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Post by LittleBlackCat on Apr 18, 2014 22:45:37 GMT -8
After signing up for his classes for the spring semester, Atari decided to stop by the Black Cat Café for a breather. He opened the door and a bell chimed out softly to signify the arriving customer. A young girl greeted him almost immediately, "Welcome to the Black Cat Café! What would you like?" It was a bit too quick to decide, so he waved it off with an embarrassed smile. "Sorry, can I have a few minutes." The girl nodded and smiled back, somewhat admiring his appearance.
Only a few seconds passed and he caught glimpse of what he wanted on the menu. "I'd like the herbal tea. With ice. That's all." He paid her and waited. The drink didn't take long before it was ready. He grabbed it and went to take a seat outside. 'It's nice and sunny... but at least there's some shade here," he thought.
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Post by Erlkings on Apr 18, 2014 23:14:48 GMT -8
It was a bright day out, and Engel was happy he brought his new sunglasses along for the day. Keeping his eyes glued to a tablet reading the roster for his class that was just sent to him via email. He read the names aloud under his breath as he walked along passing the cafe coming across Atari's name not letting it catch his attention at first. Thinking to himself wait a minute back up he retraces a few steps backwards rereading it to make sure he wasn't mistaken. Realizing he had literally taken a few steps backwards he looked around hoping he hadn't drawn attention to himself looking at the entrance to the cafe as Atari had stepped out.
Looking over the rim of his glasses he says, "oh... this is a thing." Not sure exactly what he should say not having seen Atari in two years he held an awkward silence. Refusing the urge that his legs gave him to walk away, his mind whispering, "he probably hates you after you abandoned him and Elizabeth." He stood there frozen not sure how he should proceed.
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Post by LittleBlackCat on Apr 18, 2014 23:25:00 GMT -8
"You..."
The shock of seeing his old friend suddenly reappear in front of him and looking like that kept him from saying anything for quite some time. Suddenly, his thoughts all rushed back to him, and he had a million questions to ask. Atari wasn't how he used to be anymore. He grabbed Engel with a free hand and began asking all the questions that came to mind, "Where have you been these past two years? Why didn't you say anything before you left? What happened to you? Why do you look so old now?" He only stopped talking because he needed some air. His brow were furrowed deeply. He was definitely angry.
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Post by Erlkings on Apr 18, 2014 23:31:22 GMT -8
With a nervous chuckle he scratched the back of his head with his free hand replying, "um... do you want me to answer those all at once, because its kind of complicated." It wouldn't be the easiest thing to go over, but he was willing to let Atari know why he had left not completely having a choice in the matter. The whisper came back, "you could have stayed you chose not to." He shook his head clear of the voice knowing in his heart he wanted to explain, and that he wasn't left any other option.
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Post by LittleBlackCat on Apr 18, 2014 23:56:15 GMT -8
Getting back to his senses, he released Engel and blushed at the embarrassing scene that he caused. "Sorry about that. You want to sit down? We don't have to talk about what happened in detail either... since we're in public," he said, motioning for the man to join him. Atari picked the table farthest from the entrance and sat down, taking a sip of his drink to calm down from his earlier outburst. He kept his view lowered to his drink as he tried to gather his thoughts. Every few seconds, he would glance up. His red eyes held a bit of sadness as he stared at his old companion. 'Where have you been all this time?' he pondered.
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Post by Erlkings on Apr 19, 2014 0:17:47 GMT -8
Engel sat at the opposite side of the table from him, "yeah privacy would be better for it, but I'll have to go into details on where at that time. Just know It is very unlikely I will need to go anywhere again." Pulling his tablet out he pulled open his roster again not having gone through the list completely he turned it around sliding it on the table to Atari commenting, "On the brighter side it wont be like after I graduated, It looks to me like you have signed up for classes." He gave a lighthearted smile hoping this would at least cheer his old friend up a bit.
