As the Leaves Change Once More

Miyamasuzaka

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Shiho

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(I'm glad I got off work early today.)
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Shiho

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(Now I can go home and listen to the new CD I just bought.)
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Shiho

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(Then I'll practice until it's time for dinner, and...)
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Shiho

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Huh...?
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Shiho

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Doesn't Saki work over at that cafe?
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Shiho

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(And I'm seeing some familiar faces in the window...)
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Shiho

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Huh...?
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Shiho

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What are those three doing there together?
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Shiho

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(From what I can see, they're not studying together or anything. They have a bunch of books and magazines laid out on their table...)
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Shiho

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(I don't know what's going on, but if they see me, it's going to be a whole thing. I'll just pass by quickly...)
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Shiho

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Oh...
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Shiho

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(They saw me.)
carino/carina

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Shiho

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So, what are you guys doing with all these books and magazines?
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Tsukasa

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Oh, I'm glad you asked!
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Tsukasa

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We were just in the middle of planning the Tenma-Hinomori Leaf-Viewing Reattempt!

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Shiho

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Reattempt? Oh, you mean our day trip.
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Shizuku

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Yes, Saki said she could join in after her shift ended and asked us to meet here...
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Shizuku

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So, the three of us have decided to plan our trip together.
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Shiho

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I see...
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Shiho

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By the way, what do you guys have in mind at the moment?
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Saki

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We're still brainstorming, but here are our notes!

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Shiho

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Let's see...
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Shiho

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“Leaf-viewing followed by river rafting, lunch and a foot bath. Visit the art museum, have tea at a trendy cafe, visit the local shrine, climb a mountain and go fruit picking.”
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Shizuku

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Doesn't it all sound like so much fun?

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Shiho

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Yeah, but... It's not going to be possible to do all these things in one day. Each of these places are pretty far apart, too, so that's gonna be a lot of time spent in transit...
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Tsukasa

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Yes, I had a feeling...
I was hoping that we could fit in a few extra activities with efficient enough routing.
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Saki

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Haha. We sorta couldn't help ourselves. We just kept finding all these great things to do...
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Saki

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Just take this magazine, for instance.
It gives all these recommendations and goes into so much detail.

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Saki

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Wait, Tsukasa, check this out!
The rope bridge on this map looks really fun! It apparently creaks and wobbles like crazy!
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Tsukasa

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Oh, look at that!
And based on its height, it likely offers a spectacular view.
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Shizuku

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Then, let's add it to the list.
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Shiho

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(This is bad. If I let these three handle everything, they won't have anything decided by the day of...)
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Shiho

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(I have no choice.)
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Shiho

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If you guys just keep adding to that list, then you're not gonna get anything done.
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Shiho

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You won't be able to come up with a real plan if you keep cramming in more and more activities.
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Tsukasa

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Urgh... Fair point...!
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Shiho

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You already have plenty on this list, so it's time to start narrowing down which are our most viable options.
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Shiho

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Why don't we begin by coming up with the goal for this trip?

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Shizuku

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The goal...?
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Shiho

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Our primary goal is to see the leaves, right?
So, we should begin by picking where we're going to do that.
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Shiho

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Then, we can start looking at other places to visit and activities to do. Wouldn't that help smooth out this process?
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Tsukasa

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Yes, that's excellent...!
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Saki

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Oh, then...
How about we go leaf-viewing on this mountain?

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Saki

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Look! It even says that now's the best time to see them!
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Shizuku

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Yes, and it's close enough that we can travel there and back by train.
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Tsukasa

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Oh, there's even a historical village nearby with old buildings and cafes, as well as a vineyard where we can pick our own grapes!
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Tsukasa

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Fall is all about bountiful harvests!
We must take this opportunity to go fruit picking, no?
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Shiho

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A historical village and fruit picking...
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Shiho

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We can visit both using a bus.
Why don't we add them to the list?
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Saki

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Whoa...!
Our itinerary's coming together so fast!
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Shizuku

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Thank you for doing this, Shii. We really appreciate it.
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Tsukasa

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Alright, let's use this momentum to keep hammering out the details of our trip!
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Saki & Shizuku

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Yeah!
Several dozen minutes later

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Tsukasa

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Okay! Does this itinerary look good to you?
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Shiho

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Yes, let's just check over our route one last time.
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Shiho

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After arriving at the station, we'll explore the historical village. We'll take a quick break at this cafe and then go fruit picking.
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Shiho

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Finally, we'll go leaf-viewing.
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Saki

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Wow...!
We'll really get to do all the things we wanted in one day!
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Saki

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I'm excited to the max about this trip right now!
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Tsukasa

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Yes, I'm looking forward to this trip as well! I know! Why don't we practice picking grapes at home?!
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Shiho

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Wait, practice picking grapes...?
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Shizuku

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Thank you again, Shii.
Thanks to you, I think we're in for a very fun trip now.
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Shiho

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It's fine. Honestly, I was worried about what would happen if I left you three to your own devices...
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Shiho

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(Despite them saying that they'd take care of all the planning, I ended up doing most of the work.)
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Shiho

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(Still...)
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Shiho

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(I can live with that.)
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Shiho

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(It's not often that we get to take trips like this together, so I should try to enjoy myself when we go.)
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