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Leblanc HD 2.999
Ene arrives at the crater of what used to be a traditional cafe. Everyone knows the legends of this now cursed place and how could they not. With all the explosions, shadow attacks, killing games, and secret meetings this place practically became an urban legend. A terrible memory upon those that lived to see its rise and fall. A legend to newcomers who could only feel the dying shudders of a broken horse. Now a rational person would leave this crater as is. Broken, Beaten, and Destroyed. But not a certain blue haired entity that wasn't really used to reasonable action.
A few weeks later ...
The cafe stands once again for people to come visit after the rather haphazard methods of someone bored. Said person stands behind the counter waiting to see if anyone takes the bait.
Niko enters the cafe. The "Leblanc" name is known him. But, at the same time it seems pretty... Distant.
"Hello there. Does this place perhaps sell coffee?"
A white-haired girl walks in, seemingly unknown. After walking in, she sits down at a booth and checks her phone. "This place looks nice..."
Ene immediately drops the two sugar packets she was messing around with and offers an over the top smile to the new comer. The smile is wholly genuine but her excitement at someone actually showing up is beyond what it can express.
Hi new person I haven't seen before! You came to the right place if you wanted coffee. So how do you take it black, chocolaty, or with ...
She notices Niko's cat ears.
Milk?
She notices the conversation. "Oh. May I have some coffee?"
Star walks in and takes a seat.
Hey Ene! I'll have a coffee. Man, it's been so long since this place has has any business.
Ene looks over to the white haired gal. Two customer in only a few minutes, Impossible! She happily claps her hands and starts setting up the cups.
You certainly can Ms. ummm .. What is your name? I don't think I have ever seen you before.
"I'm Vanilla! But you can call me Vanilly, if you want." The girl smiles warmly.
Another young, blue-haired girl had often walked by the place, somewhat curious as to what horrifying event may have caused the crater, but with nothing to go on it were to be left as a mystery for the ages. So imagine the surprise when, between their deliveries, they found the place to be perfectly standing. After finishing her route, Sayaka bikes up to the store, parks her bicycle right outside, and heads in, taking a seat at the nearest available spot on the counter with a grin
Kinda glad to see this place up and running actually. Kinda seemed a little sad before.
“So someone finally decided to open this place for once huh? Might as well get something before this place closes down again.â€
Stepping into the café is a blue haired teenage boy with white headphones around his neck. He quickly surveys the area before taking a seat on one of the chairs.
Well if you don't mind i'll go ahead and call you that, Vanilly. Pretty cute name~
But not as cute as Ene-san~
While messing around with the machine Ene takes a moment to wave at Star. She then gazes down almost thoughtfully at the slightly scratched up counter.
Yeah this place has been destroyed so many times. Its hard to believe that it can still function. Or at least i'll try my best to keep it in one piece. This I swear upon the sweets this place used to have!
Ene suddenly bangs the cups against the table as a sudden idea comes to her.
You know what ...
Free drinks on the house for Leblanc's rerererererere many re opening! Hopefully this place doesn't burn in the next hour of so~
Niko shrugs.
"If you can, cream and sugar, please. I don't want anything bitter and I'd rather not feel holes forming on my teeth."
He takes a seat.
"Anyway, you wanna chat while you make the coffee? I'm up for that."
If if does burn down, I'll just magically repair it! Will drain my Mana like a son of a bitch, but I think this place deserves it! Still, it's great to see you around here again.
Star grabs her coffee and takes a sip.
New place, free time, what else could a young man ask for, besides maybe more free time. He would take a step inside of the open cafe and take a quick look around before picking a seat for him to use. Going up to the counter, he would rest his head on his right hand.
"Hey there, Blue Haired Otaku-Looking Girl, may I get a cappuccino please?"
Ene lines up all the cups in the general vicinity to carry out her poorly thought out offer and turns on a second machine to compensate. While waiting for the actual drink to be made she turns around to watch the number of people now around. Her eyes stray to Niko first as he speaks to her.
I'm up for a chat too if you don't mind me occasionally being busy. Oh I forgot to ask! What happens to be your name kitty boy?
She switches tracks when Star speaks to her and her eyes follow the new train of thought.
It's great being around too. I have been pretty busy just rebuilding my place, but I finally made it.
Her twin tails then lower and she huffs a bit.
Hey i'm not an otaku. Humph this is my natural dress rude hat wearing person.
re re re re re re re re
Sayaka starts counting the "re"s on her fingers, at least eight, before shaking her head, not really that much to worry about, so instead, she decides to lean back a little and take advantage of the offer
Alright, I'll just have some hot chocolate if you don't mind. With a little extra milk.
catching sight of someone she knows, Sayaka waves over to Kazuo
Hey there Kazuo, been a while. Since that subway station right?
Jiyu looks up from the counter to look at Ene.
“Oh right, I gotta place my order. I’d like a can of Co-“
He pauses for a second. Maybe he could get something other than a simple Coke this time.
“Hmm... Actually, I’d like an iced tea, please.â€
Yeah, I can imagine. I've been a bit busy redecorating my place too. I've got a small garden off to the side of my shrine now to grow what I want. I just finished building it yesterday.
Vanilla chuckles and goes back to her seat. "Nice person." She thinks to herself.
"Hey, whatever you say Blue Twin Tails Girl. I'm Kazuo by the way, but you can still call me Hat person."
He laughs a little at Ene before he hears a familiar voice, and as soon as he turns to face her, he feels dumb for not noticing her in such a small place. Waving back at Sayaka, he smiles.
"It HAS been a while, how has life been treating you? I hope you haven't been as busy as me."
Niko sighs... "Kitty boy". It isn't the worst thing he's been called, but still.
"My name is Niko, your own personal Jesus."
He smirks at the reference he made.
Got it and iced tea and hot chocolate coming up!
Ene just hopes she can keep all these different orders straight by the time the first batch finishes. She gazes at her potential savior and her hair droops as she sees that the machine is not yet done. Note to self bring a robotic assistant next time. Maybe an Alexa to take orders. Her faces takes on a pensive looks as she imagines some possibilities.
Hey Star what do you think about training a dog to take ord .. actually never mind that is a bad idea waiting to happen. So what do you plan to grow in that new garden of yours Star? Maybe some star fruit for your name oh oh or maybe bamboo for nice looking swords.
A twinge oof annoyance can be felt at Hat guy's liking of his new name but Ene shoves it down. She wasn't gonna give this guy a hint of satisfaction.
Ene stares dumbfounded at Niko
Wait so you can turn water to wine too??? Or ya know split the seas? how about coming back from the dead?
After everything she has seen in this place nothing could surprise her now.
She eavesdrops on nearby conversations while reading a novel, trying not to seem out of place. "Maybe you'll meet a new friend here," She thought to herself. "Maybe they'll be your best friend forever!" She daydreamed to herself and doodled on a spare piece of paper.
Ehh, a few things right now. I am growing some star fruit and bamboo, but there's also a few other things there. Summer is here, so I've been growing summer crops, summer flowers, things like that. I've also got some potatoes growing. And what was that about a dog?
A familiar man in old Victorian Era clothing walks in.
Well then... this is a sight for sore eyes.
After Ene recieved his order, Jiyu would glance over to Niko, immediately recognizing him.
“‘Your own personal Jesus?’ You never told me anything about that when we met, Niko.â€
thanks, try not to work too hard alright?
