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[sunbloom]

[A little unusually, it's a very tired-looking Itsuki that waves at the screen. It's also fairly late, yet the schoolbag on the edge of her chair suggests she's just gotten home, and she's still wearing her uniform.]

Hi, ducks... it's been a very long day, and I just want to wind down a little, so do you mind if I ramble a bit? I'd ask one of my friends here, but it's fairly late for a social call, honestly.

In my world, it's getting pretty close to time for our cultural festival, and things are going into high gear. There are a lot of proposals for the student council to approve, money to dispense, forms to file, getting everything organized... it's been crazy for the last several days, and it's only going to get worse from here. I'm working hard to make sure everything gets done, but it's just so much... that, on top of my, ah, other business, has just made me so drained. I can barely find the energy to train, let alone much else.

And that, in itself, is a little bit of a problem. I'm a teenager. I'm supposed to have free time to do things, to goof off with my friends after school, to get into a little trouble now and then... that sort of thing. I'm really starting to miss it. And so... I've come to a decision. I don't think I'm going to run for the student council next year. I'm just... too tired. Too stressed. I'm not going to give up on it - it's something I said I'd do, so I can't really back out now - but I just can't keep going like this.

[The girl slumps forward, her head hitting her desk with a light thud.]

I've got too much else on my plate to be able to push myself like this. And that's a very scary feeling, with everyone that depends on me. I don't... want to let anyone down, but I just can't keep doing this.

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[sunbloom]

Well... I don't want to give up anything, but I can't keep going like this. I'd just burn out. And of all the things I could give up, student council is the one that is least... disruptive. [Can't quit being Cure Sunshine, won't quit aikido, won't abandon her friends... only one thing left, really.]

I don't think there's any other way to make it work out, aside from waiting out student council until the festival's over... except next year, I'm going to be a senior, and it's going to be even more rough, especially since my classes will be harder to manage, and getting into a good high school is going to be looming over me...

[hardworks]

Oh yeah.. Definitely. I'm not looking forward to that myself.

[ Sigh. That's really going to suck once she gets to that point. Kanna's a good student but not that good and both her sister and mom have been saving up to get her into a good college so she has to try her best.. ]

Still! I'm sure you'll do well, especially if you were in student council at least once. You're already able to put it on your application for college so it should count well enough.

[sunbloom]

I hope so... and thank you for the reassurance. I think I'm just stressing over everything right now. Spending the whole day debating finances and bylaws isn't exactly calming.

Maybe I just need to take a break from things, and when I've had time to step away and take a breather, I can come back with a fresh body and mind.

[hardworks]

That might be a good idea. Just take a weekend-long vacation to somewhere you really like and that might help!

[sunbloom]

I'll have to try that... granted, it's hard to step away from things right now, but once all this is over, maybe I'll see about a trip or something. I'll talk to Tsubomi and Erika, and maybe Yuri, and we'll see what happens.