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[Upon stepping to the festival with her yellow yukata, Hanamaru's eyes were practically glowing like the lanterns that surrounded the place. She couldn't believe her eyes, everything looked so pretty!! The summer festivals back home at Uchiura was something she always looked forward to every year. But this year was different. She and the rest of the Aqours where in Tokyo in order to train and concidentally; they happened to be in town for Tokyo's summer festival. It some time to convince Dia to let them take a break, but she eventually agreed to let them at least look around for one day. This was her first time going to a out of town festival and she was so positively excited to try everything and anything!!!!
Slowly, the girls were beginning to separate and explore the festival on their own or in a small group and by this point, most of them have separated from each other. Hanamaru was walking with Ruby and Dia as she was admiring everything. There were so many tasty looking food booths and cute prizes to win from the games. She didn't know what she wanted to do first.
However, her tummy was beginning to rumble. Welp, she knew what she was trying first! Her eyes scanned around the area, until they fell upon a cotton candy stand. It was pretty much an instant decision right there; cotton candy sounded really good right now.]
Ruby-chan! I will be right back. I see a cotton candy stand over there and now I'm craving some. I won't forget to bring you a super fluffy cotton candy!
[With a hungry stomach and a happy heart, she immediately makes her way over towards the cotton candy stand. There's a good line ahead of her and due to her height, she couldn't see who exactly was running the booth from where she was standing. But that was fine! All she had to do was be patient; good things come to those who wait.
After a few moments, it's finally her turn and she's eagerly digging into her wallet. The sweet aroma of the cotton candy was mouth watering, she couldn't take it anymore!! She had to have some.]
Hello! What flavors do you have?
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Mondo's been manning the booth for couple o' hours now, seeing adorable looking petite girls or beautiful slender women in yukata isn't anything new ー ain't that the point of matsuri in the first place? ー but that doesn't make it any less exciting. Unfortunately, that doesn't show in his actions. Even after hours he's still terrible at this... sales is the worst department to put him at. ]
Oh, uh. Yeah, welcome.
[ Another guy at the back calls out to him, "Aniki, do you want me to handle this?" ]
Shut up, I've got this!
[ He'll turn his head back to the chick, still with a menacing expression for a few seconds before scrambling to look more apologetic. ]
Uh. Sorry. We've got strawberry, melon, lemon, grape, uh...
[ "Blue Hawaii," the guy behind whispers, though loud enough to be audible. Mondo clicks his tongue. ]
Blue Hawaii, and mango. Whaddaya want?
[ So gentle, Mondo. ]
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...
And she has to really arch her neck up to get a good look at him. What a tall person!!! Never before in her life had she seen a guy who was that tall. The height difference was comparable to a
huskywolf and a chihuahua. She almost couldn't believe that he was a real person.Especially with that hair. Was he a... delinquent?]
Zuraaaaa
[Even though he's fully registered in her mind, now it takes some time for her to properly respond to him because she was so amazed.
She was also beginning to crave corn on the cob after staring at his hair.]
Sorry! I lost my train of thought for a moment.
[Listening to the flavors was enough to bring her back down to earth. Focus, Maru!! You are here for that sweet fluffy cotton candy.]
Ahhh, all of those sound so good, zura!!! I can't decide what I want. [She turns around for a brief moment. Luckily, there wasn't anyone behind her so she didn't have to worry about holding up the line.] Do you have a favorite? I'm picking it out for my friend and myself.
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Mondo has to look away for a bit because shit, that's... fucking adorable?! Is this what those freaks feel when they see their anime, uh, the hell was it again? Wives? Is this what they call 'moe'?! Holy crap. Why's she staring at him like that?! ]
Uh. 'sー 's fine.
[ He's chill, he's fine, he's gotta be cool in front of a customer, god. Alright, what did she ask? Favourite flavour? ]
Vanilla.
[ "Aniki... We don't have that flavour." ]
Uh. Strawberry.
[ Also pink, close enough. Whatever. Why the hell don't they have it anyway?! The vanilla one's the original, goddammit! ]
...Guess mango's not too bad too.
[ He's trying. He puts aside his bias though he doesn't really fancy all these different flavours, see?
"Aniki... you're really bad at this." Seemingly unable to tolerate it any further, Mondo's angry 'ahhh?!' gets ignored as the young man goes on, "Miss, I definitely recommend Blue Hawaii too! It's got some exotic taste, perfect for summer! It'll keep you refreshed!" ]
Tch. So what ya gonna get?
