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[a_honeysuckle]

[ Shino is standing by the fountain in the center of the village. Her hands folded behind her back, staring at the fountain. It is the closest thing to the Cathedral in Luceti. And yes, she is standing in the rain, with little care that it is raining. ]

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[enrappigtured]

[And suddenly! There is an umbrella above Shino's head.]

[a_honeysuckle]

[She blinks and looks up! Random umbrella!]

[enrappigtured]

A lovely girl like you shouldn't be standing under the rain like that.

[a_honeysuckle]

I bet you say that to all the girls.

[enrappigtured]

And I always mean it. [Still holding the umbrella above her head.] Besides, you might catch a cold.

[a_honeysuckle]

So, I catch a cold. There's nothing bad about that.

[enrappigtured]

Aside from a runny nose, a headache, and potentially being confined to your bed, you mean.

[a_honeysuckle]

You can get those by staying inside too.

[enrappigtured]

It has less chance of happening when you stay inside. [He places a hand on her shoulder.] Are you all right?

[a_honeysuckle]

A friend went home... and another friend isn't taking it well.

[enrappigtured]

[This time he gently squeezes her shoulder.] It's hard to lose someone.

[a_honeysuckle]

I didn't know her that well... not as well as he does. [She looks up at him.] I was gone a long time. When I came back, he grew up so much. I'm missing eight months of time. How am I able to help him?

That's why I'm out here. Kind of silly, isn't it?

[enrappigtured]

Don't worry, it's perfectly understandable. But I do know that there are better places to hold this conversation than under the rain. [pause-] By the way, I'm Peony.

[a_honeysuckle]

I'm Shino. [She turns away from the fountain.] This isn't a date, is it? [Sorry, she'll just tease Peony too :(]

[enrappigtured]

[He leads her someplace with a roof. Peony can deal with teasing.o/] Well, if you want it to be...

[a_honeysuckle]

[Follow, follow~] I don't think I'd be very good company for a date.