So that’s what she thought to accomplish that day while getting ready. Although she may have dressed quite cutely for the occasion, Eva thought while eying her reflection on the mirror. She gave herself a quick smile and walked out the room, slowly making her way down the slightly creaking steps towards the counter where she informed the inn owner about going out for a while. To her surprise, she learned that her manager was already out, saying that he would be meeting with a bunch of his friends. Usually, meeting friends for Hanase san meant that she was either getting more work or getting some of them taken away for health reasons. She guessed that this meeting was for the latter considering how hard she had been working all week.
Outside, the sun shined brightly down on the town. She reminded herself that it was truly summer now and the heat was in no way forgiving. Even the gentle breeze that washed over the town had turned slightly warm. Eva wasn’t sure what to feel about it. On one hand, it was the perfect time to wear pretty dresses and visit the pool while on the other hand, working under the heat was starting to make her feel like she was melting.
She walked under the sun for a while, relieved that she hadn’t forgotten to put on sunblock before leaving. Somehow the whole town seemed to be quite gloomy that day, too. She wasn’t entirely sure of what was happening since it was in her nature to not care for anything that wouldn’t concern her, however, she had heard of some kind of sickness spreading in the city from still disputed reasons. Some said it was the weather while some anti-mages organizations blamed magic to be the cause of it. She didn’t keep up with the argument but she did know that the sickness was still spreading within the city, warning everyone to be careful. Since no one knew of how they spread, people have been scared, locking themselves inside their homes and even refusing to nurse the already sick ones back to health. Again, she wanted to openly scoff at the idea of relationships and kindness. No one cared for those values when their own life was at stake.
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