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A Family Visit || [[Mist/Iluka]]

Mist hummed, walking down the street. Today, she wasn’t accompanied by any monster- not even Torte, her most well-behaved. In her arms, she carried four small bouquets. She hummed a soft tune to herself as she slowly made her way to her destination. It wasn’t a particularly jaunty tune, but it was pleasant. Partway, however, she stopped suddenly, Recognition flickered in her eyes, and she gave a smile, walking over to a familiar friend.

“Iluka! Hello!” she said. “How are you today? You aren’t particularly busy today, are you? If not, maybe we could hang out for a little bit.” She shuffled the flowers in her arms, adjusting her grip on them.

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Familiar Customer || Iluka & Yuzuki

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While Yuzuki had never thought to travel to Arcadia before, he realized lately that he had been missing out on a whole island’s worth of new restaurants to eat at. So, when he had a day off, Yuzuki got on the first boat to Arcadia on a mission to do a tasting of all of the desserts he could find on the unfamiliar island. However, what he was not expecting was to see a familiar half of a pair. 

“Iluka!” Yuzuki approached the beachside cafe with a wave and a grin. “What a surprise to see you. Since when had you been here? Is your sister with you, as well?” To think that another familiar face could be found in this part of the sea... Another friend from home was certainly a plus for the island’s newcomer. 

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Baby Shot Me Down [Lillie & Iluka]

5:30. Lillie arrived at the restaurant in the late afternoon, her cheeks flushed and a smile on her face. Her face only reddened further when she realized the time. She was unfashionably early. She would wait to get a table. 5:45. Standing was starting to make her legs ache and there wasn’t really a good place to sit outside. She certainly couldn’t risk dirtying her dress when it took her a good hour and a half just to decide on this outfit. Might as well head inside and get a table. 5:50. A waitress leads her to her table and Lillie checks her phone. No response. Maybe he got distracted? May as well send her coworker a text to let him know she’s here and where to find the table. The date was supposed to be at six. 6:10. Lillie checked the time on her phone uncertainly. Had she come at the wrong time? No. She was here when she was supposed to be. Weird… The waiter comes by and asks what she wants to drink. Lillie shakes her head, says she’s waiting on someone. She’s still sure he’s coming. 6:25. Her throat is parched, perhaps dried up from all the anxiety. She motions for her waitress, who is more than ready to take her order. Lillie just orders a water and says she’ll wait a little while longer. Her date will be here soon. She checked her phone again, then sent a text asking where he was. 6:38. There has been no rely. Her water is half gone and her throat is still dry. She shifts uncomfortably in her chair. Where is he? 6:45. Her shoulders slump as she tries to call him. Where is he? What happened? Does she have a wrong number? She tried again and it says there is no one by this number. She digs the piece of paper in her purse out, checks the number. No, it’s right. She tries again just in case. 7:00. Lillie buries her face in her hands and sniffles back tears. What is she supposed to do now? All this time and… And… One hour in, Lillie finally realizes she’s been stood up.

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a different taste | kana & iluka

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Part of Kana’s routine after coming back to Arcadia was exploring the island and checking out all the new establishments that weren’t there before-- and damn, there were a ton! Juggling three jobs gave him a bit of cash, but with his awful spending spree, it wasn’t helping much. Still, that didn’t stop him from continuing his routine, and this time around, marked a seaside cafe on his map. The concept alone was enough to reel him in, so as soon as he was available and had the cash to spend, he trekked to the seaside cafe for an early lunch. 

Once ha arrived, he couldn’t help but marvel at the aesthetics of the cafe. It was exactly what one would expect from a cafe by the sea, but now that he’s actually here, he’s absolutely digging the vibe. He already expected to find a ton of seafood and fruity dishes but he could smell a whole lot more-- and he wasn’t eating yet!

“Mornin’!” He greeted the first person to greet him upon entering. She was a cutie dressed traditionally in bright colors of pink and purple. He wasn’t familiar with the culture, but her look matched the cafe. Did she work here? Maybe a waitress? “Hope it’s not too early to grab a bite?”

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Keep Calm and Curry On || Dirk & Iluka

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[ ✉ ] — Since Kana insisted on treating the place’s signature curry dish like a god given gift to Arcadia... Dirk, being the curry connoisseur he was, absolutely HAD to check it out for himself. 

Even though he had lived on the island his entire life, Dirk had never really visited Carosello Cafe before. The place was just too out of the way for him--- it wasn’t on his delivery route, nor was it on his very limited list of dining options: his kitchen, or the Moonlight Cafe, where he worked. And what did they have in common? Well, for starters, both were cheap and easily accessible.

Doesn’t mean he couldn’t switch up his routine every once in a while, though! So he decides to do just that, and have a taste of that delicious coconut curry Kana loved to gush about. He was interested in checking out the cute chef too, who had also been brought up by his best bro a few times. But as Dirk steps into the cafe, he pauses when he catches sight of a familiar face. 

She was wearing pink instead of blue this time, but he was pretty sure it was the same girl... 

“Yo, Sleeping Beauty!” Dirk waves at her. “You came for the food, too? Heard it was great.”

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Sugar and Spice || Felicity & Iluka

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[ ♥ ] — Felicity had just completed a full course meal at the Carosello Cafe, sighing contently as she pats her stomach. Salads, soups, desserts, beverages... all of it had been absolutely delicious! It was common for restaurants to perform better with certain categories of dishes while leaving a lot to be desired with others, but the chef in this restaurant had managed to excel all across the board.

She had no complaints about any of the food she just ate, and felt the need to give the chef responsible her own personal compliments and thanks for such a wonderful meal. Fortunately, that wouldn’t be too difficult to do, since it seemed the cafe was managed by only one woman. One!

That just made her even more impressed!

When the woman didn’t look so busy with work, and nears her table again, Felicity politely calls for her. “Excusez-moi, madame! May I please have a moment of your time~?”

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January Heat Wave || Iluka & Soseki

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A nice walk on the beach. That’s what Soseki needed. Even though he now lived on Leuda, and was a happy, married man, it was nice that Arcadia was always here. That it would never change. There was comfort in that. Like the tides, they always rushed toward the shore before receding in a froth of white. The world still turned no matter what.

Soseki almost didn’t see it. He was too busy watching the waves, but something caught his eye and he turned to find a ball of fire barreling toward him. His eyes widened and the thought to duck, to move, to run, to anything, pounded in his head, but it was as if his legs had locked up. 

There was a snap of magic in the air and the world around him slowed. His heart pounded in his chest as fast as ever, but everything in the immediate vicinity slowed to a crawl. Realizing this, a measure of himself calmed down enough that he could finally move. Once out of harm’s way, time reverted, and the fireball went crashing into the ocean harmlessly.

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Hard Sell || Iluka & Carlos

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Before Carlos bothered with any weird jobs that made him actually wear clothes and shit, he figured he might as well do his best to make some money doing what he loved - fishing. His second day in town, with a careful assortment of freshly caught fish strewn on a line that he carried, he marched to the nearby beachside restaurant shortly before its opening hours that he’d seen the day before, ready to give his best sales pitch.

Besides, the girl running around inside getting things ready was damn cute.

“Yo! Uh, lady?” Carlos knocked on the post nearest the walkway with his hip, given that both his hands were taken up. “Got a nice lil’ proposition for you here, if you got a sec!”