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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Oct 20, 2023 19:37:20 GMT
[Chapter 3 - Requested by Dae]
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Post by NIKI on Oct 21, 2023 23:31:51 GMT
Dae is hanging out in the cat cafe for the 94897th time that week. This time, he's taking selfies with all the cats on his blackberry cellphone, clearly thinking ahead in terms of kpop merchandise that includes photocards. The cats are mostly ignoring him and looking elsewhere, though.
Awesome.
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Post by Akkordian on Oct 23, 2023 1:11:34 GMT
Ava walks into the cat café while someone else is lingering there for the 94,897th time that week, and she lets out a little ‘oh’ as she spots Dae.
“Should’ve figured you’d be in here. Surprised you’re not with your karate kid boyfriend, though.”
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Post by NIKI on Oct 23, 2023 2:10:14 GMT
Dae rolls his eyes but then throws a cute little peace sign with a wink as he takes his last cat picture. "Hiii, Ava!" He stands up and begins looking through the photos.
"Hah, you mean Yutaro? We're good friends, but everyone needs time to themselves on occasion. And what can I say, I like being in places with 10 cats present!" He slips his phone back into his pocket and turns to actually look at Ava.
"Speaking of cats, why aren't YOU hanging out with Raphy?"
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Post by Akkordian on Oct 23, 2023 4:37:16 GMT
“Gal pals, time to ourselves, yada yada.” Ava responds, waving her hand around in a manner that’s just enough like how Dae typically would to piss him off a little, then makes her way behind the counter.
“Gotta say, about that last bit— I didn’t expect such a big pretty boy like you to objectify women like that. Especially since you’re, well, y’know.”
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Post by NIKI on Oct 23, 2023 5:10:51 GMT
"Wait, wait, wait, what did I say? You offered to show her your pet cat on a date- you said so right in front of me!" Dae objects, slightly flustered.
"...And I'm 'well, y'know'... what?" He asks, raising an eyebrow.
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Post by Akkordian on Oct 23, 2023 5:39:17 GMT
“Oh, right. Pet cat. I thought you were talking about her-“
Ava shakes her head, stopping before finishing her sentence, narrowing her eyes at Dae while smirking.
“Well, whatever. To answer your question; don’t think you can fly under my gaydar, popstar. Especially when you make those big puppydog eyes at Yu when you think no one’s looking.”
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Post by NIKI on Oct 23, 2023 6:33:04 GMT
"I-" Dae freezes up and PANICS quietly. "Your WHAT??? What are you talking about!?" He quickly approaches the counter.
"So what, I look at him sometimes, but, like-- um, I just think he's a generally good friend and kind person! And I'm definitely not..." He trails off, unable to finish the sentence, while discreetly glancing around the cafe trying to figure out where the cameras were.
"...Either wayyy, there's no time for that, since I am committed to our SHOREties!" He makes a heart with his hands in the direction of one of the cameras in case someone was watching this particular conversation. It's beyond cringe, but he's desperate.
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Post by Akkordian on Oct 24, 2023 0:23:41 GMT
Ava just stares at Dae as he desperately deflects with a sad and almost understanding look in her eyes, but then quickly shakes it off.
“Yeah, anyways…” She starts, stirring together what will eventually be an oversweet caramel iced coffee, “Since our boo things aren’t with us at the moment, this is like the perfect opportunity for us to hang out! I’m kinda surprised we haven’t really yet, since me and you kinda have the same vibe, y’know?”
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Post by NIKI on Oct 24, 2023 3:27:41 GMT
Dae visibly relaxes once Ava drops the topic. "We do? Well, honestly, after THAT karaoke performance at the start I really wanted to talk to you, heh." He chuckles and pulls up a chair to the counter and sits down.
"Okay, but jokes aside- I just thought it would be awkward after what happened and stuff." He dismissively waves his hand around as usual. "Well, if you really wanna hang out I'm down."
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Post by Akkordian on Oct 24, 2023 3:42:17 GMT
“After what happened?” Is all Ava says as she noisily clambers into a bar seat and takes a long sip of her diabetes-inducing masterpiece she concocted. Kinda goes against her whole healthgirl thing present in-thread and other FTEs, but we all know that silly little coffee drinks transcend the limits of caloric intake monitoring.
