[The little brunette from before is now standing amidst the flowers and vines.

She clears her throat.]

Ahem!

Pinoko has shomething to shay!

[Unbeknownst to her, the Vine has begun recording. She's standing on a path lined with vines of flowers, somewhere in the Gardens, and she's now dressed in her usual attire of a shirt and overall-skirt, with all her ribbons in place.]

Firshtly, thank you for giving Pinoko back her clothes and things...

Shecondly, thank you all for helping Pinoko find her way around, eshpechially Kohaku-shan and Lady Doc!

Thirdly, Pinoko's the wife of Dr. Black Jack! Not Lady Doc, but a man who looksh very much like her! You'll know him when you shee him~ he's very handshome. [She cups her reddening cheeks with her hands and sighs, knees pressing against one another as she leans dreamily to a side and one foot sliiiides out to a side.

She blinks, then quickly snaps out of it, although she's still blushing!]

Sho, shinche thish plache is teeming with beautiful ladies, please remember that he is married, when he comes to reshcue his mishing wife! And he will definitely come, if Pinoko doesn't get out of here and find him firsht!

Pinoko will NOT shuffer foul play!

Sho all you homewreckers better keep away from Pinoko's Doc! Pinoko's got dibs on him for the pasht two years, got it?!

[She gives a stern glare at... no one in particular, really. Then, she clears her throat again and puts her hands on her hips.]

Lashtly... HOW DID PINOKO WIND UP HERE?!

You kidnappers! What are all these random people doing here?! Why are you shpying on ush with these weird plants?! Why'd you change Pinoko's clothes while she was shleeping?! That's sho creepy!

How come Pinoko was acting sho funny when she firsht came here?! Pinoko should'a been angrier and given you a pieche of her mind, you, you Queen of Darts or whatever!

Was it all that music Pinoko was hearing?! Did you shlip Pinoko shome kind of drug? What was it?!

[Although many of the Garden's residents might have been hoping to never hear music again, anyone near the Vine will be treated to an impromptu concert of sorts. The mirror opens after the sun has set and the moon has risen to show the unusual sight of Akiha on her balcony overlooking the Orchard.

Clearly, she's not aware of the mirror's presence as she readies the violin she made earlier in the day and draws the bow across the strings. A few seconds later and she begins to play a song some of the other residents might be able to identify. As she plays, her face softens and she doesn't look so much like the harsh, cold young woman usually seen, but relaxed and open...

Until about three minutes into the song when a trio of colorful songbirds land - despite it being dark - on the balcony's rail and sing back at her, in time with her playing. It's so out of place with the song she's chosen that it jerks her out of the moment and she glares at the birds.]

You've been following and irritating me all day. It's dark. Don't you have to sleep? GO AWAY!

[She takes a swipe at the birds when they sing back to her like she's some kind of Disney Princess, but the birds hop out of the way and land, presumably, on the mirror given Akiha's direction of gaze. Now she sees that the Vine was recording her.]

Would anyone like roasted songbird as an evening snack?

[The birds sing happily back to Akiha, who frowns then gestures to the violin.]

Oh, Lieutenant? I believe you wished to hear me play.

[ooc: Akiha is under a wild card effect where songbirds follow her around and sing to her, much to her irritation.]