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Sara looked at some shops with Velma.  "So many shops.  There should be time, as long as we don't spend to much time at any of the shops."

Velma shrugged, "I'm not one for going shopping much. I just go in, get what I intend to get and then I'm out of there.  Though in recent years I just order everything online."

"Not everyone likes to go shopping.  I like to now and then. It can be fun sometimes, all the things stores have, even if you don't intend to buy any of them it can be fun to see them."

"I think you'd get along with Daphne." Velma said.


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Captain Carson nodded as she continued uprooting the massive radishes. "Thanks," she said.

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Dr. Zanasiu passed by Sara and her group. "Have you found any shops that might sell any supplies we need?"

Two massive Bulls clad in mawashis passed by them as they headed to the town square for a formal match.

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"You could try the Tonfon library." The fisherman caught the bag and pocketed it. "However, I do suggest you be discreet about your interest in the Umbra Gear. There maybe others who are interested. Some of whom may wish to do harm to you."

Luckily, the marketplace's bustle made eavesdropping nearly impossible. The two fisherman took their baskets of freshly caught fish and headed to the fishmonger.

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 Very Well. i'll do that ' Chong said in reply to the fisherman and headed out towards the library which towered over the other buildongs in town.
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Dixie, and scooby decided to go join the others at the amusement park. Scooby was wearing a mawashi he had been given and was trying to break it in. Agumina was the first to spot the Doos and waved them over ' Hi Guys!' the peach digimon grinned as she rode in a buoy in the wave pool ' wanna come join me? Tiger Agumon and Flash are getting treats and Tigress is in the lazy river. "
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 Well i'm still breaking in my mawashi ' Scooby said . " i'll join your girls later i'll be getting a bite to eat while you two have fun.. "' 'Sure thing, Agumina. Here I Come."Dixie jumped in the water and swam over to Aguminas Buoy and climbed on..  Agumina made room for her on the buoy as the pool began a fresh rotation of waves. ' You Know Dixie, we haven't done as much stuff together as I'd have liked.' Agumina said as they were hit. and rose with the wave.'I mean obviously you've been busy with your wedding and all that.. and well I've been on vacation. but after the hotel I'd have hoped we'd keep in touch more..I well...
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" feel Left out?' Dixie said ' Yeah, quite a bit actually.' Agumina admitted. she turned and looked at Dixie. 'i mean, you invited Tigeress and Tiger to those games of yours..
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 they invited themselves and it wasnt for very long. you were on vacation, and we had to stop that nut Gabriel from destroying the world of toons.. "with dipping- something or other..' agumina said ' Dip..' Dixie said. "whatever. i would have loved to take on that creep.so..'
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 you wanna hang out?' Dixie said. 'more than that Dixie.. I want as be as high on your list of friends as Cynder and Tigress are.." agumina said.' Agumina, you are a friend..' Dixie said " besides didnt you go to the movies with Cynder and Tigress? I didnt get to go to that..' well thats because Cynder asked us not to invite you.. shes. well i'd rather not say..
- Having issues with Spyro.. I know. i went to see them when Spyro was taking her out to dinner and well, apparently the dinner didnt go so well after i left . i just went to say hi, and well i dont know whats happened but they seem terse with each other..
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yeah well relationships are tough.. who knows whats going with them. anyway you and i need to do a lot more stuff together starting now..starting with playing ' master of this buoy..3 rounds of wave, the one who is on top after 3 is the winner.. loser buys dinner and has to kiss the winner". Agumina suddenly pushed Dixie off the buoy into the water. Dixie splashed into the water.
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 Stripetail reached the ship still carrying his hourglass.
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Well, I serve master Ozai' Shifu said to Nani ' if you need supplies ' we could hook you up with some. all you need to do is return is.. compete in out tournament.. and now make us laugh at all of you..
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"Speaking of which, should we get back to lord Ozai's palace?" Tai Lung, a sumo snow leopard and another guard asked of Shifu


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sara waved to Dr Zanasiu, "How are you doing?  As for shops, yes, Velma and I saw some that had some supplies." She said.

Velma reached into a pocket and took out a sheet of paper that was folded.  Sara took out a map of the area she had baught, one of several with marks and notations on them.

"Here's a list of the shops we've come across, what they have and the prices." Velma said offering the list.