[ If you can sense annoyance in the tone, it's actually directed towards the other dude for being... good at his job. Mondo just sucks at aiming where to unleash it. ]
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Hmm, all of those sound so tasty...
[Even with the suggestions, she was still having a hard time making a choice. She figured that Ruby would like the strawberry flavored cotton candy, so that was a definite one for sure.
If she could, she would buy one of each flavor so she could try all of them, but she was certain that Dia would scold her for spending too much money on cotton candy. Plus, she still had to try the other foods too! She was not going to leave this place without having corn on the cob.]
Oh! Thank you for your suggestion too.
[She glances over at the other guy with a smile and takes note of the way they refer to the head honcho (At least, that what she's assuming the guy with the splendid corncob hair is. He gave off that boss like feeling and she figured that he was the head of this booth.) as aniki. While she was not well versed in the life of delinquents, she's read a few stories that had troublemakers as characters. She was fairly certain that they would call the leader aniki.
Which meant... oh goodness, was she really in the presence of delinquents?! Delinquents selling cotton candy, no doubt!!!]
Okay, I have finally decided, zura! I'll take a Strawberry and a Blue Hawaii one.
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T, thanks.
[ The other guy chimes in, "ーfor your patronage!" You'd think after hours Mondo'll get better at this. Ok, to be fair he was sorta better... until this Zura Girl comes over and blows his head off. Goddammit. ]
That's 1000 yen.
[ He's been thinking this since the time they started ー in fact a long while now, but holy shit, cotton candies are so fuckin' simple to make yet so highly overpriced on these festivals. ...'s not like he could give the girl a discount just 'cuz she's cute, though. ]
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What was that called? Moe? Yeah, maybe it was one of those moe point things she's heard about. While still chuckling, she hands him the exact amount of money.]
Here you go, zura! I can't wait to try them!
[An attempt was made to get on her tip toes to look behind him. It was a pitiful attempt, because even when she stood on them, he still towered over her. But she was determined to see the machines that made the cotton candy!! Everytime she eats one, she's always wondered how the process of making such a sweet, fluffy dessert works.]
Would it be okay if I watched you guys make it? I've always wanted to know how cotton candy was made.
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Please wait for a moment.
[ That was super rigid but he's chill he's chill, he's keepin' it chill. His hands are doing fine putting that one thousand yen note to the cash register drawer. Huffs, and that's done. Now to worー wha?! ]
Uh.
[ He stops on his tracks, looking at the fluffy Zura girl with confusion. ]
...Sure, I guess. It's not... very interesting.
[ 's not like being watched will make his work any less good, anyway! He'll show her his deft hands! (Though the machine's the one will be doing most of the job...) Anyway, what she'll see is a humongous metallic bowl with a disc-shaped spinner on the center of it. He'll use tiny scooping spoons (that probably look even tinier in his yaoi hand) to sprinkle coloured granulated sugar into the opening in the spinning head. It takes some time, but they'll be able to see webs forming widely around the bowl. This is where Mondo begins to show his skills. Grabbing a wooden stick, he begins twirling it to wrap the cotton-like solidifying sugar around the rims in clockwise motion. All the nerves that seem to be showing in his face has vanished completely, his scrunched together brows and a very solemn look are left there. He doesn't have to leeway to be nervous ー if he doesn't focus and do it carefully, the shape will be unfortunate.
Look at that, it's quickly fluffing up into a ball of cloud! Within less than two minutes, a perfectly pink cotton candy is ready to serve. He looks at it with a proud smirk for a moment, before realising again that someone's looking at him, and... goodbye focus. ]
What do you waー Uh. What would you like your plastic bag to be?
[ He points at the various plastic bags they have for her to choose. ]
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Having his full agreement on watching him make the fluffy candy brought her so much joy!! It was evident by the look of pure excitement in her face. Not only was the machine wonderful, she was amazed at his skill. The way he delicately wrapped the cotton candy on the wooden stick was too awesome for her to put into words. Hanamaru's eyes were sparkling at the sight. The care he put into his job was a complete opposite from his appearance. She was starting to think that maybe he wasn't a delinquent like she assumed he was.
Everything about this was mesmorizing and magical. She had no idea how cotton candy was made but she would definitely love to watch this progress again. This had to be one of the most beautiful things she's ever witnessed in her entire life.]
Waaaah! So this is the future, zura?!?! I've never seen such an amazing machine like this before. That was so fast, you must be a professional cotton candy maker!!!
[Oops. Sorry about the shouting.]
