genessia | 015 | summer don't know me no more

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Who: Shinjiro + Belle + Scott
Where: Attleton, at Lettuce Feed U Sandwiches
When: 11/10/2017
What: ~~not a date~~ Friends! Eating lunch together! After donating money to a charity for the opportunity! Yes, that is all!
Warnings: Awkwardness, more awkwardness, Shinjiro trying to not curse because of Belle's sensibilities, Shinjiro wanting to curse because of Scott's face doing the thing, Belle possibly finding out what "dating" really is and imploding from the embarrassment of being on a date with two guys at once, Scott wondering if blasting the wall open in the rear would let him escape faster, you know, what you'd expect.

It was a pretty nice day out.

Sun was shining at the moment, the air was starting to get brisk with the changing seasons - the leaves were turning, the grass was browning. A quiet day in the sleepy little neighborhood of Attleton.

A nice day for a ~~date~~ lunch with friends.

Shinjiro had come straight from his morning shift at the bakery, only changing out the apron and making sure his pants didn't manage to get too badly covered in flour. He was fine. Sorta. Ish. Whatever. It was just lunch. With two friends. Who he liked as friends. Didn't have a ... there were no thoughts about ... one of them who ... nope. Totally fine.

He hesitated outside the door, not certain if he ended up beating them there, before entering the restaurant.

Suck it up, he told himself. You're the only one freaking out about this. They just helped out a friend who got himself into a stupid situation, and now they want to hang out. Chill the hell out.

If they were going to treat this casually, so was he.

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Scott came straight from working at the Sand Gym to their meeting point and got there early. He had taken a shower at work and put on nicer clothes than the ones he usually wore -which meant his clothes matched colors for once. Then he had spent 15 minutes trying to figure out what to do with his hair only to lave it exactly as he always wore it.

At least he smelled good? He thinks??? Would his friends even care? His...dates? Technically Shinjiro is his date, and that's a really nice thought, but he is also Belle's date. Yet Belle isn't Scott's date and he's not hers...and he is getting a headache already.

Scott can't wrap his mind around the situation. All he had wanted was to help his friend and now he found himself inside a restaurant in a table for three. He was seriously reconsidering his life choices when Shinjiro walked into the restaurant. Scott gave him a wave to get his attention and a small smile.

Belle hadn't worked that day and had spent the morning cleaning up on apartment. When the time came around for their lunch date she dressed and headed to their meeting spot. She was wearing a pink and red dress with her red cloak pulled over her shoulders. She knew that there were jackets and other fashions but she likes what she's used too.

She's the only one not over thinking their date. She's looking forward to getting to know Scott and she's always enjoyed her time with Shinjiro.

Belle arrived a second after Shinjiro, coming up behind him with a warm grin. "Sorry. Was I little late." It was a long walk from her apartment in Genessia. "How are you guys?" There was all ease and friendliness as she takes a seat at the table.

Shinjiro nods in return to Scott's wave, and a moment later, Belle came in behind him. They both looked ... nice. He wondered if he should have - well, no, he didn't really own anything different. He told himself he was being ridiculous.

Taking a seat beside Scott, he left the seat either across from him or Scott open for Belle.

"You're fine," he tells Belle.

"I'm doin all right. Workin at the bakery is definitely better than that old job." Even if he was having a little problems wrapping his head around being a co-owner. He looks at Belle, and half-looks at Scott. "How 'bout you guys?"

"I've only been here a few minutes, you're both in time. I always get to places a little early."

It's an old habit he can't quite shake and directly caused by his lifestyle back home. He likes to explore his surrounding, so to speak, and check them for any possible danger. It's an absurd thing to do when you are only having lunch with friends. They both look so very nice. Well, Belle looks very nice, Shinjiro looks like always does...which is more than nice enough in Scott's opinion.

"It must be cool to be your own boss. I can't complain about mine, though, Mayu is very nice and polite."

