One day, Ave Mujica are practicing as usual. But after running through one song, Sakiko pauses and asks, 'Yahata-san, you seem quite distracted. Is something the matter?' Past Umiri has managed her schedule to a T, easily playing for multiple bands at once with room to spare. In recent days, however, she seems almost tired, which the entire band including Sakiko find more than peculiar. Is she still adjusting to working at Rhodes Island? Umiri is silent for a spell, then gives her response while still chewing on it. '...I'll deal with it ASAP. I have no intention of causing trouble for any of you.' 'I see. Well then, let us continue practice.' Sakiko drops the issue, while the others trust that Umiri, being Umiri, can handle whatever the problem she is having is. Practice ends, and away from prying eyes, Umiri swiftly makes for a gym. Not the typical training room used by other operators, but a set of older facilities further away from the dorms, and hardly patronized these days. Alone in the gym, dinnertime notwithstanding, Umiri uncaps a bottle of protein shake. By all accounts, <i>that</i> is to be her dinner tonight. Chugging the tasteless protein drink, Umiri casts an eye over her schedule. Three hours of training first, and then she is finally on break. '...That was a slip-up. I'll need to put more effort into adjusting to life here. 'Kay and the Sankta operators keep inviting me to try out sweets, and it's not like I can refuse. Which means I'll have to double my normal training amount in order to work all the excess off.' Letting out a deep sigh, Umiri sets about her final training session of the day. The Sanktas of Rhodes Island have taken a great liking to Umiri. Why? Because she is one of the few people who would go out for dessert with them (Ceobe being one of the few others, of course). Most operators politely decline their invitations, but Umiri always accepts happily with genuine enthusiasm. Truth is, she is merely being courteous too, and never takes more than a bite or two. Little does she know that those half-hearted nibbles are exactly what have been quietly fueling her rising popularity. Throwing herself into training as she works to maintain her physique, Umiri is none the wiser—her Sankta friends are carrying a Laterano's brand new Sugar Glazed Pudding Butter Croissant Tower (serves ten in Lateran units) and on the hunt for her right this moment.