Disneyland,
New Orleans Square, afternoonish, 11-16-2012: I was at the Pin Trading
store in New Orleans looking through the latest collection. If
anyone's been to Disneyland in the last several years, it's a pretty
well known fact that pin trading/collecting is quite popular in the
Magic Kingdom. It's my souvenir of choice. They're not too cheap, but
cheaper then most things, and the pins are small, so you don't have to
lug something around all day, considering you choose not to rent a
locker, which comes highly recommended.
Anyhoo,
so I was looking through the pins when I found a cloaked hooded Mickey,
all by himself and clearly out of place, staring at me. A little
giggle started to grow within as excitement bubbled forth. "Mom!" I
quickly shouted, and showed her the little treasure. She looked it
over, not impressed. "We have to get it for Steven," I said, and she
simply asked why. "Because," I continued, "It's Kingdom Hearts
Mickey!" She still looked a little puzzled as she shifted through
Cinderella pins. "It's his favorite game," a said simply. "If there is
one thing, One thing he would want in this park, this is it. Trust me,
he would want it." She debated a little with me, but I continued to
insist that Steven would love it, and so it was bought.
I
tried to find one for myself, because, honestly, it's a cool pin. I
haven't played the game myself, as it seems to be the way with me these
days. He plays the games (Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Uncharted,
etc) and I waltz downstairs to inquire after the plot and watch recently
unlocked scenes. Then I geek over the music. I love game music. Utada
Hikaru has written two great songs for Kingdom Hearts: Hikari and
Passion. Oh, and the Piano Collection to Final Fantasy X and X-2 are
simply gorgous. Steven bought me the CD's and Sheet music while in
Japan (well, X-2 is mine, he claims X, but I get shared joy in
borrowing.)
I'm off topic!!
About
an hour later my Mom and I joined up with my bros Steven and Robbie.
They were off riding rides (namely Star Tours an extra time) while my
Mom and I did "girly stuff."
Steven
was super excited and declared, "You'll never guess what I found!" He
pulled out a small white bag, and I knew immediately what was inside.
"It's a Kingdom Heart Mickey pin, isn't it?" I asked, and his face fell a little.
"How did you know?"
"Mom
and I got you one," I laughed, and I showed it to him. Ha! So now I
have a Kingdom Hearts Mickey pin of my own, and my little Disney pin
collection continues to grow a little more epic.
(Copyright Square-Enix. Found Here)
