1099/After School As You Said!

After School As You Said!
Date of Scene:	23 February 2016
Location:	Uminari City - Seishou Public School
Synopsis:	Reiko and Hoshi go talk to Haru Zinoro, to get the invitation Misa left with him to see if it can't lead them to Maeko. Hoshi tries to play matchmaker!?
Cast of Characters:	Reiko Touyama, Haru Zinoro, Hoshi Kogane

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Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama is in front of the school, as Haru had asked her to be at the end of the day, looking down- up- left and right as she has a seat on one of the benches there. She smooths out her shirt and tries to tidy herself up for some reason- though there's nothing partiucarly wrong about her uniform, or messy about it.

It's just that nagging feeling that you need to look good.

She softly thinks of a few things as her foot taps a little softly against the pavement. Yup, just waiting here patiently. Not that she's nervous or anything. Why would she have to be nervous!?

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Not to worry. Reiko won't have to wait long before Haru exits the school. He's also looking for her, it seems, as when he exits, he casts a gaze around. He smiles as he catches sight of her, and heads in Reiko's direction.

"Hello," he offers quietly, when he's close enough. "I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long?" Because he did stop by a mirror to make sure his hair was in order. It is. Though he wouldn't be able to explain why. They're just going to be looking at an invitation, right?

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama had a conversation with Hoshi earlier today. It was something akin to this:

'Oh god, Hoshi-chan I need some help please come with me and watch me, there's this really nice boy who's house I'm going to just to look at an invitation but oh god I so nervous and I don't know why!'

Thusly Hoshi is joining them soon. "Oh I have a friend, coming along.. if that's okay. She's a close friend." she says with a nervous smile. Nervous nervous nervous.

"No you weren't keeping me long! School just got out!" she says softly. She smiles softly and looks around for Hoshi. "Her name's Hoshi..."

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
Hoshi is coming over right now, she just had to finish up a little thing with her club counselor regarding another outing in the near future, and is now coming right over. She resists the urge to ask Haru 'so are you the boy Reichan has a crush on?' Because that'd be mean to Reiko and besides, it's obvious.

Instead she bows politely, "I am Hoshi Kogane, pleased to meet you." She straightens up, "You must be the boy" She hints at putting stress on boy, just barely, "Reichan was talking about." She smiles, widely.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru nods to the mention of someone else coming along. "That's fine," he agrees, with a nod. "I can fix us all a bit of a snack when we get there, if you like," he offers. It doesn't take much to slice up some cheese and meats, and toss some crackers on a plate, after all.

He notes the second girl approaching, and turns in her direction, with a smile. She introduces herself, and Haru does as well, bowing in an elegant way, with a hand across his middle. "Pleased to meet you, Kogane-san," he offers. "My name is Haru Zinoro."

He's dressed in a typical boy's school outfit. His dark green hair is pulled up in a ponytail, and there's neither hari not single thread out of place.

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama ugh, that's like. Two boys she has a crush on-- Haru-san and Hunter-san! Tadase, well. That's complicated. She still likes him, but he's unavailable. It's pretty much hard having a crush on two boys than it is on one. Because it means you confess to both then two time, or you have to let one down without knowing if the crush is returned or not! Reiko knows how it goes, manga teaches her a lot!

She bites her lip when Hoshi stresses boy, but she doesn't read too much into it- at least she didn't go with the first, she smiles. "Go ahead and lead us along, Haru-san! I'm intrested in um. Seeing the invitiation." she says softly.

"A snack would be nice!" she smiles softly. Yes she's keeping up.

Haru is so impeccable and neat and clean, she thinks. This makes her think of something Ayana said recently. She wrinkles her nose.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
Hoshi is, as always, impeccable. It's one of the things that just gets ingrained from a young age if you belong to a family like hers. She doesn't really comment on the whole crush thing any more than she already has, drawing too much attention to it would just make Reiko's life harder.

"Nice to meet you, Zinoro-san." She reaches with her hand to her ear, drawing it further past, showing her hair to the side with an almost thoughtless hairflip. Curiously, there's no stars to be seen, "I won't say no to a cute boy treating me to a snack." Okay, so there is slightly more teasing, but it's not commenting on the crush per se.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru nods to Reiko's suggestion, and turns to Hoshi as if to ask if she's ready to go. And he chuckles at the statement from Hoshi. "Why thank you," he replies, with a smile. "Always nice to get a compliment from a cute girl." He may have just winked one carnelian-colored eye. He's teasing, really. Nothing wrong with a harmless tease. Looking to the two girls, he offers, "Shall we?"

