> "Well, I did agree to meet outside the shrine. I'll have to scout the spot first to make certain there's no one in hearing.. Yes, I rather like this plan. Ah, simply being with you is an inspiration, dearest. Whatever would I do without you?"
> Close gap for a little bit. We can put that on hold while we do something more important. Get reacquainted with Ran. Explicitly.
> Reopen spy gap afterwards, after explaining to Ran why we're spying on the tanuki.
>"See, you've already thought ahead," says Ran, as she lifts her head from your shoulder and gives you a peck on the cheek. "And I do my best."
>You close the gap in the bar, and devote yourself to significantly more important matters. On Ran's request, the two of you first take a quick gap to the spare room in Mayohiga, so as not to waken Chen. Then you set yourself to making up for leave Ran by herself all winter. She is quite passionate, to say the least, and you do your best to match it. After all, while you do pursue a person or two on the side, Ran is whom you've pledged yourself to, and you want her to be sure of it. Especially when there's someone on the side. Spring is always the best season. Still, you have to put forth more effort than usual to keep up with her, you're not certain if the sake has slowed you down, if you've not shaken the cobwebs completely, or if she's just much more into things than typical.
>Afterward, you take some time to clean yourself off; it's always nice to be able to gap in a basin and fill it without having to get up; and resume your spying Mamizou. You find she hasn't left the tavern, saving you the trouble of relocating her. At the moment, she seems to be trying to coax Wriggle into drinking something; you hear no signs of Aya.
>You explain what you're doing to Ran, who frowns and looks up from cuddling against you. "That's hardly the pillow talk I'd like to hear," she says, frowning. "What do you need the likes of her for?"
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