"And this map has the notations where the stores are." Sara said.  "hope this helps." She said.  

She had secretly paid for a few of the more important items to be delivered, by some local messengers & delivery, anonymously with the notation that a local heard of their problem and wanted to donate.  Jason and a few were on another part of the world doing likewise.  not an overwealing amount, just some of the most important items or more pricey here and there.  Leaving still much of the work would still need to be done by the crew and officers and such of the ship.


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Dr. Zanasiu examined the list. Not surprisingly, most of the materials that were sold were basic construction supplies, raw materials and food. Though a few did sell vehicle and starship parts. "Thank you. I myself have offered to work at a dohyo refurbishing company. I simply have to pack down the mud and sand floor. I'm on break right now though."

He stretched out his sore muscles.

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Chong's servant had collapsed inside the library under the sheer load of supplies he had been forced to carry.

Several of the Tonfonese rushed to help the fallen man.

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a gong sounded  and the mawashiians stopped to bow in front of a image of a giant sumo that appeared in the sky " the Bowing Time' has begun  boomed a large voice
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 Dixies head popped out of the water and she had a surprised look on her face as a very large wave headed towards her. these waves appeared every 15 minutes 'Wave 1 to me' Agumina said as they reached the chest of the wave and fell down into the slough. the native Mawashiians had stopped and were now in a kneeling or bowibg postion."Wonder whats going on? Dixie said as she tried to climb back on to the buoy as the waves calmed down. she founds herself getting introduced to aguminas clawed feet, as Agumina tried to push her off as the waved rolled up and down. Agumina burst out laughing.. 'nice try, girlfriend, but you'll have to do better than that!' dixie reached out and  grabbed Aguminas foot, pulled her off the buoy and dumped her into the water face first."ahh! agumina yelped as she dove beneath the waters, and Dixie climbed back on. Dixie held that position for the next fifteen minutes" wave 2 to me" Dixie grinned as the wave knocked Agumina away from her buoy.'what happened if we both are on the buoy at the same time?" Dixie asked. "Eh the one who has more of themselves on the buoy will win" Agumina said using her ring to throw water in Dixies face, distracting her long enough to climb back on the buoy. "Cheater! Dixie cracked "You never said anything about using our rings! " What matters is finishing on top ' Agumina said as she playfully wrestled with Dixie. Agumina countered Dixies attempts to grab her and throw her off again by using her ring to create a kind of shield around her.
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 Scooby meanwhile had ordered a few hot dogs from a vendor before the vendor started bowing to the image in the sky. "wonder who that guy is" scooby said before biting his hot dog.
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 Tigress was by now making her second trip along the length of the lazy river ' the temperature was warm, the water cool, but not cold, and the buoy was comfortable. " this is great": she sighed contentedly to herself. Flash, Agumon and Tiigr had bought snacks and waved to her as she passed them near a curve in the river. Flash grabbed a hot dog and jumped into her mothers lap." Here mom" Flash grinned " no ketchup or mustard? Tigress looked at her daughter " i like it plain mom " Flask explained " alright fine. just give me about a third of oit " tigeress said. Flash cut the hot dog into thirds.
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No, its the Bowing hour' shifu replied to Tai Lung. "Afterwards we are to bring the contestants to their lodgings for the tournament.
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 The srvant shook from the heavy loads he had carried. a sofa was brought out to lay him down on. " you should not have one him carry such a heavy load " one of them said to Chong. "Are you volunteering to help carry these supplies?' chong said in a soft but cold voice. 'We.. will help carry SOMe of them. You have a lot of things here " And much to research.. Now if you will grant me my privacy.. that would be obliged." chiong said.
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"This is surreal," Carmelita commented as she watched pretty much everyone who was a native to Mawashi begin to bow at this command.

"Who is that guy?" Oliver asked a vendow.


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that is an image of the great Ozai' the vendor said between bows ' as you are visitors you are not required to bow. it is merely a custom and mark of respect to our ruler.. now, let me return to my bowing."
 Ratchet Angela and clank were sampling some of the local cuisine including noodle dishes, clank found this place did not serve robots..
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 Dixie finally used her own ring to counteract Aguminas shield, her rings greater power allowing her to break the shield. Aguminas face wore  a look of surprise mixed with apprehension. 'since you brought magic into this Agumina, well then, i'll use magic. Dixie smirked Agumina opened her mouth and  a green fireball began forming in her mouth.  Dixie held up her ring in a defensive position. ' Hold on Agumina. Is a kiss and dinner really worth torching this buoy? You wreck this buoy, you lose the contest" dixie said firmly."By forfeit." Agumina paused and let the fireball dissipate. ' yeah, you're right' she said, as the large wave began its rise.'
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All the people who were visitors saw that, indeed, all the locals were bowing to the image of their ruler.

