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[Hinamori's sitting in Siren's Flowers, wearing a purple woven yukata with her hair done up nicely and decorated with flowers. She looks likes she ready to go out for a day of festivities—and that's because she is!]

Good morning, everyone!

I've been informed that today is celebrated various places in the world as May Day, which is a celebration of the coming of spring. There are a lot of different traditions surrounding it, one of which is the secret giving of flower baskets to friends and neighbors. Another is dressing up and dancing around a Maypole, which is a tall pole decorated with flowers and often ribbons.

In honor of that, Siren's Flowers is sponsoring a May Day festival today by Winthers Lake. There will be free food and drinks, traditional dances—and don't worry if you don't know how, there'll be lessons every hour—and we're also giving out free May baskets for you to take home and leave on your neighbors' doorsteps!

There will also be flowers and gifts for sale—the shop will be closed today since everyone will be at the lake. We'll be celebrating all day, finishing up with a big bonfire this evening. You're all invited, so come out and join us!

[ooc: may day open log is here! come and mingle! there's free food~]

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It's real... [She whispers thoughtfully, then falls silent. It's... kind of poignant, and there's a sinking feeling in her gut. Because here she had been pretending that it was a dream, that she could just wake up from it, and then he goes and says something like "It's real."]

[She looks down at her hand, flexing it, slowly. It's real...]

Thank you.

Huh?

What are you thanking me for?

You... never mind. [There's a grateful smile in her voice.] Just thank you anyway.

[She pauses, hesitating, and then:] I don't think I really wanted this place to be real.

(But it is, isn't it?)

A lot of people end up saying that.

They've all got good lives to go back to. But some of us, we've got to make the most of things. This is as real as it gets.

[She pauses, thinking about that.]

...I don't think I caught your name.

Joe Fieldman. That's the name I found for myself here.

It's a good name. I'm Hinamori. It's nice to meet you, Joe.

Hina-mori.... Wow, I guess I might confuse your name with Himawari's, they sort of sound same-ish. So I'll just go ahead and apologize ahead of time.

Don't worry about it! I won't be offended. You can call me anything you like. [Wry amusement enters her voice.] ...As long as it isn't 'stupid'.

I'd never! Nice girls never get called stupid.

And you just tell me, if anybody else ever does.

[Hinamori laughs, ringingly.] I'd have to call you a lot if that were the case.

Lousy newcomer-haters?

Yeah, there are... quite a few of those, aren't there? And friends, too. I'm... a little clumsy sometimes. [She laughs, a bit embarrassed.]

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