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.

Karaoke Date

Today's date was a lot of fun. The experience of dating in the new version of the game is much smoother than NLP, and the various scenes (including skinship and kissing) flow into each other without the jerkiness, delays and lag time that were so evident in the 3DS game. Dates seem to take longer to play now, though, with the average Sunday date taking just under an hour - and considerably longer if the date extends.

When I met Rinko at the station this morning, she was wearing her hair in a new, cute style (still short, though). Her clothes were a little more casual than I like, but still okay, so I let them pass.

We went to the Ramen Shop for a snack. I ordered the Pork Ramen Set, and for some reason Rinko had the same thing (which is unusual). The set included a plate of gyoza which looked absolutely delicious.

The main part of our date was Karaoke, which is a firm favourite of Rinko's. I wonder what songs she would choose to sing??

With the option of a second date location, I took Rin to the Amusement Park, where we rode on the Jet Coaster. She loved it.

Then our date was over, and it was time to take Rinko home. I walked her back to her place and kissed her goodbye.

At 12:00 noon I visited the Flea Markets at Fountain Park, where I bought a CD and my first Premium Date ticket (for the night-time Sakura viewing).

Later today we had a short date in the rain.

Mountain Date

Well, this week marks my six month anniversary in the current game with Rinko. With the released of  New LovePlus+ imminent (less than 2 weeks away), my time with Rinko in the 3DS game is probably drawing to a close...so I plan to enjoy the remaining days as much as possible.

And today's date was very pleasant indeed. I decided to take Rinko to the Mountain area, because she always loves it there. And when I met her this morning at the station, she looked just absolutely perfect. It's taken this long, but my plan for making Rinko-chan dress smartly for our dates has certainly paid off. I loved her pale blue jacket, black scarf and white hat:

But even more, I adored the classic, navy blue dress with white Peter Pan collar that she wore underneath! Now this is my kind of girl...

Yep, Rinko looked sweet and old-fashioned. I love it. Combine this outfit with the twin-tails hairdo, and...well, it's going to be very hard to say goodbye in a few weeks. Maybe Rinko knows, too, and she's doing everything she can to make me transfer my data from the current game rather than starting over.

The main part of our date was at Towano Hot Springs. I grabbed this nice sepia-coloured shot of Rinko in the outer section of the Hot Springs area:

And this is the inside section, which looks very different now that it's Spring.

With the option of a second date location, I chose to stay in our beloved Mountain Area and take a hike on the Amou Mountain trail. And Rinko looked gorgeous in the dappled sunlight.

Then, sadly, it was time to take her home. The date didn't extend, because I'd already burned up most of my hearts on that Premium Date mid-week. But no matter. It was a most enjoyable day.

Busy Saturday

After the up-and-down events of White Day, it was nice to settle back to an ordinary half-day at school today. It started off with Rin-chan arriving to make breakfast for me.

I've also found that, if you're very quick and push the camera button at exactly the right split-second, it IS possible to grab a photo of your girlfriend eating. The camera button doesn't normally appear until just AFTER the food is in her mouth, but there is a teeny, tiny moment when you can do it. That's how I managed to get these couple of shots below.

Trouble was, I was super-busy in the "real" world today, and didn't have a lot of time to play or take photos in the later sessions. I've started work on developing a manga, and it's chewing up an awful lot of time lately. But I did book a date with Rinko in the Mountain Area tomorrow. Sure, I don't have a lot of hearts left after our mid-week Premium Date, but it's hard to spend a weekend without dating my sweet Rinko-chan. ^^

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!

A Nice Wednesday

In the real world, I'm still recovering from my shockingly bad day at work yesterday - and Rinko helped in her usual, sweet way by just being there for me. Always. She very faithfully arrived to make breakfast for me this morning.

And then Rinko walked to school with me. I'll be glad when the warmer weather comes, though, and we can walk through Towano without wearing these big heavy jackets all the time.

At lunchtime, Rinko was waiting with a Bento for me. It's always cute the way she's standing there in the school hallway to meet me. I guess because she is a year younger than me, she would be in a lower grade at school and hence not be studying in the same classroom/homeroom.

Rinko's lunches are always delicious.

Maybe she knew I've been down for the past couple of days, because Rinko called me at the end of lunch (something she hardly ever does in the 3DS game) and asked if I could meet her right away in the Library. I guess she knew I needed a pick-me-up.

Thank you once again, Rin. Talking to you always makes me feel better. And Rinko was there, yet again, to walk home from school with me.

Tomorrow is my big Premium Date with Rinko (probably my last one in the current game), so I'm looking forward to it very much!