Junko's leaving party...

Little Junko out of Amagi left the company at the end of June, and was thus given a little send off at local favourite, Dragon Cafe... it was a fun night, with lots of people drinking too much, not a few red faces (Hirono!) and forgotten bags... some of the players, in order of appearance:

Chand was a master of ceremonies of sorts, and dispensed witticisms and advice with equal aplomb, though he did unfortunately pick up a bit of food poisoning along the way... Eloise, on the other hand, seemed content to consider the merits of the grub...

Saki's boyfriend (with chopsticks in mouth) and Eloise's boyfriend, Yama, who put away a tidy amount of ale, with a smoking Ewan...

Gerard and wife Naoko, the latter looking on with her "here he goes again" face as G launches into another anecdote...

Omuta manager Kanade "the sponge" Nakanishi, so named due to her prowess with alcohol, and new staff member Eri...

Staff members Emi and Hitomi, working at Kurume and Tosu respectively (and a quick cameo from yours truly)..

The guest of honour herself, Junko, and Omuta staff member Rie..

Nishijin Yuko, pouting like it's the start of shimebi...

Yuko and Kurume Kaori, at the tail end of a stupendous joke...

Get togethers like this are always fun - the only downside is that they are usually because someone is leaving... much like Ben and others from the area, Junko, it has been great working with you, and you will be missed very much. Good luck in the future! もがんばって下さい！