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Post by Alicia Westfield on Jun 23, 2017 10:37:06 GMT
She waited for the butler to leave before muttering her response. “I have everything to lose if I’m wrong… and a clue to gain if I’m right...” She was a bit taken back by the minor bite his retort carried. Not that she was concerned at all. She could handle herself well enough in a fight, further more they had no reason to come to blows as it was. She was who she was, and she was concerned about her two adopted brothers. She was… going to significant lengths at this point to look out for them now, but the core reasoning hadn’t changed!
… She had half expected one of her spirits to pester her about how she’d been going about this. Instead she only felt firm acceptance from Sol and warmth and care from Kisara. Seems they were simply running with her game plan at the moment and were ill inclined to criticize her on her extremist take, going under cover to try and find one of them alongside accosting someone who from a bystander’s perspective would appear completely unrelated to whatever Alicia was going on about. Perhaps they decided that this was a drastic enough time to take drastic measures.
Soon enough, Asher had returned with her tea and she smiled softly to him. She’d noticed the paleness though… maybe she spooked him too much? Oh well, nothing to be done about it now. “Um… just a pinch of sugar? I have a bit of a sweet tooth today.” She answered back, humming. “And it’s alright. That was actually pretty quick as far as I could tell.”
”I suppose we’ll have to see how this day pans out...” Ksiara quipped with a nod of her head.
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Post by Asher on Jun 24, 2017 5:50:03 GMT
There really wasn't any denying that Asher was fairly certain he was serving someone with less mental stability than himself. And, that alone was a terrifying thought! Remember to breathe. If he essentially suffocated himself, on accident, in front of someone like this, there was no way he was going to actually make it home by the end of the day. Or ever. Was Alicia actually dangerous?
Still, the teen smiled in an attempt to avoid revealing any of the concern. "One pinch of sugar. Certainly, Princess." Adding a small amount of sugar, butler hummed a tune fitting for a carnival while making sure it was fully stirred into the cup. As for how long it had taken? Asher couldn't stop feeling like time had suddenly decided to practically stand still. And not in a good way!
"With all due respect, you're a bit younger than I had expected," he commented, lightly. The way that the brothers had talked, Asher was seriously expecting an old woman! How the heck was Alicia pretty much the same age as Isaac? She was supposed to be wise, or something! So far, the butler had only seen 'mildly terrifying' and the potential of her secretly being a murderer!
Eyes glanced to the menu, feeling the need to continue his job as was required. Maybe he could find a way to get off of work early? That was pretty unlikely, though, with the redhead's luck. "Did you decide on anything else, Princess?"
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Post by Alicia Westfield on Jun 24, 2017 6:20:38 GMT
Smiling softly, she took tea once Asher was done with it and offered a soft ‘thank you’ in turn before sipping on it. Mm… that was actually pretty a pretty good tea. She hadn’t had anything with strawberry before. “Mmm...” She couldn’t help but glance over, though, when Asher made a light comment about her apparent age.
“If you’ve heard what I’m anticipating you’ve heard, part of it is that I have a very experienced advisor. The other part is… I’m currently using quite the unique trick at the moment. As far as I know no one else can replicate it.” And suddenly her hair turned from red to silver, reflecting Mercurialdramon’s original color. And she continued sipping the tea like nothing had changed. What was she supposed to do? Admit she was in Digimon form out loud? If anything whoever was behind that odd static voice earlier should be able to at least draw logical conclusions to that effect with the display…
Taking a peek at her menu again, she decided she’d experimented enough for one day food wise. “Well… I had a delightful dorayaki last time and I’d very much enjoy another bite.” Alicia noted with a smile, folding the menu up. For all the pressure she’s put him under… she had to admit the poor guy was holding it together fairly well...
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Post by Asher on Jun 27, 2017 1:28:25 GMT
At least the stranger didn't seem unhappy with her drink. What would have happened if a potentially temperamental spirit user didn't like an order? This was suddenly a very alarming concept that Asher hadn't considered prior. It also brought up a lot of random scenarios where spirit users could be absolutely terrifying, in normal day instances.
