Don't Worry, Be Happy

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Who: Kotoha and Fumi
Where: Shops and SURPRISE LOCATION
Summary: Fumi's upset because Agatha Heterodyne is gone, so Kotoha has proposed a Girl's Day Out
Warnings: Standard Kotoha ridiculousness

Directly after last night's conversation, Kotoha sprung into action! It didn't take long to get everything set up for the next day, and now it is the next day, so she's turning up at Fumi's place at a reasonable hour, decked out in her preferred shopping outfit of jeans and a powder-blue blouse, with her hair pulled back in a braid.

It's probably for the best not to be instantly recognizable if you're planning on hitting one of the Visitor Merch shops, after all.

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Kotoha follows suit, doing her very best not to stare at Fumi. She's successful at that, but it's very obvious what she's doing. It doesn't take her long to let her hair out of its braid and put on a very simple one piece pink swimsuit, by which time she's all ready.

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[Fumi just sighs as she glances over at Kotoha, shaking her head but not particularly bothering to make it any easier on her. Her hair comes out of its usual short pigtails as well, and soon enough she's wearing a towel around her midsection.]

Ready when you are.

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"Ah!"

Kotoha darts to her bag very quickly and takes out a thermos.

"Okay, ready!"

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What's that for?

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"It's Oran juice! I've been growing the berries since that trip back home."

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Hm... a taste of home while you relax?

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"Yep! I hope you like it too."

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I suppose we'll find out, won't we.

[Fumi starts heading off toward the hot tub.]

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Kotoha pads after Fumi, absently twirling a few locks of hair around her free hand as she does.

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[And in Fumi goes first after dipping a toe in to test the water, eagerly sliding down in against the wall and removing the towel once she's down in far enough.]

Mmmmmm...

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Kotoha slides in herself, a silly smile spreading over her face.

"Oh Arceus that's good."

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Are there mineral salts in here?

[The water is a little cloudy, which is usually the effect of that sort of thing. It wouldn't surprise Fumi at all.]

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"I think they mentioned that in the brochure, yeah. Didn't know it was included in the basic package, though."

Kotoha puts it out of her mind and grabs the thermos, unclipping both cups and filling them with a thick, blue juice before passing one over to Fumi.

"Cheers!"

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...To our health.

[That's nice and neutral. Fumi does smile a little as she takes a small sip, though.]

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The Oran berry is mostly known for having the perfect mixture of flavors - sweet, dry, spicy, sour, and bitter, each of them spreading out on the tongue. Kotoha's smile turns dreamy as she sips.

"I practically grew up on this stuff. Feels good to have it again."

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This... this taste is extraordinary.

[Literally unlike anything she's had before.]

Is this berry quite rare in your world?

[Leaning back against the wall of the hot tub, Fumi sinks down a little lower, sipping at the juice as she relaxes.]

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"Actually, it's the most common and prolific kind there is."

Another sip.

"Someone with a decent sized backyard could produce anywhere from two hundred and sixteen to three hundred twenty four Oran berries a day."

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That's a rather specific range.

[Fumi takes another sip, stretching her legs out below the water as she relaxes and accidentally brushing her foot up against Kotoha's. She blushes momentarily before pulling it back, trying to play it off like nothing happened. They're in a somewhat intimate setting, so it's just unexpected enough to set off a reaction like that from her normally stoic countenance.]

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"I did the math based on thirty six separate plants producing anywhere from six to - eep!"

Kotoha's cheerful explanation is cut off by a sudden squeak of choked-off laughter as Fumi's foot brushes against hers, followed shortly thereafter by a wide-eyed stare and a crimson flush.

Apparently, Fumi accidentally found the one place she's ticklish.

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[Well, that's different. What would have been embarrassing has now turned fun - at least for Fumi. Within seconds, she brings her foot back around to brush her toes up against the bottom of Kotoha's sole.]

Yes? Tell me more.

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Kotoha makes a valiant attempt to continue her explanation.

"S-six to nine b-berrrries a d-day..."

And then it is lost to breathless, tickle-induced giggles.

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I'm listening.

[Bringing her second foot over, she wiggles her toes against Kotoha's while the other continues lightly tickling at her soles.]

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Finally, finally, it occurs to Kotoha to curl up her legs and sit on them. She glances off to one side as she recovers, avoiding eye contact with Fumi.

Fumi the troll.

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You can hardly blame me. You would have done the same thing in my position.

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There's a slight pause as Kotoha looks at Fumi, opens her mouth, raises her finger...and stays like that for a few seconds before closing her mouth and looking off to the side again.

"...yeah, pretty much."