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Hiro remains seated and quiet for a moment only to listen to what Yoko has to say in response, keeping up the cheery tone with a nod and a smile, whilst continuing to hug her. "It's alright, there is no need to... rush anything, there's plenty of time to figure everything out... For now, I'm just glad you feel the same... but I'll say, I have... never really done this before, so if I do something that might seem weird, well, being inexperienced has bad traits..." He chuckles a little nervously, before letting go of the zombie girl, simply remaining seated next to her and waiting for the ride to be over, but that's still some ways to go, so he breaks the silence to ask something. "Want to... take a picture? Seems like a nice place to do so." He comments and eagerly waits her answer, already holding his own phone in his other hand.

Hiro turns his head back to Yoko as soon as she starts talking, making sure to listen to everything that she had to say. It was a mouthful for sure, but because she's a little slower than others, she needed more time, which Hiro had plenty. He kept holding onto her hand, tightening it a little bit after hearing her words out to the fullest, before bringing it up a little so that it's in front of them as they hold onto each others hand. "Yoko... I know your past is important to you, and... I want you to find more out about it as much as you do... Whatever that may be, I don't think I will dislike you because of it, even if it's bad... You will be indifferent to me, because the only you I've seen, and been close to, and got to know, was the current you, and if it turns out you were a bad person or something in your past life, I will not see you differently." He shifts himself in his seat with slow movements, so that he can turn his body a little, let go of her hand if allowed and wrap them around her to bring her close into lively warmth that somehow she is also able to feel and produce, when around him. Basically, he's hugging her, carefully so that he doesn't move her hat or parchment. "Now I don't... I don't know how all of this works, but... I don't think it will change who you are currently, if you find out more about your past. Who you are right now is always going to be the one I like, but whoever you were, is someone I will accept no matter what..." He spoke softly to try and ease her concerns, albeit being a little pensive, it's not in the bad way. The wheel continues to move ever so slowly, letting them embrace this moment.

Hiro wonders about something for just a moment there but he has kept his ear open for Yoko's response, as this topic was very much important, or so it seemed. The same light blush the zombie woman had just now also grows on the human boy's cheeks, staying there almost permanently. All of a sudden, he blurts out a response. "You don't weird me out." Whether that was intended or not, he reacts to it with widened eyes and a deeper blush, turning away from her for a moment in slight embarrassment before slowly turning his head back. It's almost as if he tries explaining himself, but very slightly turns the conversation a different way. "I mean, you know... For humans, romance is pretty important. See, I..." He struggles to speak a little, before sighing. "I guess there's no point hiding it, for a while now I've been feeling strange and warm around you, and I had no clue how to explain without it sounding weird or potentially weirding you out. I also never expected to feel like that around a monster in my life, but here we go." The blush just deepens on his cheeks as he frowns, given up trying to hide secrets. "It's really the first time I ever felt like this towards anyone in my life, and honestly, I don't find it weird that I'm a human and you're a zombie, so, I'm sorry if it's too weird for you..." He remains silent, looking away from her at the end and stares forward, which grants him a brief view of the beautiful sky and some tall buildings before the view is obstructed by another cabin. He makes sure to hear her out though, if she were to say anything. That's a lot to drop onto someone.

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Sorry about the wait on that reply @JennyDK I kind of had a mood swing and loss of motivation mainly due to being ghosted a couple of times, but then I came back and remembered to reply so that I don't become the one who ghosts others.

As long as Yoko is happy, Hiro is happy. He appreciates her reply on how he was able to make things easier for her, making him blush a little bit more. "I'm glad you feel that way!" He says so, then remains silent for a little while, making sure to allow a silent moment to happen as the wheel continues to rotate, with them going upwards and very slowly reaching the top. After each cabin reaches the top, the wheel stops for about twenty seconds, just so whoever is sitting in a cabin can embrace the view, but they're not exactly there just yet. Killing the silence once again, Hiro goes on to talk about something. "Say... What is your view on romance? I remember a while back you mentioned that as a zombie you can still have a partner you live your life with." It's an odd conversation topic, but he doesn't seem embarrassed about it, so maybe he thinks nothing of it. Back in the day they had a small argument, when Hiro thought he was making things right by trying to look for ways to change Yoko, though since then he has accepted her the way she is and didn't try to look for ways to have her be able to taste food and such. During that small argument, it came into topic, so Yoko definitely knows something about it, but how much exactly?

