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Who: Lyall, Stella, and Hajime.
What: Lyall drops by to speak with Hajime at his restaurant... with a plus one.
When: Like... Monday? Monday sounds good. Monday the 9th of December 2013, sometime after Lyall gets off of school. Ye.
Where: Pull up pull up to Aikawa's with a funny face

[ All that driving and patiently waiting in the front seat... for this? Stella rests comfortably on Lyall's shoulder as they walk from the car to a building named Aikawa's. Ai-ka-wa's, she sounds out to herself, her whiskers twitching a bit. What is that? Apparently, this was Hajime's restaurant, but naming a building for anything other than its intended purpose seemed a little silly to Stella. Why not just call it "Food Here" and be done with it?

She huffs a little, but resigns herself to saving the question for later. (She does this a lot. She has a repository of questions about human customs in her head that never quite manages to clear out. She's gotten very good at remembering small trivial things to look up on Google and the Wikipedia later.)

For right now, her head sways as Lyall makes his way to the restaurant. It's been a while since she's seen Hajime... Hopefully, he shouldn't be too busy. ]

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[Lyall gives her a little scratch on the side of the neck, more a reassuring motion for her than a real petting. She's sentient, after all. He only "pets" when she invites it or seems to need it.

He doesn't go up to the door-- instead, he pulls his phone out with his free hand and texts Hajime:]

You have company :)

[Inside, Hajime's surprised to get the text, and it doesn't take him too long to go out on break--he was, as usual, overdue for one. After a few minutes, he'll come out holding a small box.]

Hey.

[There's a casual wave at Lyall, and then a double take at Stella.]

Oh, hey, I didn't know you'd be bringing Stella. Hi, Stella.

[Talking to a ferret is still weird, so Hajime holds up the box he's carrying.]

I brought out some sushi, if you guys want some.

[He knows Lyall's not in the best financial shape right now...and food's always good, right? Something occurs to him, and he looks at Stella.]

Have you ever had sushi before?

[ As Lyall takes out his phone, Stella looks around very quickly for bystanders, then chances a gesture at it. Hey, she's got one of her own too, now! And she'd at least like to talk to the both of them if they can get away with it.

She withdraws her paw immediately when Hajime steps out - every since the increased reports of police activity, and especially since Lyall's brush with them, she's gotten a little more antsy about how animal-like she appears while in public. No one seems to be around besides them, though, so she tilts her head curiously and shakes her head in an answer to Hajime's question. Ugh, miming is so limited. How can she be as bitingly sarcastic as she usually is through adorable animal mannerisms? ]

I'll get it out in a minute. Let us find someplace to sit with Hajime first.

[Because he brought hers, too. She's just impatient-- which he supposes he can understand. He offers Hajime a smile when he comes out, sniffing the smell wafting from that sushi appreciatively.]

It's fish and seaweed with bits of vegetables and such mixed in. You'll probably like it. --Thank you, Hajime. I only rarely turn down free food.

[Especially these days. He pockets his phone, looking about for someplace to settle, then nods to an outdoor table for a nearby fast food place.]

Why don't you sit with us a bit? Knowing you, you haven't had a break in a while, so I'm sure you're due.

Sure, but I can't stay long.

[He's sitting down and setting the box of sushi down. He's opening it up so Stella can take a look if she wants.]

They'll come looking for me in a little bit...and I'm pretty sure the guys who run this place won't like me hanging around for too long, anyway.

[ -- Fish! And seaweed. For heaven's sake, she's been looking for an opportunity like this since Thanksgiving. She chats with herself happily. Finally. She hops from Lyall's shoulder and onto the table, delicately takes a roll and pads a couple steps back, setting the roll on her forepaws to situate it before gobbling down. Please continue your conversation, gentlemen, as she eats she'll be having herself a quiet echo. ]

We won't keep you. I thought a visit might be in order, though, and Stella was getting stir-crazy.

[And he's less concerned about implicating Hajime, since there are fewer police to watch him here, as there are at the school. While Stella eats, he pulls out her toy phone and sets it beside her, in case she decides to join the conversation.]

How's work? Busy?

[Hajime watches Stella dig into the food and seems more amused than anything; he'd wondered if the ferret would even want the sushi in the first place. Looks like that was a good call, oddly enough.]

Same as always, really. We're doing well. How have things been at the school?

[ Stella lifts her head from her meal and nods in thanks for her phone. The Echo she got was a little heavy, so she'll be digesting it a little longer. (digesting. haha, did. yeah.)

She'll tap out a message before going back for a second roll and digging in. She's found that addressing the texts to Lyall's number then making and deleting messages within the empty text entry area was the most efficient way to have a conversation. ]

well had better not mean busy
id like more of these fast if ye please

[ /spoiled ]

[Glancing down at the now-familiar tapping, Lyall skimmed the text and chuckled a bit.]

We can get another order to go, if you really like them. --Apparently you have made a fan, Hajime.

Things at school are all right, I suppose. A lot of the other teachers and some of the students are looking at me a bit funny now, but it's nothing I can't handle.

Hey, she's got good taste. I can get you guys some more before you leave, no problem.

[He just won't tell the sushi chef who liked the food so much.]

Maybe you'll get lucky and someone will do something stupid like steal all the toilet seats. Get some attention off of you and onto them.

