Shrine Grounds
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Toya

It doesn't seem all that crowded today.

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Akito

Yeah, things are a lot calmer now.

The line came all the way out to here when we visited the other day.

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Kohane

Sorry for making you guys come here again.

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An

I was with Kohane at PXL during New Year's Day, and didn't get a chance to visit a shrine after that.

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Toya

Actually, I've been hoping that the four of us would be able to do a visit together.

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Akito

Yeah, I don't have a problem with pumping ourselves up for the new year like this.

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Toya

Yes, so let's go say our goals, and make this year a good one.

Several dozen minutes later
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Kohane

That ended up being a really smooth visit.

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An

Yeah! Now that we're done, let's go draw some fortunes.

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Toya

In that case, the shrine office is just over there. We've already drawn ours, so you two go on ahead.

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An

Okay!

Let's go see how lucky we are, Kohane!

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Kohane

I'm a little nervous. I hope we get something good.

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An

Hehe. We gotta start this year off on the right foot by drawing two great blessings!

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Toya

(Come to think of it, they also carry lucky charms here.)

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Toya

(Academics, family safety, greater luck, warding off bad luck...)

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Toya

Oh...

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Akito

Hm? What's up?

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Toya

Ah, it's just...

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Kohane

We've got our fortunes.

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An

Hm? What's going on, Toya? Is something wrong?

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Toya

Not wrong, but... I was just thinking about the charms.

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Kohane

These charms?

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Toya

I have to prepare myself mentally, you see.

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Toya

It's obvious in retrospect, but in order to get to the United States, we'll have to fly in an airplane.

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Akito, Kohane & An

*Gasp*

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Toya

Statistically, there's no safer mode of transport... But fear appears to be overpowering any sort of logic...

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Kohane

A-Aoyagi, you don't look so good...

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An

W-well, it's normal to feel scared, since it's gonna take us up so high in the sky.

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Kohane

I know. What if we got some seats with no windows adjacent? That should help, right? And in the event you are assigned a window seat, I'll swap with you, Aoyagi!

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Akito

Honestly, I wouldn't worry.

Remember what our fortunes said? They didn't say things would go wrong on our trip.

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Toya

Yes, that's right...

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An

See?! You'll be fine!

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An

Anyway... Let's see what our fortunes have to say!

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Kohane

O-Okay. I hope we don't get anything bad.

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Kohane

What?! T-Terrible luck...?!

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An

No way! You too, Kohane...?! That's also what I got...!

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Akito

You've gotta be kidding me...

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An

What are the odds of us both getting these...?

That means we're starting this year off in the worst way imaginable!

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Kohane

*Sob*

It even says “avoid if possible” in the Trip section...

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An

Huh? What does mine say...? Ugh, it just says “wait”!

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Akito

Frankly, that's almost impressively bad.

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Akito

Still, they're just pieces of paper, so I really don't think you need to take them...

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Toya

We should get ourselves some protective charms.

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Akito

Huh...?

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An

I might get one for warding off bad luck...

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Kohane

Oh, I'm thinking about getting one to boost my luck...

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Akito

Y-You guys are taking this way too seriously...