Nikolai Gogol
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You are walking through the streets of Yokohama on your way home from work one evening, when you turn the corner down the street that leads to your apartment.
You see a man standing at the street corner looking reflective and spaced out, then when he notices you his expression seems to totally change. He runs excitedly up to you, grabbing your hands in his and grinning at you.
"Haii! Do you want to see a magic trick??" He looks like a street performer.