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Dwaejigris, Stewartika. (this takes place before his meeting with Phoenix)
Ishala's listens carefully to what Haruo says, despite her mixed emotions on him, she could not deny he was a broken person who needed mending, like herself. But he was only temporary, she was going to get fixed when she found the man she was after.
"ok . ." She says hiding her dejection,
Ishala considers him for a moment, quiet and relaxed, a controlled risk taker, he wanted to sit down and talk, but never go out.
"Oh?" She said, as he peaked her interest again. "You can ask me anything" she rocks back and forth on her tip toes, using Haruos neck as support for her hands.
Lignuntia and Stewartika
The return of the "True" land of the rising sun
Newly appointed Hanamishimajin Prime Minister Yoshiaki Yaguchi walked into the office of emperor Kazuhito. He was nervous, and for good reason, It was his first time being called to visit the Emperor. Even though no one actually believed the emperor to be a deity incarnate these days, there was still a incomprehensible aura of intrigue around the man. Yaguchi was the youngest PM Hanamishima had ever had, he wondered why he was voted to be the PM, maybe it was just that there was no one else better, especially with the scandal that caused the last PM to be voted out.
But when he finally arrived at the door of the emperor, the two guards slowly opened the double doors for him. And there he was, the emperor, sitting in his chair, warmly welcoming in Yaguchi with a smile.
Kazuhito: "こんにちは、なぜ私があなたをここに呼んだか知っていますか？"
Yaguchi:"いいえ、陛下、なぜ私に同行を依頼されたのか教えてください。"
Kazuhito:"さて、ご覧のとおり、私はもう老人です。もう時間があまりありません。"
Yaguchi:"あなたはまだ 85 歳ですが、特に私たちの優れた医療システムのおかげで、まだ時間はたくさんあります。"
Kazuhito:"それは良いことですが、時には自分の運命を受け入れなければなりません。しかし、私には祖国に対する最後の願いがあります。"
Yaguchi:"そしてそれは何でしょうか？"
Kazuhito:"ついに国境が開かれることを願っています。あまりにも長い間、私たちは祖国から疎遠になっており、国家として開放することが唯一の道です。"
Yaguchi:"何？国境を開放したいですか?本土の人々が何をするか考えてみてください"
Kazuhito:"はい、それは命令です、国境は開かれていなければなりません。そしてうまくいかなかったら責任は私にあります。"
Yaguchi sighed, and bowed in approval.
Official broadcast from prime minister Yaguchi, broadcast publicly, directly towards 
Burgundaen
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"こんにちは、花三島内閣総理大臣の矢口佳明です。私は今日、国境の正式な開放を発表するためにここに来ました。国際社会の中で外交・貿易関係を確立し、本土との関係を修復できることを願っています。さようなら"
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(the broadcast went on for longer, but that is the important bit, also factbooks are coming soon :D )
Burgundaen and Lignuntia
at last
Kawasaki Imperial Palace, Dining Room
Empress Aki Yazuka sits in the ancient dining room, silently eating her lunch alone, her husband is dead, her daughter in school, and no one disturb her, alone in the ancient room built by her ancestors whom we're now but a name in the history book and an old painting probably displayed on the Imperial Museum, her schedule is empty for the day, so it's a day of leisure for her, no infuriating days managing the Imperial Council, no boring Imperial Visit, no nothing, it's a good day for her...
and then the door knocked.
her face immediately turns sour hearing the knock, "enter" she said, putting down the chopsticks down to the table as she turn to face at the door as it opened, a somewhat old man entered the room, "ah, Hashimoto..." she sounds already uninterested.
Hashimoto, the Empress right hand man and the second most powerful voices in the Imperial Council, approached her while carrying a fax papers, "your majesty, the communication department have informed me about something" he gave the paper to the Empress.
"oh?" the Empress grabbed the paper and read it, it was the report for the Hanamishima broadcast, "Hanamishima?"
"the separatist fro-" Hashimoto tried to explain it but we're cut off my the Empress raising her arm to shut up.
"i know... i passed history class..." she lowered her arm, "but why now... is it because of our de-isolation?"
