Earth Goddess Yachiyo Tsuruhime/Bond Story

*The Earth Goddess was once hurt, robbing her of her smile ever since. But after she met the Celestial Goddess, spending time together has once again returned the smile to her face.
- From "Elysion"*

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

Picnic Talk

 **Yachiyo:**So it looks like we'll all be going on a picnic, huh?

 **Yachiyo:**The one Michiru-senpai was saying wasn't going to be "just" a picnic!

 **Mei Fan:**I know! There's so much I want to talk about with Akira-san!

 **Yachiyo:**Michiru-senpai says she's doing it so that we can grow a little closer for the play we'll be doing together.

 **Yachiyo:**But does she need to get this serious about it? It's just a picnic, no big deal.

 **Yachiyo:**Besides, why do we have to meet up on our day off and try to make nice with each other? How's that going to contribute to the play?

 **Yachiyo:**I don't know about this, to be honest. It sounds like a pain.

 **Mei Fan:**But... Then does that mean you won't come?

 **Yachiyo:**Look, we don't need some picnic to become friends. We practice together all the time already.

 **Mei Fan:**...Practicing together doesn't automatically make you friends, though.

 **Yachiyo:**Ahem... We've got the practice sessions every day. I just don't think it's good to try too hard, you know?

 **Yachiyo:**Pushing yourself too hard only leads to a build-up of stress, no? And that's no good.

 **Yachiyo:**So if I'm going on a picnic, it's not because of the play. I'm just going to chill.

 **Mei Fan:**Ah, so you are coming. That's a relief! I think there'd be no point if we weren't all together.

 **Yachiyo:**But actually, honing my acting skills might be a good excuse to tease Akira-senpai. That could be fun!

 **Mei Fan:**!?

 **Yachiyo:**She's playing the Celestial Goddess and let's face it, it doesn't suit her one bit!

 **Yachiyo:**You know how in the play she desperately tries to make me smile? I can't help but grin just thinking about that!

 **Mei Fan:**Y-Yachiyo! I won't let you insult Akira-san!

 **Yachiyo:**No, no, I'm just saying.

 **Yachiyo:**It'd be more fitting if we swapped roles. But I guess it should make for an interesting play the way it is...

 **Yachiyo:**But it's Akira-senpai we're talking about, so she's going to be as serious as ever about making it happen. Oh, but don't start sulking when I become her new best buddy!

 **Mei Fan:**I wouldn't sulk because of that! Do you really have to poke fun at everyone?

 **Yachiyo:**Ahaha, sorry!

 **Yachiyo:**Now I'm thinking this picnic and the show will be real fun!

 **Yachiyo:**All right, I'll go over the script again before the picnic, a little more seriously this time.

 **Yachiyo:**And then I'm going to let Akira-senpai make me roll with laughter!

Akira-Senpai and Me

 **Yachiyo:**Heh heh heh... Akira-senpai working hard for me... Heh heh...

 **Yachiyo:**Hahaha! Oh, boy. I had tons of fun!

 **Yachiyo:**Why did it have to end so soon? I want to do that on stage again and again!

 **Yachiyo:**Seeing Akira-senpai trying so hard for my sake was a treat. You'd never see that outside of the play! Oh, I wish I could see it one more time...

 **Yachiyo:**Oh, hi there! You saw the play!

 **Yachiyo:**What did you think? Awesome, wasn't it?

 **Yachiyo:**Everyone performed really well, right? Nothing you could even nitpick about!

 **Yachiyo:**If I had to pick which scene I thought was best, that would be the one with me and Akira-senpai!

 **Yachiyo:**Where I learn to smile again thanks to her endeavors! I think we did great, and the audience loved it!

 **Yachiyo:**I bet you never would have guessed I could pull that off. The Earth Goddess's personality is the opposite of mine, after all.

 **Yachiyo:**And yet I played her without a hitch. I'm that good!

 **Yachiyo:**I think Akira-senpai's role was just as difficult for her to play, too.

 **Yachiyo:**When we started rehearsing together, we were both way out of sync with our roles.

 **Yachiyo:**But it's amazing how good we both got in the end. I learned to read Akira-senpai's facial expressions like a book!

 **Yachiyo:**Hmm... Maybe it was because of that picnic? In that case, we've got Michiru-senpai to thank for that!

 **Yachiyo:**To be honest, I had serious doubts at first.

 **Yachiyo:**I wasn't sure we could do "Elysion" in these roles.

 **Yachiyo:**But every day turned out to be lots of fun. The rehearsals, the picnic...

 **Yachiyo:**Lots of stuff happened along the way, and we put on a great show. Ah, it was so fulfilling!

 **Yachiyo:**Akira-senpai, Michiru-senpai, Mei Fan, Shiori, and me... What a team! I'm so happy we got to perform together!

 **Yachiyo:**I hope we'll get to put on a play together again!

 **Yachiyo:**Scratch that, I KNOW we will! We're the poster girls for Siegfeld, after all!

 **Yachiyo:**The world will be thirsty for more of our shows! You come and see them too, all right?

 **Yachiyo:**I heard the audience really liked this costume! That makes it worth the extra effort of working on it all night long.

 **Yachiyo:**My character learns to smile again and lives happily with the Celestial Goddess ever after...

 **Yachiyo:**I want to live happily, too. Enjoying the life of a celeb, strolling around the starlit beaches of Hawaii might be nice.

 **Yachiyo:**Perhaps you'd like to come with me? I can put you on top of the list, but in return, you'll have to keep me company as much as I'd like!