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he Ikigai Haru Matsuri. An annual festival Farrin had heard of but never really attended before. Though he has lived in the country for four years now, most of that time was spent training at either Hero Prep, or with the Heroes of Above & Beyond. This year, however, he and Sada had decided to make a little day date out of the festival. To that end, Farrin decided first to scout out some of the areas used for the celebration. And, with Natsumi being connected to a political family, it seemed like the right move to ask her along to maybe point out anything of note that he might not understand. Cultural barriers and all that. So, the plan was simple. Morning hours spent exploring it all with Natsumi. Afternoon date with Sada. Then Murdah Ball with the newly dubbed "Abes" at night. 

"So, I'm guessin' yuh've attended this thing before, no?" He asked Natsumi as they wandered into Shibuya. 

A million food options from the infinite food vendors dotting the city barrages his senses. So much, so fast. He wanted to eat everything in sight! Chronokinesis and constant training worked up quite the appetite. The only thing off-putting about the little excursion was, of course, the thousands of people. The city was already one of the largest and most densely populated in the world. Shibuya was part of the metropolis's beating heart, packed even further. Toss a festival in and the number of bodies basically formed an ocean.  

"Like, this can't be somethin new ta yuh, right?" He added as they crossed a street, further into the humid abyss. 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Natsumi Taiyou]

She was at yet another beautiful festival, the Ikigai Haru Matsuri. A festival she had attended plenty of times, but this would be her first as a hero in training as well as without the overbearing nature of her parents nearby; she could be herself, relatively speaking. She was a bit surprised that Farrin had asked her to accompany him so early, but who was she to turn down the opportunity to snack on so many delicious treats? After all, with all of their hero assignments, she’d earned this. With their early arrival, there would be many shops already set up and prepared to go, while others would slightly lag behind. Natsumi, despite the lack of her parents, would still be fairly noticeable to people, as some would rush over to greet her, giving their best wishes, and others would give a simple wave. Her parents had given her a reputation that preceded her even in times when she simply wanted to go unnoticed; maybe on her next outing she would try wearing a hat. In any case, she would greet them all with her usual warm smile, shaking any hand that found its way to her and returning friendly waves to the people who offered theirs first. Farrin’s question would get a small chuckle out of Natsumi. Granted, she hadn’t been in the crowd much like this alone, and with Farrin walking beside her, she wouldn’t be surprised if someone mistook him for a bodyguard. "Yeah, all the time as a kid. But it was a bit different with a protection detail around." She would look around a bit at the faces that passed by and the shops, simply happy that she could experience the festival in such a different way than she was accustomed to. "Anywhere specific do you want to start, or do you just want to dive in?" Natsumi would ask, unaware of what type of food Farrin was in the mood for, if any at all. Farrin

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hough Natsumi hadn't uttered the thought out loud, Farrin honestly felt like a bodyguard at this point. Navigating the crowds back in New York could be difficult, but at least most people weren't running up to greet you. Here, each and every person they passed seemed to angle in on the duo for a moment of Natsumi's time. In every instance, Farrin had a suppress his protective instincts. Who knew which of the people might be aiming to kidnap some political dynasty's daughter?

"Musta been somethin, always havin so much ta' celebrate, all this food at yer fingertips, n' such a reception," he noted.

The first seven years of Farrin's childhood had been kind of normal. He was born to some pretty famous heroes back in the states, but his Mum had taken on less work to raise him herself, while his Da continued heroing with the Knight of the Round agency... then went and killed a bunch of people and ruined countless more lives, including his son's. After that, Farrin scrounged for whatever he could. If that meant dumpster diving, well, he went dumpster diving. Whatever was edible was good enough. 

"Honestly, I'm no' so sure. I dun' fully know what ta' expect. There's almost too much fer me ta' choose," he answered Natsumi's question the best he could.

Apparently, there were games to be played too, but the number of food stalls lining the city streets, up and down in every direction was almost daunting. Farrin had only celebrated holidays the past three years with Sada. Before her, Above & Beyond didn't really do much in the way of celebrating, and before them, he could barely remember holidays beyond staring at the Rockefeller Christmas tree in a torn and tattered coat and a worn-out shirt. Then, again, there were his first seven years with his parents, but that felt like a lifetime ago. More - if such a thing was possible. 

"Any suggestions?"    

