Grinning Keiko got up to meet her friend. There was an energy in the air that screamed excitement. It felt almost like normal, like the card games in the hotel rooms on Hanging Neck Island. “I’m so glad we’re doing this. I haven’t looked forward to anything quite as much as this in the last two months.” Maybe that wasn’t something she should have admitted aloud but as well as she was adjusting to Johto she still missed home to a certain degree.

And with Kuwabara’s arrival she nodded. Eyes rolling as she watched Yusuke play out his typical dick greeting. Yep definitely, a normal get together between friends. She was however going to wait for Jin to make an appearance before she answered his question about dinner and motioned for him to wait a moment.

It was just luck that Jin was nearby and once he was firmly settled back on terra firma with the rest of them she started unpacking the picnic basket, announcing each menu item as she placed its container on the blanket. There was a large bowl of rice, a platter of chicken teriyaki, another bowl with cucumber salad, and a pot of still steaming miso soup. She was still a little iffy on if she made enough, but she was fairly sure she’d covered everyone getting at least two helpings out of everything, possibly three when all was said and done.

“And a pot of tea,” she announced as she removed covers from containers, and set about pouring tea for anyone that wanted a cup.