I see. Please use whatever payment method is convenient for you. We can speak at greater length in person.
[ He can't be texting too much on the job, after all! It's unprofessional.
Not too much later, Sakichi comes hiking up Minato's street, uniformed and gratuitously burdened with mail. Unlike your typical laid back sort of mailperson, his uniform is severely ironed, almost militant, ending in a practical and hardy pair of boots. He removes his peaked cap as he approaches Minato, exposing a shock of thick hat hair. ]
Good morning, Mr. Arisato. It's good to see you well.
[ Minato's pretty sure that the greeting is a formality, because he doesn't look well, unless "alive" means well. It's the sort of exhaustion you'd expect from somebody camping out in the wilderness for two weeks, severely unprepared for being outside longer than three hours at a time, pushing himself off the front steps of the apartment to stand as if he weighed a thousand kilos. ]
'morn. It's a check, since I didn't know if your truck has a "Driver does not carry cash" sign.
[ In this case, yes. Wellness means "not a complete smear on the floor". Sakichi takes in Minato's sorry state and declines to comment on it. He empathizes, but Minato will come out stronger for the physical hardship. Probably. ]
That will be fine. Everything found its way to you in good condition? I regret that I couldn't make the delivery in person.
Everything came just fine. Another horse, and a cart full of stuff. ...The cart was especially appreciated.
[ Great for sleeping in without worrying about falling off the mounts; of all the deliveries, this was the best. Picking up that Sakichi is serious about his job, Minato shakes the stiffness out of his knees and means to walk with him a bit as he goes about his route, trying to see if he can learn anything about the entire situation. ]
Zee and Joanne and whoever else was involved really took Valentines seriously, huh. Could've let us come back yesterday and saved you the trouble, though... Did you get to talk to either of them?
Yeah, I never asked. He's in charge of organizing over a hundred people. A busy guy like that doesn't have time to make a trip to the grocery store just to buy me painkillers and toothbrushes.
[ Sakichi, on the other hand, has enough leisure to care about Valentines, so the favor was easier to ask for. ]
[ Sakichi's mouth firms, his eyebrows furrowing a notch deeper. Then he exhales and stuffs a mailbox. He was a willing participant in Chiyo's Valentine's mission because he wanted to help people convey their thoughts and feelings -- not because he wanted to play at extra menial labor. ]
It's his job to meet your needs. Communicate with him. Obscuring information serves no one.
[ Didn't Sakichi also brush off toothpaste and shampoo as being option and not a need... Minato's train of thought was also with these stricter guidelines of what he should bother Zee with— aka food, water, or medicine if and only if they are facing death, and no sooner.
He could try, though, but. Haha, communicating. ]
I'll do that next time we're in trouble. He gave us today off, so if I still don't have everything I need, it's my fault.
[ Zee has the budget and manpower to deliver miscellaneous items; Sakichi only had himself and his tiny cousin to begin with. If anyone criticizes Sakichi for being choosy about what he chose to deliver, he will swiftly ignore them.
Sakichi agrees with Minato's statement, severe as it is, so he nods and leaves the topic at that. ]
[ Minato shakes his head. Along with supplies, the duration of their mission is probably something else he should have asked Zee, instead of stocking up as much as he can carry back and overladen the poor horses with them in case they'll be out there for several months longer. But as he thinks this, there's no way Zee can give them an exact date, or even an estimate. ]
Dunno. Depends on us, I guess. How well we work, if we're able to fix things. If things don't go according to plan, we'll just have to keep at it until we die.
[ Sakichi glances at Minato, a notch in his brow. ]
Do not work yourself to death. That's precisely what you should be aiming to avoid by communicating with Mr. Carlisle. You are much too passive, Mr. Arisato.
Impossible. Death is an imposition on the people you leave behind. Live well to improve the lives of others instead.
[ It frustrates Sakichi to see people valuing themselves so little. He doesn't know Minato especially well, but Sakichi knows of at least one person who would be upset to hear Minato saying such things. ]
Were you aware that Lalli Hotakainen tried to pay for your items in advance?
[ There's passive, and then there's Minato staring at Sakichi for the suggestion because living well sounds like too much work. But then Sakichi says that, and Minato's gaze slides over to whatever pocket he'd put the check in, as if he's seriously considering asking for it back. ]
He was concerned with your financial straits. I refused his offer. But as awkward and poorly executed as his gesture was, it's proof that your death would trouble him.
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Please use whatever payment method is convenient for you.
We can speak at greater length in person.
[ He can't be texting too much on the job, after all! It's unprofessional.
Not too much later, Sakichi comes hiking up Minato's street, uniformed and gratuitously burdened with mail. Unlike your typical laid back sort of mailperson, his uniform is severely ironed, almost militant, ending in a practical and hardy pair of boots. He removes his peaked cap as he approaches Minato, exposing a shock of thick hat hair. ]
Good morning, Mr. Arisato. It's good to see you well.
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'morn. It's a check, since I didn't know if your truck has a "Driver does not carry cash" sign.
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That will be fine. Everything found its way to you in good condition? I regret that I couldn't make the delivery in person.
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[ Great for sleeping in without worrying about falling off the mounts; of all the deliveries, this was the best. Picking up that Sakichi is serious about his job, Minato shakes the stiffness out of his knees and means to walk with him a bit as he goes about his route, trying to see if he can learn anything about the entire situation. ]
Zee and Joanne and whoever else was involved really took Valentines seriously, huh. Could've let us come back yesterday and saved you the trouble, though... Did you get to talk to either of them?
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Yes. Chiyo spoke more with Joanne, but I was able to speak with Zee in some detail.
[ He shoots a pointed look at Minato here. ]
He said you made no attempt to request items from him.
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Yeah, I never asked. He's in charge of organizing over a hundred people. A busy guy like that doesn't have time to make a trip to the grocery store just to buy me painkillers and toothbrushes.
[ Sakichi, on the other hand, has enough leisure to care about Valentines, so the favor was easier to ask for. ]
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It's his job to meet your needs. Communicate with him. Obscuring information serves no one.
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He could try, though, but. Haha, communicating. ]
I'll do that next time we're in trouble. He gave us today off, so if I still don't have everything I need, it's my fault.
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Sakichi agrees with Minato's statement, severe as it is, so he nods and leaves the topic at that. ]
Do you know how much longer you mission will be?
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Dunno. Depends on us, I guess. How well we work, if we're able to fix things. If things don't go according to plan, we'll just have to keep at it until we die.
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Do not work yourself to death. That's precisely what you should be aiming to avoid by communicating with Mr. Carlisle. You are much too passive, Mr. Arisato.
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Passive, huh...? I just want to do what I can without causing trouble for others.
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Impossible. Death is an imposition on the people you leave behind. Live well to improve the lives of others instead.
[ It frustrates Sakichi to see people valuing themselves so little. He doesn't know Minato especially well, but Sakichi knows of at least one person who would be upset to hear Minato saying such things. ]
Were you aware that Lalli Hotakainen tried to pay for your items in advance?
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No. That's stupid. Why would he?
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[ What if he doesn't want to be valued!! Let him die. ]
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[ People love you? Deal with it?? ]