Morioka Station The main hall of Morioka had a major makeover in the past 3 days. Shoji lanterns hung on the walls with golden chrysanthemum emblems handpainted on the paper. The low tables were arranged in a large U pathern with yellow pillows placed on the outside of it to accomodate the guests. The centre of the room was left open for dance performances and leaving room for the sisters to attend to the guests more easily. In the tokonoma, behind the seat of the guest of honor, a one meter solid gold statue of Yuyu Matsuda with her book 'Golden Chrysanthemum in Bloom' oversaw the room.
Rin walked through the room and observed if all preparations were finished.
"2 lamps are missing there" she pointed to the entrance and a sister ran towards it with 2 shoji lamps and hung them on the hooks there. Rin looked at it for a moment and inspected the room one last time. "Very well. We are done here."
Misaki walked past the sister who still stood near the entrence. "Miyazaki-san. Do I really need to stay sober before all the guests arrived?" She looked at Rin and made a exaggerated pouty face.
"Why do you ask me? The Matriarch gave you that order. Now go get changed." Misaki looked at her feet and without further discussion left the room to change into her yellow gold kimono and do her hair.