Rin arrives at Lake Yagiha Park and finds more than pleasant vistas of cherry blossoms and Fujiyama: she also finds a whole job-lot of cats. Mind you, these cats don’t like having their picture taken, and can also possibly tell Rin prefers dogs.
One golden retriever of a girl Rin happens to be very fond of is still out with her sister, having lunch under more lovely cherry blossoms. Sakura is as quiet and chill as Nadeshiko is lively. When Nadeshiko suggests they go on a drive like this more, Sakura brings up the fact Nadeshiko will be in college soon. When Nadeshiko asks Sakura what she’ll do after college, Sakura doesn’t quite have an answer. Nadeshiko’s new love of retro trains also continues to grow.
When Ena takes Chikuwa to the park and both have a nap on a bench, they are drawn by Ema, a new character who likes drawing on an inexpensive tablet-phone combo that I would personally find maddeningly hard to draw on (I need to see the strokes where my pen/pencil is). It’s also disappointing that Ema isn’t left-handed. As both she and her friend Mei are looking for a club, I suspect they’ll soon be the new Outclub members.
Having just about completed a full loop around the Kofu Basin, Rin gets out and notices a familiar vista. Suddenly she’s transported back to the back seat of her parents’ car as they’re driving at night and she sees the town lights glittering in the distance. While Rin & Co. have seen a lot of new places and things, sometimes it’s nice to stumble upon something you’ve already seen, causing a fond memory to surface.
Chiaki arrives at the campsite a day early for a mini-solo camp. After setting up, she uses her aluminum stove to make a spicy Dry Saratoga Cooler mocktail (that sounds like it would be great with gin) then whips up a quick and easy but tasty snack of sausages and potatoes.
The smell attracts a cute black cat she assumes to be a stray, but later learns it lives at the nearby hot springs. As she takes a dip and relaxes, she hears someone else get in: Aoi has come to join her after all. So ends an episode with almost everyone in it plus some new faces, packed with pleasant moments, sights, and tastes.
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