Hmm, all of these are so cute and it's so hard to choose.
[Which one would Ruby like? Hmmm, decisions, decisions! She had to pick a cute bag that would be the perfect fit for her adorable best friend.]
Can I have the strawberry cotton candy in the Hello Kitty bag and the blue hawaii in the Rilakkuma bag?
it still me, don't mind the account switch
(But still cute.)]...'m not.
[ Having a cotton candy business would be the dream, but there are other things he wants to try too. Still, that makes him a little happy ー probably hard to tell with his unfriendly face. He shoves the round pink cotton candy to the Hello Kitty bag as requested, and begins his quest for the blue one.
"Roger that, Miss!" the other dude has to say, because Mondo's already focusing on the second cotton candy. Whipping the second one takes considerably lesser time with how much more focused he is, and if you just take your eyes off him for a moment, it'll be as if he's done it in an instant. Just a little over a minute, he's already putting it in the Rilakkuma bag. He'll give his final checks on the bags, before handing it over to the girl as he lightly bows his head. ]
Thanks for your patronage.
HAHA new account, who dis???
[Provided that she had the money to spend. Maybe it's a good thing that this cool stranger wasn't a professional. Hanamaru had a feeling she would probably spend every yen she had on him. Not that she minded!! The job he did was splendid and she would be glad to purchase from him.
As he was working on the second one, she couldn't look away. She was so enthralled by his work. It was a good thing that she didn't even blink, because she was certain that she would have missed his genius work.
Her eyes were practically glittering as she received the bags filled with fluffy sweet clouds. Not only did the sweets look divine, the bags were adorable!!! Whoever was in charge of picking out the bags did a great job. She couldn't wait to give Ruby her cotton candy and tell her all about this encounter.]
Thank you for the lovely cotton candy!
[Speaking of Ruby, it would be okay to go ahead and munch on her's before she meets up with her right? Just a bite! It was just going to be one tiny taste. Hanamaru eagerly opens her bag and takes a tiny pinch of the blue hawaii cotton candy and pops it into her mouth.
Not only were her eyes still sparkling, they were practically glowing as she turns to face the delinquent.]
Yummy!!! This is the best cotton candy I've ever had, zura!!! I love it. Thank you for making it and letting me watch you do your work!
ur fav pupper
...Thanks.
[ Just when he's about to clean his machine to prepare for the next customer, the girl exclaims, getting his attention back at her again. Holy fucking shit, are those mirror balls or are those eyes. He almost got a fright from just how ecstatic she seemed. ...Rather, fright from how adorable she looked, that is. ]
Uh. Yeah. No problem.
[ No more denials can be done as he can feel his face going beet red. On top of being praised, she shows what he wants to see the most: people enjoying what he made. Even if most of the credit goes to the machine, it still makes him happy. ]
...Enjoy the festival.
o-oh.... bow chicka wow wow ;)
[Even if he was busy, she still hoped that was able to get some time off so he can have fun at the summer festival too. Before she leaves, she politely bows at him and glances at him for a few moments with a almost serene like smile. Finally, she takes her leave, not wanting to keep Dia and Ruby waiting on her!
About two hours later, Hanamaru decided to wander around the game booths by herself. Dia had got caught up in the shoot game, in an attempt to win a stuffed rabbit for Ruby. Needless to say, the older Kurosawa sister was getting really fired up. (She didn't want to admit this, but Hanamaru was almost starting to feel a bit sorry for the person running that booth. Good luck to them and dealing with Dia's wrath...) Besides, she figured that the sisters could use some alone time to bond.
The only problem was that she didn't know what games to begin with! She wasn't good at shooting games so that crosses that game out. As she was taking her time to look around, the bright colors of the balloon fishing game caught her attention! There was also the gold fish scoop game booth that was just right across from that game. It would be cute to take a gold fish home with her! There were so many games and she didn't know what to start.
As she is making her decision, she's going to awkwardly stand in the middle of the path; completely lost in thought.]
who let the pups out
The rest of his shift, he can barely remember it. While he's pretty sure he did the orders correctly, it also felt like he went through motion, like he was going on autopilot. Shit man, what did he do to deserve such a blessing? A cute girl who's not scared of him, and on top of that... treats him so kindly like an angel. He probably won't see her again, but that still is something to be happy about, probably. Right? It's better than nothing, an accomplishment, if he wants to be over-the-top.
"Aniki, your shift's over. Takemichi and I will take over from here."
The voice of another member of his gang snaps him off his daze, getting him to his feet. ]
Yeah.
