Phew...

There!
Clean as a whistle!

The rabbits seem happy about their cage being clean again.

Thanks for giving me all those tips for cleaning efficiently, Minori. That helped a lot.

Hehe. You're super welcome!

Still, Shiho, you said you were still trying to get the hang of things, but you really knew what you were doing!

When I first cleaned the cage, I remember flipping over their bowls by accident and slipping on the water...which was pretty embarrassing.

I'm not sure that has anything to do with knowing how this process works.

Oh, we should start heading back.
We have that committee meeting.

Oh, that's right!
Let's go!

Wait, we have like no time! We gotta hurry!

Huh...? Wait, Minori!
The meeting's that way!

That concludes our activity reports.

Next, announcements for this month...
I have a special bit of news today.

A special bit of news...?

Yes.
Please take a look at the last bullet point on the printout I gave you.

The last bullet point...?

Wait, it says, “Applications to shadow with the caretakers at Odaiba Animal Land”!

“Providing an opportunity for students to dive into the world of animal welfare by helping to take care of various creatures.”

With that goal in mind, it seems they're accepting applications from students attending any high school in the city.

Hey, that sounds like fun!
Odaiba Animal Land's a fully indoor zoo, right?

Yeah, they're pretty rare.
I remember seeing on TV how everyone goes to see the armadillos!

Armadillos are so cute!
I've even heard that a lot of people are keeping them as pets now!

Wow, really...?!

That does sound like fun!
It's not every day that you get to work with real animals at a real zoo. I might actually apply...

What do you think, Shiho?!

Yeah, this could be fun.

Please let me know if you're interested.
They'll be accepting applications all through this week.

Hmm... I really wanna go, but I have to take a test at my cram school that day...

My club's going to a tournament!
I so wish I could go!

(I might not be able to go either since our schedule's been so packed lately.)

(Lemme take another look. This sheet says we'd be going the Saturday after next.)

(Wait a second!
If I recall correctly, the job on that day got cancelled.)

(Where's my planner...?)

(Yeah, I'm free! That means...)

Shiho, are you free on that day?
If you are, we could go—

No, I was thinking about practicing alone that day.

Whaaat?!

B-B-B-B-But...!
You just said that it might be fun...
Would taking a little break be that bad?!

And I'm sure all the animals are gonna be super cute! Like, the armadillos and the...uh...armadillos!

Are they your only example...?

M-More importantly... You just said that you're “thinking about” having practice that day. That means you're not fully decided yet, right?!

It's gonna be so much fun! I bet you'll even get to hold lots of little critters!

Hold...little critters...

Well...

We have been practicing a ton lately, so a break might not be a bad idea...

Yay! Woohoo!
We get to take care of animals together!

Oh, excuse me!
We'd both like to take part in the shadowing opportunity!

No fair! I wanna go!

If it weren't for that tournament...

Ah, excellent.
Then, Hanasato, Hinomori, I'll let them know that you'll be going.

I'll get back to you on where and when you need to go on the day once all the details have been hammered out.

Thank you very much!

I, Minori Hanasato, swear to uphold the honor of Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy's animal caretaker committee by doing the best job I can!

Oh, and...
I'm sure Shiho here feels the same way!

Geez...
What am I getting myself into?

Hehe. I hope you have a fruitful experience.

With that out of the way, that concludes today's meeting.
Thank you all for your time.

Thank you!