Tokyo, Japan. Ueno Onshi Koen Park, Saturday Morning.

[dojima_hime]

Normally it would be a bit early in the season, but Hanami was almost in full-swing at Ueno Onshi Koen, and Yurika couldn't pass up the chance for a picnic. She'd even put on her favorite blue sakura-patterned yukata for the occasion

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[flowering_mind]

If she pretended not to see all of the signs of a more modern city then Ino could almost pretend she was at home, for one of their Spring festivals. Even that tiny bit of wishful dreaming was comforting (because, in Tokyo, it was very hard to pretend you were anywhere other than in Tokyo) as she stared up at the blossoms.

"They're gorgeous," she said honestly, smiling at Dōjima-san and going to help with the blanket. "Like a bit of earth magic, I think."

Ino was sorta of the opinion that all flowers had a bit of magic in them, mind. She was the most biased person ever when it came to that.

[dojima_hime]

"Hai!" she answered cheerfully. "Makes me wish I didn't have a black-thumb when it comes to plants. Cats I can do, Alea can howl if I forget to feed her, but plants and I seem to be cused."

[flowering_mind]

"Plants cry out too," she said laughingly. "But you've got to be able to understand them. Maybe your translator went missing?"

[dojima_hime]

Dōjima made a face. "I already speak Japanese, English, French, some Italian, and Romeo," she whined. "My translator is full."