[ The neighbors will stare and then look away because this is tame by their standards. Minato takes her hands and holds onto them. He doesn't pull her in; he's just here to brace her and make sure she doesn't slip backwards, minimal effort help. ]
but once it becomes apparent this is all he's doing (it takes about four seconds for her to realize this), naminé will move to start climbing in through the window. here she comes... this looks so stupid. ]
[ Four seconds... There's no help from Minato for four seconds, but once Namine is mostly through the window, his grip on her hands tighten slightly as the only warning before he leans back to fall upon the bed and allow gravity to pull Namine down with him. ]
[ Minato can be polite sometimes. He moves so she has enough space, though, as small as the bed is that it barely fits two people, let alone one.
With the curtains parted and the windows open, the sun is blinding and Minato squints at the ceiling before turning his head to look at Namine instead. ]
If we don't go now, I won't be able to make it to lunch.
[ 14 hours of sleep means he hasn't even for all that time, and that's a whole other sort of exhaustion naps can't fix. But for now, he feels fine, leaning forward in bed to stretch out his back but nothing pops no matter how far he leans or how long he holds the position. ]
[ Minato doesn't do anything as cursed as sleeping with his shoes on, but he sure does take Namine's hand and proceed to walk out of the —cabin? hut? I forget what they live in. the building. He exits barefoot and in his pajamas, because they're comfortable and nobody cares.
They do not have a car, which is wildly disappointing, so it'll be a slow trek on foot to the farm. ]
[ It is now a seven sided cabin, and the farm they approach has an enclosure full of white and brown chickens, a little pond filled with ducks with serrated bills good for tearing flesh, two or three horses grazing in a pasture with spiders crawling out of their mouths, and also Tsuru is there sitting in a pumpkin patch and we'll get to him later. ]
Alright... So. Eggs. Do you want to be the distraction, or the one to take the eggs?
[ They're all good animals. And this is all the planning they're going to make, Minato nodding as he points Namine towards the chicken coop, and with his other hand gestures to the other side of the barn where he'll draw the chickens away. ]
Wait until they're all gone. In and out, as quick as you can. We'll meet up... uh. Somewhere.
[ how many eggs do they need? where is somewhere? there are so many questions, but instead of asking them, she simply nods and will move to a spot where she can easily run to the chicken coop. ]
there's a pause, because she recognizes that wasn't minato's voice. still, she goes to grab some eggs, as much as she can comfortably carry without them felling out of her grasp and breaking.
... and then she hurries over because who just screamed. ]
[ Nobody important. Minato comes jogging around the corner of the barn at the same time Namine does, slowing so he doesn't bump into her and knock all those eggs out of her arms.
Behind him, the chickens are all huddled beneath the shade of a tree, nearby which the horses are chomping on a broken pumpkin. The ducks on the lake paddle around languidly. The water is a deep crimson. ]
[ Minato holds his hands out to help carry the eggs. The pond water is turning deep red near the edge behind him, and a couple last bubbles break the surface before the ripples settle and the water is still again. ]
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but once it becomes apparent this is all he's doing (it takes about four seconds for her to realize this), naminé will move to start climbing in through the window. here she comes... this looks so stupid. ]
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there's a small sound of surprise from her before she lands face first onto the bed. there's a pause, and then she moves to straighten herself out. ]
Thank you.
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[ Minato can be polite sometimes. He moves so she has enough space, though, as small as the bed is that it barely fits two people, let alone one.
With the curtains parted and the windows open, the sun is blinding and Minato squints at the ceiling before turning his head to look at Namine instead. ]
Wanna go to the farm today?
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but she simply nods, since she doesn't have any reason to say no to this. ]
That's fine. Is there anything in particular you want to do?
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[ Only the freshest ingredients :9 Does she have any reason to say no now? ]
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Right. Do you want to go now? You just woke up...
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[ 14 hours of sleep means he hasn't even for all that time, and that's a whole other sort of exhaustion naps can't fix. But for now, he feels fine, leaning forward in bed to stretch out his back but nothing pops no matter how far he leans or how long he holds the position. ]
What about you? Ready to go?
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[ considering she still has her shoes on and everything while sitting on this bed. but she will move to get off it, dusting off her clothes. ]
Come on, sleepyhead.
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They do not have a car, which is wildly disappointing, so it'll be a slow trek on foot to the farm. ]
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but onward they go, to have a completely normal lunch at the farm, where nothing weird will happen. ]
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Alright... So. Eggs. Do you want to be the distraction, or the one to take the eggs?
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Um... I can take them?
[ she is already having regrets, but it's fine. she's used to this by now. ]
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Wait until they're all gone. In and out, as quick as you can. We'll meet up... uh. Somewhere.
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[ how many eggs do they need? where is somewhere? there are so many questions, but instead of asking them, she simply nods and will move to a spot where she can easily run to the chicken coop. ]
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Two minutes pass without any noise or movement.
And then, the screaming starts, and the chickens all scatter: the signal. It's not Minato's voice. It ends almost as abruptly as it begins. ]
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there's a pause, because she recognizes that wasn't minato's voice. still, she goes to grab some eggs, as much as she can comfortably carry without them felling out of her grasp and breaking.
... and then she hurries over because who just screamed. ]
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Behind him, the chickens are all huddled beneath the shade of a tree, nearby which the horses are chomping on a broken pumpkin. The ducks on the lake paddle around languidly. The water is a deep crimson. ]
Oh, you got a lot. Good job. Shall we go?
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[ uh ]
Who was that?
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Me? I promised a distraction.
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she just starts wandering over to where he just came from. ]
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How do you like your eggs?
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Oh... any type is fine. Whatever you like best.
[ she squints. is that blood. please don't be blood. ]
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Minato's going to make the eggs sunny side up. ]
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but she will go check out the water then. ]
Minato, is this blood?