...Speaking of terrifying, what was going on with Alicia's hair? Eyes were wide, trying to refrain from saying anything to draw attention to the table. Okay, people couldn't just make their hair change colors like that, randomly, right? "So your adviser gives you fashion tips, too?" Asher tried to joke, still trying to fully process what had just happened. Of course, no spirit was going to provide any insight for him. Why were they all far less useful than whatever this girl seemed to have?
With another reason to leave the table, and try to wrap his head around the day, the butler hummed, "as you wish, Princess," before giving a small bow, and returning to the kitchen again. Leaning against a wall, the teen stared into space, trying to figure out what kind of turn this day had taken. While having remained silent throughout the big reveal of Alicia's appearance, laughter rang in the back of Asher's head in the form of a headache. "You could help out, instead of just laughing at everything," he mumbled under his breath, only feeling the headache increase from more laughing. Antylamon was really just a jerk, wasn't she?
Seeing the order finished, the butler moved to take the food, on a tray with a variety of toppings for the food, and returned to Alicia's table. "Here you are, Princess," the spirit user began, making a small sweeping gesture at varying syrups, whipped cream, and even just powdered sugar. "Would any topping suit your tastes today?"
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Post by Alicia Westfield on Jun 27, 2017 5:11:08 GMT
Alicia glanced away a bit with a soft huff. “Not exactly...” she mused. Sol didn’t do such and… some times she really regretted listening to Kisara’s opinion for one reason or another. She was such a crazy woman when she felt like it. Still, Alicia rolled her eyes and smiled. Her life had changed forever indeed because of these two, and for the better she honestly believed. It was certainly a more interesting life to live, that much was indisputable. Letting the butler leave, she smiled softly, before scowling as she felt Kisara poking her consciousness.
“What do you want…?” she whispered. Kisara just giggled a bit, quietly whispering. “… Kisara, no. This is a terrible idea and you should feel especially ashamed about this one.” she shot quietly, eyes narrowing.
”Awww come on spoil sport! I can do it!” Kisara whined softly, but still grinned.
“Whether you can or not isn’t the problem. You shouldn’t do it. It’s stupid.” Alicia reasserted with a grimace.
She quieted down, and took the moment to flip her hair back to red, as the butler finally returned with the meal she’d requested. “Ah… Some chocolate syrup and whipped cream please?” she requested with a bright smile. And then the corner of her lip twitched as she felt Kisara push and grin. “Ki-”
The retort did not come in time. In a sudden rush of icy mist, Kisara was sitting in the chair opposite of Alicia’s, leaning back with on leg crossed over the other and waving at Asher. ”Heeeey! Hope little Alicia isn’t being too demanding here!”
Alicia promptly kicked her leg, causing the ice maiden to squeak and wince. Then she pouted at Alicia sadly, almost like she were playing the part of the abused puppy.
“Meet Kisara. Try not to drag to much attention to her, only you and I can see her right now.” Alicia explained quickly in her normal personality’s confidence while whispering just loud enough for Asher to hear her.
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Post by Asher on Jun 27, 2017 6:42:46 GMT
Asher really had no idea what he was in for, when he returned to the table. "Certainly," he hummed, thinking over what he should draw, for a moment. But, before he was given the chance to even touch the supplies he'd brought, somebody literally appeared at the table with his guest! Yellow eyes widened, yet again, while the teen remained in complete silence for a couple of seconds.
And, as soon as they passed, his first attempt at speaking was a sputtered, "I-Wh-," before immediately spinning away from the table, covering his face in the crease in his elbow, and feigning a coughing fit. Don't freak out. Do not freak out! While coughing would attract attention for a few seconds, it certainly would be nothing in comparison to flat-out panicking! Especially about an invisible being! Nobody else was going to believe this!
Taking a deep breath, the redhead turned back to the table, offering an apologetic smile, "sorry about that." Surely, she'd understand that Asher had every reason to react like that, right? This was something completely new to him! "'Demanding' might be the wrong word," he admitted, quietly, in an attempt to acknowledge the very strange addition to the table. "How did you do that?"
...Actually, maybe it was best if he didn't know.
