Subaru: Game Research Club?
Natsume: CorRECT. As the name STATES, it’s a club in which the members gather to play GAMES.
HoweVER... It would seem that the club is at the cusp of disbandMENT, given that a number of the third years within it are graduating SOON.
It seems to be a rather conventional CLUB, one with a long-standing hisTORY...
And though it boasts a splendid clubROOM, the fact of the matter is that many students here have no interest in participating in CLUBS.
Subaru: Huh... People here don’t study in class, don’t join clubs or committees, and don’t even go hard in doing stuff as idols, either…
So if they're not putting their all into any of that, then what the hell is everyone doing?
Natsume: Spending each and every day abandoning themselves to earthly pleaSURES. The children of today don't tend to handle stress particularly WELL, and hate being tied DOWN.
Though lateLY, I've heard rumors that the newly reorganized Student Council is planning on putting forth a rule which would make it compulsory to join a CLUB.
PresentLY, howeVER, I don't foresee it gaining much support from the students HERE.
Subaru: Huh? We have a Student Council here?
Natsume: We DO. In days of YORE, it existed merely on paper; some second year has gotten the idea to revive IT, howeVER, with a rather famous upperclassman as its HEAD.
Their intentions in doing so is a mySTERY, though they've begun some unsettling developMENTS.
It could just be my own overthinkING, of COURSE. Weaving a story through connecting threads is an side-effect of my occupation as a fortune tellER.
Subaru: You really like telling fortunes, don't you, Natsume~? Why don't you join a Divination Club or something like that?
Natsume: No such club EXISTS. There are far too many questionable clubs within this school already THOUGH, such as the UFO Fanatics OrganizaTION, the Rakugo Storyteller SociETY, and even a Marine Biology CLUB...
If there's something in particular you're looking FOR, chances are you may find IT.
However, divination is my life's WORK. I absolutely refuse to allow others to sully something so precious to ME, especially amateurs with half a brain between them who'd want to join "just for FUN".
Unlike THEM, I'm not playing AROUND.
Subaru: Huuuh, so you're not in a club either then? Or are you in that Game Research Club you mentioned?
I mean, we're on our way there right now, aren't we?
Heheh. As thanks for helping me out with day duty, I'll tag along~. ♪
Natsume: Favor for a favor, THEN? ... But YES, I haven't joined any clubs yet eiTHER.
I heard about the Game Club's situation through an acquaintance within IT; he's quite troubled by the possibility of disbandMENT, you SEE.
Should someone join the club even temporarILY, that will be enough to exceed the required number of members needed to avoid such a FATE.
Having been told this by my acquainTANCE, I thought I would join his club as a provisional member — using the trial period offered to my advanTAGE.
This is how I've spent most of my days recentLY... Hearing out the woes of this and that perSON, then seeking a solution to what ails THEM.
If you have time to SPARE, I'd be happy to have your assistance as WELL.
Subaru: Oooh, what a helpful guy you are. ☆ Natsume, are you the type of person that just can't leave trouble alone?
Natsume: No, I'm simply meddLING, that's ALL. It's what a fortune-teller DOES... In any case, Akehoshi-kun, if you haven't joined any clubs YET, why not join the Game Club as a provisional member with ME?
Subaru: Mmm, I'll think about it... I'm not really interested in any clubs though, y'know? I'd rather get a part time job after school.
Natsume: Oh? With your mother being the only one to run the household NOW, money must be rather TIGHT.
Though really, I thought that with all the money left behind by your FATHER, "that Akehoshi," you'd be able to do as you please without WORRY.
Subaru: Nah~, Dad wasn't really the sorta guy who would be stingy with money and stuff, so he usually just donated it here and there to people who needed it.
That saaaaaid, we definitely aren't hurting for money to live off of, either.
It's just... it feels like if we use up the money Dad left us, then he'd start to go away, too...
Mom feels the same way, so she's been doing all she can to work and make money herself.
It's putting a huge strain on her body though, so I'd really like her to have some more time for herself before it's too late.
That's why I wanna work part-time, so she's not the only one bringing in cash.
My mom's health is way more important than money, so it's a small price to pay for missing out.
Honestly, I'd reaaaally like to earn it through idol work, but all the good gigs get snatched up by older students...
So there's pretty much no way I'd get lucky there.
Natsume: Is that SO... Rather, I'm sorry to hear THAT. If I'd KNOWN, I wouldn't have brought up your famILY.
Subaru: Ahaha! So you even worry over stuff like that, Natsume?
Anyway, look! There's the Game Club's clubroom! It's gotta be, right? There's a little sign that says so on the door!
Sounds like someone's playing a game inside, too~! ♪
C'mon c'mon, let's go Natsume! I can practically smell something fun in the air~☆
Natsume: H-Hold ON, stop your yanKING, Akehoshi-kun!
Subaru: We do beg your pardon! Oooh, so this is the Game Club's room? It's way bigger and prettier than I could've ever imagined! ☆
Natsume: You need to KNOCK, you didn't even ask if you could step in before you did so anyway — that's basic etiquETTE, Akehoshi-kun. HonestLY... I find myself envious of your free spirited enerGY, you CHILD.
Subaru: Ahaha, "child" huh? Even though we're in the same year~☆
Makoto: Um... Excuse me, I'm sorry, but who're you?
Subaru: Oh, a guy with glasses suddenly appeared! Natsume, was this the acquaintance you were talkin' about?
Natsume: No, I don't know who this boy IS... Going by the color of his neckTIE, he's at the very least in the same year as US, though if even I don't recognize HIM, then he must be part of Class B.
Hm... This is bothering ME, actually— where have I seen you beFORE?