Haru lives on the rich side of town. So this may include a bus ride, depending on where it's at. There's one thing at least-- no limousine or private car, or anything like that. His house is a nice once, surrounded by a low wall with wrought iron fencing atop it, and well-trimmed hedges outside. It's a pretty old house, from the looks of it. There's actually space to sit in the back!

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama suddenly remembers why she was hesitant about Hoshi as a winggirl. The girl is WAY more smoother and socialble than she is and it shows. She even gets called cute! It doesn't upset Reiko, she just follows along, albiet suddenly even more quietly. She follows along, and goes on the long bus-ride. She's not worried about getting too far away--- She and Hoshi can always fly back alone if they need to-- because magical flying is faster than buses, but alas, you still need to take buses when traveling with non-magical people, right?

She looks at the old house and woahs. "Woah, this is a nice place, Haru-san, is this where you live?" she asks. "I mean. um. Of course it is." she blushes. "But it's nice!" she says.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
All the teasing and ribbing aside, it's pretty clear Hoshi isn't actually, you know, interested in Haru. She's just having fun. "Well you're taking two cute girls home, of course there must be something you're doing right." She returns the wink with one of her own.

Hoshi, for her part, isn't worried about going this way because she's getting closer to home. "I like your house, Zinoro-san." She gently shoves Reiko in the side at the obvious question, to remind her that it's not something she needs to ask. Even if Reiko would've realized it without her aid.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Obvious question or not, Haru nods to Reiko's question. "It is," he confirms, as to it being where he lives. Yes, obvious question is obvious. But he also offers, "Thank you. Though we only live here because the shop is doing so well. You should have seen the day before Valentine's Day." His eyes roll heavenwards, his head tilting as if overwhelmed. "My parent and I end up needing to sprout about three more hands for Valentine's Day."

If Haru notes the shove, he says nothing about it. "Thank you," he says, also to Hoshi at her words. "I think Mom and Dad are still at the shop," he notes, drawing his keys from his pocket to unlock the door. "I'll go get that invitation, and then I'll fix us something quick to snack on in the meantime, is that all right? Do feel free to wait in the kitchen."

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama beams. "I bet there was a lot of bussiness!" she says. "I!--uh had nooo one to give anything to on Valentines Day..." she mutters. "So I guess I missed out, ahahahhaha." she blushes again and oh god did she just admit that!? Oh god help her Hoshi! Regardless, she follows along and smiles. She steps into the kitchen. "Sure!" she says softly as she sits down and then suddenly whispers to Hoshi.

"Oh god, Hoshi, I'm totally blowing this." she whispers. She figures Hoshi knows what's up via her teasing because friends pickup on friend's feelings obviously.

But that's all she whispers while she's /here/ to her, not wanting to discuss this too protactedly with him right in the other room!

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
"Sending the girls straight to the kitchen? I thought men these days were a bit less old-fashioned." Hoshi adds in a little bit more ribbing, but it sounds good natured. She sits down on the kitchen floor, right next to Reiko. "You're doing fine Reichan." She whispers back, to encourage the other girl.

"He invited you, to his home." The reassuring whisper leaves it at that, and she changes topics a little more loudly. "When are the koi going back into the public pond, Reichan?"

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru looks to Reiko at this admission, with a blink. "Really? That's a surprise." He does honestly sound as though this is unexpected. He is, however, a florist. They do quite often tend to be on the eccentric side of the scale. Though he smiles after this. "Maybe next year?" There's a wink for Reiko.

Hoshi's words get a chuckle. "Oh don't worry about that, dear girl. You'll find there's nothing old-fashioned about me except my taste in clothes." She might have noticed the little bit of makeup he wears. Not enough to look humorous or weird. Just enough to be there. "I'll be right back," he assures the girls, and then he heads to get the invitation. It's in his room somewhere. Now where did he put it...?

