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The Iburi Sports Dome's shiny surface gleamed brightly as it reflected the setting sun. Tonight was one of the last games of the regular season, and the trains were crowded on the way there. Amongst the normal commuters, the baseball fans were easily spotted, revealed by their pinstriped Bacon Soldiers shirts or baseball mitts. Toshi, too, wore her Bacon Soldiers t-shirt and a pair of shorts; she was clutching a baseball cap that would have been familiar to the Persona team, but didn't seem to be able to bring herself to look at it, much less put it on her head, and by the time she reached the stadium, she had stuffed it in her tote bag.

But all this was forgotten once she entered the Sports Dome. The building was big and modern and a little futuristic, and Toshi was too busy being stunned by the spectacle to wonder how much it had cost to build or how rich you had to be to go often. There were shops and restaurants and displays devoted to Iburi's sports teams, and Toshi had read that there was a part of the roof with clear walls so that visitors could enter and see the view of the city. Not to mention that the whole place was overrun with enthusiastic Bacon Soldiers supporters with balloons and little inflatable baseball bats and everyone seemed almost as excited as she was. It was better than on TV, and the game hadn't even started yet.

The seats that had been purchased were behind first base and not too far up; they weren't box seats but they were far from the worst in the stadium. Toshi's uncle's assistant, Yukio, stood near the section looking for any confused-looking teenagers of the appropriate age in case his assistance was needed, but other than that the lower half of the section was all either Nanakamado students or empty seats. Toshi herself had a seat in the center of one of these rows, but she milled about the hallway for a little bit before the game started, still trying to take everything in.