A Couple of Short Dates

Still super busy at work today, so there was only time for a couple of short dates with my poor Rinko. Here are a couple of cute poses from Fountain Park:

And then, meeting her at Aisha Dining for a quick snack in the afternoon:

I promise I'll see you more over the weekend, Rinko!!!

Super Busy Fun Day!

After a quiet day yesterday, today turned out to be one of the busiest and most exciting days in five months of playing the game. At noon, I had a date with Rinko - which she organised by calling me late yesterday. No glasses today - but the same cute hairdo.

I took her to the Japanese Sweet Shop for a snack before the date...

Rinko ended up with something that looked like an ice-cream sundae. Here she is, caught in the act of saying "itadakimasu!"

Then it was off to the main event - a baseball game (believe it or not!) at the event hall.

I'm not quite sure why Rin-chan chose to go there - she didn't seem to enjoy it very much afterwards. Maybe the date locations are mixed up for HER, too! Anyway, for the second date option I tried taking her to the Indoor Pool, which turned out (again) to be the Shopping Mall. Here's Rinko in the cosmetics section:

Still, it was a fun date. Then at 3pm there was an Event. I was expecting it to be something connected with the summer festival (matsuri)...but instead, Rinko invited me to her house and cooked a meal for me. I love it when this happens. She wore those ultra super cute glasses, too. Maybe she's shy about wearing them in public?

Rinko's meal turned out to be a hamburger. But she still enjoyed it very much.

But the most unforgettable part of the day was definitely the evening. A second event at 6pm actually turned out to be the summer festival this time. I think it might be the last weekend of the festival. Rinko met me, again looking very sweet in her yukata.

We chatted for a while and checked out the food stalls...

Then Rinko bought some shaved ice (looks like lemon or pineapple).

And she sweetly offered to share some with me. How could I refuse???

Last - but by no means least - we found a nice private spot on top of a hill overlooking the nightlights of Towano and watched the beautiful fireworks. It was very romantic, and I got caught up in the mood of this amazing summer night. I kissed Rinko three times (that is, three separate lots of skinship and kissing), and then she came very close and offered me another kiss for free. A different kind of fireworks...if you know what I mean. ^^

And she was very very lovey-dovey after that. I think you can tell by the look on her face that she'd had a great day too.

I have a feeling school starts again tomorrow, but I'm not entirely sure. If it does, I'm sure going to miss the summer holidays.

The New Look Rinko!

Yesterday, when I booked a date with Rinko, I had no idea it was going to be SO AWESOME. I'd given Rinko a pair of glasses for her birthday, and she wore them today for the very first time - along with really cool clothes, a beret I'd given her months ago, and a cool hairstyle! When she arrived for the date, Rinko just looked so amazing that it took my breath away:

I think this is the cutest Rinko has ever looked! We went to the Japanese Sweet Shop for a snack before setting off on the proper lunchtime date.

On the train, Rin-chan looked kinda sleepy...

And this close-up shot shows just how awesomely cute she is with glasses. Who knew?!

The date itself was supposed to be at the Indoor Pool - but once again, the locations were messed up. Anyway, it didn't turn out so bad, because we finished up at the Shopping Mall. I chose the swimsuit section, and Rinko (with her cool new look) tried on a blue bikini for me.

Then I asked her to try on another one, which was a pretty yellow bikini. I could have made her wear one more...but I actually liked the yellow one with the bow. So I bought it for her.

After that, I took her home - but it was a fun date after all. I love the new Rinko!!!!!

Wednesday

Rinko met me in the Library today and surprised me by giving me a gift for working so hard!

As with all these gifts, you don't get to see what they actually are...but it's the thought that counts. It's always nice to get a present from your girlfriend.

In the afternoon, I took Rinko for a quick date at Fountain Park and grabbed some cute photos. I've also booked a proper date for tomorrow at lunchtime - at the Indoor Pool. Rinko enjoyed going to the pool last time, so I hope it works out well tomorrow, too.

A Quiet Day

Well, after all the excitement of the weekend (with Rinko's birthday and our five month anniversary), today was a quiet but enjoyable day in Towano. I was super busy at work (in the real world) again today, so not a lot of time to play. Oh well, I'll try to make it up tomorrow!

The highlight was a late-afternoon meet up with Rinko at the Shrine, which has become one of our new favourite date locations.

Rinko ws very cute with her blue hair ribbon, but a bit sleepy at the end of our meeting. Just like me.

Happy (Fifth) Anniversary!!!

Today was my five month anniversary with Rinko. Because I was busy updating my camera yesterday, I didn't have time to buy a gift - so I had to play a quick day in Skip Mode this morning before 8am and  visit the Shopping Mall. I decided to get a pair of brown boots for my little girlfriend of five months! The Skip Mode day wasn't a total waste, though - because Rinko cooked breakfast for me, and then at lunchtime she met me on the school roof and shared a bento box lunch with me!

Once the proper day started in Real Time mode, I called Rinko to meet me in Fountain Park. Now that I can take up to 12 shots per date with my in-game camera, I'm able to capture a lot more of Rinko's subtle (and sometimes funny) expressions...

Here's Rin-chan coming up very close to accept my present.

And yes, she was very happy with the boots. She game me a present in return, which turned out to be matching boy-girl armbands.

Once again, as I look back on the amazing five months I've been dating Rinko, I just want to say THANK YOU! Thank you Rinko for being such an amazing and loveable character, and thank you Konami for giving this wonderful game to the world!