=== Etie & Yunaka === --- C --- [Etie] Hey, Yunaka. Mind doing me a favor? [Yunaka] Whatcha need, pumpkin-seed? [Etie] Stay real still. I need to give you a once-over. [Yunaka] Wait, uh, what? Why? What are you looking for? And what are you gonna do if you find it? [Etie] So many questions. Here, this'll only take a second. [Yunaka] Ugh... [Yunaka] Hey, I didn't consent to a shakedown. You're searching me like you think I stole something. [Etie] Good guess. How did you figure it out? [Yunaka] Seriously?! That was a joke! I haven't stolen anything! Not even one thing! [Etie] I happen to know that you did. [Yunaka] Yeah?! You think your touchy-feely hands are any kind of evidence?! Get outta here! [Etie] Calm down. Nobody's in trouble. [Yunaka] Oh, nobody's in trouble?! Does that mean I'm free to go?! [Yunaka] Great! Then I'm out! [Yunaka] [Etie] Hey, wait! Yunaka! --- B --- [Etie] Sorry about before, Yunaka. I think maybe you misunderstood me. [Yunaka] I misunderstood you, did I? [Etie] I mean, you did steal something. That part is true. [Etie] But what you stole, well... [Yunaka] What did I steal? [Etie] You captured my interest. [Yunaka] Huh? [Etie] You have my ideal physique. I couldn't look away from how perfect you are. [Etie] That's why I wanted to do a close inspection. [Yunaka] Aw, what a preventable misunderstanding... [Etie] You're right. I was rude. I'm really sorry. [Yunaka] Setting aside how bonkers this is for a second, what makes you think I'm any kind of ideal? [Yunaka] Your physique is way more impressive than mine. [Etie] That's nice of you to say, but between the two of us, you might actually be stronger. [Etie] Sure, I'm ripped, but that's just because I never stop working out. [Etie] You, on the other hand, have the kind of muscle that can only come...naturally. [Etie] Your metabolism must have been set like that early. Probably when you were little. [Etie] You only get that kind of muscle by constantly being exposed to extreme circumstances. [Etie] I can't prove any of that, of course, but my gut says I'm on the right track. [Yunaka] Um... [Etie] What exactly have you lived through? [Yunaka] Geez... [Etie] Yeah, that's the kind of rude thing I'm going to try not to pull anymore. [Yunaka] Oh! Are you...sure? [Etie] Of course. Don't worry about it. [Etie] I admire you, that's all. I wanted you to know it. [Etie] And if it's OK with you, I'd like to be friends. [Yunaka] Y'know, that's actually super sweet. Yeah, why not? Let's be chums, chum! --- A --- [Yunaka] Oooh, what a peaceful field! I feel like I could flop over and nap for a thousand years. [Etie] This is my secret spot. I come here alone sometimes to goof off. [Yunaka] Not sure I'd take you for the flower-loving type. [Etie] I grew up in a pretty flower-heavy town, so it cheers me up being surrounded by them. [Yunaka] ... [Yunaka] That's really beautiful. [Etie] What is? [Yunaka] Growing up surrounded by flowers. Memories to cheer you up. I'm a little jealous, honestly. [Yunaka] My life as a kid wasn't anything like that. [Etie] No? [Yunaka] No, but I wish it had been. A life like yours... It would've been a dream. [Etie] Poor Yunaka... [Yunaka] Kidding! You should've seen your face. [Etie] I can't even begin to imagine the kind of life you must have lived. [Etie] Your muscles tell a pretty harrowing story. [Etie] So I've got a lot of respect for the way you came out the other side. [Yunaka] Ah, gee whiz... [Etie] See these flowers? They're from my hometown. [Yunaka] They're gorgeous. [Etie] This one is associated with admiration. Sounds perfect for us, huh? [Yunaka] Hehe, it does. Yeah! [Etie] Why don't we make flower crowns with them as a gift for each other? [Etie] That's what true friends do where I'm from. [Etie] They make flower crowns and pray for long, happy lives together. [Yunaka] Love it! Let's make such big crowns, we get mistaken for queens of the world! --- S ---