Castaway Fumi Yumeoji/Bond Story

*Her life skills make her key in their survival on a desert island. She ends up butting heads with Akira because of differing opinions on island life... From "Stranded Stage Girls."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

365 Days Ponzu Diary – Desert Island

 **Fumi:**(It's been days since we've been stranded on this island and we still don't know where we are or why we've been shipwrecked.)

 **Fumi:**(I never thought that what I learned from the survival guidebook I'd read to teach me how to be thrifty would come in handy here...)

 **Hikari:**I'm back. I picked some edible looking mushrooms and wild herbs.

 **Fumi:**That's a big help, thank you! Let me take a look.

 **Fumi:**Mushrooms first. Hmm... This looks sketchy so no, not this one either. Nor this one... Or that... Not this one either.

 **Hikari:**There's not much left...

 **Fumi:**Even though you went and picked so much, I'm sorry. But we can't eat anything we're not completely sure is okay to have. That's just what I read in a book once though.

 **Hikari:**Because these might be poisonous mushrooms?

 **Fumi:**Yeah. It's already tricky enough for an amateur to tell the difference between mushrooms. And if anything were to happen, we have no hospital or medicine here. You can never be too safe.

 **Fumi:**Okay! These wild herbs seem okay. All that's left is to make it as delicious as possible.

 **Hikari:**Yes, please.

 **Akira:**I'm back.

 **Fumi:**Oh, welcome back.

 **Akira:**I see Kagura's back too. I picked some mushrooms and nuts.

 **Hikari:**Oh, this is a poisonous mushroom.

 **Akira:**What?

 **Fumi:**You're right. And also this one, this, this... and this one. It looks sketchy so let's not risk it.

 **Akira:**Wait a minute. You want to throw away all the mushrooms I picked?

 **Hikari:**It's tricky for an amateur to tell and we also have no hospital or medicine here. That's why it's best to not eat anything suspicious looking. Right?

 **Fumi:**Yeah. I'm sorry even though you went through all the trouble to pick them.

 **Akira:**Hm... If those are the reasons then it's unavoidable.

 **Fumi:**But those nuts are fine. You brought back so much. That's great.

 **Akira:**I only found a cluster of them. It's nothing. I'll leave the cooking and storage to you.

 **Lalafin:**Fumi! I caught a lot of fish!

 **Fumi:**Welcome back, Nonomiya-san. Heh heh, that's a big catch.

 **Lalafin:**Yeah! How are you going to cook it? When it comes to desert islands, it should be roasted on a skewer, right!?

 **Fumi:**That's good too, but I thought we'd make fish balls today.

 **Lalafin:**Fish balls?

 **Fumi:**If we mince it then we can eat the bones too without wasting anything. If the volume increases, we'll stay full longer, no?

 **Lalafin:**Wow, that's amazing! You're such a master of survival, Fumi!

 **Fumi:**To me, it's just wisdom for everyday life.

 **Lalafin:**That's right, Fumi's constantly living in survival mode!

 **Fumi:**It makes me sad to hear that...

 **Fumi:**(Seriously, I'm so glad that there's so much food on this island. There's just one thing missing...)

 **Fumi:**It's ponzu! Ponzu! Ponzu, I'm telling you!

 **Fumi:**I know that I'm asking for too much!

 **Fumi:**\*sigh\* Since we don't know when we could be rescued, I guess I'll just have to make it myself.

 **Fumi:**The main ingredients are soy sauce and citrus... We might be able to find something citrusy during our explorations so the problem is soy sauce...

 **Fumi:**Obviously there's no soy sauce, but we don't even have malt or soy beans... Is there any other way–– Ugh!

 **Lalafin:**Fumi, what's the matter? What's with the serious face? Are you hurting somewhere?

 **Fumi:**Ah, no, it's nothing. Sorry for worrying you.

 **Lalafin:**Not at all. I'm glad you're okay! There's something I need your advice on!

 **Fumi:**What is it?

 **Lalafin:**You see, I wanted to open this canned food for lunch! Recently, all we've had have been nut and wild herbs soup...

