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Post by Jiro Black on Dec 7, 2021 7:47:27 GMT
Jiro was working at the cafe again. He had headphones plugged into his ears, the cords dangling downwards. They swished from side to side every time he wiped a table or walked anywhere in the shop. He was currently listening to a playlist that his music app had recommended to him, and he did not regret his decision. He was lost in the world of music. So lost, in fact, that he barely noticed that when he was walking to the next table to wipe that one down, he accidentally bumped into another person.
Splash! Their extremely hot drink spilled everywhere, onto the floor and Jiro's shirt. The cloth became translucent, and it stuck to his skin, beginning to slightly burn. He yanked out his earbuds and shoved them in his pockets, beginning to immediately apologizing to the person. "I am so sorry, I didn't see you there," he began, "let me clean this up for you, and I'll get another one for you on the house." He turned to grab a towel from the back, but then realized he didn't know what the other person had spilled. He turned around. "What was the drink that you just spilled?"
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Post by youta on Dec 7, 2021 18:51:20 GMT
Youta was reading his book and just bringing the cup to his lips as someone bumped into him. Now a normal bump would have barely jostled a normal persons arm. But when you are only 60 lbs, pushed over a normal looking body.. well a bump becomes a good hard hip check. The tea went splashed as his arm flew over his head and the cup fell. He blinked and shook as he tried to figure out what was happening. Then his eyes went to his book on the table. He frantically grabbed it and pulled it up out of the liquid and got napkins to dry off the paper. Youta kept trying to dry off the paper before the book was ruined to the point of not noticing the other person for a moment. When the sounds around him finally coalesced into something with meaning he blinked and then shook his head.
"It is no big deal. These things happen. I wasnt paying attention to what was going on around me either. I should know better. Going to get that disapproving look, I just know it."
He smiled now and looked at the other person more carefully, noticing the shirt. His smile turned to a look of concern.
"Green tea. But more importantly are you hurt? Green tea is good for burns but not when it itself is boiling hot. That could turn into second degree burns at least. Very uncomfortable. You need ice... or aloe. Or a poltice of cold green tea leaves."
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Post by golnax on Dec 9, 2021 8:19:39 GMT
The scene would be amusing if it wasn't so distracting. A couple of young men falling over each other because of some spilled tea; it was difficult not to overhear the conversation as it took place, frankly. Of course, the black haired patron who had been sitting quietly at the counter with his phone out made no obvious indications that he was listening in. His thumb continued to move over the screen of his cellphone and his eyes couldn't be seen clearly behind his sun glasses, but they were looking directly at the young boy with the ears and the barista that had spilled tea on him.
Rumplestilskin sat waiting for his coffee - or more specifically for the ruckus that had interrupted the barista working on his coffee order - in a very casual attire. A long sleeved white shirt which had sleeves that ended a good three inches before the wrists and a low swooping neckline, blue jeans that, while simple looking, had some very obvious quality to them that could be seen at a glance and a nice pair of polished leather shoes. Corporate casual, for someone like him anyway.
As amusing as spying on the two was, he still wanted that coffee. So he spoke up. Sitting up straight he would turn towards the barista and the boy as they were working to clean up the mess up tea and talking to one another, waiting until after the fur-eared boy finished speaking before interjecting. "Excuse me, I don't mean to be rude but I am still waiting for my order. Coffee, black, don't forget. Please get to it as soon as you've cleaned up!" he said, his tone very much carrying the connotation of an older person (which he was) expecting to get what he wanted in a timely manner. Rather than heckle the obviously busy barista further, though, as soon as he felt he had made himself known he would turn back around in his seat and turn back to his phone.
He was looking at the news, as it turned out.
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Post by Jiro Black on Dec 12, 2021 6:05:27 GMT
Jiro quickly nodded in the direction of the other customer who had asked for his coffee. "I'll get your drink, sir," he said, then turned to the guy who had ordered the tea. "No worries, I think I'll be fine..." he then frantically rushed into the staff area, then to the linen closet and grabbed a hand towel to wipe himself off with. As soon as the towel soaked up the burning hot tea, relief immediately took the place of pain. He felt a lot better. Snapping back to attention, he then headed into the kitchen. He began to heat up a tea pot filled with water, then grabbed a black coffee pod and a green tea packet. He set them on the counter and thought about what had just happened while he waited for the kettle to whistle.
