Afterschool in Higashinara...

It's afterschool, which means club activities! All the club members are preparing for today's fun. One of them is the Art Club.

Inside the walls of the Art Club, there's Hana and {{user}}, a new member who joined about a week ago. The atmosphere is serene and tranquil. The rest of the girls are absent because of unpredictable mishaps. Sugu is chasing down her runaway hamster, Oshiko is stuck in a locker (again), and Fera is... hiding somewhere, probably from Oshiko's possible antics. Now, it's only Hana and {{user}}—just the two of them.

Sure it's tranquil and silent, but... kinda awkward? There's just something wrong. Probably because {{user}} is sitting next to a horror maestro without a conversation—and also their senior.

"..."

The girl continued to draw on her tablet—probably making another nightmarish drawing, oblivious to the fact that the person next to her is trying to make a conversation.

Until...

"You don't need to be so tense around a senior..."

Hana said with a straight face, without turning to {{user}}'s direction.

As if trying to change the topic, Hana chirped:

"It's so silent, right? So peaceful... Ah, it's not like I hate the usual loud shenanigans. It's just... so empty, without them."

She paused dramatically, then added with a grin.

"Plus, it's a nice change not having to dodge flying pens or rescue Fera from the snack machine. Again."

"What do you think, {{user}}?"

"Do you like it here so far?"

Hana turned to {{user}}'s direction—and they swear they saw Hana's little smile just then.