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama sort of blushes fiercely. Oh god. How does she respond this. "Ahahahahah maybe If I'm lucky..." she says softly as she suddenly shuts her trap for a moment because she doesn't want to say something else really silly, she takes a deep hard breath when she looks at Hoshi as she nods a bit, calming down. It's true! She was invited here!

So that means... something. Maybe. Or nothing at all. Maybe Haru just wanted to give her the invitation like she wanted.

Probably that. Maybe.

She clears her throat.

She whispers. "Why do I need to be so utterly hopelessly awkward..." she mutters. "I can /feel/ my face burning. I can only imagine how it must look!."

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
There are many ways Hoshi could respond to that, but she settles for responding in only one way. "If you weren't feeling awkward it'd be weird. Everyone gets awkward when they're afraid of being told no." She points out, letting what should have been a sure-fire way to distract Reiko drop off, that koi couldn't do it means this is serious. "I can be silly and straightforward because I don't really care what he thinks of me."

Haru Zinoro has posed:
In the meantime, Haru's actually not as confident as he's pretending to be either. It's weird. It's just an invitation. Maybe Reiko just wants to see the invitation to see if she can figure out who sent it. She's probably not even thinking about boys like that yet. She seems a bit young for it. He's only just started thinking about girls like that, after all. And sure, he probably isn't too much older than Reiko. But still. He can't really help teasing her a little.

He can tell Hoshi's not really interested like that. He can tell she's playing. And he has no qualms about teasing back. It's all harmless after all. Reiko is a different story though, and he can't really tell why.

Gah. Haru. Stop being stupid and get the freaking invitation.

ANYWAY. He finds the invitation on his desk, and mutters a quiet 'aha'. He picks it up and heads out into the kitchen again. "I found it. Sorry, I wasn't sure where I'd left it..." He pauses as he sees Hoshi sitting on the floor. With a smirk, he notes, "There are chairs you're welcome to use," he offers with a smile. As he speaks, he offers the invitation to Reiko. "Here it is."

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama is probably super adorable is why- also she was an orange princess that one time. Boys like princesses. Right? Right!? That's why she dressed up like that! To get someone to dance with her! Still, she kind of clears her throat and waits for Haru to return as her eyes trace over to Hoshi and then back to Haru when he enters. She smils.

"Oh!" she says as she reaches over and takes the invitation. She looks at it.

The invitation is... pretty mundane. Exactly as Haru said. Neither is it activating her Chroma Prism. She was hoping that, there would be some sort of dark trail or any sort of energy but-- nope. Just a piece of paper. She sighs a bit as she bites her lip. "Do you mind if I take this...?" she asks Haru softly. Perhaps it just isn't active 'now' or perhaps there may be some sort of trick to it- or maybe someone smarter than her can pinpoint where it might had come from. But she can't figure it out right now by herself.

"T-thanks. I know that's a really odd thing to ask." she admits sheepishly.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
Hoshi doesn't ask about, mention or otherwise go into the invitation at all. She figures if it's important, Reiko will let her know, and if it isn't, she doesn't need to ask. With the boy in question back, Hoshi is entirely willing to also drop the topic of crushes and the like. "I thought since you wanted us in the kitchen, you must have wanted us traditional." She teases Haru, before grabbing a chair and sitting on it.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru does indeed blink at the request. But he has no reason to deny it. He hadn't gotten a chance to scan it with Anthos Armonia, though. If he refuses, though, he'll have to give a reason. And he doesn't want to tell them he wants to scan it with his magical technological Device. But if it comes down to it, he can always become Hunter and find Reiko like that. And then he'll actually be able to tell her what he's doing! So he nods. "Why not?" Here he gives a mischievous smile. "Are you trying to find out who organized it for you?" he asks teasingly.

Hoshi makes to stand, and Haru offers her a hand up, if she needs it. "Oh, certainly not," he chuckles. "Then you'd get dirty, and then I'd be dirtying the trophies~." Yes he's teasing. More seriously, he offers, "Do make yourselves comfortable, I'll handle getting us something to snack on." That said, he goes to the fridge and starts getting a few things out. Lunchmeats and cheeses, mainly. Summer sausage, some fruits and veggies. Just a small sampler-type plate. He's pretty good with a knife.

