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WHO: You!
WHERE: A Japanese restaurant in town.
WHEN: Forward dated to April 15th
WHAT: Cherry blossom viewing, as well as a belated Lunar New Year party, organized by Minako and Mako! Come relax before (or after) all of your questing.
WARNINGS: None foreseen!



You might have gotten a quick text about a belated Lunar New Year celebration. Maybe there was even a cute emoji attached to it, depending on how close Mako felt to you. But in general, it's time to celebrate the Year of the Dog. He's brought some basic things like dumplings, and baos. But he would've asked for participants to bring more food.

Because what good is a Lunar New Years without lots and lots of food?

He also chipped in a few bucks to help with the drinking situation. Because what's Hanami without... well. Getting drunk.

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Speaking of getting drunk, what you can look forward to from the Japanese side of the celebration is plenty of beer, sake, and highballs to go around. Drink, be merry, drink some more, and enjoy the sight of sakura petals falling from the trees right above and beyond the back patio. Inspired by their fleeting beauty? There's a little poster explaining what haiku is and inviting you to compose one, with the example haiku the most famous one by Matsuo Bashou: furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto.

Or if you don't get full from Mako's food, why not try the restaurant's yakitori too? Or all of their sakura flavored foods. Literally anything under the sun you can think of, they'll have added sakura to it.

Finally, to celebrate the Year of the Dog, Minako has brought Koromaru to the party. Please enjoy cuddles from this good, smart, and energetic pupper?! He will be passing around wrapped packages with some dog themed cookies in them.

Comments

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[Belle notices the new presence in her area and trills her greeting, rubbing Minako and generally being affectionate as all hell. And batting at the petals in her hair, of course.]

It's her first, so I think she's a little surprised by it... She liked the snow too, when it was coming down in droves. I'm taking her to the beach when it warms up a little more to see if she'll enjoy the ocean as much as I think she might; Savannahs usually like playing in water, and she seems to like taking baths, so hopefully.

[Ah... What a heaven that'd be, watching his pretty cat chase the waves..! So cute.]

To be frank, I don't think I've ever been so in love with an animal as I am my elegant little Belle. I imagine it's the same with any pet owner?

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[The fact that he's so enamored with his cat is really adorable, and Minako just grins as she watches him, idly stroking Belle's fur as she bats at her red hair.]

Oh, definitely. I love Korochan to bits. I love the cat me and my roommates share too, but...Korochan is mine, you know? And it's like we're perfectly suited for each other.

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We've reached quite the understanding, haven't we? There really is nothing better in this world than the love of a pet.

[So warm. So nice. So perfectly in sync with one another...]

To be honest, dogs rank higher than cats in my animal list, and I'd intended to adopt one at first... But she seemed to notice me immediately and kept meowing for my attention. How can I say no to that? Tell me. And with Potato around, I don't really need a dog myself... My other roommate has a cat he picked up too, so that's three pets in one place. [On top of Silver's Pokémon.] Would you believe me if I said that I'd like yet another?

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[Love at first sight, huh? She hardly knows her kohai, but Goro does seem like a person to fall hard and fast. He's so passionate.]

As long as you guys have the space, I'm sure there are plenty of animals who would love to be adopted. Would it be another cat? Or maybe a bunny or a bird...