(GS3) Field: Shop Handsome

[Kuro]

"That's the spirit Neo! We'll fight at the World Circuit and we'll make sure that we all have fun while we're fighting." With a strong passion in his heart, Haruki turned to Seifer to get him pumped up.

"Seifer, you'll be searching for the right clan, and I know that you'll find it soon enough! With enough will and effort that clan will definitely find a connection with you, just like Neo and I have great bonds with our clans!" The young man of justice put his deck into his bag and reached out for a handshake. "You ready?"

[Cipher Izanagi]

"Yeah, you're right. Can't let it get to me now." Seifer agreed, appreciating the cheering up, and taking Haruki's hand in a firm handshake. "I'll be looking forward to fighting you both in World's, but let's try and make it one of the last matches alright?"

[NeoBuster]

Neo was glad he met Seifer at the train station today. He not only made a new friend, but bumped into Haruki his friend of justice and bonded with him more. The 3 friends promised each other to fight in the Circuit and to have fun doing it. With the circuit being only 2 days away, Neo started to feel like how Neu described: "Vanguard is fun and fun only"

"Even if my parents are still missing, im going to have fun fighting while fighting them. Im not going to get anywhere going on angry rampages" Neo said to himself

Neo then turned to Seifer and Haruki.

"Yeah! Lets have fun in New York during the circuit" Neo told them

Neo then yawned and was tired and sleep deprived. Even though he got sidetracked forgetting he was meeting his friend at the train station, Neo needed a place to stay as usual and he knew the perfect place.

"Well then im heading off for the night guys. Thanks for the good time during the tour" Neo said

Neo then handed Seifer a piece of paper.

"Seifer" Neo started to say. "Here is a number to a hotel you can stay at and directions on how to get there, as well as my number. Lets meet up tomorrow, you too Haruki" Neo said to both.

Neo then waved goodbye to both as he started walking off to the one place he knew he could get decent sleep. At least he hoped..

+5 AF to Haruki and Seifer

[Kuro]

Haruki waved goodbye to Neo as his friend left Shop Handsome. Then he turned to Seifer to say his farewells.

"It was great to meet you Seifer. It's always fun to make new friends with another cardfighter, so I hope we can have a really fun fight sometime too. See ya." The young man of justice left the shop with a casual wave goodbye and headed home, ready to meet up with his friends again tomorrow.

Neo AF +5
Seifer AF +5

[Cipher Izanagi]

"Thanks, I'll look into it but I'm going to try to explore a bit more without getting lost." Seifer replied taking the slip of paper and putting it away. As Neo left, Seifer waved to Haruki goodbye as well. "I'm going to go walk around a bit, try to familiarize myself with everything around here. Thanks for hanging out with me, even if it was short. Hopefully we can hang out more tomorrow as well." With that, the male walked out heading... somewhere. He didn't really know where.




Neo AF +5
Haruki AF +5

[Killa]

Makuto decided to enjoy his last hours before the World Curcuit on starGATEbucks, his favourite shop. He ordered his usual drink and decided to head out with it after paying for it of course.

After wandering around the District, he thought that maybe buying some supplies before the flight wouldn't be a bad idea. He decided to stop by a nearby card shop first to buy some booster packs to test his luck. And maybe if he was lucky enough, get himself into a cardfight or 2.

[Hope]

Isabella entered the shop with her white brimmed hat and a radiant white sun-dress. She had a few ribbons along her hair along the dress to create some contrast and keep things from looking to plain. Upon entering the shop, a loud applause roared as she smiled waved at them, doing some poses for photos walking up to a fight table which was set up along the center. The activity in the charity event today was simple. The money would be going to the under-privileged children over in Umano as part of the local community effort to help build the neighborhood due to the danger and attention the current turf wars have been attracting. Donate and get a chance to play a few games with Isabella as well as the other celebrities whom made themselves present. Along the day were also performances for them, so it was a mini-concert with a fun day of fights, a good deal.

"Alright minna let's go!" Isabella announced as she placed her starter on her Vanguard circle, the crowd getting ready to cheer with her, as the first challenger stepped up. "Three, Two, One, Live!" They all said the phrase with her as well.

[Jello]

Haruka slid into the left-side crowd, being loud and cheerful as well. There were a lot of famous faces here today, fighter's he's never seen before and one's he was quite familiar with. He was starting to wonder if the Tear Boy, Drake, would make an appearance today too. That might make his day even that much more interesting. Staring around the area, he realized this was his first time in Shop Handsome. Pirates flags, banners, wooden wheels on the walls, anything pirate-related and you'd probably see it. There was even a peg leg nailed to the wall. Haruka was a bit skeptical about that much, but he didn't push it.

