| Caffeine Overload; Trent realizes that being a dick is kind of a bad idea. [OPEN] | |
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| theredarcana | Jan 18 2016, 06:38 PM Post #1 |
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Jesus Christ. It had seemed like a good idea at the time. He'd been following a Bedlam thread where a person he didn't know but that apparently has the worst case of tinfoil hat syndrome I've seen outside of imageboards and anonymous forums was criticizing a chain of coffee shops called Hoshiyen in the most paranoid way possible. In response, another person had given out gift codes in the thread for random assorted people to take them and, immediately, Trent Proctor ran to the closest Hoshiyen and redeemed every single one of them, to get all of the free things he could get his hands on. There was only one problem. One smalll, insignificant miscalculation. He would need to have a superhuman stomach and bladder to actually dream of keeping all of this coffee and pastries inside of him. There was a little of everything among the things he had obtained, for several different tastes, but he alone couldn't with all. He'd put up a post in the very same Bedlam thread asking for someone to come and share all of these things with him, but so far nobody had replied to it and he was starting to become desperate. Thus, sitting at one of the tables of the business, dressed in a black zip-up hoodie zipped all the way to the top, grey jeans and black boots, with hs head hung low and resting on his hands, his elbows resting against the table and an unholy variety of coffee beverages and pastries spread out in front of him, he awaited for whatever it is that fate brought his way. I deserve this. |
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| Silverion | Jan 18 2016, 06:56 PM Post #2 |
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*tiling tiling* The noice of a bell ran when a client steps inside. This client being none other than Hideki. What was he doing there? Well, it was another one of those "boy I think you should step outside and something" with him doing nothing but grunting and leaving, before his dad nagged him. And in this occassion, he was glad to find a Hoshiyen in Nagashima. There was a few Hoshiyen places in Osaka, their moccas were always delicious. However, much to his surprise, turning to a side revealed that Trent was there! Not only that, but he had a bunch of drinks and pastries and such. Wow, what did he do to get all of that? "Hey Trent-san!" He said, greeting Trent as he walked in and sat on his table. A strangely bold act, but he thought Trent wouldn't mind? "How did you get all that stuff? Did you win a contest or something?" He asked, completely unaware about what went down on Bedlam earlier. |
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| Ket | Jan 18 2016, 07:07 PM Post #3 |
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Shou was whistling a nice little tune as he strolled down the street. Well today was certainly going well. Katsu had kicked him out to do SOMETHING or other for the party. As it turned out, seemed like a user needed some help and WAS OFFERING FREE FOOD. Shou was never one to turn down company and free food! *tiling tiling* Shou looked around as he entered. He very quickly realized he had no idea just what this user looked like. He should've posted that he was coming, but he was a fan of showing up unannounced in the first place. It was certainly a good thing that someone else called the user's name. With a smile, he walked over to the table as well. "Trent-san right? I'm Shou Yoshida!" He eyed Hideki for a moment, then grinned wide. "Hey Hideki-san! It's nice to see ya again!" Look at that, it was a very small world after all. With that he sat as well. Edited by Ket, Jan 18 2016, 07:08 PM.
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| Yes | Jan 18 2016, 07:28 PM Post #4 |
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Some shitlord decided to take all the codes. That was a mild kind of suck. Minoru liked the prospect of free sugar water, but it wasn't like he needed it. No, not at all. What he needed was to watch whomever it was that decided to cash in on all that sweet sweet Hoshiyen to drink it in one sitting. There was just something cathartic about watching someone who broke the cardinal rule of leave-free-shit-for-everyone-else have to bite it. Or in this case, drink it. The door chime rang a third time as Minoru Sekigahara strolled in, eyes scanning the tables until he saw a man sitting at a coffee-based monument to human folly. Sitting at the Table of Babel was a guy who matched his screen name to a T, and Minoru couldn't help but chuckle at how apropos it was. And from the little snippet of conversation that he heard and the regret oozing from the guy, it sounded like this was in fact his man. "Looking cozy there, Mr. Eye of the Night." Minoru approached with a smirk, and seeing that a complete stranger decided to sit at the table, he decided to close out the table, sitting to Trent's immediate left. Edited by Yes, Jan 18 2016, 07:30 PM.