"no idea, your majesty" Hashimoto said, the Empress looking at him unimpressed by his words, "i've showed this to the Imperial Council, the progressive and the reformist faction in the Council have voiced their support to open relations with the islands, with oppositions from the Ultranationalist and traditionalists that voiced their support for an invasion of the island"
"oh... you showed this to the Council First instead of me..." she stood up from her seat and gave the paper back to Hashimoto, "not that it matters"
Hashimoto sighs hearing her words as he took the paper back, "what would be your order your majesty?"
"inform the council to open relations with the islands as soon as possible, i want to hear no buts coming from any sides within the Council" the Empress ordered, "and if those lousy people from the ultranationalist try to challenge me again, remind them i have the power over them here, oh and i'll be replying to them myself"
"..." Hashimoto would nod, "i understand, i'll be leaving, your majesty" he immediately and quickly walked out, closing it as he ran out, she is now alone again, as she sat back and continue to eat.
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a reply broadcast would be sent back as a reply to the previous broadcast from Hanamishima,
"greetings, we heard your broadcast, i am Empress Aki Yazuka of Burgundaen, we are more than happy to reopen relations with your island, we welcome you back to the international stage, goodbye"
That great feeling of not being left on read
The Prime Minister is called up to the office of Emperor Kazuhito yet again, but this time, he knows what it is about.
Yaguchi walks into the office, and bows at Kazuhito. Kazuhito slowly stands and bows in return, Yaguchi felt very honored because of this.
Kazuhito: "来てくれてありがとう、私がなぜあなたを私に招待したか知っていると思います。"
Yaguchi:"はい、でもお聞きしたいのですが、そもそもなぜ国境を開くことにしたのですか？"
Kazuhito: "先ほども言いましたが、これが我が国が成長する唯一の方法です。それはさておき、私は花見島がまだ新しい頃、小さい頃から外の世界を見てみたいと思っていました。花見島がこんなに美しいなら、本土のことを考えてみましょう。そして、人々が孤立したままであれば、多くの機会が奪われてしまいます。開放しなければ、最終的には経済的に破滅してしまいます。その上、なぜ私たちは本土の同胞に対して恐怖と憎しみを持ち続けなければならないのでしょうか？"
Yaguchi nods, but as he does, the doors open up and the head of the communications department walks in and hands Kazuhito a paper with the response on it.
Kazuhito: "ほら、すべてうまくいくよ。"
Yaguchi:"わかりましたが、それでも、彼らが応答した今、私たちは何をすべきでしょうか？"
Kazuhito:"短い旅行の準備をしましょう。"
The emperor smiles and chuckles at his own attempt at a joke
The people of Burgundaen receive a message, from Prime Minister Yaguchi requesting for himself and emperor Kazuhito to have a diplomatic meeting with the empress in Kawasaki
the Empresses order
Kawasaki Imperial Palace, Empress personal room
"finally..." it's have not been a while after she sent the reply message shuts the Ultranationalist down, in her day where she's supposed to be at peace, she resigns herself immediately to her own room, changed to a more simple casual dress and slamming herself to her bed, flinging stuffed animals around she planted her face to a pillow, groaning frustatedly to the pillow, finally, peace once again...
and then the door knocked.
she groans some more and lazily got herself up, already knowing who is knocking the door as she goes to the door and opened it, revealing Hashimoto with another paper.
"bu the gods..." the empress sulks, "let me guess... they replied again...?"
Hashimoto nods, giving the paper to her, "they replied, and have given a request"
the empress read the paper, "...they want to visit? huh..." she gaved the paper back to Hashimoto, "i support this, inform the council this will go through, and prepare for their visit" she ordered.
"understood, your majesty" Hashimoto bowed and walked away, the Empress closing the door shut and goes back to her bed.
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another reply we're sent, authorizing their visit and meeting.
Homecoming
The next day, after receiving the reply, emperor Kazuhito and Prime Minister Yaguchi announce their plans to travel to Kawasaki.
The event was headline news, as It was the first time a Hanamishimajin had legally left the island in 125 years.
When the day for their flight arrived, festivals were held in the streets, and as their limousine drove through the city, the streets were lined with people cheering and waving Hanamishimajin flags.
As they were boarding the plane, the government of Hanamishima informed the Burgundaens of their departure.
