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[ it's a moment before she answers— before she can answer, really. she might be overreacting, but the fact that Lorem felt the need to ask about whether she'd be bothered by her child being a child, essentially—

the potential implications there hit a little close to home, is all. ]

... No. Not at all.

Though— on that note. I have... a skull-shaped mask that I can't take off. Is that likely to frighten him?

Neither, the sprinkler just works as it should and Sebastian learned more of the technologies humans have invented and he learned how to program it.

"Yes, and it's more efficient than using a watering can. Though there is a simple pleasure using a watering can too at times." But the butler is a busy man, and he don't have much time as he has many tasks to do.

With a thoughtful hmmm. "I don't think the JoJaMart has musical instruments. Last time I checked, they sell seeds, gardening tools, and warehouse items. But since no one answered, I shall give you my own violin for you to borrow. After all, you have violin lessons on your agenda as a part of your musical education. Just wait for me to finish some errands and then I shall give it to you."

And then an hour later, the demon showed up by Ciel's side inside his house with a black leathered case, and he opened it to reveal a violin and a fiddlestick included inside. "Here, you can have it. I have a spare violin back in my house, just in case. Your music lessons are important and you need to practice whenever you could."

Edited 2018-07-14 05:38 (UTC)

With a smile, the coffee is finished, served in a fine china and saucer, and is also served with sweet pastries, so Horatio can read and study the books while enjoy sweets at his leisure.

"You can keep it as long as you like, take it with you when you go home, and return it whenever you could. I don't need it. If you lost it, no need to stress over it. I'm just glad the books can be of use of you and is in good hands."

[ in somewhat messy handwriting, though it's got a very cute rounded quality to it: ]

O! I care not that my earthly lot
Hath — little of Earth in it —
That years of love have been forgot
In the fever of a minute —

I heed not that the desolate
Are happier, sweet, than I —
But that you meddle with my fate
Who am a passer-by.

It is not that my founts of bliss
Are gushing — strange! with tears —
Or that the thrill of a single kiss
Hath palsied many years —

’Tis not that the flowers of twenty springs
Which have wither’d as they rose
Lie dead on my heart-strings
With the weight of an age of snows.

Nor that the grass — O! may it thrive!
On my grave is growing or grown —
But that, while I am dead yet alive
I cannot be, lady, alone.

By an author named Edgar Allen Poe. I know most of his works, but I'm afraid they tend toward the long, the depressing, or both.

"I'm sure I'd grow too tired trying to water everything one at a time." It would be too heavy, or there was a chance it would be too heavy, for someone so small as him.

That was disappointing. He hadn't really explored JojaMart yet, didn't know what they might or might not carry. It was already strange enough to be on yet another world other than Earth. Or their Earth, at the least.

He almost wanted to object to taking Sebastian's violin. If he was having difficulty finding one, he couldn't leave anyone else to have to replace one for him. Really, it was his fault for leaving his behind in Riverview, but he'd packed so little to leave as it was.

After a year without him, his sudden appearance had Ciel letting out a surprised yelp, just barely keeping himself from stumbling back.

"You don't mind parting with it?"

"--really?"

The coffee is tempting. The possibility of simply sitting and pouring through pages of numbers is almost seductive. But the idea of someone not caring whether a precious resource is returned feels distractingly shocking.

Looking for:
-people who can do wait-service at a new restaurant
-people who can help me wash up plates
-people who can clean
-anyone who wants to work at a restaurant just starting up, maybe, yep

Just contact Kingo-san! o(≧∇≦o)

[ Hello Mr. Kingo-san, this listing sounds like just the thing for a recent arrival to dip her toes into. ]

[ So, whenever Hideaki next visits the board (because she still doesn't know how to text), there's a small note underneath, written in neat cursive on a cleanly torn piece of what looks like parchment. ]

Hello. If you are still seeking help, I would like to put my name forward.

I am particularly good at reaching tall shelves for dusting, and can also help transport things if need be.

My name is Scarlet, and if you'd like to find me, you can find me at...

[ Listed just under that are simple directions to her farm, and the simplest of maps drawn beside. ]

I look forward to meeting you. Best regards!

[Hideaki checks the board nearly every day, to be honest; when you're trying to open a little restaurant, even one that you'll likely run mostly on your own, it's exciting to think about having people to help you out!

And when he reads Scarlet's note (especially the bit about reaching tall shelves), he practically screams in excitement. ~~Hideaki is forcefully escorted from the town~~

It's only a week from opening, see? And while the tiny little shop is all cleaned out and mostly set up, there's still the matter of dealing with people (and tall places), which is why he walks there right away! ...Because he's not so great with running if he doesn't have to run. But he's there fairly promptly is the point, decked out in full armour to ensure that he makes the best impression on his maybe new employee!]

