After three more days in Dublin exploring the city and spending time with Hughes and his sons, Aubrey, Rhyland, and Dimitri finally departed to Osaka.
Aubrey was beside herself with excitement. She was excited to try out the different restaurants, see the convenience stores, buy from the vending machines in Japan and to ride the shinkansen among other things. But at the same time, she had a difficult time focusing. She began to feel so overwhelmed with the amount of information that she received and the things she intended to do. 'I have to start taking self defense classes when we get back from the trip, then I have to look for a new waitressing job so I can save money. Do I still have time to take classes from Dr Faust?' Aubrey pondered to herself while the trio were in the lounge, working out their next steps.