Éntalesian Elkórthwiki Union of Frusiámus
The Éntalesian Elkórthwiki Union was first established in 1712, when a series of tribes held an official meeting in the "House of Biilan", uniting the Éntalesian people under the yellow, green and blue flag. The name chosen now represents the name given to the land that cradled her people, Frusiámus. Now in the modern day, the nation has begun to admit reforms regarding the isolated nature of the Union... But first, another issue had to be settled. Although the Éntalesian people preferred peaceful living, if the tellings of the "Akslamordian Papers" were true then, there were but limited time left before the sun would engulf the land, as was natural for fire, and chaos's legions unleashed upon the land. And the Éntalesian people had to be ready to fight. And so, the "Alúmar Plan" was put into place.... A plan to fully arm the Éntalesian army, modernize the state as a whole, and fortify.
Alúmar Plan Overview | |
Objective | To fully arm the Éntalesian army, modernize the state, and fortify defenses |
Initiative | A comprehensive strategy to prepare for potential conflict and ensure national security |
Implementation | Phased approach with a end goal of the turn of the century (i.e 2100) |
Components |
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Timeline | 2059 - 2100 is the overall determined length. As such, we hope to see more progressed achieved on schedule by the end of EACH individual decade until then. |
Funding | About 5% of the National Defense budget will be allocated to the Alúmar Plan, along with an 8% Increase in Taxation. If this needs to be changed in the future, that will be determined by the State Office of Taxation and Economics. |
Significance | Critical for ensuring the nation's readiness to face potential threats and safeguarding its sovereignty. |
As another factor... It has come to the attention of the Union's government that this is all a costly project and plan to do on our own, and as such... A proposal is admitted for, ending or Union's long isolation and attempt to explore, to see what exists beyond our borders!... This proposal is voted with a resounding non-approval and thus is shot down.
Self Reliance means nothing without resources
Excerpt from the Damtaslaraad monthly session |
“I fail to understand how this damataslaraad can so easily reject the idea of kickstaring internal mineral extraction efforts. And I am somehow more shocked that when this damataslaraad managed to pass mineral extraction policy, his Imperial high council shot down the legislation, and that it was specifically downplayed by our Chancellor, a man who has profited and reaped the rewards that mining provides, and now he is breaking his own word and preventing the growth of this industry! Denying Fifty Thousand potential jobs to the citizens under his purview” -Fenrak Selassie, Damataslaraad Representative from Kashmir |
Tariffs and Tech: DNN
Controversially the Imperial Damataslaraad in Pandemonium-Thedroporia has chosen to lower tariffs on global mineral imports, with the purposed goal of furthering empowering the Imperial Refining industry, which remains a world leader in Raw-to-Purified material production. Despite this status, the damataslaraad has been sidelining the national resource extraction sector, which has gradually led to a lose of five hundred thousand jobs over the last ten years, glady letting this industry be subsumed and monopolized by oversees corporations. The main justification being from the speaker of Robot Labour partys Enviromental Wing. “we cannot allow the beautiful ecosystem of our Imperium to fall into disrepair due to our own high mass consumption.”
For this reason the majority of strip and pit mining operations have been moved to countries like Reberydinigzadaland, which are more than willing to supply the Imperium with its needs. Although the majority of non-visible mining such as steel mining remains national, rare earth materials are almost wholly foreign. The government has been slow to interrupt steel practices due to the overwhelming opinion of, ‘mining can remain if it doesnt directly affect appearances,’ underground mining has been permitted, and as a result divided the type of resource extraction possible.
Due to growing reliance on minerals and elements that are no longer being mined in the majority of profitable regions, importing them from outside has been the only feasible option. Thus the Imperium has lowered tariffs on these minerals from the already minimal 0.25, to lower 0.10, with some suggesting they be lowered further to 0.05, or even completely removed.
Existing barriers were removed in 2055, when foreign imports surpassed Imperial production of rare earth. Attempts have been made to increase national production, especially in Ugan’dan Kar and Verinka where these resources are more abundant. Although fears of mining in the desert have produced heavy local resistance, even in a provinces abundant in polluting industry, like heavy machinery in Ugan’dan kar and natural gas, metalworking, and even mining. But this remains an contentious subject, the manufactorum has brought a proposal to provincial government to expand the Gash facility to exploit the nearby Enon-Xeon silicon deposits. But this has been in gridlock in local government, although expected to be pushed through.
