If you build it

The dark man with the floppy ear seemed like he was holding in a big poop the entire exchange. His chartreuse eyes hardly ever left Raijin, narrowed into slits with a glint that spoke of suspicion and questions. He fought the urge to put him in a playful headlock to loosen him up, but he suspected it would evoke quite the opposite intended response. The other brother, however, was much more pleasant. He had a similar air of suspicion about him upon the initial greeting, but as Raijin spoke he could see him loosening up. He even offered a smile toward the end as both conceded to an agreement that they would help in the build. The koi man felt a weight lift from his shoulders, and his nub of a tail gave a small, satisfied wiggle.

”If there’s something else you have a liking for, let me know and I can see if the trader has it in stock,” he offered first to grumpy man. ”I thank you both, you don’t know how much I appreciate it,” he said secondly, offering another bow in gratitude. Then, he moved to pick up the blueprint he’d drawn up from the ground nearby and set it between the trio so they’d have a clear view. Currently, they were at one of the dead ends of the maze. It was a good location, out of the way and not needed for anything in particular. He’d been given permission to take up as much space as needed on their little lot, and with 6 new bodies he intended to do just that.

”We’ve been blessed, or cursed…I haven’t quite decided yet, with 6 tiny terrors, so it won’t be small. I intend for the front of the hut to start several feet more toward the maze itself, roughly here,” the man instructed, pacing several feet away and drawing a line in the soil with his paw. Between his spot and the back of the dead end there were several hundred yards. ”Sedna, my partner, is a healer, so first and foremost there will be a room for storage and seeing patients toward the front. Perhaps around here,” he paced a few feet to the right and drew a sizable square to indicate a room. ”It will join to the sitting area, where we can enjoy meals and have guests over,” a few feet to the left, he drew another large square. ”In the back of the sitting room, there will be a doorway leading down a long hall, where several rooms will be littered. Approximately 7,” he assumed the men could do the simple math. He did general outlines for the hallway and the rooms to the back of the maze before turning around. ”Simple but effective, I think. Do you have any questions or concerns?” He was always open to constructive criticism, especially if there was anything that could help.

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