<span style="font-size: 15px"><b>Round Primary</b></span><br/><br/><br/>Eleyna made her way back up the slope toward the festival grounds. The sounds of the workers singer growing ever louder. It felt like walking into another world entirely from the quiet, empty village behind her. The sense of destruction and pain that lingered over the trainer now speeding toward a hospital on the boat was absent, and with each step into toward the villagers, Eleyna felt better.<br/><br/>She found Brollem working alongside Susan, Lydia, Jake, and his Primeape. Even Aisha who had been absent had finally emerged from the Onsen, and Eleyna was given a panging reminder of the woman's endowment presently bobbing about in the yukata. Those breasts of Aisha's were most certainly a point of envy to Eleyna.<br/><br/><span style="color: blue">Brollem-san.</span>Eleyna announced herself as she approached.<br/><br/>The large man gave her a smile and wave.<span style="color: red">Eleyna... everything alright with your friend?</span><br/><br/>Eleyna gave a half nod.<span style="color: blue">Hai... he was awake and on his way to Corestor now.</span>Eleyna informed him, clasping her hands and giving a half bow. She felt all the old fun of the traditionalist festivals back home seeping into her mannerisms on Utsumi.<span style="color: blue">Kaiyo said that we should stop working for the night and rest.</span><br/><br/><br/>Brollem gave a hearty guffaw and nodded, standing and putting his broad palms on the small of his back.<span style="color: red">Thank all the spirits for that! My back is killing me. Oye!</span>He shouted over the song of the villagers, cupping his hands around his mouth.<span style="color: red">That's it today! If we work any harder trying to keep up with these kids, we're going to end up useless tomorrow!</span><br/><br/>The singing came to a conclusion and a great many sighs of relief went out. The woman with Steven and Naomi raised her brow toward Brollem and gave a sigh and shrug.<span style="color: darkgreen">Well, I suppose its not going anywhere.</span>She said, looking down at the Torii.<br/><br/>Brollem gave the others a looking over.<span style="color: red">Well, thanks for coming out and giving us a hand. Honestly to that, too. Come on, we'll get you lot fed and find you some place to sleep that's inside and warm. No point in keeping you out in tents when there's beds to be had. </span>He gave the group a wave and started down toward the village as twilight settled over the bay.<br/><br/>The villagers set an end to their work, gathering up loose materials and tools and setting them aside for further work tomorrow. The festival ground still looked mostly of scaffolding and framework, but it was a far sight more complete than when the group of trainers arrived. Nearly every post hole for the lantern and charm lines were dug, the float needed only to be floored and painted. The large stage remained little more than posts and joists and would need a great deal of work yet, as would the Torii - but with the prospect of a new, full day of work ahead, minds and hearts were content to let the night settle over them in peace. Spirits were high among the villagers even as bodies were exhausted. They joked and prodded as they made their way down to the village.<br/><br/>One man called out that everyone should gather up around his place. He had some chilled Gyoza that he could whip up in a flash for everyone. A few more agreed, and offered to make food for the rest. Of the nearly thirty villagers, eight opted to give a hand in the houses offering food while the rest settled down on wooden porches, loosening shirts to cool down, and leaning, relieved on posts.<br/><br/>Eleyna, not feeling she had done a great deal to help joined in the cooking. She didn't know much, but the men and women all around the fire stoves were more than happy for the help. Soon the light of the sun faded, casting the last orange and purple rays across the glowing clouds, and lanterns and lights began flickering on in the street.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkgreen">Dame desu ne... you didn't do half of those!</span>One of the hole diggers pointed at another.<span style="color: darkgreen">Those were all done by the Houndour. </span>The other man, attempting to boast of his lingering youth waved his hands.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkorange">Don't tell them that!</span>Then laughed.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkgreen">Ah - arigato gozaimasu Susan-san.</span>Another said, raising his cup of sake to her.<span style="color: darkgreen">We'd still be needing to do all those tomorrow if you'd not whipped us into shape.</span>A call of thanks went out to her from the others as well, who lifted their sake.<span style="color: darkgreen">By the way - any of you kids want a drink?</span>He offered a sake bottle then quickly retracted it.<span style="color: darkgreen">Aya, your all too young. More sake for me!</span>He laughed then waved his hand.<span style="color: darkgreen">Iie iie... come on, drinks all around.</span><br/><br/><span style="color: darkorange">Don't listen to that geezer.</span>One of the women, in her late thirties, said. Her Yukata was opened rather wide to let her sweaty chest breath, giving a fair amount of cleavage air as well.<span style="color: darkorange">He just wants you drunk! He's just a skirt chaser.</span><br/><br/><span style="color: darkgreen">Nani... I'll have you know I'm very respectable in my age! You there with your shirt open... your not getting any attention with the pink haired one right there!</span>He said chuckling and grinning widely, making comment on Aisha's bust.<br/><br/>The woman waved him off, then very openly lifted her bosom in a comedic gesture to look more vivacious. A number of laughs sounded and she waved it off again, relaxing and smiling as she took a cup of Sake.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkgreen">But what are you kids doing in Yugen anyway? Not just more of those kids from Saisho, are you? This is no place for the inexperienced after all... There's no rangers out here to keep things safe.</span>One of the men asked the group, looking between Lydia, Steven, Jake, Naomi, Susan, and Aisha, or at least those who were relaxing with the villagers.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>