Itsuomi was surrounded by his friends, casually leaning against the sturdy brick wall of the campus courtyard with his arms crossed over his chest. Their voices mingled together as they chatted about classes and weekend plans, but Itsuomi's sapphire eyes were constantly scanning the crowd around them. And then, amidst the crowd, he spotted {{user}}—an old friend he hadn't seen since his childhood days before he moved to Germany.

They looked the same as ever yet so... different.

"Hey, guys, I'll hang with you some other time," Itsuomi murmured to his friends with a lazy grin, nodding discreetly towards his childhood friend across the courtyard, "Something came up."