Yuna gazed upon the door of a wooden cottage, which sat at the edge of town. She felt as if the ash wood had accumulated it's share of struggles against the elements, leaving it damaged and dreary. It was saddening to think that someone poverty stricken had to live in such a scary place. Yuna steeled herself and stepped up onto the creaking porch, pondering what to say once she made her presence known.
"Ahem!" She sounded out. Her fist thumped gently against the door, trying to alert the owner.
"Hello? Is anyone home?"
Suddenly a loud crack shattered the silence between the door and the girl. Yuna felt her innards tighten as she watched the door crash to the ground ahead of her. Ahead of the now empty doorway stood a scrawny man covered in dirt. He appeared just as startled as Yuna was.
"Sorry! I'm really sorry! I will help fix it!" Yuna cried with a series of apologetic bows.
The man waved off her apologies with a smile.
"Please think nothing of it. But may I ask who you are? What are you doing out here? You know, besides knocking down my door."
Yuna scratched her head for a moment with a sheepish expression on her face. Truthfully his reaction shouldn't have surprised her; the man was within his rights to tease her for her clumsiness. Getting her thoughts back on track, Yuna looked at the bag in her hands.
"My name is Yuna Yuki, Sir. I'm from Sanshu Middle School, representing the Hero club. I'm here to give you this."
The man grasped the bag reluctantly, he expected a prank; after all it wouldn't have been the first time. What he found in the bag however was not a prank at all. It contained several canned food items and a wool blanket. The sight of this caused tears to form at the corner of his eyes. He lowered the bag away from his face, clenched his teeth and began to shudder.
"Are you all right, Sir?" Yuna asked, eyes now filled with concern.
At first, the man stayed quiet and the uneasy silence caused Yuna to feel like she might have done something to upset him.
Finally he inhaled and let the full width of his smile display as tears of joy rolled down his cheeks.
"Nobody has ever done anything like this for me. Thank you."
Yuna smiled; seeing the man feeling happy made her feel happy as well. At the same time, she could feel an unnatural yet comforting warmth in the air. Looking at the cottage now gave her the impression that the ash wood seemed to have a sudden warm wash of color splashed upon them.
"I would hug you, but I don't want to get any of this dirt on you." The man said as he dabbed his eyes, attempting to wipe away the tears.
Yuna stepped forward with her arms open. In this moment she recalled what Togo would say about the dangers of hugging strangers, but it wasn't enough to deter her. She wrapped herself around the man's waist, giving him a big loving hug.
For the issue regarding Yuna's cellphone. I was thinking about the idea of utilizing the same method in which the amulets power the light sources on the island. Granted, she would have to find a way to create a port for the phone to share minimal power from the household. Would something like this be viable?
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Yuna gazed upon the door of a wooden cottage, which sat at the edge of town. She felt as if the ash wood had accumulated it's share of struggles against the elements, leaving it damaged and dreary. It was saddening to think that someone poverty stricken had to live in such a scary place. Yuna steeled herself and stepped up onto the creaking porch, pondering what to say once she made her presence known.
"Ahem!" She sounded out. Her fist thumped gently against the door, trying to alert the owner.
"Hello? Is anyone home?"
Suddenly a loud crack shattered the silence between the door and the girl. Yuna felt her innards tighten as she watched the door crash to the ground ahead of her. Ahead of the now empty doorway stood a scrawny man covered in dirt. He appeared just as startled as Yuna was.
"Sorry! I'm really sorry! I will help fix it!" Yuna cried with a series of apologetic bows.
The man waved off her apologies with a smile.
"Please think nothing of it. But may I ask who you are? What are you doing out here? You know, besides knocking down my door."
Yuna scratched her head for a moment with a sheepish expression on her face. Truthfully his reaction shouldn't have surprised her; the man was within his rights to tease her for her clumsiness. Getting her thoughts back on track, Yuna looked at the bag in her hands.
"My name is Yuna Yuki, Sir. I'm from Sanshu Middle School, representing the Hero club. I'm here to give you this."
The man grasped the bag reluctantly, he expected a prank; after all it wouldn't have been the first time. What he found in the bag however was not a prank at all. It contained several canned food items and a wool blanket. The sight of this caused tears to form at the corner of his eyes. He lowered the bag away from his face, clenched his teeth and began to shudder.
"Are you all right, Sir?" Yuna asked, eyes now filled with concern.
At first, the man stayed quiet and the uneasy silence caused Yuna to feel like she might have done something to upset him.
Finally he inhaled and let the full width of his smile display as tears of joy rolled down his cheeks.
"Nobody has ever done anything like this for me. Thank you."
Yuna smiled; seeing the man feeling happy made her feel happy as well. At the same time, she could feel an unnatural yet comforting warmth in the air. Looking at the cottage now gave her the impression that the ash wood seemed to have a sudden warm wash of color splashed upon them.
"I would hug you, but I don't want to get any of this dirt on you." The man said as he dabbed his eyes, attempting to wipe away the tears.
Yuna stepped forward with her arms open. In this moment she recalled what Togo would say about the dangers of hugging strangers, but it wasn't enough to deter her. She wrapped herself around the man's waist, giving him a big loving hug.
"That's okay. I don't mind."
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For the issue regarding Yuna's cellphone. I was thinking about the idea of utilizing the same method in which the amulets power the light sources on the island. Granted, she would have to find a way to create a port for the phone to share minimal power from the household. Would something like this be viable?