Delicious Scent (Open to 3)

Yuugi was excited to enjoy the free time he had from the studies on his hometown island, and not just because he got bored really easily at school, but he saw something that lit his interest today. A flier was delivered to his house, promoting a Japanese food restaurant in the area that offered the "most diversified types of noodles on the entire Azore's Region" as they said. The green eyed-boy was particularly interested of noodles, but the best part of it is that they had an offer that let people eat two different types of noodles for the price of one, and another one for the courageous that involved eating all the flavors alone and paying nothing for it. Eating was one of the best things for him, as he always said that the real life gained colors when food was involved.

So there we was, strolling down the street looking for the restaurant when he overheard two girls talking about what seemed like the place he was going!
"...and I'm so stuffed too! I almost didn't finish the second bowl, but it was too good to pass!"
"I know right? We should totally go there again, the food is too good!"
"Yeah, but let's wait some more to top by again, I mean, I'm full for weeks, and the influx of people was crazy"
"Oh yeah, they are even out of single places today..."
"Uh-huh, I heard they were instructing the clients to share tables from now on. strange, no?"
"Yeah, but they are giving a bigger discount with that!"
"Oh, that's nice, we could even find some cuties there next time!"
That worried him a little bit, but... If it is a bigger discount, why not right? And  the restaurant wasn't far either, he could see it from there. "Well, let's see how this turns out..." He mumbled to himself as he grew closer to the entrance of the place.

Hm, after a few visits, which he obviously did not bother to actually count up, Sharaku was starting to come to the conclusion that San Malarus wasn't in any distinct way different from his home island. Except for the occassional difference in crowdiness, as this place had slightly less attractions to choose from. Not that he ever really cared about those. He would hang out around those if he had a solid reason, but that was that. If he ignored that little fact, which was very easy to do, he could have just as well been walking around hometown and the result would be the same. On the other hand, he had a habitual dislike of staying cooped up in one place, so in its own way it might just be a good thing to be here, even if he did not have anything practical to engage in. In actuality, there were times when he considered the idea that he was in fact enjoying the monotonne walking around, rather than anything fancy. Which, might from a certain angle be a bit worrying, but he simply shooed such nonsense whenever it poked at his thoughts. Hey, not that he really gave a damn about that, but a simple walk was actually free, unlike some hobbies. Even if it was a totally moot point, as he was far from a money hog, and had no reason to look for cheap alternatives either. But it was a nice sounding plus nevertheless.

All that and some even less important things narrowed down to the fact, that he was spending his time rather aimlessly again, at least until something worth it caught his attention. Though he was completely fine whether such a thing occured or not. He had ways of entertaining himself on his own. His thought trails were often enough to keep him decently occupied, if nothing else. A radnom time skip later, which obviously contained nothing worth mentioning, he found himself facing an unexpected crowd, and he was fairly unamused by that. For one, he was unneccesarily confused as to why were so many people in one place. Two, he wasn't sure he liked random happenings like these anymore. Honestly, it often brought him more trouble than pleasure.

Thankfully, he was rather quickly put into line by a few chatting teenagers nearby. The moment he put two and two together, realizing that this was the result of some food boom he simply gave a mental shrug. Of course people would flock for food, there was no denying that. However, Sharaku himself couldn't say he was more than mildly interested. He never got hyped up about eating so why start now? Still, watching people discuss it was at least somewhat more of an amusement. Maybe the best he'd get out of today. For now, nothing having sparked his interest enough to want to actually go in, he made himself comfortable leaning against the wall next to the entrance. Spending a moment searching through the pockets of his black dress pants, eventually resulting in him lighting a cigarette, he would simply observe with a rather cool air of detachment.


He wasn't particularly bothered that he was getting the occassional stare from people passing by, as he probably appeared rather odd as he was. You don't usually see a man in a proper attire, aka dress pants and white shirt just hogging a wall next to a restaurant entrance. Then again, what wasn't odd nowadays. With that, Sharaku would remain almost surprisingly passive, only giving a seldom glance towards a newcomer once in a while. He did take notice of the young man that approached the door mumbling something to himself, but didn't initially pay him much mind, except a quick lookover with his golden eyes, before settling his attention back to his smokestick.....

Yuugi would not bother to his surroundings normally, but as he was standing in line to enter something came to his attention. The smell of the delicious food coming from inside was noticeable, but other one was present in the area too, and it was not pleasant in the slightest. His eyes took some time to find the responsible for it, and soon enough they were focused on a man in formal clothes, who seemed to just shift his attention from the boy. Koyfish just narrowed his eyes and made a face of disgust. Who really would smoke so near to a restaurant? Not only that, but his nose was really sensitive to those things, and the last thing he wanted was to be affected by other people's bad habits. His actions reflected that as he would cough out loud, eyes still on the man smoking near the entrance, and let out a single word "Rude..." before shifting his attention back to what he came there for.

