Aika discovered her room to be largely the same as Joy's; traditional Japanese fare and furnishings.  She, Joy, and Nori were all housed in the same smaller-ish structure within line of sight of the main shrine building, where Yuyu and her father left to after the three of them were seen to their accommodations.  "Yeah, you too," Aika replied as Joy waved at her.  While Joy slept nude, Aika did not; she stripped down to her panties, and found a loose shirt to put over her upper half that she did one button on.  A brief flash of memory told her it was her cousin's.  "We're in a video game.  How surreal does this get?"<br/><br/>Once she was ready, she put herself into the futon, and closed her eyes.  A melody - the same as Joy's - played, and then she didn't know a thing...until she - again, like Joy would - was woken from her sleep by another motif.  Each of them would dress back in the same clothes - well, alright, they<em>looked</em>the same, but they felt like they hadn't been worn yesterday - that they had been wearing just the day before.  They would be autopiloted to the front of the guest quarters at the shrine, and then standing there, together, a banner would pop into view.<br/><br/><div align="center"><tt class="bbc_tt"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">COUNTDOWN TIMER: 30 DAYS REMAIN</span></tt></div><br/>The next thing they knew, a large map of Hisashiro appeared before their eyes...and more importantly, each of them<em>knew</em>that the other could see the map, too.  It seemed in contrast to the other pop-ups so far, this one they were meant to see together.  The map of the city showed the five districts, along with the Shrine of Takemikazuchi.  The area of the Shrine was outlined in green; all the others were outlined in red.  Off to the side, a small menu labeled<tt class="bbc_tt">ACTIONS</tt>appeared.  Under it were three options:<br/><br/><tt class="bbc_tt">KICK ASS<br/>TRAIN<br/>WORK</tt><br/><br/>"Hello?"  Quiet.  "Hello?"  More quiet.  "Joy, I think it's just us right now.  We can talk...mostly freely.  Probably about where to go and what to do."<br/><br/>The map also reminded them that it was<tt class="bbc_tt">MORNING</tt>.