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[underspring]

Hello. Have many of you already forgotten your weekends? How strange, and no good for the upcoming ones. You should all try to prepare. How about rosemary? Or blueberries. Both are very good for thinking.

Or even... blueberry jam and cream in a scone served with rosemary tea. Yes, doesn't that sound very good? I feel brighter already.

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[statice]

Or perhaps you could offer a name to make it less strange and more acquaintance-like.

[underspring]

I could do that. What kind of name would you like?

[statice]

Ah...

[statice]

A real one.

[underspring]

Ah, I wonder if you won't be disappointed if I finally revealed my name? Hasn't it been fun like this?

[statice]

How can I be disappointed? We've only spoken once.

[underspring]

That's true.... maybe we're rushing things...

[statice]

[He laughs.]

Are we?

[underspring]

You'll treat me fairly, won't you?

[statice]

I wonder! How do I put it...as fair as I would of someone leading others on?

[underspring]

So, like yourself?

[statice]

I haven't been leading anyone on.

[That isn't PH cast, granted, but no one has to know.]

[underspring]

That's the correct response.

[ But she laughs a little. ] My name is Yuyuko Saigyouji.

[statice]

Yuyuko then.

[Well, that's one thing settled. He never was one for formalities anyway; never quite learnt the need to use any of those.]

[underspring]

Oh my, how bold. Thank you.

[statice]

[Bold's not the word, here, Yuyuko. Try "rude". But still—]

Why?

[underspring]

Why, you ask? Oh, that must be because it's been so long already.

[statice]

Till I got your name? [How utterly— ridiculous.] If you'd wanted me to find out, you could have given it to me earlier!

[underspring]

No, no, not that. Oh, you're all confused now.

[statice]

Then perhaps you could explain.

[underspring]

I can. Care to join me for tea?

[statice]

[If he's surprised, he doesn't show it— this is the first time someone had actually mentioned such a thing to him. Usually it's can elliot come— not that Elliot usually does on a regular basis anyway.]

Rosemary tea?

[underspring]

[ Silly Leo, Yuyuko can't see you! ]

Or green tea.

[statice]

How refined. [What would he know about tea save for what he's read? He doesn't really know about how different each one tastes.]

But just the two of us would be a rather sad sort of party, don't you think?

[underspring]

If it was a party. Is it now a party?