Humhumhumm♪
I'm the first one here!
Lemme get my sketchbook and pens out and...
Get started on Operation: Exciting Weed Pulling Poster☆
My poster's gonna make pulling weeds look like so much fun that everyone's going to come join us!
I'll have it say, “Fun volunteer opportunity! Come pull weeds with us!”
Where should I write the date...?
Hmm...
Oh, that reminds me!
The posters for our shows always put that towards the bottom!
Then, I'll put the date somewhere around there, and have a picture of people pulling weeds in the middle!
Humhumhummｍ♪
Pulling weeds with everyone is so much fun♪
Oh, Emu, you are here!
Morning, Honami☆
Hehe. Good morning.
I just happened to hear your voice while working on some things for the cleanup committee.
Huh? What are you drawing?
Oh, this?!
Check it out! Ta-daa!
“Fun volunteer opportunity! Come pull weeds with us!”...?
Yup!
I've been asked to volunteer to pull weeds as a class rep!
And I was just working on a poster that's going to get more people to join us!
I see.
These people pulling weeds have such lovely smiles on their faces.
This should help convince others that pulling weeds can be very fun.
You think so? Thank goodness!
Oh, I know!
I bet this poster would become even more wonderhoy if you drew something, Honami!
What?
I really love the way you draw because they're such a great expression of your feelings! They always look sparkly and fluffy and fuzzy and stuff!
Emu...
And I always love looking at them because they're so explosively eye-opening, like kapow!
(I-I'm not sure if that counts as praise...)
Thank you, Emu...
Then, why don't I draw a little picture in this corner?
Yay!
How does this look...?
Oh, that's really cute!!
Is that a butterfly?
No, it's supposed to be a flower.
I thought that more flowers will be able to bloom once all the weeds have been pulled.
Oh, now I see!
These little stick thingies must be the stamens, and the white flappy parts are the petals!
I apologize if it was hard to tell.
Anyway, I should get going...
No, wait!
Can you draw more flowers for me?!
Huh?
I feel like that'll make this poster cuter and more fun!
Then, I'll draw a few more.
Thanks!
(Hehe. Thanks to Honami, this poster's gonna look super wonderhoy!)
(I can't wait to show it to Asahina!)
If you don't mind, I'll use these chopsticks.
*Nod*
Umm... I've served everyone a bowl of rice, so I think we're ready to eat.
Okay.
Let's eat.
Thank you for having me over again today. And for allowing me to join you for dinner.
No, thank you.
My grandmother sent over a big box of vegetables, but they won't stay fresh for long. So, I'm glad you're here to help us get through them.
Hehe. I'm also glad.
But please feel free to have as much as you like, you two. These braised eggplants turned out even better than they did last time.
Thank you.
...
...?
You've looked really tired lately, Mafuyu.
It has been very hot this summer.
If you like, I can make something that's easier on the stomach.
No, that's okay.
I was just thinking about something.
Is something on your mind?
Yes.
I've been asked to run a volunteer weeding program as part of my class representative duties, but we've been having trouble recruiting people...
Weeding...?
Will you be doing that with Emu?
Yes, how did you know...?
Oh, I just happened to come across Emu drawing a poster for it the other day.
Ah, I see.
Recruiting people for that sounds really hard...
It is.
Especially since it's been so hot this year. No one seems interested.
Which is why I was thinking about other ways to get the word out.
...
And I was just working on a poster that's going to get more people to join us!
Hmm... I just checked the sign-up sheet, but it seems there haven't been any new volunteers.
Okay...
Hmm... What can we do to make it so people want to come join us...?
Well...
Our remaining options are...
Pardon me.
Emu, Asahina, do you two have a minute?
Huh? Honami? Is something the matter?
Are you here to do cleanup committee stuff?
No.
So...
If you're both okay with it, I'd like to volunteer to help pull weeds.
What?
R-Really?!
You'll come pull weeds with us?!
Yes.
Also...
Would it be alright if I helped a little with running this event? I feel like I want to lend you two a hand after seeing you putting in so much effort.
H-Honami!!
Thank you, Mochizuki.
Then, I think we'll gladly accept your kind offer.
Yeah, let's do our best together!
Yes, let's!
So, I take it no one else has signed up to help?
*Nod*
As far as volunteer work goes, it appears that this seems the most taxing in everyone's minds.
Right.
It does involve manual labor...
Hmm... But I still think working together to make everything look pretty is gonna be a lot of fun.
Fun...
Oh...
What if we tried a new angle?
A new angle...?
Yes. For example, if all participants are promised a delicious meal, then they'll know that their hard work will be rewarded in the end.
Oh, that's really good!
Oh, but you'll have budget constraints to think about, so I'm sure we can't do anything lavish like that.
No, I agree.
That is a good idea.
We should be upfront about how tough this is going to be, but also show that it can be very fun and rewarding. That should help convince people.
Tough, but also fun...
(But how do we make this fun?
What would convince people to come pull weeds with us...?)
(How do we get the attention of all the school students, elderly residents and small children...?)
Hmm...
I know!
Asahina! Honami!
We should take this opportunity to go there for ourselves and investigate!
Investigate...?