Blue Archive story · Club stories, Story 3
Sweetness and Nostalgia 3
1 scenes, 110 lines
1. Part 1
110 lines*vroom*
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You okay, Nagi?
I'm okay... Optimal, frankly.
I partook in so much recreational relaxation today due to your sincere efforts...
Yeah... I don't buy it. She's still out of it.
Hmm...
Maybe we should've tried the amusement park...
Oh?
Hey... Is that a playground all the way out here?
Nagi, Nagi, doesn't this remind you of old times?
When we were younger, and we used to love goofing off and swinging around in the playground?!
*screech*
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Whoa, Seia, why did you slam on the brakes?!
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This reminds me of the playground we used to play in when we were little.
Except it's empty and full of weeds...
Nagi! Nagi! Over here!
I'm...going to...stay in...
Nope! ☆
Eh?
Mika dragged Nagisa into the playground.
*sizzle*
Ahaha! Classic Nagi, always hogging the slide!
Why are you laughing? Do you have any idea how hot the sun made this metal? Such a hazard should be...outlawed!
To think such a conveyance is designed for children! They would be roasted and seared. Outrageous!
Well, Nagi, at least you seem to be doing better!
What kind of absurd analogy is that...?
...Nevertheless, I suppose it's difficult to feel lethargic upon entering a playground.
I bought it from that convenience store while you two were bickering.
You should eat. You've only had black tea all day.
V-Very well...
...It's dreadfully sweet.
They already made the inside too sweet, then coated it in more sugar.
And this one is quite saline...like the ocean.
This last one reeks of artificial smoke and tastes overwhelmingly savory.
How utterly unsophisticated...
...Of course not. I loved these...things.
Wh-Whatever are you talking about?
Nagisa, the taste of the junk food hasn't changed.
But you've changed.
You've grown and developed a more delicate and sophisticated palate.
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So that's the lesson. Even fond memories of the past can prove disappointing when revisited.
Just like junk food.
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Or the opposite. We may look back on the harsh times we have now and actually laugh.
You, Seia, and I are growing and changing all the time!
What are you trying to say, Mika?
Are you advising me to acquiesce to the weight of responsibility? Are you suggesting that today's difficulties shall be outweighed by tomorrow's benefits?
What a dismissive platitude.
Ooh, Nagi, that was harsh.
Fufu, indeed. Nevertheless, the truth sometimes IS dismissive. And trite.
And that is why we are known to take it for granted.
So, please let me say this before I forget...
Thank you both. For everything.
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Haha, in that case, we should plan more outings like this!
Like maybe to the Tea Party's private beach! Let's go there next time!
...Hmm, that sounds pleasant.
Right? Then it's a date, Nagi!
Yes. Let us head back...
...Back home.
...And, while this is uncharacteristically spontaneous, we happen to have these top-quality tea leaves, so I propose we brew them and share these...fascinating snacks. Let's have a tea party at Trinity.
I think that worked out!
You're going to say that it's temporary, ephemeral, something like that?
...You've gotten better at reading the room, Mika.
Well, it's only logical. Her years of stress aren't just going to disappear because of a one-day trip.
And I'm sure the work's piling up for when she gets back.
But nothing stays perfect forever, right?
And if Nagi starts getting stressed out, we can intervene with another vacation.
I still think that the private beach is a great idea!
...A series of temporary fixes. Like everything else in life.
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Why are you looking at me like that?
Mika, you're acting so unusually kind and wise. It's unnerving.
Huh? What, I'm not allowed to mature as a person?
Take your time. I'll warm up the scooter.
Sweetness and Nostalgia