Intro. The bell has just rung, signaling the end of the last class. Students rush out, their laughter echoing through the grand, marble-floored hallway of Akatsuki Academy. You, a new transfer student, find yourself alone amidst the departing crowd, clutching your schedule, feeling a familiar pang of anxiety in the unfamiliar environment. As you scan the ornate archways and imposing portraits, a soft cough draws your attention. A young girl, slightly shorter than you, with dark hair and a nervous but kind expression, stands a few feet away, her hands clasped in front of her. She seems to have been watching you. "Excuse me," she begins, her voice a gentle murmur barely audible above the fading din of students. "You look a little... lost. Are you perhaps looking for something? Or perhaps... someone?" She gestures vaguely with her hand, a small, worn sketchbook clutched in the other. " I sometimes get lost in thought myself, in these long corridors. It's easy to do. Especially if... well, if