personavelvetroomdr | [MINGLE] chocolate and roses

Meanwhile, Kou sighs, leaning against the wall outside the cafe, cigarette still dangling from his mouth. His face isn't visible to the other two from this angle, but to anyone passing by he looks... pensive.

... Seems he isn't quite done smoking yet.

"Right? Maybe I would finally understand what my Morgana kept meowing about when shoving my face into my pillow. Swear I thought he was trying to kill me at some point," his expression droops with a mock bitterness- like he was recounting one of the more traumatic memories in his life.

As soon as she's off, Akira follows quickly- glancing at the counter. This was still one of the more rundown cafes, thankfully which meant that there was still plenty of space to weave around one of the cognition-being?? baristas?? and brew a few cups to steadfast their day forward. Should they find an open booth, Akira's lips would quirk up, commenting- "Also do you know you can just shoo off any of the cognitions here to get the seat that you want? Maybe shooing is a bit harsh, they just part like the Red Sea honestly."

"I don't know if I can handle that yet...... it still feels too rude," Hamuko laughed awkwardly, settling in and relaxing for the moment. The atmosphere at the cafe was pretty busy... but it was warm, pleasant enough.

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Taking his final drag, Kou crushes his cigarette under his heel, exhaling. He glances inside, feeling the impulse to leave for a moment.

Sigh. No, no, Kira saved his life. The least he can do is show the bare minimum of respect, and sit with them for a bit. So, he pushes open the door, quickly spotting the duo.

"No coffee yet? Hm, how slow..." he comments, settling across Hamuko.

"Hm, technically we are making use of their services and items for free," he shrugs at Hamuko's statement. "I think that is more rude then getting your own space-" As he's talking he cuts himself off when he finds Corvus on the way. He perks up, unsure on which side Corvus was going to sit since Akira had settled across as well-

He scoots further in, eyes darting back and forth before he grins. "I guess since there's like...three people working at the counter and dealing with the customers, its probably going to take some time."

Placing the chocolate basket on the table, his foot taps against the ground. Since its an independent cafe the coffee really shouldn't be a problem. "You were pretty quick though, like five minutes ish? I was tempted to train a cat to harass you into coming here if you took too long. I mentioned it to Hamuko."

"I've had more practice with dogs, but it would've been a purrfect plan."

Hamuko laughed a bit, gesturing for Corvus to sit. Welcome!!

"At least sitting out in the cold will make the hot coffee even nicer to drink. You've got that going in your favor!"

"I would've definitely left in that case," he deadpans, giving them both an unimpressed stare. He rolls his eyes at Hamuko's pun. "Actually- maybe I should anyway."

He doesn't, though, staying put regardless of his words.

"Speaking of hot coffee," he turns to Kira, raising an eyebrow. "You still haven't made any? And here I thought you were some kind of expert... perhaps I was mistaken after all."

A small smile tugs at his lips despite his words.

"Don't think I will not tackle you down," he bites back just as quickly at the deadpan before...oh shit, right.

His eyes widen as he releases a quick click of a tongue. It totally slipped his mind. Better get to it then, he can get something sorted. "Okay okay, someone's really eager. How about you have that chocolate in the meantime then-? Or oh- maybe even pouring coffee on chocolate...hm, I think there's a french hot chocolate variant of that-!" With that, he gets up and shuffles across Corvus and hums, scratching his chin before leaning forward and grabbing his basket.

"While I make the coffee I am gonna go ahead and torment some of the couples' here," he grins. "See you guys in a bit!"

And with that, he's already off. Valentine's day is over people.

Hamuko just giggles at their banter and Kira's antics, watching him meander off and cause just a little bit of ruckus before turning her attention back to Kou.

"He sure brings a lot of energy wherever he goes!" she remarked, fishing for Kou's thoughts.

"He's a nuisance wherever he goes," Kou snorts, but from his tone, it's clear he doesn't mind as much as he's saying. "Honestly... he could stand to learn some restraint. Not everyone is happy to have someone poking their nose into your business."

Kou sighs, leaning on his elbow as he watches Kira work behind the bar.

"... But perhaps it's not so bad," he murmurs, mostly to himself. He does have Kira to thank for helping to escape Maruki. There were many points where he could've left Kou behind, or used him as a meat shield, but he didn't. How sentimental.

It almost reminds him of-

-well, nevermind. Amamiya isn't here to fuck things up more.

"It can be nice to have the change of pace. How'd you guys meet?" Hamuko asked, leaning on her elbow like Kou and smiling.

"He came in while I was having a smoke in Tokyo's most expensive sushi restaurant," Kou deadpans.

"Pff, hahaha! Can't catch a break, everyone keeps interrupting your smoke break, huh?"

"Something like that," Kou sighs. Though, he supposes he smokes more often than he doesn't. Which is probably a bad thing, but Kou can't bring up the energy to care; smoking's one of the few things that sort of helps.

"You'll just have to find a perfect way to pester him back, right?" she chuckled.

"Who we pestering?"

Kira pops right up, basket in one hand and a small tray he had helped himself with by rumaging through the area- now housing three cups of coffee. His presence could have barely been heard unless you are a keen observer.

He quickly sets the basket further inside to where he was originally sitting.

Now he moves all too casually, setting the tray down, a small milk jug clinking as he grabs one cup while a cognition, one of the "men" are suddenly seen rushing after behind him to the bathroom, fanning their tongue along the way as Kira only seems too unbothered.

With one cup expertly held in one hand and the other holding the jug, he aims an innocent smile- like he wasn’t just responsible for sending a cognition to one kf the washrooms. "So watchu guys want me to draw? I can draw a cute rose or a heart if you are a classic enjoyer."