Hiro blushes at the sudden squeeze on his hand, since he was focused on listening to what she was saying, not the actual handholding, but as soon as she does that, he tightens his grip a little bit too, smiling in return. "You're most certainly welcome, Yoko! You can talk to me about pretty much anything, because we've been friends in a while and, personally, I trust you." He says. It's an odd thing to mention, but then again he probably said it out loud because he thinks Yoko might not really be too accustomed about the whole friendship thing, especially being friends and being close to a human. It goes deeper than putting two and two together, but it takes time to learn everything properly. The ferris wheel continues to move upwards, at the speed of a snail, the cabin rumbling a slight bit which causes Hiro to shiver slightly, so he scoots a bit closer to Yoko, though it's almost as if he himself doesn't know that he did that. He heard her words nonetheless and casually responds to her. "Honestly, I expected it to go much worse. I expected to get bullied and harassed by some monsters, purely because I already knew back then that some can be scary and have bad intentions, or at least use their powers for bad intentions, but none of that happened. It's not to paint monsters in a bad light, of course! By now, I've changed my mind. I think everything and everyone is nice... and without ever meeting you, I probably wouldn't have this much courage." He looks at her as he speaks, but the end he looks off to the side again, the blush on his cheeks deepening a little. Nonetheless, he keeps a warm smile on his face.

Hiro intently listened at her words, seeming intrigued, but ultimately it's not a big discovery. He nods along her words. "Ah, I see. Hopefully you're able to find out more in the future, then. I would help, if I knew how to, since it seems like finding out about your past is one of your goals. I know that it's a sensitive topic too, so rather not continue it further." He says with a relaxed smile, easily moving on from the topic as they finally reach the large and colorful ferris wheel. Obviously still holding onto her hand gently, he gives the man running the whole thing some money, only for him to get tickets, then he gives the tickets to another man who breaks them up and allows Hiro and Yoko into one of the cabins, though they needed to be a little swift as the ferris wheel very slowly kept moving on and on. Of course, Hiro helped Yoko in any way possible in case she needed assistance to get into the cabin, but once in, they sit down, with Hiro next to Yoko of course and still holding hands with her. The wheel moved very slowly, so there was time until they got to the very top. He looks around a little, before his eyes land on Yoko. There was silence, but unless Yoko breaks it, it's Hiro that breaks it. "It's been a nice first few months in Ironclaw. I hope you enjoyed it, too. I met certainly a lot of great monsters, which is something I didn't expect."

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Hiro appreciates her chipper tone and reply, continuing to lead her to the ferris wheel. On the road to there, not much else happens, other than general conversations going on between the two. Upon hearing her question about whether or not he has been in the ferris wheel, he looks at her and nods once. "Mhm, yeah. Twice, a very long time ago. Different ferris wheel, so this will be just as much of a new experience as it is for you, since I haven't ever tried this one out. Have you... managed to remember anything of your past, somehow?" He asks a more personal question but he doesn't think of it as a bad thing, so he just goes for it anyway.

"Yeah, sure! That sounds like a good idea. I hope you like the park so far, all- all things considered. I'm certainly enjoying my time, with um- with you." Hiro mumbled out, as best as he could anyway but his words was definitely understandable. He continued to smile brightly nonetheless, carefully examining Yoko's facial expressions and such, to make sure that she's doing well. That, or he's just doing that so that he could look at her face more, but it's unclear what his intentions are, only that he's a little embarrassed about it. They slowly made their way to the ferris wheel, having a little time of talking before getting there, as it obviously wasn't far.

Hiro catches the playfulness in her tone and even lets out a little giggle of sorts, seeming as if her attempt at humor was successful. Hearing her next words and wonders though, he looks around, maybe even slightly embarrassed. "Uhm, n- no...maybe. I don't think so- I'm not a big fan of r- roller coasters anyway, they're too fast and- it goes up high. Just like the ferris wheel. Heights aren't my thing, but... at least the wheel is slow, and you- you'll also be there, so I would feel safer!" He adds, beginning to slowly walk again and waiting for her to keep up the proper pace as they hold hands.

