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Date & Time: 26th-29th December
Location: Japan during the late 16th century!
Characters: A whole bunch of people!
Summary: Saving rice, fighting insects!!
Warnings: None yet!

Summer at its height: a middle-sized village on the outskirts of a province in the midst of a famine with almost wilting half-grown rice crops after their river for some reason ran dry.

With taxes to pay and war nearing or already at their borders, the people of the village though friendly are weary and in despair over their future.

For now.

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Hm?

[ The voice seemed awfully familiar... Izumo turns and spots the familiar sight of long red hair ]

Kougyoku-chan, were you about ta' hide?

[ Caught redhanded. She was about to make a full turn. ]

No. I simply happened to be walking behind you.

[ It's not like she was lonely or anything. ]

... Izumo. [ Are you Izumo. Really. ]

[ well he's dressed nicely, and he's still blond and sounds like an off Ja'far, so yeah. ]

Then why ya retreatin', m'lady?

Huh!? Because... [ Caught, caught, caught. She shrinks away, at a loss. ] I wanted to surprise you.

[ ...Surprise him? He raises an eyebrow. ]

Well, you surprised me. But, c'mon, we'll be in a mission together.

[ She tries to relax. ]

... Yes. Sorry, I'm just... [ Scared of new people, nervous about their first mission, oh my god so that's what he looks like without glasses. ]

Nervous?

[ holding a hand out. ]

Don't worry, this is my first mission as well, so you ain't the only one.

[ Takes his hand.

oh my god she is holding his hand. HER HAND IS SHAKING. ]

Yes, I... yes. [ wow smooth ] If I may be honest with you, Izumo, it is not my performance I am nervous about...

[ HE'S NOT SINBAD ]

Is it meetin' the others joinin' the mission?

[ calmly leads her to where everyone are at a slow pace so she can have the chance to hide ]

[ One day she'll get used to it. One day. She doesn't hide behind a wall, but she does hide behind her sleeve, which muffles her answer. ]

Yes.

[ he tightens his grip on her as reassurance, for only a second. ]

You'll be fine, you're a strong person, aren't ya?

[ Ah, Totsuka and Solomon said the same thing. She keeps her face hidden, but... ]

...Yes. I will do my best.

[ All she needs is a few words of encouragement and she's set. ]

Do you know who will be coming?

[ he thinks about it for a moment... hmm, not really. all he knows is that the guys are coming too. ]

Just the guys, so I'm just as nervous as you are meetin' the rest.

You don't look nervous at all!

[ He's kind of amazing if that's true!! ]

Do I hafta look nervous to be nervous?

[ who wouldn't be nervous on their first mission??? ]

I suppose not...

[ She purses her lips in thought. ]

I'm also a little excited, though.

That's the spirit.

[ good girl, Kougyoku. ]

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