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Kou raises his eyebrow at the cognition that suddenly dashes off to the bathroom, before giving a pointed glance at Kira. He doesn't say anything... but it's practically audible how unimpressed he is.

He stares at Kira a moment longer, before shrugging.

"I don't care. Do whatever you like, honestly," he says- before correcting himself. "Anything except put spices in my coffee, before you even think about it."

"I will only accept spicy coffee if the flavor profile is good!" Hamuko snickered, sitting up in pleased excitement for the cups. It already smelled amazing. "I wanna see a rose!! I've seen the heart a lot, but a flower sounds amazing!"

Kira met Kou’s unimpressed stare with an all-too-innocent one of his own, lashes curled just slightly as he grinned back like he wasn’t up to anything at all.

At both their requests, he finally chuckled, shaking his head. “Okay, guys, I am not actually putting spices in your coffee—Sojiro would jump dimensions just to murder me if I served a butchered cup,” he snorted. Then, with a slight pause, he added, “Though, I have tried it in one of the timeline—er, I mean—one of the times.”

He stopped himself, lips pressing together. Nope. Time travel was only casual conversation with his Goro Akechi. Dang. He pivoted quickly, flashing Hamuko a wink. “But you know, Hamuko, I’ll take you up on that spice idea one of these days.”

And with that, he got to work.

A few minutes after and purposeful strokes now drawn across the canvas of his carefully crafted coffee- he sets the two cups before their respective drinkers.

He poured her coffee with an experimental touch—pulling the shot a few seconds longer to bring out a deeper caramelized note, just enough to balance out the delicate floral sweetness he folded in. A hint of vanilla and a whisper of cinnamon, subtle but noticeable. Not enough to overpower—just enough to intrigue.

The rose he crafted into the foam was delicate, the petals curling just so, a bit of artistry in every stroke. When he set it before her, he grinned, feigning a dramatic sigh.

“Didn’t have a rose on me for this date, sooo—hope this suffices,” he said, voice light with teasing.

For Corvus, he went with something classic, the kind of coffee that didn’t need anything fancy—full-bodied, just the right balance of bitterness and depth, smoothed out with the perfect amount of cream. The sweetness wasn’t cloying, just a touch of well-tempered sugar to round out the edges.

And in the foam?

Something truly masterful.

A penis.

Kira slid the cup across the table with the practiced ease of a man serving a fine-crafted drink, the picture absolutely ruining the air of sophistication he was trying to keep.

"Oops," he said with no actual remorse, "looks like the heart got botched—sorry."

If Kou notices Kira's slight slipup (and he does), he doesn't mention it. He may have seen some of Kira's past thanks to Maruki, but he won't bring it up if Kira won't.

Instead, he just accepts his coffee, looking down at it and- yeah, he doesn't know what he expected.

"Very mature," he deadpans, fixing Kira with a look as he lifts the coffee...

... and takes a sip, still staring straight in Kira's eyes. He hums, some foam clinging to his upper lip as he puts it back down, letting the flavor sit in his mouth.

"Acceptable," he says, which might as well be Kou-speak for 'that was delicious'.

Hehehe-- Hamuko had to cover her mouth to even try to stifle her giggles at the immaturity of the foam art for Kou. Honestly, the artistry of it was almost as impressive as just how gorgeous her special rose was!

("One of the timelines"? Hmm...)

Still!! The latte art for hers... god, it was so pretty, what an incredible talent. Hamuko almost felt too guilty to drink it and ruin the pattern. But it smelled so incredible... gently cupping the coffee cup in both hands, enjoying the warmth on her fingers, she took a slow and contemplative sip of her coffee. And oh... it was deeply complex and flavorful, even with the sweetness and cream. It was a dessert without being cloying, dancing on her palate gently, and for a few minutes she was just... absorbed in tasting it, in drinking it and appreciating it.

"I am soo mature," he affirms as he picks up his own cup and sets it down on the floor, now preparing his little jug to pour himself another design but before that- oh well, Corvus is staring. Kira is amazing at stare contests so he watches, content with keeping up his innocent facade.

His smile did ease up as his shoulders sunk, satisfied to see both of them liked the coffee. He bows with ease, a showman's demeanour flourishing as he picked up his own cup and waited for either of them to shuffle into the booth so he take a seat. Or not. He doesn't mind standing either. "I figured from our conversations that you two would have sort of different tastes soo I experimented a little bit with her cup and I brought out a sweeter profile in the other, hehe."

Though maybe not, not after the whole debacle with the tapes.

"Cleansed your palletes yet?" Considering Corvus had just smoked and Hamuko had a spicy chocolate.

Kou rolls his eyes at Kira's dramatics, but continues sipping his coffee without comment. He narrows his eyes a little when Kira mentions making his coffee sweeter... ugh, but he's already said it's good enough, so he can't crawl back now.

"It's fine," Kou replies, taking another sip of the coffee. It is quite good... mm. Maybe Kira's is even better than Ren's, but he's definitely not telling him that.

"This is probably the best coffee I've ever had! But that's not a crazy high bar... I've really only started trying it at like, Changhall cafe."

It's so good, it has Hamuko swinging her feet a little happily. "This is almost as good as Shinji's cooking can be. So pleasant...!"

He giggles at Corvus's blatantly neutral answer before turning over the cup and taking a sip of it, one hand around to take in the warmth. "You are going to make my heart soar with your fines and alrights."

At Hamuko’s obvious compliment Kira did get caught off guard a little, keeping the grin threatening to surface up because he might look like an idiot. "My efforts paid off then, I am happy to see it."

Leblanc's coffee is to die for to be fair. He wasn't even that much of a fan until Sojiro made me wear the apron. "I could teach you guys someday if you want."

[MINGLE] chocolate and roses

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