>Well, let's get going!
>The stiff breath of winter greets you as Rin opens the door for you. Another mightily cold day. It isn't snowing yet, though, but the feel of the wind more than compensates for that. Hyozan and Letty don't seem to mind it, as usual, as the yuki-onna and her dog stand outside on the balcony looking towards the high school down the road. From here you can see the heavy trucks parked outside the school and the people working on the scaffolding repairing the hole in the wall from Keine's rampage. School will most likely be back in session by Monday, if not sooner. But it won't be tomorrow, at least, according to your neighbor. There'd have been an announcement about that, and there hasn't been, she tells you. Some good news there, and after Rin and Hyozan exchange a greeting, you and your kasha take your leave of Letty.
>Since there doesn't appear to be any special hurry today, you and Rin opt to take the bus to the CRA rather than brave the frigid headwind. You make a note that you may need to refresh your supply of cash before too much longer. Been a while since you've replenished that particular supply.
>The bus is fairly crowded when you and Rin embark, which is unsurprising for a Friday. You and Rin are forced to stand, which you really don't mind, though the unshaven man standing in front of you has a fairly different opinion and doesn't seem to be overly shy about sharing it. At least until a rather grizzled older gentleman politely, yet pointedly, tells him to belt it, which you can't help but not draws more than one smile from other commuters.
>The woman standing behind you is a much better source of conversation. It's a red-haired, red-winged classmate of yours, who actually didn't recognize you until her sizable wings accidentally brush across your face. Lily has much softer wings, you note to yourself. After she apologizes to you, Reisen's voice to comes into your mind,
Byakuren?