Damataslaraad gridlock has been preventing further mining, but the chancellor has expressed interest in decreasing reliance on foreign goods, but for the time being there is no feasible method on how.
as per order from the Empress herself, preparations for the arrival of the Hanamishimajin Emperor and Prime Minister we're done, 1/3 of the Kawasaki International Airport we're booked just for the arrival.
the Imperial Council we're put into break for the time being, with most of the Imperial Guards supposed to guard the Council building sent to the airport, the army of Kawasaki and parts of the army of Kokura and Ōzu we're sent to Kawasaki and we're put on standby just incase anything happened.
state-media flocked to the capital to document and stream the historic event, with public reception of the situation being positive, but a sizable of Ultranationalists, Communists, and Imperialists protesting the Empress decision on the matter, the police and the military would be there to stop the dissent turning violent at all cost, even if it meant gunning the crowds down.
but as the day the Government of Hanamishima announced their leaders departure, the city ramped up their defense just in case, and waited for their arrival...
Welcome All, Juno Welcomes you.
The Revival of Lignunti Tourism
The Lignunti Government firmly believes that Tourism is needed to return to Lignuntia what it owes, with all the conflicts of prior Years the Tourism Industry has somewhat declined, hence, they will revive it and in doing so; try and establish relations with the new Eastern Respublica.
Excerpt from the Meeting of the Comitia |
“Comitianii, It is clear that we all hold the view that the Respublica must try and reform what once was, it is about time we let the world experience the beauty of our land once more and hence with your support we can seek peace with the East once and for all and allow Peace so we may prosper together as Lignuns. It is time we show the world that Lignuntia isn't a war torn wasteland but a Prospering and Beautiful Ancient and cultured land for all the world to see! With New Labour we shall have Peace!" |
Lignuntia's Tourism Department begins heavy advertising of Lignuntia on a International Scale as far as the advertisements can be received with Historical Landmarks, stunning beaches and wonderous foods. However, a unavoidable issue was still at hand, Lignuntia's Heart (Iuno) was still under Siege and Fighting was tearing the city and it's people apart, Consul Blarius knew he had to step in and do something about the Conflict for the sake of all Lignuns.
The Righteous Army and the Young Officers
Unknown Location
"this is unacceptable..." and man in a an officer uniform looked at an report and a map of Kawasaki, he is surrounded by other men in officer uniforms, with a slightly modified flag of the old Shogunate hanging in the walls of the dimly lit room. (flag looks like this https://imgur.com/a/hU53R0a)
"truly..." another man out of 9 people present in the room spoke up, "the Empress have gone too soft" the men in the room nods in approval.
the first man looked to the flag hanged in the wall, the flag of the Righteous Army, or the Imperial Way Faction, we're a group of Imperialist within the army who opposed the Empress on different things, most prominently the De-isolation and now the Hanamishima situation, wishing for a return to the Shogunate and to expand Burgundaen through military means, "that whore has opened our nation to those foreign scums and now she now even invited the 
Hanamishima Traitors as a friend... what has happened to this country..." the first man commented as he grabbed the report on the table and ripped it in half.
"we have full support of the armies of Kawasaki, we can strike when that false emperor is here... we can cut two of our problem in one hit" another man in the room suggested.
a groan comes out off another man, "but what about the armies from Kokura and Ōzu? what about the Imperial Guards?"
"it's simple, if they resist, then we fight them" the man would reply again, "beside, we only need to kill of some of the members of the both houses in the Council, arrest the Empress and maybe the Hanamishima traitors... and we'll control the nation by then"
the other 8 in the room looked at the man that have suggested that.
"..." the first man would spoke up once again, "good idea... yes..." he said, "... inform the men affiliated with us, the time has come, today we'll retake Burgundaen from that whore of an Empress"
the 8 other officers in the room nods, "glory to the Righteous Army" they all said as one by one they left...
(this is closely similar to the February 26 Incident with some modifications, and yes it will happen during the visit)
(Wait Im pretty sure I still have Army Personnel in Burgundaen, is this gonna be bad lol)
touchdown
On the jet, emperor Kazuhito looked out the window, watching the view change from the beautiful blue that was the ocean, to the skyline of Kawasaki.