Sayaka smiles and nods to Ene, a cafe doesn't really look like what they're used to doing, but they still seem to be managing pretty well. Best not to pressure 'em too much. As much fun as that might be. So she turns back to Kazuo, leaning casually on the counter
Not too bad, especially with school being out for me. I've got a little delivery thing on the side that keeps me busy most of the time, nothing too stressful though.
How about you? I don't think we've ever actually gotten the chance to talk about what it is you do.
Ehehe getting one as a pet. What else would I need a dog for ..
So long dog training idea you were pretty weird while it lasted. Finally her lord and savior the coffee machine makes its sweet beeping noise. Hurriedly using the new batch to fill some cups she then pulls out a tray to carry them. Of course she fumbles along the way as she has never worked in serving anyone before but holding a tray should be easy enough. Right? Actually kind of wrong as she fumbles her way over to the counter laying some down worryingly fast. Then with utmost focus she makes her way over to Vanilla and places a cup in front of her.
Hey Vanilly what do you happen to be drawing?
... turning it into a butler? Not that I've actually done that. Animal servants I feel would be kinda weird.
Star takes her cup and sips from it.
Good batch. I like it.
Niko chuckles.
"I was jokin'."
"Hey, Daydreaming White Haired Girl."
He would call to Vanilla, curious about her and doing his best to avoid Niko, after all, he was there that day Takaya did his business. Despite this, he would keep a smiling face.
"I'm guessing you are new in this town, since you look so shy and all."
He would then turn back to Sayaka, letting out a quick sigh before crossing his arms and wondering what to say. How honest should he be about all this?
"I've been doing fine, despite having a lot to do at my job. Oh, I work at a library close to my own home, at Shibuya. I decided to work there as a clerk because...well, I like money, I like learning, and most of all, I get a quiet place to get both past things and...meditate."
He clears his throat right after saying his part.
"Right! and don't overwork yourself, even if you ARE just a cosplayer~"
He waves to Star and bows to her where it shows that his dragon stone has affected his body like small patches of scales and his eyes more reptilian.
Long time Star. Enjoying a fine time?
Ene carefully flashes Star a thumbs up with a nervous smile.
Thanks I ah actually learned how to make coffee today on the internet. Just glad it didn't poison you or have other weird effects.
She continues putting out cups of coffee for everyone since she made way too much. While expressing various shades of disappointment of annoyance at the males in the vicinity.
Aww another god entity would have probably been fun~
An expression of sadness to Niko not being Jesus followed by her sticking out her tongue at Kazuo.
May the free coffee burn your annoying tongue and give you measels or something!
“Hmph, well it looks like that joke flew way over my head.â€
Looking away from Niko, Jiyu looks around at the other people in the café, only recognizing about three of them, with those being Star and Sayaka. Sighing, he reaches inside his pocket, pulling out his phone before swiping away at it, most likely checking his social media.
Woah, careful.
Sayaka would move to catch the tray, one that was fortunately unneeded, but a little concerning nonetheless. The girl breathes a sigh of relief
Sure you don't need help back here? Looks like its starting to get a bit crowded.
Sayaka takes a moment to look back at Kazuo, was he trying to say something? With the whole cosplayer bit. Probably, especially with how they last met, so the girl waves off his concern
Yeah, I wouldn't really worry about that much. Kinda just been doing my own thing, there's plenty to busy yourself with in this city after all. Not too different from back home in that regard.
Sayaka gives Kazuo a sly sideways grin
anyways, glad to see you're learning something at least. being a librarian's kinda respectable, if a bit boring. I'll be sure to drop by some time.
Star waves at Hunter.
Oh, hey Hunter. Been awhile. Yeah, I'm enjoying my time here. Been so long since I've had LeBlanc coffee.
Star gives a thumbs up back to Ene.
Well, you did good. Besides, I'm immortal. I can't be poisoned that easily.
He smiles under his covered face.
It's a wonder. Seems that my weekend job returns plus I heard that you are married and having a kid. While I am just a simple uncle-in-law for Spectre's son.
Ene profusely blushes once she realizes that she accidentally dropped her tray and immediately take it off of Sayaka's hands.
Thanks so much fellow blue hair! Argh I completely forgot I was carrying this thing with my whole dog idea. Come on Ene you can do better then this!
Motivating herself she leaps back into action and tries to be the best dang server this side of Japan. Starting with the making of some hot chocolate and iced tea. Within seconds both are finished and served to Sayaka as well as Jiyu. Even even gives them cute swirly straws that she bought from the local dollar store.
Once again Ene-san does the job!
Well... about that... I've got more than just one kid...I visit them when I can, since being in this world and making sure to cause chaos is kinda my job. Their mothers take care of them when I'm not around. And yes, I said mothers. As in plural. It's a long story.
Star takes another sip of her coffee.
"Thanks for the coffee, Miss Ene. I hope you don't suddenly trip or something."
He winks at her before pulling out his own tongue, mocking her before swiftly turning back to Sayaka.
"Yeah, you can never get bored in such a busy place."
He would then take his cup of coffee before taking a quick sip. Letting out a quiet, leaving the cup on top of the counter and waving at himself, particularly his tongue. He had burnt it, but he would not even dare turn back just so Ene could laugh at him. Instead, he tried to act normal as he kept replying to Sayaka, looking like a dumbass in the process.
"Well I wouldn't mind some visitors, no matter what, the library is never boring~"
Niko smiles at Jiyu.
"Oh hey again, Jiyu."
Niko grabs the cup of coffee and takes a sip.
Hmm... That building over there, sounds of people? Not scared people either, how strange for a place this far out in the city. Where exactly is she? And what is she dealing with?
"I really hope this isn't anything awful, but you can't really be too careful these days."
She'd simply sigh and reach into a pack on her waist, pulling out a set of metal claws and placing them on her right hand as she wanders into the building labeled "Leblanc", the woman in a school uniform with a clawed metal gauntlet over her right arm would simply look around warily for a moment before... Sighing in relief and putting the weapon away. With that, she waves toward the people in the building and smiles a bit.
"Ah, um hi! Can't really say I was expecting a friendly gathering out here at this hour! It's... Not really normal, at least to my knowledge. Honestly, half thought I was walking into a cult meeting but seems like a cafe, so hey nice to meet you guys I guess!"
With that, she'd walk up toward the counter and look a bit sheepish. Great, wonder if these guys take random scrap metal and such.
"Uh by the way, what kinda barter system are you running here? I can't say we use actual money where I come from, so if you guys do that's maybe an issue to me? Not sure how flexible ya are."
Glancing up at the counter once more, Jiyu notices that his drink has been served to him. Looking up at Ene once more, he nodes his head once.
“Oh. Thanks a lot!â€
Holding the tip of the straw with his index finger and thumb, he inches it towards his mouth before taking a small sip of the iced tea.
He softly chuckles to what Star said as he takes off his coat showing more patches of dragon scales while dropping 600 yen on the counter.
That sounds one questionable relationship. And Ene, I like a cup of black coffee please.
Star turns to look at the new girl.
Ehh, don't worry about money today! It's all free because of the grand reopening! Any other day, we use yen! I run a bit of a store, so if you've got something valuable, I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands!
Star turns back to Hunter.
Yeah, it is. That's kinda what happens when you have a harem in another world.
(edited by Starwaddle)
Glancing over to Niko, Jiyu brushes a part of his hair to the side.