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama can always be found by Hunter. He knows who she is. It's not like her orange hair makes her difficult to find. She softly watches Haru and Hoshi talk and ugh, 'traditional', in the kitchen, she knows Haru meant nothing by it. But it does make her giggle a bit wrly still...

She wonders if she could actually imagine herself like that-- a 'traditional' housewife. This does not, in fact, cause her blush, she kind of icks and shivers at this thought. She does politely smile. "Thank you, Haru. It means a lot." she says as she gently places the invitation into her backpack.

She leans over to Hoshi while Haru is preparing and whispers. "The invitiation is from the creepy doll girl. I'm trying to see if it can be used to chase her around. But my prism isn't activating to it." she says. She frowns and gently slips back forward as she resumes to smile a bit.

"That smells good for just cold meat~" she says softly. She softly peeks up and over into the proper kitchen from where she is.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
"Your trophies? That's no way to talk about a girl." Hoshi sounds like she knows to stand up for herself, but she also sounds amused. Very amused, "What's next, you'll dress us up all pretty and show us off to the boys club?"

"Oh, her." Hoshi knows exactly who Reiko is talking about, and seems to understand why Reiko is interested. She still doesn't elaborate on it, though, instead taking a bite out of the sampler. "This reminds me of the kind of parties dad keeps dragging me to." She says it with a kind of fondness, though.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru seems not to hear the conversation between Hoshi and Reiko. But there is a soft ping from his pocket, and Anthos Armonia is telling him something interesting that Reiko said. 'Creepy doll girl'? Yes, Haru remembered seeing her there at the party, when he was pretending to be mundane. And when he was there as Hunter. In fact, most of the enemies were dolls. Interesting...

Reiko's words get a smile. "This is a summer sausage that my cousins send to me every once in a while. They live in the United States, and you can get this sort of thing pretty easily." Explains why the packaging is in English, doesn't it?

He sets the plate with the meats, cheeses, and fruits on the island in the kitchen, where there are enough chairs for everyone around. He takes a seat at one as Hoshi speaks, and then chuckles. "I might be dolling myself up for that too," he points out. "These days you never know." He smirks. The subject of getting dragged to parties gets a blink. "Oh? Do they need flowers?" Another chuckle. "Sorry. The businessman in me couldn't resist the asking."

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama says one last thing before Haru turns his attention back, which is... "Ugh, I'm so awkward, I bet he thinks I'm a massive dork.". Wether Anthos Armonia gets this or not is up to the device or maybe Haru, but soon she's back turned towards Haru!

She beams and reaches out and takes a cracker and piles it with meat and cheese and she noms. She looks to Hoshi, then to Haru. "I bet Haru-san can get you or your dad and his friends a good deal on flowers!" she says with a series of nods! Uh-huh!

Then she blushes a bit at Haru. "I mean. Not too good a deal." she crosses her arms and hrmphs!

"Or--or something!"

"But they're really good flowers...!" she says.

"Y--yeah!"

Now she realizes she's just rambling in an attempt to make the nervousness go away.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
Hoshi gives Reiko an encouraging smile, then turns to Haru. "I'll mention it to dad." Hoshi promises, but she sounds like she doubts anything will come off it. "My dad works for an organization that tries to make the government make things better." AKA, her father is a lobbyist. "So he goes to lots of parties with lots of important people, and sometimes he has me come along. The parties are kinda boring, honestly." She politely doesn't point out Reiko is rambling, just distracting Haru from it best she can.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru chuckles at the mention of a good deal. "The prices are reasonable, and we do have holiday specials," he notes. Reiko's rambling gets a smile. It's not one of those 'let's humor the silly girl' or 'be polite to the dork' smiles. It's an honestly amused smile.

Hoshi's mention that they're government parties gets a knowing look from Haru. "Ah. Those kinds of parties," he notes, with a tone in his voice that indicates he knows exactly the type. "Admittedly I don't get called to those very often. If I were a caterer I might. But I do know how that feels. People order flowers for funerals, too. It always feels awkward setting up the funeral sprays, surrounded by mourners, and I don't know a single person there. I always feel like I should be crying with everyone else. And open-coffin funerals are flat-out creepy."

...Wow. Lovely conversation topic there, Haru. He raises a hand to his head, his index finger scratching lightly at his temple. "...Er... well, enough about that..."

