Local Cafe

[Book - Dragon]

Megan nodded and went back to eating the marshmallow goop at the bottom of her mug.

[[Alrighty! See you later!]]

[[deleted user]]

((So sorry, didn't see this!))
Ebony slouched in her seat. Why did she all of a sudden not feel like reading? She sighed and tried to concentrate on the paragraph, but she couldn't. Ebony marked the page and put it away.

[Book - Dragon]

((ACK-
I'M SORRY))

Megan looked down at her watch and started to out her notebooks back in her backpack. "Well, it was nice talking to you..." She said to the other girl. She left a tip for the waitress and walked out of the cafe.

[[deleted user]]

((Np, are you ending?))
Ebony ducked her head. "Yeah, you too," she muttered, even though the girl was long gone. She sighed. No one ever stuck around other than Ivory. She should have known...

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri walked into the cafe, going to the counter to place her order. Once she ordered, she sat down at a small table with her coffee, opened her backpack, and began reading a book.

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((Hehe, last time I was here the entire cafe was in shock from the chaos.))

    

“Order for Jay Aratiri!” Someone called out. The cervitaur rose up from his seat and trotted over to take the mocha frappé. “Thank you very much.” He replied, grinning goofily. Then he headed back to his seat and took a few sips from the mocha, obviously having come here before and known what to order out of experience.
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

((Oh, drama! What happened? I was going to pick the park, but I think there is a roleplay going on there, I didn't want to interrupt just in case.))

Yuri heard the barista call out Jay's name, but ignored it. The kitsune took a few sips from her coffee, and read a few more pages of her book before putting it away in her backpack.

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((It’s in the middle of page 2, lol ;D))

    

Jay took another sip of his mocha before looking around. He started fiddling with his fingers out of habit, and in his head he was debating on who he should talk to. The cervitaur enjoyed conversation, but nobody really stuck out to the eye. ‘Guess I’ll have to go to the nearest person…’ He thought. Soon enough he stood up again, taking his drink with him of course, there-forth continuing to glance around the dimly lit room. After a minute of contemplation, he approached Yuri. “Hi!” He said cheerily. “What were you reading? Like, you know-“ Jay grinned. “Before you put it away.”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

((I just read it. The drama though!))

Yuri heard Jay's voice, looking at him. "Hi. Oh, I'm reading The Fault in Our Stars" she said. She took more sips of her coffee, continuing to look at Jay. "So, I already know your name. I heard the barista call you up when you got your drink. Jay, right?" she asked.

((I couldn't think of another book, so that's the first one that popped into my heard. I actually read it, and it's really good, butit's also sad))

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((Lol-))

    

Jay nodded quickly. “I’ve never read that before. But I don’t usually read.” He replied, giggling. “Yeah, my name’s Jay. What about you? Oh! Let me guess, I could totally guess it!” He said excitedly, stomping his front hooves while his hands held his drink.
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri gave a small laugh. "Okay, you can guess" she said. She was intrigued by Jay's excitement and energy. She looked at him, waiting for his response. There's no way he can guess correctly the first try she thought.

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“Okay…” He thought for a moment before he started spitting out names. “Alex, Luna, Elaine, Yuri, Evelyn-“ Jay paused. “Any of those?”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri was stunned. "Uh.. yeah, my name is Yuri" she said. "How did you guess that?" she asked. She took a sip from her coffee, trying to figure out how he guessed correctly.

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Jay made an air-bump out of self-pride for his accomplishment. “It’s a cervitaur thing.” He replied, his grin smug. “I’ve been trying to get better at it, so I think I’m super close! WOOO!” Jay pranced around for a second until he paused and cantered back over to Yuri. “Mind if I sit here? This is fun, you’re fun, and…er….I can’t say the drink is fun, that makes no sense.”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri smiled. "Not at all, go ahead" she said. "So Jay, tell me about yourself" she said. She wanted to know more about the cervitaur, despite having barely just met. There was something about him that she liked, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

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Jay beamed at her and sat down, setting his mocha on the table gently. “Welllll….my parents aren’t cervitaurs…for….some reason. And I’m friends with, like, half the school. And my grades are all alphabetical, so I quite literally have A, B, C, D, and F. Where’d E go, anyways? It’s, just, wiped from existence!” He said, throwing his hands up in the air. “Oh, also. My favorite color is blue. I like blue. Blue is cool.”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri laughed. "Yeah, I've always wanted to know why there isn't an E grade. Your parents aren't cervitaurs, though? How did you become a cervitaur, then?" she asked. She took a sip from her coffee, which was almost empty.

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“SAME! What’s the alphabet without an E! It’s, er….alphabet assault?” Jay shrugged, his aura happy and full of wonder. He was definitely smarter then he seemed, though. “Uhm….I don’t know about that. Some say I was adopted, but I don’t think so.” He replied to her last comment, fiddling slightly while taking another sip of his drink.
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri nodded, deciding not to ask anymore questions about it. She didn't want to offend Jay or hurt his feelings. "I didn't know I was a kitsune until my parents accidentally transformed in front of me. You wouldn't believe how mad I was at them for not telling before" she said.

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“Heh, yeah, I get that.” Jay acknowledged. “Hmmm….oh! We should play twenty questions!” He said excitedly. “Do you know how to play?”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri nodded. "Yes, I know how to play" she said. "Who should go first?" she asked. She tried to think of questions to ask Jay before it was her turn to ask.

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“You could go first, if you’d like!” Jay stated with a friendly, seemingly never gone smile. He picked up his mocha once again and took another few sips from it, going crosseyed to see how much he had taken. He was definitely just naturally silly in his own little way.
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri thought for a moment. "Okay. My first question is, what is your favorite food?' she asked. She took a few more sips from her coffee, still leaving a little bit left.

