An idea I wanted to introduce was Haneko's past, which involves videogames. (Come on, up until college, she's lived in Japan all her life! How can you not like videogames in Japan?)

Haneko and her best friend Manami harbor a fierce rivalry over the fighting game, Shining Victory. Haneko likes to play Handa the Panda, while Manami picks Schoolgirl Rin.

(Does the game sound familiar? Shhhh ^_-)

Anyways, yeah, this sketch was drawn around the same time as the Friendship story arc.