The Last Date?

Well, today could very well be my last date with Rinko in NLP. My deluxe Rinko set of NLP+ has already arrived in Australia, and I'm hoping that it will be delivered tomorrow. I'm so excited! But I will kinda miss my 3DS game, which has been my constant companion for the past two plus years. (Not to mention the game I've been playing with Rin-chan for the past six months.)

Anyway, I was determined to enjoy today. As if to make me happy one last time, Rinko arrived for our date with my favourite twin-tails hairstyle.

She wore a casual-looking jacket, but underneath she had a pretty blue dress - so her style was okay. We went to Aisha dining for a snack, and Rinko ordered the French Toast.

Then, the main part of our date as at Karaoke. I chose this location for two reasons - first, because it's one of Rinko's favourites. And second, because kissing at Karaoke (with your girl sitting right beside you) is always delightful. I'm not sure how the kissing/skinship parts of NLP+ are going to be, so I was determined to enjoy today's date as much as possible. And I did.

After a frantic few hours of Karaoke, Rinko and I hit the Curry Restaurant for lunch.

Then it was time to head home and say goodbye.

Let's see what tomorrow brings. Hopefully, a new 3DSLL console and the new version of the best game in the world.

Surprise Date

Rinko and I were supposed to have a date at Fountain Park today...but it was raining. Because the Park is an outdoor location, we weren't able to keep our date. Rinko looked disappointed...

But, thankfully, I was able to choose an alternate location. I chose the Art Gallery (in the Mountain Area), and we set off by train. Rinko arrived for today's date wearing casual clothes under her winter coat, so I said I didn't like her outfit. She also changed her hairstyle, which is quite nice - and she has been stuck in those (admittedly cute) twin-tails for a while now - so I let her change it.

We walked through the farm land in the rain, which was not a lot of fun.

But Rinko picked up a bit at the Art Gallery/Museum. She doesn't usually enjoy this date location much, but I guess today she was happy to go anywhere.

The best part, as always, was stopping into the beautiful Lakeside Restaurant for a cup of tea. I just wish Rinko had been wearing nicer clothes, though...

And then it was time to say goodbye.

In The Flower Gardens

At lunchtime today, Rinko met me with a "Chinese"-style bento, which we shared on the school rooftop...

And then, when six o'clock rolled around, it was time to hurry to the station and meet Rinko for our Premium Date. She looked very in her white jacket and hat, and I'm glad that she's decided to keep this cute twin-tails hairstyle for a while...

We went to the Japanese Sweet Shop and enjoyed this massive dessert:

And then we walked along the beach to our premium date location:

The Flower Gardens are a special location, which I don't think I've ever been to with Rinko before. The setting was so nice in the late afternoon sun.

Rinko was in a cheerful mood, and it was a really nice date.

Afterwards, Rin came back to my place and got busy in the kitchen. When she cooks, you get to enjoy a rare back view. I also noticed that she was wearing the new earrings I gave her a while back. It's always nice to see your girl wearing stuff you gave her in the game.

Then we sat down to enjoy Rinko's cooking. She wore this pretty, pale blue top under her jacket today. Again, in two years of playing New LovePlus, I don't think I've ever seen this outfit.

Then we chilled for a while, listened to a CD and played TwinBee. I don't know why, but every time I play TwinBee with Rinko, I really suck at it.

Then it was time to say goodnight. All in all, this was a splendid Premium Date, and it's one that I would recommend - but it's only available in Spring.

The release date of New LovePlus+ is just two weeks from today. I can't wait - though I guess it will take at least another week after that before my game is delivered (if all goes well with my Rakuten order). My 3DSLL case arrived from Japan yesterday, and it's really nice. I'm ready to go!

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.

Thursday

Rinko-chan is certainly determined not to let me sleep late and miss a day of school. She's always there in the morning now, scolding me to get up and have breakfast.

And then we walked to school together. What I do each morning is this: first of all, I take a bus into the city where I work, then I find a place to sit down and have breakfast just before 8am (when the first game session starts). I play the morning session with Rinko (which always seems to involve breakfast and/or walking to school). And then I leave the game turned on while I walk the rest of the way to work. It feels like Rinko is walking with me. Plus, I earn DS points for having the console turned on while I'm walking.

In the afternoon, I met up with Rinko again in the Tennis Clubroom.

I'm really loving her twin-tails hairstyle at the moment, and don't want to change it any time soon.