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Throughout the week, Hamuko has messaged the vast majority of people she's met so far - and eagerly invited them to come meet at Inokashira Park starting at 5pm.

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You're invited to an evening sushi-party-turned-hanami-picnic-party! I've organized a bunch of cognitive chefs and performers to come to that park on the listed date/time. I've sent this to you because you were part of one of the three teams that helped with fighting Fatalis or rescuing Falcon and Wolf (or are Falcon and Wolf themselves!!) - we've all busted our butts a lot lately, so I think we deserve to have something nice together too! Of course, the party is open if you have any +1s or more. But before spring turns into summer, let's celebrate what we've all accomplished together!

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The Venue...

Inokashira Park has a lovely river and trail and a phenomenal collection of cherry blossom trees. They're in the tail end of their season, filling the air with petals like snowfall.

In a large open area, Hamuko's arranged a ton of picnic blankets for people to claim and sit down on, though each blanket is HUGE to accommodate people sitting with as many people as they can handle! There are cozy pillows for sitting on too, stacked neatly to be borrowed.

There's a truly humongous row of tables laid out with an impressive amount of sushi presented. With a few trucks nearby, it seems there's a few sushi chefs making fresh platters of it to lay out through the night.

Similarly, there are food carts along the trails if you're not in the mood for sushi and would rather have some more traditional fare like dango, taiyaki, matcha, takoyaki... it's got the place lively and smelling fantastic! There's sake for the adults, and some cherry-blossomed themed mocktails for minors.

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Activities

There's a few set out activities besides just chowing down and socializing or walking along the lantern-lit trails under the cherry blossoms! Inoshikara Park has always had cute little swan pedal boats or regular rowboats for 'rental' (not that money matters here).

The area is SO pretty, perfect for taking pictures to have as keepsakes. There's even a booth to claim a yukata and privately change into it, if you want to go the extra mile!

Finally, in lieu of a traditional band or modern concert, Hamuko has picked out a large set of speakers connected to a small karaoke stage and screen - menace the party with your sing-along! Get a little boost to your Guts!!

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Haru's there to be found, in a properly-goth yukata of her own. She's not exactly fond of big parties, but she knows how to navigate them, and at least everyone here is real. (And to the extent others here are operating with ulterior motives, they're ulterior motives she understands.)

"That suits you very well."

"Hey, Rose." He's been meaning to speak to her about bombs, so he's especially glad to have found her. He glances over what she's wearing, raising his eyebrows even as the compliment makes him smile. "Thanks. Your yukata is cool as hell, where'd you find it?"

"It took some digging around in Harajuku, but I quite liked it. Thank you."

"I'll check it out." He should go poking around in Harajuku again, actually. It's been a while, between the evil kids and the everything else.

"I wanted to ask you about blowing up Okumura Foods, actually. Even though it's been—fuck, can you believe it's been a year and a half? Wild shit. But I have something for you first, since you helped out on the Fatalis team. Here." He reaches into the bag he's carrying and hands her one of the silver coins. "It's, like... a token for the Christmas wishes we got, but a little less powerful. Nothing big and fancy and magical like a secret training room, but otherwise, just wish on the coin and you'll get whatever it is."

"I hardly did anything, but thank you." 'Hardly did anything' when she helped with the supply side of the problem, and knows very well that the proper supplies are often the difference between life and death in that kind of fight.

"That said, I'm always happy to entertain the notion of a little property damage. It's only a pity that it would repair itself, but that just means we could blow it up again another time."

"Hey, wait. Back up." He frowns. "I don't know how much you heard about our actual game plan, but there was a whole big part of the fight where we couldn't use almighty at all, we had to use elemental spells. But then we couldn't use those either without piercing his resistances, and most people didn't have break skills. You and Noir did a lot. You saved our asses."

"It feels like very little, compared to those of you who risked your lives on the encounter. But I am glad we could contribute. The proper equipment can make a world of difference."

She nearly died learning that lesson, at the same time she learned 'your father does not care whether you live or die.'

"Yeah, it really can. And if you'd been putting all your effort into training with us, you might not have been able to pull off the plant thing. I'm not, like, lying to be nice or whatever. I really think we would've been fucked without you two helping out specifically in the way you did."

But he can't make her agree with him. All he can do is make sure she knows the rest of them are grateful. So, having done that as best he can, he moves on. "But about the explosions. Have you met the angel version of Akechi yet?"

She's not interested in continuing to argue the point. It may feel like a small contribution, but the small contributions of an entire community add up just as quickly as their small acts of neglect.

"...I can't say that I have, no, though I did meet Gogo-san." Haru's feeling very slightly out of the loop in terms of newcomers now, but past a certain point that was inevitable. She can't hope to meet everyone, nor does she have the social battery for it.

Ren nods at the mention of Gogo. "Yeah, that's where I was going. There's a normal version..." He trails off with a slight frown. "No, there fucking isn't. No one who works for Shido is normal. There's a human version of the angel. That's Gogo. She wanted to do some explosions. I thought maybe, like... a group project."

"Within the usual parameters for those of us who have had to do that work." Oddly, it may be as close to 'normal' as this place gets, given the imbalance in its real population.

"I'd have no objections to a group project."

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