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[1wing]

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Tsubasa has put up posters for the Japanese Culture Appreciation Club. Most of them are fairly innocuous, with pictures of sushi, ninja, and various other archetypically Japanese things. There is one that stands out more than the others though. It has a crude drawing of what is probably a samurai flanked by impeccably brushed text. Tsubasa's bad at drawing, but excellent at calligraphy.

"Join the Japanese Culture Appreciation Club Today!" It says, followed by "For more details, please contact Miss Kazanari at the staff room" in smaller text at the bottom.

Because Tsubasa really wants her club to do well, she's going to be sneaking around the grounds watching for people who seem interested.

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An email is sent to everyone in the school. Those who dare to open the video attached get to see Tsubasa and Maria's mugs filling the screen as they set up. For a former pop star Tsubasa's surprisingly terrible at dealing with the camera.

"Ahem, ahem. Good day everyone, the Japanese Culture Appreciation Club and the Cooking Club are organising a joint event next Friday. We will be watching the classic period film Seven Samurai. For the Cooking Club, Miss Cadenza- zav- Miss Maria?"

"The cooking club will be making snacks for everyone to eat and enjoy while watching the movie." Maria tried to hold it together and look like a teacher, trying not to laugh at Tsubasa failing to say her last name correctly.

"And if you like what you see, you are always free to join either club. Or even both, if you're really dedicated! Please consider it!" Tsubasa nodded seriously before turning to her partner with a "Maria, don't laugh!"

"Saying not to laugh isn't helping." Guess it was one of the silly perks of having a dense sword partner.

"If you can make it to the joint event it will be a lot of fun. Any leftovers food wise you can bring home as well." Maria was mainly interested in the last part since having tasty food always made her feel happy. Meaning everyone was going to make a lot of food even if they didn't really notice right away.

"Your name is just really difficult, okay?" Tsubasa's more than a little embarrassed as she reaches for the camera to turn it off.

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Tsubasa and Maria can be found in the staff room, chatting and waiting for anyone who wants to join their clubs.

((If you want Tsubasa or Maria specifically feel free. Brackets and prose are both fine.))

Comments

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[almostanthy]

Good day....?

[ Is this the staff room? Someone with impeccable posture and hair nearly as impossible as Tsubasa and Maria's peers uncertainly in. She's holding a Japanese Appreciation flyer, but is this also where Cooking Club hopefuls should report...?

Towa really hopes she is Doing This Right. ]

[1wing]

[ Tsubasa spins around in her spinny teacher's chair to face the newcomer. ]

Good day to you too. Are you here to join one of our clubs?

[ A new member! Tsubasa can barely contain herself! ]

[almostanthy]

[ Gasp, a teacher! In an official teacher chair and everything! Towa is not intimidated by this sight, however. A Princess outranks even the educational staff.

She does require something from the faculty, however, so she holds up the flyer and nods. ] I am. The Cooking Club, if you please.

[ This Japanese Appreciation one is the only one that listed where to sign up, so....She looks up at Tsubasa with regal expectancy. ]

[bindingsoul]

I'm the person you're looking for then.

[ Hopefully she doesn't scare the new recruit off, dealing with students is still fairly new to Maria. ]

[almostanthy]

[ Oh, she's talking to the wrong person. Towa switches targets, nodding her head. ] I'm in your hands!

[ A pause, and then, more quietly, almost as if she's reluctant to ask the question but she can't help it: ] We will be learning to independently prepare sustenance...correct?

[1wing]

Independently preparing sustenance? Is that what you do, Maria? [ Tsubasa's not making fun of Towa, she's legitimately curious herself.

She thinks about cooking and what exactly it is approximately none of the time. She has SAKIMORI KNIFE SKILLS but not much else. ]

[bindingsoul]

Learning how to make tasty food would be a better way to explain it?

[ Sustenance kinda implies you're not enjoying the food. ]

[almostanthy]

[ What a relief. This shall be an excellent complement to Towa's Princess Lessons, then. ] How shall I register?

[bindingsoul]

I'll go get a registration form for you.

[ Thankfully Maria thought ahead and had some on the table that she was sharing with Tsubasa. ]

If you fill it out and return it to me you'll be added to the club member list.

[almostanthy]

Ah, thank you very much...

[ When offered the form, Towa will look about for a place to complete it right here and now. Then she realizes maybe that's not what she's supposed to do. ] I'll be finished presently.