Rocket Start ~sparse flash~ Chapter 6

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Subaru: Ahahahahaha☆

Games are pretty fun to play once in a while, too!

Hey look here, there're all these sparkles jam-packed into the screen! With so many colors it's pretty, isn't it~, fufun♪

Makoto: No, um... Akehoshi-kun, this puzzle game's rules said that you shouldn't be collecting the sparkling pieces. Instead, you're supposed to be erasing them steadily.

Subaru: Ah, so that's how this works!

So that's why the music changed to something more kinda dangerous~, like a "You're in a huge pinch!" kind of feeling! Roger that, roger that~☆

Ummm, how do I erase these again... Ah, you have to gather four of those with the same color?

One, two, three, four, there we go- I erased it~☆

Look, look! Right at the moment I erased them, the sparkles totally spread out~, just like they were fireworks☆

Oookay, let's erase even more~! Sparkling stre~am...☆

Makoto: Ahaha. I'm glad you're having fun~, but this one's just a simple retro game.

Most people are only all over the current CG games, so isn't this a little boring to you?

Subaru: No, I don't play games at all, so everything looks completely fresh and exciting! I prefer running around outside more~, the sun basking me in its rays so I can grow forever!

Makoto: You're healthy, huh... Since I like secluding myself up and playing games all the time, I've gotten frail as if I were a bean sprout.



Subaru: Eh~, being like that isn't good, you know? Being an idol, isn't it basically a test of someone's stamina, right?

Makoto: That's right, but... In the end, I feel I can relax more with video games~, because they work just as they're programmed to.

Humans usually give somewhat unpredictable actions, so I'm not really good with them.

Subaru: I get you~, Games are easier, aren't they?

But for me, still, I like humans' smiles more.

...Oh. It's this late already~, I'm gonna go home now.

Daikichi... Ah, I gotta walk my dog.

Makoto: That's okay. Actually, I'm sorry you had to keep me company for such a long time. I can actually play the game by myself, but as I'd thought, playing with two people is much more fun.

Subaru: It's fine, it's fine; I came for the trial period in the first place. Now that I was able to experience the Game Club's activities...

I was also glad to play with someone else, for the first time in a while.

Ugh, darn it. I even came here in the first place because Natsume wanted to try out the trail period, but disappeared halfway through after saying something like "I have other things to dO."

He tossed me away so I didn't even know what to do next.

Makoto: Ah, so both of you came to join the trial period. You should've explained it properly~; wait, I invited you for a game with me without having explained anything so I'm at fault too.

Are you two going to join the Game Club?

If that's so, that'd be helpful... I said this already, but we're short on members to the point where the club might be disbanded.

Subaru: Nn~... I don't know for Natsume, but I gotta wait to see for a bit. Right now, I'm actually being invited by another club too.

It's the Basketball Club. It looks like they're also pretty worried with the lack of members also.

I've liked playing with balls since a long time ago, so it feels I'll be more suited to being in the Basketball Club.

Makoto: Hmm. It's surprising that the Basketball Club's also in trouble.

We've got a basketball court here, don't we... I even heard that the club was renowned so that the school had even arranged exclusive facilities and stuff.

Subaru: Oh, you know the details?

Makoto: Ahaha, it's because I like searching stuff up on the net during my free time...

It's become some kind of habit of mine. I get worried if I don't check up on the happenings around me.

If I don't properly get the idea of what happens in my surroundings, I won't know what kind of face to put on.

Wh-whoa. Akehoshi-kun has to go home, right? Sorry for going on and talking for so long. It looks like I also really wanted to be in someone's presence too.

Subaru: That's fine, I finally got to talk to a ton of people today, so that made me really happy.

Yuuki-kun, you're so easy to talk to~. Whenever I talk to someone, though, usually they end up not being able to understand me halfway through.

Makoto: Is that how it is? Akehoshi-kun, I find it amazing that you were able to talk with so many things with me... -Is what I was I was impressed by. As for me, I'm completely terrible with talking.

Subaru: Ahaha, it might be that we just have good compatibility. We only played games and talked for a while, but I've come to really like you, Yuuki-kun.

If it's not a bother, can I come over to hang out once in a while? I've yet to know if I can join the club yet, but I wanna play games with you again♪

Makoto: Of course. It'd be a grand welcome~, so you can come over any time.

Fufu. The Game Club might just be disbanded, so I can't really protect my promise to "play together again", though.