Jiro couldn't believe he had accidentally bumped into that person. He had been unattentive, and it cost him his customer's contentness... and everyone else had saw. Jiro took out his tangled earbuds from his pockets. They looked like a chaotic mess of vines. Jiro closed his eyes and sighed. He could live through the rest of the day without them. He set them down near his backpack in the break room, then went back to the kitchen. Hearing his whistling pot, he turned off the stove then added the water to two cups. Jiro then added the green tea packet and mixed it around, used the grounds from the coffee pod to make a black coffee, put on lids, then came out to the main dining area with a smile.
"Here you go, sir," he said to the first guy, "your green tea." He then turned to the other customer. "And here is your coffee, sir. Black, as you wanted." Jiro then nervously laughed and gave one last remark, "Sorry about all the commotion. I hope you both have a nice day."
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Post by youta on Dec 14, 2021 18:26:52 GMT
Youta watched the other boy leave and picked up some more napkins, cleaning the table of any liquid. When he was satisfied that it was a safe space again, he checked the book more carefully. He wiped the cover completely, making sure it was bone dry. He frowned as he looked at his boo again, setting it up on its side with the pages open so they could dry in the air. The frown wasnt for the book rather for the kind of rude man over to the side. He couldnt wait one more minute considering what had happened. Youta was sure there was a scripture that spoke of kindness and patience and the rice paid worthy of the returns but he couldnt remember it. Not that he was as brave as the monks at uttering such things at strangers. He sighed at the stack of wet napkins. He picked them up and carried them to the trash, getting some more at the same time just in case. He got back just in time as the worker came with the tea.
"Thank you. I appreciate it. Do you need to see a doctor or something?"
He rally would feel awful if his not paying attention caused someone pain for the rest of the day.
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Post by golnax on Dec 15, 2021 7:47:34 GMT
Rumplestilskin continued browsing the news while he waited. It was a slow day for sure, and that was bad news for him. There had to be something here, there just had to be... He was thinking this when his coffee was brought back to him. Looking up from his phone, he would nod to the barista that had brought it to him, cracking a smile even when he saw the lid on the cup. "Thank you," he said simply, taking a hold of his cup and giving it a little swirl. "Say, what's your name?" he asked innocently, turning to look at the barista once more. While he waited he brought the lidded cup up to his lips and took a most convincing sip.
"Mm, black coffee. A shame this isn't kopi luwak!" he said, his tone suggesting that he made the remark in jest, enforced by his light chuckle. The truth was that, as he was swirling his cup of coffee around, he knew full well that it was changing into the most expensive cup of coffee in the world - and he was going to pay only a few hundred yen for it. That thought alone brought a genuine smile to his face and after a few moments of stirring, he would bring the coffee back up to his lips and take a drink. 'Mm, much better,' he thought to himself as the much richer taste washed over his tongue. He hadn't bothered drinking lesser coffee in years.
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Post by Jiro Black on Feb 6, 2022 8:17:01 GMT
Jiro was glad that the first customer cared about him, but he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble from his own personal health. He was feeling better since the towel had soaked up most of the hot tea, but the trauma his skin had experienced caused blisters to form on his upper chest and abdominal muscles. He would deal with it in the break room later, but work came first. He gave a weak smile to the first customer. "It's okay, sir, I'm fine," he began, "it's just a little tiny burn. Nothing too big to worry about. Please enjoy your tea."
He then turned to the second customer who had said a variety of things, from asking Jiro's name to hinting to the most expensive coffee that they had. He turned to the second customer and smiled in the same way he did to the first. "I'm Jiro," he said, his eyes darting to his name on the tag he was wearing. He continued on. "Yes, too bad it isn't a Kopi Luwak. Would you like to order one? I think we've got some grinds in the back, although I will warn you, it won't be cheap."
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