"I bet you boys wish you could have it come this easily for you," Kiara smirked to her brother and mate, though she gave Kovu a kiss.

"At least we know who's in charge..." Carmelita noted.


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tigeress and Flash, munched on thier hot dog as the lazy river carried their buoy around the course for another lap. 'this place is awesome mom. all those folks dressed in their underwear, and throwing each other around.." flash said between bites ; ' thats wrestling, well a form of it called sumo. " why dont you and dad wrestle? Flash asked as they got turned around in one of the rapids.'Because we're quadripeds, and to wrestle you need to be able to stand up on two legs and have arms to wrestle with, in other words be bipeds."Tigeress said "oh so Uncle Scooby or aunt Dixie could wrestle but not you or dad." well you also have to weigh a certain amount..' Tigeress said. ' scoobys big enough, Dixies not. Most of our team doesnt weigh enough,I think only Scooby, Spyro and Cynder weigh enough to compete." What about Stripetail? flash asked " Hes too old to wrestle dear. I dont think magic is allowed in wrestling anyway."Tigress said as she finished her part of the hot dog and ruffled her daughters fur, causing her to giggle.
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 Cynder-W and spyro _W flew in circle and headed back towards the ship, having seen enough of water parks, the admittedly beautiful mountains, and the various signs bear ing Ozais face ' that guy sure loves to have his image everywhere' spyro said as they flew  "Look Cynder I'm sorry about.. well the dinner thing. I.. just wanted to have a nice dinner with you without all our friends popping up.." "I know and well I havent really been myself lately. tell you what we'll give it another try on this planet..just the two of us' Cynder-W said looking up at Spyro.'A big smile spread on the purple dragons face 'and afterwards , you and dixie can catch up, i promise ." he replied. Yeah I had wanted to catch up with her.. but well I havent had the time to. I've been hanging out with tigeress and  agumina and Skylands..just to collect my thoughts. I've grown a lot fonder of Tigeress since the hotel, she'll really been a friend to me through all this.." cynder said. "Thats good, always good to have friends. Young Spyro is quite a prankster. likes to yank on my tail, or mess with Skylands. You can tell they are friends though, but dont have the bond we share, well not yet.." spyro said as they saw the ship>' Better go buy some mawashis" Spyro said as Cynder burst out laughing."
 What? you'd better not bring up that time I had to wear a dress!" spyro glowered. "No, but that is going in the memory book stripetail gave me after the Chong business.' Cynder said " and I might mention it to skylands..." dont you dare" spyro said." 'Well I'm sure Young Spyro has told you about stuff, why shouldnt i be able to tell her abut stuff?" Because its embarrassing"Spyro replied."I'm sure hes told you about embarrassing stuff Skylands has done or hes done. besides you know i dont blab. Skylands wont say anything, I'll swear her to secrecy." you'd better Cynder, you'd better. And speaking of secrets , have you and her.. done anything?" spyro, dont pry. i dont pry into your business. 'i'm not bisexual with a thing for girls. course you're not the only girl on our team like that. theres Dixie, you , Tigress and Agumina.' All skylands and  i have done is kiss, she was curious about it. thats it. ' alright, thats all i wanted to know.' Spyro said satisfied.'the two landed, and the the purple and black lips met as Cynder kissed Spyro.' Spyro held the kiss for a  couple seconds then pulled away.' alright' lets go to our room and grab some gems so we can go into town..
