Manga Society
Meanwhile at Mayaka. It seems like there is a bunch of senpai's who Mayaka has a somewhat strained relationship with. It seems that three of them are from Vocaloid while Kouchi-senpai is someone named Nakoruru from a game called Samurai Shodown. Anyway, the girls talk "behind Mayaka's back" while she can obviously her them. It sounds like Mayaka and Kouchi had some sort of disagreement. She also gets a remark for not having her shoes be part of the cosplay.
Not really sure what to make of Kouchi yet, on one hand she seems like she's trying to take care of Mayaka but I don't like how she told the girls off by saying "You don't have to say it like that". She didn't tell them to be quiet, ergo she wanted what they said to be said. Or maybe not... It just feels so... I dunno..., she feels venomous...
The president of the club, Yuasa, enters and for the first time since entering the room Mayaka seems to light up slightly. I suppose this is the only senpai Mayaka feels like she has a good relation to in the club? Her response to Mayaka's outfit is miles different from Kouchi. Instead of pointing out a flaw with Mayaka's outfit she asks if it cost a lot so she can refund whatever Mayaka spent. Asking like that also indicates that the outfit looks great to her.
Mayaka is about to ask Yuasa if she could do something, but decides not to. I suppose it has to do with selling Hyouka? She probably didn't want to say it in front of Kouchi. Some of the other members (I assume) come running to Mayaka asking about her outfit and stuff, which is really quite adorable. Apparently Frol means a lot to Mayaka, the way she talks about it and calls it a masterpiece really makes it sound like it is something that has impacted her life, and I'm just happy to see her smile again. That older group is noisy and take up a lot of space in the room. Glad they aren't the only other members in the club! I'm not sure if I am being too harsh on the other group, I think Mayaka's mood has put me very much on guard. I mean, Mayaka is a fighter, so if anyone has made her like this then I can only imagine it's some pretty rough bullying.