Scarlet! Hellooooooo it's-- Um...[And his enthusiastic entrance stops dead as he tries to remember how he ended the ad...Shit.]

It's Kingo-saaaan! Kobayakawa, Kingo, either name will do! I'm here about the job anyway, hello hi!

[ Of all the sights she would expect with the owner of a restaurant, armor was most certainly not one of them. But, it's not entirely unwelcome, since he's just the most preciously enthusiastic person Scarlet's met thus far! ]

Oh, hello! It's so nice to meet you!! [ She bows respectfully, one hand over her chest. ] What would you have me do? I'm fairly versatile, if I may say so myself.

[ And she's already cleaned her home at least three times over, so please give her something else to fret over. ]

[In turn, Scarlet has to be one of the tallest (and definitely the prettiest) folk that Hideaki's ever met. He stops dead when he actually catches sight of her and gets a proper look, gawks for a second or three, and then motions frantically between his bright red coat and her bright red mostly everything.]

...Fate...It was fate! Wow! Oh wow you're perfect! Perfect perfect perfect perfect!

[ANSWER THE QUESTION KINGO.] Um-- Lemme think...Well, I'll do the cooking...But I'm not really great with people, a lot of the time. And you're super tall and I'm also not, and if we get enough business I'll need help keeping the place clean...

So a bit of everything, maybe? Is...Is that okay? Cleaning, assistance, maybe helping me prepare things before we open, reaching the tall things, and helping people to their tables so they don't beat me up? You look like people would never beat you, so that has to help! Yeah, that'll do for now if that's okay with you! Ooooooohhhh you're perfect, you're so lovely and red and I'm red and the restaurant has red on the inside like Ujou and it's perfect perfect perfect perfect perfeeeect!

[ By the Twelve, he's so happy about this, and it's making her happy too, and when did she start smiling like this??? Kingo, your excitement is absolutely contagious! ... And the love of red is not lost on her, naturally. ]

A-Ah, Kingo, please calm down! [ She laughs warmly, and gently lays her hand on his shoulder. ] Even if it's taking care of unsavory individuals, I'll be happy to help every way that I can.

[ She's having flashbacks to the time where she had to bring fresh-cooked stew to troops on the front lines of Operation Archon. At least this time, she knows that she's serving people, instead of having surprise waitress duty sprung on her... ]

Perhaps you can show me the restaurant, so that I may become familiar with it. If it please you, of course!

In response to a certain broadcast, there is now a short, neatly penned note off to one corner of the Notice Board.

If one encounters a dark-skinned, white-haired man with cat-like features in town,
would one be so kind as to make sure he doesn't completely empty his coinpurse whilst entertaining himself?

Or, at the very least, make sure he doesn't do something foolish, like betting our home on a race.

It would be much appreciated.

Best regards,
Scarlet Noire

[Welcome to Kobayakawa hell, where if he's not screaming and crying, he's being the magical cooking hero we all need in life. He's almost literally sparkling from his excitement, it's ridiculous!!

And oh, Scarlet wants to see the premises???? OHHHH that only makes him happier; he'd spin if her hand wasn't on his shoulder, because tearing that away would both be rude and also make him feel bad. (Someone really doesn't get much positive attention and it shows.) Instead, Hideaki just...Vibrates excitedly, even as his expression gets very stern. This is the culmination of all of his culinary experience, after all!]

Scarlet...If you're really sure that you want to join in, then of course I'll show you! It's all the way over in Seagull Village, and I'd give you a lift but...My pot can only carry me, I'm sorry! We can walk though! It's all cleaned up, and I managed to get some simple tables and chairs and whatnot. Nothin' fancy because I hear that...That Katakura Kojuro is growing vegetables here, and I have to buy lots and lots of those!

[Cue dreamy sigh. Ah, to cook with Katakura vegetables...Nothing could make Kingo's dreams come true faster than that.] --but yeah! Because it's all really simple right now, I should have enough money to pay you and stock up on ingredients too! You can tell me what you want to get paid on the way over, okay? I'll do my best to be a great boss, I promise it! [Even though he's a teenager and a warlord in his own right, Hideaki still...Holds out a hand. More to make sure that she doesn't leave him behind with her long legs, but also just for positive contact. He's a simple kid.]

