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Anna, do you know what time it is?

Anna!

Sonya, you can see I've been assembling my outfit. The clock's behind you. You have the power to look for yourself.

It's already twenty 'til!

Your warning is appreciated.

Yeah, I AM warning you!

I did tell you how strenuous it is to coordinate an outfit, and that it could take a very long time. If you're hungry, you can go to the canteen for lunch, and I'll head there myself once I'm done.

Do you really need to do all this just for some food festival booth?

Sure, you're manning it, so you wanna dress up a little. But do you have to take this long? It's already been half an hour.

Is half an hour so long?

It's not short.

It's worth taking the time to ensure we match well with the theme of our booth.

And that theme is 'Ursus Desserts'. That's it.

Like, we're Ursus from Ursus, even if we're wearing plain old Rhodes Island uniforms, we're gonna fit the theme. How are you still working on this?

If you're going to be so impatient, you don't have to be here.

Hmph. Fine. I'll go eat.

I know you're reading your book there because you want to keep me company. You don't want to leave me alone

But there's no need to force yourself, Sonya.

Want me to bring you something to eat?

No thank you. I'll go to the canteen myself in a moment.

I'm bac—

Anna... why are you still screwing around with your clothes?

I'm almost finished. I only need about ten more minutes, barring any calamities. All that's left is a hairband to settle on.

Slow down there, speedy. Don't give me whiplash.

Sonya.

You done?

What do you think of this hairband? It goes well with the ensemble, but isn't it too plain?

Can you just tell me what you want already?

I think we can do something to spruce it up. What if we take some lace from the old clothes in that box there and sew it on?

Don't look at me. I don't know the first thing about sewing.

Then it's up to me.

You think I don't know you've never held a needle in your life?

Ahem.

While I've never actually put it into practice, I have read a few books on the subject. I have an understanding of the basic concepts. And we have plenty of lace, anyway, we can do a test run on a towel first.

And how long is that gonna take?

Maybe... one hour?

Anna!

Did you forget all the baking supplies we've gotta haul this afternoon?!

Yeah, me and Rosalind will bring the muscle, but you've gotta be there to tell us how much of what we're moving to where!

This is a FOOD festival. Isn't the food the important part? Focus on the food first, and then if you've got time left over, screw around with your clothes and whatever. Doesn't that make sense?

You can take this if you're worried that you won't know what to move where.

Huh?

What's this paper?

Recipes. I stayed up all night preparing them. They have the desserts we'll be making and the ingredients needed to make them. Good luck.

And while you're correct that our theming and decor is less important than the food, that doesn't mean appearances are entirely unimportant.

Suppose Natalya bakes some cookies that taste fine, but they come in random, unattractive shapes. Would you prefer to eat those, or Lada's?

*Sigh*...

Whatever, there's no getting through to you.

I give up. You win. I'm gonna go find Rosalind.

Good luck. I'll be there to help you shortly.

Phew... we had a bit of a scare there, but I've got the lace nicely sewn onto the headband.

(Forgive me, Lada, for breaking into your secret snack stash... I'll pay you back double tomorrow.)

It's two o'clock already...

I'd better go check on Sonya and Rosalind.

Natalya?

Good afternoon, Anna—I see you're in a hurry. May I ask to where?

Good afternoon, have you seen Rosalind?

Rosalind?

Yes, we were supposed to go with Sonya to move the flour and such this afternoon. But neither of us have been able to find her.

I do believe she's in the training room.

You saw her?

I can't say I laid my own eyes on her, but I did see two bottles of non-honeyed honey-flavored beverage at the door to the training room. To my knowledge, only Rosalind and Beehunter drink those.

Thank you very much, Natalya. You have a class in the afternoon, don't you?

I still have time, no need to rush.

Ah, but there is the matter of the application for the booth. You've asked that none of the surrounding booths serve beverages, and that yours should be close to the entrance, yes?

That's correct. I would also like for the booth to be as large as possible, but I understand that's beyond our control.

If there are too many participants, there simply won't be room for a large booth.

Indeed. Now then, I'll be sure to discuss the booth situation with Closure after my class.

Thank you very much.

Think nothing of it.

Although, I do believe this is the first time I've ever seen you so passionate about something besides books, Anna.

Is that a compliment?

I would like to think so.

Then I'll thank you once more.

Good luck, Anna.

And the same to you, Natalya.

—Of course, to drag Rosalind out of the training room, you're going to need it.

Your prospects there are far more pessimistic, I believe.

Istina! What goes in the oven next?

Cheese piroshki. They're already on the baking sheet, waiting for the last custard tart to come out.

Thanks for your help, Istina!

Don't mention it.

I'm so glad you're here!

You've been helping set up the booth all day, and even went to fetch Leto for us, and got us fresh berries from the greenhouse with juuust the right acidity...

I thought you'd be really tired by now.

Well, I can't say it's been easy.

So I think you'd better go back to your room and read for a bit! I can handle all this by myself!

Of course, I'm sure you can do it.

But two heads are certainly more efficient than a single Gummy.

You're really awesome, Istina.

Oh?

I used to think just baking some tasty treats for everybody to enjoy at the festival would be enough.

But you taught me good food alone doesn't cut it. To really make the festival perfect, you've gotta work out your theming, get a design, make everything match...

It's really awesome that you even think of this stuff, but you don't stop at the thinking, you actually come out and help us do everything. You find the time to lend Zima and little old Gummy a hand...

I never knew how awesome you were, Istina!

You're making me blush, Lada—

Sorry, you're more comfortable with operator codenames now, yes?

Don't worry about it. Istina can call Gummy any name she wants!

Thank you, Gummy.