Well, once she'd stopped trying to drag him around the festival in order to work out an agreement, there'd been no real reason to hold his hand.

"Awesome! Now just time to find a place that sells it..." Kathy said, grateful for the discreet English signs that had been hung up on booths and in windows. Her Japanese was limited to a handful of words and characters she'd picked up online and she bet Dante's was even more non-existent.

"I thiiiiiiiiiiiink I remember a place down this street a ways," Kathy said, peering. "Shall we?"

Look! No running or grabbing your hand, Dante. Just ignore the bouncing on her toes, okay? You couldn't have everything.