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| Smile Junky | Jan 18 2016, 07:59 PM Post #5 |
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Yes… I’d sell the souls of all humanity to the devil if I thought it’d get us a happy ending.
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"Ugh." The lone syllable hung in the air as Noriko trudged along towards the street, finally out of her college classes. The entire day had been an absolute pain, with no Science whatsoever, and two sociology ones to take its place instead. 'It'll be an easy A' they said. 'You won't have too much trouble, Noriko' they said. Freakin' bunch of liars... Far from being just a bad subject, it was most likely her worst, and after having a day filled with it, it was enough to make the smithy quite tired and irritable. "At least I got the work at home to cheer me up. Those fans... Man, they're something else to make. Dad would've liked 'em..." Noriko shook her head slightly as she let out a sigh. "Whatever, Nori., I just need a pick-me-up and I'll be ready to go." Luckily for the chestnut-haired student, there was a Hoshiyen not too far away from the campus to help wake her up with overpriced caffeinated sludge. I'll just have them juice me up with a double shot of espresso and be awake the rest of the afternoon and night. Totally worth it. Those local shops can't zap you like they can, even if it costs too much. She pushed the door open with her purple sweater-clad arm and stepped inside, and was about to make her way towards the counter when a few things caught her attention, no matter how hard she tried to stay on track.. One was that dang Hideki kid that seemed to be everywhere now. I finished the order, why do I keep seeing you!? And then second was the thing he was sitting next to. A table, a normal ordinary table, weighed down by the immense amount of cups filled with coffee sitting next to a mound of pastries like some sort of obscene diabetes-inducing feast. It was too much, even Noriko couldn't help herself up making some sort of noise of disbelief. "Uhhh..." Why does someone have that much... anything?! |
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| theredarcana | Jan 18 2016, 10:18 PM Post #6 |
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The pale young man raised his gaze once Hideki entered the store and greeted him. "...uh, hello, Tachibana-san. So, did you come for - oh." Trent was about to ask if he had seen the thread, but since he didn't seem to know anything about the backstory of all the things he now had, chances were that he hadn't seen the thread. Did I win a contest? "...sorta. Long story. Okay, I need to ask you something; do you want any of these things? Because I'm just... feeling generous today." With that, still slouched over, he grabbed a paper cup that contained what appeared to be iced coffee and removed its cover entirely. "Cheers. Dig in." With that, he took a sip of the cup he was holding... ...and then another person showed up. "...oh, hello... Yoshida-san. You two know each other?" The pale young man looked at the newcomer. A blond, slightly built man with green eyes, shorter than himself. And he's kinda cute--what the fuck am I even thinking. "...nevermind that, do you want some of this too?" As he said that, he pointed at all the things on the table. "It's free. Dig in." And yet another person appeared, this one apparently with... slightly different intentions. "...personal space." With that, he moved to the side and away from the glasses-wearing skinny pretty boy that has completely black irises? What? Must be contacts or something... "...also, it's 'the eye of night', not 'eye of the night'. On that note, I have a name. Trent Proctor. Please don't call me by an online handle in real life, it's kinda... kinda cringeworthy." He brushed those thoughts aside. "...anyways, you're here for the free food too, right? Dig in. It's, well, free." He took a sip from his rather unremarkable coffee... ...and yet another person entered the store. At least this one seemed to not have come for the express purpose of jumping at the offer of free food, as she went towards the counter and now she's coming here. Great. When she arrived, however, she seemed to have no idea what was happening. "...hello. I... uh, all of this stuff is free, so if you want any of it, you can just take it. Dig in." With that, he returned to his cup of coffee, hoping that having called all those strangers to have free food hadn't been a bad idea. It wasn't. It was a terrible idea. Edited by theredarcana, Jan 18 2016, 10:20 PM.