“Oh, hey there Niko.â€
Ene curiously gazes at the school uniform of the women and then waves to her with much cheer. It's odd seeing highschool uniforms among this population, but Ene supposed anything could happen at this point. Even the ability of some people to still go to school in the midst of crazy. Once the woman is sitting in front of her she hands her a cup of steaming coffee.
Well today the drinks are on the house since its the re re re re re re re re re still more re opening of this place ..
Huffing a bit after repeating the word so many times Ene looks at the woman once more.
Now next time if you offer me candy i'll let any price slide. Just don't tell the others this k~ I do need money for my robot schemes.
You got it boss!
Ene gives Hunter the thumbs up and sighs in relief once the second machine beeps. Now she was actually ready for well anything coffee related.
Mara was aimlessling wondering the streets once again up to her own strange shady business but something caught her from the corner of her eye. A bar ah yes one of the more refined and relaxing places of the world albeit it packed it shall fair well to destress.
“Odd though I swear this place feels fimilar...as long as I don’t have to deal with magic alcohol again eugh...â€
she made her way to the counter and started tapping her fingers against it till she can make a order taking in the rather large group that has gathered up here.
Ahh... figures much... *sniff* *sniff* I smell the blood of Naga... weird.
He notices Maya and waves.
Welcome to LeBlanc. My old summer job I use to work in.
Sayaka raises an eyebrow, but they definitely seem to be getting the hang of it, she grins at the silly little straw design, before taking a sip, watching the brown liquid move through the swirl as she slowly drinks. It would be a while before she could really start, but the long straw actually helps it cool off a bit, which is a plus. Sayaka chuckles to herself
Well, nice to meet you then Ene. Name's Sayaka, if you ever need a hand let me know, alright?
glancing back over to Kazuo, Sayaka does her best to stifle a laugh, waving some air Kazuo's way as well
Gee, I didn't know they let dogs in the library. The way you're sticking your tongue out its almost like you're asking for more.
with the newcomer, Sayaka turns, leaning back on the counter, her drink only a few inches away, to give them a smug grin
What kinda city do you live in where people can't even gather around? There's not really a time limit on these cafe things... You know, except for whenever they close obviously. We're clearly not closed, so I wouldn't worry about that too much
*A person in a hoodie walks into the bar. They look like a man, but you're not too sure. The person's earbuds are in and they stroll up to the bar*
God, so many old and new people. It feels like an anniversary here and I love it! And yeah... let's just say Naga made a small deal with me and be done with the topic. It's kinda embarrassing.
Niko looks back to Ene.
"What's your name, anyway?"
She'd sit down and take the drink, bowing to Ene in thanks for a moment as she beams over at the girl... Can't help but wonder about that stare, her choice in dress maybe?
"If you're wondering about my uniform, no I don't actually go to school. Just happen to like the look honestly, I'm uh... My job is interesting in a given use of that word."
As for Star, the girl nods over at her. A store huh? Might be able to sell off some of the crap they trade for cash, meds, that kinda stuff.
"I'll keep that in mind, I've got a few things you might be able to take off my hands. Medicine and such."
Finally, a sip of the drink and a turn back to Ene. She'd wink and nod at the bit about candy, clearly keeping it quiet before moving on to... A strange topic.
"And I know I'll sound crazy, but I really need to know what year this is. No jokes here or anything, just kinda important at the moment."
As for Sayaka... What city huh? This might not be the best time to go into it.
"A place both very near, and yet far away. Name's Maya by the way, and uh I can attempt to explain more in a bit... Assuming I'm where I think."
Almost overwhelmed by the sheer number of new faces Ene gives up on her memory. Pulling out her cellphone to take down some orders. Cuping her hands around her mouth she proceeds to shout.
OOKAY SO DOES ANYONE ELSE NEED SOME DRINKS. GOING ONCE GOING TWICE ...
Kazuo would stop waving at his own mouth as he hears a new girl arrive at the scene. He would turn to face her for a moment before pointing at his own mouth with his right index finger.
"Just relax a bit and say hello, keep it simple next time, people might get confused otherwise. I know I am."
After this, he would let out a quick laugh as he turned to Sayaka, once more. Can't get enough of turning your head.
"Hey, don't be like that! Besides, they don't let dogs in, anything that doesn't look even remotely human is no good for them. I guess they are dealing with the sudden influx of people."
*Upon further notice, this person appears to clearly be a girl. As she walks up to the bar, you find yourself struggling to keep your eyes on her. Barely paying attention to the bartender, she looks as her phone as she speaks up.*
@Ene
Oh yeah. Could I just get water?
Silently looking back at his drink with his hands folded, Jiyu sighs before taking another sip of his drink, not even using his fingers to take hold of the straw. After sipping his iced tea, which brought it down to the halfway point, he glances around the café once more, seeing that the place had gotten awfully crowded in such a short amount of time.
He turns to Ene while itching his ear due to him hearing a bad ringing sound.
My drink almost finished? And DAMN you Tinnitus I am going to reorganize my body to not have it.
Medicine and stuff, ehh? Sounds like a good deal then! If you ever need a place to sell stuff at, my place is usually open and doesn't judge where you get things.
Hearing Ene yelling out cause her to panic a bit snapping her back. Ok think what kind of drink do you want simple questions just say what you want.....Nothing comes up in Mara’s mind and this is just making things go much worse so she decides to blurt an order out.
“I’ll TAKE A ISLAND SODA LEMON LIME WITH 2 ICE CUBES AND SUGAR!â€
She quickly Catchs herself and looks down that was rather abrupt and out of place of her to yell like that after just walking in. She decides to just go sit somewhere a little more remote maybe nobody will notice her and she can keep playing observer.
No Sayaka if you ever need a hand from someone insanely cute just let me know~
Ene looks to Niko and offers a quick bow.
My name happens to be Ene and don't you forget it! Would make me sad if the cool cat boy forgot about me~
She then looks to Maya with some confusion.
You have now made me very curious about that job of yours. Promise to tell me someday~
She frowns in concentration at Maya's last question.
I umm don't actually know the year ... sorry but ya see a lot of stuff happened to me so I sorta lost track of time.
Finally Ene focuses in on the new comer but has trouble making out the face. Maybe all the work was getting to her.
One water coming up for the person in black~
and another something for Hunter too!
One soda coming up too!
Even if Ene can't see the person who originally shouted it. Looks like she would have to find the person later.
*She puts her phone in her pocket and looks up at the bartender*
@Ene
Yeah, thanks. W-Wait! Is that you, Ene?
Niko takes a sip. He smiles warmly at Ene, he's finally been complimented.
"Y'know, I think you're the first one who's ever given me a compliment. Thank you."
Al....Right then. That's definitely not ominous at all
Sayaka sighs, looks like she's found another weirdo. Well, as long as they're not from the future or anything it'll probably be fine. At least by our standards. The girl turns around to take another sip of her drink, looking at Kazuo out the corner of her eye, the corner of her mouth slightly upturned
'Course not. At least you look enough the part to get in, can't be too careful with all these cyborgs running around after all. Imagine if they started taking our jobs.
Sayaka chuckles, before letting out a contented sigh as she continues her drink
You don't really need to thank me for that Niko. Your just naturally brilliant~
Hearing her name called out Ene whips her head to the person she just had trouble looking at. The trouble continues as she momentarily makes out the face of the person, but doesn't believe it. Her disbelief ends up fed by her difficulty in even noticing the person.
Kido ..? No wait that can't be ...
Ah do I happen to know you?
Alice would walk in and look around. Seeing Sayaka she would smile and give a small wave.
