*mwee* Thank you~ I'm always worried that I'm writing Kurogane and Fai out of character somehow, so I'm always so happy to hear that people think I've stayed true to who they are. I'm glad you find Kurogane believable here, even with me playing up his Japanese-inspired background more than I usually would.

I got hungry while writing up the festival details. *laugh* I wanted sponge cake and beef kabobs sooo badly.