[color=fff79a][center][h1]Nori Hirai[/h1][/center][/color]
[sup][@medalliah][@Spectral][@IceHeart][/sup]
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Nori was a bit confused at first when the girl who was talking with Liam and Emily talked with him like she already knew him. The moment she thanked for a 'treat' Nori only became even more confused. He would certainly remember if he had met such an... exotic person before. The only other person he met that could be described with that word though was the strange girl that appeared when they were fighting against a monster... As he thought about it a bit better, he realized that, strangely enough, that the ice cream he gave the strange girl was exactly a month ago, just like she said now. When she confirmed she was the same person and even mentioned 'changing' back to that form though, Nori was visibly surprised. Even though Nori was meeting her for the second time, he only had even more questions about who really was that girl.

[color=fff79a]"Still an avid appreciator of food, I see."[/color] Nori said, laughing as the girl mentioned that she was planning to stuff herself after the parade.

[color=fff79a]"Our meeting is quite a coincidence though. As much as it was back then, isn't it?"[/color] Nori said with a smirk as Liam greeted him.

[color=fff79a]"I can't help but think that our mysterious friend might have something to do with it. Maybe it's her stomach that calls for us?"[/color] he said, teasing the girl as he gave a small laugh.

As the parade began, the group moved themselves to a good location to watch it and appreciate the band, the dancers and the cultural displays.

[color=fff79a]"Indeed, it is quite a spectacle. At least for one day, people take a break from their rushed lives to simply enjoy food, company and the parade."[/color] Nori said, with a smile, as he heard the girl.

Among the performers though, Nori saw a face that he could recognize. Together with the Seraphim High School gymnastics team, he saw Emily as one of the students who would perform.

The parade was truly entertaining and beautiful but on the background, Nori couldn't help but keep hearing a strange noise that was annoying him quite a bit. Something that was similar to the ticking of a clock... When the sound began getting higher, people finally started complaining, indicating that it wasn't only just something Nori was hearing.

[color=fff79a]"I've been hearing it for a while but I thought it was just me..."[/color] Nori commented as he heard other people talking about it.

In the blink of an eye, the panic began, interrupting the parade as a giant hook clashed with a strangely familiar flaming sword. After a moment analyzing the situation, Nori realized that the one with the flaming sword was Aria and the owner of the strange runed hook was no one other than another one of those strange monsters. Despite the obvious size difference, Aria still held her own against the creature, preventing it from causing more damage or harm to the others nearby. Unfortunately, the moment the strange runes began glowing, her sword almost immediately turned into ash, being struck by it and breaking one of the floats in half.

Before he could do anything though, the clockwork creature attacked once more. Unable to defend herself, Aria was struck once again by the giant hook just as she had managed to get out of the wreckage, already wounded from the previous attack. With a terrible sound, the giant hook crushed Aria, killing her.

Nori was a bit shocked by the situation that had just happened but he knew the dangers of fighting against such creatures and he was prepared for it. That said, it was still hard to be unfazed after seeing someone you know 'dying' like what had just happened. The entity though, seemed to be completely unfazed and almost like if she was annoyed that the parade was interrupted, showing no reaction seeing Aria dying like that.

[color=fff79a]"Indeed... They do have a terrible timing..."[/color] Nori said with a note of anger in his voice as he agreed with the entity and conjured his brush and did a circular movement, sending a streak of ink towards the creature as he jumped around the floats, dashing through them as he circled the creature.