#hakuno 01

There’s a huge crowd forming over a street in the Market District, large enough that it can catch the attention of anybody passing through. A closer inspection would reveal that the source of all this clamor comes from a crepe store, with dozens in line to take their orders on the go.

…Huh. Is that what’s popular in this city?

Goro didn’t have a reputation to keep anymore, so there’s no need for him to try out every bandwagon or trend that comes across his way. Still, old habits don’t die that easily, and for once he’s curious about it for more than just a simple conversation starter. This world was inhabited from individuals of other worlds. If a love for such sweets turned out to be so universal, then maybe the food would be worth it.

Right beside him was a girl whose hair had a darker shade of brown than his. She was looking at the store, but she’s not in line to order just yet. Maybe she’s still deciding? To her, Goro flashed one of his practiced smiles.

Minato was tired; this much wasn’t new, but he’d been so focused on reorienting himself with the new Shadow threat that he’d been neglecting to manage his fatigue the way he used to be familiar with. He’d meant to survey the area so that he’d be familiar with it in case of a threat, know where there were weapons, strongholds, weaknesses, and pockets of civilians (could the demons even be called civilians? though they weren’t quite helpless, they hadn’t been contracted to fight according to one he’d spoken with). And he’d gotten some of it done, surveying some of the weapons stores and the fort to the north, but his body was reaching its breaking point.

The world around him tilted as his head swam, and without realizing, he took a step off the curb, his hair blowing in the wind created by a car passing a mere foot away from him. A firm grip on his arm pulled him fully back onto the sidewalk though, and he blinked in an attempt to force his rescuer to come into focus.

After finding some food and nibbling on it Samus looked around to try and find something, catching her eyes on some alcohol. That seemed nice.

After going to get some of it, she quickly found herself bumping into the second person.

For now though, until it was her shift at the beach, she was content to walk among the street vendors, fellow locals, and tourists alike. The streets were filled with bright colors (the ice cream stand in particular caught her eye, and not because they were also selling balloons there) and it truly was her favorite holiday of the year.

Aqua had spotted a few familiar faces in the crowd and smiled in greeting but one in particular stood out to her. “Hey Hakuno! What are you up to?” She recognized Terra’s younger adoptive sister-- she was about Kairi’s age, right? Better make sure she isn’t lost, or anything...