Having fully regained his breath, the redhead finally moved onto properly decorating the dorayaki. Using his right hand, Asher placed a bubbly border of whipped cream around the treat. Before he could even finish setting down the whipped cream container, he moved his left hand to take the syrup, initially drizzling a small amount over the whipped cream, before beginning a drawing in the center of the circle. Not knowing Alicia well enough to customize the image to preference, the butler would have to improvise. Which was really what he did every day, anyway. With the difference in a regular guest and this one being Digimon, Asher already had a decent idea of what to draw. Going with a familiar design made it easy to quickly drizzle out the shape of a rabbit's face, stretching the ears a little longer than one normally might for a bunny. Sure, Alicia might not know what an Antylamon looked like, but if her adviser was so wise, wouldn't they know? ...And if not, hey, it's a bunny. Asher really couldn't tell how much the other spirit user really knew about Digimon! But, he was fully aware that his own Beast spirit was quite proud of the drawing!
"Does this suit your liking, Princess?
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Post by Alicia Westfield on Jun 27, 2017 8:13:31 GMT
Alicia couldn’t help but sigh as Kisara’s antics gave Asher a panic attack. Seriously, what was the ice maiden thinking. Just on principle, she kicked the older woman’s leg again, earning another private yelp from the poor thing and a bit of tenderly rubbing her abused leg. ”So mean...” the mentioned ice maiden mumbled.
“No problem, I understand...” Alicia answered with a bit of a strained pep. Kisara was starting to crack her metaphorical composure. “She’s one of my two advisers… unfortunately sometimes she loves playing the shoulder devil to Sol’s shoulder angel. Devious little minx she is. Don’t ever give her any fuel to tease you with, you will regret it, and I don’t care how composed you can be. She’s had a very long time to perfect her… ‘art.’” The spirits user whispered in return as an answer. “Unfortunately for me, she loves stirring a bit of chaos by directly manifesting herself. Only being seen by spirit users is a new thing for me too though.”
”Antylamon, huh…?” Sol mused to himself as he looked at the drawing Asher made once he’d gained enough of his composure back. ”That would explain his earlier provoking. Rabbits are tricksters and jesters by their nature given the real world’s equivalent being a prey species.” The dragon spirit shook his head and sighed. Then he muttered to Alicia and hummed.
“The other one says your head rabbit needs to cool it before she gets herself seriously hurt angering the wrong person. She’s only an ultimate meaning there are quite a few beings out there that would happily mulch her if she irritated them enough.” Alicia commented quietly. “And that he’s certain she won’t listen at all because typical rabbit things.”
Well… maybe that was a bit harsh… A bit…
“Ah… Yes thank you very much!” She chirped out afterwards, going back to her dining experience and mulling it over happily as she started to pick apart the meal.
”Dragons are a pretty good bet with her too.” Kisara randomly commented, referring to the designs. ”Isaac managed a pretty decent one when he and Alicia ran into each other.”
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Post by Asher on Jun 27, 2017 8:44:55 GMT
At least someone could kick the new stranger! He almost wanted to argue 'and scaring me isn't mean?', but decided not to risk drawing attention to a discussion with an invisible entity. This job was really going to be the death of him, wasn't it? Who would have thought that working at a cafe would be more exhausting than acting?
"Two," he echoed, with a hint of curiosity. How did anyone deal with two of these things? Despite facing Alicia, eyes shifted toward Kisara, providing a small smile. "She seems like fun." Could the other manifest themselves, too? Hopefully, Antylamon could never figure out how to manage a trick like this. Asher would never have a moment of peace, if that were the case!
While the teen would love to laugh about the term 'head rabbit', he simply maintained his smile and gave a small shake of the head. "She already knows that." Any spirit would have to know they could easily get crushed when bothering the wrong creature, right? "I'm afraid I can't stop her," he admitted, in a far-too-cheerful tone. There was no point in sounding upset about it, right? A guest certainly didn't need to bear the stress of one of the workers! "Maybe she'll calm down on her own." But, probably not!
Clapping his hands together, he remained cheerful toned. "I'm glad." But, dragons? Why did everyone get dragons, except for Asher? This was getting even more unfair! "I'm starting to feel left out, since it seems like everyone else has some sort of dragon." Elliot didn't, though, did he? He had a terrifying gargoyle-thing instead! ...Suddenly, Asher was feeling a little less envious of others' spirits.
