Post #2713410 in Arc 4, a roleplay on RPG

"That's backwards thinking." Asagi replied as he listened to Menou talk about her personal skills which he asked about. "So...you're a singer, writer and gamer huh?" Asagi pondered over those words for a little while, still rooted in his seat.

"Well...I'm not gonna deny it is hard to break into the industry. The risk is quite high." Asagi explained. "Even if you do make it in, you'll also have to sustain yourself and in our times, that means dishing out records. Lots of it. Of course, I'm not saying you can't--quite the opposite in fact. I'm sure you can make it there and I truly believe that. However, I don't think now is the time for it yet. It's--how do I put this? It's like you're already standing in front of that door but your hands do not have the strength to open it. Do you follow?"

Asagi pauses to look at Menou straight in the eye. "You need time and experience. No one becomes a genius overnight. When you reach the age where your parents cut off your funds completely--well...maybe you'll go a little hungry which actually might be a good experience for an artist like yourself. However, you don't want to stay hungry do you?"

Asagi buckles down to get to his point. "I'm thinking...why don't you come work with me a bit? Not for me but with me. I don't like subordinate-superior relationships. My workload may pile up starting next week so we can probably start there. I'm not...going to guarantee that I can pay you much but the job isn't that difficult and you can still practice singing and writing if you have the time. Who knows? Maybe you'll even end up with a little extra on the side? At any rate, it's still much better than just sitting around forever don't you think?"

Asagi presents his offer with a wink.

"Tea is just plain old leaf water that those hard nosed elites branded with the label of "class". Don't mind them." Kazuya proudly "corrects Akeno's perception of tea" with a satisfied nod. Kirika sighs.

"Considering the fact that only the dark mocha passed my standards, you sure are confident about yourself. A little too much so."

"Call it taking pride in one's craft! But umm...you have to admit I'm not rusty at all right?"

"Well...I guess you aren't that rusty..." Kirika sighs again.

"That's good to hear!" For a while, Kazuya pondered over the two girls' assessment of the drinks he made. As he was pondering over it, Kirika's attention turned to the lizard-looking guy she asked to look for bowls earlier. It seems he had done his task quite well. In record time too.

"Thank you. I'll drop by your room later for your compensation. What unit did you say you were staying at again?"

"Oh! Didn't know you got a couple more hands." Kazuya waves to the other guy. "Yo! I'm Kazuya Tamashiro! Looking forward to working with you coworker!"

"He's just a temp though. At least until the shop officially opens. Kirika corrects his assumption.

"In that case, hi! My name is Kazuya Tamashiro. Looking forward to working with your for the duration of the week!" Instead of just leaving it at that, Kazuya actually went the additional length of re-introducing himself. "How's that?!" He asks Kirika. Kirika just grumbled a little.

As Kirika talked to the man, Kazuya sat down beside Akeno, opting to hear her thoughts out on the matter first. "The dark mocha seemed perfect, based from what you and Kirika-san said. The cappuccino may need a bit more practice. As for the latte...well, individual tastes vary so maybe it's better if we serve the milk and coffee separately? That way they can add more or less depending on their taste."

Kazuya looked rather proud of himself for coming up with that suggestion. If his father was around, he was sure he'd find that idea novel too.

"Urghh...did I ever tell you guys I can't handle cold drinks...?" Aziz practically had his head down on the table after trying to gulp down an entire mason jar of chocolate shake in one go. He of course, was unable to hold it still for long and barely even managed to gulp down half.

"Don't really know how you guys do it but...you win...I'm out..."

Snippet #2713410

located in Unnamed City, a part of Arc 4, one of the many universes on RPG.

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