You sound like you have quite the plan of action!! It's quite commendable, considering there are adults that have no idea of what they wish to accomplish. [ And she means it, Kingo! It took Scarlet ages to figure out what she really wanted to do, saving the world beside. ]

Oh, don't fret over me! Walking suits me just fine, really. [ She could always use the excuse to see more of the scenery; she really likes this little slice of nature, and making friends with (or working for) such cheery individuals like Hideaki just makes things that much more amazing. ]

[ When he holds out his hand, Scarlet takes it gently, and her smile widens quite a bit. He's such a kid underneath the excitement, and it's really endearing... ]

[ ~~... Would it be wrong if she asked her husband to adopt him?~~ ]

I don't need much in terms of pay, to be honest with you. Perhaps sharing some recipes with me?

[OH NOOOOOO SHE SAID A NICE THING. Even worse, now that they're simply holding hands, he has the freedom to actually, literally do a little skip of joy. There's no way this can go wrong if he has such a nice employee, he's sure of it. The future is lookin' up for the Kobayakawas! (ha ha ha ha not really he goes mad and dies thanks history)

Except...Wait, no pay? Wait wait wait that's...That's...UNACCEPTABLE.]

NO.

Noooo no no no no no, you have to get paid. I don't have recipes, it's all just typical nabe stuff that everyone back home could make if they had the perfect ingredients...And you have to get paid, Scarlet! Every day, I'm going to pay you so many of the weird coins they use here, and that's that. How many do you want?

[He's going to insist on walking while talking though, even if it's hard for a dope like him and there's occasional tripping over his own feet for it. This is very serious though! He won't let the name of Ujou be sullied just because people think he's a bad payer, and she's just...So nice. He couldn't scam her like that!]

[Papers? Posters? Nah man, just gonna etch this right into the corner of the bulletin board itself:]

DATE WAS HERE
SANADA IS A LOSER

[ That etching has been etched further, so it now reads: ]

DATE ███ ████
██████ IS A LOSER

[The etching ends up covered up by a piece of paper the very next day, after someone's been through town and seen it.

And had a laugh.]

Date and Sanada are in an alliance currently and will not antagonise each other until given due reason, for fear of punishment. Signed - Katakura

[The note on the board is somehow the size of a paper you find in a notepad. But it's handwriting seemed to be readable for anyone.]

HELP WANTED - Cashier

- Must be willing to work from 9 AM to 8 PM for 2 to 3 days
- Must be open for any unusual appearances, especially to fantastical races
- Will be payed after a first day of work

Contact Ryder Clayton if you're interested.
[Ryder's phone number]

Edited 2018-08-04 18:04 (UTC)

Still, Ciel should check out the Jojamart sometime. The demon almost chuckled to himself, knowing Ciel is not used to his kindness, but the kindness and service is his butler aesthetic, as he is always prepared. Even though they're in this world that almost resembled their Earth...their routine resumed as it's another day.

"I don't mind parting my violin to you. After all, you can't skip out your violin lessons without it." Then with a smile. "It's a normal violin. There's nothing magical about it unless you happened to play a bad note that chases away the monsters that lives around here. I shall leave it in the living room for you to find it."

And as good as the demon's word, as he tend to keep his promises, Ciel shall find the violin and a fiddle stick, along with some spiral notebooks that contain music sheets of songs resting on the table in the living room in Ciel's house.

He probably would, eventually. So far, he's pretty well settled but adjusting the his own life, to the Quarantine, and now to a farm life, he's trying to take things slow. He kind of missed the set routine he'd had in England. He wasn't left with as much free time as he always finds himself with now.

"I'll return it once I can get my own. It wouldn't be right to leave another musician without one of his instruments." Whether Sebastian has an extra or not. Something might happen to leave him without one at all.

When he does find it, he'll be sure to send Sebastian a text saying 'Thank you.' Servant or not, he does still have manners.

[ Please don't be mad at her, Kingo, she just doesn't know how to economy here! ]

[ Money is hard, okok. ]

Well... I don't know how to determine a proper wage here... [ She uses her free hand to tuck a stray strand of hair over her ear, then thoughtfully taps her chin. ... And gently steers Hideaki onto the smoother portion of road after he stumbles a bit. You won't fall over while she's around! ] Where I come from, we have a currency called "gil", but when used as wages, one usually pays several hundred to their workers... I wouldn't want to take all of your earnings!

How about, at the end of the day, you give me a small portion of the restaurant's earnings? [ That should be fair enough for the both of them, maybe. ] One-tenth of whatever is left, after budgeting for new inventory and your own savings, should do the trick!

This notice is hand-written, in a straight-lined script with the occasional strange curlique:

"Mushrooms for Sale!"

"-- All varieties of edible mushrooms, both fresh and pickled. Cave carrots and foraged roots available as well. Just come to Blueshroom Caves at the entrance to the mountain caverns.

-- Medicinal mushrooms also available, but may require a doctor's note.

-- Able to source to restaurants and businesses. Call Cheryl at ###-#### for a quote."

Edited 2018-09-02 12:25 (UTC)

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