"Dost thy mind if I sit here?" She would ask while pointing to a place across from her
I ordered a cup of black coffee Ene!
he turns back to Star as he looks book of witches and cats.
So I talked to Spectre's son the other day that he met your daughter Star. Heard that you're sick at the time.
@Ene
You-- But-- Huh? How? I thought you were trapped in Shintaro's phone, or however that works. How did you get a job as a bartender?
Yeah, more like dieing of all the evil energy I take in when I kill extremely evil and powerful things. I got better. Took a few months, but I got better. Sucks that I had to give up the power, but I found a few ways to get around the power gap.
"Yeah! I can't really take those mechanical bastards-mechanical bastards-mechanical bastard."
He would say in a very monotone voice, just before repeating the same hand gesture over and over again, ending it all with a loud buzzing noice, as if even his voice glitched out. After that, he would laugh and take a sip of his coffee.
"Weird question, but what do you think of banning or hunting down non-humans? Not counting animals, I mean...assuming we both know the same sort of animals anyways~"
You... Could just use the word you. no one really uses "thy" or "thou" anymore.
Sayaka lets out a sigh, her grin dropping a little, but nonetheless she gestures to the same seat Alice had
Still, yeah, go ahead. I don't really mind
Sayaka looks back to Kazuo, trying to cover her mouth as she giggles. The girl scratches her head, guess she did kinda bring the question up didn't she?
Well, I mean. Kinda depends on what they're doing. If they just keep causing trouble there's no reason to let them stick around, but just not being human isn't really a good enough reason to go after them or anything.
Ene's attention is now entirely on the stranger once Shintaro's name is dropped. With memories of a certain snake coming back to her, she carefully steps back. There was no way the beats could come back. She had to keep telling herself that lest the panic might show.
I really don't know who you are and how do you know that stuff. You know this place is crowded so you can't really do much ...
She doesn't entirely believe this.
Classic, always the slithering power hungry goddess that I know... poor Spectre... always a hero to the end, but that is a wound healed long ago. Time for merriment and still question how you fell in love with Naga... you know... Tiki's own mother.
he scratches the back of his head in bewilderment.
@Ene
R-Right... Then, I guess I must have mistaken you for someone else. That was pretty stupid of me. S-Sorry about that, I didn't mean to startle you.
Clearly very confused, Kido decides to drop the conversation
(edited by Kido)
Niko sorta blushes at the 2nd compliment.
"Ene, if you keep up that talk I might just start thinking we're friends."
Alice would sit down after a slight giggle leaves her lips.
"Sorry, Thine language changes so much that I stopped paying attention. How hath thy been?" She would ask with a smile before turning to Ene and asking for a hot chocolate with marshmallows. She would then notice Star and remember her as the girl who made the delicious hot dogs at the train station some time ago.
"Tis nice seeing thy once more." she would say to star with a bit of intrigue
Well...it wasn't Naga per say...like I said, long and embarrassing story. And I agree that I am a power hungry goddess, but I'm not slithering, nor am I a snake.
Don't know the year... Well then, she'll just go ahead and say it anyway. At least to Ene.
"Right then, sounds like you have a busy life Ene! Who knows, maybe I could help out sometime, I've got a bit of a knack for odd jobs and such so keep it in mind."
She'd pause for a moment, hmm? Tell everyone, or attempt to keep it quiet. Best not to shout things too loudly for now. Maya leans across the counter a bit, whispering as she continues on to the blue-haired girl.
"As for my job, well... Hard to believe I'm sure, but I hunt dragons actually. Long story short, they kind invaded Tokyo where I'm from and things went straight to hell. My team deals with them."
She'd then turn back to the others, looking slightly confused with Kazuo's question...
"Hunting things down? Sure, if they're a danger to people then that's kind of needed, isn't it? But it's a waste of resources to hunt things that aren't really a threat, strategy-wise it's always best to focus on present concerns first and possible ones later."
And wow, that woman with the old style speech... Quite strange, she can't help looking over towards Alice for a moment.
Ene quickly plops a cup of coffee in front of Hunter and slowly makes her way over to the stranger. This time she tries to smile as she does so in case this is all a big misunderstanding.
It's fine I just want to ask what is your name? and how do you know about Shintaro .. his cellphone too ...
As a way to break the tension she feels Ene attempts to respond to Niko with her usual vigor.
Haha well aren't we friends already Niko? I have given you the amazing drinks from wikipedia and gotten your name. So that is enough friendshsip to go around!
Jiyu may have not been noticing it, but he has been unconsciously sipping his drink until it was entirely empty. Huh, strange. Finally noticing that he had finished his drink, he gets up from his seat a stretches his arms while letting out a soft yawn.
“God I’m getting tired. I gotta get going.â€
With a small flick of his right wrist, a small blue flash of light appears in his right hand a second before it fades away. Upon opening his hand, a 100 yen coin would seem to be in the middle of his palm for some unknown reason. Setting the coin down on the counter, Jiyu smirks.
“Might as well pay her something since my drink was on the house.â€
Shoving his hands in his jacket pockets, Jiyu makes his departure from the café while humming a small tune.
@Ene
Ummm... Shintaro Kisaragi. We were part of a... team... I guess... He was a helpless otaku, but a good guy. Ring a bell, or am I just insane?
"That's true, but what if their survival depends on...let's say, something that might cause harm to humans, but they can't help it. Would it still be fair to push them away? Furthermore, what if their sole existence meant bad things for our race's position on the planet?"
Kazuo stays in this idea for a bit more, although getting a bit embarrassed right after asking.
"Just had that weird thought, I've been reading a lot and I wanted to hear other's opinion on certain stuff."
After that, he would wait for Sayaka to reply, drinking more of his coffee. He has had this thought for a long, long time, and given his course of action, it was only natural he had to ask someone besides the other two, get some more points of view before deciding how to act on their side.
"Hey Old Fashioned Words Girl."
[/i]He would wave at Alice, just so it didn't seem like he was ignoring her, seeing as they were all pretty much next to each other.[/i]
Niko tilts his head, he wouldn't consider that friendship but whatever.
"I guess we are. I don't suggest getting too close to me, though. I don't need to be telling everyone my life story."
Mara glances around for a bit before she mumbled to herself and taps away on her table.
“This seems worse then that last two trips to a loaded up bar, heaven sakes next thing you know little devil smiles may pop up. I don’t know why I thought my akwardness would even gel with this place do I even use my brain.â€
she started to childishly pound on her head to enact her stupidity but went back to loafing around, she can at least be greatful she was not in the spotlight of anyone. Infact since she is free she gets and idea and pulls out a notebook pertaining something and began to babble into it whole glancing back and forth between the every inch of the cafe.
@Ene
My name is Kido... just by the way... if I forgot to mention that...
Haha! Just pulling your leg Star. You're a nice person.
Ene is once again left perplexed by school uniform girl and her many oddities.
Why would you want to hunt dragons though miss? They are usually kind of cool around here and fun to be around. Just ask Star the girl with the orange hair. Heard she even married one and had a few kids.
With what the stranger has revealed Ene walks over to her once again with hunger in knowing more. She jabs a finger in Star's direction for the sake of Maya.
If you want to know more about your dragons then you might want to talk to the expert on them.
Ene then leans over the counter closing in on Kido and finally making out her actual looks.
Your not insane ...
Shinatro Kisaragi was my master and ... and I didn't expect anyone else to know him here ... no one from my place ended up here ..
Just me.