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Post by NIKI on Oct 24, 2023 4:29:38 GMT
Dae blinks a couple times and smiles. "Ah, well, it's not important! I must've been overthinking." He eyes Ava's crazy little drink. "Oooh, what did you put in that...??" The tone of this question is unclear.
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Post by Akkordian on Oct 24, 2023 9:16:16 GMT
“Caramel, espresso,” Ava takes another noisy sip, already past caring about whatever Dae was going to bring up before, “Lots of sweet stuff really. I’m kinda just eyeballing a coffee that Raphy made me the other day.”
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Post by NIKI on Oct 25, 2023 6:12:51 GMT
"Awww, Raphy made you a little coffee? Hehehe. That's so nice of her!" He grins. "You know what... good for you, we all need a little treat sometimes!" Dae says, barely refraining from making a toxic diet culture comment since he is also a fan of sweets.
"Hey, actually, I'm curious about something- what do you DO? Do you have like... a job in entertainment or something? You've mentioned having 'fans' before, so..."
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Post by Akkordian on Oct 26, 2023 20:12:50 GMT
Ava smiles, positively glowing, when Dae acknowledges how sweet it was for Ava to get a specially made coffee from Raphael. The smug little gremlin…
She comes back down to earth after the following question, though, and quirks up an eyebrow at the pink-haired lad. “Like, my job? I work at a Hot Topic back home. When I talked about fans, I meant the audience watching the show. Since, y’know, they were gonna love me.”
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Post by NIKI on Oct 26, 2023 20:42:02 GMT
"Ah, of course, of course, hah." He rolls his eyes. "But... Hot Topic? What's that? I don't think I've ever heard of it. Is it like a store or something?" Dae asks as he tries to call the attention of a kitty cat that was walking nearby by snapping his fingers. He's not very successful.
"Honestly, I didn't think you'd have a normal job from the way you act here!"
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Post by Akkordian on Oct 31, 2023 7:11:37 GMT
“Of course I have a normal job!” Ava doesn’t even try to act offended as she places her hand to her flat chest like an old white lady that just saw something shocking, “Girl’s gotta pay her bills. But, retail doesn’t actually pay all that well, and no amount of Fall Out Boy t-shirts I sneak out can really make up for that. I was kinda hoping this show would be my big break, and, well, you know how that went.”
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Post by NIKI on Oct 31, 2023 20:45:22 GMT
"Oh, wow, are you sure it's a good idea to admit to stealing from your job on live television??" Dae says acting all shocked and snickering and stuff.
"Well, I kinda get that. Like, I have fun and everything with my job and I love singing and our fans, but we ARE all cramped into one dorm right now. I mean, we all get along just fine, but living with 5 other guys is crazy, hahaha!! Ha... "
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Post by Akkordian on Nov 5, 2023 2:57:00 GMT
"...shit I really need to stop doing that-"
Ava shakes her head, reprimanding herself slightly, and then dejectedly takes another long sip from her drimnky. "Yeah, I bet it's reaaal tough for a bunch of guys living in such a small space. All cramped together, no privacy..."
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Post by NIKI on Nov 7, 2023 1:38:39 GMT
"Yeah! For real, these guys... ahh, if we had our own space, I think our team dynamic would be so much better! I've tried telling our boss, but- wait a minute..." Dae squints. "....are you trying to imply something here?" Dae asks, smartly.
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Post by Akkordian on Nov 7, 2023 9:23:28 GMT
Ava fake gasps. “Whatever could I possibly be implying, Dae? I’m just saying, it’s definitely a tight fit with you and all your bandmates together, like you said! A really, really tight fit!”
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Post by NIKI on Nov 8, 2023 7:19:57 GMT
Dae's shocked face flushes slightly. "ALLRIIIIGHT! Just because I went to a performance art school, it doesn't mean I'm stupid!! Geez!" He says, but doesn't elaborate on what he thinks Ava is saying.
He looks thoughtful for a moment before speaking up. "...Do you think they broadcast every single conversation that happens here?"
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