[Open/Mingle] Grand Opening!

[theshowsover]

Who: Akira & you!
Where: A building in Ruga, converted into a cafe
When: early September
What: Akira is opening a cafe!
Warnings: None right now

[Akira has put quite a bit of work into this over the last month (alongside Akechi, his unlikely but earnest helper), and now he's pretty confident about opening. It's what used to be a store in Ruga, but Akira has moved out the worst of the shelving and replaced it with tables and chairs. The counter has been cleaned up and converted into a bar, with Akira's siphons already bubbling with water he fetched from the well at the end. Jars and bags of coffee are set on shelves behind the counter, procured from Leblanc during the time the portals were open. Though the stock is a bit sparse for a truly functioning cafe, it's better than nothing. Akira also took his old apron, which he keeps on a hook when he isn't wearing it.

There's also a couch in the back for people to sit on, and at the front, sitting on its own stand, is a guest book, made for him by Akechi, with an old ink quill waiting next to it for people to sign.

He arrives early the first day, after sending out an announcement over the network. Time for business.]

[OOC: Feel free to make your own top levels in the cafe!]

Comments

[theshowsover]

[Don't blame the coffee on Sojiro, he did his best! But Akira didn't deviate from the recipe this time, so it should be just fine.

Speaking of, here it is!]

Hopefully it's up to your standards.

[He does want Lupin to enjoy it, after all.]

[heartsteals]

[ no love in this coffee, huh.........

he clearly has total faith in Akira, because he doesn't hesitate one bit when the mug is set in front of him; he takes a good (careful) sip. As he said before, he doesn't drink coffee very often. Still... ]

... Mm. This isn't half bad. Especially considering you made it in Chroma, of all places.

[theshowsover]

[His coffee love goes to Akechi. Be thankful.

Akira waits quietly, though there certainly seems to be some anticipation about him. This is an opinion he cares about.

And he's glad when the verdict comes back pretty good! He nods in thanks, rubbing the back of his neck self-consciously.]

It's not all that bad. I got lucky Boss is so old-fashioned.

[heartsteals]

[ so humble. Yes, Lupin likes this kid. He grins over the mug, setting it back on the bar. ]

Hey, hey, watch what you call old-fashioned. It's probably modern to me.

[ jokingly, of course. ]

So you live with a guy who makes coffee and his daughter, huh... Anyone else?

[theshowsover]

[A laugh at the joke, short an light. But at the question, he shakes his head.]

Only my cat, Morgana. But we've all become pretty close... Futaba is almost like a little sister to me now.

[It's easy to admit that when she isn't here to make fun of him for it.]

[heartsteals]

Sounds nice. What's she like? I don't have any siblings, myself.

[ or if he does, he doesn't know they exist, and they don't know he does, either. Who knows, at this point... ]

[theshowsover]

She's shy, if you don't know her. Not at all, if you do. She's a hacker, someone who's good at manipulating other people's computers and getting information from them. She has a tendency to relate everything back to video games, and has a bad habit of implying some people are unimportant, but she's sincere, and she really does just want to be close to people.

[Is he gushing? He tends to do that, sometimes, about his team.]

[heartsteals]

[ hacker... video games... it's somewhat obvious on Lupin's face that he doesn't exactly know what Akira is talking about, but he can at least feel the enthusiasm, and he thinks he at least can tell what kind of person Futaba must be. He takes another sip of the coffee, nodding. ]

She sounds like the type that could use some good older-brotherly guidance. [ a beat. Lupin smirks. ] I have to say, you seem like more of a little-brother type from where I'm sitting, though.

[theshowsover]

...A little brother?

[Akira actually seems surprised by that. He didn't know he came across as a little brother type...]

How so?

[heartsteals]

Hmmm... Maybe it's because I'm older than you, but not old enough to be your dad or grandpa? [ he wonders out loud. ] You remind me of myself, except young and cute. You're always doing your best to keep up with me during our lessons... And you're polite, but you've got a mischievous side, too.

[ there's one more thing, but he can't exactly say "you're trying to be like me" out loud without it sounding patronizing. Not that Lupin sees it as a bad thing at all - it warms his heart terribly. ]

[theshowsover]

[Ah, geez... when he lays it all out like that, it sounds kind of embarrassing.

Akira reaches up to play with his bangs, effectively hiding his face with his sleeve. A solid tactic. Now maybe Lupin won't know he's embarrassed.]

I guess that makes sense. You're the big brother type, after all.

[So there!]

[heartsteals]

[ is Akira being shy...? Lupin cocks his head, as if he might be able to get a peek around that hand. ]

Eheh. I've heard that before. But it feels like every kid around here wants to treat me like I'm an old man, so I'm still happy to hear it.

[theshowsover]

[That tactic failed! Then again, Lupin jokingly calls himself his great-great-grandfather, so what was Akira expecting...]

Maybe it would help if you didn't call us kids. [He's almost 17, Lupin, he's not a child!

He lowers his hand again.] There aren't a lot of adults here, though. A lot of adults aren't dependable, but you are. So that's probably why.

[heartsteals]

Now, now. I wasn't calling you a kid.

[ maybe. "almost 17" sounds like baby age when you're in your mid-20s... ]

The great criminal mastermind Arsène Lupin, a responsible adult? Perish the thought. [ he grins lazily, seeming amused at the idea. ] Thanks for that. I'm sure I'm a terrible influence on you all, but I'll at least keep you alive.

[theshowsover]

Maybe on the ones who don't want to be Phantom Thieves.

[Said with a bit of an impish grin. Akira thinks, in those terms, that Lupin has been an excellent influence on him.]