Catch-all: Shinobu

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[wisterin]

We'll have to be ready to talk with everyone, especially anyone who tries to be contentious. Are you prepared?

[bridesque]

[Ogata, as always, comes to mind first.]

I'll talk to as many people as I can. Between the two of us, we should be able to gather everybody!

[But there are three of them, aren't there?]

What about Tomioka?

[wisterin]

[ She tilts her head to the side. ]

What about Tomioka-san?

[ She can guess her question, but the punchline is better if Mitsuri asks it. ]

[bridesque]

[ Oh, Shinobu! ]

Is he on a different assignment?

[ Working and standing alone, as usual. How cute! He might benefit from that space, too. ]

[wisterin]

Yes. He has to participate.

[ He has a 50/50 chance of failure. ]

[bridesque]

[ Those are very fair odds.

But this is truly good. Despite the string of tragedies in the past few days, they've moving forward. ]

Is that going to be all for now, then?

[wisterin]

[ She smiles. ]

I was thinking we could gather food and cook together like we do sometimes. Do you have the time?

[ They likely won't have much more time to rest after this with the clock ticking towards their doom. Which of them will die, which of them will live, and will they all be able to save whom they wish to?

Shinobu has so many worries. ]

[bridesque]

[ Just worrying all the time won't solve anything. Small comforts like a warm meal, no matter how humble, can keep the most weary person going. And this is Shinobu who's asking. At the request, Mitsuri beams. ]

Of course! What do you want to eat?

[wisterin]

[ What drives a weary person forward? It's small moments like this where normalcy can peak and shine though such dark and dreary times.

Mitsuri is brilliant in her happiness, and Shinobu glows gently with affection. ]

We don't have the biggest selection. I know you've had a lot of crab lately, so we can do something different with fish.

[ Some kind of fusion between western and eastern cooking. ]

[bridesque]

[ That sounds delightful. And with Shinobu partaking of the meal together, it's sure to taste even better. ]

All right! I've been foraging on the island itself, so fish sounds wonderful. It's time to go fishing!

[wisterin]

We need to make sure you're eating all the protein you need. Kanroji-san at her full strength is the most beautiful.

[ But they'll need to figure out what to fish with (unless they want to do it with their bare hands) since this is before their lovely Wednesday surprise. ]

[bridesque]

[ At this rate, the heat exuding from her cheeks will be sufficient fire for the fish they catch. Oh, no. Oh, no. ]

I think I saw Dimitri with a makeshift spear. We can do something like that or find a long piece of wood to carve into a point to catch them with!

[wisterin]

Yes, let's do that first. We can also collect some fruit along the way to complement whatever fish we catch.

[ They're going to make this as fancy as they can with what limited supplies they have. ]

[bridesque]

[ It's going to be a delectable feast. ]

By the way, I've been meaning to experiment with some spices. Would you be able to point out some safe herbs on this island? They won't be ready until tomorrow at the earliest, but I'll definitely share them with you then.

[wisterin]

Yes, of course. Together, we'll make sure everyone will have some comforts.

[ As little as they are on this island full of murder.

As they walk by certain herbs, she'll point them out and name them for Mitsuri. ]