Hiro lets out a faint nervous laughter as he rubs the back of his head momentarily, looking off to the side with a hint of embarrassment on his cheeks. "Ahaha, ye- yeah, I suppose... Completely up to you, th- though.." He stutters, probably having not expected that her ears are not pierced, nor did he ever really notice considering he never got a clear view of her head due to her hat, parchment, thick and long hair, among other things. He then looks back in her eyes, not seeming too winded anymore as he smiles brightly. "Glad you like it! We can... continue our little trip. Everything else here is quite fast and nausea inducing, like the roller-coasters, but maybe the ferris wheel wouldn't be so bad..." He monologues about the amusement park, looking down to the ground momentarily as he looks off to the side, at the aforementioned ferris wheel, smiling again, before he turns back to Yoko again with a faint blush on his cheeks, holding out his hand again so that she can hold onto it once again, obviously returning the gentle grip if she did place her hand in his palm.

This may as well be Hiro's first time in giving somebody a gift, it could be the reason as to why he's being so awkward about it and instead let her choose, but jewelry was definitely an option within the stocks of the stand. People already started forming a line behind him to play the game as well, so he had to hurry. He looked around frantically, with a slightly panicked smile on his face before he notices something perfectly fitting for Yoko and the type of person she is - or rather, the type of person she looks like. That just means the item he found generally fits her appearance. "Oh, that one! The pair of earrings!" The eagle man nodded, turned about and grabbed a box that included a pair of earrings that wasn't visible to Yoko yet. He closed the small black box that looked rather stylish to begin with. "...and uhmm, the rest of the points should just be sweets..." Hiro mumbled, talking to the monster running the stand, before he nodded again and put a bunch of candy into a plastic bag, as well as the black box holding the supposed earrings. He blushed slightly as he thanked the eagle man with a nod, stepping aside and letting other strangers finally have their turn. Having more space to themselves, he stopped after he was out of the way, giving both of them some breather as there's not much people walking by. "I'm not...sure if you would even like stuff like these, Yoko, but these just seemed to really fit you, in a way! I hope..." He murmured that last sentence to himself, probably doubting himself and his abilities to make other people happy. He looked at her and took the small box, giving it to her. If she opened it up, she would be shown a pair of stylish lotus flower earrings. If she looked back up at Hiro, she would see him goofily smiling awkwardly as he gawks at her expressions through his glasses, them nearly falling off.

Hiro turns back to Yoko, smiling excitedly still. He nods at her, acknowledging her guess and agreeing to it, and so does the eagle man. "Fourty-seven points, a near perfect throw. Good shot, kid." He says, stepping aside because Hiro still has two shots. He proceeds to throw one ball to the medium sized pile. That one isn't so lucky anymore, as he only manages to tumble over the 4 cans stacked over to one of the sides. He frowns, but he doesn't let that get to him. "I used up all my luck in my first throw." He rubs the back of his head, albeit a little nervously as he chuckles, briefly looking over to the small pile, throwing the last ball at it. He's a little bit more lucky at that, garnering 12 points, which totals to about 63 points. "That's sixty-three points!" The monster running the stand spoke up, before Hiro asks him something. "What can I get for that?" Then the eagle man opens up a wardrobe, revealing a bunch of plushies and other collectibles, toys, cards and everything that a child, teenager or even an adult could desire. Most notable prize was a giant teddy bear, only slightly smaller than Yoko herself, which costed only 50 points. Hiro turns to Yoko. "So, uhm...what... what would you like, Yoko?" He rubs the back of his neck again as he looks off to the side, embarrassed and blushing at his cheeks. Perhaps he was planning on getting her something all along, but he lets her choose what it is, it seems.

