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[rigsthegame.livejournal.com]

Character(s): Mr. Hanekoma. Open to anyone who wants to join
Content: The Paixao branch of WildKat Coffee is open for business. Feel free to stop on by!
Setting: WildKat Coffee, corner of H5
Time: Throughout the day
Warnings: None.
Note: This will be party style, so feel free to start your own threads, and Mr. H will jump into them. Also, if you want tag other people's threads, since this can be a great chance to meet someone new!



Wiping down the counter of the newly opened Paixao branch of WildKat coffee, Hanekoma looked around to do one last check that everything was in order for a new day of customers. So far business hadn't exactly been booming, but even if he met one new customer Hanekoma was willing to call it a good day.

After all, the more people he met, the more his world expanded, and the more he understood the events that surrounded him. That in mind he moved to the door, and flipped the sign to 'Open.'

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[mistress-yuuko.livejournal.com]

Yuuko looked lazily at the hand atop hers, well that was certainly an interesting development. A devilish grin curled her lip up and she playfully pinched his hand, "Now, now, that will cost you extra." Her expression showed she was teasing, it was all a part of having fun with this very interesting man. He was definitely someone she was going to have to look further into.

"Yay," Yuuko cheered when he offered to refill her coffee. "Of course, this means we'll have to talk more. You can't simply sit over coffee, it's a social drink."

[rigsthegame.livejournal.com]

Hanekoma laughed again when she pinched him, giving her a wink over his sunglasses. "I'd say that's a price well worth paying." His grin showed he was definitely enjoying himself.

Sliding gracefully to his feet, Hanekoma made his way behind the counter and quickly refilled Yuuko's cup with some more of his steaming hot blend. Moving back over he set it down before her and said, "That is quite possibly the wisest thing I've heard all day, and believe me, I've heard some wisdom. Now then, why don't you tell me a little about your Shibuya?"

[mistress-yuuko.livejournal.com]

As Hanekoma went to go refill her coffee Yuuko stretched her arms over her head, looking like a cat stirring from a nap. She made a pleased sound as her hands fell back to rest on the table and she smiled slightly when he placed the newly poured coffee in front of her. "My Shibuya? Well, it's certainly not as entertaining as yours. Although, I haven't been their lately so it's hard to say, this could be because I don't make house calls very often...if people need my services they come to me."

Yuuko had been letting her coffee cool for a little bit and since it seemed like a decent amount of time she picked it up and took a sip. It was just as good as the first cup, which said a lot about Hanekoma since sometimes staying consistent was a difficult thing to do, "It's a crowded place and very busy. Humans bustling to and fro without much concern for one another. The spirits don't seem to like the place very much because of this activity."

[rigsthegame.livejournal.com]

Grinning as he refilled her coffee, Hanekoma let his eyes dart over to her as she stretched. She was a very intriguing woman to be sure.

"Sounds like a very interesting business plan you have there. I suppose everyone has desires they didn't even know about. So much of our hearts remains a mystery even from ourselves, yet that never means we should stop trying to understand them."

Hanekoma smiled as Yuuko described her home, which sounded so much like his own in many ways, especially in the bustle of people which had stolen his heart. "I see, then we do have some differences. In my Shibuya it is that very same activity that attracts the spirits, as they gather around others, or even fight for their own survival. Though whether they do what they do for good or ill," he shrugged, "depends on the spirit I suppose."

[mistress-yuuko.livejournal.com]

Yuuko grinned, it was one of those 'I know something you don't grins,' (though Yuuko had a feeling Hanekoma DID know). "Yes, there are quite a number of people who have secret desires and don't realize what their true wish is. Many of the people who come to me only see the surface value of their wishes and don't realize the deeper one's that their true heart holds."

It was far too common. Humans were such strange creatures, lying to themselves like that so often. Even Watanuki hadn't realized why he had wound up at her shop until Yuuko had suggested it to him.

"Interesting," Yuuko replied, nodding her head, "It makes sense though. Each world is different and even the way spirits work can vary."

[rigsthegame.livejournal.com]

"It can be terrifying to look too deep within ones self, for fear of what you might find," Hanekoma mused. "The trick, I've found, is to accept ones self and those around you for who you and they are, even if what you find isn't what you wanted to. That way, even if you learn something you wished you hadn't, you can acknowledge it, face it, and change it. Otherwise you just become stagnant as a person, and that's not really a pleasant thing to be," he finished with a bit of a grin.

Sipping his coffee he listened to Yuuko's talk of spirits with interest. "The world beyond is a mystery no matter where you go, and each time it's got a new plot and cast."

Rolling his shoulders, he tilted his head to one side and said, "Well, we've discussed business, but I must admit I am curious what a lovely lady such as yourself does in your free time."