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Post by Alicia Westfield on Jun 27, 2017 9:48:55 GMT
”Hah… that’s about what I expected, I guess… damn rabbits being such scatter brains...” Sol grumbled out, shaking his head. What could you do with someone like this particular Antylamon? Oh well, they’ll cross that bridge when they get to it.
“You don’t have to live with her.” Alicia shot back at Asher after she swallowed a bite. “Or was that sarcastic?” she then asked, looking up at the butler. While still taking a bit of her dorayaki. She certainly enjoyed the delectable treat, didn’t she?
”Oh, you… you don’t even know the half of it. Alicia doesn’t have just ‘some kind of dragon’. She has all the dragons you can imagine. Big ones and little ones, humanoid and bestial, winged and wingless, solid and liquid, Eastern and Western, you name it.” Kisara quipped and cackled aloud, tilting the chair back as she leaned more. Or at least, she appeared to. Being a spirit, she selectively left the actual chair itself alone and merely tipped back a fake spectral version for her purposes… creating a very strange image where it looked like the ice maiden had been cut in half by the otherwise harmless piece of furniture
“Wait, what? Eastern style?” Alicia inquired with interest. She didn’t have any Eastern Dragon influences… right?
”Oops, I think I spoiled some of your upcoming forms. Sorry...” Kisara admitted sheepishly.
Sol just face palmed from his place in Alicia’s conscious mind.
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Post by Asher on Jun 27, 2017 10:09:47 GMT
"She's probably better than my current option," the redhead pointed out, lightly. "Why would I be sarcastic?" Wait, was that sarcasm? Nah. A fancy-looking butler certainly wouldn't be using sarcasm! Because, everyone liked weird voices in their head, right? On the bright side, at least Alicia never had to worry about being left alone! Her spirits were probably there constantly! Then again, that probably wasn't actually a preference.
Briefly pinching the bridge of his nose, the teen mumbled, "so you get a slew of dragons, and I get women. How is this fair?" The blunt answer was that it just wasn't fair. Of course this would be Asher's luck! Lowering his hand, eyes attempted to avoid staring at the strange image that Kisara was creating. "Let me guess, that's your element, somehow." With the weird elements he'd already learned of, it wouldn't be very surprising! How often did anyone actually get a traditional element, like fire or water?
Returning to Butler Mode, eyes flickered to look at Alicia. "How does your food taste, Princess?" He wanted to ask the addition to the table if she wanted anything, but he had a strange feeling that Kisara wasn't actually capable of eating or drinking! On top of that, if nobody else could see her, it would look rather alarming to add progressively disappearing food to the table!
On the bright side, now Alicia at least had an idea of some of her upcoming forms! Asher really wished he could have more guidance about his own, but Antylamon had been rather adamant against oversharing. If only Asher was fond of surprises, but he had been learning more lately that he really wasn't a fan of not already knowing about things. Including, but not limited to, shapeshifting dragon-woman with a nice-and-also-a-terrifying personality, and randomly appearing ice maidens. ...Not that any names were going to be dropped... But, these two were the most alarming additions to his day! It was a shame that he couldn't say it was to his week, but that would have been asking for too much out of life.
Why hadn't Elliot or Isaac mentioned more about Alicia? This would have been a far less shocking day, if they hadn't basically repeated 'she's amazing' and 'she's a spirit user' over and over! How about 'she's a dragon' and 'she might have a temper' instead? Asher might need to have a conversation with them about important details, the next time he ran into either of the brothers.
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Post by Alicia Westfield on Jun 27, 2017 23:08:19 GMT
Alicia couldn’t help but quirk an eyebrow at Asher as he mentioned feeling his current option was worse the Kisara. Either this unknown third party was really annoying, more then she thought at least, or he was seriously underestimating the mischief Kisara could get up to. Still, she decided not to comment anymore on the matter.
What she could comment on, though, was the fact that Asher was assuming her element was somehow directly related to dragon kind. Also that he was upset th- wait. What? Alicia paused and took a moment to look over the butler. Either ‘he’ was a very flat trap, or the poor guy jumped the gender barrier every time he activated one of his totems. She wasn’t entirely sure which she believed it was at the moment. Even Kisara looked a bit shell shocked for a moment, before snickering.
