He wasn't surprised that they had to ask her though, because he knew that his daughter looked a few years younger than most 21-year-olds. He shrugged it off, guessing that most game shows require consenting adults as participants. The two of them were separated by a few set workers who were also in costumes, and Dave could hear one of them ask his daughter, "You are over eighteen?" At least, not compared to any game show that he was used to seeing. There was something that looked like a Pommel horse, something that looked like a cushy see-saw, and there was also what looked like two shower stalls placed about ten feet away from each other.ĭave started to get nervous, because nothing seemed to make any sense about the room. Dave also noticed various props that must have been used for the game show. The room had white tiled floor and no windows. These included lighting props, cameras, and boom mics hanging from the ceiling. "How bad can it be?"įor the next ten minutes, the two of them were brought through several hallways, signed some waivers that were all written in Japanese, and were taken into a small studio that was basically a big room with some expected objects set up. "Come on, Dad!" she said and followed behind while placing her hands on his shoulders and laughing. Roxy are you sure about this?" He asked her nervously while chuckling. He grabbed Dave's wrist and started guiding towards a building while saying, "Come! Come! Prease, I show you!" "Yeah, but, you still didn't tell us what kind of -" Dave was interrupted by the man. It is fun, and we pay you each two-thousand dowwers!" "Is exciting! Many charrenges" The man replied, "It is fast. "What kind of game is it?" Roxy asked with eyes wide in excitement. Is on Japa-fun!" They pay to watch it, and it is why we pay you to pray the game!" The man nodded and replied in his stereotypical asian accent, "Yes, yes. "Is it on TV or something?" Dave asked the man while gesturing towards the cameraman. While clapping her hands together and looking giddy, Roxy smiled and said, "How fun! Dad, wouldn't that be fun?"ĭave rubbed his forehead and was clearly not as interested as Roxy was. "You are perfect for our game! Come pray and earn money!" famiree?" The man asked with his strong asian accent.ĭave chuckled and grabbed his daughter's shoulder while saying, "Yes. His step-daughter laughed at the wackiness of the man. "Oohhh!!! Very good!" The man with the mic said enthusiastically.Īt that point, Dave felt like he had to go along. He began shaking his hand out in front of him as a polite way to decline to listen to them, but then noticed how Roxy's face had lit up. As he approached the age of forty, he had become impatient with strangers and decided that these people were up to something he didn't care for. "Oy!" The man with the microphone asked, "Americans?"ĭave hated being approached by salesmen or the like. Behind the man, appeared another man in a funny animal costume that was holding a large camera on his shoulder. The man was wearing wacky, colorful garb and was holding a gold painted microphone. It was on those streets that Dave and her daughter were approached by a zany looking character. She was staying in Shibuya, and after showing her dad the sights in the city, she also took him to see Mount Fuji from a distance, which was barely visible through-out a dense fog, and an Otaku town called Akihabara that she enjoyed frequenting. She had begged her step-father to come visit so she could show off the Japanese culture and hotspots that she had been taking in for the past few months. Roxy was a senior in college and had been studying abroad for almost the entirety of her last year. This is why he was so taken aback when the option to participate in some obscure game show had presented itself. The only reason he had taken a trip to Japan was to visit his step-daughter, Roxy. He wasn't particularly interested in any of that. Though he had never visited before, he knew that Japan was infamous for their weird game shows and inventive pop culture. Dave had a few ideas on what he could expect during his short trip to Japan.
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