Pinpricks of tears form in her eyes at the off chance that the person in front of her might be one of her actual friends.
Sayaka's eye twitches a little bit as the girl sighs, her hot chocolate having cooled down a bit so she can take longer drinks between bits of conversation
You're still doing it. Now we say "how have you been." A... Anyways. I've been doing pretty well, got my own litttle delivery thing going while school's out. Pretty nice overall. Even been able to get some new posters for my room.
Sayaka stops drinking so she can look over to Kazuo, got a bit more serious than expected, but hey, he asked her opinion, and seemed to respect it a bit. So the girl shrugs a little, leaving her left elbow on the counter and hand off to the side, silver ring on full display
You talkin' about vampires or somethin'? Either way, I guess we wouldn't have that much of a choice. its kinda a person's job to protect our own. If letting these things be would just end up hurting people, then it would be kinda stupid not to fight back. That's just our fate.
Alice would feel the occasional glances from Maya but ignore them. Instead she would turn her attention to the man nearby named Kazuo.
"Tis a pleasure to make thine acquaintance. Mine name is Alice." She would introduce herself with a mischievous smile.
Her eyes would change from crimson red into an energy like blue glow as a green star appears with runes on it. They turned only for an instant before returning to their natural crimson hue. Alice would take a little interest in this Kazuo after but would not speak her mind.
Hahaha, that I am. Totally nice, if not insane, person. And I wouldn't say I'm an expert on dragons...but I do have a dragon form that I haven't used in awhile. It's kinda cool.
@Ene
She lets out a sigh of relief after getting affirmation of her sanity
Yeah, at first I thought this was the Kagerou Daze, but... clearly that's not true. Do you have any idea what this place is? Or like how we got here? I mean you're not refined to electronics anymore, so it must be something... just weird.
he shows Star his arm that has patches of scales.
Being exposed to a dragon stone while having beast blood. It changes you. Manaketes are fascinating.
Something that would hurt humans just by existing? Any cheer there might have been would leave the woman as she gives Kazuo a dead serious stare.
"Kill them of course. I can't speak for anyone else, but I defend humanity wherever I can...
She'd down the rest of her coffee, taking a breath and relaxing just a bit as she keeps going.
"I've seen some pretty dangerous things over the past several months, I've seen a world torn to bits while I was in a three-month coma. I don't know how this place works, but I can say one thing for sure. I'm still here to help people at heart and if that means cutting down other beings well I'm trained for it."
And oh, are we bringing up dragons openly? Fine, these people seem used to the odd...
"Dragons, yeah like Ene said. As for why we'd hunt them, that's because they slaughtered untold millions, billions even? I've never looked at the numbers but the things killed almost everyone. So we killed them back, simple as that."
Maya's eyes go wide upon hearing Star mention a dragon form, she'd reach down to her bag and stand up.
"A hybrid!? I don't want to fight, but if you're... No, if you were like her you wouldn't be here talking now would you?"
She sits back down with a sigh, geez the paranoia isn't going away now is it?
"Old habits die hard, Star was it? Since you haven't killed anyone I'll assume you aren't planning to, but I do not have good experience with dragons or hybrids of them."
Niko gets up and secretly pins a piece of paper saying "single and ready to mingle, hmu" on the wall. He sits back down and runs his fingers through his hair.
"Anyway...."
He finishes off his coffee.
The name is all Ene needs to commence hugging Kido as if her life depended on it. A few tears run down her cheeks as noticeable sniffles emanate from Kido's now occupied chest.
Wahhhh Kido if its really you ... I dunno i'm just soo happy. I missed all of you so much and and never thought I would see you again ...
and it was soo horrible everything that happened.
Ene suddenly pulls away a teary mess and motions toward Niko.
By the way did you meet my new cat person friend? His name is Niko and he remind ... reminds me offff ..
Once again she buries her head in Kido's chest and sobs.
Hibiyaaaaaaaaaa!
Wow. That's kinda cool and creepy at the same time.
Star turns to Maya.
Hybrid? Nah, it's just something I learned how to do after awhile. Body manipulation is one heck of a thing. And don't go assuming I haven't killed anyone. I've killed lots of people. But, since I'm immortal, I can't really die, so there's no point in fighting my anyway. Kinda comes with the territory of being a goddess. I'm actually nice when you get to know me. The people I killed... circumstances happened, people went too far... that's all I'll say on the matter. But hey, if you ever need to know the best way to kill a dragon, I'm probably the best person to ask here.
Suddenly a black blur rushes through the door of the establishment, when it stops it appears that a man with white hair has a long sword pointed at Star, held by a metallic looking arm with yellow plating around it, scanning the room before speaking with a monotone voice
What's this I hear about dragons..?
Having his other hand on his sheath, the man brushes a speck of dust off his clothes before noticing Maya and eyeing her
Why aren't you fighting? I expect that thing to be lying on the ground by now.
She very awkwardly puts her arms around Ene as her cheeks are tinted red. She also awkwardly waves at Niko greeting him
Y-Yeah... Don't worry Ene. I'm glad I could find you. I'm glad you're safe, and I'm sure the others are, too. We've been through worse, right?
"I think vampires classify, they are much more on the nose than other races but they aren't as gruesome."
After that, he would let out a quick sigh and a smile. He got what he was asking for, and as he expected, Sayaka had a pretty straightforward answer, not like it was bad or anything. However, the honesty of it was enough.
"Thanks Sayaka, I figured you might have been weirded out by all that. After all it came out of nowhere."
However, he would turn to face Maya with a raised eyebrow. Arms and legs crossed, it was a clear contrast. He had seen this kind of logic before, and it was the same both sides had, a war that wages more war, and hate just making it bloom faster than it ever should.
"And you too, Loud Weirdo Girl."
After this, he would raise an eyebrow at Alice's bizarre eye situation. However, he just kept staring for a second or two in silence.
"I will call you Wonder Lady, Alice sounds too simple right now, and I prefer complicated."
After saying that with a laugh, he would take a final sip from his coffee, trying not to pay too much attention to Ene and her ordeal.
...god damnit. Another assassin? For the last time, I'm immortal, damnit! What part of "I can't die" don't you people get!
he puts his hands on his stowed blunderbuss rifle when seeing the guy burst in.
Seem this dude doesn't like dragons... like me...
He taps the dude's shoulder to get his attention.
You got a problem? Because I am willing to solve it.
"Tis so?" she would reply with a pondering look as she heard Sayaka.
It was true that with the change in language it might be a good idea to learn a little. She never really put too much thought into since people still understood her just fine. Was it really necessary as long as the meaning was conveyed? Was it really that weird?
"How hath er-have th- you been. How...." Alice would find herself awkwardly repeating those words as if trying to acclimate herself to it.
Her attention would then be grabbed by the talk of dragons and death. Turning to look at Star and Maya. Star claimed to be a goddess and immortal. Looking at her she understood that wasn't exactly false. Today it seemed she found herself surrounded my a multitude of entertaining people.
Niko smirks and points at the paper he pinned to the wall.
"Ladies... Or gents, I'm not opposed to that.... Anyway, who's Hibiya?"
Mara stares at the White Haired man that has entered and was hosting his sword at Star. This went from 0 - 10 real quick but it’s best not to let any fights or trouble stir up so she tries to get the attention of him by just waving in his general direction.
“Uh hey sir you mind drawing your sword back this is a cafe here and I much rather not have this place blow up in a fight...not after last time oh no..â€
She shutters a bit at a previous memory before coming back and continuing her awkward small banter.
