[ It's been a bit nervewracking, having a newbie in the club. And a transfer student at that. Yuri'd been fretting about her English not being good enough, or maybe Alice would be loud and rude like she knew Westerners could be. But it turned out to be, for the most part, easy enough. Alice is nice and polite and their tastes overlap just enough that they've been swapping literature from across the ocean almost nonstop. It's been fun and Yuri's smile when Alice pulls out another book is a bit more open and honest than it has been with the other girls. ]

Oh, thank you! I've been looking forward to giving it a try ever since you recommended it. [ she takes the book and, resisting the urge to start paging through it immediately (that'd be rude!) she instead hugs it tight to her chest. ] Did you get a chance to look into the one I mentioned to you the other day? The Makioka Sisters.