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Fumiko smiled sweetly towards Himiko, bowing her head lightly by way of a friendly, yet polite, greeting towards the other woman. Himiko had always been rather nice towards her, so the smile that Fumiko bore as Himiko let her in before shuffling out the door was rather genuine. [color=bc8dbf]"Have a good day as well, I hope to see you enjoying the festivities and not just working all day!"[/color] Fumiko called after the woman as she made her way off. Truly, she worried that some in the village would dedicate themselves so entirely to ensuring that the festivities went well, or to their everyday work, that they would forget to also enjoy themselves. It was a little strange how people did that to themselves, and she just hoped she'd be able to ensure they relaxed. Shaking her head from her thoughts, Fumiko turned on a heel and made her way towards Sumiko's room. She hummed softly to herself as she listened to the echo from every step that she took, wondering just what she might find when she reached her friend's room. Certainly, she knew well enough that whatever Sumi had planned was guaranteed to be a splendid event for later in the day. 

As Sumiko appeared around the corner and greeted her, Fumiko quickly closed the distance between them and wrapped her friend in a tight hug before taking a step back with a warm smile adorning her features. [color=bc8dbf]"Goodmorning Sumi-chan~"[/color] She said with a hint of playfulness in her voice. [color=bc8dbf]"You better have gotten some sleep last night, I know how excitable you can get."[/color] Fumiko warned, just a hint of a stern tone in her voice as they walked towards Sumi's room. Though that tone was soon replaced with a light giggle from the Takamori. As expected, Sumiko's room was a bit of a mess. Not even half as much as Fumiko had been expecting, as Sumi had clearly organized things a bit, but Fumi could practically feel the inspiration Sumiko had been working with as she stepped into the room. Her gaze locked on the two kimonos she was being asked for an opinion regarding, and the girl took a long moment to consider her choices. 

After about a minute of thought, interrupted only by the soft sounds of footsteps as Fumiko stepped forward to inspect the Kimono up close, she finally spoke up. Gesturing first to her own clothing, adorned with the typical flower petals she was rather known for at this point, the girl laughed lightly. [color=bc8dbf]"While we know I'm [i]very[/i] biased towards anything involving flowers, I think this one..."[/color] She said, gesturing towards the purple kimono with flowers and scales adorning the fabric. [color=bc8dbf]"Would probably fit the whole purpose of the celebration better. That, and a girl can never go wrong with purple."[/color] She explained, the last comment added with a sly smile towards her friend. With that selection out of the way, Fumiko looked about the room to take in the various supplies scattered about from Sumiko's dutiful work in preparation.

[color=bc8dbf][i]This might take a while...[/i][/color] She thought to herself, knowing that all they had remaining was to move everything over to the performance area. [color=bc8dbf]"Now we just need to get it all set up for you, correct? We could go ask Tsubasa-San for help..."[/color] Fumiko said, trailing off for a brief moment at the mention of the boy, moments before her features suddenly developed a deep blush as she realized she had trailed off like that. [color=bc8dbf]"B-because he's really strong and could help us carry everything! T-thats it!"[/color] She quickly protested, a desperate attempt to cover her tracks that likely only served to further give her thoughts away than before. [color=bc8dbf]"A-anyway that's even if moving everything and setting up is what we have to do next! S-sorry I was getting ahead of myself!"[/color] Fumiko added in quickly, her embarrassment causing her to stumble over her words as her frantic mind attempted to compensate for the blunder.