For a moment, Tony was confused, then laughed at the far too logical assumption. The Japanese were true connoisseurs of the elegance of the vending machine. Before they had to go back to real life, Tony would definitely have to show Raven around town. "That's for the, um, lottery," he explained. "Why, are you hungry?" Not likely, after that dinner, and he ushered her over to the machines anyway.
"It's kind of like a fortune cookie, without the cookie part. Here," he offered, digging the change out of his pocket to buy their fortunes. He handed Raven a coin and quickly collected his own fortune for an example so Raven knew what to expect. Except he lingered a moment as he looked over his fortune, taking his time translating it with a frown. Slowly, he started, "First, here," pointing to the stamp at the top, "is your curse or blessing, and if it's a curse you want to leave it here, because you only want to bring the blessing home with you. I got a blessing," and he pointed to the symbol, but it was next to another that he deliberated over before adding, "A sort-of blessing."
After that, he quickly went through the list on the thin strip of paper, translating, "Wish, Travel, Business (mine says 'it will give you little profit'), study, and love." Not noting whether any of his other fortunes were remarkable, he quickly folded the paper and tucked it in his pocket, where he kept it balled in his hand. After the wildly unlikely 'business' prediction, the promise of a marriage engagement proved the exercise's inaccurate whimsy.