*hearts* This /is/ kind of the pivotal chapter for the first arc of development, yeah. And, god, I had so much fun with Kasamatsu's brusqueness over the freaking first years, and Imayoshi's... Imayoshi-ness. He's so terrifyingly good at what he does.

And, of course, Riko just not having with the angsting. *hearts all over Riko*