Good thing the people of Sunveil are well-mannered enough to avoid them instead of walking straight into them, as Hiro tries to cross the crowds. Either way, they get to the game, and apparently there's two people in front of them already, with the game stand being ran by a rather strong-looking anthropomorphic eagle monster on two legs. He seemed like a nice guy, either way, but that's not that important. The first person, a human male with a child by their side, that was currently throwing didn't seem to be that great. Even though the cans were neatly stacked, the way he was throwing was just awful, and even their kid commented on it. "Wow, dad. You suck!" The man frowned upon hearing his kid's comment, breaking into a nervous chuckle before just leaving the area, having thrown his last ball. Up next was an insignificant monster kid, looked like a red-skinned demon of some sorts, trying to have fun alone. "Three shots!" He spoke up. The eagle man nodded, taking the money from him and restacking the cans that were knocked off, then put three balls on the counter, proceeding to use them up by throwing them at the cans. He didn't manage to knock every single can down, but he still got a fair amount. "Thirty-seven points!" The eagle man spoke up with a deep and confident tone, his strong arms crossed. "Allright! What can I get for that?" The kid asked, then the eagle man showed every prize by opening a door in a wardrobe that was there behind him, showing quite a few items, among which were a bunch of plushies and other neat toys that people would enjoy. Among that, you could also get lighters, glowing pens, red dot pointers, and even a bottle of wine as a main prize. Though, in case the bottle of wine was won by a kid, it could instead be exchanged for a large teddy-bear. "Oh, that one!" The kid pointed to one of the teddy bears that were worth 30 points, and immediately got it, but since he had 7 points left, he exchanged those into sweets and then waddled off. During all this exchange, Hiro just remained in the back and watched with a smile, eager to try it out. He looked over to Yoko again, confidently so. "Nearly our turn." He said, saying our instead of my, for some reason, and their turn it was. Hiro stepped up, holding out ten bucks to the eagle man. "I'd like three shots, please." He said so, then the man running the stand stacked up the cans and handed the three balls to Hiro. For the first time in nearly an hour, Hiro let go of Yoko's hand, grabbing a ball in his right. He smirked once more to Yoko, turning back to the balls, before throwing one to the largest stack, seeing how there were three stacks of cans, the largest one being in the middle. The middle was the biggest, total being 50 points if you get all of them. The smallest stack would give you 20 if you knocked over all, and the middle one would give you 30 if you knocked over all, amassing you 100 points if you get all of them. Hiro threw his first ball with quite a swing of his right hand. Being athletic, luck and skill was on his side. He knocked over most of the cans, amassing him 47 points already. What a lucky shot!

There are a fascinating amount of prizes that you can win with just enough points. Hiro smirked, beaming with confidence as he looks back to Yoko @JennyDK again. "Don't worry, I got this. Just don't let go of my hand until we get there, I don't want you to get lost." He informed her, considering the crowds of people have upped in amount in just a couple of seconds all of a sudden. Her grip tightened a little on her hand, and using her slow pace, he walks on over to the ball throwing game that was visually presented to them. He even keeps her a little closer than before and looks back at her every few seconds to make sure she's still hanging on.

There have been certain characters who were never used, I would say remove those that you haven't seen much personally, and keep the ones that were used quite a lot, since those people may still return.

By now they're inside the amusement park. Over to both of their sides are stands where people, both monsters and humans, sell things ranging from toys to sweets that sadly Yoko cannot enjoy, and Hiro will not enjoy because he would rather experience it with her. Since that's not possible, he just skips out on the snacks and doesn't even bring it further into topic. He's not hungry anyway. Back to stands, there's a bunch where it includes mini-games, like say for example throwing a ball to a stack of empty cans. Hiro even points to that one in particular. "Mhm! That there's a great example for one of the fun games. They give you a ball which you gotta throw at the cans. The more you bump down from the table, the more points you get. You get three throws. The more points you get, the greater the rewards! Wanna give it a shot?" Unintentionally bringing up a pun in the end there, Hiro stops and gazes into Yoko's eyes with excitement, whilst still holding onto her hand of course. The amusement park was a little loud as well, considering there's lots of people walking and talking, as well as music blaring, but it was nothing that would mean the end of the world. As Yoko knows, Hiro is a quiet person too and hates loud and crowded areas, but at the moment he doesn't seem to have an issue with it at all. Must be the fact that he's with Yoko, and not alone.