”Careful Alicia~. We have a real ladies’ man here. He might snatch you up to!” the ice maiden joked. This time Alicia paused and glanced around to make sure nobody would notice what was going to happen, and nodded to herself. In a flash, a thin tail of mercury uncoiled itself from her waist and sneaked under the table, reached up, and promptly smacked Kisara on the back of the head, throwing the frosty spirit forward again with a yelp. Almost immediately after, the tail itself vanished just as quickly as Alicia recalled it.
“Enough with the jokes.” she hissed quietly, glaring at Kisara now. And the ice maiden looked up with a big grin, completely unrepentant despite the quick chastisement. Alicia just took the moment to sigh and face palm. “As for my element, it’s actually Steel. The all dragons thing is a coincidence of what my other adviser actually is.”
She honestly wished she’d known about this guy prior to finding out about him here at the cafe, but how would she know to think someone who otherwise appeared to be just another employee on the work force would be connected to the Digital World? And she didn’t want to seem intrusive by pestering the brothers on who they meet with. Her hands were completely tied with this one.
“Mmm… so delicious...” she sighed out loud, snapping back to character when Asher took the moment to ask her what she thought of it. “I’m so glad I got to eat here again.”
… At which point Kisara grinned at Asher, almost as if she read his mind. Snatching up one of the unused forks, her body looked a little more solid all of a sudden. With a lightning fast jab the ice maiden stole a bite from Alicia’s plate and ate it just as quickly with a happy sigh of her own. The poor Steel Spirit Wielder, in turn, looked utterly devastated that one of her advisers would have the gall to act so brazenly. Especially since for a moment a fork would’ve looked like it was floating in mid-air to others before Kisara set it back down.
”Can, and will, but I was just a bit snack-y.” Kisara quipped with a devious grin.
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Post by Asher on Jun 28, 2017 8:39:02 GMT
Was Alicia sizing Asher up? It kind of felt like it. What was she trying to establish? Just how ridiculous Asher would look like as a woman? Because, it was easy to assume that it was an unpleasant alteration for the young man. Eyes shifted to Kisara, jokingly retorting with, "I think she's a little too young for me." If anyone here was a 'trap', it was certainly a different kind! Asher certainly hadn't processed that the 'girl' in front of him wasn't actually in her teens at all!
Staring at the punishment method, Asher had to remind himself that everyone else was going to just see an empty chair, and returned to looking at Alicia. "Steel does sound a lot more like an element than dragon does," he admitted. "Though, I suppose I should ask questions like this later, rather than while you're trying to eat, hm?" Oops! That would probably be considered impolite! Not that Alicia had much room to talk on the subject of manners around the cafe!
"I'm glad," the butler chimed. Really, the girl could have been so much more difficult! But, hopefully, that wouldn't be jinxing the situation. Tilting his head a little, Asher provided a soft smile, "if you ever visit again, maybe you'll request me?" Unlikely, considering Isaac was priority here! But, it was worth a shot. If the encounter hadn't begun so terrifyingly, maybe he'd have provided better entertainment!
Did Asher really want a replay of today, though?
Maybe not, considering Kisara's next move! Asher completely froze up, staring at the scene unfolding. "D--id you just...?" That was weird on so many levels! It was kind of like she had read his mind, or something! And, did other people see any of that? These 'advisers' were way too much sometimes! "How do you even eat real things?" Maybe Kisara was just trying to screw with the poor spirit user's head!
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Post by Alicia Westfield on Jun 28, 2017 12:43:20 GMT
Kisara took a moment to process what Asher said. And then she began to grin even bigger then before. Finally, the ice maiden laughed a loud. Which would seem entirely unprompted from Asher’s point of view. ”Ahahaha! Oh god, oh god, he actually thinks you’re- Ahahahaha! Oh wow you nail the younger look so perfectly he can’t even tell! That form really is so broken in its versatility!” Well. That was a thing.
“Sol...” Alicia ground out. She had had enough of the queen of mischief’s chaos for one day, thank you very much!
