Turtle & Canary; Wednesday [01/13].

[sake_shinigami]

Shunsui had become well acquainted with Apu-san's extensive lexicon of supposed holidays on any given day that felt like they were clearly made up, but this one not only seemed to take the cake, but it also seemed very specifically targeted.

"Work Harder Day?" he asked, the quirk of his eyebrow definitely doing its fair share of work in response to that. "Apu-san. I assure you, this is quite possibly the hardest I've ever worked in my entire life..."

That was, of course, not even remotely true, but Apu realized, from his experience with Shunsui, that actually...did seem difficult to contest. He looked dourly unconvinced, though, and so Shunsui sighed, rolled his eyes, and postulated, "If I agree to take care of the shipment that came in today, will that satify the parameters of your completely made up holiday, and then I can get back to working harder on perfecting my naps?"

It wasn't much, but it was something, so Apu aquesced, for now.

Until he realized that what Shunsui was really doing was simply working harder at avoiding that shipment.

Especially when he found out that this so-called Work Harder Day had actually been yesterday, but it was too late now to change the post, and what was time anyway, at the end of the day?

Today's Squishy Flavors
Marzipan
Curried Chicken
Red

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[okteiviakom]

For once, Octavia came in with a specific mission for something to buy. At least, something a little more specific than her usual round of groceries.

"Hey, Shunsui," she said as she approached the counter. "How's this place with camping gear?"

[sake_shinigami]

"I couldn't even begin to tell you the answer to that, Octavia-chan ♥," Shunsui admitted easily with a faint grin. "I am a man of many interests, but I can't say camping has ever been one of them. I imagine your expertise there far outweighs my own, though I can agree least show you where to find it. And then perhaps you can tell me how we're doing in that respect ♥."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia gave a tiny shrug. "I don't think what I'm looking for is even a really... typical camping thing," she admitted. Somehow, the googling of 'fun camping things' had actually paid off, at least as far as having an idea went. "But I could use the help with looking."

[sake_shinigami]

"And what exactly," asked Shunsui, as he all but floated around the counter and began to drift, with a guiding, inviting wave of his arm, a flutter of robes and haori, toward the appropriate handwave Aisle, "is this potentially non-camping thing that we will be searching for, Octavia-chan ♥?"

[okteiviakom]

It felt like it had been a while since Octavia had last seen him move. For a few seconds, she just watched.

Then finally followed.

"They're supposed to be these... little pouches?" she said. "That you can toss in the fire. Makes the flames change color."

[sake_shinigami]

Well, he did try to do as little moving as possible, more often than not...

And he even ceased moving, for the briefest of seconds, when Octavia answered, glancing over his shoulder with a crooked grin and a faint sound like a laugh before continuing on.

"I would have expected something more...practical ♥," he drawled, with nothing but amusement in his voice. "I can't say that I've ever seen anything like that here, Octavia-chan, but I have to admit, I haven't exactly thought to look. It does sound like the exact sort of whimsical thing Summer-chan would like to keep in stock, though. If anything, if our pursuit prooves fruitless, we can always go pester Apu-san, and he should know..."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia's shrug was all in her tone. "It was practical once."

Now, it was just going to be a story. A demonstration? Something.

"If you don't have them, I can go look on the mainland."

[sake_shinigami]

"Oh, I'm sure we do ♥," Shunsui assured her. "It's just the mere matter of finding them. We do, after all, claim to sell everything, and I am not in the habit of letting a beautiful woman leave disappointed, Octavia-chan ♥."

And that seemed to have brought them around to the aisle where there was some camping gear, perhaps not as much that they were in the winter months as there would be in the summer, but it was as good a start as any.

Well, almost as good. Because, before he got started, there was at least one thing Shunsui would need to take care of before the search began in earnest, and that was to slip two small cups from his pocket, pour a little sake into both of them, and then hold them out to Octavia for her to choose one.

"Sake, Octavia-chan ♥?"

Surely, they wouldnt' be expected to look for things dry, would they?

[okteiviakom]

Octavia would never dream of it. So. She reached out and carefully took one of the cups.

(Complete with a light, deliberate, unnecessary touch.)

"Thank you."

[sake_shinigami]

And there wasn't a single thing about that that didn't cause Shunsui's grin to spread, lazily and warmly, as he ducked his head in response. "Tondemonai, Octavia-chan ♥," he said, then lifted the cup remaining in his hand after adjusting his hold on it slightly.

"To a successful hunt ♥!" he proposed, lifting his cup and dutifully taking a sip, savoring it as any good toasted drink should be, complete with a happy, appreciative sigh before shifting his attention somewhat to the shelves.

"Now, then! If I were a little packet that could change the color of a fire, where would I be ♥?"

[okteiviakom]

"If we go into this trying to intuit their location like that," Octavia rasped, after her own sip, "this is going to take all day."

She was mostly joking.

Looking towards the shelves herself, anyway.

[sake_shinigami]

"Well," Shunsui pointed out with a blithe sort of cheerfulness, "I know I haven't got anywhere else to be ♥."

Though he might feel a bit bad about infringing on her shift at the Nest that evening...

"Though I suppose it would make the most sense to look where other campfire supplies may be..."

[okteiviakom]

"My shift is tonight," Octavia pointed out, because, yes. There was that, especially after she'd missed several others over the last while. "Anyway. Where are those?"