Friday: Midterms Are Over!

Today was the last official day of the midterm exams. To celebrate, Rinko took me back to her place in the afternoon to cook a meal for me.

She got straight down to business by putting on her bottle-green apron...

And proceeded to make...hmm???...sandwiches. Yep, I must have said I liked "western food" the last time Rinko asked me, and apparently "western food" in Japan means sandwiches. Oh well. Thank you, Rin - they were delicious!

And Rinko thought so, too!

Of course, we didn't miss the chance to "celebrate" in another way, too. Like I always say, when you're along together in your girlfriend's bedroom, sitting on her bed...well, you know.

Thursday

Today was the fourth gruelling day of midterms, so I was glad that Rinko was there to cheer me on.

Oh well, tomorrow should be the last day of exams (assuming that I pass). I met up with Rinko during the day in the Tennis Clubroom, where we hardly ever go. Don't want to run into Manaka at the wrong time, if you know what I mean...

Wednesday: Big Photo Flood Day!

OK, conscious of the fact that I haven't posted a lot of photos over the past few days, I decided to have a big photo day today. It didn't turn out quite the way I expected - but I'll save that story for later. Rinko was there again to show her support after I sat for the next midterm exam.

And she supported me again by coming out with this scrumptious-looking bento for lunch. Rinko really does know how to spoil me...

I'm still chasing that perfect pigtail shot. This one turned out pretty good (but I only managed to get close to one of Rinko's pigtails.

Unfortunately, the rest of the day was raining. Rinko was waiting patiently to walk me home from school with her trusty umbrella.

Rinko seemed VERY surprised that it was still raining when I met her at Dixies later, for a bite to eat...

And it was raining AGAIN when we met up at night to visit the Convenience Store. Man. Let's hope for some fine weather in Towano tomorrow.

Tuesday

Today was day 2 of the midterms, and everything seemed to go well. Rinko met me again to ask how I did on the exam of the day...

Later in the day, I met her at the Library - always a favourite spot.

Then, because it was raining again, the only place I could meet Rinko to kiss was at the Convenience Store.

Rin looks very cute and a little bit naughty in the next shot.^^

Twin-Tail Lunch

Today was the first day of midterms. I think I did well (with the help of the New LovePlus Guide Book) - which is good, because I already bragged to Rinko that I would be the number one student again. She met me after the exam and encouraged me to do well tomorrow.

Speaking of the Guide Book, I've just placed an order on the Guide Book for the new game, which is available through Amazon Japan. It's a pre-order, so it probably won't ship until the new game is released. But I've certainly found the Guide Book for NLP to be an indispensable help!

Rinko had another yummy bento to share with me at lunch time.

And for all my fellow twin-tails fans out there, I managed to grab this close-up shot of Rinko's hairstyle in action!

It was raining after school, and Rinko waited with her trusty umbrella to walk me home. (I always seem to forget mine!) I haven't seen rain in NLP for a while now in winter - mostly just snow - so this was something different.

Stylish Date

I had another delightful Sunday date with Rinko today. I always love it when Rinko listens to me (which is not always) and wears the "smart" or "neat" clothing style. In my first game, I had great difficulty controlling the clothes she wore, and she would always revert back to that sloppy "casual" style - which I know Rinko likes, but it honestly doesn't look good on her IMHO.

I've found that the best way to influence her clothing choice, by the way, is during LovePlus Mode. If you beat her at "Rock, Paper, Scissors" and she changes her clothes, Rinko will always ask what clothing style you prefer (and what colour). I used to think that this was just throw-away conversation. But if you persist with it and do LovePlus Mode every day, she actually does change according to your preference in the main part of the game. Otherwise it appears to be pretty random.

Here's the delightful outfit Rin-chan was wearing when she met me at the station:

That's so cute, huh? And underneath, she wore this pretty purple jumper dress and top:

Rinko's hair was back in twin tails, too - which is adorable. We stopped at Aisha Dining for a snack, and Rinko ordered an ice-cream sundae with fruit, which she polished off in record time.

Then we took the train to the Amusement Park.

I almost never date Rinko here, so it was certainly a break from the usual...

After the main part of our date, we checked out the nearby Yakiniku restaurant.

Rinko loved the food so much that she phoned me later tonight and begged me to take her there again. She must have been full, too, because she fell asleep on the train on the way home...

But then our date was over and it was time to kiss Rinko goodbye.

Anyway, that was the date for today! I'd better hit the books now and start studying, because the midterms start up at Towano High tomorrow.