Psychological Control

On the plane from Sydney to Tokyo, Dillon remained in a deadpan state of low pressure.Maybe it was the first time I went out with me to feel the atmosphere around me on weekdays.When James and I were pulled away on the pretext of boarding a plane, he followed me like a sheepdog.

If I heard correctly, he must have murmured in a low voice, "The hormones are too exaggerated, and I can't control it." Di Lon before and after the relationship gave me very different feelings.

To be honest, I only felt Dillon's unique sense of territory for the first time after I participated in Extreme Speed.Just like the sense of security he brings to people, the accompanying gift is naturally more or less exclusive.But it didn't offend me either.

Before deciding to be together with Dillon, Dillon showed his shrewd side.The purposeful, negotiating dialogue among the survivors doesn't really reflect who he is in his everyday life.But as we spent more time together, especially after the start of Extreme Speed, I discovered that he is indeed a man who is not good at words.

"Language is a problem in Japan, and even asking for directions is not so simple." I sat on the seat and looked at the travel guide and map I bought before boarding the plane. "I hope we won't have a big problem finding the way. According to the mission clue, we are required to take a taxi to the Meiji Shrine after we arrive at Tokyo Airport. This is a famous local attraction."

"I've seen some simple dialogues, front and back, left and right, east and west, north and south, going straight and turning, and some simple questioning sentences." Dillon responded.

"That's good, we'll pack up our things and wait at the exit as soon as the plane stops." I put the map in my pocket and put it in my pocket, "The stewardesses here are not very talkative, so we can't go with the first-class ones. Yes. Try to run as fast as possible, and when the time comes, you will use an excuse to jump in the queue at the taxi place."

Because the flight attendants of the airline this time were not as easy to talk to as they encountered before, we could only buy as much time as possible at the place where we took a taxi.And Dillon has already prepared a complete sentence, telling the driver our destination and arriving at the fastest speed in Japanese.

"Ding dong! The plane has landed at Tokyo Airport. At eleven o'clock in the morning local time, the ground temperature is 21 degrees Celsius. Please don't take off your seat belts and leave your seat before the plane stops." With the voice of the stewardess on the radio, After getting out, the fast-moving contestants sitting on the plane basically stood up without hesitation and opened the luggage rack.

The gentle and gentlemanly cancer survivor father and son were an exception. Compared to their younger siblings Zoe and Joseph, they stood up and carried their bags in a casual manner.After the plane came to a complete stop, all of us flocked to the exit gate of the plane.

The fastest movers were the cowboy brothers Sam and Dean. Thanks to Dillon, our group squeezed into second place.Although we are not standing in the first place at this time, I am confident that after entering the race against time, Dillon, who has the GPS function of wayfinding, will lead us to run out of the airport as fast as possible to catch the car.

Sure enough, after the cabin door was opened, under the helpless attention of the stewardesses and customs officers, the fast-moving contestants ran away like racehorses out of the cage.Running out of the long passage to the crowded arrival hall, when Sam and Dean were looking for signs, Dillon had passed them without stopping and led me to leave in one direction.

What I didn't expect was that when everyone was looking for the signpost, Zoe and Joseph followed us without thinking.They didn't even discuss a word with each other. Their trust in us was completely beyond my expectation.

We arrived at the nearest taxi point with seven turns and eight turns. Zoe and Joseph, who were following behind us, were bewildered by the long queue.But I rushed to the front of the line without hesitation, and told the first few people in line that I had memorized the most proficient words on the plane, and got the answer that I was allowed to jump in line.

In fact, it is easy for the fast-moving contestants to get some privileges on the way, because there are cameras following us at all times.When ordinary passers-by see the camera following the film, they will subconsciously think that we are filming and should not be easily disturbed.

The Japanese sentence I memorized just explained our current state of urgency. I hope they can accommodate us and let us catch up with this taxi.This excuse is usually the most effective.So while Sam and Dean ran out with two models, James and Sid, Dillon and I got into a taxi and left the airport taxi stand for the Meiji Shrine.

When the plane landed in Japan, it was eleven o'clock in the morning local time, and an hour had already passed by the time we passed through the customs security check and were the first to get a taxi to leave the airport.It is twelve o'clock at noon, which is the time when most office workers are preparing for their lunch break and going out for lunch.

