[Mushverse; for Tetsuya & Jou]

[greensai]

It's such a nice day outside that I can help fussing around in the garden. It's still too early to bring anything in for dinner, but I can keep the bugs off my young vegetables and the weeds away from my herbs. Tetsuya's beating on something out back; either he's chopping wood or he's murdering something, I can't really tell beyond the swing of an ax and his occasional curses wafting from the backyard to the front. I hope he doesn't aggravate his knee again.

Once the sun starts to think about setting I head back inside, pondering what to fix for dinner as I wash the garden from my hands. There's still some chicken that I should do something with before it goes bad, but I'd like to do something with the fish Tetsuya caught this morning. Maybe I can grill up an assortment of meats and vegetables, then we can have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

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[blackbison]

It's nice to stay active, and the weather was really spectacular today. I went fishing earlier, much to Junichi's delight. I'm not much for hunting, but fishing is just the right kind of peace I need these days.

It's coming up on sunset when I finish chopping the wood, gathering up a good armful before I head around the house to bring it in the front door. I like to have a small stack by the fireplace in case of a chill.

What I don't expect is to see someone coming up the path. The sun's setting behind whoever it is, so I can't get a good look, but it doesn't look like any of our neighbors.

"Hello?"