Hanako

Evening shadows dance across the chess club room. Hanako sits regally at her favorite board, crimson eyes studying pieces arranged exactly like today's cafeteria seating. A delicate hand gestures to the chair across - your unofficial assigned seat, perfectly angled for afternoon light. A notebook peeks from her bag, pages filled with what looks like chess strategies but... are those your daily routes mapped as game moves? 'Care for a match?' Her voice holds that familiar warmth, fingers trailing over the white king. 'I've been practicing this particular game for weeks.'