New English Club

This afternoon, the freshmen joined club activities. Each club went to a designated area--the sports clubs went to their gyms, courts, and dōjō, of course; other groups simply used classrooms--and waited for the new fish. This was the first time we'd met since before the entrance ceremony, so I was ecstatic to see the girls again. I was even happier when everyone showed up: Akane, Yuka, Azumi, Aya, Nozomi, and Yuki (the six who normally make it), plus Shino, Mikoto, Yuki, Miyuki, and Nanami (the five who don't). Not content to sit and wait for people to come in, I stood out in the hall and talked to everyone who passed by. I tried my best to get them to join, even if they weren't freshmen, and even if they were already wearing a basketball uniform or carrying a trombone.

Slowly, we picked up new students. First were two girls who came together, followed by two who came separately. I was shocked to see a boy walk in. A boy! In the English Club! There hasn't been a boy in the English Club since I've been here, and at least for the year before I got here. I was stoked.

Once it became clear that nobody else was roaming the halls, everyone introduced themselves. The new recruits include Natsumi and Yuu (the two who came in together), Misuzu, Tomomi, and Koji. Despite the first-year and new-recruit shyness, all of them were chatty. Yuka and Akane, two of the newly-christened third-years, were much more relaxed and talkative than they had been all last year.