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[color=00a651]"Ugh, I can't [i]believe[/i] this mother of ours,"[/color] Egusa Midori complained to her older brother, Egusa Atsumori, as they walked down the street, [color=00a651]"Everyone else would probably be asleep by now, and here we are having practically been kicked out of the house!"[/color]

[color=0072bc]"Hey, come on now; you know what she's like,"[/color] Atsumori replied, [color=0072bc]"She never did want anyone lounging around the house."[/color]

[color=00a651]"So what(?), that's supposed to give her the right to throw us out, is it?"[/color] Midori sneered.

[color=0072bc]"Apparently,"[/color] as he shrugged his shoulders, Atsumori breathed a heavy sigh, [color=0072bc]"It's just as much a pain in the ass for all of us, alright? There's nothing you can really do that isn't called sucking it up a little."[/color]

...

As little as she wanted to, Midori had to admit that her older brother was right. Living with Egusa Murasaki was most painful for Midori herself, true, but their constant feuds with each other were also taking their toll on the youngest of the family, Egusa Emiko. And Atsumori was always the one that had to ensure that such feuds were kept under control. No doubt that aspect would put a lot of stress on him too. In any case, Midori and Atsumori were approaching a convenience store, which gave the former a chance to kill some time.

[color=00a651]"Hey um, Atsumori?"[/color] asked Midori, pulling out some cash and handing it out to the guy in question, [color=00a651]"Can you get a few things for me?"[/color]

[color=0072bc]"Yeah alright, fine,"[/color] replied Atsumori as he took the money, [color=0072bc]"I'll just go in, grab some smokes, get your stuff, buy a few more things for Dad's visit and... crap, now that I think about, we never figured out where he was gonna stay..."[/color]

[color=00a651]"I know a place we can try,"[/color] suggested Midori. Atsumori seemed to be in thought for a moment, but then suddenly...

[color=0072bc]"We'll come back to it,"[/color] he said, [color=0072bc]"I'll be right back,"[/color]

With that, Atsumori went intp the store, while Midori stood right outside and waited, watching the other people pass her by on their way to wherever they needed to be that particular morning. Suddenly, Midori caught sight of a familiar brown-haired girl, who was riding her bike in this direction. Midori could never remember the girl's name, but she [i]did[/i] know that she and her mother worked at the ryokan that she'd always pay a visit to, and even spent a night in on several occasions. If Midori could catch up with the girl, she could ask if there was a spare room available at the ryokan in question. It was most definitely worth a shot.

[color=00a651]"H-hey! Hold up!"[/color] Midori waved her arms in the air as she said this, hoping she'd managed to capture the girl's attention, and that she didn't wind up braking too far away from her. She was [i]not[/i] going to run half-way down the footpath just to stop and chat.