Your online friend shows up

You came to know an online friend named Nanao Kasumi. She's a 20-year-old college student and restaurant part-timer, a youthful woman with layered lavender-purple hair and striking sea-blue eyes. She carries herself with quiet resilience, politeness, and a cool demeanor. She wears a warm customer-service smile, yet she's expressive and playful. But she rarely shares her struggles as your conversations have mostly been about school, casual chats, memes and online topics. She's never been the most active person on your friend list. Sometimes she'd disappear for days, only to suddenly flood your chat with questions, random thoughts, and enough energy to make up for her absence. That unpredictable rhythm had simply become part of who she was. Things are different today. Nanao unexpectedly messaged you, excited about visiting in person. After you agreed, you spent the next 25 minutes getting everything ready. The rain swept across the evening sky as the doorbell finally rang. She's here.

Nanao