[ her tail twitches twice; once when Lyall says they can order again, and once when Hajime says she has good taste. All true, all good, all delightfully supportive of her ego. She chews at this roll a little more slowly, tapping into the conversation idly as they talk. She's probably going to get into the habit of interrupting people once she gets her voice back.... ]

sounds interestin
could it be done
im sure some of the young pups on the network could be convinced

Oh, I'm sure if I so much as suggested it to Bakura, he'd find a way to get attention off me. But I'd really rather he didn't. The last thing he needs is to get in trouble again.

[He picks up one of the roll pieces, himself, to sample. He's terribly uncouth about it, too, just using his fingers. But he's terrible with chopsticks, and who's to see him except Stella (who won't know any better) and Hajime (who he hopes won't mind terribly).]

[Hajime has, by this point, learned to ignore Lyall's lack of skill with the chopsticks. He kills the momentary urge to offer to make Lyall a training set of chopsticks using the wrapper and a rubber band like he tends to do for little kids at the restaurant.

And really, Stella likes the food from his restaurant? Of course he'll say she has good taste.]

Best-case scenario, we get some misbehaving kid who isn't on the network getting into trouble.

[ Stella licks her chops. Curse her small stomach! She could fit maybe one more, but that's all. ]

twas an idea
and without that hes got to stay under wraps for longer
if they be smart enough to understand the reason why its gotta be done then why not

And a good idea, thank you, Stella. It will just require some effort in the implementation.

[He offers a grin, mostly teasing her.]

I suppose, though, if you wanted to help, a ferret on campus could cause all sorts of trouble without being seen.

[Hajime stifles a laugh at the thought of a ferret running amok on campus.]

If you played your cards right, a smart ferret could probably make them think the school was haunted.

[And then a slight wince at the realization that he just used a card metaphor, of all things.]

[ Stella chews and thinks about it for a moment. ]

ye really think so
cause im sayin no

[The card reference goes right over Lyall's head, sorry, Hajime. He's not used to specifically noticing such things, despite having two or three friends now with those kinds of "other fellows". So all he does is grin and assure the ferret:]

I was mostly joking, Stella, don't worry. I won't be setting you loose on campus to cause mayhem unless you really feel like it.

[Hajime still looks amused at the whole idea.]

Yeah, we wouldn't want you to start any trouble you weren't interested in starting.

[ stella chuckles to herself. It's a fairly loud "dook dook dook dook" noise. ]

only reason im sayin no is because i cant figure out a way to get me places i needs without some help
caint do it on me own after all
ill need a few more sets of paws

[If this were text, Lyall might have corrected "can't" since that's less "accented typing" and more "misspelling" in his book. As it is, he just frowns a bit at the message, and shakes his head.]

Well, if you ever decide you feel like some fun in that manner, do let mek now.

[He pops another of the sushi, chews, and adds,]

This is really a pretty tasty plate. What kind of roll is this, Hajime?

Who knows, maybe there's a disgruntled janitor ready to give a ferret a hand.

[He seems pleased at the praise for the sushi, at least.]

It's an anakyu roll. Eel and cucumber.

[Never any California rolls in what he brings; the restaurant's too traditional for that.]

That one there is just yellowtail.

thatd be promisin

[ she finally finishes her roll, positive that her spelling is impeccable. She'll go for her third roll as soon as she recovers. Yyyep. ]

ana q
eel and yellowtail i know but that words strange

Cucumber? Or anakyu? Cucumber is a vegetable, long and kind of green. Anakyu is a word in Japanese, though I couldn't tell you what it means.

[Lyall glances to Hajime for that one.]

[Hajime shrugs.]

Anakyu's just what you call a roll that's got eel and cucumber in it.

[ She makes an attempt to rise - nope nope nope still too soon, she flounces back down on her paws. ]

both i spose
got no word for either
spose yours will do

[Lyall gives her very full self a gentle pat on the back, hiding a smile by looking over at Hajime instead.]

Well, I suppose I'd best finish this off, myself, if Stella's out of room. How much longer do we have you for?

[He pops the second to last piece into his mouth while waiting for the answer.]

[Hajime checks his watch.]

Not too much longer. They'll come looking for me if I'm not back in time.

[ Stella starts up at his words, snaking over to the box and snatching the last sushi with much more alacrity than she probably should have. Ooh nooo. She sits the sushi on her paws and rests for a moment. She can only hope that Lyall remembered that they asked for more before they left... ]

You work too hard. I'd wager they would be perfectly happy to let you sit out here a little longer than you usually do.

[It's mostly a tease, really, especially since he's watching Stella out of the corner of his eye and grinning.]

They might.

[He grins, both at Stella and at Lyall's comment.]

But they might get worried if I'm not right back there ready to overwork myself again.

[It's too bad that's not as much of a joke as he thinks it is.]

[ She huffs, stuffing as much of the last sushi into her mouth as she can, typing slowly with one claw. Her gluttony will not stop her from this very important statement: ]

dont ye dare
if ye overwork yourself youll hurt yourself and then where would i get more o this food
dont ye even think about it

[Lyall decides not to mention that they could get it from anyone at the restaurant-- just not for free. Instead, he chuckles.]

See? Even the ferret thinks you work too hard.

Alright, alright, I'll keep that in mind. It's not my fault I'm too good at my job.

[ Good. She is the most important person here, after all, so her opinion is the only one that matters. ]

that aint on mate
if ye truly be the best ye should only work for the finest of gentlefolk
save the effort for folk who appreciate it ye follow

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