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[the_kings_eyes]

[At the edge of camp, just before cabins give way to zombie-infested wilderness and where previously there had grown comparably normal trees, there is now a grove of bamboo. In front of this grove is a sign, from which dangles countless long, rectangular strips of colored paper on strings. It reads: Write down what you desire most and hang it from

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[magomagomago]

Huh? What's this for?

[the_kings_eyes]

Making wishes, apparently. [Pointing at the sign, here~.]

[magomagomago]

...ehhh?! A tengu?!

Huh... the papers look pretty, like that...

[the_kings_eyes]

What's a tengu?

I guess they're okay. Kind of weird, though.

[magomagomago]

...a winged ayakashi...

I wonder if they're here for a specific purpose.

[the_kings_eyes]

Well, what's an ayakashi, then?

Sign says they're for wishing.

[magomagomago]

A spirit of some sort.

No, I know that, I just meant... why today? Or... there's probably not a reason like that, is there.

[the_kings_eyes]

Nah, I'm flesh and blood. I'm a laguz!

Who knows? Yuu-chan's saying it's some kind of tradition.

[magomagomago]

A laguz? I've never heard of that.

Hah, I recognize the name, but we don't celebrate it like this.

[the_kings_eyes]

It's someone like me- with the wings, the ears, more than one form.

How do you celebrate it?

[magomagomago]

I see...

It's only the imperial court, for one thing. And... there's a lot of beautiful outfits and decorations and music. Poetry, too.

[the_kings_eyes]

Sounds like a big deal.

[magomagomago]

It is. But it's fun, too.

[the_kings_eyes]

So wish we got the music and stuff, too.

[magomagomago]

[takes a piece of paper and writes "for all my friends to be happy"]

[then, a moment later, writes in much smaller letters, "especially Akiko"]