Comfortable

Like Juri said, the first location is the farthest. The trip will take at most an hour before we reach the bus station nearest to it. It can be cut to half an hour but only if we have our own ride. I mean, the bus has to pick up more passengers at every stop it passes. And since they had fixed schedules, there’s just no going around it.

In any case, despite the impending long trip, Juri and I somehow found it favorable for us. Putting the thought of Setsuna-nee to the back of our minds, our first few minutes were spent in silence. It’s as though we’re trying to gauge the comfort of each other.

As soon as I realized that, my head quickly came up with what step I should take which resulted in me opening up a conversation with her.

“Juri, I know this is late but… you look great today.”

Right. Of all things I could come up with, it was to comment on her appearance.