Kazuhito smiled at knowing he will finally be able to see outside his homeland, something he was never able to do with the previous prime ministers being hardline isolationists.
As the plane neared the airport, it began its descent, landing in the specified location
Welcome Home.
red carpet we're already lined infront of the door of the plane, they can already see Imperial Guards lining up beside the red carpet, Arisaka rifle in hand, a Toyota Century already parked on the other end of the carpet with multiple police motorcycle and cars surrounding the limousine.
in the middle of the carpet, two people we're waiting for them, a young woman with presumably dyed white hair wearing a ceremonial white Kimono and a man in a black business suit, standing there waiting from the passenger of the plane to come out.
A Pleasant Surprise
Indications from Official and Independent Studies all across the Republic show a dramatic increase of Youth and Teenagers going Phone-less, with the popularity of Mobile Phones plummeting many have proposed theories as to why, Lignunti Broadcasting Channel has interviewed Teenagers from Across the Country.
Gaius, 15 from Taurinensis said "I think a lot of us have started to realise that Mobile Phones are really causing a negative impact on our lives, seeing old videos of our parents' and grandparents' generation having fun and having real interactions and being so much more free was a real eye opener for us."
Cornelia, 17 from Finisa said "Mobile Phones give us a never ending supply of instant gratification and give us a over-reliance on conveneice, we are constantly fed standards and moulded by the Internet with all these models telling us women what we should look like, and men being susceptible to explicit content at such a young age is really having a horrible impact on us, so we are now selling our Phones or in same cases destroying them, we want to be like our parents were."
Ludwik, a 37 Year old Father from Hadrianopolis said "It's been a great movement from the Youth themselves, my children have asked me more and more if they could go to the park or go out camping, I've seen them be more happy, more active and surprisingly far calmer and better with studies."
However there has been some opposition
Priscilla Cyprias, 21 Year old Social Media Influencer and Model said "This is absurd in my opinion, Social Media is a great way to connect with people and find ideas and beauty hacks, and mobile phones are the future, these youth are blinded by nostalgia and I hope they will see the benefits of Mobile Phones soon."
Notably, the Stock of Malus has suffered a hit from the massive reduction of the sale of their iPhone's all across the Country, they've yet to come back with a response with some insiders saying they are trying to create a way to appeal to the new rebellious teenagers. CEO Stephanus Jobii has yet to offer a Statement.
The diplomat accepts the handshake, "Please, don't. We've actually been seeking to contact a nation as of recent, so this is actually most convenient for us."
Its good to be back
The Emperor slowly walks out of the plane (he's a pretty old man, being 85 years old), stepping on the red carpet. Yaguchi soon follows.
the walk to the end of the carpet, the emperor and PM Yaguchi bow at the people at the end.
the two people waiting on the carpet also bowed to them, the woman is first speak up,
"welcome home to Burgundaen... i would presume you're Emperor Kazuhito and you are the prime minister?" she looked at the Emperor first before looking to Yaguchi, "either way, as the Empress of Burgundaen, i, Aki Yazuka, welcome the both of you to the city of Kawasaki" she bowed again, the man beside the empress following also, "oh, and here's my right hand man, Hashimoto" she slightly pointed to the man beside her, Hashimoto.
The warships watched the beach from a distance, not sending anymore messages to the Asagiri though they didn't forget about it, aiming one of the LMS Krämer's main guns at the Aasgiri as a warning to them to keep there distance. The Krämer sends a message back to Leynex reporting their current situation and findings.
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Back In Leynex
Knock Knock
"Darf ich in meiner Präsidentin von Völkerbund kommen?"
The sound of paper shuffling could be heard from the other side of the door, before response came back.
"Ja, komm herein."
The messenger opened the door, revealing an office with a single large desk near its center. Small piles of paper were scattered all over the desk, with Brunnhilde sitting behind it in a brown leather chair, she was clearly tiered based on the way she sat in her chair and the dark circle underneath her eye.
"Also, was ist es?"
"Die LMS Krämer hat eine Meldung bezüglich der LSS Hiltz zurückgeschickt"
"Haben sie es gefunden?"
"Ja, aber sie haben auch noch etwas anderes gefunden."
"Und was ist das für ein Etwas?"
