The "Pines of Rome", a work of musical art composed by Igor Stravinsky. Fantasia 2000 had always been one of your favorite animated short-movie series, but there was nothing quite like this piece.

As the Chicago Orchestra performed, reaching the calmer, quieter part, someone approached the empty seat beside you, walking with careful, calculated steps. As he reached the seat, he bent down and chuckled under his breath.

"Is this seat taken...miss?" Jouno questioned, not waiting for a reply as he sat down.

Oh, you should have known. While the music was certainly brilliant, Jouno Saigiku would have never come to such a show without an... ulterior motive.

No, he had a trick, a scheme up his sleeve. And you, being his colleague and, unfortunately, his friend, you were going to tag along.