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As the wave reached ts peak, both Dixie and Agumina remained fully on the buoy.' so what movie would you like to see once our little game s over..' Dixie asked. ' whatver movies are on this planet' agumina said motioning up to the large figure of ozai above. ' Hopefully they arent all about him,. i dont like guys with giant egos. " in this guys case his ego might be smaller then his waist size. Hopefully hes at least nice.' Dixie chuckled. " you can never tell with cult followings. like the cult following you have following your partner' hey thats not true! I have a blog following and its not a cult.. "Agumina said summoning a book with  her ring called " Digimon blogs. " Agumina was the first blog listed on page 3" see, theres more stuff about Leomon than there is about Agumon. i'm not a major groupie ' agumina said. ' so you say.. i didnt know digimon have blogs. ' we have lots of computers in digiworld. how do you think Agumon, Gabumon, biyonmon and i pay visits to our partners?' aumina said magicking the book over towards a table outside of the pool.'" theres portals" dixie said."those are tricky to navigate. speaking of which. You need to see the house I've bought. very nice, over looking mount servor. all the food a digiwomon could want.."
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 well I definitely need to pay you and Tigress a visit. Stitch and angel live in Hawaii, and Spyro and Cynder live in Warfang. I dont think the lions will stay on our team past this deal with what-his-face.' Mertavius' agumina said " Yeah too much on thier plates, with them being kings and queens and all . So at most there'll be 6 on the team." Agumina agreed. "Now to settle our bet' she said as she Suddenly pushe at Dixie, trying to force her off off the buoy. Agumina was quite a bit smaller than Dixie, but all she needed to do to win was knock even a small part of Dixie off, Dixies greater size was a disadvantage.Even a bit of her tail, woulsd suffice.Dixie grabbed agumins by the shoulders and pinned her down."Nice try girl..but I'm bigger and stronger than you are."'But I'm smaller, and I'm completely on, but your tail and right foot are off;' Agumina said, pointing .' Dixies frowned as she realized that Agumina was right.'Alright, you win. I'll pay for dinner and the movie.' Dixie said as the pool calmed down and the buoy sank to the normal level."And you have to kiss me' agumina added.' dixie pulled out a tube of red lipstick.'Alright put that on, and plant one on me.'i like pink lipstick better ' agumina said.'besides,I get to choose the kiss.' Just kiss me, put on the lipstick and kiss me again. not that hard' Dixie said.'Fine, no need for us to argue over a few seconds of liplock.' Agumina said. " Let me up please'
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 Dixie did so, the suddenly pushed agumina off of the buoy. ' that was for cheating with magic.' she smirked as she jumped off herself after collecting her makeup.  and swam over to agumina who looked put out. ' lets go get some food. i'm starving after being on that buoy for an hour. Shrivelled up pretty good too. i owe you a couple kisses Agumina dont spend them all in one place.." Fair enuogh. ' you pay for lunch since you lost. In fact you pay for everything i ask for today.."Loading on the gravy huh? just like Scooby does with his chicken.' Dixie said. " He puts gravy on chicken?' Agumina made a face. " on fries , mashed potatos lots of stuff. at least he doesn'y put it on pizza or ice cream.."
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 No wonder hes so large " agumina commented as they got out of the pool, and headed over to the nearest vendor.
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in the midst of all the bowing, a floating screen descended towards Stripetail personally, projecting a face he knew well.............