“Do you mind chilling down a bit hehe..grab a drink even.
Killing dragons? Oh, she can do that plenty, as for assuming Star hasn't killed anyone...
"I've killed a few myself honestly. Once their so-called god died they just kinda fell down for good. Or so it seemed last I saw. And I wasn't referring to your body count, on the whole, rather the simple fact that you have to my knowledge killed anyone in this building."
Immortal huh? That's what a certain dragon said too, a quite dead one by now, however.
"And immortal huh? How curious to see someone so casually claim godhood, not the first one I've met to use that title. I killed the first guy."
Granted, that's a slight bluff considering she is merely one-third of the people who...[ Well, one fourth reall- oh make that half.
"That thing isn't hurting anyone at the moment, haven't I always said that it's a good strategy to focus on present issues first and possible issues later? If it becomes needed then fine, but I see no cause to waste our energy in an unknown world."
As for Kazuo... That look of his, heh. He seems to have his own thoughts.
"In all fairness, I can't say that mindset applies at all times. Dragons aren't known for reasoning, in fact, their leader simply called humans livestock... Just food so it wasn't really a war where peace could be had. If it's possible though I guess working things out might be for the best."
Finally, she walks closer to the man with a blade and places an arm on his shoulder. Glancing toward Ene for a moment, but feeling as if speaking would be out of turn for now.
"Anyways, when did you get here PK? And any sign of her? I assume not since she's not here trying to get drunk."
Yeah we have. I was just so worried and lonely and afraid sometimes.
Ene looks around at all the people of the world she was mistakenly brought into. She thought she was used to all the craziness and scariness of it. Yet today was way beyond her depth and having Kido there suddenly made everything feel so real again. She was almost afraid of trusting that this was Kido in case it was another trap. But she wanted Kido and her other friends so badly that she couldn't help the trust.
I still have no idea what this place is but at least we can now learn about it together. Oh and I swear I have the craziest stories to share now from being here.
She rubs the remaining tears out of her eyes and tells Kido of dragons, personas, and magic. She glanced to Niko.
Hibiya is just this short guy we know that acted a lot like you. Only with a pretty bossy friend with him all the time.
Hey, not like it's a secret around here. It's kind of a known fact around here that I'm an immortal goddess of insanity and chaos. As evil as that title sounds, I'm not actually evil...most of the time. I have to be evil sometimes, but normally flop with my plans. Still, I think I might use my dragon form a bit more often now that I think about it. I haven't used it in a few months, so it'll be good to use it again.
Well, I mean, I did kinda bring it up Kazuo. That cyborg joke and all.
Sayaka grins, a little relieved to be able to move on to lighter subjects, the girl turns back around to work on her drink. He had seemed rather worried about it, but then again, could easily just be curiosity, no point in making up theories herself.
Personally, I think it would be kinda cool if vampires stuff were real... Err, chuckle guess maybe I shouldn't count it out yet.
Sayaka looks back to Alice, that one's really close to normal at least, tis to it is.... Weird, isn't language usually supposed to get shorter? Lengthened it to two words there.... That's a tangent, the girl gets her focus back and grins
Yeah, it is so. Helps you stick out a bit less too. Which I mean, I guess if you don't mind attention who cares right? But if you ever just wanna.... You know, join a crowd, make friends and all, its a bit easier if you're less formal
@Ene
Soooooo what you're saying is... More crazy powers, more crazy people, more crazy adventures? Jeez, sounds like out of the frying pan into the fire if you ask me. There's nothing wrong with that, though. To be honest, that actually sounds like a lot of fun. Well, I guess for now, Mekakushi-dan is a partner thing.
His red cloak billowing behind him, a black-haired man entered the cafe, walking up to the counter...
...I suppose coffee wouldn't hurt...
PK stands and stares at Star before spinning his blade around and putting it into his sheath, looking around and moving towards the door, speaking behind him
Hmph, don't remember Maya, don't care. My job stays the same here, kill dragons.
I am no assassin dragon. I am Perfect Killer, a dragon hunter. If there are no hostiles here I won't disturb the peace anymore. Goodbye.
En'es eyes almost seem to sparkle at this suggestion and she shouts.
Mekakushi-dan strange new world edition!
That sounds soo cool!
Noticing the change of sunlight outside Ene realizes that she is late to another event of hers. She would have loved spending more time with Kido but duty calls sometimes.
Kido I really need to go now, but we will definitely meet up somewhere else. I can't wait~
Bye everyone!
Grabbing her stuff she runs out the cafe leaving it open for anyone to still come and go.
Author Note: I'm leaving leblanc for the rest of your guys so continue it as your wish or don't~ At this point i'll only interfere in a gm sort of way when trolls show up here to spam but that is about it. Enjoy the rest of the night~
...I just said, I'm not a fucking dragon, or a dragon hybrid. I just know a lot about body manipulation. And I guess I'll take over for now.
Star gets behind the counter, ready to take orders.
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Niko stops pointing at the paper and points at himself. Looks like he'll have to be more direct.
"Yoohoo, over here, I am S-I-N-G-L-E."
She'd rub her head and sigh, does this woman really have to mention her dragon form more around PK? At this rate, there'll be no reeling him in...
"Come on PK, we've got other things to worry about. Besides, I don't understand what kind of dragon this Star lady might be but it's clearly nothing like either of the hybrids we've met before."
As for the rest... Sayaka dodges strange and unnatural, either from fear or having knowledge of it. Maybe both, Ene is hard to place, Kazuo is all too curious. And then there's that person Ene is friends with, no impression so far. Maybe a bit casual from what she's overhearing?
"Anyway, that's enough about crazy stuff that nobody here needs to worry with. Put the sword away we aren't here to figh-"
Oh, he's gone already. Geez, and that's why she's the leader in practice.
"Sorry about my teammate, by the way, he means well... I think, but he's a bit too focused on the job. Anyway, I should make sure he doesn't cause anyone too much trouble so see you guys later."
With that, she'd walk off after the white-haired man. Sighing all the way as she follows after him, can't exactly let the guy roam without anyone to make sure he doesn't jump the gun after all.
@Ene
Oh, I'll just head out with you. It'd be a shame to just leave you. Plus, you probably know this place a lot better than I do.
She puts her hands in her hoodie pocket and heads out the door with Ene
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Mara listens at Star’s remark of turning into a dragon. She was both fascinated and concerned at the same time and spoke up a bit in a somewhat snarky remark.
Yeah just don’t transforming right now last thing we want his the roof collapsing or setting the damn place on fire serious this place as the scent of ashes in some areas here does not need more wood fires. Hey what do you gander is the blast force of your fire breath and the radius diameter? Oh! Tell me you got more then just that.
Mara seems to have stroke a nerd nerve in her and now this dragon talk is falling into her interest. Maybe this data can be of use she could do something fun with info like this but she’s getting a little to geeky about it all as she questions Star.
Jeez what a edge dude, and that is rare for me to say it... hostile on not killing is not right...
"Just an advice, but you should not rule out anything in this place, even if it sounds like crazy talk."
Kazuo would take the spoon from his coffee and play with it for a bit. He would look down at his own shadow, and make a strange face while doing so. After that, he would stand up and place a hand on her shoulder.
"I don't think I ever said it, but thanks for helping me in the past with your ability. Executioner has been a life saver."
He would walks past her, waving her goodbye before placing his hand on top of Niko's head.
"That you are, Murderous Suicide Boy."
