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Takuma nonchalantly walked along a row of tomb stones. He carried a fresh bouquet of assorted flowers with him. It was held carefully to prevent them from getting squished or stressed. This was an outing he made frequently but it had little meaning to him. To Takuma the trip was yet another chore to eat away at his day.

When he heard the sound of music Takuma stopped. Normally this place was quiet when the random grievers were away. It was abnormal and piqued Takuma's curiosity. He wandered towards the enchanting sound but was clearly in no hurry. When he was finally close enough to see what was causing teh noise he was surprised. It was a dancing girl that looked as if she was in a trance. Was it a ghost?

....Wait, he recognized the girl. It was someone he was not overly familiar with. What in the world was she doing? Takuma was content watching the free show and pondering. It was much more interesting than continuing with chores.

Before he had the chance to ask what she was doing it became clear due to her concluding prayer. Was it for someone specific or a vague all of them? She is trying to gain the spirit's favor... Could there be something behind that?

Takuma slowly waved with his free hand. "Hey there." He could not help but meddle. Seeing someone here was a curious sight. "Do you dance like that here often? I don't think I've seen you here before."

He fussed with the flowers while listening to the girl talk. It appears he had accidentally smooshed a few while watching the performance. Takuma was apprehensive about getting them to their destination. The sooner they were in their place the sooner he could get back to doing nothing (a popular teenager past time).

"That seems rather nice of you. The spirits must appreciate an offering such as this." He casually scanned the surrounding area. It was an amazing day but there was barely any one else there. It seemed like a shame. "Spirits are rarely appreciated nowadays."

Takuma shrugged responding in a somber tone. "I agree, people tend to only focus on the tangible things. There are plenty of things that exist that we are not always actively aware of or do not fully understand." It seemed like a strange conversation to be having with someone he barely knew.

When Crysta came up and investigated the flowers Takuma was again reminded of the reason he had come here today."Thank you... These are for someone here." He answered sheepishly. "Would you like to come with me? I promise it won't take long." This place was a decent distance from where Takuma lived. He was hopeful the girl might want to do something afterwards. It was always annoying to go across town to get only one thing done. Based on what he had just seen and when he had met her in the woods the girl seemed like fun.

He chuckled at how requesting an introduction seemed to embarrass Crysta. It didn't seem like that offensive of a thing to forget. "I am Takuma Nobuyuki." Takuma gives a quick bob of a bow. "Despite being pretty good with names myself I'm uncertain if we had exchanged names earlier. Could I get yours too?"

"Where I'm going is farther into the Western part of the cemetery. It is an older grave so it's a ways over there." The older teen waited until introductions were over before beginning to walk towards his destination. The last thing Takuma wanted was to turn around and find himself alone again.

Takuma matches Crysta's pace to the best of his ability as he followed her. When she spoke of the headstones he began skimming them as they walked. He had been here frequently enough that everything along this path seemed familiar. It was always interesting to see how much they varied. However the more generic small ones were all very dull and duplicates of the same handful of designs.

"Even a plain and simple headstone is expensive. The cost might have something to do with it." His pace slowed as he was trying to think of reasons why the newer stones were lacking in detail. "Once they are in the ground not many people visit. I always thought it was weird for some to have an additional message written on them. The writing that isn't their names and times they were alive. Do you think anyone ever comes up with those on their own before they die? It seems like the sort of thing only their remaining family and friends would add."

"Ah, you misunderstood. I meant that the headstones that lack the message are the abnormality." Takuma bowed while trying to offer an apology. This did not come up frequently but he was painfully aware that his English was not always accurate. "My English is good but it is not always the best." He approached the headstone Crysta was looking at and inspected it."The captions are all a stranger has to understand the impact the deceased had during their life. They are important"

As Takuma glanced back at Crysta he could not help but return the smile when she did. "That is a cute caption. It seems like something that is very fitting for you." This girl seemed really energetic and her cheeriness felt contagious. He also had a growing appreciation for her as he listened to how much she respected the dead. Takuma shrugged in response to her question. It was a subject he had not put much thought into. It did not help that he was the sort of person that didn't waste his time fretting over his own mortality. "It isn't something I have particularly thought of. If I had a choice in the matter one of my parents or perhaps grandma could write it. They would probably come up with something nice."