I: Aya

Takamatsu, May 24th 2053 ; early morning.
The sun has not risen yet, but the blue lights of a new day find their way into Aya’s bedroom. She is still asleep…

When the city awakes, she likes to enjoy a morning coffee, looking through the café’s windows at the people getting busy around the train station. Observing them, going somewhere, living their life…

At the library where she works, she likes to spend her break time writing down her thoughts, her stories, her fantasies. If only life could be as simple as the stories she writes to herself!

At lunch, she goes to the gardens, taking a few moments to breathe in the nature scents, admiring the flowers, the trees, the birds flying around. This is a late spring day, and nature looks spectacular.

On her way home, Aya often stops at her local disc shop, where she can discover new bands and artists. She always finds herself drawn into curiosities, coming from other eras. She puts on some recordings, and explore new musical worlds while imagining going on adventures in distant places.

As the afternoon passes, the busy crowd flows all around her, and going from one place to the next, enjoying the views, the shops, the restaurants, Aya experiences life in Takamatsu at its best.

It is always after such a busy day, when she goes home, that she thinks the most about him… why is he not right here with her? If only he could come back soon…

Now the sun is setting, and the golden lights announce a festive evening that she will be spending at the fair, all dressed up for the occasion.

And as the evening arrives, the unexpected happens.