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[avant_goya]

My parents have recently decided they'll be moving, so they asked me to look through the old things I didn't bring with me when I moved out to see what I want to put in storage and what I don't need anymore.

One of the things I found was the old tennis club logbooks from my year as captain, alongside with a photobook some of the team made me before graduating. I wonder why I didn't bring it to America with me. Perhaps I was worried about damaging it? Either way, it was a touching find.

Looking through the club logbook makes me miss... well, a fair number of things, certainly. It was a good year, spent with a good team. It really makes me miss my goya-garden, though. Back then I used a large planter with a tennis net that had been too old and damaged to use for tennis as a trellis, and kept track of my planter garden's progress in the club logbook.

Perhaps I'll post some excerpts of the logbooks sometime. I'm sure Hirakoba-kun can help me pick out some entertaining ones, since he doesn't appear otherwise inclined to make himself useful.

It's a sad day a cockatiel is more useful than your friends. Especially if all the cockatiel has done to try and help is hide in a variety of shoes.

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[saypassion]

What lovely memories. I think that was a good year all around - it's when I met many of my friends for life and found peace in another relationship, so despite still trying to become used to having moved so far away, a lot of good things happened.

We would love to see what you have to share, especially as a former captain myself.

[avant_goya]

Of course, seeing such memories also makes one wonder. That year was almost certainly the year that has set the path I have followed over the past few years. If my team hadn’t been up to the challenge of reaching the National tournament, I wonder if I would have focused on martial arts instead.

Looking through them is nostalgic. My team was certainly talented... at causing trouble for me.

[legally_blond]

You say that like we've stopped causing trouble for you, Eishirou.

[avant_goya]

That's a fair point.

[saypassion]

Perhaps you may have. Regardless, either way I believe strongly that you would have succeeded. Reaching Nationals with Fudoumine that year will always be my greatest accomplishment. The pride I feel toward my team is limitless. I imagine you understand quite well yourself.

Ha! Isn't that the way it goes? I wish I could say the same of mine, but I think I may be the troublesome one. :)

[darkfoal]

Pi-chan is the best at hiding.
Why don't you start a new goya-garden in Tokyo? I'm sure we could find someone to mind it when you're away for periods.

[avant_goya]

I’m certain if I’m not mindful of my surroundings I could lose him entirely. He couldn’t possibly be in the loudly whistling left boot in the corner.

I’ve considered it. Perhaps with the off season coming up I could make the time to get started, though I’ll have to find a place first. Tokyo isn’t as suited for gardening as home is, with how densely populated it is.

[darkfoal]

He is completely camouflaged.

You should look at allotment patches, Eishirou. I think they're becoming more popular there.

[naniwaspeed]

It's kinda bittersweet to have to go through stuff like that. I mean, on the one hand, it's all happy memories and with a lot of sentimental value, but then it's from such a small part of your life that if you were to hold onto every single one of those things you would need a ton of space. Good luck going through things! I find when I do things like that, that I get easily distracted by things like pictures, hahaha~

I kinda miss those days. There are lots of good days now, but there was something magical about Shiten that I miss a lot.

[bana_an_na]

It's quite nostalgic isn't it? You should bring it back with you to Tokyo~


I'm sure the goya log was much appreciated by your club members.

[didimutter]

I think it is a good idea that you looked through your old things. It will help your parents immensely for their upcoming move. Do you think the tennis club log books will be helpful to you now? They are sentimental, yes, but I think if they aren't going to aid you in some way besides an occasional ping of happiness, then it isn't worth keeping. The photobook, on the other hand, is worth keeping, in my opinion. Maybe you could take the photos and make a large collage for your apartment. I think that would help be a motivator.