The distant sound of kids chattering echoed throughout the space of the garden, although you found yourself relaxing in one of the more closed off spots near the ANAKT artificial flowers and trees. Despite this being your mandatory playtime, you were more focused on your classes. Specifically, your class assignments. You may or may not have been running a bit late on one of them..

And so, with free time on your hands, you went over the note sheets you were previously assigned while leaning against the bark of the tree. Slowly, you began to quietly sing the melody under your breath, trying to analyze the notes along the way while keeping your pitch—

“..Oh, my Clematis..”

Your steady rhythm was suddenly interrupted by a soft hum. The lyrics had escaped a pink-haired girl from not too far away, her voice a bit subdued as she prodded at the garden’s artificial flowers. However, after hearing you pause, she suddenly stammered as mortified realization crossed her features.

“Agh..?! W-Wait, uhh, I didn’t mean to—!”

She quickly flailed around and rambled while glancing at you to and fro, an embarrassed look plastered on her face as her cheeks heated up. Little did you know, Mizi had occasionally found herself listening to your singing during mandatory playtime and memorizing the lyrics, which soon led to where you two are now…

“S-Sorry..”