rollypolyclover | OOC ⌘ Appointments

[Holding things and doing as little as possible, even better! With a firm nod she turns and sprints over towards Raine's house, patting the front door with her hand.]

Okay door, open sesame!

[Well, at least that got her out of the rain. Raine follows her up the porch steps.]

Oh, goodness. Seems like the magic word isn't working this time. What a conundrum.

[She turns to hand the girl her bag, instead, keeping her staff in her other hand.] Looks like I'll have to try another method.

[Tilting her head to one side as she takes Raine's bag and stares at the door. How dare the door not open! Should she have said please or something?]

Ohhh, another way of opening it. Does the door listen to you better then Yotsuba?

[That must be it, it's just not used to her yet.]

Hm, maybe. Or it might just be shy today. Why don't you close your eyes and count to five? Then we'll see what happens.

[... Okay! Carefully finding a dry patch to set the bag down in before twirling around and covering her eyes with both hands and counting out loud.]

Oooone... Twooo... Threeee...

[Though she's curious as to how counting is going to cure a door's shyness. Must be magic or something.]

[Well luckily, the porch is covered so they shouldn't get that much wetter. When the girl's eyes are good and closed, a quick movement will have the door opened.

But by the time she finishes counting, it will look as if it is swinging open on its own! Imagine that.]

Foooour... Five!

[Spinning around and OH MY GOSH IT'S OPEN HOOOOW.

...Stepping closer and putting her foot just inside the door frame before withdrawing. Yup, it's definitely open. Turning back to look at Raine... Then the door again. Then the bag on the floor. Raine again.]

...It opened! [GASP.] Wooow... What did you do?

Me? Oh now, I already told you it was just a little shy.

It really was just shy then, ohhh...

[Turning back to the door and nodding.]

Don't be shy mister door. Let's be friends from now on so you can open and stuff without the counting. Yotsuba is counting on you!

[Now that she's friends with the door she picks the bag back up and walks inside and leaves the bag on the floor.]

Done!

I appreciate it. Would you like a cup of cocoa for your efforts?

Yes! With marshmallows!

[Otherwise what's the point of drinking cocoa if there aren't marshmallows?]

Youtsuba gets a reward for a job well done!

Of course there will be marshmallows. It'll be really nice on a chilly day like this, don't you think?

[And a chance to be properly neighborly. Before she can get much further into the house, there's just one more thing.] Here. Take off your shoes by the door-- there's a mat right here for them. And then I'll hang your coat up.

Really nice and yummy, it'll warm you all the way up!

[Slipping her shoes off and carefully placing them on the mat.] Just like at home! You take your shoes off her and then you go in your socks over here!

[Running out onto the rug for a moment before coming back and handing her coat to Raine.]

Thank you for your hospital-tality.

[She hangs up the coat, and turns back toward her.] And thank you for being such a big help. Lets head into the kitchen, all right? You can tell me about your day.

[Once Raine starts heading towards the kitchen Yotsuba will follow along behind, still talking.]

I'll tell you all about Yotsuba's schedule! First Yotsuba got up, yaaaawn~, good morning! It was still dark though so Yotsuba went back to sleep. Then it was morning and really bright, too bright! So Yotsuba didn't open the curtains. Then we had breakfast, it was okay.

[But seeing as Otonashi went home and it's just her, Yuri and Naoi no one really knows how to cook anything... Ready meals and fruit! Beast meal!]

I see. And then what happened? [She'll gesture for the girl to take a seat at the kitchen table while she takes down the cups from the cabinet.]

[Up onto the seat she goes.]

We ate all the food for breakfast and everyone was happy. Naoi went to do things but Yotsuba doesn't care what Naoi does. Yurippe was busy so I went to play. But then it started raining like whoah! Rain is really cool, and you shouldn't go out in typhoons because they're like rain but rainier and bigger!

[Idly swinging her legs as she keeps talking.]

Then it was lunch time. There were rice balls so Yotsuba ate four and saved one for later because rice balls are good, like food from heaven and that the grandmas and grandpas eat. It was still raining! Yotsuba went outside and stood in the rain! Refreshing!!

My goodness. And how long were you playing?

Uhm... [Flinging her arms out to her sides and stretching as far as she can.] This long!

That's a very long time, indeed.

[Now it's just a little wait for the water to boil.] What other sorts of things do you do around the village, Yotsuba?

Play! Play play play, and run, Yotsuba runs places too, like to Seventh Heaven. They have really good food you know? It's yummy, I'll have the special! [What else is there...] Playing? And napping!

[It's a very hectic schedule for a five year old you see.]

I see. And what do you think about trying new things?

...Are the new things going to be fun? Are they really really new?

Hm, lets see. Have you ever been to school before?

[Shaking her head! ...And then nodding.]

Yotsuba doesn't go to school! Yotsuba went to a cake festival and ate cake at school back home. [...] But it was a crepe. It wasn't a cake. [...Cough.] Elicia goes to school here!

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