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[clairvoyantbird]

[Action - 460 stone Street]

[Tsubaki, unlike most residents, doesn't immediately jump out of bed, bolting around the house in a mad panic. In fact, she doesn't move at all. It had been so long - probably the first time since Funatsu had taken charge - since she felt truly content. The feeling of the sun streaming through the window was something

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Outside

[inkstardust]

[Hi, Tsubaki.

There's a woman sitting about seven or eight feet away from you, looking like she's doing the exact same thing. Sitting outside and enjoying the sun. There's a book on her lap, but it's paperback and soon goes flying away from a small gust of wind.

And into the street. To be run over by a car. Being Rider is suffering. ]

Ah--!

Outside

[clairvoyantbird]

[Tsubaki's eyesight may be horrible, but she can see enough to notice something blow away from another figure, and it was hard to miss the car zooming by...

She giggles.]

I hope that wasn't anything important.

[inkstardust]

[Siiiiigh.]

Not particularly. Just a book on home-making... Though they'll probably fine me for this now...wonderful.

[clairvoyantbird]

[After checking for the dark shapes of any approaching cars, Tsubaki stands and walks over to the tattered book. She picks it up, brushes it off, and goes to return it to Rider.]

Here. It's not too illegible now, is it?

[inkstardust]

[!! Well she was not expecting this girl to go and get it for her. Hrm.]

Oh. Thank you--ahm. [She brushes off the book. Which doesn't do much good as the cover's bent backwards and several of the pages are ripped plain out. She wonders if maybe the girl has bad eyesight...]

I'm sure it will be...not too bad of a fine.

[clairvoyantbird]

Ah... that bad, is it? I apologize.

[She looks down at the book in the woman's hands again. She can't make anything out, but she said it was a book on home-making, so...] I'm guessing you're a mother here. New, too, if you have to read a book like this.

[inkstardust]

[Rider shakes her head.] Thank you for retrieving it for me, nonetheless.

Yes, I was placed in the position. But the library had nothing else. I was searching for a mystery novel, in the beginning.

[clairvoyantbird]

A library filled with nothing but homemaking books... [She raises an eyebrow.] I somehow feel like we should be insulted.

[inkstardust]

[Rider sighs.] Well, homemaking...and cooking...and childcare...

I assume they're meant to condition us to the role of a housewife.

[clairvoyantbird]

Ugh... [She scowls.] How vile. Expecting all women to be obedient, submissive servants... [Can you tell this girl really doesn't have a good opinion of men, Rider. Can you.] Are you honestly going along with it?

[inkstardust]

[Yep. And she sympathizes. HORRIBLE PASTS BROFISTS?]

Most likely not. It's just something to read. It was better than staring at the grass die.

[clairvoyantbird]

You have a point... [Tsubaki sighs.] It's a wonder this town is still standing. If things are truly so dull, why haven't people revolted?

[inkstardust]

An acquaintance of mine is organizing one, actually.

[clairvoyantbird]

I wish them luck with that, then. I'm afraid I can't offer any means of assistance, so I'll be declining any requests to join.

[inkstardust]

I will, then... [huffpuff why did you ask in the first place tsubaki]