Day 5

[kentucky_mcgiygas]

[ The dawn of a new day brings a new game! Ronald is silent today — perhaps sulking? — but a new challenge has been provided on your tablets. ]

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[meatitfeedson]

It's fine. [She offers a smile.]

Well it isn't quite the same for me. I'll miss Natsuhi-nee-san, but I don't actually know her that well. We really only see eachother once or twice a year, and I'm still fairly new to the family at that. So I just hope she'll be safe there.

[keybroad]

[Nods, processing this...] Rosa saw Natsuhi a lot more because she moved into the main household while Rosa was still in school for years? Then this is a way bigger transition for her...

To me, obviously it won't be that strange not talking to her every day. [Tattoo pause.] It just stands out to me more when we spent this time focused so much on our community, and then our subcommunity. I do care about her.

[meatitfeedson]

...Yeah. It feels strange to think that only a few hours ago we all spent time together, with her. And that I told her not to worry and relax. Some famous last words there.

[But, if could be worse. She could be dead.]

[keybroad]

Maybe she will relax! For all we know the hotel is by a hot springs.

[She draws back the gun.]

All of the little lines are done... if you want, Kyrie, I can start filling it in now.

[meatitfeedson]

She'll even be able to go in if it is, the rest of us are going to be banned now!

[She nods.]

Might as well, it might count for more if it's fully finished.

[keybroad]

[Ha... the thought of getting judged hard for being tattooed does make Lotus a little sad.] Maybe we should just move to America when this is over. That's their plan to make us comfortable with their culture and increase immigration.

[Time for the additional ink!!!]

[meatitfeedson]

Actually I think my husband would be pretty excited about that idea, he loves American stuff, even if his English is worthless. Maybe we will.

[keybroad]

Rohan can translate for us. [Smiling wider to herself as she continues using the needle.] If we go to Europe, even. See the hot springs in Scandinavia.

[meatitfeedson]

Artistic and linguistic? Geez, he's got too much talent for one person. I'm pretty proud of my English, but translation is another thing...

Ahhh, an outdoor hotspring in the winter is the best though, I'd love to take a trip like that. We don't get to go anywhere nice, it's always for business or family, so even when we're in Kyoto we don't get to take in a Ryokan.

[keybroad]

That is a travesty! There's nothing really like staying a long time in a ryokan with an obaasan who calls you by name at breakfast every day, "Ushiromiya-sama"... don't tell me it must be the same way with a restaurant, it's not really a good old Japanese style restaurant if there are more than ten seats.

[meatitfeedson]

Ahh, the best obaasan special treatment is at the Ushiromiya head household anyway. Still, you're really making me want a vacation! We didn't even get a chance to have a honeymoon, a vacation's long overdue.

[keybroad]

No honeymoon? The business world really is harsh! Keep swimming just to get your head above water... I've never been that high flying, may I ask what do you use the money for if you don't get to vacation that much? [Lightheartedly in case this is actually a painful topic--] Keeping yourself in tailored suits?

[meatitfeedson]

[She laughs.] A sharp suit can help scare away the competition!

Actually besides the usual and recycling it back into the company, my husband really loves westerns. The film genre. It's become an expensive hobby of choice, collecting the sort of guns you'd see in those.

[Extra expensive for being illegal...]

[keybroad]

Like a prop gun or...? [Lotus pauses the inking a little because she shouldn't laugh and hold it at the same time. Okay, well.] Look out, I'm starting again.

[meatitfeedson]

Got it.

[It really is a painful spot, no matter how she puts on a brave face...]

Sometimes they're working replicas, but he tries to get the authentic period ones as much as possible. After his father managed to import a few he just had to outdo him, I guess.

[keybroad]

[It is hard not to stop and stare at that one. At least this time Lotus manages to integrate the pause into a transition to the sixth and final of the cranes.]

Is this part of him really liking Western things like the names?

[meatitfeedson]

I guess so, no one really understands him. But I suppose he was the one to introduce Rudolf to western films, so he must like them himself? It's best not to question him really, he's old, full of contempt, rich and eccentric. It's a perfect storm.

[keybroad]

I'm kind of glad he's not here just so we don't have to see what he'd tattoo...

[She draws the gun back up.]

There, I think that's enough. Let me know what you think.