Belle took a seat at the closest chair which happened to be in front of Scott's seat. She shifted a few inches, allowing herself the ability to address both of them easily while being on the opposite side of the table. This was why Belle preferred round tables to square ones though she supposed spatially it wouldn't make much sense.

"You two look wonderful."

Her hands rest on her lap while a warm smile pulls across her lips.

"I'm having a fine time at work. My work isn't too hard and I have time for a few other projects. Someone in my building had been nice enough to help me fix my window after the paper boy destroyed it." Belle smiles a little awkwardly.

"I'm glad that the bakery is working so well. Where do you work Scott?" She knows a lot about Shinjiro's work but nothing about what Scott does.

"It's fine." Getting early to places was a good habit, in his opinion - pretty much for the same reasons as Scott was thinking.

He sat hunched in his seat, hands in his pockets, as he listened to them talk. When Scott mentioned that Shinjiro was his own boss now, he looked at the table, not knowing what to say. It was still too strange. He played it casual, most of the time, at work - but he was still feeling like something was going to explode in his face.

Like a constant voice telling him that good things just didn't happen to him. Shinjiro wanted to tell that voice to get stuffed.

But he couldn't help but smile, a ghost of the expression flickering there, when Belle mentioned the paperboy. Did he really remember Scott as 'spandex guy'? Shinjiro shared, "The kid's a menace. Had to help Scott out, just after I got here, when th' brat broke his window, too."

His eyes shifted from Belle's, to Scott's - which was probably a mistake. He looked away again, fidgeted with something in his right pocket.

Nodded absently. "Orihime's done a real good job on th' place."

Scott felt warmth rose to his cheeks at Belle's polite praise and he ducked his head with a small 'thank you'.

"Yes, that's exactly how Shinjiro and I started to know each other better. " Scott agreed with the other boy's words, remembering that with fondness. "That kid should be in the baseball league, he is a menace."

He saw Shinjiro's' reaction and wondered if the other teen was still feeling awkward about the whole three-way date. Scott was only feeling slightly more at easy and it was because he had good company. He looked back at Belle.

"I'm a Judo teacher at the Sand Gym, it's in Genessia City. It's a full-time job but I can adjust my working hours and my high school ones without much issue. And I agree with Shinjiro, the bakery is amazing and the food is great."

He nudged Shinjiro's side, briefly. "Certain someone here makes fantastic crepes.

"I'm sure he means well." Belle replied when they spoke about the paper boy. He was a little intense and at sometime missed his mark but he tried his best to deliver a paper to everyone. She couldn't imagine that it's an easy job. "And it's because of him that you two met and that I got to meet you as well Scott." There was Belle, looking on the bright side.

"Yes." She looked from Scott to Shinjiro. "I was able to try them as well." She'd been at the opening of the bakery though she and Orihime had spend a fair amount of time going over the different machines that the bakery used. Belle hadn't seen many of them and found herself instantly enthralled in how they worked.

"You have a talent for cooking Shinjiro."

Belle was polite and pleasant. She didn't want to make things awkward or more date like than anyone was uncomfortable with. As far as she saw it, they were friends who were spending time together and there was nothing awkward about that.

"You sayin I should send him a thank you card?" Shinjiro drawls, smirking just a little. He wasn't entirely certain the paperboy was even as human as the natives here - by the way he acted and behaved, he was almost a force of nature. Not that there was anything wrong with that, of course. Or even that weird, remembering what they dealt with at home.

It was still a bit strange, knowing that Scott was going to school and working. He didn't see much point in it. He respected Scott more for it, though. Even if it did sound like a hassle.

And, of course, at that praise - as polite and genuine as it was - he blushed a little again, looking at the table.

"They're alright," he muttered, and yes it was dumb, and he knew it was his damn job - but he couldn't help but feel embarrassed by the praise. "Nothin really that special or fancy."

"I just, know what I've picked up. I ain't a professional or nothin."

.... Shinjiro, wasn't owning your own bakery, making food for a living, and being paid for it kind of the definition of a professional?

015 | summer don't know me no more

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Jesus, I thought I had replied this...my apologies

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