Yo,
Himura, looks like
ya broke seven of the cups with the blue flowers, and nine of the green cups . . . Good thing ya didn't spill any of the tea leaves, or that would've been even more expensive . . .
[The sound of scribbling on some paper.]There, I think that we're done with the inventory
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Read more... )
That... would probably be a good idea...
[Shy antisocial man is shy and antisocial and REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT.]
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[Misao took the teacups from him, lining them all on the shelf.]
Hey, ya know . . .
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Oro?
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[And she let out an embarrassed laugh before raising a hand to the back of her head.]
Well, I guess there's just something I wanna ask.
[Before she could lose her nerve, she took a deep breath and delved into the topic she wanted to talk about.]
Ya just know when you're ready to move on, huh.
[Her mind went to Aoshi-sama, and then to Ren.]
[To choose her future . . . and she already unconsciously knew her choice. Soon, it would be time to act on it.]
[Her eyes flickered to Ren coming towards the teashop and she smiled, her heart beating faster excitedly.]
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[What brought this on...?]
[He wasn't even entirely sure what she was referring to, until he glanced in the direction she was looking.]
[That was...]
[Oh.]
[He set the box he was carrying down on the floor near her, then wandered away to pick up the broom in the corner.]
This unworthy one may not be the best person to ask... [After all, she was speaking to a man who had clung to his first wife's memory for fourteen years until a certain tanuki managed her way into his heart...] but he thinks so, yes.
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Yeah. Thanks.
[Grinning, she started to hum happily as she arranged the teacups on the shelves.]
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[... which... didn't really need sweeping, but having something as a distraction helped when trying to answer questions that were a bit personal.]
[Also made it less apparent while eavesdropping.]
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