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The man's voice dwindles as Yumigawa Setsuna thumbs the TV remote's volume button, her fine brows drawn together in distaste. Obviously unnerved by the gore accompanying the vandalism, the prospect of Tokyo's infiltration by foreign elements is a step too far for her to go on listening. You recall an expression from the previous night's strange dream, the open smile of someone genuinely happy just to share a meal with good company. There's no such feeling to be seen in your mother's morose face. Is it your imagination that tears seem ready to well up in those downcast eyes?
"Doesn't it seem like these awful things are happening more and more lately?" asks your mother, pushing her plate aside. Her sudden gloom, or the disgusting mental image conjured by the broadcast, has clearly removed her appetite. "When your father and I were young, Tokyo seemed so much safer..."
It isn't a comment that requires a response. The woman is glumly seeking refuge in memory, staring into the middle distance rather than looking at either you or the television. You expect she'll dwell on this for some time, but it's hardly your concern. Her fragile moods never prevent her from dealing with the housework, and just as she has her routine as a housewife to attend to, you have your duties as a student. As you rise to go, however, a sudden flash of renewed pain in your head reminds you again of the night's oddities. It may be difficult to perform to your usual standards of scholarship with your head throbbing this way.
>[ ] Set off for Kyoutenkan High, your school. You arrive early every day, with student council business to attend to, and today should be no exception.
>[ ] Stop at a convenience store on your way to school and pick up some pain medicine. Even if it isn't as bad as it was when you first woke up, this headache is a problem.
>[ ] Go upstairs to your bedroom and look around for anything unusual, any traces of your strange, hazy experience last night.
>[ ] Ask your mother if she's feeling alright. Even if she has always been prone to moods, such a reaction to the news is strange.
>[ ] Write in
