Okawari
Moon
- Joined
- May 1, 2023
It's been a rough couple of years at the Amagi Inn.
Ever since ownership was passed on to Yukiko and her parents retired things have been going downhill. Inaba, after its brief brush with fame that the past years murders brought it, has faded into obscurity once again. Tourism has slowed to a trickle, and the spiraling economy isn't doing the town or the Amagi Inn any favors.
It seems like every other day Yukiko has a new bill to pay; fixing leaks in the plumbing, reboarding creaking floors, replacing warping wood. This summer has been particularly unpleasant, the frequent rain and unbearing humidity doing a number on the aging building. Most of her already meager staff have left; not that there's usually a lot of guests to take care of.
Except for this particular weekend. She got the booking just a day in advance, along with a sizable payment to rent out the entirety of the hot springs. The man making the reservation, Mr. Wada, didn't give any details beyond a requirement of two rooms. He arrived with only one other guest, a statuesque red-haired woman wearing sunglasses and designer clothes. It was unlikely she was his wife, considering they stayed in separate rooms. She didn't give her name.
The two had spent the first day of their stay in Inaba inspecting the inn, the surrounding town, and occasionally speaking with Yukiko about her family establishment and history.
Today, the second day of their visit, they spent a rainy evening in the hot spring before retiring to one of the rooms. They requested Yukiko serve them dinner in their room, and when she arrives the door creaks open to allow her entrance.
The two are dressed in the simple yukata that the Inn provided. Mr. Wada was a heavy set man with dark hair perhaps somewhere in his forties, while the woman was probably somewhere in her twenties and, unlike her companion, strikingly attractive. Her cool crimson eyes tracked Yukiko impassively, and once their hostess set down the platter of sushi they'd ordered the redhead crooked her finger imperiously to summon the other girl to take a seat at the opposite end of the low table the redhead was seated at.
"Ms. Amagi." Her voice was measured and polite. "My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. You have a lovely inn; I'd be interested in purchasing you." Her choice of words is odd–but there's no indication she's making any joke about wanting to purchase Yukiko's family business.
Ever since ownership was passed on to Yukiko and her parents retired things have been going downhill. Inaba, after its brief brush with fame that the past years murders brought it, has faded into obscurity once again. Tourism has slowed to a trickle, and the spiraling economy isn't doing the town or the Amagi Inn any favors.
It seems like every other day Yukiko has a new bill to pay; fixing leaks in the plumbing, reboarding creaking floors, replacing warping wood. This summer has been particularly unpleasant, the frequent rain and unbearing humidity doing a number on the aging building. Most of her already meager staff have left; not that there's usually a lot of guests to take care of.
Except for this particular weekend. She got the booking just a day in advance, along with a sizable payment to rent out the entirety of the hot springs. The man making the reservation, Mr. Wada, didn't give any details beyond a requirement of two rooms. He arrived with only one other guest, a statuesque red-haired woman wearing sunglasses and designer clothes. It was unlikely she was his wife, considering they stayed in separate rooms. She didn't give her name.
The two had spent the first day of their stay in Inaba inspecting the inn, the surrounding town, and occasionally speaking with Yukiko about her family establishment and history.
Today, the second day of their visit, they spent a rainy evening in the hot spring before retiring to one of the rooms. They requested Yukiko serve them dinner in their room, and when she arrives the door creaks open to allow her entrance.
The two are dressed in the simple yukata that the Inn provided. Mr. Wada was a heavy set man with dark hair perhaps somewhere in his forties, while the woman was probably somewhere in her twenties and, unlike her companion, strikingly attractive. Her cool crimson eyes tracked Yukiko impassively, and once their hostess set down the platter of sushi they'd ordered the redhead crooked her finger imperiously to summon the other girl to take a seat at the opposite end of the low table the redhead was seated at.
"Ms. Amagi." Her voice was measured and polite. "My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. You have a lovely inn; I'd be interested in purchasing you." Her choice of words is odd–but there's no indication she's making any joke about wanting to purchase Yukiko's family business.