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Oh? [ Hibiki just doesn't understand. ] Hello. But...you didn't have to bring anything.
[ Screaming internally. He's so unprepared!! ]
[ Screaming internally. He's so unprepared!! ]
[HAru will step forward and start bartering with them. She drives a tough deal. She always does. She shows them some magic, she gives them some knowledge....and in the end she is going to come up just a little short. They told her what they could and sent her on her way.
Perhpas they should try another stall....]
They didn't know very much.
Perhpas they should try another stall....]
They didn't know very much.
[ He can't imagine Haru arriving empty-handed now, how could he made such an oversight...!! ]
Make yourself at home, Haru-san. I can't believe you have caught me off guard...
Make yourself at home, Haru-san. I can't believe you have caught me off guard...
But I think you got everything they knew. You're really used to this.
[He sounds faintly impressed, because he is in fact impressed (just in his own way) -- she's very mild-mannered, but it's not hard to see the steel behind the velvet once she gets down to business. They still have some work to do here, but there's a little more firmness in his step once he gets them back on the road.
Lenka speaks up thoughtfully again while they're on their way to the next stall--]
Should we show them the samples?
[The Palai probably haven't seen these plants before. But it couldn't hurt -- maybe they've run into something similar.]
[He sounds faintly impressed, because he is in fact impressed (just in his own way) -- she's very mild-mannered, but it's not hard to see the steel behind the velvet once she gets down to business. They still have some work to do here, but there's a little more firmness in his step once he gets them back on the road.
Lenka speaks up thoughtfully again while they're on their way to the next stall--]
Should we show them the samples?
[The Palai probably haven't seen these plants before. But it couldn't hurt -- maybe they've run into something similar.]
Quite rarely, I'd say. I always try my best not to allow it to happen, but there are some people who are capable of taking me by surprise...
[ That's at work, though. And this is a friend's meeting, which is why he's so flustered right now. In a moment, Hibiki will bring some plates and offer to prepare tea, but before that happens: ]
I hope that you do realize that I'm going to repay your kindness.
[ That's at work, though. And this is a friend's meeting, which is why he's so flustered right now. In a moment, Hibiki will bring some plates and offer to prepare tea, but before that happens: ]
I hope that you do realize that I'm going to repay your kindness.
It's nothing, really.
[She's going to nudge Lenka forward though. Explaining to the Palai that they have a sample they could evaluate. That they needed to know if they truly knew nothing. They seem slightly more willing once they have stuff to look at, of course.]
Go on, show it to them.
[She's going to nudge Lenka forward though. Explaining to the Palai that they have a sample they could evaluate. That they needed to know if they truly knew nothing. They seem slightly more willing once they have stuff to look at, of course.]
Go on, show it to them.
Right.
[He produces a handful of tree bits and soil both -- he and Jake had been relatively thorough in their investigation for two boys who didn't have too much idea what they were doing. The Palai are instantly fascinated by the shapes of the tree rings, the texture of the bark, the quality of the soil, you name it. Though of course, the first question from them is whether these trees are magical somehow.]
... Uh. I don't think they're magical.
[He's pretty sure. He can't be 100%, but feels that it would be a bit much to expect the Palai to advise on magical plant disease.
The Palai here have only kelp knowledge to offer, but they're being pointed towards a bigger stall that sells a greater variety of plants. Great, a scavenger hunt...]
[He produces a handful of tree bits and soil both -- he and Jake had been relatively thorough in their investigation for two boys who didn't have too much idea what they were doing. The Palai are instantly fascinated by the shapes of the tree rings, the texture of the bark, the quality of the soil, you name it. Though of course, the first question from them is whether these trees are magical somehow.]
... Uh. I don't think they're magical.
[He's pretty sure. He can't be 100%, but feels that it would be a bit much to expect the Palai to advise on magical plant disease.
The Palai here have only kelp knowledge to offer, but they're being pointed towards a bigger stall that sells a greater variety of plants. Great, a scavenger hunt...]
That's...
[ There's only one way he can react to Haru's words, and that is to blush...of course. ]
I'm honored, but making it a goal...isn't it a bit too much?
[ Is it a friendship thing? Setting goals? He's a bit confused here. What his goal should be? Making sweets for her once a week? Or perhaps twice a week? Or, perhaps, it should be something different? ]
But I... [ To be honest, it's not even a matter of repaying the favor or anything like that. He just— ] I want to do it.
[ There's only one way he can react to Haru's words, and that is to blush...of course. ]
I'm honored, but making it a goal...isn't it a bit too much?
[ Is it a friendship thing? Setting goals? He's a bit confused here. What his goal should be? Making sweets for her once a week? Or perhaps twice a week? Or, perhaps, it should be something different? ]
But I... [ To be honest, it's not even a matter of repaying the favor or anything like that. He just— ] I want to do it.
Thank you for giving us the information. I will be sure to pass along good word for your stand.
[And that goes without saying that she was interested in some of their goods as well. Perhaps she could bring some of the plants from this city back up to the island...]
Come, Lenka-kun. We will just go to the next stand as they suggested.
[And that goes without saying that she was interested in some of their goods as well. Perhaps she could bring some of the plants from this city back up to the island...]
Come, Lenka-kun. We will just go to the next stand as they suggested.
[ Hibiki.exe has stopped working. Haru's cuteness caused the program to stop working correctly. Hibiki.exe will now shut down. ]
I'll...prepare the tea for us, yes. Excuse me.
[ He's going to run to the kitchen, blushing. Haru won this round so easily, and it becomes clear that he'll need a plan if he wants to go against her in this friendship battle?! ]
I'll...prepare the tea for us, yes. Excuse me.
[ He's going to run to the kitchen, blushing. Haru won this round so easily, and it becomes clear that he'll need a plan if he wants to go against her in this friendship battle?! ]
[Lenka gives a quick thanks of his own before they head off, gaze trailing curiously behind: the kelp and other aquatic plants that the Palai tend to cultivate are certainly interesting and not quite like anything he's seen before; most of them don't look edible or like plants.
But presumably, in all the feeding frenzy of celebration the Palai have been engaging in, they've been fed all of these at some point...? He's not sure how he feels about that.]
... Maybe we should have asked someone to come with us.
[It's a really crowded stand, there is no standing room at all. Their ideal solution would have probably been to outright lob a Palai over the heads of the crowd at this rate. The stand is set up more like a small forest walkway: who knows how far this goes.]
But presumably, in all the feeding frenzy of celebration the Palai have been engaging in, they've been fed all of these at some point...? He's not sure how he feels about that.]
... Maybe we should have asked someone to come with us.
[It's a really crowded stand, there is no standing room at all. Their ideal solution would have probably been to outright lob a Palai over the heads of the crowd at this rate. The stand is set up more like a small forest walkway: who knows how far this goes.]
More of us to search and ask? I guess that would be easier.
[It's not the hugest priority, certainly, he's just been feeling rather at a loss for what to do next with a vast new world in front of them and way too many new things trying to crawl at him out of the woodwork. They've given it a good shot, though, and they might have some leads for next time.
That's probably a decent day's work, for now.]
[It's not the hugest priority, certainly, he's just been feeling rather at a loss for what to do next with a vast new world in front of them and way too many new things trying to crawl at him out of the woodwork. They've given it a good shot, though, and they might have some leads for next time.
That's probably a decent day's work, for now.]
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