Charming Sunday Date!

After such a long, bad, boring week in real life, today was Sunday - and everything was delightful. I had some time to put into my game at last, and started off the day at 9:00am with a crisp winter date.

Rinko arrived with a pink velour coat and a new, fancy hairstyle (which she seems to only ever wear for dates).

Underneath the coat, she wore an aqua knit vest over a white blouse, with a checked skirt and loafers. She looked very stylish and cute. ^^

Our first stop was Aisha Dining, where Rinko tucked into a Blue Hawaii shaved ice. Rather strange for winter, but there you go...

Then we hopped onto the train for our main date, which was at the Event Hall (Rinko's choice, not mine). I like the sparkly barrettes Rinko wore in her hair.

The event for today was a doujinshi (fan comic) spot sale, which Rinko actually "dug" much more than I expected. Anyway, it was a happy morning.

Next stop was the sushi restaurant, where we hardly ever go.

Rinko had a deluxe sushi and sashimi set on a cute wooden board, and she seemed to like the taste very much. She's a little surprised in the next shot, in fact...

After all that food and fun, Rinko fell asleep on the train going home.

And then it was time to say goodbye. I gave Rinko a present, which was a pair of "nekomimi" (cat ears) to wear. She seemed happy.

But the day wasn't over yet, because the afternoon brought a few more surprises. I had an event at 3:00pm where Rinko invited me to her place and cooked a meal for me. But when I arrived, she had YET ANOTHER new hairstyle! This one kinda looks like Yuri from my favourite singing group, Tokyo Girls' Style. I like all of the semi-long hairstyles on Rinko - so as long as she sticks with this hair length, I don't really mind what style she chooses. She also wore the floral jumper dress I like so much, with a trendy white turtleneck.

And then Rinko threw on a green apron for the actual cooking.

Not only have Rinko's clothes improved out of sight in this new game, but she made something really yummy to eat, too! This looks like a bowl of ramen, with miso soup and water.

After the meal, I had the opportunity to chat with Rinko for a while in her room. Sitting so close on the bed like this, I guess one thing is bound to lead to another.

So all in all, today was a happy day for me. Now there's only two more days until Christmas, which is always a wonderful time in New LovePlus (I remember from my first game). I just have to remember to buy a Christmas present before then...

Back In Black

This morning, I bought the neko-mimi (cat ears) as a gift for Rinko. Now that I've reached level 8 in the game, there are a lot more things to buy in all the departments of the Shopping Mall. Plus I've been watching the "Moon Phase" anime over the past few days...so cat ears (and that "Neko Mimi Mode" song) seem to be stuck in my head.

Anyway, when I arrived for the date, there was a HUGE SURPRISE waiting for me. After long, long weeks for trying to get Rinko to ditch that appalling blue hair, she arrived this afternoon with medium-long black hair. And it looked so cute.

Okay, I admit that I liked the orange hair, and it was kinda bold...but after all is said and done, I think the black hair suits Rinko the best. She looks like she should - like a cute Japanese school girl. Works for me. I really must be more careful in future to check those email questions and avoid any more hair colour experiments!

Rinko had arranged today's date, so I didn't quite know what to expect. She met me at Towano Station, wearing a pretty blue top, with my headband, earrings, necklace and shoulder bag. She looked great.

We went to Aisha dining, where I ordered a milk shake. Rinko seemed very happy, and in high spirits today.

Next, we walked along the beach for our date at the Aquarium. Last week we walked along the beach at sunset, so it was very nice to see the blue water in the daytime.

We arrived at the Aquarium and started the main part of the date. I had several choices of where to go and chose the second one, the underwater tank, which Rinko didn't seem to like very much. Not sure why.

Of course, there was plenty of time for kissing. And the feeling of kissing this "new/old" Rinko with dark hair in a new style was.......nice. ^^

Another nice surprise was having a second option for food, and discovering that the bayside Italian Restaurant was open. It's very nice inside, and the food order actually turned out to be food this time (not just a drink or a snack).

Finally, here's Rinko walking home with me from the date.

At the very end, I gave Rinko the cat ears as a gift and said goodbye. A few minutes later she sent me an email asking about wearing the ears. And then, when I saved my game and went back to the sign-in screen, there was my cute Rin-chan with neko-mimi! Too cute!!!!