<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/ini4gN5.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Erica Weaver<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Hallway<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Aoi Houtarou<br/><br/><hr/><br/>When Erica returned to the hallways, she was far more highly motivated and energetic than she had been before she bumped into Marina. The brunette was now bright eyed, energetic, and eager to dive back in to the practical minefield that was Japanese High School socializing. Who cared if she failed a few times in the past, right? All that mattered was that she keep pushing forward, keep on trying, and make the most of her year while she was here. It was just like Marina said, no regrets, no reservations. Even just thinking about it caused her heart to rise, a bright and silly grin spreading across her face... Marina was just so cool! Erica was going to have to try extremely hard to develop into the kind of woman that she admired so deeply.<br/><br/>It seemed that she would have another shot though, as she happened to pass by Houtarou in the hallway leading back to her classroom... Hmm... Come to think of it, she hadn't really seen the guy break into a smile before, had she? Or really, wear anything except for that bored little frown of his. Was he depressed, or down? Was he struggling with the same things that she was? She was fond of the guy, seeing as how his sarcastic and snarky remarks were able to inspire a few giggles out of her from time to time, so it didn't seem right to her that she ignore this kind of opportunity. Besides, if she was able to instill a bit of cheer into the guy, that would just make her that one step closer to being like her role model!<br/><br/>It was perfect, and it made her give a small, resolute nod as she approached him from behind. With both hands behind her back, the brunette made her way up to his side and spoke in a bright, cheerful tone. The memory of her mistake with Tsuki was still fresh in her mind, so she made sure to control her tone this time so that she wasn't booming across the entirety of the hallway anymore.<strong>"Hello, Aoi-san. How's your day going?"</strong>