The Doctor paid his tab with a credit card loaded by his sonic screwdriver. One could never have too much of the local currency. It had been a few years since he’d been to Japan and as always he was oblivious to where he should and shouldn’t go. This seemed just as good a place as any. It was nice to be back.
He settled himself at one of the tables and spread his hands on the tabletop, staring down at them. In times like this, the little scraps of down time in between things where he was supposed to try and act normal, he never quite knew what to do with himself.
his order isn’t a difficult one, and even if she’s more accustomed to making coffee than tea, it isn’t too unusual for people to order. snags a scone from the display case, thinking for a moment how lucky it was that she had decided to make them that morning, and slides out to present the customer with his order. does so with a smile, though it does falter slightly the closer she gets, that scent she can’t even begin to comprehend throwing her for a moment. still, she doesn’t let it make her seem rude, and she returns behind the counter without incident.
“ne, ojisan.” a few minutes had passed, alice is well aware that her conversation is sudden, but curiosity had always seemed to get the better of her. “are y’ new around here?” leans forward against the counter, watching him carefully, as if she expected him to attack. “it’s just, well, i know most everyone around here, and your japanese is too good for you to be a tourist, not that we get much of those in this ward anyway, since those ghouls started causing trouble.”
sips her own espresso, as if thinking, before she continues. “actually, how did you even get in? news said they’d blocked off all the roads, somethin’ about a raid the ccg are planning. unless - are you an investigator? i serve them all the time, and they were talking about some people comin’ over from the main branch back in the first ward.” pauses again, pushing the hair from her face. knows she’s saying too much, that any more prying would be more suspicious than she already was. “sorry, sorry, i’m rambling. i’ve been workin alone all day, see, haven’t really had the chance to talk to anyone.”
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