Jun 2, 2023 15:55:15 GMT
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Post by mochi on Jun 2, 2023 15:55:15 GMT
Shibuya was more well known for its attractions, but like in many parts of Japan food was a big market there too. There were restaurants of all kinds, scattered around and tucked away between the other businesses. Aside from the variety and just being tasty, there was another big draw to them: Food Fighter Challenges. Known by different names world wide, eating contests were a popular trend in Japan and especially in Tokyo and you could find all sorts of challenges all over the place. Some were available on demand, even listed on a normal menu, and others had to be scheduled in advance.
Then there were the contests, events the restaurants themselves would hold to draw in challengers and a crowd and other customers. There was entry fees, of course, but usually there were prizes to the top three contestants too! Some professionals made their living going from contest to contest, and some were just hobbyists or random people giving it a shot and not realizing what they were in for.
Paying her entry fee and taking a seat at the big table that was set up, a stocky short blonde woman wearing takoyaki-styled earrings on each ear was one such hobbyist. Not even worried about the money, Mochi was entirely in it because it was a fun experience! Waiting for everyone to get situated, for the contest to start, she briefly found herself reflecting on old memories fondly - back when she was still in UAU, Kaz-chan had taken her to a jumbo-takoyaki contest as a fun surprise after training. Since then she'd been all about these sorts of things! This would actually be the first one she'd done since coming back to Japan.
Looking around at the other contestants, there were all kinds of people - tall people, short people, people with obvious mutations like a super-huge jaw and people who looked like they might not have a Quirk at all. Some were skinny, some were ripped, some were chunky. Some looked determined and focused and some looked even a bit worried, but a lot of them looked like they were just there to have fun like she as.
Big wooden buckets, piled taller than she was with plum-colored and plum-flavore mochi were being set down one by one in front of each contestant. Drumming her fingers impatiently on the table, Mochi decided to distract herself a little by bringing her free hand up in a little fist pump up over her head before calling out a piece of light hearted encouragement to everyone competing: "Let's all do our best!"
Then there were the contests, events the restaurants themselves would hold to draw in challengers and a crowd and other customers. There was entry fees, of course, but usually there were prizes to the top three contestants too! Some professionals made their living going from contest to contest, and some were just hobbyists or random people giving it a shot and not realizing what they were in for.
Paying her entry fee and taking a seat at the big table that was set up, a stocky short blonde woman wearing takoyaki-styled earrings on each ear was one such hobbyist. Not even worried about the money, Mochi was entirely in it because it was a fun experience! Waiting for everyone to get situated, for the contest to start, she briefly found herself reflecting on old memories fondly - back when she was still in UAU, Kaz-chan had taken her to a jumbo-takoyaki contest as a fun surprise after training. Since then she'd been all about these sorts of things! This would actually be the first one she'd done since coming back to Japan.
Looking around at the other contestants, there were all kinds of people - tall people, short people, people with obvious mutations like a super-huge jaw and people who looked like they might not have a Quirk at all. Some were skinny, some were ripped, some were chunky. Some looked determined and focused and some looked even a bit worried, but a lot of them looked like they were just there to have fun like she as.
Big wooden buckets, piled taller than she was with plum-colored and plum-flavore mochi were being set down one by one in front of each contestant. Drumming her fingers impatiently on the table, Mochi decided to distract herself a little by bringing her free hand up in a little fist pump up over her head before calling out a piece of light hearted encouragement to everyone competing: "Let's all do our best!"
Umeko Matsui
