yesterday kokona gave me a small souvenir from saga in return for my beaten up postcard. it is a small stone fish. she came down from the female dormitory back to the table where I was finishing my lemon soda, after she said good night. while giving me the stone fish she said I could throw it away if I didn’t like it. Saying this is probably just a way to be nice, to not burden another with unsolicited gifts. Still, it made me feel sad. To even think about throwing it away. I could only treasure it.

I hope I got her name right. I left her a note.