>Take it easy.
>You relax and watch the mountain go by though the window.
>The forest glides by, a tree at a time. Every so often, you see another car pass by on the left; they are carved into ravens, dragons, tigers, cats, and various fish. Soon you pass over the lower regions of the mountain, as the car angles upward some more. Every so often it sways slightly, which is worrying at first, but you soon get used to it. Looking down, you can see the river below, as well as the ponds and marshes where the kappa live. Their houses are hard to pick out at this height, covered with mud and leaves as they are, but you can see a few larger warehouses, and a fairly sizable building on the northern bank of the river. Then you continue further upward, as the car begins a steeper climb, with a view of the waterfall to the left. After some time, you can see the tall, thin buildings of the tengu village; you find yourself wondering if anything has changed there; at a glance it seems largely the same. Tengu fly about, some of them fairly close to the car itself. You start to suspect they are brightly colored to discourage people from crashing into them.
>The other passengers keep to themselves; two townswomen gossip about how their mutual neighbor's well is a disgrace, as are their awful children. The other two keep to themselves, watching the scenery. Flandre seems to be spacing out. Soon you can see another pagoda ahead, as people start to stand up and shuffle toward the door.
>_
