regard to hitting people.
"Move it move it move it move it!!!" Kyoko shouted as she biked rapidly going almost twenty miles an hour on the sidewalk.
"Hey!"
"What the hell!"
"Watch out!" People exclaimed as they dodged out her way.
"Shou chans poster! Shou chans poster! Shou chans poster! Shou chans poster! Shou chans poster! Shou chans poster! Shou chans poster! Shou chans poster! Shou chans poster!" Kyoko chanted as she biked as fast as she could,
Shou chans poster!
Panting, she arrived at the store, bursting in with her bike, and pinning the manager against the wall as balancing delicately between the counter and the back wall. Her face was flushed and covered in sweat.
The manager looked very afraid. He sunk to the floor afraid that the would slip and knock him out on the head.
Panting rapidly, Kyoko started talking. "Iโฆhahโฆdidn't getโฆ.hahโฆ..Shou's posterโฆ"
"Kyaaa! Boss!" One of the bookstore workers screamed
"UhmโฆI hadn't told the clerk about the first press bonus at that time of dayโฆ" the boss replied nervously
"Erโฆwe don't have any other posters except for the storesโฆ Would this do?"
As she walked her bike out of the store, Kyoko glanced down at the poster in her hands then smiled cheerfully.
"Ehehe," Thank goodness I was able to get a poster! The people at the store were more understanding than I thought they'd be. I didn't have any proof that I hadn't gotten one. I was prepared for them to tell me that they must have given me one alreadyโฆhow nice of them! I'm glad I tried so hard to come and check!
"Now I can go to work and not feel downโฆ" Kyoko's voice trailed off as she glanced at her watch.
"Kyaaa! Noooo! 5:45?? My boss is going to be furious!!"