Mountain Date!

Today was another splendid winter date in the Mountain Area. Rinko was still wearing her twin-tails hairstyle when I met her at the station this morning. She was warmly dressed in a suede coat.

We stopped into Aisha Dining for a snack. (At the end of today's date, I found that I'd achieved the trophy as an Aisha Dining "regular".)

And I also saw that Rin-chan was wearing this very cute outfit under her coat.

And Rinko also asked if she could change my nickname to "Honey". Of course, I was very happy about this. I like it when she calls me "Darling" or "Honey" the best - mainly because of how cute they both sound when Sakura Tange says them!

Rinko must really love the shaved ice (kaki-gori), because she seems to order it the whole year round, in just about every flavour and colour imaginable. Cold weather doesn't discourage her at all!

Then we walked together through the farm land to our main date in at Amou Mountain.

It's still ski season, and Rinko once again changed into her super-cute ski outfit. I can't help kissing her when she wears this, because it's just so adorable in an 80s kinda way...

Snack time took us back to the wonderful Viking Cake Buffet, where Rinko ordered this cute sponge cake, topped with a yummy strawberry...

Then it was time to say goodbye, and our date was over too soon. I really hope that the new game (New LovePlus+) retains all the great features of dating that were introduced in New LovePlus.

I had Library Committee duty in the afternoon...

...and of course I managed a quick kiss with Rinko in between my official duties.

In the afternoon of what turned out to be a busy and happy day, we rode our bikes over to the Musical Instrument Store at Ten Feather Station.

And then, our last meeting was in the Convenience Store at night, where Rinko topped off her twin-tails with these cute orange scrunchies.

Thursday: My Order, Scrunchies And More!

I placed an order this morning through Rakuten (an online shopping service in Japan) for the new Limited Edition set of New LovePlus+ (Rinko version, of course). Now I guess it's going to be a heck of a long wait, because the game won't be launched until spring, which is around the end of March in Japan. In the meantime, life in Towano continues.

When Rinko met me this morning to walk to school, she was wearing bright blue scrunchies in her hair. Remember those? I haven't seen kids wearing them since the 80s, but I guess they're making a comeback...

Unexpectedly, Rinko cornered me in the Library this morning and actually initiated a kissing session. What a sweet surprise!

And at lunchtime, she switched back to Japanese food in the bento box (at my request).

And finally, very late today, we met at the Coffee Shop for a chat. Rinko wanted to change the nickname she calls me, but "honey" sounds so nice every time she says it that I had to refuse.

Your Monday Dose Of Cuteness

Rinko still had her sweet bobbed hairstyle today, and we met a few times for short dates:

I think Rin-chan looks cute like this, but I still would prefer long or medium-long hair. One good thing that happened today: Rinko-chan changed my nickname to "darling", which is my all-time favourite. (I think I will keep her calling me this for the rest of the game.)

The last few photos are from my Skip Mode days, which I was playing mostly to start unlocking a few more date locations and build up stats. I've booked a date with her on Wednesday at 12:30, so I need to be ready. Anyways, the combination of her short hair, the school uniform, and even an umbrella (in the last shot) were too cute not to post.

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SIDE STORY - MANAKA
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After much deliberation, I finally started a game with Manaka on the DS version of "LovePlus" with the English patch. I've been kinda interested in Manaka for a while now, and I actually think Manaka looks nicer in the old DS version. So, after just 56 days, Manaka confessed to me and I started off a game with her today - playing in between the gaps of my main game on the 3DS with Rinko. I hope this doesn't get confusing. I'll try to report on my adventures with both girls (although it's more difficult to take photos of the Manaka game, because there's no in-game camera).

The "orange" personality Manaka is lovely (she's the "kind and obedient" one), very different from Rinko, and I'm enjoying the game with her - especially with the English patch. I have a date with her tomorrow at lunchtime.