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(Setting) /de/caf Internet Cafe
| >Another young man, around the same age, enters the cafe. He runs his hands through his short brown hair and looks around before noticing and approaching the man at the counter.
"How much for two hours?"
| >Following the young man was a short girl, long black hair with bangs covering her eyes. She was wearing a long sleeved shirt with a picture of a kitten on it with a pair of jeans.
"Hellooo~!"
| >A zombie with a robotic arm, wearing a hentai T-shirt and jeans walks over to the counter.
"How much for two hours?"
| > A loli wanders into the cafe
"uhm..."
| >A guy with a pupper walk in, and stand in line behind the other waiting people.
| >A girl with a black mantle and a missing arm enters, breathing loudly, and looking around, before going in the line
"Fuck, fuck"
>She seems eager to mix amongst the people
| >The boy pays the fee and turns back, seeing the girl. He walks quickly over and grabs her shoulder
"Come with me, quick!"
>He attempts to pull her with him to his booth
| "Eh-?"
>The girl gets dragged along and is about to cry out
| "Shh, I'm on your side! I think!"
>The boy leads her into his booth and pulls in an extra chair from the vacant booth nearby
"Sorry, you just looked panicked, I didn't know what to do!"
>He sits down in one of the chairs and gestures to the other
| >The girl stops, and closes her mouth, but she looks angry, her tail(?) is striking the ground behind her
"Who the hell are you?"
>She hisses
| "Just a normal guy! I swear!"
>He sighs
"I just came here to play some Story of Creation and relax, honest."
>He points to a collar on his neck, which on closer inspection appears to be a sleek, lightweight VR visor
"Come on, look at me, I couldn't hurt a fly if I tried"
>He does look rather scrawny, possibly malnourished
| "I wouldn't if I where you, lass."
>The man with the pupper says. Pupper himself is growling at the boy.
| >>172526
>The girl still looks at you with a death glare, but sits down
"Some people hurt via information, what tells me you aren't going to tell the people looking for me i'm here"
>her hand is going for a holster on her hips
"Give a name, now"
| >The boy sighs, calmer now
"The name's Kieran, avid gamer and uh, admittedly amateur hacker. And lady, I don't even know what you're running from"
>>172527
>He looks at the puppy and exhales slowly, oddly happier at seeing the dog barking at him?
| >The loli looks disapprovingly at the guy
"Kidnapping people isn't nice..."
| >The girl slowly stops her hand but still stares, she turns to the man with the dog, her eyes narrowed down.
"I feel like I've met you before?"
| >>172530
>The pupper pounces up on to you, you cant tell if it's angrey or happy.
>The man also walks over, and in closer sight you can see he is covered in bandages.
>>172528
"Easy there. I'm a... Associate of A-20's."
| >The boy sighs
"Why is everyone turning on me! I just wanted to help..."
>He sulks
| >>172534
>Kieran moves slowly to pet the pup and mumbles under his breath
"Guess this is why nobody in this city tries to help each other..."
| >>172535
"Sometimes help isnt needed, boy, but I command your courage I guess..."
>She sighs,
"I've been all riled up recently"
| >>172534
"A-20 is in this city?! Why? I thought she was inactive! God she must be aiming for me, This day just keeps getting better"
>The girl seems curious, and angry
| >>172541
"Easy, Easy. I'm pretty sure she is... preoccupied with something. But I am going to need to understand a few things before we go on."
>The man gets the pupper to come back to him.
"So are you mortal enemies or something with A-20?"
| >>172544
"No, but I know her, and I know who she works with, it means nothing good. All it means is that the people trying to kill me today have gotten backup and she's here to counter-act them"
>She sighs deeply
"A-20 works against the ones who are trying to kill me, but she doesnt adhere by the adage of 'An enemy of my enemy is an ally'"
| >The loli, with no idea what's being talked aboutn quietly slips past the two
| >Kieran scratches at his head
"Ugh, what is even going on in this town? Who is A-20? Who are you people?
| >>172549 >>172547
"Honestly? I don't want to get involved. I'm too old for this shit."
>The man goes back to the line, behind the loli. The pupper also joins his owner, but begins bothering the loli for pats.
| >>172550
>The loli turns and notices the dog, petting it
"Gee this little guy sure loves attention~
| >The man gives a chuckle.
"Yeah, I swear to god, It's like he's addicted!"
>The pupper yaps in happiness!
| >>172550
"Too old to save a poor girl in trouble, *sniff*"
>The girl feigns sadness and despair
"That's a good move, but I really could use some help"
>F mumbles
>>172549
"Nothing good ever happens in this city, and now some people i've pissed off are looking for me, with guns, and a crazy dog on a leash"
>She leans back in the chair
"God, what should I do now"
| >>172574
>The man turns his head slightly to the girl.
"As the father sheep once said, 'let's get the herd out of here'. Go find Alfa, I hear that they can help, But you better keep me out of it."
| >>172579
>The girl nods
"I'd rather not get anyone who isnt involved into this already, I'll just give myself over to Alpha or something, at least they wont kill me or use my knowledge for genocide or obscure shit like that"
>She sighs
"Thanks anyway, Ano"
>She turns to the boy
"And you should be more careful, sometime you'll get caught with a dangerous criminal, dont try and be a hero, its for your sake"
| >>172585
>F giggles
"Nice to meet you John, the name's Jane"
>She then gets up and sighs
"I better get going, or else that whore will sniff me out... thanks for the help kid, but be careful"
>She starts leaving, looking around several times before going out the doors
| >AM simply returns to his spot in the line, as if nothing happened, muttering to himself.
"Kids these days."
| >Kieran starts to get up to follow, but slowly sits back down
"Didn't even get her name..."
>He mumbles
| >AM looks at his phone, and to Kieran, and back to his phone, then back to Kieran.
"Hey kid. Come here for a second, I have something to tell you."
| >Kieran looks at the man and gets up, slowly.
"Are you a friend or an enemy of that girl?"
| "I'm a ghost. So if you would be so kind as to not mention me or Alfa, on your quest to find out who she is, that be great."
>AM stares deeply at the boy.
| >The loli pays her fee and steps away
"right, gonna pretend i heard none of this..."
| >He nods
"So there's no chance you'll just fill me in then?"
>He states softly, before walking to the door
"No, I suppose I'd be better just trying to find out myself. I'll see you around, John. I'll remember you."
>He opens the door and steps out
| >AM sits down at a computer, after paying at the desk, Pupper on his lap, begins typing something out.
| >The zombie pays for two hours, then walks over to John.
"Story of Creation! Good choice."
| >>172637
"Hmm? No. This is a just a document I got to do. Do I know you?"
>John tabs the computer to the desktop, minimising any information.
| "Fuck me then. I thought I heard someone say Story of Creation. Well I'll be going then."
>The zombie walks into an empty booth.
| >John quickly finishes his document, and leaves pupper in tow.
| > Suddenly, the boy at the booth looks up with a smirk.
"Hah, looks like it's gotten popular. GG, Paisano."
> The man at the counter nods.
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| > A young man of about 17 sits alone in the mostly empty cafe at one of the many computers that line the walls. Three empty mugs lay around him, the waitress's efforts to take them met with territorial anger. An old man is working the counter, washing a glass idly.
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