Scenario:Mirin - Samurai Together
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Samurai Together
(Captain) and company remind Mirin that Shion will be back in the evening, when the camping fun really begins. Hoping to serve Shion an amazing dinner, Mirin asks the crew to help her catch the River King, an enormous fish that supposedly lives in the nearby river.
Shelving her desire to spend time with her friends, Shion has left for a deserted part of the lake in order to train.
Meanwhile, Mirin and the others have come to the swimming area of the lake, determined to make the most of their time off.
Mirin: I'm first! That's another win for me!
Lyria: I couldn't keep up at all... You're so fast!
Mirin: I've got plenty more laps in me! Let's swim to that rock next—
Vyrn: Hold your horses! This is like our tenth race in a row! At least let me catch my breath...
Mirin: Is it? Huh. I didn't notice.
Vyrn: Yeah. You keep taking us on weird routes too, like you're searching through the lake for something.
Lyria: Oh... Are you trying to find Shion?
Mirin: Gozaru?
Mirin: Sorry, I wasn't doing it on purpose. I must've unconsciously been on the lookout...
Vyrn: You were doin' it completely by accident? You serious...
Mirin gives the group a sheepish smile as they exchange incredulous looks.
Lyria: You said that you made your swimsuit with Shion, right?
Mirin: Yes! We wanted to celebrate our reunion somehow, and with summer right around the corner, we figured swimsuits would be perfect.
Mirin: I dyed the fabric, while Shion handled all the tailoring.
Lyria: You both definitely put your skills to good use. Your swimsuit fits you perfectly!
Mirin: Ehehe... Thank you!
Mirin: I just wish Shion was here too, so we could enjoy our hard work together.
Lyria: Mirin...
Mirin: Not that I'm not having fun with you guys!
Mirin: But it would've been nice to be able to hang out with Shion after everything, you know?
Mirin: Huh?
Vyrn: You may not get to splash in the water together, but there's always tonight.
Vyrn: You've still got dinner, chatting next to the campfire, sleeping in your tent together...
Vyrn: Honestly, the best parts of camping only happen after the sun goes down.
Mirin: Ah, you're right! I still have plenty of chances to spend time with Shion once she comes back!
Mirin: I feel silly now for thinking we wouldn't get to hang out at all!
With a relieved smile, Mirin begins to picture what the evening might have in store.
Mirin: (Shion will probably be tired after all that training. I wonder what she'd want to eat...)
Mirin: (Hmm... Maybe something nutritious that we can make a lot of...)
Mirin: That's it! The River King!
Vyrn: Uh... What're you goin' on about now?
Mirin: It was one of the pictures on the map! Apparently there's a huge fish you can catch in one of the rivers flowing from the lake!
Lyria: Now that you mention it, I do remember seeing that. The text said something like "You, too, could catch a River King that lurks beneath the surface."
Vyrn: Could, huh? Sounds kinda fake to me.
Mirin: Well, even if it is, we can still have fun fishing and catch a few normal sized fillets!
Mirin: (Captain), what do you think?
Seeing Mirin so enthusiastic, (Captain) agrees without hesitation.
They quickly pack their things, leaving the swimming area behind in search of tonight's dinner.
Samurai Together: Scene 2
Mirin and the crew fish in the river with handmade rods. Too focused on her technique, Mirin accidentally sends her rod flying into the distance, but makes herself a new one soon after. Just when the group is about to give up hope, the River King shows, and Mirin makes short work of it with her sword.
Arriving at the river, Mirin and crew fashion fishing rods out of bamboo and waste no time casting their lines out.
For a while, Mirin simply watches the bobber attached to her line.
Mirin: ...
Mirin: (Throwing the line out like this takes me back... The wrist movement reminds me of all the exercises I did back home to learn how to unsheathe and cut in one motion.)
Mirin: (I'd focus super hard, and the moment I heard my father give the command, I'd draw my sword and...)
Vyrn: Hey, Mirin, how's—
Mirin: Strike!
Mirin: Gozaru! Uh-oh, that wasn't a command...
Lyria: Oh gosh, you really threw that rod into the distance!
Mirin: Ahaha... Sorry, my reflexes got the better of me, and I whipped it out like a katana... Messed up how much strength to use too.
Vyrn: Sheesh, how in the world did ya confuse a fishing rod with a weapon?
Her original rod lost forever, Mirin sets about making herself a new one.
The crew spend a while longer trying their luck, but not a single fish comes to take a nibble at their bait.
Vyrn: Forget the River King, we're not gonna have any fish for dinner at this rate.
Mirin: Gozaru... This was a lot harder than I thought it'd be...
Mirin: Wait, do you sense that powerful aura?
Vyrn: Gah! Since when do rivers spawn huge waves? They're goin' upstream too!
Lyria: We should get away from the water!
Mirin: Not so fast!
Mirin: Doesn't anybody else see that huge shadow lurking below?
Lyria: Is that... a fish?
Vyrn: No way... You're tellin' me the River King actually exists, and it's hiding beneath the waves?
Mirin: Gozaru! I won't let this chance slip away!
Mirin: Get back, everyone!
Mirin takes a step toward the surging waters, closing her eyes in a calm and collected manner.
Mirin: ...
Mirin: (Remember my training. Focus on the timing! Picture the training dummy!)
Mirin: (If I get it right, I can take down any foe, no matter how big!)
Mirin: Flowing Phoenix Spin—
Mirin: Strike!
Samurai Together: Scene 3
Finished with her training, Shion comes back to a fish feast with the crew and is moved by Mirin's efforts. Later that evening, Mirin and Shion settle down inside their tent and share how much they admire one another before finally falling asleep, eager to enjoy the rest of their trip together.
