( Urashima hates the cold. It isn't his first winter but he's far from used to them. Wrapped in a winter haori some sizes too big (he's clearly "borrowed" it from one of his brothers) and carrying a small, bundled up blanket in his arms, he speaks softly, )
Kamekichi, it's cold. ( There's no turtle to be seen but give how closely he holds that blanket and speaks to it, she must be hidden in the folds, ) It's not good to go outside by yourself.
( Ah, she must have wandered off on her own again. How a perpetually sleeping turtle manages to cover so much ground when he isn't looking is a mystery to him and everyone else at the citadel but he never minds. She's a special turtle, after all. So special, in fact, there's probably a reason why she's wandered out on this particular, chilly evening in this particular direction.
While heading back to the citadel, the young wakizashi spirit hears a cough and being the curious boy he is, he goesto investigate. When he sees a familiar person out on his own, he calls out innocently, )
early!
Kamekichi, it's cold. ( There's no turtle to be seen but give how closely he holds that blanket and speaks to it, she must be hidden in the folds, ) It's not good to go outside by yourself.
( Ah, she must have wandered off on her own again. How a perpetually sleeping turtle manages to cover so much ground when he isn't looking is a mystery to him and everyone else at the citadel but he never minds. She's a special turtle, after all. So special, in fact, there's probably a reason why she's wandered out on this particular, chilly evening in this particular direction.
While heading back to the citadel, the young wakizashi spirit hears a cough and being the curious boy he is, he goesto investigate. When he sees a familiar person out on his own, he calls out innocently, )
... Nikkari-san?
( What is he doing out here? )