Raindrops repelled from her umbrella as she ventured into the technicolor night from the local gesen. No matter the state of the world around her, she found solace in the rows of flashing lights and whirling sounds of the game center- a sense of peace intermixed in the chaos.

Often times she wouldn’t even play, simply choosing to absorb the abundance of joy that flowed from the smiling otaku.

Rain or Shine, she knew she always had a home away from home.

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