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Post by Walpurgisnacht on Jun 16, 2015 7:20:27 GMT -8
People are stupid. Whether alive or dead, people are forever going to be annoying. Lutz was put in the foulest mood as she sat at the far corner of the cozy cafe in the HQ, her body turned at an angle so she had her right side pressed against the wall. Her eyes were a little red and puffy from holding back tears of frustration. Lutz didn't cry. She would rather die a second time than let someone catch her tears. Luckily, her gloomy mood only affected the corner she occupied not the rest of the comfy atmosphere...so perhaps no one would notice her distress.
Those little fingers of her right hand gripped a piece of cross-stitching fabric, her left plunging a needle and red thread into the cloth. The way she stabbed at the cloth was borderline murderous, with a fierceness that someone who desperately needed to vent out their aggression would display. Lutz had always avoided other Apprentices ever since she was insulted a few times because of her appearance and behaviour. Especially by the younger (mentally) Apprentices. Children can be far crueler. Lo and behold, she still got unnecessary comments flung at her.
Despite her having the external appearance of a horror movie character with a subzero glare that was her default expression, Lutz had a frailty about her little heart. She'd like to think of herself as strong and unaffected by petty things. But her body never listened to however much her mind told her to stay indifferent and tears would threaten to begin prickling at her eyes.
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Post by haikusaboutcoffee on Jun 17, 2015 8:09:54 GMT -8
Shorinaga was faced with a problematic situation-- a packed cafe with little to no seats available. The man looked like he'd just woken up from a nightmare, or at least came out of one, with the expression he held on his face. Not having your morning coffee does this to a person. Luckily, he knew better than to try to talk to anyone beforehand, else he might act a little less of himself than he already was.
Waiting in line was a pain. It felt like a rope that was unraveling to the point of where it snaps in two. Rigid, eye contact was avoided until he had to order his drink. Coffee blacker than black was his ideal start for his day. Just thinking about it seemed therapeutic. Squinting hard at the worker, Shorinaga handed over his card but wouldn't let go for a moment. Staring the worker in the eye, the man warned him.
"If you play another prank with my order," the samurai growled, looking into the employee's eyes. Glancing at their nametag, Shorinaga released his card. "You won't hear the end of it."
Now, the wait wasn't so bad. He tapped on his bag that he'd carried with him impatiently, but they seemed to have gotten the idea that the apprentice was impatient . . . wonder why? Taking a large swig, Shorinaga felt alive again. Or, well, awake. He seemed to have gotten his coffee perfectly intact. Now came the part of sitting down to enjoy the morning before he had to get to work.
The now-calmed man, scanned the room for a seat, but there was no unoccupied table. Eyebrows furrowed as he started to turn way, he realized there was indeed an empty spot in the distance. A corner where a singular person sat at a table, their back faceing everyone else as they leaned against the wall. Eyebrows now twisting for a different emotion, confusion, the teacher paced over, one hand on his bag and another holding his coffee.
Upon arrival to their humble corner, Shorinaga was able to take a closer look . . . and for a while, he stared. He surely didn't expect what he saw. Standing before the table, he looked down at the distraught young apprentice before. The Japanese man's eyebrows lifted, eyes easing up from his empty-coffee-gauge-glare.
"Good morning," he greeted softly. The man tried not to attract too much attention as he spoke to the girl. "Are you alright, ojou-san?"
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Post by Walpurgisnacht on Jun 21, 2015 14:03:20 GMT -8
Surely no one would approach the bundle of doom and gloom? No one with common sense anyways...that's what Lutz believed. Her little nose was red from intense sniffling to keep the tears at bay. Each stab into her cross-stitch fabric managed to absorb the scorn she had nowhere else to express without getting into severe trouble. A brilliant plume of peonies were gradually blooming upon the fabric, consisting of many shades of reds and pinks with the occasional green of the leaves or stems.
She didn't expect the voice to gently call out to her and it was like the tension snapped, making her fingers slip a little. A sharp prick and something red began to 'bloom' from the small puncture on her dainty finger. Lutz froze instead of flinching, pulling her right hand up to prevent the bubble of blood from staining the fabric. Instead of the brief pain causing her temper to worsen, it seemed to have snapped her out of her rage-fuelled thoughts. The needle had burst the balloon containing all the hot steam collected in her head. Those tea-green eyes turns to the dark-haired man.
"....Fine..." came a feeble, unconvincing reply as she stuck her finger into her mouth to stop the bleeding. Under any other circumstance, she would've glared and probably told the man to go away. Then regretted it. Since she could tell, now that her head was clearer, that the man was probably just concerned.
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