They slowly keep on nearing the place, almost at the very stylish and welcoming entrance that looks like an entrance to a park, but this time it's not like the one they just went through, but rather an amusement park that Yoko hasn't been to just yet. "Personally, I think there are a lot of unique snacks there which I always like to eat whenever I go but I know you can't try that out, so instead there are a lot of games that you can try and rides you can sit on that are really fun, like the ferris wheel I talked about earlier! I do think there's a roller coaster too, but I haven't tried that one out yet. It tends to be too... uhm, speedy..." He chuckles nervously for a moment, possibly being scared of fast speeds.

Welcome to the club! You can start by taking a look at the Students thread ( https://ecchidreams.com/community/topic/3292-students/ ) and following the format other characters show to make your own. Then, you can just stay around in this OOC thread, ask any question you would like, and talk to others about a scene you would like to make with their characters. Or some people actually prefer putting their characters in one of the random areas (threads) available and not currently in use by other characters in the IC/in-character section of this club (School and city areas) and someone may or may not interact with them. I suggest the first option since it's easier to just ask here if you'd like a scene with somebody! I'm usually not the person to introduce people but I was available so I went for it. @JennyDK is the owner of this club and will tell you more things. For now just have a look around and feel free to ask any question you have! We don't bite hard.

Hiro rubs the back of his neck after letting out a nervous giggle to Yoko's hope, slightly shaking his head while looking at her. "Actually, it tends to be pretty crowded, but!-" He prepares to say more about it, before Yoko has time to think anything. "People are way too busy with the stuff that you can do there to really stare. That's why it's going to be fine." He tightens his warm grip a little around her hand while continuing the slow pace to arrive out of the park and back into the bustling city for a few more extra minutes, now both of them on their way to the amusement park, which became larger and larger in appearance the more they approached it.

Hiro keeps up the slow pace, not wanting to overtake Yoko at all with speedy walking. After all, this is a time they're supposed to slowly enjoy. Soon enough, they are nearing the exit gate of the small park they were just in. "I've been to them a few times. Even in different cities, with my dad. They're places where you have fun! Like, uhh... the ferris wheel, which is basically that giant wheel that's visible from even here. You sit in it, and it goes up high, and gives an amazing view of the city." He pointed at it. It indeed was visible from where they were at, because thankfully there weren't any large buildings in the way. He seems pretty enthusiastic talking about it. Pretty excited, too.

OOC: Continuing the scene from Court yard Hiro smiles to himself upon hearing Yoko's words, but he seems a little dazed at the moment. Is he thinking about something? Is he in a tranquil state, being too enamored by Yoko's presence, words, way of speaking and maybe even her looks? Nobody will truly know what is in his mind, aside from Hiro himself. He continues to walk beside his friend, enjoying the momentary silence, up until she speaks up. This doesn't exactly dink him off the rails, he doesn't become distraught because the endearing silence is gone. More so, he's happy to hear Yoko's words again. The park they're currently in isn't exactly a huge one, so they can already see the end of it. "Yeah, I- yeah! It is quite a nice place. So, uh... you've never been to the amusement park... before?" His words break up a little, possibly temporary embarrassment.

His hand is soft, warm and full of life, but even though Yoko is a zombie, she is able to feel this and procure some unknown feelings and sensations of her own, from the looks of it. Real quickly Hiro gets used to this and doesn't seem to mind all that much as they continue to walk through the park. He idly looks around as they walk, eventually his gaze landing on hers. He didn't say anything for a few seconds, but to kill the calming silence, he speaks up a little, not in the manner of ruining the mood of course. "I took a walk through this park a few times. Always sat down on the benches, just to feel the breeze and watch the pink trees. They're so awesome and calming. This is the only place they're at, I think, although I haven't been much on the outskirts of Sunveil." He would explain calmly and casually, finding more topics to talk about like that, as they walk along while holding hands. There's not much people that walk by them, but there's still a few - both monsters and humans - who walk by and for some reason cast a glance at the human and the zombie holding hands. Not in a weird way, but either way, it's not like Hiro notices or minds it.