[ After handing everything over, he rejects his shift buddy's offer to walk around the festival with him because what's the fun in walking around this place with a dude?! Then again, since he's here already, maybe he can look around for a bit on his own before going home. Maybe there's something interesting.
Once he's changed to his normal clothes of t-shirt and shorts, he wanders around booths aimlessly, head turning to the left, and then right, left, and then right. Huh. There sure are many things this year. What's that stand? 'Get Your Fortune Read! 30% Chance of Accuracy!' ...Only 30%? The hell's that, so darned fishy. It's definitely eye-catching, though. In fact, Mondo doesn't realise where he's walking with his eyes discerning the booth, until he bumps into a small frameー ]
Whoa! Shit, sorry... You okay?!
[ Sure hope whoever that is will be fine. ]
this bun let the pups out CHUU ♥
Hanamaru was completely lost in thought from all the booths that the sudden collision felt like an explosion. Luckily, she was able to keep herself from falling over, but that didn't stop her from letting out a surprised yelp. It takes her a moment to register the voice that was speaking to her, but he sounded so familiar? She doesn't know many guys but she knows that she's heard that voice from somewhere.]
Yes, I'm okay! How about you? I'm sorry for standing in the middle of the—
[When she turns around to get a good look at the guy who ran into her, she immediately stops in the middle of her apology.
At first, she looks at him with wide eyes and then those big eyes begin to sparkle.]
Ah! It's you!! You're the cotton candy guy with the delicious corncob hair, zura!!!
[She will never forget how good that cotton candy was, along with how she started to crave corn on the cob as soon as she saw his hair. Which reminded her, she completely forgot to grab some corncob! She was going to have to fix that mistake soon.]
don't blow marutan up!!
Youー [ Wait, what?! Delicious corncob hair?! ] Uh. [ He looks up to his hair. Does it look like a corncob? He's feeling super conscious about it now, brushing the tip idly with his hand. ] ...A, anyway. Are you lost? [ That would explain her standing in the middle of the bustling alley and her being alone. Didn't she say she come here with a friend? ]
then can marutan nom on his hair? and sorry for the slowness ;;
She curiously tilts her head at his reaction. Did she say something wrong?? Because she's certain that his hair looked like a delicious corncob. None the less, she can't help but laugh a little at his reaction.]
Not really, zura! I was with my friends but one of them got caught up in winning a prize so I decided to leave them alone. [She wouldn't be surprised if Mondo could hear Dia's shouting...] I was debating on what game to play and I couldn't make up my mind.
have a break, have a corn-do AND DON'T WORRY
And yes, she's saying something very wrong. Hair!! Is not!! Food!! You'll get food poisoning, Marutan. Don't do that to yourself.
Mondo nearly loses focus from what she's saying while staring at her face. He can't help it, she looks hella adorable! Like one of those idols in magazines! (Things he has yet to know...) Holy crap that fluffy hair and round eyes. He doesn't even want to make eye contact but he can't look away. ]
I... see. [ Not awkward, not awkward at all. Dia's screaming's conveniently filtered out from his ears with how nervous he's at the moment. ] ...uh. Good luck, then. [ This was supposed to be where he gives a suggestion and asks her out, but look at this cowardly dog walking away with his tail between his legs. ]
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Oh no! Did she say something wrong?
Gee Hanamaru, it's not like you said his hair resembled food. There was still so much that she wanted to know about him and she wasn't quite ready for him to leave.]Ah, wait! Um, I still don't know your name. What's your name? I meant to ask you when I bought your cotton candy but I forgot!
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[ He turns around quickly to see her, surprise doesn't hide from his face. ]
...Why d'ya need it?
[ Goddammit, that's not what he wants to say! Why can't he just be honest... ]
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But honestly... this was more hilarious than anything. She didn't know exactly what was bothering him, but there had to be something that was preventing him from introducing himself.]
Well, I want to know the name of the guy who made the best cotton candy I've ever had.
[She pauses as she stares at him. This wasn't the first time she's dealed with someone so troublesome, she deals with
YohaneYoshiko on a daily basis, after all.]You're not... shy are you, zura?
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Sh-- Who the hell's shy?! I ain't shy!!
[ Says someone with red cheeks. Can you blame him though? She said 'best cotton candy'! For fuck's sake, no one has ever told him that before!! ]
Wh, wha, what's with you?! [ How to Keep Your Chill for Dummies, he needs it. ] I-if you're gonna ask for someone's name, first state your name, goddammit!! [ What's this even. ]