Tourney Arc

[Asrana]

Catherine giggled lightly, she always liked it when someone could pronounce the Japaneses cuisine correctly. With a dimunitive, "Hai," as she wrote it down in her nearly unidentifiable shorthand, she headed back towards the kitchen, taking a drink order from another table along the way.

She smiled as she gave her mother the order, making sure to tell it to her so there would be no mistakes. Waiting a minute, she took the drinks out and returned for the tea. She walked carefully to avoid spilling the boiling liquid.

She set it down carefully, making sure to bend at the knees. As she poured the first two cups, her low stature once again becoming apparent as she stood on her toes slightly to reach, she asked quietly, "Did you come from the tourney?"

[Bean Bandit]

OOC: I miss Olguin...;_;

IC:
Olguin blinked, and stared at the serious little girl in surprise for a moment.

"Uhm...Yeah, we did," He admitted finally, scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "How'd you guess?"

[Asrana]

OOC: We all miss Olguin ;_;

IC:
Catherine smiled, a trace of mirth tugging at her upturned lips, "Most people in the area right now are here for the tourney if they don't work around here. Add that you obviously know Japanese, and that most Japanese here are IN the tourney..." She shrugged, "It kinda makes sense."

[Dracos]

in the corner of the alley, a small ragamuffin hid, glancing through the window hungrily.

Fearless Leader

[Bean Bandit]

Olguin grinned, nodding.
"True enough, I guess. Are you getting a lot of business from the tournament?" he asked amiably, noting that Miyuki was listening closely, desite not saying anything,

Miyuki, meanwhile, had taken out the gold coin Olguin had given her, and was absently playing with it as she listened to Olguin talk to the little waitress...

[Asrana]

Catherine happily nodded, more may have been tiring but she sure never got bored that way, "Yep...lots of business..."

[Bean Bandit]

"Oh yeah?" Olguin asked, raising his eyebrows. "Why're you waiting tables all by youself? Isn't it hard when you're busy?"

Olguin glanced over at Miyuki, and was pleased to see she was paying close attention. Still friendly enough to be interested, even if she's too embarrassed to talk to people herself... Same old Michan.

[Asrana]

Catherine smiled, a bit of the weariness showing, "It's hard...but my parents run everything in back and there aren't too many customers usually..."

[Bean Bandit]

Olguin smiled.

"I can't imagine why...it smells great in here," He complimented.

He made small talk with the little girl, trying to think of the sort of questions Miyuki might ask her. As long as he could keep Miyuki distracted from her current predicament...

[Asrana]

Catherine smiled a little forlornly as the conversation died and she was forced to turn her attention back to her other customers, walking away slowly.

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki looked after the little girl, biting her lip as she saw the forlorn look on her face.

She's probably lonely...not many kids or people that talk to her around here, I bet...

She suddenly wished she'd had the nerve to try and talk instead of letting Olguin converse with her.

She turned her attention to the coin in her hand and flipped it into the air. Heads, I try and be friends, tails, i keep from embarrassing myself...

[Dracos]

The ragmuffin suddenly dashed in and grabbed the coin from above miyuki's hand with startling speed... skidding as he turned and dodged the grasping arm of Olguin he fled towards the door.

Fearless Leader

[Asrana]

Catherine barely noticed the rapid impact of  of feet on the floor as she finished serving an order. Having nothing left on her tray, she began walking back to the kitchen to sit down.

Passing the row of tables her newest customers sat in, she didn't notice the running ragamuffin until it was almost too late. She still didn't move fast enough to avoid getting knocked down, thumping hard on her but as she hit the tile floor.

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki's eyes widened. Ordinarily, sympathy for the poor child woul be her first thought, but with all the frustrations and embarrassment of the previous day, and morning, she was feeling less than charitable at the moment...plus, that coin was the last thing she had left, from before she'd changed...and it was a gift from Olguin.

"Hey!" she exclaimed.

Without a second thought, the new six year old got to her feet, and tore after the scruffy kid, forgetting something VERY important...

[Shukuen]

Running through the crowds, the eight year old thief mentally congratulated himself for the first success in days. Leets smiled slightly to himself. This should keep him fed for a while. Suddenly, hearing a yell, he glanced back and saw the little girl chasing him.

"Oh nutbunnies!" he frowned and began dodged into the alleys, hoping to lose his pursuer. If they thought they could catch him on his turf, then it would be his duty to teach them otherwise.