HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL AROUND~

...Now I suppose I should get back to cleaning. All these empty bottles won't take care of themselves, you know.

...What? Shiba's in the hospital?

Although, it seems there have been many strange incidents as of late, haven't there?

Hmm.

We should be extra careful, Jessie.

Jessie, Jessie!

You heard about that Masquerade Ball they're holding, right? We should go~! What better opportunity to get out and have some fun and free food? And we get to dress in costume, too!

What do you say, hmm?

I've added several new bottle caps to my collection--there's a charming girl who works at the cafe, and she offered me a handful she had in the kitchen. Her name was Sakuya, if I remember correctly.

There was also a young man close to my age there, he offered me some as well--to give me later--but I didn't get his name.

I have the new ones organized already. They're fairly common, save for one, so I put them in the front.

...Kool-aid in the water?

Oh, so that's what that cake reminded me of! Today is my birthday!

All I wanted was a milkshake...

Jessie! Jessie!

I bought a plant for the apartment with my latest paycheck. It ought to liven things up a bit~

...That was strange.

Last night, I had a dream that Jessie and I were dancing to a waltz of some sort.

...Well, at least I managed to get the groceries.

Though I still can't quite place...

Hmm. Oh, well.

( Private//Unhackable )

I dropped in on another one of those dating games tonight. I saw Shiba! I guess he was one of the contestants.

I could have sworn I saw Brook there, too...

And there were cookies! The people around here are rather generous when it comes to free food~

Now, where did Jessie get to...? I saved some cookies for her.

( This is...confusing... )

Kind of embarrassing, too...Somehow it makes me feel good, though.

I'd like to thank Shiba, and anyone else who had a hand in preparing Jessie's surprise party. Though, it didn't seem to be much of a surprise...

We had a lot of fun--and the food was delicious! Especially those brownies~

And Jessie really liked the present I made~

( Private )

That dating thing turned out to be kind of confusing. It was like some kind of game show, like I thought, but still...

Mm, it was fun. I didn't know many of the people, though.

( Private )

So!

That "dating game" is tomorrow evening. This should be interesting.

I wonder what the prizes might be...?

That cafe is an interesting place. Jessie! Jessie! There was some kid with a penguin there last night! I met a nice Japanese boy by the name of Mitsuru, and we were talking about school...

Come to think of it, I still have some forms to fill out...

Anyway, then a bunch of people burst in with electronic equipment, this blue-haired girl started yelling and then this guy started singing something I couldn't understand.

...Does this happen...often?

( filtered from Jessie )

I have a job! Whee~ Look at me go!

Starting next Monday I will be working at Melfina's nursery! I've never worked with plants before--but who knows? I just might be a natural!

I suppose I should get to work on finding a job, since Jessie won't let me stay very long unless I do.

Hmm. I guess I could always check the newspaper, or look for "HELP WANTED" signs. ...I could also simply ask somebody back at that cafe. After politely introducing myself, of course.

Jessie is here! Here in this city, of all places! And she's even letting me stay with her!

Maybe my lucky bottle cap has been steering me in the right course all this time! I did have it in my pocket during the whole trip~

Jess, how many years has it been? Three? Four?

Hmm. This place is pretty big! Surely I could find somewhere to stay here.

Though, I don't have much money left from my trip. Maybe someone would be kind enough to take me in, maybe even offer me some food. Like a nice elderly couple, or someone like that.