Ari'inui was no fool. He saw the excited glint in Henrik's eyes. The philosophical words that spilled from his mouth, delivered with a hint of cheekiness, had his eyes crinkling easily in response. He could feel himself getting played like a fiddle, but had no desire to actually resist. Maybe that did make him a fool. A very willing one. "Well, you do have a fair point there..."

And then the Kingsley had to go make things even more tempting by offering a steal for the price. The man tapped his hand on his chin, as if in thought, drumming his fingers along it. In his heart, he already knew it was sold, but at least pretending he was still tossing things up made him feel a bit better, like it wasn't some big impulse spend. "Hmmm...well, it is a nice broom, if I do say so myself..." And while he was no Kingsley, Ari'i did have a lot of experience with brooms. "Plus, one of a kind? A price like that? Well, I need a new broom, so surely I'm saving money by taking this..." As long as he survived off of ramen noodles for the next month or two, he knew his wallet could handle it. He certainly had the savings for it. Groaning, he ruffled the back of his hair, sheepish grin on his face before finally extending his hand towards Henrik. "Alright alright, you've convinced me. I'll take it." Not that Henrik had had to push very hard; the broom basically sold itself. Besides, it was more Ari'inui that had talked himself into thinking he needed the pretty broom.

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Ari'i felt a thrill flying, and the fact that he'd won the race brought a good natured smile to his face, knowing that it was only due to the broom he'd won. He could certainly hold his own on a broom, but the other was a Kingsley, so if they'd had the same broom the Tahitian was happy to admit he'd have not stood as great a chance.

Sensing Henrik's excitement, he laughed heartily as he touched back down on the ground. Indeed, it was a warranted response; the boy's broom had performed admirably. The logical side of his brain was ticking the boxes even as Henrik spoke; no wobble, comfortable, impressive acceleration, very responsive. "She lives up to her name." He responded agreeably. "Surprisingly smooth ride, too. I'm very impressed." After that, the Tahitian knew he'd stood little chance at hanging onto his money. Besides, Henrik's words about her being the only one out yet had gone straight to the Tahitian's head. I he didn't buy it now, and came back later having changed his mind, someone else might snatch it up, then he'd have to wait for more to be made. "I wasn't looking at buying a new broom today at all. But out of curiousity, if I were, how much is she going for?" Ari'i knew that his nonchalance was an act at this stage; his heart had already decided he wanted the fast, pretty new broom. And again, he hadn't really treated himself in a big way since moving to London. Surely one big splurge couldn't hurt? Besides, he was a sports commentator. He needed to have the goodies to back up the job title! Yeah, he was just looking for justifications.

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Hearing that she was on the market- and first model for sale too, had Ari'inui thinking that if she ended up living up to the Kingsley reputation, he may be making some poor spending choices today indeed. "Only one of her kind? I'll tell you this- if you weren't a Kingsley, you'd have a strong career as a salesman." Although it could have been just because Henrik was so passionate about the product. Regardless, the older man meant it as nothing more than a light hearted compliment, delivered with a grin.

Ari'i felt a somewhat childish excitement at the prospect of a race, and when Henrik took off quickly without any further ado, the Tahitian let out a small whoop and quickly leaned forward, picking up speed. He was again impressed by the broom's responsiveness and acceleration, managing to pass by Henrik. He used the ferris wheel as a landmark, making to loop around it before heading back, grinning at the rush that flying always brought about. Especially a little friendly racing, that really got the blood flowing. Gods he loved being out in the sky.

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notes: I assumed he passed henrik because of the broom, but you decide the end of the race haha, if you want to win or not! ^^

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Ari'inui listened with interest as Henrik explained a bit of background regarding the creation of the broom, eyeing it now with renewed interest, eyes tracing the designs and details. Indeed, a lot of thought had been put into everything, and the Tahitian was impressed, though perhaps not surprised, given the family he came from. "You said she was just part of the test line up. Is she already on the market, or...?" Not that he was thinking to buy a brand new broom right then and there. Of course not. Brooms were expensive, and Ari'inui was a responsible adult that was totally not going to go on impromptu spending sprees just because he had access to adult money. Even if the broom in question was as nice as this one. No, absolutely not. Even if he did need a  new broom. And have a well paying job. Plus, a gift to himself for moving countries surely didn't count as irresponsible, did it?