He would laugh a bit louder this time as he made his way outside and heading towards the station.
Oh please, I don't actually turn into a dragon. I turn into more of a half dragon. As for it's blast force, I'd say it's enough to launch a steel cannonball across maybe fifty football fields? The radius would be about fifteen feet average.
Looking over to the clerk, the black-haired man glanced over the menu, his thin and slender arm grasping the menu, dark gray eyes softly tracing the letters across the paper...
...Espresso..with a chicken sandwich..please.
Mars starts scribbling notes down on these little tidbits of the Star of info it was rather fascinating to say the least albeit creppy she was into it.
“A so hybrid mutation that’s what you meant aw you gotta show me that sounds like just another luxury to you though I bet.â€
Mara had a glitter in her eye the feeling of investment and inspiration after writing a bit in her note book she notices that time hasn’t passed a hit and she need to be somewhere but let out a groan.
“Oh bummer I need to travel soon and I didn’t even get my Soda..Is there even any in this place by chance?â€
Gotcha.
Suddenly, his order would appear in front of him.
God I love time magic. Oh, a soda? Let me check...
Suddenly, a can of soda appears in front of Mara.
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I am also half-dragon as well Star but I hunt beasts that will destroy half of a city of Shibuya, and it doesn't mean dragons are evil, they also have a morality too.
He pulls out his necklace and it having a pendant of a glimmering blue stone.
And if I want to be a dragon I use this Dragonstone to do so.
Giving a soft nod towards Star, the man quietly carried his food to an empty booth, gracefully sliding into the seat and silently nibbling on his sandwich with one hand and carrying an open book in the other, clearly reading the small notebook...
*The door opens, and a woman enters the establishment. She takes a sniff of the familiar aroma, before taking a seat on oneof the vacant booths.*
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Ahh...This takes me back. I can't believe this place got brought back up.
*The petite woman looks around*
Mara catches the bottle of Soda and has a little grin before packing it in her bag and thinking Star.
“Ah perfect nothing beat and old bottole of Fizz jacked with some other totally not illegal ingredients. Uh thanks...It was Star was it not I swear we met a while back did we not? Anyway your Hybrid for sounds like another gifted feature at disposal you gotta show me that sometime soon. Well anyway machines need repairing and contracts are still pending so who calls.â€
Mara gives a weak little wave before wandering off she wish to stay and chat more Shen was just getting adjusted but like a riverboat flow she was off in a new path again so to speak.
He sees his old friend.
Greetings Lavenza. Long time is it not?
Soon a adult woman and a young girl (Hat Adult and Hat Kid) enters the Leblanc
The both look around for a moment before walking to a table and sits down on a chair
"Stand out less huh?" Alice would parrot Sayaka before looking at her with motivation in her eyes, after all, Dinivis was always telling her not to stand out. She was still getting used to walking around instead of floating.
"I shall try mine best!" pumping her arms a little before she turned and saw Star use time magic.
"Temporal manipulation. Tis an interesting skill." She would say to star but not expect a reply
Yeah. Dragon hunting is crazy business.
Star looks at Mara.
Okay then. Later.
Star looks at Lav.
Oh, hey Lav. Been awhile.
Niko shrugs.
"No one here wants the cat person with a persona? I'm disappointed."
Sayaka grins, hadn't really expected Alice to get so into something minor like that. Its a nice change to see another side of her. She waves to Kazuo as he goes, before looking at the clock herself
Yeah, kinda like that Alice. Just a bit more practice and I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. Afraid I ought to be going now, need to get up pretty early after all.
Without further ado. Sayaka waves to the people still inside, grabs her bag, and heads out the door, but not before leaving a bit of a tip by her drink, after all, can't really have the place running on free
*Lavenza turns to Hunter upon hearing his voice, and greets him back*
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Oh, hello there mister Hunter. Yes, it's been a long time. Glad to see you again.
*She chuckles. The girl then looks at Star*
Hey, Star-sama! It's been quite a while since I've last seen you in person. How are things?
Hat Adult looks at everyone, while just waiting around
Hat Kid on the other hand was drawling some pictures
Pretty good. A few close shaves with death here, a lot of decorating my house there. I've also entered the fighting tournament that's happening right now.
He takes a deep yawn and out a blood red mist flew out of his mouth.
Well... it's a wonder to see you again Lavenza but I have head home to sleep. Good night everyone.
he puts 550 yen in the tip jar and leaves
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Niko notices Lavenza. He decides not to say much.
"Hey."
He waves.
Alice would wave to Sayaka as she leaves but then notice the two identical hat girls walk in. She would then walk over to them with a slight smile.
"Tis intriguing to meet two of one being. Mine curiosity hath been picked."
*Lavvy waves at Hunter*
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Goodbye then! It was nice seeing you again!
*She looks back at Star*
Ah, still the same Star I know. Glad things don't change about you.
...Say, who's tending this place right now?
Hat Adult at Alice
"well I am from another universe or well another version of the Nexus and the younger me is from this one... so that explains why we look that same but our outfits are not and some of our powers are not the same as well"
Hat Kid was still drawling some pictures
I am, actually. After all, I'm still a Futaba. LeBlanc is kinda my home before I had home to me.
Niko taps his fingers on the table.
"Wow, this place really lost the energy it was going for. Now it's just an almost normal Leblanc."
The silence is nice at times..
Despite the off-hand remark towards the group, the black-haired man didn't budge from his position, casually taking a sip of his coffee as he kept his eyes on his book, reading..
Had Kid soon looks up and sees Niko, her outfit and well hair as well soon changed (Margin of Night)
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Hat Kid soon walks over to Niko and pokes him
Niko looks over at Hat Kid.
"What do you want?"
Hat Kid giggles and just smiles, she seems she wants to be friends with you but not really saying anything
*Lav turns to the cat-looking thing*
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Oh hello there. Yeah, it's gone back to normal, but I like it.
Niko looks away from Hat Kid and decides to shoot Lavenza a question.
"So, does the velvet room exist in this place?"
His question will probably raise suspicions, but he doesn't really care too much about that.
A shadowy hand gently hold Hat Kid's hand and takes her back to the chair where she was
Hat Adult sighs and thinks (thanks Snatcher, Your welcome)
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*Lavenza pouts cutely and shrugs*
I dunno. Probably? I don't work there anymore.
"I hath witnessed your presence within the castle a couple time though this is our first meeting" she would then grab the hem of her dress while slightly bowing.
"Mine name is Alice. Tis a pleasure."
Hat Adult thinks for a moment (why do people like to bow, I know it's in respect by still and what does she mean by castle?)
"I see, well it's nice to meet you Alice. Just give me and the younger me a nickname, we are shy about talking about our real names... I slightly forgotten my name..."
Ene opens the still intact doors of Leblanc and flips a switch for the lights. Stretching her arms over her head she contemplates the recent business of her life while setting out to clean a few cups. After being gone for a couple of days she certainly wasn't expecting mobs people to show up , but one of two customers might help her pass the time.
Star walks in and takes a seat.
Sup Ene. I'll take a cup of coffee, please.
Gesit opens the door as he takes off his helmet showing violet and semi long hair.
Oooo. This is the cafe my dad has been talking about in his logs.
glancing nervously to her sides as she walks along the street, a young, grey-haired girl soon enters the establishment. She lets out a sigh, walking down to the end of the counter to take a seat
Hullo Star and stranger.
She waves at the two of them with a smile and starts pouring mix into the machine. This time around she was determined to do her new job as it was meant to be done.