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Natsumi Taiyou]

This festival was something she was brought to every year, and every year she would be spoiled rotten by the vendors, allowed to indulge in the foods and games within reason. Many of the vendors faces she could recall from years before, and even a few new ones that she was sure she would see again in the following years. Thinking back to years past, Natsumi would laugh a bit at Farrin’s comment, reminiscing about her first time as a child who was still learning about the world around her and how to properly present herself. "My first time here, I ate so much that I got a stomachache for two days." Thinking back only reminded her of the differences between the two of them. His mother was a hero, actually out saving lives while her parents debated with others behind the desk; she found the life of a hero to be so much more fulfilling than the other, even with all of its dangers. As the duo continued to walk, it became clear that Farrin didn’t know where to start, leaving their starting point up to her. As they walked, she would hum, her mind deep in thought of what his first item on the menu should be before it suddenly came to her. He was a blank slate, but she would already have her heart set on something particular. Making her way to a nearby stall, she would lean in as she watched the attendant pour batter into a heated mold. She wasn’t quite sure of how Farrin felt about eating squid, so to ease him into it, she would start with takoyaki before potentially moving on to ikayaki. The attendant would smile, looking up at the duo, before sharing a bit of banter with Natsumi. "I’ll do two orders of takoyaki; extra crispy, please!" The attendant nodded as he quickly prepared to take orders of the crispy snacks, handing one order to each of Natsumi and Farrin. She would reach into her pocket to give him payment, only for him to wave off her notion with a smile as she would look over to Farrin. Farrin

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vereating was rarely an issue for a younger Farrin. Starvation was the enemy he faced daily. At least, after his mother's passing and his father's arrest. He had, however, gorged on everything in sight when he was flown over to Japan by Above & Beyond, and again with Sada whenever they went out to eat. Though he had a bed to sleep on and consistent meals, training with chronokinesis emptied the tank real fast. Farrin was almost always hungry. 

"Sounds great," he laughed, "well, no' the tummy ache but havin so many options ta' choose from n' try." 

It was a bit overwhelming. Farrin's ability to endure such crowds had diminished ever since the rather morose news he had received recently, but that's why today had to go great. It had to be memorable. And that all started here, scoping out what goodies were lining the city streets! 

"Eh, are yuh sure?" He would ask the vendor when offered to wave the charge. 

Farrin was just as willing to pay for snack. Though, truth be told, he hated squid. His gut was opposed to most seafood which presented quite the challenge when living in Japan. But, he wasn't about to say no to sharing a meal with a friend. So when the vendor smiled and waved them off, he was sure to down the first of the little balled batter snacks. Chewing squid was like chewing rubber, but the time-turner persevered.

"No' so bad," he lied through his teeth, doing his best not to appear ungrateful.  

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Natsumi Taiyou]

The vender would wave away Farrin’s and Natsumi’s attempts to pay before turning to face other customers; maybe they had simply come at a point of generosity. Though it was more likely that the duo had been the first to approach, he simply hoped that they would drum up a bit of business for them. Either way, she was happy with her treat. Taking the first battered bite of her snack, she was instantly mesmerized by the flavors, so much so that she hadn’t noticed Farrin’s initial reaction to his first bite, only his chewing and his words slightly hinting towards his mild displeasure. These snacks were things that she had grown up with as a child, so the thought of the texture being a tad too much never dawned on her unless the outer batter was too soft. But with his mild response, she could tell that perhaps the tasting of the ikayaki should be saved for some other time. As she took another bite from her battered snack, she would look around as she chewed slowly; perhaps something more typical would have been a better choice instead. It wouldn’t take her too long before she found another shop, not too far away from where they stood advertising karaage skewers. This would hopefully be something much more to his liking, or at least much more than the former. "We can try the karaage skewer booth next!" She’d shout with a smile in the hopes of keeping his energy high for such an adventurous day. Farrin

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o matter the vendor's motives, Farrin appreciated the kindness, even if he wasn’t the biggest fan of squid. And Natsumi seemed to enjoy it so that was a plus. His ignorance on the celebration and, perhaps, lack of palate hadn’t dulled her vibe. He wasn’t trying to be a downer on this little morning adventure.

“Now that sounds good,” he commented.

Karaage is some kind of cooked chicken, that he could get behind. Chicken and beef were the cookie-cutter meats but that was fine by him. He didn’t deny his basic taste buds. He liked what he liked.

“Any idea what else they’ve got goin’ on besides the food? I’m all fer tryin a bit e’erythin, but I heard there were some games set up n’ such. Just curious what that all looks like.”

Farrin’s hunger was pretty much infinite, so sampling all the vendors was a solid start to the day, but eventually, they had to check out what kind of games were set up. Aside from the Murdah Ball tournament, of course. Farrin had already signed up for that with some of the other students. An interesting mix of traditional sports and quirk usage. Still, that left the question, what else was going around the festival grounds?