Kicking off, he was pleasantly surprised by how responsive the broom was, comfortable too. Hovering for a moment, the Tahitian guided it higher, grinning as he flew in a quick loop the loop. It was smooth, but more than that, seemed quick, and the older male was itching to really test out her speed. Flying over next to Henrik, he grinned. "Ok. You're definitely living up to your name. Up for a friendly race?" Sure, if this broom was faster then Henrik's, then Ari'inui definitely had an unfair advantage. However, one could argue that the very family Henrik belonged to gave him an advantage. Besides, he didn't really care about the race itself, so much as putting the broom to the test. All in good fun, and he was enjoying the chance to have a bit of a fly anyway. Best way to enjoy the festival.

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It was difficult not to chuckle along with the younger fella's words, he was rather entertaining to talk to. "Biased for good reason." Of course, it only made sense. And from a salesman's perspective too; of course you'd want to give the best impression of your wares! Which the young guy was certainly doing, if by nothing more than his obvious passion alone. "Great to meet you Henrik. I'm Ari'inui." He extended his hand. Ari'inui was absolutely the type to chat with a booth operator, to try and get to know them better and whatnot, rather than just buy what he wanted and be done with it.

Ari'inui grinned at the younger boy's confident response. "I don't doubt it. An impressive accomplishment for someone your age." Indeed, the Tahitian was rather impressed. Besides, he seriously doubted a Kingsley would release a model that they weren't absolutely confident in. No doubt he'd likely gotten approval from his older family member too, at least the man assumed so.

Ari'inui again couldn't hold back his chuckle at the younger guy's enthusiasm, eyeing the 'Izzie' with amusement before following Henrik to the model. The broom looked very nice, and suddenly Ari'inui was again forced to remind himself that he wasn't planning to buy anything big today. The light colour and patterns were certainly striking, and the Tahitian lifted it closer to his eyes, observing it carefuly, before letting out a low whistle. "She looks nice." He began appreciatively. Indeed, he certainly liked a clean, sleek aesthetic, as long as the aesthetics didn't mess with functionality. Mounting the broom, he glanced at Henrik. "We all good to go?" Of course, it would have been terribly bad manners to kick off with the broom without the go ahead from the store first! And since Henrik would be following along, he had to check in before kicking off.

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"So you're a Kingsley, huh? Big name to live up to. Your brooms are a favourite amongst the guys at work." The Tahitian responded good naturedly. Though the boy seemed right in his element. The current broom he had was actually a Kingsley broom, though an older model. He chuckled along at the mention of the boy's mother, memories of his own mother's toughness turning his smile a touch wry. "A mother can be the scariest force of all. Most unstoppable too." Lucky for him, he'd always been a bit of a mama's boy, but he knew that she could be very hard on his younger siblings, and they didn't always deal with the pressure as well as he. Particularly the youngest, Tama.

Ari'inui nodded with interest as the Kingsley kid began to launch into an explanation on the brooms, before he let out a low whistle. "A model you developed yourself? Just how old are you?" That was quite an achievement for one so young, no? Even if they were born into it. Maybe the other just had a really young looking face? "How can I say no to that? Let's give your Cyclone a spin." Yeah, he was getting dangerously close to giving into that urge to fork over his galleons. 

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Ari'inui chuckled. Well, this kid was passionate if nothing else. And a good salesman. "You got that right." He always tended to overindulge when it came to sports. "Lucky for you to work here. I'd have loved a gig like this when I was your age." Ari'inui spoke with all the world weary amusement of someone who felt like he was very old. In reality, he was only 25, but sometimes he certainly felt like an old man.

Well, it looked like they had a bunch available to test. He let out a low whistle. "Damn, they're right when they say you can't go wrong with Kingsley brooms." He thought a moment. "I'm probably due for an upgrade. Not looking to buy today, but what you got for top of the line racing brooms?" He wouldn't be a very good sports commentator if he didn't even have a decent broom to match, would he?

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 Ari'inui offered a good natured grin to the guy behind the booth. A young kid, seemed passionate enough about brooms, which was a big plus in the Tahitian's books, especially considering he himself was a big sports fan. "Just having a look around. This seems to be the only booth that might actually tempt me out of my money." He said with a light laugh. It was true; he thought he might be running low on some broom wax. Could be a good opportunity to grab some? The mentioned test drives sparked his interest though. "Latest models, huh? Would those be racing or quidditch brooms?" He asked with interest. No, he absolutely did not need a new broom, he shouldn't even be thinking about test driving one...and yet, now that the idea was planted in his head...

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