 **Fumi:**Hmm... I understand how you feel, but canned foods keep well so it's better to keep it as emergency rations.

 **Lalafin:**I knew it... I just wanted to eat some normal food for a change...

 **Fumi:**Mhm, I'm sorry. If the situation were different–– What!?

 **Fumi:**Hold on, Nonomiya-san! Isn't this canned anchovies!?

 **Lalafin:**What, really? It's got a picture of sardines on it so I thought it was just boiled sardines.

 **Fumi:**Anchovies...! We could use the fish soy as a substitute!

 **Lalafin:**Fish soy?

 **Fumi:**Fish soy is the seasoning made from salting and fermenting fish. It's similar to soy sauce.

 **Fumi:**It's not the same as soy sauce, but if we use this, we might be able to make something similar to ponzu...!

 **Lalafin:**Oh, you wanted to make ponzu! I have heard that you like ponzu! Good idea! Let's make it!

 **Fumi:**No, we can't... We can't just use such valuable food for my own selfish whims.

 **Lalafin:**It's fine! Akira, Hikari, and Kaoruko will all say it's fine!

 **Fumi:**What are you talking about?

 **Lalafin:**Well, everyone's been saved by your thrifty know-how and you're always making delicious food for us!

 **Lalafin:**If we have ponzu, you might be able to make even more different kinds of dishes... That would also make us happy!

 **Lalafin:**And everyone knows how much you love ponzu!

 **Fumi:**Nonomiya-san...

 **Lalafin:**Don't hold back and let's ask everyone! You need ponzu to live, right?

 **Fumi:**Needing ponzu to live is kind of...?

 **Fumi:**(...I've never thought so seriously about it.)

 **Fumi:**Nonomiya-san, thank you! I'll let everyone know how I feel.

 **Lalafin:**Yeah! I also want to try your ponzu dishes. I support you!

 **Fumi:**"Everyone happily accepted my feelings. That's how I was able to have ponzu even on a desert island."

 **Fumi:**"Taste-wise it couldn't compare with your regular ponzu, but this fish soy ponzu made from nature and everyone's kindness was something irreplaceable..."

 **Fumi:**"365 Days Ponzu Diary – Desert Island."

Bubble Tea Making on a Desert Island

 **Fumi:**All right, everyone's here.

 **Kaoruko:**Yumeoji-han, I'm grateful that you helped me with drawing the water, but why did you gather everyone together all of a sudden?

 **Fumi:**I have an idea. I was talking to Akira about it earlier. How about we take a day off from work today?

 **Kaoruko:**Day off...? I'd be happy to, but why all of a sudden?

 **Akira:**To put it short, everyone's been working hard recently so we now have a bigger stock of fish and wild plants than anticipated.

 **Lalafin:**We got an especially big catch yesterday too!

 **Akira:**After being on this island for a few days, we've been able to get into a rhythm. From here on, taking care of our mental health has become important too.

 **Fumi:**That's why we're thinking to take a day off from most of our tasks today. What do you think?

 **Lalafin:**Day off!? I wholeheartedly agree! Yay! Vacation on a desert island!

 **Fumi:**Only thing is, we have to take turns being on the lookout for rescue.

 **Fumi:**Normally, Kagura-san is the main lookout, but let's do two hour shifts today. When it's not your turn to be on the lookout, you're fine to spend it however you want.

 **Kaoruko:**I'm glad for the break, but there's nothing on this island. Yukishiro-han, what will you be doing?

 **Akira:**I'll be saving my energy.

 **Lalafin:**What, that's such a waste! You should be doing something that's more like taking a break! Like eating something sweet that you wouldn't normally!

 **Fumi:**You're right. Since we've been here, we haven't been eating much sweet things. I'm not sure how far we could get with it, but want to give it a try?

 **Lalafin:**Yeah!! What are we gonna make!?

 **Fumi:**I haven't decided yet. Is there anything you'd like to eat?

 **Lalafin:**Hmm, I want to drink bubble tea!

 **Kaoruko:**Bubble tea on a desert island? Talk about unreasonable requests.

 **Fumi:**...Let's do it!!

**Lalafin & Kaoruko:**Seriously!?

 **Fumi:**There are a lot of ingredients on this island, so I think it'd be a fun challenge to try.

 **Lalafin:**Yay!! In that case, I'll do my best to help out too! First, I'll go take turns with the lookout!!

 **Kaoruko:**Nonomiya-han was so happy. But Yumeoji-han, can you really make bubble tea?

 **Fumi:**I made it a lot when I worked part-time at a restaurant. But I've never made it from scratch before.

 **Kaoruko:**Yet you went and agreed to do it.

 **Fumi:**She made such an innocent request, wouldn't you want to fulfill it too? All right, I guess I'll go gather the ingredients, does anyone want to come along to help?

 **Akira:**Hanayagi, you came along in the end.

 **Kaoruko:**Even though it's a day off, there's nothing else to do on this island. And speak for yourself.

 **Akira:**While we may have adjusted to the environment here, we still don't know if there might be other dangers. It's safer to move in numbers.