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Natsumi Taiyou]

Natsumi’s smile would remain warm and cheerful even as she ate, as the food was delicious, but so was the company. And to think that if it hadn’t been for his invitation, she may have opted not to go and instead found some miscellaneous tasks to take care of at the school, something that would allow her to greet the returning students. Her idea of the karaage stall was well received by Farrin, which was a good sign. She had learned something important: he was not a big fan of squid; perhaps it was more of an acquired taste that she would have to help him work up to. She would begin to leisurely stroll towards the stall, trying to keep pace with Farrin. Until they would get close enough for her to come to a stop again as she looked around a bit. More booths had begun to open as he asked what else the festival had to offer—perfect timing! There would be two booths nearby: Super Ball Sukui and Kingyo Sukui. There would also be a few more games a bit further off from what we were also finishing setting up, such as Yo Yo Tsuri, Senbon Biki, and even a target shooting game. Gesturing towards them, she would respond. "Yes, there are a lot of games here. They’re all just getting set up though; we are a bit early, but on the plus side, that means we can be the first in line!" Natsumi would exclaim. She would rush towards any particular game but would wait for Farrin to choose which one seemed to interest him the most as she was met with another fond memory of the past. This memory was of her being quite terrible at Kingyo Sukui as a child, with dozens of broken scoopers and not a single goldfish. She even remembered her parents doing their best to fight back a bratty tantrum; it was enough to get a lighthearted laugh out of her looking back at it now. Farrin

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hey weren't all games of skill it appeared, but Farrin still wanted to try. While his hunger was ever-growing due to the nature of his quirk and the way it sped up his bodily processes, even without the emitter function, Farrin was looking for some interactivity. Things to do with friends like Natsumi, the other usual suspects he had met around campus, and Sada. After all, they couldn't just stand around and eat all day. 

"This one looks interestin," he offered, trailing beside Natsumi. 

The booth was heavily populated by stringy threads connected to various toys and candies which hung in the air. The threads then looped together in a mess at the apex of the booth and lined back down toward the front of the booth where they were tied to several wooden knobs for participants to pick from. Natsumi was right. There was only one person ahead of them. With more knobs than people, they were free to approach the booth and give the game a try. 

"Senbon Biki," Farrin read the name of the game off the booth's signage. "Let's give it a go, yeah?" 

Natsumi had been pretty on board with trying anything and everything, so Farrin approached the booth with her at his side. This time, it was Farrin that made the first move to pay. Luckily, nothing appeared to be overly expensive through the festival grounds. A few yen dropped and both of them were free to choose a few strings to tug at. Farrin's ruby eyes trailed quite a few toys. He had to bring something back for Sada even if he planned to take her out here later, but he couldn't let the morning go by without giving Natsumi something as well, for entertaining him and tagging along. Luckily, there were a few obvious targets. Now he just had to hope he tugged at the right strings.     

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Natsumi Taiyou]

As the duo approached the set of booths, Natsumi would be surprised that instead of stopping for karaage, Farrin would instead opt for games. It seemed strange, but she would chalk it up to Farrin’s eagerness to fully explore the festival grounds and everything they had to offer; after all, too much food could just serve to slow them down, mostly her. As they walked, he would eventually make his decision on their next stop a bit of an odd choice, she would think for him to make, but she would be slightly excited, nonetheless. The game chosen, Senbon Biki, is less of a game of skill and more of a game of chance. She would walk along with Farrin as they approached; as expected, the booth was almost completely empty as they had just opened, and only one other person would stand ahead of them. The booth would be absolutely covered in strings, lassoed with a varying group of prizes to win, from small snacks to medium- to large-sized animal friends. But during the approach, Natsumi found herself more focused on the lettering of the sigh and the bundles of hanging string as she tried to devise a plan to help her get something interesting. "Senbon Biki, it is!" Natsumi would chirp happily as she found her focus on something other than attendants. She was, in fact, so focused that she didn’t notice Farrin’s quick dive into his pocket to fish out a few yen to cover the duo until it was too late. But with the price of the game paid for, it was now up to them to choose their strings. She would let out a bit of a hum as she studied the strings for a moment or two before looking at the prizes below. Reaching out slowly, she would grab hold of a knob, taking another moment before pulling a string free from it. "I’ll pick this one!" Farrin

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T

hey could chow down on the chicken, in whatever form it took, later. For the moment at least Farrin was more interested in the interactive options. Yes, his stomach continued to growl, but when wasn't he hungry? This was nothing new. What's more, when he pulled at the first few strings he was rewarded only with a few candy bars far off from the prizes he had in mind for Sada and Natsumi. When he failed to win stuffed animals and creatures he had eyed, well, it only stoked his competitive side into throwing down more money for more chances. 

