Yooo! Letâs Gooo! Prologue/Task 1/
Having migrated to the drinks table in order to stay away from the centre of the party, Chouko was surprised to see another girl flounce over without a care in the world.Â
âYumiko Sone, SHSL Digital Artist, right!â
Her fingers curled into the hem of her dungaree shorts as she bowed in introduction, braids flipping over her shoulders, causing her to cringe when they almost slapped the Soneâs soda.
âA-Ah, C-Chouko Akaishi, Super High School Level ChindĆgu Inventor â the pleasure is yours- mine! Erm, nothing much and itâs nice too meet you too!â
Clearly still buzzed with nerves from being on stage, Chouko flushed and gave a shaky smile. The disco atmosphere was not one she was used to and she knew she looked out of place; heck, she felt it too!
âSo, ah, text speak?â
 Yumiko had been sipping on her drink until a girl approached her. She seemed to have already have heard of Yumiko the way she said her name.  Maybe a potential alliance member for the future. She didnât seem very capable, but an extra number on your side is always great. Before introducing herself, she bowed having her braids fly at her drink. Yumiko let out a chuckle and smiled at the girl.
âYes I am Yumiko, nice to meet ya Akaishi-chan. Yeah the text over there on the screen is somewhat like speaking. You play a song and you sing along to it. It is called Karaoke! You should totally try it out, impress me.Â
âOh, no, she laughed!â
Embarrassed, Chouko stared at her feet, not knowing that she had spoken her thoughts aloud again -- it was a bad habit that had a tendency to show when she was nervous. Yumiko was a pretty girl and Chouko found that intimidating; what would the artist think of her? Still, the pink-haired SHSL was friendly enough so she couldnât be a bad person, right?
âI-Iâm really not a good singer, but Iâm sure youâd be great at karaoke, Sone-san!â
Was she being too formal? The inventor corrected herself with an-
âEr, Sone-chanâÂ
-and smiled awkwardly. Social interaction was never her strong suit.