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Post by LittleBlackCat on Apr 19, 2014 1:47:40 GMT -8
Happiness was one of several emotions that the boy felt from that declaration. Sitting with a confused expression on his face, Atari looked down curiously at the screen of the tablet that Engel had passed to him. 'A list of names...? Is this for a class?' wondered the boy. His eyes widened once he realized what it was, and he quickly stared towards his companion with surprise. "T-This is... the class I signed for. W-Why are you the teacher?!" questioned the younger male. Almost immediately, he caught himself asking rudely, so he quickly added, "It's not that I'm not happy about this..." His last comment caused him to blush with slight embarrassment.
His tensed shoulders relaxed as he took another sip of his herbal tea. He couldn't help but comment on the whole situation even further, saying, "I'm glad that you're back. I really thought that you left... like the others from the first time." A smile graced his features as he looked at Engel.
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Post by Erlkings on Apr 19, 2014 10:42:51 GMT -8
Smiling he said, "well I didn't die and get knocked out of the tournament at least, just different circumstances." Noticing something a bit odd he looked around not seeing anyone else around. "Wait a second I'm glad your here, but what about Elizabeth she was practically glued to your hip what happened to her?" He watched Atari's face watching for any sign that she may just be another fallen comrade.
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Post by LittleBlackCat on Apr 19, 2014 14:28:43 GMT -8
At the mention of Elizabeth's name, he shuddered slightly. Irritation crossed his face as he let out a long sigh. He straightened himself against his seat, taking another sip of his tea before answering Engel. In a calm manner, he started explaining, "She's probably working right now. I don't really know what she's doing lately. She has been busy ever since we graduated. I'm kind of glad that I don't have to babysit her while I trained." With another sip of his drink, he looked out into the distance.
The sun warmed the air, and a light breeze blew by. His hair slowly swayed to the wind. After the break in his explanation, he continued, "I'm actually out here because she wouldn't stop bothering me about getting my classes for the semester. She was pretty worried that I wouldn't them. Haah..." He ran his hand through his hair unconsciously slightly irritated as he thought about Elizabeth's nagging.
In reality, Atari was glad that Elizabeth did not change too much and stayed by his side. Her constant presence around him helped him cope with the loss. 'Loss...' was the word that flashed through his mind. Immediately, his scarlet eyes went towards Engel. There were definite changes as to his companion's appearance, but as for his personality, Atari would need more time to figure it out. "I can give her a call, if you want. She'd probably be happy that I'm calling her anyway," offered the young male.
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Post by Erlkings on Apr 19, 2014 19:41:36 GMT -8
"You can if you want to, but I wouldn't wait to long, I remember how hot tempered she was." He took the tablet back and finished glancing at the list, "or you could wait for tomorrow, looks like she is in the class too." He tucked the tablet in his pocket, "it might be a little long wait, but guess best time would be could go over it all would be after the first class."
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Post by LittleBlackCat on Apr 19, 2014 20:23:28 GMT -8
Cringing a bit, he thought about Elizabeth's reaction tomorrow in class when she sees Engel as their professor. "You probably have something to do later today, right? I'll head home after visiting Matsu and give Elizabeth a call about it," he said. At that moment, he finished his drink and looked around for a trash can. When he spotted one by the entrance, he stood up and headed over to throw away his plastic cup. He went back towards Engel and leaned down towards the sitting man and whispered into his soon-to-be professor's ear, "I will have you explain everything after I finish classes tomorrow... down to the last second you ran into me." A smirk crossed his lips as he straightened out his posture.
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Post by Erlkings on Apr 19, 2014 20:55:22 GMT -8
Smiling at him he said, "it's the least I owe you." He sat there a few minutes watching Atari walk away into the distance eventually rounding a corner standing up and looking out towards the sun falling quick towards the eventual sunset. He pulled out his tablet clicking it on to go over his lesson plans, but gave up being to distracted putting it away and walking home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will be continued in the University, thread will be locked. Edit from LittleBlackCat: This will actually continue at Day Before Class under the Residential Area.
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