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Munching on his own treat while the kids gorged themselves, he listened as Izumi considered what to do first. Doing the water rides first? "Well, I suppose it is pretty hot in Lavaridge. Cooling off would be nice" he admitted at that, looking to the kids as he began digging through the bags to ensure that their water-wear had been packed. He had tried like a madman to ensure he'd packed everything, double and triple checked before they'd left. But there almost always seemed to be something missing. This time however, what they sought was indeed here.
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"Aye, I'd be good with that. If you know where they are, care to lead the way?"
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Izumi Yamamura

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"Hm?"
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Josh hardly had time to react before his wife had opened fire on him with popcorn kernels. Something that made the kids begin to giggle before bursting into hysterics laughing as Josh at first tried to shield himself, then promptly adjusted and started trying to catch the popcorn kernels with his mouth. Which was... Somewhat successful? Somewhat.
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"If we see popcorn kernels on the floor at home, we'll know why" he commented dryly, before shooting Izumi a look when she almost swore in front of children. This tug of war between the urge to swear and common sense was still a problem to this day, apparently. "Yeah, yeah, I got it" he remarked as he began to get to work on getting them changed.
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Once Izumi had the tickets, they would be up and rolling.
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Izumi Yamamura

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"HuRry UP, tHE LIne'S geTtinG lOnG" the spiky-haired dad snarked back, to the childrens' continued giggling as he shooed them into the changing rooms. Swim clothes were handed over, regular clothes were handed back and bagged, and they would soon be in line. Though even Josh frowned when he realized that Izumi had decided to start with the big drop one.
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"Honey, I know you're eager, but wouldn't it make sense to start them small?" Josh inquired, at the exact moment that the kids saw what they were getting on and they stopped. Zack seemed ok with it, stepping forward, but Lyra was frozen in fear as she watched the ride. Taking a deep breath, Josh then picked up Lyra.
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"I guess that decides whose going with me" Josh remarked, whispering to Lyra to try and reassure her. It made sense she would be scared, that did look pretty intimidating.
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Izumi Yamamura

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Well, Izumi wasn't listening. Go figure. So looks like they were getting on. Lyra was still more visibly terrified, and he could tell that Zack was putting on a brave face too. But hopefully they would be a bit less scared if he stayed by Lyra's side the whole way through.
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Of course, the child clung to him with a complete and utter death grip that would make her mother's death grip look like nothing in comparison. But she was able to eventually watch the ride unfold before them without covering her eyes.
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"Alright, Ly. The first drop is coming. Are you ready?" he inquired, to which the scared child nodded with a slight whimper. "Just hold onto me. Don't be scared. Keep hold of me and I won't let you go. Okay?" he made sure they knew, which got another nod and "mhm" in kind.
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Honestly Josh was a little anxious about the drop too, so he held on just as tight.
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Izumi Yamamura

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Truth was, by the time they got past the first drop, both father and daughter were holding on for dear life. For Josh, he had no control over this ride. Unlike a Pokemon, it could go wherever it wanted, fall off where it wanted, and endanger his daughter where it wanted. And that? Was terrifying. And honestly, if he didn’t decide on it himself, he didn’t like drops.
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While he didn’t say it to Lyra, he held onto her just as tightly as she held onto him.
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When they got off the ride, the both of them were a bit shaky. Lyra was a bit less afraid than she was, but didn’t seem eager to go back on as they met back up with Izumi and Zack.
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“How uh . How about something nice? Like the uhhh… Ring Toss maybe?”
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Oh thank Arceus they weren't going on that again. Josh was pretty sure that he was going to be sick. He put Lyra down and the twins started hugging, and it was pretty clear that while Lyra wasn't as scared... It was going to need some work before they could take her up on that thing again. Maybe she was a little too young for that? Zack was too, but he seemed to be ok. seemed to be, anyway.
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Izumi suggested pitting the children against each other in ring toss, the winner getting one reasonable wish. Josh frowned at that. "I've got a better idea" he then brought up, once he got his breath back. "If the kids can score enough points combined between them to beat either myself or their mother, we'll grant a reasonable wish for them both."
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Something more positive. Encouraging cooperation and not leaving one of the kids out in the cold if they lost. That would help better cheer them up. That idea seemed to light up both kids, who looked to each other, and then shot towards the Ring Toss.
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"Me please!" called out Lyra, suddenly cured of her fears.
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Izumi Yamamura