"Sie haben eine Nation gefunden, die auf keiner unserer Karten verzeichnet ist. Der Ort heißt Burgunder, sie sind diejenigen, die den Hiltz zuerst gefunden haben, sie haben bereits mit Such- und Rettungsaktionen für Überlebende begonnen. Was sollten unsere nächsten Schritte sein?"
Brunnhilde sat still and unmoving carfally choosing her next words, finally she spoke.
"Schicken Sie ein Lazarettschiff, versuchen Sie, mit seinem Anführer oder der Regierung in Kontakt zu treten, und setzen Sie schließlich eine S-1F-U nach 'Burgundaen' ein. Je mehr wir wissen, desto besser."
"Wie du mein bestellt hast Präsidentin von Völkerbund."
With that said, the messenger quickly left the room.
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Radio Transmission To: Burgundaen
Sender: The Bundesstaat von Volkerbund of Leynex
This message has been sent by The Bundesstaat von Volkerbund of Leynex recently your nation, Burgundaen, has aided in the recovery of a missing ship, the LSS Hiltz, as well as the search and rescue efforts for any surviving crew members. For this we show you our gratitude for your nations actions and would like to have a meeting between leaders if possible, though this is our first form of contact with your nation we hope that this will pave the way for a glories friendship between our two nations.
Hey, im trying to start making some fun stuff for lore (Yes, im working on factbooks too... at least i tell my self that), especially in preparation for the war stuff. But i plan to have a lot of the stuff ill be doing be inspired by ww2 propaganda stuff. But i mostly want to expand the lore for my military, so do you guys have any ideas of how stuff like uniforms and all should be done?
For Uniforms people mainly take from their favorite historical nations, like ww1 britian, ww2 russia, Cold war USA, Vietnam USA, East/West germany. Concept arts good too.
But when you do uniforms try and keep a cohesive idea, like color, shape, or general influence. AND Don't have two opposing sides irl share the same uniforms irp.
thats just general tho, you can break it if you want.
"Street racing here... is getting a bit boring for me. No one's quite good enough to compete, and honestly, I need to get away for a while anyway."
He pauses for a moment, considering his next words.
"Here, take a look at this."
He reaches into his pocket and brings out his iDroid (holographic phone) and fires it up. It shows several drone shots of street races: a white AE86 passing an RX-7 and Evo IX at once, a yellow S2000 performing insane speeds, a jade Skyline GT-R doing seemingly impossible drifts.
"Taccumius Fujiwarii, Eva Gutierrez, Phoenix Veranus aka Azrael...they're are all from Lignuntia, and I've never seen other racers get nearly this good, no less 3 of them. I was thinking... I could go on a bit of an expedition, check them out?"
"Mhmhm" Ishala says with fake doe eyes, holding her hands tightly around the back of his neck, her body almost looking like a noose. She smiles up at him, enjoying the blatant superiority.
"Well you are the best, but only here, you still need to prove it to the world. ." she speaks in such a manner to try and inflame Haruos urge to compete, to prove himself. However small that urge is, she needed to make it bigger.
Ishala looked down at his Idroid, and let her eyes wander on the cars, their movements seemed dangerous to her, but haruo had a look of respect, and to a lesser extent awe. She only saw danger, but by the gods, it looked fun.
She heard their names, they seemed normal at first , a girl, likely from the west, and a boy, likely of stewartikan origin. but it was the third name that sent shivers down her spine. Pheonix. Haruos words seemed to meld, she heard every other one, fragments of sentences. her mind was catapulted to racing through border and gunshots, the slow high of a euphoric night, running, yelling, lying. her plan started to unfold in front of her eyes.
"Lignuntia?" she says in mock surprise, her face suddenly becomes a little more innocent in form, fake. "I think thats a wonderful idea. ." she draws out every syllable, "Can I come with you? I could cheer you on during those races, we could finally go on a vacation together."
Ishala bops Haruos nose, "and you need someone who knows what its like down there"
Haruo looks in surprise a bit, he wasn't expecting for her to be on board so soon.
"You're ok with it? Sweet!"
He hugs Ishala, slightly lifting her off the ground thanks to their height difference.
"I'm glad you're coming with, I could really use your help. Anyway... when should we leave?"
His face is that of almost child-like excitement, he doesn't suspect anything amiss with Ishala's tone, he's accustomed to it.
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