I have a sneaky feeling, that given the theme that's coming together in my head for this novel, that we'll be seeing Aya again. It's not certain, but she does fit. Ditto for Ramon. Kiyoe tends to be dragged kicking and screaming into plots as well, so who knows?

In the meantime, I've been plotting out Mio's friends and I'm sure you'll also enjoy meeting them when I finish the second half of this chapter. (One of them is bound and determined that she is going to be part of this plot, thank you very much.)