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Yumi gazed appreciatively around the interior of her grandmother's teahouse, drawn to the decorations—and taking mental note of its layout. [break][break]

As their family owned several restaurants throughout Johto, Yumi was raised with a keen eye to understanding the flow of people throughout a space. Businesses thrived and died on good layouts promoting movement and bringing focus to the best they had to offer. [break][break]

And it helped to know how quickly attackers could reach her from every exit. [break][break]

"Good afternoon, Grandmother," Yumi said as she drew up to MARILYN HASEGAWA and bowed in respectful greeting. In her hand, she carried a takeout box of local pastries in a large, plastic bag. "Are you settling in well?" [break][break]

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Something was empowering in telling the worker underlings to get back to doing the dishes after catching them on their cell phones. Just as it was empowering to sit on the edge of a tatami mat in a tea house she very well considered her own, knowing how much veneration she had attained simply by being in the right place at the right time- all for allowing a pulsating stone of light to fall into her hands. Power was one of many things that had been deprived amidst her youth.[break][break]

But it was all starting to come together, or better yet, back. Wrinkled eyes peered upward at the door as the opening triggered the sequence of melodic chimes, and a bright, cracked smile manifested below her cheeks at the approach of her beloved visitor. "Good afternoon to you, my dear grandbaby Yumi," she said raspily, placing her cigar upon the table's metal rest, ".. oh, no need to be so formal, dear.. as long as you don't smack me across the face, heh! Come sit with me."[break][break]

Holding a hand out in welcome, Marilyn would place a sloppy kiss upon her knuckles if she were to accept.[break][break]

"Oh, it's been so wonderful here in Sootopolis, Yumi," she nodded in response, holding up an extremely shaky palm to notify the staff of their need for drinks, ".. Elisabeth Fiorelli has been oh so kind to me, she invested in all of this..! And if you love this, you would have loved the family's tea house in Johto."[break][break]

Perhaps later, or maybe in a secluded spot, she would tell Yumi that Elisabeth had not been the sole investor. MATIAS SILPH was quite easy to extort, after all. The tea was served rather quickly by a young woman- dark oolong in a clay gaiwan with three matching cups, one for the Seviper, too.[break][break]

"I hope you've been well, too. Have you?"

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Yumi allowed her grandmother to kiss her hand, feeling much more like a princess with the gesture than she'd ever had before. Smiling, she removed the takeout box from the bag as she listened to Marilyn chatter away. [break][break]

The cardboard box was plain white, with a ribbon decorating the outside and the logo of the bakery stamped on one side. The understated elegance appealed to Yumi greatly, and she hoped her elder thought the same. [break][break]

Opening it revealed an assortment of traditional Johtonian baked sweets, each one carefully arranged so it would not bump or smudge the other. [break][break]

"I'll have to give Underboss Fiorelli a small token of some kind, to thank her for her generosity and support," Yumi said. "And I've been well, yes. I recently spoke with your other grandchild and told him you'd been released. He'll come around to meet with you soon." [break][break]

I hope, she added silently, wondering if Sen Hasegawa would actually bother.

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The steam of the tea cascaded as she shakily filled the cups, raising one to her lips with a smile and nod- and an inevitable, aged cough of letting it trickle down. Her eyes wandered curiously to the unraveling of the gifts brought from the bakery as she consumed both the drink and its aroma, closing into mere slits in great appreciation of just how graceful it appeared in stature. Things like these, luxuries, were quite the opposite of the things she had been given during her stay at the doomed facility.[break][break]

At least, other than the things her prison pup had smuggled in for her benefit. "Oh, she's one of the good ones, dear," she said raspily, placing her cup back down on the table. It was always just so tempting to ramble on and on, and that she would have- if Yumi had not brought up the other that happened to retain some of her blood that was once wished to have been cast away for good. A hopeful smile manifested within her wrinkles at the topic, holding a hand out to catch the wandering Frillish to bring it into her lap.[break][break]

"Thank you, thank you, Yumi. I was starting to get worried that he's been.. wanting not to meet me," she said as she nipped her fingers over to the other side of the table, wanting to grab at the sweets- but also not wanting to appear bashful. The last time she tried to dig into a fancy thing like this, it ended up toppling all over the floor due to her rusty reach.[break][break]

"It's felt so long since I've been out of the cells, I would have imagined him to have come around by now," she paused, raising an eyebrow, ".. where is he now? What has he been up to? Oh, I'm so nosy, dear."[break][break]

A glance to the door, hopeful that what she imagined to be her grandson would appear with open arms was her fantasy.. but nothing, just a bird that had made its way in and desperately needed to make its way out. Was it that he did not wish to acquaint? Or was he off being a good young one, pursuing an education?