”You’re dealing with the aftermath if he faints.” Sol noted solemnly, before phasing into view, the massive dragon spirit crouching a bit to fit into the allotted space, before grabbing Kisara’s shoulder with one significantly large hand. ”Come now, Kisara, you’ve had your fun.”
The ice maiden only had the time to let out a distressed squeak as the dragon pulled, and both of them vanished back to their spots in Alicia’s consciousness. The faux-teen in turn sighed, setting her utensils down, dorayaki finished for the record, and rested her head in her hands. “Ugh… I wonder why I don’t have actual gray hairs at this point.” she groaned, massaging her temples. “Though if I ever come back and you want me to request you, I’d kinda need to know your name.” she then quipped with a half-hearted smile. Too much Kisara took a lot out of anyone!
“… And certain games would certainly love to argue that Dragon is a proper element, or so I hear.” she noted off hand with a sweatdrop.
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Post by Asher on Jun 29, 2017 7:20:59 GMT
Staring at the ice maiden, Asher found himself growing progressively more distressed about the grin, and then the laughter. What was so funny? Why was-- Wait. Was Alicia actually a sixty year old pretending to be a teenager? "I'm guessing I'm wrong?" Asher hummed, trying to continue sounding upbeat about this entire event.
Except, for every second that he knew Alicia, something new seemed to happen to question his sanity. Like a giant dragon in the room. Giving a subtle twitch, the teen felt dizziness sweep over him for a second. Oh no, he was not going to pass out because of a magically appearing dragon! Especially not when the consequence to unconsciousness could lead to giant rabbits! Lips twitched slightly, while Asher tilted his head down and adjusted his glasses. "Do you think the owner would ask, if I made a rule against dragons in the establishment?" he mused, mostly to himself. Asher had to just keep reminding himself that this was all really happening!
"Is it because you're too busy pretending to be a teenager, to have grey hair?" Asher joked, still managing a smile after all the weirdness had passed. It couldn't be worse than that time that Isaac opened all of Devidramon's eyes to freak him out, right? ...Okay, no, that was just kind of gross. This was literal creatures appearing out of thin air!
These kinds of distractions made it entirely understandable as to how Asher would have forgotten to tell his guest what his name was! Or, at least, that was the excuse he was going to go with! "Ah, my apologies. I must have been distracted by such a pretty face," the ex-actor chimed, falling back into character for the time being. "My name is Asher Callum." While, normally, he wouldn't have provided his last name, it only felt right to do so, if he knew Alicia's!
Hearing the final bit about games, Asher had to wonder if there were specific ones being referenced. Really, several games probably considered Dragon an element! "At least Dragon makes more sense than some of the other options."
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Post by Alicia Westfield on Jun 29, 2017 7:42:55 GMT
Alicia shook her head as Asher guessed exactly what was going on. “Not as far off as I get the feeling you’re thinking. I’m actually twenty-two.” She admitted quietly at his question. Not nearly as big a gap as the man had been expecting. She couldn’t help but offer an apologetic shrug, though, when Asher clearly got spooked by Sol’s appearance. And the following quip about disallowing dragons in the establishment. Uh oh… She doubted he was serious about that, because that would make way too many uncomfortable questions.
“Haha, very funny.” She then shot back, but grinned in good nature. True, in this form she could perfectly single out each and every strand of hair she made for faux-teen self and change the color of them. So she could make or erase as many gray hairs as she wanted! … But that wasn’t exactly relevant in the current discu-.
What. Did he seriously give the name she thought she heard? “Wait...” she muttered, unaware that she was voicing her thoughts aloud. “This is the goofball Elliot was always going on and on about? This guy? Oh jeez Elliot you are far too kind for this world...” She shook her head again after that, and looked up. “Pleased to make your acquaintance, Asher!” she chirped back now that she was done with her mini-rant.
She supposed she couldn’t blame the boy. Asher was a nice guy from what she’s seen so far. It’s just… he didn’t exactly leave the greatest first impression. Then again, there was the fact that he may very well be extremely out of his metaphorical element with what she’s been doing. So she had to cut him some slack at the very least. Still… this just got much more awkward, because she had been getting the feeling, off and on, that Elliot was looking for something between them. Or trying to make something happen.
That was ridiculous, though, right?
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