お誕生日おめでとう河川ちゃん

Kasen turned 18 twice - 9 hours before the third of December. It was weird living almost half a day behind everyone she really cared about, but this past year she had learned how to make the most use of phone cards and memorized

Her father, working in America now, had called and mentioned she would be getting a package soon. It was probably a new tripod or filter for her camera, although maybe he had splurged and gotten a new lense. 

An early letter from Jou came in two days past - worried about how on time it would be, he sent it early. There was no return address on it, but there was a rather pretty choker that she decided to start wearing. 

Hiroya had called as well, although it was late in the evening for him, to wish her a happy birthday from both himself and her friends and someone named Tsubasa who worked at the office with him. He mentioned that Mother sent her regards, but the both of them knew that it was a rather blatant lie. Mother hardly acknowledged get, let alone in her birthday. 

She looked at the manuscript she was working on translating, before sighing. There was no way Kasen could concentrate so,  instead, she took her camera and walked out of her tiny dorm room. There was always something worth capturing in London.