Premium Date: Light-Up Sakura Viewing

I didn't take a lot of photos during the day today. I was home on the first day of my holidays (which is also Good Friday) so I just wanted to relax and pretty much do nothing. Just one quick snap from Rinko's Seishun 1 Page story:

But tonight (6:00 pm) was my very first Premium Date in NLP+, which was the Light-Up Sakura Viewing. In Japan, it's popular during sakura season (Spring) to go and see them at night - especially considered a romantic date for couples. Many of the public places have special lights installed for this purpose.

When I met Rinko at the little park outside her house, she looked cute. She was wearing a pretty pale-blue blouse but had her hair in the same short style.

We went to Aisha Dining for a meal, where I ordered the Steak Set and Rinko had the same thing. Mmm. During the meal, I chose the "Change Hair Length" feature and asked again for semi-long hair. I think Rinko looks cutest with these styles.  Maybe this time it will work...

Then we walked along together to Fountain Park, where the Light Up Sakura Viewing was being held.

We kissed while we waited for the sun to go down. On this date, I saved up my kisses until I had a total of five, and then took them all together. I guess I was hoping that five successful kisses in a row might trigger the "refrain kiss" option like the old game (where your girlfriend asks for more kisses) - but it didn't happen. Maybe there are other factors involved?

Anyway, here are a couple of beautiful shots from the park during the Light-Up Sakura Viewing.

After the main part of our date, Rinko came back to my place and spent some time hanging out with me. We listened to a CD and played a round of TwinBee (getting the highest score, yay).

And then Rinko proudly headed off for the kitchen and cooked a meal for me.

She made Beef Curry with a little plate of side-salad. It looked good!

I walked her home, and we sat in the little park and exchanged a lot of sweet talk (and a few more kisses).

And then it was time to finally say goodnight. All in all, it's been an exciting and sweet Premium Date.

I probably won't book a date for Sunday this week. Because I have holidays next week, I've decided to book a few After School Dates, and I need to save up my remaining hearts for that purpose.

Tuesday: After School Movie Date!

Even though I had to go to work today, I decided to book another After School Date with Rinko. I knew it was going to be a little difficult - I think the latest you can start an After School Date is 4:30, and I don't finish work usually until 5:00 - but I managed to take a break long enough to start the date, then closed my 3DS and finished the game after 5:00 when I'd left work for the day. In the end, it worked out pretty well.

Rin-chan was waiting for me, right on time...

We stopped into Dixies for a snack, which turned out to be just a milkshake. Still, it's nice to share a drink with your girlfriend after school.

Then it was off to the Towano Cinema to catch a movie. Rin-Rin looks cute, bundled up in her winter school coat and scarf.

Then we finally arrived at the cinema. I chose to watch "Never Tough Guy", which is one of those dumb action movies. I didn't know how Rinko would go with that...but she seemed happy overall with my choice.

I got to sit close to Rinko inside the cinema, and of course it was a good opportunity to kiss her.

Then, all too soon, another after school date was over and it was time to take her home.

After School Bowling

It was my first day at home (off work) today, and I started off by playing A LOT of Skip Mode days in my DS game in an attempt to change Rinko's hairstyle. It took my two weeks of dating and grinding, but finally I got her away from the default hairstyle into something that's still short but at least it's cute.

In my 3DS game, meanwhile, I arranged my third After School Date with Rin-chan. Same as the last couple of times, she was waiting for me in the hallway...

We headed off to Aisha Dining for a snack, and Rinko had an ice cream parfait which looked really yummy.

With our energy replenished, we set off for the Towano Bowling Alley for the main part of our date.

I'm not entirely sure whether Rinko likes bowling or not. She seemed pretty happy with the date, though.

Here's an interesting shot of her outside, after our game...

An an extreme close-up while we were walking home (thanks to the zoom lens of my in-game camera).

Last of all, here's Rinko waving goodbye. I'm enjoying the After School Dates, because they give you a slightly different dating experience in the game.

Tomorrow is my two-month anniversary of playing this new game with Rinko. I've been super-dedicated these two months, and haven't missed a single time slot of a single day! I DID forget to buy a present, though - so I did a very quick day in Skip Mode just now to get one - a nice pair of boots from the Shopping Mall. I hope Rinko will be happy with them when I meet her tomorrow morning.

Wednesday

It was raining when Rin-chan met me to walk to school this morning. But she looks really charming waiting there with her umbrella...

At lunchtime, my faithful girlfriend was waiting in the corridor with yet another bento lunch.

I'm not sure what Rinko puts in her lunch boxes, but they always look delicious.

Rinko in a thoughtful mood...

"Let me get that piece of rice that's stuck to your cheek..."

I managed to grab a couple of full-length shots while Rin was waiting near the lockers to walk home from school with me. Apparently she hasn't copped a suspension for wearing her sweater like this yet...

And this evening I met Rinko at the Convenience Store for a short date. I can't date her this coming Sunday, apparently, because it's the Culture Fest at school - but I did manage to book a date for the following Saturday, which is a holiday. And I'll try to do another After School Date with her next Tuesday.

After School At The Movies (Sort Of)

Yay - I had a whole beautiful day at home today! No work, no interruptions. Hehe. I always think I'm the luckiest guy in the world when Rin-chan arrives to walk to school with me. This never happened in my real life in high school - though I kinda wish it had.

Who could resist that face??? Anyway, when 3:30 rolled around, I met Rinko for our After School Date. It's really just like a normal date on the way home from school, with the added benefit of your girlfriend wearing her school uniform. Rinko met me in the corridor outside my classroom...

Then we set off together for our date. First, it was over to Aisha Dining for some ice cream...

Then to the main part of our date - the movies. The Shin Towano cinema was playing two films today, and unfortunately I chose Cinema 1 - which turned out to be some kind of outer-space horror movie.

Wow, Rinko really didn't like the movie. I think it shows on her expression in the next two shots...

But you know, it was a fun date, and Rinko said how much she enjoyed herself at the end (and she even called me later in the evening to say she had fun - or maybe she was feeling guilty about trashing the movie?).

I made sure that I kissed Rin-chan so much she would forget about the movie. I don't think I've ever seen her face turn so red.

And then our second After School Date was over and it was time to say goodbye. I managed to grab the next two shots, though - because this is possibly the only time in Love Plus when you get to see your girlfriend almost full-length wearing her uniform. You can also see how Rinko ties her school sweater around her waist. I think you'd probably get kicked out of a real Japanese high school for doing this...or suspended, at least. But Rinko is a bit of a rebel. (Manaka and Nene always wear their sweaters properly, by the way.)