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[life_is_megas_wonderful]

o/~ Spring is sprung, the grass is rise
I wonder where the flowers is...o/~

*We'd say that Spring has brought out the best in Tsuruya, but it's hard to tell with her in all honesty. Either way, she seems to be in as good a mood as always as she walks down the street, singing an odd sort of tune. She seems to be en route to Rosalia's flower shop, as a matter of fact, but also taking in all the sights of spring in the city she can along the way.

You might find her in any other given store in the city too -- clothing, sweets, music, and so on, and so forth. It's a girl's day in the city, and you're more than welcome to join her.*

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[nomen_est_numen]

Behind her is a teetering stack of boxes and bags, staggering along on a pair of bird legs, seven-foot-long tail swinging and twitching in an effort to keep everything balanced. Occasionally a familiar birdish head leans out around the stack, peering ahead.

"Tsuruya, I... honestly can't say I mind carrying these, but--whups--mind the tail--I, ah... well, is it much--sorry, ma'am, no, she can keep the feather, really--much further?"

Some guy in a suit, yakking on a cellphone, clips Shen going the other way in an oblivious power-walk, leaving the bird twirling, wobbling, and then flailing to catch all the boxes and bags before they fall and spill everywhere. He makes a bizarre sight for a moment, wings and tail and one foot extended, festooned with Tsuruya's shopping. A few bystanders applaud.

"PARDON ME, SIR!" He yells after the man's retreating form.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Tsuruya is applauding as well. Hey, you gotta appreciate agility, man.*

Whoooa! That was megas impressive! I knew I could trust you with that stuff!

[nomen_est_numen]

"Thank you," he answers, still aiming a death glare at the man who nearly knocked him over. He rearranges the purchases and shrugs off the incident, following after her again. "You do remember, I hope, that I only agreed to do this because--WAAARK!" He breaks off as some kid on rollerblades rolls right over his tail, pulling out more feathers.

The bags and boxes end up tossed, landing in a neat stacked pile on a nearby bus stop bench and Shen whirls, tail snapping outward and nearly knocking over a few pedestrians, especially when he takes to the air for a rather impressively avian leap which lands him in the rollerblader's path. The startled kid flails to a stop, nearly falling over. "Wh-whaa?" he kid stutters.

"I see you're watching where you're going, now, aren't you?" Shen asks pleasantly.

"Uh... s-sorry, man..." the kid stutters, more baffled than anything else.

"Just don't forget it," Shen answers, patting him on the head before returning to pick up Tsuruya's shopping again. He looks about at the rest of the crowd, who nod, staring blankly.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Um, whoa. Don't mess with this bird, that much is for certain.*

Wow, geez. So you got a lotta martial arts training? I feel like I remember taking a class or two in them myself.

[nomen_est_numen]

He easily picks up the boxes and bags again. "Hm? Oh--yes. I only just recalled it not long ago. Seems I spent many years learning it. It feels so instinctive, now, that I can't imagine how I could have forgotten it."

[alittleblackmagic]

Shh! Stop singing!

[Crouched on the side of the street is a familiar little boy in mage robes. He seems to be staring intently at something.]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Oh, hiyas Palom! What's up? It is kind of a stupid song, isn't it?

[alittleblackmagic]

What? No, it's -- gotcha!

[Palom pounces and turns around a few moments later with a squirming frog caught between his grubby little hands.]

Look, look! I caught 'im, I caught 'im!

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Wow, a frog! Whatchya gonna do with him?

[alittleblackmagic]

Mm...

Make him go catch flies! Or swim around with him in a pond.

I guess I should probably change him back when I'm done with him, too.

[trustycrowbar]

[Gordon is seated outside a coffee house, leaned back and reading a book with his feet up on the table. He looks up when he hears the silly little song--three guesses who would sing like that--and tracks it over his shoulder to the source. When he sees her, he breaks into a smile and reaches up to wave high.]

Heeeey, Tsuruya!

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Gordon! Hiiiii! Isn't it a great day today? The perfect day for a walk! A perfect day for cherry blossoms too, but I don't know if there's any cherry trees around here! Hahaha!

[trustycrowbar]

[He glances down at the book and tosses it onto the table, then stretches with a growl and sits up.] Perfect for pretty much everything. Cherry trees? Oh yeah, right, those things're supposed to be blooming right about now. Hm. You know, come to think of it I haven't seen a single one in the city...

[This gives him pause, and doesn't lend any credibility to his current going theory that Sirocco lies off the coast of Okinawa. Hey, strange as it seems, it helps to explain all the huge monsters around...]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

I know, isn't it a pity? It's totally the season to go on a picnic and watch cherry blossoms, and there's none around! What a gyp!

[trustycrowbar]

[He scratches at the back of his head. With a face like that, he's got to say SOMETHING...]

Err, to be fair, there aren't many trees at all inside the city. Maybe they're out in the woods, or south of the ruins?

[Action, in the shop!]

[healeveryone]

[A wild customer approaches! Time for the usual routine.]

Hi there! This is--

[Wait a minute.]

Oh, Tsuruya, it's you! How are you?

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[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Hiiiii Rosy! Yeah, it's me! How's it going? Business good?

[healeveryone]

Yeah, it's definitely been growing now that spring's here. I'm having a lot of fun with it, too.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

I'll bet! You get to be around all these flowers! I'm a little envious, actually!

[healeveryone]

I can always offer you some, if you want. Or you could even work here, if you ever decided to stop working at the job you have now.

[overwinters]

[ At one point, Tsuruya might find a young girl following her around. Apparently she's interested in the song, judging from the way she's trying to hum along to it even though she doesn't know it. ]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Hahahahaha! Isn't that a silly song? Actually, I only made up the tune!

[overwinters]

A silly song..? [ Wait, but she actually liked it!! Okay, time to pretend she didn't, if it's really supposed to be silly. ]

Why would you just make up a song like that?

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Because it's fun! You should try making up silly songs too!

[overwinters]

I don't know how to make up a song though, but.. I'd like to know. Maybe I used to know some songs, but then I've forgotten about them.