The candies he continued to win were but fuel to stave off his hunger. "Dammit," he muttered under his breath. The time-turner was not the most graceful loser. Farrin played to win. It was almost by process of elimination that he eventually won a stuffed dragon toy, that one was intended for Sada, but he wasn't about to quit now. He had his eyes on a similar stuffed toy for Natsumi. She came all the way out here with him at an early hour and was willing to educate him on the festival. He had to do right by her too. 

"Hold up, hold up, I've almost got it," he said after a few more strings had been tugged only for him to earn a few more chocolate calories. 

Determination flowed through his veins. Focus shone bright in his eyes. And money continued to pour onto the counter. At this rate, he was going to buy out half the string himself. But Farrin was a man on a mission. Another candy bar. Then a metal bouncy coil. Finally! He did it! A stuffed toy fairy. Basically the same thing as a sprite! 

"Ha! Brilliant! Knew I had it!" He wasn't about to acknowledge how many attempts it took. He would take the victory. "Alrighty, have this one fer' Sada," he started, packing the dragon in a plastic bag, "n' this one is fer you," he said, handing the sprite to Natsumi. "As a thank yuh' fer taggin' along out 'ere. Anyway, let's go get that karaage, then check out more o' what they have goin' on 'round 'ere." 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

[attr="class","FarrinBot"][attr="class","fa fa-cog"] Tags: Natsumi Taiyou
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[Natsumi Taiyou]

Tugging at her selected string, Natsumi would be met by the jumping of a bag of candy. The bag would be on the smaller side, containing a few of both hard and soft candies, undeniably grouped together by the owner of the booth. It would be enough to give her a bit of excitement, as she would grin a bit, looking over to Farrin as he pulled his first string. Much like her own, his first pull would also be tied to a bundle of candy bars. In her eyes, his prize was well selected, but it wasn’t as well received by him, as he would let a small profanity slip out as he fished around in his pockets yet again for yen to cover another go at the game. Natsumi’s slight grin would eventually turn into a worried smile as she realized he had clearly had the perfect prize or prizes already selected in his mind and wouldn’t leave until they were his. The game attendant would hand the bag of candy over to her as he took the fee from Farrin and waited in anticipation for his next turn. She kept her eyes on Farrin as she would untie the bag, taking out a small hard candy before unwrapping it and putting it into her mouth, watching blankly as he would continue to pull at strings. It would seem that the first few pulls would only serve to grow his mountain of candy, something that she was certain was becoming frustrating to Farrin. As he continued to pull strings, Natsumi would continue to eat candy until she had finally found her way to the bottom of her small but enjoyable bag. She would find herself tempted to pull for another string as well to get another bag of candy, but with the thought of karaage, she would have to control her hunger for what she hoped was only going to be a bit longer. As time passed, the number of strings would begin to dwindle as he continued, with enough candy to easily give anyone a tummy ache and potentially make a dentist salivate at the payments for cleanings and cavities. But he would eventually pull a string for a stuffed animal, a dragon, and she couldn’t help but feel a bit of excitement radiate from him, even if he didn’t show it. She couldn’t help but cheer at the victory, jumping up and down a few times. "Yay, you did it." Her celebration would be cut short as he would continue to pay and pull strings. It was enough to raise a bit of intrigue as she would look for what was left to win; perhaps his plan was to win all of the sweets, she thought, completely overlooking the other stuffed toy. She would watch in anticipation yet again as he continued until he finally pulled the string attached to the stuff fairy toy. Once he was given his prizes, he would stow one away in a bag before handing the fairy toy to Natsumi. Her eyes would light up, and her cheeks would turn a light but warm red. "For me?" She would ask as she took the toy in her hands, taking a moment to listen to his reasoning before hugging it tightly and smiling, making an audible humming sound in agreement. "Thank you, Farrin! Yeah, Karaage time!" Farrin

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✨IKIGAI SUCCESS!✨

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✓ Food and festivities, what more could we ask for? This was such a cute thread! Great job you two!! [break][break]

+ 1.000 EXP!

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Farrin - 17.000 // 18.000[break]
Natsumi - 2.500 // 3.500

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Tag: Farrin, Natsumi Taiyou

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