quietmounds | (no subject)

Since a boundary being 'well defined' doesn't seem to actually matter, you can find similar mental loopholes to justify things like traveling through time and space, changing your appearance or another's, limiting or increasing someone else's abilities? Is there an upward limit? Does the boundary between fiction and reality allow you to make real anything you can imagine?

I'm not omnipotent. But the boundary between what I can and can't do is also pretty ill-defined -- for obvious reasons, I suppose. For your own purposes feel free to assume that I'm capable of anything at all unless proven otherwise. It's the most useful way of thinking about it, anyway.

Are you willing to prove any of this without doing something unpleasant for me like killing me and bringing me back to life?

Not for free.

What do you want?

Coffee.

[SOMEWHERE IN THE APARTMENTS, KAITO STARES AT THE CEILING FOR A LONG TIME. then sighs.

and types]

Fine. Come by LuXe tomorrow.

[ YOU DID THIS TO YOURSELF, KEI!!!!! ]

I'll see you there.

[the next morning.

Kaito is at work, the same as usual. He's not at the register though, instead setting up a new display case of incredibly expensive coffee mugs and thermoses.]

Oh? Normally a to-go cup is fine, but since you're buying, I'll take it in one of those.

[ from behind you, that annoying lady from before in impeccable business-casual as always. for some reason the door didn't make any noise when she came in. ]

[Clenches up, normally people coming up behind him wouldn't surprise him but he was on alert today for obvious reasons and still didn't sense or hear her and goddamn.

Turns around and stares at her for a long moment.]

....Yeah. If anyone was going to be a demon, it would be you.

Not all youkai have good taste in coffee, mind you. That's just me. You remember my order, right?

[effortless Good Employee face.]

Miss grande breve half-caff quad ristretto latte, light foam, two and a half hazelnut.

[Gestures to the wall of many fancy containers]

Which one do you prefer?

[ Grabbing one that looks like this fancy-ass 50 dollar hipster ceramic thermos. ]

You get an employee discount, I'm sure, right?

[ Said in a way that suggests she thinks you probably don't, to be honest. ]

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Of course, the benefits here are the best.

[Says it like he actually does, but i mean he works sixteen hour shifts five days a week at the highest paying place here for no reason other than he's kind of bored. So honestly, who cares about money.

Also continues in that faux-companionable customer service way.]

Do you still want a grande, or should I fill the thermos today?

Add an extra caffeinated shot and another pump of hazelnut and fill it up, if you would, thank you. Do you like working here, then?

[Okay, heading behind the counter to do that.]

Honestly?

Up to you, really. I won't tell your boss, but I won't be offended by a lie, either.

[Makes a point to only answer her when he's moved to a space where there is no immediately around. But it's not like LuXe is ever super busy.]

I don't think Jack is under illusions that I'm passionate about coffee and customer service anyway, he's not that deluded. Probably.

It's fine. Boring. Customer service sucks. Pays well. I mostly wanted something to do and figured I might as well be making money while I do it.

Sounds about right.

Is that why you were interested in taking classes, then? Boredom, I mean.

More or less. But the way the school is here, I might as well just spend eight hours a day reading in the library.

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That also sounds about right... so then, what are you interested in learning about?

Whether or not you can really do the things you say.

[(= hands her the drink]

Do you mind if we go somewhere else? It looks bad if I'm chatting on the floor.

Probably bad form to do this in a coffee shop anyway. Lead the way.

[ Taking the drink and then taking a sip, humming in approval after a moment. Sweet delicious caffeine. ]

[anyway then Kei goes somewhere semi alone with the lady who specifically was like, you know a great way to hunt humans, get them alone.

It's semi public at least, just wandering toward the lake. It's a nice day!]

What's your name?