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"This makes perfect sense," Rabbit smiled, "They worship this Ozai like we worship the great Shere Khan."

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Hello old friend " Ozai boomed , the image of the massive sumo appearing before Stripetail " Been many years, at least by human reckoning. You've arrived during Bowing Hour, the one hour a week where my subject bow to me and i draw energy from their praise. Do they serve you like this in Aestorica? Ah But I forget, you're always about business' Ozai chuckled. "Ever the professional. You should have some fun some time my lord, relax. this cosmos isnt going to spiral too far out of control, not with you around.
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 the ship I'm using needs repairs and supplies." Stripetail said looking at the massive human. " naturally, it's in pretty rough shape from the looks of it. ' There is very little that goes on on my planet that I dont learn of very quickly.Perks of being the most powerful sumo here, and its not remotely close. I am as great a sumo, as you are with magic, or close to it, at least. One must have a smidgen of humility." Can you even spell humility Ozai?' Stripetail replied ' Ozai burst out laughing " Ever the quick retort, seer. oh how many kings have flinched at your sharp words!"
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 I';m not one to tolerate fools.' Stripetail said "nor should you.' ozai nodded. " i see that you have entered some of your friends into my tournaments. tell you what, if 10 of them can make the semifinals- since there are 8 tournaments that means there are 32 semifinal spots- i'll help you out. but if not enough of them make it that far, well. your ship will have to change its appearance..
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 you dont mean that you'd have us repaint it in your colors ? Stripetail said." precisely ' Ozai smirked. "Dont worry , you'll get whatever supplies you need, the only question is what price you'll have to pay to get it. Nothings free, you know. I see you have my hourglass' Ozai pointed to the large hourglass Stripetail was holding. "fine magical craftsmanship, that. Completely unbreakable, holds tremendous magical powers.My father put a lot of magic into it, as did I. How did you come by it?"
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Master Turusawa gave it to me.. Stripetail said " Ah..' Ozai frowned , in thought.. " yes, elderly badger chap, his shop is always messy and unkempt. His grandfather was the last sumo to ever beat me in a match, technically he tripped me and the  umpire overseeing it didn't catch it. Ah well having a record of 7, 697,502, 107,998-3  is comfort enough, i suppose.' ozai shrugged."What did you do to merit him giving it to you?" I cleaned his store out and organized it' stripetail said ' ozai smirked " Yes, doing that would require the work of a great mage. and you chastened a bully as well. never had much stock with bullies . Owa wouldnt have made it far in the contest anyway.' Ozai said, each laugh setting off a jiggle avalanche running down his body.'
 I'm over 10000 pounds now seer, did you know that? I'm trying to make it to 5 tons., " roughly the size of an elephant then?' Yes indeed.anyway heres the prize I'll wave in front of you. If your team can reach 10 semis, not only will i give you the supplies you need, I'll give you a chunk  of my collection of 'sumo magic and history', including my collection of magic rings and necklaces, as well . i know you've tried to trade with me for a few of those in the past.' Stripetail's eyebrows were raised ' A very generous offer Ozai..
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 indeed, well its not everyday the great seer deigns to visit me.' ozai said. " have you seen the last history film about me " Its about how i merged 10 planets into one.. by my will..thats why this planet is so large.."
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 are there any movies NOT about you?' stripetail said ' why would anyone here not want to hear about me? Ozai pouted. "For variety dear Ozai, not everything must be about you..Besides my group might want to go see a movie about Mawashiian history..'-
Ozai theater 999,972 has an extended edition of that'; Ozai said " we've added about a million theaters since you were last here, theres 10.1 million now."
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 Indeed Stripetail said "Well ozai i must be off as this hourglass is quite heavy.."
Naturally. Well seer enjoy the next month.. because thats at least how long you'll be on here.. if you want to win your prize. the tournaments will start next week. a day here is equal to 40 earth hours, or close to 2 of your days ' I'm not from Earth' " No but many of your team is. They'll have to get used to the ,longer day.. Farewell seer. we will meet soon enough in person.."Ozai said and the image vanished.
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"There anything we can help you with?" Shoukichi, a tanuki local of the planet asked Stripetail, "I'm Shoukichi, and this is my wife Kiyo."

Shoukichi wore a tan tunic, while Kiyo wore a light orange one.

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"So much food," Oliver grinned.

"I don't want to lose my figure her,e" Carmelita commented


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"Neat, I think some of the clan would like some of these items." Gnash said.

"pick what you want.  You know best what each person would like." Jason said.  

Brooklyn picked up an unusual looking and large wok.  "this may cook enough to even satisfy Broadway." he said smiling as he turned and looked it over.  

Gnash looked at Jason, "You sure you can afford all this?" he asked.

Jason waved one hand, "helping out some kings, emperors, and investing, does have some, benefits." He said.

"Nice sound." Guilmon said as he gently poked some wind chimes with one claw on a finger.  Then he laughed a bit.  "he, he."


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(Mawashi)

Doctor Kerzach poured an entire box of washed napa cabbage into a shredder. He had gotten a job at Umami Tsunami, an eatery that specialized in chankonabe.

The air inside the kitchen was redolent with the scent of dashi broth and other savory ingredients. Steam wafted from several covered pots. Each pot was more like an industrial-sized cauldron as gantries overhead were used to add ingredients. Massive pipes conveyed the savory soup to smaller holding tanks where they would be ladled out and served to customers.

"Kerzach!" his supervisor called. "You're needed to oversee the refill
 seaweed cauldron #2!"

"Right away!" the Cassowary called back. He threw the empty box aside and made his way to the aforementioned area. There, an enormous stainless steel cauldron twice as high as he was with numerous pipes going in and out of it lay.

