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As Fiore got held up by well-meaning but misinformed strangers, a voice called out behind them, deep, rumbling, and slightly echo-y. As they turned, they would be greeted with the sight of a 6’8 biotechnical humanoid-tiger with glowing red eyes and a permanently-ferocious expression carved upon its shining face. Six saber-lengthed claws extended from its gunmetal black paws, and it peered down at the group of people. [b][color=ed1c24]“Heyo Fiore,”[/color][/b] went the monster of the show, [color=ed1c24][b]“If you don’t line up fast, you’ll be waiting for a while before you get Akira’s autograph, you know? Same to the rest of you. See you there!”[/b][/color]

With that, the costumed villain scampered off again, skirting the edge of the line-up of kids, parents, and middle-aged guys to reach the stage again. Rather than a handshake event or anything like that, the event staff had arranged a photo op instead, where fans were allowed to pose for photos with the actors. In this case, it was largely just going to be Hoshi Akira though, being the only person in the two-man show with the star power to go without his costume, after all. From the backdrop, Tian-Gui did his own part as well, being sure to ham it up for the kids that kick him in the shin. Thank god for shin guards, huh? Other times, Tian-Gui and Akira flashed v-signs together with a fan inbetween, and still more times, Tian-Gui stayed out of the picture altogether, because of course people would prefer Psyman over Vel-Tor any day of the week.

But work was work, and it was nice to see familiar faces. Tasuke from the croquette shop, Rin from the daycare center, Kenji and his friends from cram school, and, unsurprisingly, Mavis.

[b][color=ed1c24]“Yo ho,”[/color][/b] Tian-Gui waved as his classmate approached, [b][color=ed1c24]“Enjoyed the show, Mavis?”[/color][/b] 
[@OliveYou][@KoL]