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“Easy!” Jay spoke with enthusiasm. “Cotton candy anddd…pizza, obviously! Yours?”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

"I'm going to have to agree with you on pizza. But, I also love ramen and chocolate, too" Yuri said. "Okay, next question. What is your favorite season?" she asked.

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Jay hummed in agreement. “Ohhh, season….Spring or Fall, definitely. Same question back at you.”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

"Definitely spring. It's so beatiful, especially in Japan with all of the cherry blossoms..." Yuri said, zoning out. She was daydreaming, and pictured the delicate cherry blossoms floating in the sky and falling gently on the ground, the streets covered with them all over the place.

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Jay smirked, taking the open opportunity to clap his hands right in her face so she’d snap back to reality. “Clearly. You’re having a whole fantasia over there.”
  

[PoeTheWriter]

((:0

LIGHTNING BOI!))

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri snapped out of her daydream, feeling slightly embarrassed. "Sorry, I was just thinking about home. Anyways, on to the next question. Do you prefer chocolate or vanilla?" she asked.

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((By the way, I may not be so active tomorrow. Super bad chest pain happening.))

    

Jay smiled reassuringly. “You’re fine, it happens to everyone at some point. Uhm….chocolate, for sure.”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

((I'm sorry. I hope you feel better soon! And no worries, take your time!))

"Me too" Yuri said with a smile. "What is your favorite drink?" she asked.

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((Thanks! I’m feeling a bit better. Probably got food poisoning.))

    

Jay hummed, thinking for a second. “Uhmmm….I have a lot. Soda is definitely top on the list.” He paused, still thinking. “What about you?”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

"I love lemonade and coffee" Yuri said. "Next question. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?" she asked.

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“Coffee’s good!” Jay replied. “Ooohh…uhm….I’d have to say a waterfall in the mountains. Doesn’t matter where. Someplace safe, in the human areas most likely. Just so I don’t have to deal with ogres and giants on the way up.” He smirked, putting his hands up innocently.
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri gave a small laugh. "Yeah, I can understand that. I would love to go somewhere tropical. Maybe Hawaii so I can relax on the beach and listen to the gentle waves of the ocean" she said.

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“Hmmm….Maybe we could go someday! Er….after we get to know each other more, obviously.” He smiled sheepishly before his eyes lit up joyously. “OH! OH! OH! What if we asked for a FIELD TRIP?!”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri was surprised that Jay suggested going with her, but smiled. "Oh, a field trip sounds like a great idea! We would probably have to talk to the principal and teachers, though" she said.

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Jay bounced in his seat happily. “YEAH! That’s exactly the first thing we’re doing after we finish these questions! If you’re not busy obviously. It’s the weekend, so not many of us have classes soooo!~” He did a little dance in his chair, clearly unable to contain his excitement at the idea of a field trip.
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

"Yeah, we can go talk to the principal after" Yuri said, smiling. "So, next question. How many languages do you speak?" she asked.

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((I’m super sorry for not replying!))

    

“Languages?” Jay looked alarmed for a second, but then he went into nerd mode and began to count in his head. “About 37.” He replied after a minute.
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

((That's fine!))

Yuri's eyes widened in shock. "37?! Wow, that's impressive! I only speak three" she said. "But I definitely want to learn more" she said.

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“I should know at least 400 by now, but I’m not even past the 50 mark.” Jay sighed. “Us Cervitaurs from what I heard should know more languages then fairy kind. But I could teach you a little bit of what I know, too.” He offered, keeping his goofy grin steady.
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

"I would love that" Yuri said with a smile. "And if you don't speak Japanese or Mandarin, I can teach you a little bit, too. Next question, What are your hobbies?" she asked.

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“And in return, if you don’t speak Elvish or Mongolian Dragon, I could teach you. Those are actually some of the easiest to learn if you got the right mentor!” He smirked with a twinkle in his blue eyes. “Hobbies….Okay, hear me out, I got a human box thing and it’s sick. So, whatever you call it. G-…er….aums? No….OH! Video games! Yeah!”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

"I will gladly accept that offer" Yuri said happily."Video games? That's cool. My hobbies are art, reading, and photography" she said. "Next question. Do you have any siblings?" she asked.

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Jay would definitely be prancing around right now if he weren’t sitting. Finishing his drink with a wide smile, he threw it into the nearby trash, and it landed, going into the disposal unit. Then he looked back at Yuri, having taken his attention away from her for just a second. “Siblings? I don’t know. If I do, I’ve never met them.” He said with a half-hearted shrug. “How about you? Any annoying mini-Yuri’s?”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

Yuri shook her head. "No, just me. It's kind of nice being an only child. Although, I admit it would get a little boring not being able to talk or play with a sibling when I was younger" she said. She finished her coffee, standing up and walking to the trash can, throwing the cup away. "About our agreement... Where should we meet for this to happen?" she asked.

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“We’re in the same boat.” Jay replied, looking down at the wooden table. He took notice of a few things. The way Yuri replied to him wasn’t tentative, and she was fairly easy-going from what he’d seen…so far, anyways. The cervitaur looked up at her once she sat back down, taking in little bits of extra information. Jay wasn’t too observant, so he never went into details often. “That’s up to you. I’m free pretty much all day. Skipping class I don’t mind, so anytime between 10AM to 11PM at night is okay.” He said gently, laying it flat. “As of place…maybe the library? Or an old, never-used classroom.”
  

[Kyleigh , The History Lover (Assistant Manager)]

"I'm pretty much free anytime after class" Yuri said. "And the library sounds like a great idea! I have some textbooks that teach Japanese and Mandarin I can bring with, too" she said. She laughed when Jay said he would skip class to meet. "Wow, you're a rebel, aren't you?" she asked jokingly.