Haruijin agreed with her cousins.
"Agreed. We each have our own strengths, but it's when we stand together it's when we're at our best. That includes you Fuyujin-san. I won't pretend to speak for grandmother, but I'm sure that she would rather have you supporting the family business than not." she said, agreeing with the other two.
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Manager of the Opening Blossom Tea Room
"Tea is the perfect way to start anything, be it a new day, a new friendship, or a new year."
"Tea is the perfect way to start anything, be it a new day, a new friendship, or a new year."
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"Have I ever done otherwise?" Fuyujin asks. "Since we were children, have I done otherwise than support you? Even when my husband died..."
She trails off for a moment.
"Even when Toshi died, I kept working to support the family."
She looks at each of her cousins in turn, shakes her head.
"Could we really not have done this elsewhere?"
She trails off for a moment.
"Even when Toshi died, I kept working to support the family."
She looks at each of her cousins in turn, shakes her head.
"Could we really not have done this elsewhere?"
Manager of the Whitened Branch Tea Room
\"There is nothing like the warmth of a cup of tea on a cold winter's night."
\"There is nothing like the warmth of a cup of tea on a cold winter's night."
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Akijin nods, starts to reach a hand toward Fuyujin, lets it drop.
"It's because Haru-chan's sweet on Akatu-kun," she comments before shaking her head. "I can't understand why."
"It's because Haru-chan's sweet on Akatu-kun," she comments before shaking her head. "I can't understand why."
Manager of the Sunset Leaves Tearoom
"Just as there is a perfect tea for every snack, there is a perfect snack for every tea."
"Just as there is a perfect tea for every snack, there is a perfect snack for every tea."
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That got a raised eyebrow from Natsujin.
"Oho? Perhaps the two will wed? He's certainly a man unafraid of boldness and passion." she offers with a wry smile.
She thought for a moment.
"Hmmm, it's not an entirely bad match. Perhaps it's time our family interests moved to include sake. Tea is wonderful, but there certainly is a robust sake market to be considered."
"Oho? Perhaps the two will wed? He's certainly a man unafraid of boldness and passion." she offers with a wry smile.
She thought for a moment.
"Hmmm, it's not an entirely bad match. Perhaps it's time our family interests moved to include sake. Tea is wonderful, but there certainly is a robust sake market to be considered."
Manager of the Waving Grass Tea Room
"Even in the hottest of weather, a good cup of tea refreshes both mind and body."
"Even in the hottest of weather, a good cup of tea refreshes both mind and body."
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Haruijin, on the other hand, was well flushed, and it had nothing to do with the sake she hadn't drunk.
"It's...not like that. He's an experienced merchant. There's no reason we can't learn from him..." she offered, trailing off after noticing how the lech was looking at her from across the room.
"It's...not like that. He's an experienced merchant. There's no reason we can't learn from him..." she offered, trailing off after noticing how the lech was looking at her from across the room.
Manager of the Opening Blossom Tea Room
"Tea is the perfect way to start anything, be it a new day, a new friendship, or a new year."
"Tea is the perfect way to start anything, be it a new day, a new friendship, or a new year."
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That, finally, gets something of a thin smile from Fuyujin.
"Be sure he bathes first," she says.
"Be sure he bathes first," she says.
Manager of the Whitened Branch Tea Room
\"There is nothing like the warmth of a cup of tea on a cold winter's night."
\"There is nothing like the warmth of a cup of tea on a cold winter's night."
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"Twice. At least."
Manager of the Sunset Leaves Tearoom
"Just as there is a perfect tea for every snack, there is a perfect snack for every tea."
"Just as there is a perfect tea for every snack, there is a perfect snack for every tea."
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"With soap. And not in the Koi Pond."
Manager of the Waving Grass Tea Room
"Even in the hottest of weather, a good cup of tea refreshes both mind and body."
"Even in the hottest of weather, a good cup of tea refreshes both mind and body."
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"But it's not like that....."
Manager of the Opening Blossom Tea Room
"Tea is the perfect way to start anything, be it a new day, a new friendship, or a new year."
"Tea is the perfect way to start anything, be it a new day, a new friendship, or a new year."
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Fuyujin shakes her head slightly.
"Of course not, dear," she says. "And he's not the kind for you, anyway, from what I hear."
"Of course not, dear," she says. "And he's not the kind for you, anyway, from what I hear."
Manager of the Whitened Branch Tea Room
\"There is nothing like the warmth of a cup of tea on a cold winter's night."
\"There is nothing like the warmth of a cup of tea on a cold winter's night."
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"Listening to gossip, cousin?" Akijin teases. "What would Grandmother think to know it?
"But, in all seriousness, there's something to be said for experience--but at least as much to say for caution."
"But, in all seriousness, there's something to be said for experience--but at least as much to say for caution."
Manager of the Sunset Leaves Tearoom
"Just as there is a perfect tea for every snack, there is a perfect snack for every tea."
"Just as there is a perfect tea for every snack, there is a perfect snack for every tea."