Campground
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An

Hey, look!

There's a forest right just over that way!

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Toya

Yes, it looks quite big and expansive.

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Kohane

We can leave our stuff here and go check it out. What do you guys think?

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An

We could, but it might be better to get everything set up first before we go, you know?

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An

Like our tents and a campfire...

Also, if we prep for dinner now, we can go on a nice, long walk through the woods!

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Kohane

Oh, you're right!

Let's do that.

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Akito

Yeah, we'd have less to worry about later too.

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Toya

Okay, let's start by pitching our tents.

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An

Oh, how does this grove sound?

It's still pretty green even though it's winter.

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Akito

Looks good.

Alright, let's claim this area.

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Toya

Akito and I will pitch our tent here. Why don't you two pitch yours right next door, Azusawa, Shiraishi?

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An

Okay!

Let's get right to it!

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Kohane

Um... We start by rolling out the tent, right?

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An

Wait, were there always this many poles? Let's start with one and work our way up from there...

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Kohane

Hm? Doesn't this tent belong to your family, An? You've put it together before, right...?

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An

Haha. Actually, my dad's the one who's good at this and usually just does it by himself in seconds. The last time I really did this was when I was little...

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An

Have you ever done this before, Kohane?

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Kohane

Yeah, I went to this local summer camp one time when I was little, so I still sort of remember how to pitch a tent and build a campfire.

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Kohane

But I think I'm having trouble now because your tent seems a bit different from the ones we used...

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An

Right... Well, let's just keep trying! I'm sure we'll figure something out!

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Kohane

Okay!

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Akito

Alright, that should be every pole.

Mind sliding this one through, Toya?

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Toya

Sure... So, like this...?

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Toya

...!

It's really a tent now.

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Toya

Whoa...!

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Akito

But we're not done yet. It'll get blown away if we don't clamp it down with some stakes.

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Toya

Right.

You mean these pegs, yes?

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Akito

Yeah.

And those two seem to be having some trouble with their tent, so let's go help them once we're done here.

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Toya

Okay.

Hm? Oh, it's getting windy...

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Akito

C-Crap...!

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Toya

Hey, the tent's floating...!

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Toya

No, at this rate, your family's tent will...!

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Toya

Wah...!

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Akito

T-Toya?!

What happened?!

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Toya

Sorry, I tripped over something.

I keep forgetting how many rocks there are out here...

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Akito

Just be careful, alright?

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Toya

More importantly, what happened to the tent?!

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Akito

Oh, it landed in that clearing over there. Looks like we won't have to sleep outside after all.

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Toya

Okay... Thank goodness...

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An

You guys okay?!

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Akito

Yeah, I think so.

Speaking of which, how are you two doing? Your tent was giving you both a lot of trouble based on what I saw.

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An

W-Well...

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Kohane

It turns out for An's tent that you're supposed to follow a certain order when sticking poles in...

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Kohane

And she forgot to bring the instructions with her, so she's trying to remember each step as we go.

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Toya

Going entirely on your memory seems challenging to say the least...

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Akito

Yeah, especially for this one.

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An

I still remember!

I'm just missing a few pieces is all...

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Akito

Hold on. These kinds of tents usually have their model number printed on their tag. Why don't you use that to look up the instructions on your phone?

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An

Hey, you're right!

The tag should be...

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Akito

A tent like this should have its tag...

Yeah, right here.

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An

Whoa, you found it so fast!

You're pretty good at this kind of stuff, huh, Akito?

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Akito

Better at it than you to say the least.

Anyway, we gotta get a move on before it gets dark.

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An

I know, but pitching a tent is turning out to be harder than I remember. Thank goodness I'm a better cook than you, Akito!

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Akito

Nice comeback...

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Akito

But you bring up a good point...

Should we pick out a leader for each part?

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Toya

Leaders?

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Akito

Yeah, so we know who to turn to if we have questions or run into trouble.

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Akito

I could be in charge of pitching tents and you could be in charge of cooking, you know?

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An

Oh, Kohane said that she knows how to build a campfire, so she can be in charge of that!

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Toya

Yes, I see. Knowing who to turn to regarding each task would streamline things quite a bit.

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Toya

But... What would I be in charge of...?

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Akito

You're in charge of absorbing as much information as you can. I mean, you're here for the experience, right?

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Toya

True...

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An

Hey, we're all in this together, so turn that frown upside down!

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Akito

Yeah, so let's wrap this up.

I'll read out the order, Toya, so can you line up the poles we need as I go?

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Toya

Okay.

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Akito

An, Kohane, you two are in charge of sticking them in. Once that's done, we can try standing it up together.

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An

Okay!

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Kohane

Okay!

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An

We did it...!

That was so much quicker when we all worked together!

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Akito

That means our tent should be a cinch. Let's keep going while we still have momentum.

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Toya

Okay!

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Luka

*Yawn*...

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Luka

There's nothing to do today...

I came all this way, but everyone's out singing somewhere else.

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MEIKO

Oh, if you're that bored, why not help me clean the dishes?

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Luka

Hmm... Maybe I am forgetting to do something...

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MEIKO

Sure...

Always with the excuses.

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Luka

Oh, that reminds me...

Aren't Toya and the others supposed to be going on their camping trip today?

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Luka

I think I'll go pay them a visit!

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