[ closed ] because you're so smooth

[lyingheart]

WHO: Kotetsu & Annie
WHERE: A Smoothie Place
WHEN: First week of January
WHAT: Wild Tiger keeps giving Annie gifts of giftcards to a smoothie place that she hasn't used yet; she breaks that trend. And meets Kotetsu.
WARNINGS: none

[ Annie stares up at the menu and wonders why the hell everything in the world has fifteen too many options. They're broken into sections here, so she looks for one that says "fruit and veggies" after spotting ice cream in half of them. She's not even sure what acai is, but it... probably is okay?

Even paying for this is weird. She looks at the gift card, at the register, at the gift card, then hands it over, looking faintly quizzical. The cashier seems unperturbed, running the gift card and reporting back what's left on it. Annie squints. There's still money on the damn thing? Yes, obviously, but she was kind of hoping the tiger guy was... not... spending guilt money on her. Or whatever it was.

Nngh. She really wished he hadn't sent anything for Christmas, either, having surrendered the pink animal thing to Rex. The dog's happy with the present. Annie took out the insides making sure it was okay and sewed it back up for him, so no beans are left inside, thankfully.

Now she gets to wait for whatever she ordered. Watching the making process is kind of fascinating; when did they get the juices into the big containers? Have they been there for days? The carrot juice and the orange juice is all freshly made, she just saw them do that. Magical smoothie place what are you? ]

Comments

[earnedmystripes]

Hmph. How old are you, anyway? Like, fifteen, sixteen? That's still gross, you're only a few years older than my actual kid.

[lyingheart]

[ this is just... why is he still talking about this. Annie's eyebrows are subtly lifted. ]

Do you enjoy feeling outraged, or is this... how you choose to deal with feeling embarrassed?

[ her eyes flick over to the next table, where the group there keeps surreptitiously glancing at them. sigh. she'd be avoiding this particular location again in the future on the off chance these people were regulars. ]

[earnedmystripes]

[Because he needs to be Really Clear that that is gross and he would never and ugh god why this, why him, why life. He huffs, grumbling.]

There's nothing to enjoy about that.

[Sullenly sips at his drink!!!!!]

[lyingheart]

Then your embarrassment is over the top.

[ Though at least the other table isn't staring at them anymore. Small blessings! ]

[earnedmystripes]

It's a totally legitimate reaction!

[Puffing out a cheek. That Moment When A Teenager Is More Mature Than You: An Autobiography.]

[lyingheart]

If you were actually being called out for propositioning me, yes. Because you'd be guilty.

[earnedmystripes]

If I was gross enough to be hitting on a minor, I probably wouldn't care.

[He came out to have a good time and he's honestly feeling so attacked right now.]

[lyingheart]

[ Is he still... Annie sighs inwardly, closing her eyes and standing up after a moment. ]

Mm. Maybe.

[ Then she starts to walk away - even without the people at the table over staring, this has entirely made every desire she has to not stand out feel uncomfortable with the attention... and possible loss of a location to hang around, if it lingered in anyone's memories. Being memorable was pretty much always the opposite of Annie's plans. ]

[earnedmystripes]

[...???]

O-oi, you don't gotta leave...

[lyingheart]

[ She tosses him a backward wave. alskdjf SORRY SHE IS SO RUDE KOTETSU she's literally heading through the door as she says: ]

See you around, Kotetsu.