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Chapter 13 - Trip 5, Theme Park

Asahi and Miyako went to the stadium, it wasn't very expensive as the event was not too big, in the whole stadium there looked to be a little over a thousand people and they went to find a seat far from where the main crowd was, both of them didn't enjoy gatherings in general as there were usually too many people for them.

As they sat down at a secluded area in the stadium, there were only a couple people nearby who were more focused on the game than their surroundings, Asahi and Miyako had brought their own snacks, but a local snack from where Miyako was from caught Asahi's eye, "Can I try one of those?" He asked curiously, "Sure." Miyako handed him the bag and he carefully grabbed one out of the plastic bag and ate it, "This is quite good."

Asahi asked if Miyako wanted any of his but she declined as she had already tried all of them before and she only thought a few were good, as the match continued, Asahi is reminded of back when he would play that sport with other kids for awhile, they would go to the playground at an agreed time and start playing until the afternoon on holidays.

There wasn't anything else particularly of note, with only the occasional conversing or something happened during the match, but it was mostly just watching the match and hearing the roars of loyal fans in the background.

After an hour or two the pair decided to leave as they had grown bored, but mostly because the match itself wasn't very interesting and they regretted going to it, Asahi thought that the sport was very fun when he was a child but now that didn't seem to be the case as he had completely lost interest in the sport, while leaving the stadium, they come across a few people who were quite late to the match, they think there is only a few people, but as they exit the door, a wave of people entered and they nearly got swept up in the crowd that was pouring into the stadium.

They now had nothing to do and couldn't think of anything, they tried to think of something, like an event, or somewhere exciting they could go, then an idea popped into Asahi's head, he thought of a theme park he went to before in the past with his father during one of his vacations when he was still working in a full time job.

After taking a train to the theme park, the city had already become more populated as people were going in and out of buildings, but it was still morning and there weren't many people in the theme park, Asahi went to buy tickets as Miyako saw a pamphlet that showed all the things you could do in the theme park, there were a couple rollercoasters, a place to sit down and have relax with a wide array of food and beverages, a large Ferris wheel as well as an aquarium.

On entering the theme park, they were greeted by a mascot who handed them the same pamphlet that Miyako had looked at earlier, they took the pamphlet and started going down the list of activities, they wanted to first start with something light before they went on a rollercoaster, they saw transport rides carrying children with their parents beside them, the theme park didn't have any water rides but they had flat rides, Miyako and Asahi decided to first go to a spinning teacup ride.

When they entered their teacup, music started playing and they all started spinning, the sounds of children going "Whoaaaa.. Whoaaaaa..." could be heard the whole time as they spun, Miyako and Asahi stared at each other the whole time and upon leaving the ride and taking a few steps forward, they both felt sick at the same time and sat on a nearby bench to catch their breath, during the whole ride Asahi was staring at Miyako whilst holding his breath fearing that he'd puke, his motion sickness was getting the better of him today.

He felt that slow spinning rides like that didn't suit him well, but Miyako didn't seem affected at all by the ride and was confused as to why that would make some as dizzy as it did, children were stumbling across the path when they left the ride.

They went to the location of the aquarium to look at what aquatic creatures they had there, Asahi always liked looking at fishes wag their tails to swim so he pushed Miyako to go there with him, the entrance of the aquarium was quite creative compared to a few others who just had words there, the inside was also just as creative as the outside, they walked inside a tube covered by glass under the water and could see families taking pictures of the fish with their children.

Seeing this, Miyako also took out her phone waiting for the right moment to take a photo with Asahi, she walked around following him while holding her phone, Asahi puts his face closer to an exhibit that had penguins in it, they were visible in the water as there was glass, the water was also very clear so seeing the penguins swim was very easy, Miyako tapped Asahi's shoulder to make him turn around and took a picture of him with the penguins in the background, "You really need to tell me when you take a picture." Asahi says as he lets out a sigh.

After leaving the aquarium, they continue walking around and see a few people walking around with a large stick of cotton candy, they head over to the eating area as indicated on the map, to find a moderately long line for the cotton candy stall, there were adults and children alike in the line waiting their turn for cotton candy, it was very cheap after all.

Miyako stands in the line as a couple people stare at her, Asahi notices and remembers that Miyako is actually quite cute and he pays it no attention and thinks of a route they should go through so that they can experience everything they can without wasting too much time, he thinks they should go to another flat ride that brings you up to a high altitude to see a good view of the entire theme park, Miyako heads back to the table with two cotton candy sticks in hand and hands one over to Asahi as he points towards where they should go next.

Miyako having no experience in theme parks, decides to only follow where Asahi goes, when they slowly reach the peak, Asahi and Miyako gaze out the window overlooking the entire theme park, this time Miyako asks Asahi for a selfie and they both get into the photo when the tower reached it's peak.

As they go back down, Miyako looks at the picture and sees that she took quite a good picture, she shows it to Asahi who agrees as well, after leaving the tower, they decide to go on a rollercoaster, and to prepare for it, neither of them drunk much water throughout the time they were in the theme park.

Along the way, they spot an old man throwing seeds at a large group of pigeons at a large open area in the theme park, they are careful not to scare away the pigeons and go around the crowded space to go towards one of the more less intense rides in the theme park.

The roller coaster was large, but there weren't many twists and turns or any high areas, so they thought it would be better to ride that one instead of the ones that were more favored by tourists that were intense and faster.

At the start of the ride they buckled their seat belts and waited for the ride to start, there are a surprising amount of people riding that rollercoaster, mostly parents and their children who were thinking the same thing as Miyako and Asahi when they chose to ride it.

The ride was short lived but very exhilarating, it also somehow didn't trigger Asahi's motion sickness due to it's speed, the two of them continued wandering around the theme park until it sunset, they had gone on most of the rides, most were not to the excitement of Asahi, Miyako didn't seemed phased by most of the rides, there was only one time where Miyako was surprised when they made a sharp turn around a corner, they also rode on a transport ride to have a short chat about how the theme park was.

It was very enjoyable at the end of the day, there was only one ride left which was the Ferris wheel, it was sundown by then so the lights on the Ferris wheel were about to light up, they quickly went over to the Ferris wheel since they felt that they would go back to the hotel very late if they didn't hurry, they got into one of the carts and starting going upwards, they could see the sun over the horizon as it slowly set, "It's finally quiet today." Miyako says looking out the window towards the sun setting far away, Asahi was staring at the sun when the lights suddenly turned on making both of them jump causing the cart to sway a little, they quickly regained their balance and breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards they headed back to the hotel after a long day in the theme park, they were tired but they felt that going to the theme park was very worth the experiences, Miyako also expressed that she was grateful for being able to experience what a theme park was like with a friend, it was her first time being in a theme park as well as her first time being there with a friend, before they left, Asahi had bought lollipops for the both of them as they headed back to the hotel.