riverviewlogs | December Catch All [open]

[the cookie may be fancy, but it's from the cafe, so it's not very special, probably. Osomatsu is glad Lyle is eating some anyway]

Has... anything crazy happened so far?

[Lyle kind of figured it was from the cafe considering that's where they were located and it would be a little weird for Osomatsu to bring in an outside cookie]

Well, of course you have people who just wander off, creatures that try to investigate the wall, those sort of things. Nothing insane though.

[hmmm. Osomatsu is a bit interested]

What's, uh... What's beyond the wall? Have you seen anything weird out there?

Well, there's a river and forests. Also the abandoned city. There are also creatures out there. They come through the portal as well. Some of them are fine and friendly. Others are not. We're safe inside the wall though.

an abandoned city? that sounded interesting! Osomatsu wondered if there was treasure there]

You think so? Like, aren't there monsters big enough to knock the wall down?

[Lyle hadn't been looking for that. There might be]

I haven't seen or heard about any. I'd think we'd be the first to know. So I wouldn't worry.

[hmm, Osomatsu nods, reaching for the other cookie... oh, right. he completely forgot about their coffee]

Oh, uh. Whaddayou want t'drink? [he looked over at one of the baristas, who was listening in for that cue]

[Lyle debates a long moment about what to drink then grins]

Surprise me? Whatever you think is good. I'm not picky.

[Lyle's just sneaky like that. But really he's not too picky when it comes to coffee]

[oh, geez. well, Osomatsu was going to have the barista make them drinks, but when Lyle says that, it sets his mind into motion.

he decides to make the drink himself, and he will make something awesome, something off-menu. Osomatsu's already calculating, trying to think of what flavors would go well together. dammit, he'd never thought he'd be so passionate about coffee, and he isn't, really. but he knows more about it than he ever thought possible, all thanks to this stupid job that he kind of hates but kind of doesn't.

he finally grins and stands up] Just a moment then. [then he goes behind the counter. he puts on an apron, washes his hands, and he goes to work]

[When Lyle said that, he could practically see the gears turning. He couldn't help, but what wonder what he was thinking and he leaned forward, curiously watching to see what the answer was going to be.

Finally gets his answer and smiles]

I'll be here.

[But he is going to watch, curious because of the fact that it definitely appeared Osomatsu was going to make his drink for him]

[here he goes. he thinks he's going to do something festive, so he takes a few pumps of this syrup, and some of that syrup, and then he mixes it all together. he makes one for himself first, to taste, then gets to working on Lyle's, with minor adjustments.

yeah, he's a good little worker. who knew? then again, Osomatsu wants to impress his friend, so he's motivated.

he finally is done, removes his apron, then returns to the table and sets the drink in front of Lyle] One Osomatsu special! It's a latte with hazelnut, vanilla, and raspberry.

[Lyle watched eagerly, tilting his head slightly to the side as he watch Osomatsu work. Now he definitely was curious what he was making. It didn't seem to be anything on the menu, but then he didn't have the best vantage point there on the couch.

He smiled as Osomatsu brought it back over, picking up the offered cup]

Sounds good. Smells good too.

[And if Osomatsu had his drink too, Lyle would say...]

Sláinte.

[his drink is there, in his hand. he is smiling because he is proud of himself, but then Lyle's word confuses him]

Eh?

Sláinte. It means "cheers" in Gaelic. Not usually used for coffee, but it works.

[Granted most people here didn't know that, but he was going to say it anyway]

Ho, really? [he holds up his cup then] In Japan, we say kanpai! [he doesn't trust himself repeating that foreign word. it sounds hard!]

[Lyle raised his coffee cup again]

Kanpai.

[Then he took a sip of his coffee]

I like it.

[Osomatsu doesn't sit down until Lyle says that he likes the drink. because he was worried he'd have to make another one. he chuckles nervously and finally sits down, drinking from his own cup]

I'm glad! [he's relieved. he just made that up on the spot!]

[Lyle had wondered why he hadn't sat back down again, but finally he did seem to relax and sit again. Lyle just gave him a smile in response]

Relax. You don't need to be nervous.

Sure, you say that... [but... he is nervous. he doesn't know why. they're just hanging out, right? no expectations, no commitments. just two dudes having coffee together]

Yeah, I do say that.

[Yes, he knew there was that silent implication that this was a date. However, it actually hadn't been officially agreed that this was a date. It was too people getting coffee. Besides, Lyle didn't think it was worth stressing out about. If something didn't work, it didn't work. Easy as that.

But now for some different talk]

So what did you do back home?

[he jolts slightly at the question, and immediately looks sheepish]

I, uh... [he could lie here. Lyle doesn't have to know that he was a useless piece of garbage. but then if Osomatsu's brothers found out he was lying, they could tell Lyle a whole bunch of shit he didn't want him knowing about.

so Osomatsu will tell the truth]

The truth is, back at home, I wasn't anything special. I was still living in my parents' house with my brothers. I didn't work, none of us did. All I wanted to do was gamble and read magazines all day.

[Isn't that just like brothers? When you are trying to impress someone, they have to keep pointing out to them that you are human. To be fair, Lyle would have done it to Neil if the situation had ever arisen. So if Lyle had known that was the reason, he would have understood it]

Ah. Hadn't found something that interested you at that pointed?

I guess you could say that... Ooooor, you could say that I was lazy and unmotivated. That works, too. [a light chuckle] But, yeah. Comin' here, this is my first real job.

One person says lazy and unmotivated, another says that they are trying to find their perfect job. Spinning it so it sounds better usually works better.

[He gives Osomastsu a teasing smirk]

But having a managerial position is good. Especially for your first job.

[Osomatsu would love to make himself sound better. maybe he would, were he here alone. but he's a got younger brothers here who won't back him up if he stretches the truth]

Yeah, it's all right! [he takes another drink, knowing he has to be careful of what he says while he's in the place where he works] And, I mean, I'm still here. So... You know...

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