葛飾

Onsen date...

Almost as good as a visit ta th' onsen!

We should do that again.

/ frogs are so fuckin cute

/ IT REALLY IS

Hell yeah I do.

Sure! Let's try it!

Ya think we could get one of th' wizards or whatever ta enchant us?

Naw. I'll have ya protectin' m' tummy! That's where ya like ta lay anyways.

Hi

Whichever! I'm flexible.

oei

Ouhhh... sounds nice an' cozy.

(She wheels around giggling in the rain of rose petals, grabbing onto the box of chocolates first. Then Nagiko littering kisses across her face.)

Thank ya, darlin'. S'lovely.

(She clings tightly back.)

Ahahaha. That all sounds great, really!

Dun worry, I wanted ta do somethin' extra special fer yer birthday an' I'm a real rotten cook, so I couldn't make chocolates.

(Oei fidgets, face bright red.)

I hope ya like it... happy birthday, honey.

(It's an elaborate painted scroll. Not unlike ones Nagiko would have seen in the palace. A bit unlike Oei's usually woodblock art. This is meticulously hand painted.

An image of two songbirds on a sakura branch one with red and blue coloring the other with a slight purple tint.

+

Happy Valentine's 'n Happy Birthday!

(She takes a deep breath and walks in, kicking off her geta at the entrance. Toto-san flies back off towards their studio.

Oei shoves the large package towards Nagiko.)

This is fer you!

(The package in her hands almost flies out but Toto-san manages to catch it.)

ME?!

(Standing nervously outside @pillowbookpoet.bsky.social's room)

I haven't even made any chocolate!

Now wait jus' a minute my artist sensibilities are tinglin'. Mauve my butt.

/ REAL!!!

Ackshully. I jus' got purple undertones ta my colorin' scheme.

I ain't even that purple! Shouldn't ya be askin' BB or that lot?

Huuuh? I mean I was gonna make em fer someone special! How come I gotta share with th' class?

Mmmnnn... should I make chocolate or...

(K.O‼️)