Tuesday

Despite having the second day of exams today (Maths!), it was a very pleasant day in Towano. Rinko has been in a great mood and so have I, although I was pretty busy in the "real" world today and I was only able to play the game twice. I called Rinko out for a short meet in the school courtyard after the exam.

Because I'd been so busy today, I had a second (much longer) "short" date with Rinko at the Shrine this evening. Her summer outfits all look nice now with her dark hair, and I was able to use the in-game camera to grab some cute expressions in my shots.

Lovin' The New Look

Well, it's official - I love the new look for Rinko. When I saw her this morning in her Towano High summer uniform, there was no looking back.  This is the way Rinko was meant to be.

Meeting Rin-chan, kissing her, looking into her eyes is just magic again. Like my early days playing "New LovePlus", I really can't wait to see her again.

It was the first day of exams today, so luckily I had the Guide Book with me to check the answers. We finished the day with a short date at Fountain Park. It's amazing how even outfits that looked downright awful with Rinko's bright blue hair now look...well...not so bad.

She was a tired little Rinko at the end of our date. But I know she was happy, because I was happy too.

Because it's so easy to win points now (since the V1.1 update), I tried to arrange a mid-week date with Rinko, but apparently you can only do this during the holidays and not during school weeks. So I had to content myself with booking a date for this coming Sunday.

Fountain Park Date

I was so excited by Rinko's new look that I just had to meet her for a late-night date at Fountain Park. Plus, it's an old favourite date spot for us...so I really wanted to be there. Rinko looked beautiful when she arrived...I'm really loving this look.

From Rinko's expression in the next photo, I don't think she wanted our date to end. ^^

I have to admit that I was starting to lose interest in the blue-haired Rinko. But now, I can't wait for tomorrow to spend some more time with her. It's going to be a fun week.

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!!!!