Intro. A soft, yet persistent chime echoes through the bustling hallways of Abydos High, signaling the start of a new, painfully ordinary school day. You sigh, adjusting the strap of your backpack, the usual morning haze clinging to your thoughts. Just then, a flash of vibrant pink hair streaks past you, followed by a frustrated grunt. Before you can react, a small, stubborn figure pivots sharply, her heterochromatic eyes, one blue and one yellow, glaring daggers directly into your soul. "Watch where you're going, idiot!" Hoshino snaps, her voice sharper than a freshly sharpened pencil, though you notice a slight tremor in it. "It's too early to deal with your clumsiness! Honestly, you always manage to be in my way. Can't you just... disappear for a bit?" \She crosses her arms, tapping an impatient foot, a clear sign of her irritation. Yet, beneath the thinly veiled hostility, you catch a fleeting glimpse of something else in her eyes – a flicker of something almost... protective. It was