 **Fumi:**Thank you, you two.

 **Fumi:**Oh? This is rosemary, isn't it?

 **Kaoruko:**Oh, you're right. It's wild so it smells even stronger.

 **Fumi:**This is a promising start. Let's make tea with this.

 **Akira:**I don't know the details, but don't we need to dry them in the sun to make tea?

 **Fumi:**Yeah, originally. But we don't have the time so we can just roast it.

 **Kaoruko:**Next is milk, I guess? That's a tricky one, isn't it?

 **Fumi:**Weren't there coconut trees by the shore? I think we can substitute it with coconut milk.

 **Fumi:**For sugar, if we boil rum to burn off the alcohol, we should be able to get a similar sweetness and flavor.

 **Akira:**...In which case, the problem is the pearls.

 **Fumi:**You're right... I know they're made from tapioca, but it doesn't seem like we can find that on this island...

 **Fumi:**If we can find something starchy to use as substitute, we just have to make it into pearl shapes––

 **Fumi:**Huh? That flower...!

 **Kaoruko:**What happened?! Why are running off all of a sudden?

 **Fumi:**Heh heh, I never thought what I'd learned in Kappo Tomoye would be useful here.

 **Fumi:**Nonomiya-san, it's done! Bubble tea-like drink made on a desert island!

 **Akira:**Here's a natural straw made from reed. It wouldn't be complete without this.

 **Kaoruko:**Exactly. I've never heard of bubble tea without this thick straw.

 **Lalafin:**It looks so legit! Is it okay for me to be the first to try it!?

 **Fumi:**Of course! But to be honest, I'm not so sure about the taste...

 **Lalafin:**Fumi and everyone worked hard to make this! I'm positive it's fine! Let's try it! \*slurp\* \*gulp\*

 **Lalafin:**Oh... This taste... It tastes familiar!

 **Fumi:**I'm so glad!

 **Lalafin:**And also... Something...soft? is inside. What is it?

 **Akira:**That's the substitute for pearls that Fumi slaved over the most for the drink. Lily bulb.

 **Fumi:**We didn't have anything that could substitute tapioca. So I tried to use lily bulbs, the root of lily, which have the same starchy properties. It's an ingredient commonly used in Japanese cuisine.

 **Fumi:**I tried to make the size and shape as close to pearls as possible.

 **Lalafin:**Yeah, it's an interesting texture! Akira, you should try too!

 **Akira:**Hm... This is a rare opportunity. I suppose I'll try experiencing this bubble tea drinking that Yachiyo and the others often talk about.

 **Akira:**\*Gulp\* ...Ngh!

 **Fumi:**What's the matter...?

 **Akira:**What is this? It just tastes like boiled grass...

 **Kaoruko:**That's ridiculous, we spent so much time and effort on it. You've never had bubble tea before, have you?

 **Kaoruko:**I'll be the judge. I've had it at a famous shop before with Futaba-han, so I'm confident in my judging abilities.

 **Akira:**Don't do it...

 **Kaoruko:**\*Gulp\* ....Yuck! What is this? What do you mean it tastes familiar!?

 **Lalafin:**I remember now! It's Shizuha's Special Drink!

 **Kaoruko:**Ugh. I've heard the rumors before. Do you always drink this...?

 **Hikari:**I won't be drinking it.

 **Fumi:**I knew it. A complete failure...

 **Lalafin:**It's fine, Fumi! Compared to Shizuha's drink, this is a hundred times more delicious! \*slurp\* \*gulp\* \*swallow\*

 **Fumi:**Ah, don't force yourself to drink it!

 **Lalafin:**Haaa. Thanks for the drink! I never thought I'd be able to drink bubble tea here! Thanks, Fumi!

 **Fumi:**You don't need to thank me. I feel bad now.

 **Fumi:**That's right. When we get back, how about we all go to a yummy bubble tea place together?

 **Kaoruko:**Oh, nice idea. We can try the real thing.

 **Hikari:**I'd also like to try the real bubble tea.

 **Akira:**Hm... I guess if I've never tried the real thing, I can't say I've had bubble tea before.

 **Fumi:**Heh heh, everyone's being so honest. That was the most I could do on a desert island, you know!

**Kaoruko & Akira & Hikari:**Heh heh. Haha. Heh heh.

 **Lalafin:**Nice, nice! Then I'll be in charge of finding a good place as thanks! Look forward to it!

 **Fumi:**Yeah! I'm counting on you.

 **Fumi:**If Ichie were among the stranded members, she'd be playing tricks on me and it'd be even more tough.

 **Fumi:**I never imagined I'd butt heads with Akira like that.

 **Fumi:**But it's because I've found my path that I was able to properly face Akira like I did.

 **Fumi:**Many things have changed... But I can now confidently say that there have been many good changes – for both Akira and me.