The fights went on for a bit, but none of them seemed all too different. Hana played well, but he couldn't tell if she was holding back or not. A lot of the fight's seemed really close, and they all seemed like a lot of fun. Most people who played Cardfight seemed to play for the competitive aspect, but today that was out the window. Today fighting wasn't for brag rags or anything, it was to help those less fortunate than yourself. It was a noble act, and Haruka praised those who did fight.

Haruka made his way over to the shop counter, staring at the cards in glass cases and the booster packs on the shelf. He had contemplated buying cards himself, but wasn't sure what any of it would do really. He simply stared at them for a moment, remembering to return to the crowd and cheer every time another one of Hana's fights started. He had to at least cheer her on during her own fights, for sure. Despite really wanting to, he sort of refrained from cheering for her vocally aside from the crowd-wide reactions, cause he often forgot to say Isabella and said Hana and people either ended up confused or just stared at him funny.

[Hope]

After her fights, Isabella was offered bottles of water. She grabbed one and asked for a cup of water instead. Not because she was a diva or anything, but because she just really didn't like bottled water. There was this one time where she had to a commercial for one, and she couldn't take it seriously. The commercial still went pretty well, but Isabella still is kind of embarrassed about her performance for that advertisement. She took the bottle as well as the cup and looked down at the bottle's label.

"Oh God, it's the same brand as the one in the-" She shook her head and walked over to Harooka, handing him the bottle and sitting down at a seat next to him, placing her cup down on the table.

"So how'd you like it? Also did you get to fight anyone by the by?" She asked.

[Jello]

He was drinking his own bottle of water, for once. Haruka had been told by his relatives that if he didn't start getting healthy that he might have a really poor experience working in the cafe as a coffee-tender, considering how often you're around the scent. It might actually drive you mad, so water is encouraged at least once every couple of days.

As Hana approached, he eventually found himself needing an answer to her questions. Well it wasn't hard, considering he already knew what they were.

"The fights were cool, yeah. I'm glad it's all going to Umano, those kids could really use it considering all the bad stuff happening down there. I wonder how Hikaru is doing... Eh, anyways, nah, no fights for me. No drive to play today I guess." Haruka wasn't trying to be a downer or anything, he just honestly was burnt out of Vanguard for the day. Consistent losses to Hana this morning plus the losing streak he'd been on the past few days made him realize that everything needs a break at some point. Coffee for water, and Vanguard for relaxing. With that in mind, Haruka took another sip, leaning back in his chair.

"Have any good fights yourself? I couldn't tell who actually gave you trouble or not, you simply just won. A lot." Haruka leaned over to tie his shoe again. The lace on his right shoe was getting really frayed and he found himself having to tie it nearly every hour. Sort of frustrating, to say the least.

[Hope]

"I doubt anyone was actually really going in with their best, the whole point of this event is for relaxation anyways." The crowd cheered again as another fight had finished with another celerity across from them.

"Yeah, I met Hikaru and he was dealing with the turf war. I told him that whether he wanted my help or not, I was going to help either way. Plus after I left, he kind of got hospitalized so I see now the whole thing there is really dangerous. I really have no idea as to why we've let it go for so long, but now the community has taken notice. Hopefully this will change it." She took a sip from her cup and placed back on the table. She noticed his shoe was untied.

"Oh you're shoe- " She instinctively went to go help him out with it, bending down a little to reach for it, but it seems that he got it. All the while it seems that there were onlookers the whole time.

"Isabella-chan is he your boyfriend?" They asked wide-eyed and curious.
"We saw them sitting together under a three the other day!" A few added.
"Really?"
"N-no... its nothing like that...its um" She looked over to him for a moment before shaking her head. "It isn't..."

Due to her song ,its really been a common question. The public and media has really been trying to press on an investigation as to who "Aurora's Flower" was about as well as Isabella's role in the song, if she was the Prince or the Princess. Its been a question that she's received multiple times from an endless amount of people whenever she's with someone, especially another guy. She finds it to be tragic that she can't show off Mi-hime to the public, that Mi-hime isn't an idol. In her line of work where having a good presence as well as something to show is one of the most important things to have, Isabella is bothered by how no one knows about Mi-hime, and how she can't tell the world about her great and cute lover. Instead she has to keep it all hidden which kind of kills her deep inside because she really just wants to let it out.

"You guys are... just misunderstanding." She nodded over to them.

[Jello]

Haruka looked up, noticing people started surrounding the area. Haruka honestly felt a bit bad about what was happening. It wasn't Hana's fault that she couldn't just show off Miyuki to everybody like she wanted to, especially considering the circumstances. He sat up, sighed, and looked at the people now staring.

"Eh..." He couldn't just leave, or something like breakup rumors might spread about and while that sounds like a good out of this, he wouldn't be able to hang out with Hana again or the whole dating bit might come back up. He couldn't simply stay put either or people were just going to make the spread of rumors worse, and what's all is that there was no way he was going to get out of this without something really drastic. No ideas came to mind.