So how are things for you Star? and newbie who happens to be your dad?
It's strange thinking of parents in this place.
Niko enters the cafe yet again and takes a seat, smiling at Ene.
"Ah, hello again, Ms. Ene. I would like a coffee with cream and sugar, please and thank you."
what a polite boy
Well, not much actually. I'm just relaxing now, doing what I like to do. Oh yeah, I've been going to E3. I'm glad to see the new DOOM got a sequel.
Woah and a Niko Niko-nii just showed up too! Didn't expect so many people to appear at random~
Ene is absolutely pleased with the turn out and is about to make the requested drinks. When she notices a young girl all by herself at the end of the counter. Wanting the girl to feel welcome she walks over to her with a cheap note pad and a smile.
Hi there I don't think I have seen you around before. What might your name be?
Ene leans a bit in toward the girl upon hearing Star's comment.
Also do you know what an E3 or Doom is ... it feels familiar but can't quite place it.
He bows to Ene as his helmet burns away into green smoke.
I am Geist. Son of the mercenary Spectre and son of the Nohrian princess Camilla. At your service.
E3 is a gaming showcase, where everyone shows off the new stuff. DOOM is an old game where you kill demons. That ring any bells?
My... Name...
The girl takes a deep breath, shaking her head for a moment, no need to be so defensive, its such a simple question too. The girl closes her eyes and recites
Orchis, like the flower she so loved. This is a cafe right?
Orchis glances about the area, before finally starting to grin
I'll have something sweet if you don't mind. Sweet things are nice
Tell your father that he owes me some wedding pics Geist! Uggh I can't believe I wasn't invited to the wedding!
At the mention of games Ene's sudden outrage at not being invited to a wedding is quenched. Only to be immediately replaced with sparkling eyes and sheer enthusiasm.
Yep it does! Oooh I used to play all sorts of games like that and I even beat most of the annoying guys in my school. It's just been so long that I almost forgot the thrill of running through faked battlefields. The ones here are just too real for me ...
Oh sorry Orchis!
Ene realizes that she almost ignored the girl and sets out to fix that.
Orchis is a beautiful name for someone as cute as you and whoever this she is she must have some pretty cool taste!
With a thumbs up she gets busy once again.
A slice of cake coming up for a sweet girls~
Yeah, there's just a disconnect between being good in real life, and being good in games. It's kinda a weird feeling to think because of the disconnect about playing a game and living it. Or at least that's what I feel.
He stared off into the void as he remembers.
I wish I can *sniff* may Naga lay peace for his soul... and may no Risen scum bring him back from his slumber. Speaking of Naga...
He turns to Star as he bows to her with respects.
An honor of meeting the mother of Marisa, the goddess of Insanity.
Right...mother...yup, that's me. So you're Geist, huh? Well, it's nice to meet you. Marisa talked about you a bit. She's holed herself up in my garage. Not even I know what she's doing in there, and after the last time I tried to go in, I don't think I wanna know.
Y.. You really think so?
The girl looks down at the compliment, toying with the edge of her dress as she thinks about it, in a moment Orchis shakes her head and looks up with a grin
Apparently the flower's pretty rare too, they're considered a symbol of love, luxury, beauty, and strength. I never actually thought too much of it though.
Orchis shakes her head, using her left hand to brush some stray hairs out of her face
N... Not that I'm trying to be modest or anything, just... Never took the time to learn about it.
Odd... I hoped Marisa to become a great tactician, awkward of her to be cooped up in the garage. But if she has reason to be there I will not bother but do tell her I said hello.
He looks around in a puzzled state.
Where is my cousin Siegbert? I told him to stay with me when I took him on the trip to here.
Yeah, as far as I know, the kid is constructing an army. I can kinda see the reasoning behind it, not having any life to lose on the battlefield, robots can be repaired. She's pretty smart, and I'm surprised she learned robotics and AI construction so quickly.
Orchis glances up at Star, glaring at the other girl
Hey, don't talk like that!! Mechanical life matters too.
The girl looks off to the side before muttering to herself
racist as hell..
Use of robotics for combat? Sounds like something my father Spectre will be using too, he did remark of him having a robot compatriot named Reaper. But who needs robots if you have your own personal army behind you.
his eyes grow black and his iris glow to a emerald green while a third eye forms on his forehead.
As you see that due to my natural gift of magic, I have met the Hive prince Crota. Ever since we both grew symbiotic. I am his vessel and he strengthens my gift.
Star turns to Orchis.
Hey, I'm not the one who's building the army of robots here!
She turns back to Geist.
Well, that sounds neat. Not sure what else to say about it other than that it's neat.
he opens a small pouch and places a single gold coin on the counter for Ene.
I like to have a Long Black coffee please. Plus Star, I heard of Marisa talking about these Risen, and since I researched what they are... they both disgusted yet intrigues me.
Yeah, zombie homunculi things are like that. I can actually summon a few here and there. Being the greedy and power hungry goddess I am, I did absorb a bit of Grima's power. I'd rather not do it here though. Might spook everyone.
Mono walks up to the building and is in shock.
How... How is this place up? I saw it destroyed. This is where my brother laid to rest...
Mono sighs and looks at the door.
Well... I guess I'll go in...
Mono walks in and sits down.
The matter that using the dead as cannon fodder is unethical, I even asked my uncle Xander to ban the practice of Faceless transmutation in Nohr. Good thing my uncle Leo and father silenced the psychotic general who caused the practice for good, damned and vile cretin.
He turns to see Mono where he raises a eyebrow.
How might be this lad?
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What are talking about? If you mean my order, I dont want anything. If you mean about this place... It is complicated. Do you want to hear?
Yeah, necromancy is something I don't dabble in too much. I mean, I do dabble in it from time to time, but I try to see what I can do when life meets death. I've gotten... interesting results...more than half of which are explosive...and only one of which was what I was trying to do on complete accident.
Did you at least properly bury them?
Geist cross his arms as he does his best to not vomiting.
Who do you take me for, a graverobber? I didn't take any bodies, I just took bought some from a few necromancers I know. Let me tell you, making artificial bodies is a lot harder than you'd think it would be. I've still got the skeletons with bowties on them in my basement. Last I saw them, they were having a party.
Geist:...
a young lad with blond hair, black armor with gold liveries with a purple scarf enters in.
Siegbert: Cousin Geist?
Geist: Finally Siegbert... what took you so long?
Siegbert: Apologies, this is reminds me of Hoshido from it's writing and culture.
Geist having the verge of head butting the counter..
Geist: THIS IS JAPAN! AKA a more modern Hoshido!
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... Mono sighs and looks at the floor.
I hope my brother doesnt go hostile over this place being rebuilt...
Welp, I think I'm gonna go now. I've got a meeting with some gods tommorow, so I've gotta act right and official and all that. That's the part about being a god they don't tell you about, the meetings and diplomacy. It sucks, but I can at least have some great tea. See you later, Geist.
Star gets up off her chair and leaves the cafe.
Geist: Bye Star. Anyways time to get back to Nohr before your dad chew me out again.
Siegbert: Okay Geist. Can we buy a gift for father Xander and aunt Camilla?
Geist: Sure. For the barista here have a good night.
The two leaves as Geist clips his cousin with a bungee cord.
... I am alone...
Mono gets up and starts looking under the floorboards.
I need to see if this arcade board is still here...
Mono looks and sees a arcade board still intact. He takes it, and fixes the floorboards. He sits back down.
Hoo boy.