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[allisnothing]

Who: Haruka+Anyone (Open)
Where: Meriken Park
When: May 3, Golden Week
What: Fun Times at Harbor-Land Amusement Park



Everyone who wasn't out of town for Golden Week received a quick message over the school network: 'Checking out Harbor-Land Amusement Park. Anyone want to meet for noon?'

Haruka left it up to chance who would show up. If no one at all did, she was okay with that too. Golden week was almost over. What better way to spend it in a place like this?

Haruka waited near the entrance, sipping an iced coffee she got from the nearby vending machine. She was wearing a simple light blue wench top and a white skirt with a delicate decorative chain of beads hanging from the side, and her hair was in a loose braid. Her head with occasionally turn, attentive, as she paid attention to the passing sounds.

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[hoshikage_himeko]

Damn, I’m way too late for this...They surely went inside without me already!
Himeko almost dashed through the crowds of people towards the entrance of the amusement park.
She had noticed her roommate’s message on the network way too late and planned to train the whole day like she did on most of her days off. The next audition would surely be coming up soon and she had to be prepared for it.
Plus, she had to report the results of her training routine to her instructors in Tokyo all the time. It was an annoying thing to do and she always missed out on doing it on purpose until her family started calling and lecturing her about it.

However, spending the day at an amusement park sounded like a way more exciting thing to do than training. The idol-wannabe remembered having visited one once when she was a lot younger, but never had a chance to go again afterwards.
After finally reaching the entrance of the park, she could see Haruka and Chloe standing there and sighed with relief. They still seemed to be waiting for others to arrive.

Before approaching the group she stopped for a moment, smoothed down the frilly pastel-pink and a little grey colored skirt she was wearing and checked on the lacey sailor collar of her pink and white striped top with the puffy sleeves. To not look too childish with today’s outfit she had decided to tie her hair in low twintails instead of her usual high ones,which were making her slightly more mature looking. She hadn’t been able to go without huge ribbons as her hair ties, though.
After checking her outfit, she excitedly approached the little crowd.
“I’m so glad that you’re all still here! I just saw the message and immediately rushed here! Sorry~~”, she apologized and curiously observed the little group, her eyes stopping at Baku. Himeko tilted her head slightly. She remembered seeing him a few times somewhere at school, but they hadn’t really met before.
“Um...I don’t think we know each other, do we?”, she asked.

[suiseimushi]

"I'm surprised there are so many of us here."

Kisa, wearing a simple pair of dark pants and a pale blue blouse, approached the cluster of Chitoku students with a cheerful wave and a smile. She'd been concerned at first about finding everyone -- the place wasn't huge, but it wasn't exactly small, either -- but Chloe had neatly, and unexpectedly, solved that problem.

"I'd thought more people would be on vacation somewhere."

[allisnothing]

Haruka smiled and nodded to Hachi. Before she could say anything, though, another arrival appeared. She gave Saiga a nod too.

"Yeah. More's better though?" Turning to the others, she asked, "Want to grab out tickets now or wait a bit longer?"

Not too far from them was a row of ticket machines with rates listed clearly.

[brage]

A gentle shrug is Baku's response to Chloe, turning his attention back to the park. Well, I guess this is going to be an adventure for all of us. The teen muses a moment before he's suddenly addressed by a new arrival: wasn't this that sugar-hyped girl? It was hard not to notice her at school. His head dips gently and he manages a broad smile.

"Uhh, yeah... I mean, no, I don't think so... I'm Ogata Baku," he corrects himself quickly. His social ineptitude only heightens with the arrival of Kisa. Another survey of the individuals gathered leads him to a shocking realization: I'm the only guy here. With that thought, eye contact with Himeko breaks immediately, and he scratches his head. Come on, keep it going. What, this Persona nonsense is cake but girls are scary?

"... so, err, what's your name?"

[hoshikage_himeko]

“I’m Uehara Himeko! Himeko is fine. Nice to meet you.”,she gave him the usual smile, she always put on when meeting new people. Inwardly, she started thinking about an appropriate nickname for him already.
“So… you are like that type of guy? You know…Talking to girls is awkward? ”, she looked around and started chuckling. “If this is the case, today’s going to be a challenge for you! I mean… as the only guy around…”
Himeko didn’t really mean to embarrass or mock him. It was just her usual direct and curious personality that made her say things like these. She really didn’t think too much about it.

“A~~nyway, let’s just concentrate on having fun!”, she nodded in his direction and turned around to greet Kisa with a bow as well before walking over to her roommate.
“I’d say let’s buy tickets already! I really want to get in!”

[allisnothing]

"Fun is good." Haruka nodded. She turned her head slightly with passerbys. "Not sure if anyone else is coming anyway."

Not too far away at the machines was a boy explaining to the girl he was with why she couldn't ride the rollercoaster all day while he picked up their tickets from a machine. Haruka tilted her head slightly and took a few steps in that direction.

"I think tickets are this way?"

[brage]

Baku's expression flattens as she proceeds to describe a speech difficulty that he was fully aware that he had. It was something about the way she said it that was... offputting? True? The situation is not remedied by her revelation that he was the only male present at the little gathering. He hadn't really noticed it before, and that had been his saving grace, but now it was inescapable. Oh man, maybe a little more training wouldn't be so bad after all...

"I'm not, uhh... I mean... I'll be fine, don't be ridiculous," was what he managed in response before his attention was, thankfully, stolen by Haruka's direction. He pats his jacket gently to confirm that he had indeed remembered to bring along some spending money for the occasion.

"Yeah, that looks like what we're looking for."

[allisnothing]

"Okay then." Haruka nodded, walking a bit more confidently that she knew she was heading in the right direction. When her cane hit solid metal, she felt ahead until she felt a screen. Her fingers drifted until they found the buttons' bumps(Number of tickets...increase/decrease buttons....ready to pay...help..).

She paused for a moment, in deep thought, before shrugging. She hit the increase button about twenty times, the pay button, and then swiped her card (twice, since she accidentally error-ed out from swiping too late) and the machine spat them out loudly.

"Good to go. It's pay a ticket when you get to the front of the line." Which she mainly knew from looking up online reviews. She tilted her head and asked, "Rollercoaster, tilt-a-whirl, ferris wheel, or boardwalk games?"

[fassade]

The German let the others talk amongst themselves while her gaze wandered. There were lots of things to do at an amusement park if you weren't Chloe and hated everything fun. There were fast rides, scary rides, peaceful rides, boardwalk games, and other scattered bits of entertainment to be enjoyed. She could pretty much handle any ride the park threw at her, but she often just didn't see the point. Yet Haruka had been kind enough to invite her, of all people, so she couldn't just not go on anything. Once Haruka was finished, Chloe silently purchased her own tickets numbering 20 as well; it was a nice even number. At Haruka's question, Chloe gave a slight shrug.

"Any is fine."