New Year's Festival
My water balloon! Give it back!
Ahaha! No way!
Oh, come on! Huh?!
S-sorry... Eek?! Y-you're scary...
...That girl.
Y-yes?!
Is she your little sister?
Huh? Oh, yeah...
Really? You two get along pretty well.
Don't mind bumping into me. Go on, get going.
She's waiting on you, isn't she?
Come on! Hurry up!
...Thank you! Have a great day!
Yeah, you too.
Sorry! Hope I didn't keep you waiting!
Hah! What kind of question is that?
I got here first, so today you're footing the bill, Captain. Got it?
Wait, what...?!
...Hah! Relax, I'm kidding.
Let's go.
We've got a New Year's festival to enjoy, don't we?
Sweet, sweet fruit candy! Just one lick will send you to heaven!
Get your fruit candy, folks!
Fruit candy?
Want to try one?
Hmph! Pass. I'm not into sweet, hard stuff.
But...
I changed my mind. One fruit candy, please!
Mmm...
How is it? Meh.
Knew it. Sweet and hard isn't my style. Ha-hah!
Hit the dartboard, win the prize in that square!
Hey there, miss! Wanna give it a shot?
Huh? I'm not that good at darts.
Still, I do want that prize...
...Hmm? You wanna try?
Heh... Let's see what you got.
Time to show you what a Captain can do.
Aw! So close!
Wanna try again?
Hey! You're gonna blow all your money! Quit it!
What the heck?! You were acting all confident, and you're no better than me!
...Still got cash left! One more time!
I said that's enough! Hragh!
Gah!
Just buy it. Hey mister, how much is this?
The Supernova Red Stellar Ranger 1/7 figure. What's the price?
What? Since when did I like the Stellar Rangers?
No, I don't really like them.
I just...
Just thought of someone. So I figured I'd grab it.
Come on! Fireworks are about to start!
What's this? Carrot juice?
Nice timing. I was thirsty. Thanks.
Hey, look over there!
There! That's gotta be it! That's fireworks, right?!
Calm down...!
Fireworks erupted from the direction Marcille pointed.
Marcille's eyes sparkled as she watched the brilliant fireworks bloom in the sky.
So pretty...!
They're really pretty! Wow! That's what fireworks are?!
Ha-hah! I would've regretted missing this!
I wish my family back home could see this, too...
...Did I buy the candy and figure because they reminded me of them?
Yeah. I don't even like these stuff, but they do.
I hate sweet stuff, but the rest of my family's into it.
The Stellar Rangers figure's for the youngest. He kept begging for one in his letters.
...Kinda reminds me of my crew back in Petra Construction too.
We were always so busy, never had time for festivals.
Petra better not be slacking off again.
And Tanya needs to lay off the fried food. Wonder if she's changed.
...Ah, sorry.
Didn't mean to get all sentimental.
Not saying I'm unhappy now. It's just...
Sounds like there are a lot of folks you wish were here too, huh?
Yeah, that's about right.
Then let's come again next year.
What?
With your family and your coworkers at Petra Construction. What do you say?
...Ha.
Ha-hah! That's right!
There'll be another New Year's festival next year. We'll just come back for that!
...Looks like the fireworks are over.
Guess it's about time...
Let's head back.
Hmm?
No... I don't wanna go!
The fireworks are over. Let's go.
No... It's warmer here than at home! I wanna stay!
C'mon...
...
Don't make this harder on me.
Let's just go...
...Hngh.
The boy wiped the girl's tears and took her hand, leading her into a narrow alley.
Where are they going? Wait, there's a path over there?
...One of the outskirts of NOA?
There are so many houses that look just like my home...
Marcille, I'm so cold...
Come here. We'll stay warm if we huddle up.
Where's Mommy and Daddy...? When are they coming back?
Soon. They'll be home soon. So let's get some sleep.
Okay?
Hmm...
Hey.
Are you busy this New Year? Actually, even if you are, make time.
We've got something important to do.