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Shintarou.

[ You know, just so he knows immediately who's contacted him. She doubts he's allowing some other people to call him by his first name when Kuroko, someone from home, still calls him Midorima-kun. ]

You'll be my date for the Flower Festival, won't you? [ She doubts she needs to ask, but... what if he's not feeling the festival!! ] I think this would be your first, wouldn't it?

[ She's right about that. Shintarou is something only Weiss calls him really. And Akashi, sometimes. ]

Should I have asked?

[ He just assumed they were going............. ]

I just wanted to make sure. I want to go and I want you to be with me when I do.

[ Midorima, you're always grumpy. What if you don't want to attend a festival for flowers??? ]

I'll go.

[ It's a very simple answer. He doesn't want her to have any confusion about it. He actually likes cultural events and things like that, so he's not against checking it out. Flowers are nice anyway. He intends to have some tea underneath a flowering tree. Preferrably a cherry blossom, but he'll understand if it can't be done. He doesn't know the area it takes place in. ]

In Japan around this time of year, there are hundreds of cherry blossom trees that bloom and we have Hanami. People take their families out to view them, drink tea and eat snacks. I imagined it to be similar to that.

Great. Some people dress up all fancy, just like they do in Helisium, but Zephyras is spent outdoors and it's usually in the mountains, so wear something comfortable. There are all kinds of flowers, so I think you'll be able to find cherry blossom trees, too. They're usually pink, right? If I'm correct, then you'll definitely see a lot of them. Oh, but there are other things to look at, too. I know Diateris has been restored by the natives, so it doesn't look like a dead city anymore. You don't have to bring a mat or anything for eating snacks under the trees since there's a lot of areas for it. We can even go around and play games. There's a maze that you can enter and to get out, you have to use emotional effects with a partner. The last time I was there, I had to tell someone compliments to be able to find the exit. I don't normally say things like that, but it was fun. Then there's the Flower King and Queen—do you have soirees or dances where the organisers award a queen and a king? The festival is like that. I don't think they get a prize at all, but people seem to consider it a special title. Plus— [ She's not going to stop. ]

Weiss.

Which part of that do you want me to respond to?

[ Pick like 2 maybe. That's a lot. She's excited. ]

Oh.

[ She was rambling, wasn't she? Whenever she did so and Winter didn't like it, she'd just apologise, so... ]

No, it's fine. I'm sorry. Let's meet for breakfast first, then we can go to Diateris together. Is that okay?

You don't need to apologize. I'm listening to what you say, it's just hard to respond when you don't break.

[ When does she even breathe when she goes on like that? He thinks it's kind of cute, but he doesn't really know how to show her that he's listening and interested when he's overwhelmed by how much she's got going on with this. He's bad at talking that much. ]

That sounds like a plan. [ He wonders if he should get her a corsage. That's floral and it would be a nice surprise. Something she might have that no one else will but still fits with the theme of the day. ]

I got excited.

[ She'll try to tone it down when it does happen again. (And when it does, she'll completely forget about thinking to tone it down and just be herself.) ]

That's great. I'll see you, then! I mean, I'll probably see you again before the festival, but the plan's been made.

I'll see you at lunch tomorrow.

[ Smooth. He's just hanging up after having made that lunch date. ]

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a week before the flower fest, voice.

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