Because it happened to be in the rush hour of traffic flow, it would be a bit congested to take the main road in the city.So Dillon specifically explained to the driver that he was not afraid of detours, and only asked to take the fastest road.Finally, after more than 40 minutes, we arrived at Meiji Shrine first.

"Where are we going now?" Dillon asked me as he paid the taxi driver and helped me take out the luggage in the trunk and carried it on my back.Then he turned around and continued to say to the taxi driver sitting in the driver's seat: "Can you please wait for us here, driver? We will be back soon."

If after getting the next clue, it is useless to waste time being trapped without a car, and then caught up by other teams, it will be too much of a waste of previous efforts.Therefore, when we have five other opponents who are all on the same starting line as us, we would rather talk more about the wallet than waste time.

"Find the priest waiting for us at the Meiji Jingu Shrine, follow his demonstration to complete a series of visits and pray for blessings, and get the guard. The guard will contain the next clue." I took out the clue card I got before and glanced at it Answered Dillon's question.

After the driver promised us that he would wait in the temporary parking space across the road, Dillon and I quickly passed through the torii gate with our bags on our backs, and rushed inward along the access road that continued all the way to the main hall of the shrine.A torii, the door frame of a Chinese character gate, is usually painted with red paint and is a major feature of Japanese shrines.

As the name suggests, the path is the path of worship. Usually, people who go to worship will walk on both sides of the path, because the center of the path is reserved for the gods.Dillon and I walked on both sides of the road very carefully because we didn't know whether it would be the beginning of blessing from here.Wouldn't it be another big mistake if the priest waiting up there told us to come down and walk again.

Walking to the end of the path, when we were approaching the shrine worship hall, we saw a man in a white priest's uniform and a black tall hat standing in front of Temizuya.Under his introduction, we imitated his movements even though we didn't understand clearly, and we completed the cleansing session.

Purification is actually to use a spoonful of water that you scoop up in the hand water house to complete the tasks of rinsing your mouth and washing your hands.Then we followed the priest to salute before the worship hall, then climbed the steps of the worship hall and approached the money box, and threw the sesame oil money of five yen coins into the box.Finally, take a step back and shake the bell rope in front of the cash box, which means telling the gods that we are coming to worship.

Finally, bow twice to the worship hall, raise your palms to your chest, and clap twice with your hands together as if you were praying to Buddha, completing a series of worship etiquette.

After the worship, the priest in traditional Japanese clothes took out a small sachet-like omamori and handed it to us to show us to open it.

"Roadblock mission, go to Uehara High School, which has the most famous archery club in Tokyo, and complete the archery mission. Ten arrows hit the target three times to complete the mission. People with good arm strength and eyesight will be more powerful in this mission." After reading out the note I took out, I subconsciously looked at Di Lon.

Kyudo has only been seen on TV before, so I don't have any chance to try it myself.Even I dare not boast that Haikou can complete the task efficiently, so I subconsciously looked at Di Lon, who is better at gun design.

Although Dillon completed a roadblock task in the last stop in Sydney, the program team did not require that one person cannot complete it twice in a row.So if he is more confident, I can take over the next roadblock mission. After all, there are still five teams of good opponents chasing after us at this time. It is best not to delay if we can.

Perhaps because he understood the meaning in my eyes, Dillon nodded and said, "I'll do the roadblock task this time, first go down and find the driver to see if he knows about Uehara High School."

Zoe and Joseph had already arrived at Semizuya when we got the omamori with clues from the priest, followed by Tevez, a black and white couple we are not very familiar with. and Vera.And when we walked down the torii, we saw Sam and Dean who arrived a little later.

I haven't seen James and Sid yet, as well as David and Kurt and his son.But even if only three groups catch up to us, it is enough to reflect the current situation.Every team is biting tight, it is not time for us to relax.

Thanks to the previous plan to let the driver wait for us in the parking space across the road, because the tourist attractions are places where there are a lot of people who take taxis, and the few few taxis are not enough to meet the needs of the passenger flow.When we walked towards the taxi driver who kept the agreement and was still waiting for us, we saw several waves of people asking.

Taking a taxi that was almost equal to being chartered, it took us another hour and finally arrived at Uehara High School in another district.