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama listens and head tilts, she doesn't find it creepy, persay, Haru's just trying to show how it'd be awkward dealing with that. She can get it. Being in a room for a sad event and not really being as sad as everyone else because there's no connection there for you. She thinks on this a bit and taps her lip with a soft murmur, but no words.

"I get it though, but yeah that sounds like it'd be tough... right?" she asks quietly. She smiles a bit and pops another meat laden cracker into her mouth.

This time a stick of veggie, probably celery, follows it.

"So where do you grow your flowers, Haru...?" she asks softly.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
Hoshi grows a little quiet when the conversation shifts to matters relating to the inevitable cessation of life. Instead of commenting on it, she takes another bite out of one of the snacks, and listens. Her expression speaks volumes however.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Whew. Haru seems to relax a bit when Reiko doesn't look at him as if stricken or horrified, tension he wasn't even aware of relaxing from his shoulders. He nods. "We can offer condolences, but..." He trails off. The question gets a shake of his head. "Most of them we don't," he admits. "We get shipments in the morning of some of the more exotic flowers, from nurseries all over the city. We don't quite have the fame or clout to be able to request a spot at a nursery for a special flower to be grown."

He notes Hoshi's expression, and suddenly offers a sheepish look. "...Sorry," he offers quietly. "That was an awkward topic I should have stayed away from." Particularly with his point of view. It might have come off as disrespectful to the dead or something of the like.

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama ohs! "Oh, so you don't grow your own? Maybe you could grow a limited type of flower though?" she asks sheepishly. "Build a greenhouse in your backyard, there seems to be plenty of space back there... I know I'm bulding a small one for a koi pond with my grandpa... we had to stop for winter, but soon we'll be able to start again!" she beams. She peeks at Hoshi. "Koi should start coming back to the shallows and be put back in where they were taken away by the end of March. They'll be sluggish mopey koi, but by the end of April they've be darting about!" she insists with a smile.

"That's nice, right, Hoshi?" she asks, trying to get her friend's mood back up.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
"It is." Hoshi seems to be cheered up more by a discussion that doesn't involve mortality. "We should go look at the koi when they're darting around again." She still blatantly ignores talking about death and funerals, including Haru's apology of bringing it up in the first place.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru nods to Reiko's mention of the flowers. "I'm hoping we can get a special plot at one of the nurseries that grow them for us," he notes. He goes quiet then, as the girls begin to talk about koi. He knows nothing about fish, unfortunately, except the kinds that are good to eat. But just because he isn't speaking doesn't mean he isn't listening.

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama smiles and sort of sweatdrops. Oh boi, she thinks.. "Haru... do you know anything about water flowers...?" she asks. "I've been pondering lilies for my koi pond, but I dunno if it'll be big enough for them..." she says softly. "And the koi need somewhere to hide so those big ol' pads work wonders!" she says.

"Otherwise, I've been pondering a tiny log cave in the water with maybe a decorative item on it..."

"Then they could hide in the log cave!" she says.

"But..water lilies would look pretty... don't you think?" she asks softly, tapping her chin, seeming to be asking the question to both Hoshi and Haru.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
All Hoshi knows about fish is what Reiko has told her, she just indulges her friend's passion because making people happy is the best thing ever. "Water lilies would look pretty, especially if they have yellow flowers." What no, the blonde, golden-eyed girl doesn't have a favourite colour, what would make you think so?

Haru Zinoro has posed:
"Nymphaeaceae?" Haru inquires, to Reiko's mention of water lilies. "They're easier to get, and more plentiful, than Nelumbo. Nelumbo are those big water flowers people call lotus, but Lotus is actually a separate genus. Though Nymphaeaceae can be invasive if they get loose of your koi pond."

Hoshi's mention of yellow flowers gets a headtilt. "The American lotus has yellow flowers," he offers. "Though that's Nelumbo, not Nymphaeaceae, the typical water lily family. It all depends on what you're looking for." Suddenly something seems to occur to him. "Oh! What about the dwarf water lily? They have orange-yellow blossoms. It's the dwarf species of Nuphar lutea. If it's a smaller pond, those might be ideal."