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| Silverion | Jan 18 2016, 10:50 PM Post #7 |
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memedesu
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He tilted his head for a moment, as he was offered a bite from Trent. Maybe he knew he wouldn't be able to eat this much? "Well... Sure, thank you." He said, before grabbing a jelly donut and eating it. "I was going to go and order something to drink, but I guess I can eat something first." Alas, he managed to make himself understandable, despite talking with his mouth full. It was then when he heard a familiar voice. Gulping his bite and turning to see revealed to be none other than Shou. "Ah, hello Shou-san! Good to see you too." He said, before turning to Trent, who was asking about him. "Oh yeah, I met him not too long ago, he helped me up with certain things." He said before making his index and middle finger touch the skin next to his eyes, as a way to signal a mask. Of course, it wouldn't be advisable talk about Persona things so openly, so he hoped that was enough of a hint. Speaking of Persona, another person appeared, who mentioned Trent's handle and immediatelly went to sit next to him. And Trent did not know that person, how strange. "Uuuh, who are you?" He asked quizzically, as he kept eating the donut. And then, someone else appeared. Huh, if you wanted popularity, win a prize of bagels. However, the newest face was the most surprising. "N-Noriko-san? Ah, hey there! Nice to see you." He said. She still seemed rather imposing, but maybe a drink of coffee is going to make her relax. And be less scary. |
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| Ket | Jan 19 2016, 06:17 PM Post #8 |
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Well damn, seemed like everyone and their mother had gotten the message. Shou was pretty glad he had found a seat beforehand, as the table immediately got pretty crowded. "I was basically his wingman." He grinned and winked at Hideki before grabbing at the PILES of FREE sugar just laying around. He'd been living on ramen and water for QUITE awhile now. A new taste was definitely welcome. Shou only hesitated a moment as Trent gave him the go ahead to eat. Perhaps he had gotten ahead of himself. Well, manners were out the window. "Ah, thanks!" He went to town on the drinks, quite liking the taste. He stopped for a moment as another joined the table. "Hey there stranger, joining the festivities?" He grinned and went back to his FEAST Uh kid, I shouldn't be the one to point this out. How long has it been since you last had sugar? Ahh...seems like forever, why? Hehe, no reason. "Hi new person!" He gave a small wave, actually having to catch his breath. Maybe he needed to slow down on the eating. Yeah, he'd give the coffee a try. "You should join us! Free food!" His eyes shifted towards Trent for a moment, unsure if he crossed any sort've line. Wasn't entirely his food to give out was it? Either way it worked out, seemed he was inviting anyone and everyone. |
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| Nonsequitur | Jan 19 2016, 06:51 PM Post #9 |
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Hanako really had not expected someone to hog all the codes. Mostly because it's super-rude, partially because she was just so tired she didn't give it a second thought at the time. What she did realize were a few important things.
So, with that in mind, she was quickly realizing why wrath, pride, sloth, greed and gluttony were all deadly sins. She also threw on a sweater, olive green light jacket and drove to the location Trent specified to make sure no one was OD'ing off the brew at that moment. So she parked, walked though the doors and had a look around. Oh, she found them without much trouble. There was Trent, and Shou, as well as Hideki who'd she'd met at the festival that one time and…a couple of people she'd never met before in her life. "Hey everyone. Don't mind me, I'm just stopping in for a moment. For those of you that don't know me, I'm Hanako Ito." She seemed a bit drained, time with no sun meant she'd reverted to a near-deathly pallor in skin-tone that rivaled Trent's on his most sunless of days. She seemed a bit disheveled, but smiled warmly and waved broadly as she approached the table. Not as bad as she thought! And there's like…a half dozen people there! If they paced themselves they'd be fine. It was fine~! |
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| Yes | Feb 1 2016, 12:18 AM Post #10 |
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"Well, glad I know your name now, guy. I was really here to watch you finish all of this like a champ, but if you're offering, I'll take my fill." Minoru shrugged as he grabbed a cup of coffee. Really, he was here to see Trent reach the tragic realization that mooching all the codes was a very, very bad idea, but that ship had sailed and here they all were with a lot of coffee. He sipped on a vaguely beige concoction and immediately gave pause, eyeing the beverage with scrutiny. What did they brew the beans with? Simple syrup? He grabbed another cup of beverage, sipped it to verify that it was black, and began to cut the former with the latter. Wow, there were people everywhere. If this didn't teach Trent the Memer not to break the Unspoken Role of Mooching, surely nothing else would. He considered responding to the various 'who-are-you's, but hesitated as more and more people streamed in for coffee. When he was sure that there weren't going to be more people—well, at least for the time being—he nodded. "I'm Sekigahara. On Bedlam, now here. I don't think I know any of you, but it's okay meeting all of you. I guess." |
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