Back To School

Today was the first day back at school after what seemed like a VERY short winter break. The day started off with the usual assembly and singing of the Towano High school song.

Then Rinko greeted me in the corridor. She didn't exactly look thrilled to be going back to school, either...

Rinko's mood picked up a lot when I called her to meet me up on the roof.

And the first day continued in a good fashion, with Rinko "surprising" me with yet another home-made bento for lunch.

She's still so cute! I met her very late tonight at Dixies for a catch-up.

And then we walked home together. Even doing the simple things with Rinko is romantic, which is why I enjoy this game with her so much.

Monday

Today was the last day of the winter break (= the last day of freedom) before school starts back tomorrow, so I tried to enjoy it with Rin-Rin as much as possible. I met her again at the Second Hand Clothing Shop in Ten Yu station, just for the novelty of riding our bikes there.

This final shot is from a late afternoon meet-up at Dixies (in more familiar territory).

Back To Work...With A Date

In the "real" world, I started back at work today. So sad that the Christmas/New Year break is over! Anyway, it's still Winter Vacation in Towano, which means that you can date your girlfriend any time (rather than waiting all week to date on Sunday). So I decided to book a date for lunchtime today and play it at work.

And it turned out to be a very charming date, in fact. Rin-rin arrived with a new hairstyle, which is still semi-long, but which looks like one of the short hairstyles she wore previously. It's a nice change, though. Her clothes were part-casual, part-not, which again looked ok.

We stopped into the Coffee Shop for a quick refreshment. Rinko always complains about going there on dates, but then ends up enjoying it anyway.

Because I've been concentrating on unlocking the date locations around Ten Feather Station, I was able to date Rinko today at the Game Centre for the first time.

There are a number of choices at the Game Centre, and I chose to play Billiards with Rinko. You don't get to play an actual game of Billiards though - you basically just stand in the Billiards room and talk. But that's fine.

Next stop was the Ramen Shop for lunch.

It's a nice place to eat, and Rinko's meal of ramen and gyoza made me really miss the experience of eating out in Tokyo.

After lunch, Rinko fell asleep on the train going back to Shin Towano. (You can also see her little pink heart earrings in the next shot.)

And finally, this shot was taken while I was walking Rinko home from the station. I used a low camera angle here to show the sky, which was wintry but a deep shade of blue.

All in all, it was a really enjoyable date, and a perfect way to lift my spirits on the first day back at work.

Our First Winter Date

Today was the 1st of December, which is the start of Summer in Australia but the start of Winter (according to the calendar, anyway) in Japan. Rinko arrived for our date this morning wearing all her Winter clothes - hat, scarf, gloves, and a beautiful suede jacket. Is it just me, or is Winter a very romantic time? Maybe it's the thought of keeping warm together with your girlfriend... ^^

Underneath her jacket, Rinko gave me a peek at the rest of her outfit, which has changed (for some unexplainable reason) to the "cute" style. I don't mind Rinko wearing "cute" or "smart" clothes for dates, as long as she stays away from casual clothes. Anyway, this look was nice.

We went off to Dixies for a quick snack. Rinko wasn't overly impressed about eating there - she far prefers Aisha Dining - but she seemed to enjoy herself in the end.

Then we had to walk through the farm land to get to the Mountain Area. I don't know why, but the backgrounds in the farm land are the poorest in LovePlus - they look like really cheap 3D, with really cheap textures, where all the street scenes and interiors look really good.

I really like the Mountain Area of Towano now, maybe even more than the city. We visited the Lake today, and it looks beautiful behind Rin-Rin in the next shot. You can see the head of one of the swan boats, too.

And these next few shots are taken on board the swan boat. You can see Amou Mountain in the background. The whole scene looked wintery but very very sweet.

Next we made a return visit to the beautiful Lakeside Restaurant - definitely one of the best places to eat in the whole Towano area. Rinko was very cute the way she looked left and right checking it out...

And the food is definitely yummy, too. Itadakimasu!

And here's a full-length shot of Rinko waving goodbye. No continuation today, but it was still a very nice date, and it's so cool to watch all the seasonal changes in the LovePlus world.

Last but not least, I took Rinko for a short date at Fountain Park tonight.

It made me realise that (apart from Premium Dates) I haven't booked a lot of dates with Rinko at night. Some date spots are not open after 6:00pm, but it might be another different way to experience the game. I must try to do another After School Date this week, too, if I have time...