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"Fetch us a couple of dessert plates and forks, and a knife," Yumi ordered the young woman who had brought them their tea. [break][break]

Her expression soured at Marilyn's questions about her cousin. [break][break]

"Sen's working for me now, for the casino. He keeps the website and other behind-the-scenes IT functions running. But that hasn't stopped him from disappearing for lengths of time, doing Arceus-knows-what." [break][break]

She rolled her eyes, clearly indicating what she thought of that behavior. [break][break]

The serving girl returned with the requested silverware. Taking up the knife, Yumi sliced a matcha dessert into small, bite-sized portions. She placed one on her grandmother's plate and another on hers. [break][break]

"I'll reach out to him and tell him you want to meet."

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The thought that her other grandchild was not pursuing business the way she and Yumi had been was all the more unsettling. She wished not to believe him to be the black sheep of the family, but the mannerisms provoked by speaking of him made her think the young woman before her was a few leagues ahead with those notions. At least he was keeping business with the family somewhat, however.[break][break]

“He’s devout to Rocket like the rest of us, is he not? That could be it, dear,” she smiled, sticking her fork into the dessert, “.. some men are far too worried to communicate what they are made to encounter. Dirty work and all that, he may be embarrassed.”[break][break]

If that were true, there was no need to be embarrassed in her presence. Marilyn had seen it all in her time in prison and before- it was how she made the prison and all the other women serving their sentences her pawns. But she loved her pawns, as they were the only ones to keep her immersed in the real world and the passage of time.. With equal exchanges and benefits[break][break]

Now, Yumi could be that and so much more, as she was special. “Thank you, dear,” she responded in delight, plopping her cut piece between her dentures, “.. as long as our casino and tea house stay afloat, and we remain devout, our sect of the family should be able to thrive- all frills. You’re a hard-working woman- keeping my blood alive.”[break][break]

The blood of her grandfather, too, despite all the transgressions. He was always a hard worker, especially in delegation.[break][break]

“I hope Rocket recognizes that about you, too- our renowned strength and vigor.”

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Yumi's frown deepened at the question of Sen's devotion to Team Rocket. "I'll be honest, Grandmother: I have no idea what Sen thinks of Team Rocket," she admitted. "Maybe that's a conversation best had between you and him, though." [break][break]

She nibbled delicately on her forkful of dessert, listening to Marilyn's wisdom. The consternation smoothed out of her face, replaced by a mix of pride and delight. "I hope so, too. In fact, I did want to speak with you about business today." [break][break]

Yumi flashed her grandmother a grin. [break][break]

"I want to expand. The casino brings in good money, but one business does not equal an empire. And if I want to build my own empire here, in our name as Hasegawas, then I need to extend beyond the casino and Sootopolis." [break][break]

Removing her tablet from her tote bag, she turned it on and pulled up a few sketch ideas. [break][break]

"I want to open a mahjong parlor in Slateport that doubles as a restaurant and bar. Do you play mahjong at all?"

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“Him and I will have it soon, then,” she nodded in response, taking another deep swig of her tea, “.. perhaps that is what he needs- something to make his life a little less dull.”[break][break]

At the grin that followed her granddaughter’s statement, she could not help but feel her eyes twinkle in exhilaration. If one thing was true about Marilyn outside of being an ancient serial killer, it was that business was one, if not the ultimate interest of hers.[break][break]

“An Empire, you say? Dear,” she chuckled in delight, “.. and here I thought I’d be the top dog after my release. Your ambitions make me feel.. Well, pride would be an absolute understatement.”[break][break]

Tilting her head at the tablet, for she had not seen technology of that caliber outside of a typical cell phone, she looked at the ideas sprawled upon it.[break][break]

“We played mahjong all the time in the Kantonian prison, up until one of the girls filled up a sock with the tiles and bashed a guard’s head in,” she laughed, “.. but I’ve always loved it, even if it’s been a while since I’ve played.”[break][break]

Taking another cut of the dessert and splitting it in half, she shakily held a piece up to her Frillish’s lips and then to her own.[break][break]

“And Slateport for the new Hasegawa Empire’s first expansion? There are so many places where you can pick from there, now,” she closed her eyes and blushed, lost in thought, “.. that’s where I was born, dear. Have you looked at properties yet?”

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Marilyn's approval secured, Yumi practically preened, pride oozing from every pore. [break][break]

"I hope your mahjong skills haven't gotten rusty, because I'd love for you to visit the parlor often," she said, swiping through several interior design ideas. Her sketches showed collages for furniture, decoration, silverware and flatware, lighting options, and even menus. [break][break]

At Marilyn's question on properties, Yumi shook her head. "Not yet, but I have a contact in real estate. I want to reach out to him once I tally up some numbers." [break][break]

She wasn't sure if nikkari hect would be willing to invest in this kind of project, but the only way to find out was to ask. [break][break]

Putting aside her tablet, Yumi turned to regard her grandmother once more. "I knew you were born in Slateport, but not much else beyond that," she ventured. "Will you tell me some stories of when you were young? Before you married Grandfather and moved to Johto?"

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