Operation 25 | [Video]

[orlokbutterfly]

Gale Force and The Cat's Meow have teamed up for a limited special for the upcoming holiday- buy something at one company's business and get discount coupons for the other. So if you buy some treats at the Cat's Eye you can get some discounted drinks at Hangar Queen and vice versa. Offer's void on the fifteenth.

[Gale sure doesn't seem as lively as usual, especially for a "discount booze advertisement." In fact, he seems pretty frustrated with something. He's lounging in a corner booth at Hangar Queen, decked out in his usual uniform for the business and twiddling his butterfly adorned cigarette holder between his fingers.]

By the way, no one cares what side you're on regarding whether you celebrate Valentine's Day or not. Chances are this place is gonna pull something weird and make everyone celebrate it whether they like it or not anyway. It's probably good that this place doesn't seem to believe in White Day or we'd just do this same song and dance all over again.

[He mutters something to himself in what sounds like Russian. Anyone who might know the language may catch him saying-]

| If this is the maturity level you all display towards a pointless holiday, then it's no wonder most of you don't have relationships. |

[He pushes up his glasses.]

Ayame's gone, by the way.

[One day he'll learn.]

Comments

[Video]

[sonicosuper]

*Unlike the others, Sonico doesn't express any doubt or question whether Ayame is gone - she just accepts it as true, trying not to show her sadness on her face*

Oh. Ayame too...

[Video]

[orlokbutterfly]

[Hearing Sonico respond seems to make him wince. As if the girl wasn't having a hard enough time right now.]

Sorry, doll.

[Video]

[sonicosuper]

*She lowers her eyes and takes a deep breath before replying*

It's not your fault. It's just the way things are here...

[Video]

[orlokbutterfly]

[Sure, it wasn't his fault, but she was the only person who responded that he feels remotely bad for.]

Again, if you need anything, let me know.

[Which goes against everything his mind is telling him right now, but it was hard to not open up for Sonico.]

[Video]

[sonicosuper]

I just need to learn to be stronger, that's all... I need to learn how to deal with all of this...

*All said with her eyes down on the table in front of her, her tone almost bitter with herself*