> Nod to the nurikabe.
> Follow Flandre inside.
>She nods back to you with a smile, then returns to her gardening.
>Heading inside, you enter directly into the central temple. A stone statue of the buddha looms over the back, set upon a shrine for offerings. cushions are laid on the floor, while simple chairs backing the back are set closer to the walls. A couple of monks sit close to the front of the room, chanting softly. The floor is covered with the same kind of carpet that the Kakashi spirit news had, a soft kind of grassy green color. The walls are wooden and adorned with scrolls bearing various sutras on them. The scent of incense hands in the air.
>"Mmm," Flandre says softly, "Now where is she hiding?" She makes her way toward the left, through a small paper door and into a small unadorned hallway. You can hear voices ahead. "Just as I thought," she says, chuckling as she starts down the hall, then turns into a side room.
>Following her, you find yourself in a in what you assume is some kind of kitchen. Certainly there is something looks kind of like a range, and there is a thing underneath you assume is an oven. And over there is a large jar you assume is a zeer pot. But the former lakes an obvious place for the fire and the latter has a lid rather than a damp cloth covering. Sitting at a low table is the tiger-striped woman you vaguely recognize as the public face of the old Myouren Temple you knew, sipping from a small cup of sake and speaking with a ghost in green, wearing the attire of an old court functionary. You are certain you recognize as part of Miko's entourage.
>"There you are, hiding in the kitchen!" says Flandre, drawing a surprised squawk from the tiger youkai, nearly dropping her drink. "And drinking, no less! How could you!" Despite her chiding words, there's no real reproach in her voice.
>"Flan! When did you get here?" Shou says, turning to face her. Then she looks at you. "And who's this? Did you finally accept Heike's proposal?"
>_