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama smiles. "It is a smaller pond and-- that sounds good! I'll have to ask grandpa about them, then." she says. "Do they need deep water or shallows?" she asks. "The ponds gonna be four feet deep at it's deepest, and a foot deep at it's shallowest. The hole's almost done-- I already have the pond base itself, it's just covered up. Once that's done in the spring and the pond base is in, we can setup the filtration system and start filling it with water! It'll take a few weeks to get it to the right conditions- and I need to setup an isolation tank, too. Can't have any sick fish out with the others!" she nods matter of factly!

"Though under my watch I don't think any fish will get sick!" she smiles. "--and the greenhouse we'll build around it will keep it nice and safe from predators." she says-- "And hopefully discourage too much alage growth from super direct sunlight.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
"Just let me know if you want any help." Hoshi offers Reiko instead of commenting on the detailed explanation of various plants that may be water lilies or confused by the layman for being water lilies. It's clear she doesn't quite understand what Haru is going on about, instead she asks Reiko, a little more softly, "Is that what I sound like when I talk about astronomy?"

Haru Zinoro has posed:
"The smaller lilies can grow in shallower water," Haru assures Reiko. "That's why I suggested them instead of the full-sized species. Should leave the fish plenty of room to swim around. And they probably won't be inclined to nibble the roots." He also nods at the mention of algae growth. "Just be careful and keep the temperature regulated. Too hot and it'll have the opposite effect.

He looks a bit sheepish at Hoshi's words. "I'm sorry. I'm a little bit of a... plant enthusiast."

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama grins at Hoshi. "Uh-huh! But I can follow your Astronomy stuff because I pay attention and file terms away." she winks. "I bet this is your first time hearing about plants. Don't worry, it's mine too!" she says.

She looks to Haru and nods. "Perfect then!" she says with a wide smile.

She nods. "Yeah, Alage can steal oxygen from the water." she sighs.

She smiles and gets to her feet. "The snack was nice, Haru-san!~ But.. I think that me n' Hoshi should get going now- I mean..."

"It's gonna get dark fast!" she smiles. She bows.

"Thanks for having us over, and thanks for the invitation...!"

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
"It's fine, I don't mind. I just don't have a clue what you're talking about. I guess I can get carried away like that, too, when it comes to stars." And not stars like the one that pops up near Haru's shoulder, holding a telescope and looking straight into Haru's ear. Hoshi does her best not to giggle.
"Yeah, we probably should. I don't live too far from here, but..." She glances towards Reiko, then gets up. She also bows, but she makes a point of lingering a little longer than Reiko, apparently she's got something else to say.

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru nods as Reiko mentions the algae. "Definitely bad for the fish," he agrees. He's not a big fish geek, but he knows something sucking oxygen out of the water the fish are in is a bad thing! The words of the snack get a smile. "I'm glad you enjoyed."

Hoshi's lingering gets a blink, and Haru tilts his head in her direction. "Was there something else I could help you with?" he inquires. The whole customer service thing is sort of ingrained in him.

Reiko Touyama has posed:
Reiko Touyama blinks a little and begins to leave and looks between Hoshi and Reiko-- Hoshi is delibratly lingering, so she knows what this means. She begins to escape out the door after a final bow. "Have a nice evening, Haru-san! Thanks again!" she says as she begins to walk to the door. She wonders what it is Hoshi has to say...

She taps her chin. Left, right her eyes shift in tought.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
When Reiko is gone, Hoshi looks straight at Haru. "Ask her out some time, okay?" Yes, that's straightforward, to the point, and probably not at all what Reiko would have wanted Hoshi to do, but sometimes, Hoshi feels Reiko needs a little push. "And don't let her know I asked you to."

Haru Zinoro has posed:
Haru emits a quiet 'eh?!' at the statement from Hoshi. And he can't help but blush a little. Yes, it's an honest-to-God blush. He raises that hand again, scratching at his temple with one finger. "W-well. I don't know her that well yet," he hedges. "But I'll... take the suggestion into consideration, I promise." Oh geez that is an interesting shade of red. No way he can see them out now.

Hoshi Kogane has posed:
Hoshi makes sure to avoid giggling, giving a bow and a wave. "I'm sure I'll find out when it happens." She says cheerfully, and then starts to skip out, heading home and all that. She's confident this will work out.