"Uh.." she said, looking to Tsugiharu as they came up to the machine. Tilting her head to the right a little as she raised her eyebrow, "Are- are you alright Kuchiki-san? You seem like you're running away rather fast from something," she said, an awkward little chuckle.

"Yeah?" Yul crossed his arms over his chest, grinning. "You know, I guess it has been, in some way. Although some days, it still feels like I'm in a dogfight."

He waved a hand around. "On the other hand, I've just spent the last hour playing arcade games. I guess it can't be that much like a dogfight."

"Just couldn't bear to be away from you for a moment longer, Doji-san." he assured her with a straight face.

"That you rescued me from a case study in how to being a boring Phoenix courtier/baseball player was merely a bonus."

Ichika brought a hand up and pushed down her 'super cool' plastic shades, looking over the top of them. "Was he really that boring?" she asked, glancing back to where the Phoenix was and furrowing a brow. With a soft shrug, one barely noteworthy, she looked back with a slight smile.

"Well, I'm glad to have been your hero in turn, Kuchiki-san!" she said, flashing a grin as she pushed her plastic shades back up firmly on her nose.

When all is done, she holds her tickets... and doesn't exactly know what to do with them. She looks around for familiar faces, and sees Mumei.

"Konbanwa Nakauchi-san! What have you.... oi! I see you did quite well today!", she says, smiling at her. "Ah... I was thinking, any plans on what to do with the tickets? I... thought about getting the flute, but it's... odd."

Tsugiharu feigned shock.

"Doji-san, I am shocked that you would ask me to speak poorly of one of our hosts, nevermind the governor's son himself. Indeed, he made the point of who he was abundantly clear. To relate to you that when surrounded by samurai enjoying themselves, he is wondering if they're having too much fun instead of taking their duties seriously. Or tell you that he wonders why instead of spending time with beautiful Crane woman, why aren't more samurai trying to schedule time to speak with his illustrious father. Or even his query of why do people love Otori so much and not a game about hitting a ball with a bat and going home? Were I to relate all of those issues to you, Doji-sama, it would just be too shocking for words." he related to her in a dramatic whisper, which wouldn't carry very far in the lights and bells of retro night.

Still, there was a line between amusing a Crane and finding oneself fighting a room full of Phoenix, so there was a bit of real caution mixed with the melodrama.

He waved a hand around. "On the other hand, I've just spent the last hour playing arcade games. I guess it can't be that much like a dogfight."

There was really only one game that interested Hoshiko. It was the game she always played whenever she came to the Starcade. She liked games, but she loved dancing. She'd memorized the steps to MMSSO3 long ago and had added her own flair.

Unfortunately, she had to step aside for others. She found herself at Starlight Miko Crusaders: Temple Defenders and quickly found a rhythm to it. Somehow, she made it into another dance.

Finally, she convinced some new friends to play Streets of Thunder 4 with her. They were a bit annoyed that she danced to the game's music, but they did pretty well.

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D3 Side Event: Retro Night (EE), Moshi Moshi Super Sunrise Overdive 3, Investigation/Perception TN 20: 5d10o10k4 27

D3 Side Event: Retro Night (EE), Moshi Moshi Super Sunrise Overdive 3, Dancing/Agility, 1 FR (Memorize the Steps), 1CR, TN 25, VP for +1k1: 7d10o10k4 25 30 Tickets

D3 Side Event: Retro Night (EE), Starlight Miko Crusaders: Temple Defenders, Slieght of Hand/Agility TN 15, Untrained: 3d10 17

D3 Side Event: Retro Night (EE), Starlight Miko Crusaders: Temple Defenders, Kyujutau/Reflexes, 2 rolls (Quick Reload) TN 15, Untrained: 2#3d10 15 20 10 Tickets

D3 Side Event: Retro Night (EE), Streets of Thunder 4, Courtier/Awareness TN 15: 4d10o10k3 17

D3 Side Event: Retro Night (EE), Streets of Thunder 4, Jiujutsu/Agility TN 20, Play Together bonus: 3d10+5 22 20 Tickets

60 Tickets Total

Deciding on what to do with them....

Lowering her gaze a tad, at first, she looked down a bit as he went on a bit. Bringing her hands up in front of her stomach, fiddling with her left index finger. Yet.. when he continued she raised a brow, daring to venture a glance up. By the middle she'd chuckled sheepish and awkward. Letting her hands fall, a little, she stopped fiddling with her finger but still held them there.

Looking to him, with her head turned down slightly the pink-plastic frames held the obscuring visors which looked at Tsugiharu. "O-oh.." she chuckled, yet sheepish and awkward. "L-like a joke," she said, fiddling once more with her finger before dropping her hands to her sides. Trying on a half-awkward laugh.

Hoshiko had been counting hers, wondering what to do with them. There weren't many items that interested her for what she had. Then bumped into the Crab.

"Umm... Yes, actually." she offered a smile. "How many do you need?"

Ishiyo stayed back, especially from the reward counter. For the moment she was trying to make her way to the exit in the sort of path that wouldn't draw attention. So a few polite nods were given and the occasional exchanged pleasantries. Her hope was to slip out before having to engage anyone in a long conversation and risk revealing her utterly disastrous run on the machines.

"You got a pretty good amount too! What games did you pick?"

"Hoi, Daidoji-san, you got a minute?" Shokomaru called out as she passed by while he stood at the prize counter.