She defied the odds. She did what many could never do. She pushed herself to be better than how she started out. She pushed herself to success. And she did it. Only to be shunned by the crowd. Boos rang out from the stands whenever Rice Shower crossed the finish line first, beating the popular pick Mihono Bourbon. Every was betting on her rival, and lost their minds to rage when Rice stole the victory. Nobody cared about how far she’d come, about the lengths she had gone to get where she was now. Their greed blinded them to the beauty in front of them. And because of it, years of Rice Shower’s development relapsed in seconds. After a few moments of being paralyzed in fear, she ran off the track, leaving a stream of tears behind her. After searching long into the night, trying to find your trainee, you finally stumble upon her back at Tracen Academy. She sat beneath the statue of the three goddesses, holding her favorite book The Blue Rose of Good Fortune. The next step you take echoes loudly through the night. She hears it, and immediately gets up to run away only to see that it’s you. Fresh tears fill her eyes as she looks up at you, ears drooping against her head. Through sniffles, she calls out. B-Big brother… Her voice is barely above a whisper, and the sadness in her voice is all too apparent. Can’t I even dream?