Waiting For Ribbons In The Void

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“That’s our contact in the Student Council. She’s Satchie, the council secretary!”

Amy’s introduction for the tall, breezy brunette lingered in Yuri’s and Natsuki’s minds.

If this ‘Satchie’ girl was the secretary, they realized, then she was the one who spotted the irregularity in the Literature Club’s papers in the first place!

Yuri’s eyes sharpened as she stood up from where she sat. Frustration and displeasure welled in her heart as she prepared herself to thoroughly question the council officer, but Natsuki stopped her with a tap of her shoulder.

Natsuki gave her a sidelong glance that seemed to say,

‘Leave it to me, Yuri.’

The purple-haired novelist hesitated, but Natsuki’s eyes firmly asked for a chance. That was the kind of look that even an incensed Yuri couldn’t defy, so she heaved a sigh and let the club president lead the way.

Natsuki came forward with a calm mask and extended her hand to Satchie.

“Hey there. I’m Natsuki - the Literature Club prez.”

The brunette seemed excited. It was almost as if she had just found a kitten.

“So I heard~! You’re just as cute as Amy described you!”

The club president jolted back and instinctively yelled,

“I-I’m not cute!”

Satchie chuckled at Natsuki’s reaction before she shook the startled president’s hand - then vice president Yuri’s.

The brunette then grinned and continued her introduction,

“I’m the secretary of the student council and the Anime Club. Apparently, I’m a stickler for the finer details of things - and I’m a decent graphic designer too, if I do say so myself~! If you see the Anime Club posters around campus, I’m probably the one who made ‘em!”

Natsuki’s eyes narrowed at Satchie’s introduction. She was a lazy genius archetype and was pretty to boot. Without a doubt, Natsuki thought, this ‘Satchie’ would have had a route if the Protagonist joined the Anime Club.

The council officer then beamed as she revealed,

“I make commissions too, by the way~ and Amy here is my most frequent customer!”

Amy’s face went pale when Satchie said this, so the spider-lover tried to protest,

“Hey!”

Natsuki, on the other hand, only grew more curious.

“Ehhh? Is that so? What does Amy ask for, Satchie?”

Satchie snickered and leaned forward towards Natsuki as she whispered a litany of Amy’s guilty pleasures.

“Parfait Girls gender-bent yaoi - the trashier the better… oh, and don’t get me started on the Grape Tart x Strawberry Shortcake ships! She also really likes my sketch of Grape Tart with Green Tea Macaron in a sleepover. I just posted that one on my Twitter too, by the way~!”

Natsuki glared at Amy from where she stood, judging her spider-loving seatmate whose face was beet red.

Satchie’s list carried on for a little while longer before she pulled away. After a short pause, the secretary then frankly admitted,

“I’m also the one who saw the deficiency in the Literature Club’s papers in the first place.”

Her voice promptly mellowed into a businesslike tone as she continued,