He pocketed his hands, looked over to the card counter. Well, if he had an excuse to separate from her, maybe that would work?

The fight tables were also an option. Haruka desperately wanted to avoid fighting people... Wait!

"I-I'm just a fan! I happened to have lived nearby so I've been congratulating her is all-eheh.." That approach might work. If people think he's just a creepy fan that's always around her, it could easily throw them off. Besides, taking one for the team was always Haruka's job.

"She's just being charitable is all, Isabella is really the best, isn't she?" Haruka clapped his hands together with a smile, trying to ward off prying eyes. Only a few looked away, but Haruka needed the rest to leave too or this might get even more awkward.

[Hope]

The fans understood, and were compassionate, some of them were stalkers as well in their own way. They nodded and walked off.

Isabella let out a deep sigh of relief, looking at Harooka who kind of did the unnecessary, but she appreciated it to say the least. She stood up from her chair and put her hand on his shoulder, "Well you know you could've actually taken the chance to go with it. Didn't have to take one for me like that." She laughed at him for a little, remembering the first time that he and Satoshi met with dad-san. Good times were coming back to her, though it probably wasn't much of a good time for him.

"But really though, there was no need. I do personally believe that in every situation, there's a way to go about it without being so extreme. It might even lead to better results. Something I learned as princess I guess." She released her hand from his shoulder and sat on the table, crossing her legs and sliding her cup to her side. She leaned back a little, using her left hand as a support to keep herself up. The fans who turned away looked back to admire her form, some jaws dropped, idols just naturally looked really good in a sun dress. The natural fitness of Espoir's coming from the family line of the Lion himself, added in with the natural beauty of the Chief Nurse. It was natural selection at its finest.

"I'm kind offended you didn't take the chance, haha. I swear other guys would too, plus don't you ever dream of dating an idol?" She laughed to herself, "I know I do."

[Jello]

Haruka's open mouth sort of formed a grin. He could have... In fact, he probably should've. Haruka was just too nice of a guy though. He can't remember ever taking advantage of somebody ever on purpose. In fact, Haruka has only really been taken advantage of, not the other way around. And that was sort of okay with him too. He wouldn't exactly call it being spineless, but that he didn't have anything against helping people out. So he sort of let them use him for their help, so long as---

Heh...

Haruka's eyes moved up to Hana who was now essentially a model on a table next to him. He couldn't help but gulp and a blush rose to his face. If this were five feet to the right, he probably would just be shrugging it off and taking a glance over like the rest of the crowd. But being right next to him made this, err, harder for him to keep cool.

"H-Hana..." He wasn't sure where he was going with that statement whatsoever. He just sort of said her name and kept staring.

Haruka, I command you to stop. This is making not only you, but me uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable... Haruka. Haru. Are you listening?

Nope.

Haruka's mind went blank again.

[Hope]

A few pictures were taken so Isabella struck a pose yet again. After that she went over to Harooka, his face blank, and started waving to get his attention. The crowd starter roaring, tissues started to fly onto the air, as a song played throughout the speakers. Drake has entered the shop.

"Last name ever, first name greatest!" Isabella cheered along with the crowd.
"Like a sprained ankle boii I ain't nuthin' to play with." Drake enthusiastically entered in with a hop and confidence in how he walked. He placed his deck down on the table, the legendary Aqua Force deck full of Tear Dragons. This was his true form.

Three men dressed in black hauled in a giant box of Kleenex tissues for the guest of honor in case he fought any of the following decks which would remind him of his Ex-Girlfriends:

Granblue (Because their relationship is dead)
Kagero (The flames of their love have been put out)
Angel Feather (The nurses can't mend his broken heart, also Love Machine Guns and Cupids)
Megacolony (Because the thoughts of his one stunning love now bug him at night)
Royal Paladin (He will always be her knight in shining armor)
Gold Paladin (He will always be reminded of the golden days when he held her in his arms)
Shadow Paladin (Shadow Paladin broke away from Royal Paladin like how she broke away from his love)
Spike Brothers (She was his best touchdown)
Genesis (Because he doesn't want to start a new relationship)
Oracle Think Tank (The future looks bleak without her love)
Dark Irregulars (Demons plague his broken heart)
Pale Moon (His love was a blast, call it a circus)
Narukami (He is surrounded by nothing but storms and lightning bolts of despair)
Dimension Police (He was her Commander Laurel, he would fall in order for her to stand)
Murakumo (All he sees are clones of her in his mind)

Isabella turned into a fan herself and started clapping. "Go Drake!" She then turned over to Harooka. "Haha, see, we get to watch Drake play Aqua Force! So good!"