Jessi jotted down a few more notes about the boys she'd seen at the shrine before pushing one of the straps of her linen nightgown back onto her shoulder and grabbing her brush.<br/><br/>The entire evening had been... weird.  Very weird.  It was like everyone in Japan was wearing a mask.  "Why yes, there's a giant purple monster chewing on little Komiko.  But don't worry, everything is perfectly under control..."  And she'd thought British reserve could be annoying.<br/><br/>Jessica made sure her books and homework were packed, then crawled into bed.  She was anything but a morning person, so she tried to do all she could to make waking up take as little time as possible.  The school uniform did make it easy to decide what to wear, that was for sure.  She clicked off the light, pulled up the covers, and closed her eyes, looking forward to a restful night.