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Gai walked the streets of Arato without much purpose. He had flown to Japan a day ago, but being the man he was, he couldn't help but spend a day in Tokyo, more precisely, in Akihabara area. Just browsing the bigger game and hardware stores took most of his day and when he had almost made his mind to leave and come back at a better time, he stumbled across a coding competition and he just had to watch. Not that any of the participants could even get close to his level, but it was quite entertaining, especially some weird shenanigans that some of them had tried and even succeeded in pulling off. Before he knew it, it was night-time already and he was dragged into some sort of a pub where gamers and programmers gathered, at the outskirts of the city. Gai would have gladly got drunk and even slept there at the dusty tables, but as dawn approached, he silently slid away from the mildly drunk company and escaped outside to the street. Though his head ached and he felt sleepy, he knew he had important stuff to take care of and without further hesitation headed got in his car and drove off towards Arato, hoping to avoid the biggest traffic jam.
Upon entering the cafe, Gai knew he was looking pretty messed up. He had not slept for around two days, except for the few hours in the car after he had parked in an underground parking in Arato. His hair was thickened and messy and there were black spots under his eyes, which must have looked quite tired and weary. He did not feel like sleeping, however, so he decided to have a good cup of strong coffee to chase away the drowsiness and start looking for Shigeru. He sat at a table and tried to tidy up his messy clothes: he was wearing blue jeans with a black T-shirt that had no writings on it and a greyish jacket. As the waitress came towards him, he asked for a black coffee and tried to pay with his credit card, suddenly remembering, that cash was the most common way in Japan, making him search for any paper money in his pockets. Luckily, there were some left from the yesterday, so he managed to avoid having to search for an ATM. When the drink arrived, he poured several packages of sugar in it and mixed it with the spoon, while neglecting the cream. As he drank the coffee, feeling its hotness sting the tip of his tongue and the sweet taste spread across his mouth, bringing forth awareness and focus, he began to dwell on his plan of action.
He was here, in the place where everything had happened, so digging back through his memories wouldn't be too hard. He decided it would be helpful if he could find Shigeru first, since the man had apparently been doing some sort of research into the events and there was no need for Gai to do exactly the same all over again. Of course, if he didn't manage to find anyone today, he'd start researching on his own. The though of visiting a hypnotist or a psychiatrist crossed his mind and just as he was thinking of running a quick web search at a local internet cafe, his attention was drawn to one man from the corner of the room, who seemed oddly familiar for some reason. The man carried his cup of tea towards the largest group of people, sitting at the cafe and as Gai traced him with his eyes, he began to look at the other members' faces noticing the same odd familiarity to those strangers. Was it his lack of sleep puling pranks on him, or were those really some of the people he had graduated with? He discarded the first opportunity, since he had done quite a lot of work in state similar to his present condition and not once had his lack of sleep faltered his concentration. The group apparently accepted the ma with some interest, so Gai decided to move closer, in order to be able to hear better. All he had to hear were several sentences, to know his initial hunch was hundred per cent correct. "Well, it seems I'm quite the lucky one." he though as he drank the last of his coffee and headed towards the group. They didn't really seem to notice him, so he touched two of them on the backs and waved to the rest "Hello there, my fellow survivors. Or should I say classmates? Long time no see, eh?" He noticed none of them seemed to recognise him, perhaps since he was not really a social butterfly back at high school and he had also swapped his dorky glasses for contact lenses. "I'm Akihiko Gai, the cool guy who always sat at the back of the class? Does it ring any bells?"
Upon entering the cafe, Gai knew he was looking pretty messed up. He had not slept for around two days, except for the few hours in the car after he had parked in an underground parking in Arato. His hair was thickened and messy and there were black spots under his eyes, which must have looked quite tired and weary. He did not feel like sleeping, however, so he decided to have a good cup of strong coffee to chase away the drowsiness and start looking for Shigeru. He sat at a table and tried to tidy up his messy clothes: he was wearing blue jeans with a black T-shirt that had no writings on it and a greyish jacket. As the waitress came towards him, he asked for a black coffee and tried to pay with his credit card, suddenly remembering, that cash was the most common way in Japan, making him search for any paper money in his pockets. Luckily, there were some left from the yesterday, so he managed to avoid having to search for an ATM. When the drink arrived, he poured several packages of sugar in it and mixed it with the spoon, while neglecting the cream. As he drank the coffee, feeling its hotness sting the tip of his tongue and the sweet taste spread across his mouth, bringing forth awareness and focus, he began to dwell on his plan of action.
He was here, in the place where everything had happened, so digging back through his memories wouldn't be too hard. He decided it would be helpful if he could find Shigeru first, since the man had apparently been doing some sort of research into the events and there was no need for Gai to do exactly the same all over again. Of course, if he didn't manage to find anyone today, he'd start researching on his own. The though of visiting a hypnotist or a psychiatrist crossed his mind and just as he was thinking of running a quick web search at a local internet cafe, his attention was drawn to one man from the corner of the room, who seemed oddly familiar for some reason. The man carried his cup of tea towards the largest group of people, sitting at the cafe and as Gai traced him with his eyes, he began to look at the other members' faces noticing the same odd familiarity to those strangers. Was it his lack of sleep puling pranks on him, or were those really some of the people he had graduated with? He discarded the first opportunity, since he had done quite a lot of work in state similar to his present condition and not once had his lack of sleep faltered his concentration. The group apparently accepted the ma with some interest, so Gai decided to move closer, in order to be able to hear better. All he had to hear were several sentences, to know his initial hunch was hundred per cent correct. "Well, it seems I'm quite the lucky one." he though as he drank the last of his coffee and headed towards the group. They didn't really seem to notice him, so he touched two of them on the backs and waved to the rest "Hello there, my fellow survivors. Or should I say classmates? Long time no see, eh?" He noticed none of them seemed to recognise him, perhaps since he was not really a social butterfly back at high school and he had also swapped his dorky glasses for contact lenses. "I'm Akihiko Gai, the cool guy who always sat at the back of the class? Does it ring any bells?"