A happy story that feels like a dream come true | Lunch with friends from note

It has been about two months since my last post on note.
It has been so long that I feel a bit intimidated about what to write, but I met two fellow writers from note in the middle of this month, and now that two weeks have passed, I am still in the middle of a state of mind where it feels like a dream.

One of them is Blue hand, whom I have been close with for a while and met in person last year.

The other is Miiko, whom I have also been close with for a while. This was our first time meeting in person.

We were supposed to meet at the station, but since I wasn't familiar with it, I was feeling double the nervousness: excitement about meeting them and anxiety about whether I would be able to find the meeting spot.

I can still remember how my heart felt when I successfully met them; it was like the blue sky that day, just wide open and bright. After that, along with the feeling of 'Wow, I'm so happy,' my inner geek brain was spinning with thoughts like, 'Blue hand is as wonderful as ever' and 'Miiko is so cool and amazing.'

Miiko kindly made a reservation for lunch in advance, and since I was also on a trip, I was just thrilled to be walking alongside them while pulling my suitcase. The lunch conversation was fun and trivial, and it flew by in an instant. Thank you both for making the time for me. I would love to see you again!

The only regret is that we should have taken a photo together, but we parted ways in the evening without doing so (crying). I always make sure to take one... I'm such an idiot.

But this wasn't a dream, it was reality... probably.