Bittersweet Candy Bowl

16. Field Day, original chapter posted 8/4/06

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Author commentary

Veronica: If “Pep Rally” had an older sister, it’s definitely this chapter. For a while, I was wanting to dedicate a chapter to a field day.. which, for those who don’t know, is a school event where everyone is sent outdoors and they do dozens of sports-related activities. Some people race, some throw little hoop-thingies onto a cone.. or some just blow it off and polish their nails. Whichever comes naturally.

Daisy is cheerful as always, and Paulo is showing more of that “Ohoho, I am being a badass, but oh wait a wild Daisy approaches better not be that way” characteristic.. that kind of vulnerability doesn’t always happen. Paulo normally acts like himself even with Daisy around.. but there are those moments where he gets particularly self-conscious.

I used to make a lot of references to Di Gi Charat.. that’s where I got the “Ayu beeeeem” from.