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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:15 am
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She'd be lying if she claimed that she was not even the slightest bit curious about what prompted this change in the boil, but seeing him glance away when she mentioned it was enough to make her push aside the urge to ask him. It was probably something personal, and she hardly had a right to pry about that--not that it usually stopped her with people she was close to and worried about, but still.
"Nothing in particular," Xiu chirped, moving behind the counter and grabbing a cup from the stack, "I guess just make a few and show me what you've got."
She offered him an encouraging smile, but truth to be told, she wasn't exactly sure what to expect. Just by looking at him, Xiu never would have expected the boil to be someone working in a cafe making lattes...but to fair, it wasn't like she knew anything about him beyond those few, less-than-friendly encounters they had had with one another a few years back. For all she knew, he could have been a cooking or musical genius and she never would have known.
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:05 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 7:44 am
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In light of how she herself felt about people watching her work, Xiu tried to keep an eye on him while simultaneously reminding herself not to hover. She didn't mind when people were in her kitchen and watching her make or decorate her cakes, but it was when they were practically standing flush against her back and peering over her shoulder that made her uncomfortable, so she tried to avoid doing the same to Titus here.
Except, you know, that "looking over his shoulder" thing was kind of improbable. She probably could have pulled over a chair if she had really wanted to though.
Still, she had to admit that she was pretty impressed by what she saw. She wasn't sure how his coffee brew itself was--honestly, that part was all on Gene as she knew very little about coffee--but the little images that the nightmare demon made were surprisingly delicate and detailed. Xiu waited until he had finished his final one and turned to her before giving him her opinion.
"Your amazing!" she chirped unabashedly, beaming up at him with a smile, "I never knew you had such a talent with this kind of stuff, Titus. Did you practice a lot?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:48 pm
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Her own smile grew a little at his response, somewhat relieved that he hadn't answered in an overly polite or stiff manner. She would have not only found that to be completely uncharacteristic, but a little...creepy and troubling as well. "Aren't you the modest one," she teased, pulling out her phone, "But then again, I suppose I can't blame you if you have the skill to make things like this. I'm going to snap a few pictures to share with Gene when I see her next."
But really, who would have thought that the nightmare demon had a hidden talent for this kind of thing? She would have guessed him to be good at fighting or sleuthing just based off of Shun's own skillset, but she supposed that this was just a good reminder that everyone was different. Putting away her phone once she had her pictures, she peered up at him thoughtfully.
"I probably should have asked this sooner but...have you actually ever met Gene before? Doppleganger ghoul?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:26 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:26 pm
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"I suppose that's one way of thinking about it," Xiu mused, accepting the answer without much fuss. It seemed like Titus either hadn't ever met Gene or just didn't remember, though if it was the latter...she too hoped that he hadn't done or said anything to offend the ghoul.
"Well uh," she started hesitantly, "Gene is really sweet, but she might be the type to hold a grudge if you did something really bad." She couldn't help but wonder what Titus' ratio of people offended to people who tolerated or liked him were. In light of his current disposition, Xiu was finding her opinion of him to shift over to friendly tolerance rather than blatant dislike, but then again...he had never done anything particularly bad to her aside from calling her dumb things.
She had no idea if he had done worse to others though.
Xiu held her hands up in an effort to reassure him. "Don't worry, I'll talk to Gene. And if you haven't met before, then you'll just have to do well at the interview and show off your talents, and I'm sure things will be fine. I'm pretty confident in your ability for the talent bit especially." She glanced down pointedly at the drinks again. Gosh, those were cute.
Inu-Mitsu IT'S OKAY I rarely remember brief meetings too OTL
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:03 pm
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Xiu inflated her cheeks. "Excuse you, my name is Xiu, not Wingnut!" That was deeeefinitely something they would have to work on if he was hired. As it was though, she was less irritated by it now than she had been in the past. Maybe she had matured a little...or maybe he had, and that was why she didn't seem to sense the same smugness that he had possessed in the past.
"I'll try," she promised, lips curling into a good-natured grin, "But I can't let Gene be too caught off guard, you know? Gotta find that balance between not making you seem like a huge jerk while not straying too far from the truth."
Taking the pen and pad back, she gave the number a quick scan before nodding. "Great! Thanks so much for dropping by. We'll definitely let you know within the next week or so."
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:42 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:11 pm
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"I'll be...safe in my description," she said with a wave of her hand, "And don't worry, I'll make sure to tuck your number away for safekeeping! I might have to call you up to show Gene your latte art tricks in person too, so expect that juuuust in case." Sure, she had pictures, but seeing was believing. She would have demanded to see him make these in person too if she and her business partner had swapped roles that day.
His "compliment" earned a blank stare that was followed with the sound of Xiu lightly smacking her face with the palm of her hand. "Well," she murmured, sliding her hand down, "I suppose you're technically saying that it looks good, albeit in a roundabout way so...thank you." Lips twitching, she gave a shake of her head.
"I guess you're not so terrible yourself. Don't get into trouble now, okay?"
Inu-Mitsu Sorry for late tag /cries
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:59 pm
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