"Cold water charge in!" a worker said, reading the display.

Doctor Kerzach read the display and confirmed it was the right temperature. "Add seaweed charge!"

An electric front-end loader with its scoop filled with shredded wakame trundled up to the loading port and dumped its cargo. The loading port was a twin airlock system that prevented too much water loss from evaporation.

After the loader backed away. Two men with a cart containing large flat slabs of kombu approached. A small lift rose from the ground as they used electric shears to cut squares out of the seaweed. The 2-foot by 2-foot squares were then placed into the loading port and the lift descended.

When the charging was done, Doctor Kerzach nodded. "Everything is in order. You may now begin heating!"

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Captain Carson looked at her watch and scowled. She had been working for almost thirteen hours. And her supervisor said she'd have a half-day shift.

She put the daikon in the cart and went to the supervisor. "Excuse me," she said. "I was scheduled for an twelve hour shift; I've been working for thirteen hours."

The supervisor looked at the clock. "Your shift's half over."

"My watch is--"

"A day on Mawashi is about forty Earth hours. We scheduled you for the equivalent of half day shift."

Captain Carson's jaw dropped. She had been scheduled to work twenty hours with only a single meal break! She shook her head. "I'm sorry, I can't take this. I quit."

The supervisor held up a hand. "Do not be so hasty. Perhaps we can work something out?"

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A servant brought Chong some herbal tea from Tonfon's herb shop. Another placed a stack of books next to him.

"Chong, can we please have a break? We've been working for nearly two days straight," the servant who had brough over the steaming herbal tea asked.

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Fine fine. Take a short break, and let me know what you've uncovered.' chiong replied, sipping lightly at the tea.' we must find out as much as we can about the lens before the squirrel and his friends get here! i need to learn how to control it and focus that light so i can kill that damn squirrel. Hes caused me too much grief..' Chong set down the tea on a table with an exasperated sigh..
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 Kiyo smiled as she came up to Stripetail ' Welcome to Mawashi sir' She said in a cheery voice ' May I' she took the hourglass from Stripetail and glanced at it briefly. 'fine work/ did you make it yourself?' no madam. It was a gift from master Turusawa' Stripetail said." Oh. Turusawa. he gives good prices. i buy from him quite often' Kiyo said,the tanuki laughing with mirth.' stripetail relaxed, he could see these creatures were of a good sort. both were over 300 pounds by his estimation, and  both over 6 feet tall.'I'm just heading to my ship over there to put the hourglass in my chambers, until i can send it back home. spells dont work on it until has completed a turn.'
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 A Mage then? fascinating ' Kiyo said. " we dont get many of those here. Here let me carry this for you. Have you come here to watch the sumo contests? ' Yes well that and get supplies for our ship. I have a number of friends entering the contests, so that we can get the supplies.
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Mind if we tag along " Kiyo smirked. Shoukichi over there is a very good cook. He actually does most of the cooking at home.' she said giving her husband a pat on the shoulder as they reached the Spire of Winter. ' Certainly. I dont mind having company' Stripetail replied.
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"And you can clean like a pro, darling," Shoukichi smiled in return, patting her shoulder in return. "We hope you're hungry," he smirked.

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Shoukichi, works in the sumo regional office. he organizes the tournaments ' Kiyo smiled.' makes me so proud to see his name on the official scoreboard." she said " You two have been married long/' No sir.' 3 years." In Mawashii reckoning? Striptail said.'Yes, so something like 5 years on Earth. I've been there once or twice " Kiyo said as the trio entered the ship and Stripetail led the pair into Winterville. ' Are you happily married then? the seer asked ' Very much sir. We share our chores, and are truly best friends.'
- That is wonderful to hear.' stripetail nodded ' are you married?" Kiyo said No, madam I am a bachelor' Stripetail replied "My business takes me all over and inevitably such demands would put a strain on any relationship.. I have friends, some of very long standing. But no girlfriends.."
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 One must find happiness in his or her own way. Me, I'm happy with my husband. We go everywhere together.." Kiyo said.
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"And I'm happy here with my wife," Shoukichi smiled, "She makes the best sake drinks at the bar she tends. I only drink the drinks she prepares."

The couple shared a kiss. "You should see what our home's like. Tell him, Kiyo."