Just as the sun begins to set, Shion wraps up her training and heads back to where the crew pitched their tents.
Shion: I have returned.
Mirin: Welcome back, Shion! How'd your training go?
Shion: It wasn't all smooth sailing, but in the end, I managed to master the underwater Bonsai art.
Mirin: Gozaru? In a single day?
Shion: Yes, thanks to a chance encounter and a lucky fishing rod.
Vyrn: Er... You talkin' about that bamboo stick you're lugging around?
Shion: Indeed. I plan to treasure it, as a reminder of the precious experience I had today.
Shion: But never mind that. Mirin, I sincerely apologize for running away earlier. It was behavior unbefitting of a samurai.
Mirin: Don't worry about it! It was partially my fault for being so pushy anyway.
Shion: No, I was the one in the wrong, and I want to make it up to you. I'm prepared to slit my own belly open, if that's what it takes...
Mirin: Okay, there's no need for that! But if it really bothers you that much...
Mirin: Why not hang out with me? You do that, and I'll consider us even!
Shion: Huh?
Mirin: The real camping fun doesn't start until after it gets dark, or so I've heard! And we prepped a whole bunch for it!
Breaking out into a grin, Mirin points proudly behind her shoulder.
River King: ...
Shion: What an enormous specimen of a fish! It's as big as a tent...
Lyria: Hehe, I'd say Mirin caught it, but it was more like she filleted it on the spot!
Vyrn: Her blade even cut through a buncha huge waves like it was nothing! Turned all that water into mist!
Mirin: Gozaru! You must be hungry after all that training, right? How does a fish feast sound?
Shion: Mirin... Did you catch that just for me?
Mirin: I caught it for us!
Mirin: We've still got plenty of time to make the most of this trip! So how about it?
Shion: I... I would be more than happy to join you for this fish feast.
Shion: Thank you, Mirin.
With not much daylight left to work with, the group quickly gets to preparing the River King.
By the time they finish, a row of dishes line their fireside table.
Mirin: There you have it—a full-course River King Samurai Special!
Vyrn: It's mostly just grilled fish and rice balls though...
Shion: There is only so much we can do in the middle of a campground.
Mirin: Ahaha... I mean, not everything has to be perfect, right? I kind of like it this way!
Shion: That's true. Rice balls are simple enough for anybody to attempt, and everyone makes them differently.
Lyria: Hehe, Mirin's are big, while Shion's are neat little triangles!
Mirin: Huh, I didn't even notice. You know, yours are just as big as mine, Lyria!
Vyrn: When Lyria's hungry, she doesn't hold back. Anyway, we should dig in before the food gets cold!
Everybody nods in agreement, and the grand fish feast kicks off.
Shion: This is delicious! Fish and rice always go very well together.
Mirin: Yeah, it's like they were meant to be!
Shion: Hm? Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have rice stuck to my face?
Mirin: No, no, I was just thinking about something, that's all!
Mirin: (Everything really is more fun when I'm with you, Shion.)
Smiling to herself, Mirin takes another bite of her rice ball.
As the evening winds down, Mirin and Shion find themselves side by side in their small tent, ready to fall asleep.
Shion: Oops... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bump into your legs.
Mirin: Naw, it's fine. I'm the one with my arm pressed against you, after all.
Shion: It is pretty cramped in here... I'm reminded of when we were kids.
Mirin: Oh! You mean when we hid in the closet that one time?
Shion: That's right. Your dog Shiro jumped in too and made things even more cramped...
Mirin: Those were some good times. Why did we even hole up in there in the first place?
Shion: I'm not sure... Kids do tend to find strange ways to entertain themselves.
Mirin: Ahaha, that's true.
Shion: ...
Mirin: ...
Shion: Did you really reduce water to mist with nothing but your blade?
Mirin: I think so. I was so focused on my imaginary training dummy that I wasn't paying that much attention though...
Shion: Your... imaginary training dummy? I'm afraid I don't fully understand, but...
Shion: What I do know is that you are a true samurai, through and through. A false samurai like me could never compare.
Shion: (You're like a distant, brilliant star...)
Shion: (Forever out of reach, even though you're right here next to me.)
Mirin: What? No. If anything, you're the real samurai out of the both of us.
Shion: What...
Mirin: I mean, you spent your free time training and managed to learn that underwater art in under a day.
Mirin: You're always thinking about what it means to be a samurai. I kind of look up to that part of you, you know?
Shion: ...!
Mirin: Plus you're a master at sewing and removing fish bones... I could never beat you there.
Shion: W-well, you're a master at dyeing fabric and filleting fish...
Mirin: Ahaha, that just means we're both awesome then!
Shion: You really think so?
Mirin: I sure do! But we've still got lots more room to be even more awesome, so let's keep at it!
Shion: Right... Yeah.
Mirin: Anyway, we should probably get to sleeping. We've got a busy day tomorrow—I can't wait to swim some more, and visit the hot spring, and check out the sauna tent!
Shion: Indeed. Good night, then?
Mirin: Good night it is!
Before long, Mirin's breathing relaxes into a slow, steady pattern as she finally falls asleep.
Shion: ...
Shion: (I wasn't entirely truthful. I do remember why we hid in the closet that day.)
Shion: (I was watching you practice your cutting technique, and for a moment, it felt like you belonged to a different world...)
Shion: (One that I wasn't a part of. So I pulled you into that closet. That way, you'd be right by my side.)
After a few moments of restless squirming, Shion rolls over to gaze at Mirin's sleeping face.
Shion: (But you know what?)
Shion: (My younger self had nothing to worry about. You're still here, with me. No closet needed.)
With a renewed understanding of themselves and each other, tomorrow promises to be a fun-filled day.
Their paths as samurai may be different, but the bond between them will always remain.