It wasn't long until his time to enter came, and as soon as he stepped inside, the receptionist apologized before saying there were not any individual places left. Well, what he heard was true, anyways...But the smell was too good, and his stomach made him stay there and simply accept the proposal we was made. The employee said that he would stay on a four seat table, and that some other clients might join him, still with an apologetic smile on his face. Kouichirou agreed reluctantly, looking back at the entrance and scratching his head. He should had invited someone to come with him, but well... That's the price of being a lonely person, right?

Normally, Sharaku would probably pay no special mind to someone giving a cough suddenly, no matter if they were in the nearby line or not. But, the fact that it was only a moment after he chose to look away and back to his smoke kind of made it hard not to be intrigued. And..Oh, was the teen with glasses looking at him? Hm, guess it was a fair idea to look back. He had to strain his ears a bit to hear that one word, but when he did, he gave a wry smile at that. He did not expect someone to voice out complaints, and even if so, he did not particularly care. Yes, he disliked being rude, and being called so may sting a little bit, but if it was in concern of his smoking habits, he could make an exception. Because in that case, he really couldn't care less. That aside, wasn't calling someone out like that rude as well? Afterall, one would consider it polite to discuss differences in opinion in private, rather than just putting it out there in public like that. Ah well, what gives. He could live with this.

Shifting his eyes away again as the teen eventually proceeded on walking in, he gave a lazy lookover of the crowd again. No, nothing worth mentioni- or maybe. Most people looked generally similar, so it wasn't extremely hard to pick out someone who had a more distinctive style. And Shun fit that description well enough. Even though he had to squint his eyes quite a lot to make sure he was seeing right in lieu to the not so small distance between them. But, after a few moments of narrowed observation, he was pretty sure he was thinking right. Ha, nice. He hadn't been expecting to see anyone he knew around here, but it wasn't really an obstacle he was worried about. He would keep his golden gaze rather pointedly on Shun, but make no move to detach himself from the wall yet. He really did not feel like doing so. If the younger wanted, he was free to come closer himself, but Sharaku was staying where he was for now. ''Hm..'', he would mutter, blowing out a ring of thick smoke as he lowered his smokestick for a moment, still keeping his gaze on Shun though.

"I have to say so myself, Ms. Popular Student." Not really a big surprise, but wasn't that just convenient? At least someone he really new was there, and on top of that, someone who could respond to his level of sarcasm and directness. That would be an amusing thing to see. "What are you doing around here? Thought you're not into peasant business that much." The tone was more happier and lighthearted this time, as the boy too seemed to be more comfortable. The chit-chat between the two didn't last long, however, as the employee almost pushed both of them to the four-seat table. They were rushing people to their tables due to the fact that they need to know what places were vacant and what was left so people could still come in. "...Just hope the food is as good as they're promoting, huh."

Ah, it didn't seem to take Shun very long to notice him sort of...staring. Then again, he shouldn't have expected otherwise. He wasn't hard to spot just as he was at the very moment. When the younger nodded at him, he would give a small smile in response, puffing a bit more smoke out. Besides, it appeared that Shun was heading inside, so they would come face to face soon. Which they did. ''Indeed.'', he would throw back lightheartedly, at Shun's remark of long time no see. Well, it probably was, even if he did not take the liberty to recount just when was the actual last time they sa each other. On the other hand, it was not particularly important in this situation, was it? And then...

''.....'' Sharaku would stare rather blankly ahead when Shun said he'd see him inside. Given the fact there were quite a few problems with that, and how he did not have the time to properly reply to the statement, he couldn't say he was a very happy camper at that precise moment. The smaller problem was, that he had not originally intended to go in, as he was not really bent on food much. That was not extremely hindering though. What disturbed him much more was the fact, that going in would mean giving up his smoke for now. He was only about halfway done, and it would take hella time if he were to wait it out, which would make going in a bit pointless. The idea of stopping midway was even more irritating though. Ugh, leave it to him to argue with himself over a cigarette. 'Ah...Damn.' No. He was definitely not happy. Just no. But, luckily for the younger, he decided to honor him in the end, as much as it pained his mind. He put the cigarette out against the wall swiftly, before he could change his decision, throwing it into a nearby trash bin afterwards, with quite the displeased frown. To the onlookers he probably looked like a very grumpy cat at the moment. If there was one thing that could mess with his mood so easily...

Putting on a neutral face, he waited a bit to make his way in, hoping this was going to be worth his trouble. It better be. When approached by employees rambling about lack of seats and stuff, he would blatantly send them off with he like of 'I get it.' and 'I can make it there on my own.'. Yep, someone was in a snippy mood right now. Hopefully, something or someone would pull him out of it. If anything, he knew how to be nasty when something dragged him from his cancer sticks. The one thing that was guaranteed to do so successfully every time. Never fails. After all, aside from a situation like this, he was rarely not nice. It didn't take him long to spot Shun again, this time with company. And, coincidence was screwing him over too today. Wasn't that the guy that called him rude outside? Tch, joy. Talk about a mood boost. Not in a good way, sadly. This was really aiming to be a crappy day so far. Great, really. Seeing how Shun asked to meet inside, he had no way out. If he didn't want to waste his trouble of actually coming, he had to approach the two. 'Why me....' More of this, and he was surely going to start ticking off...

''Well, hello. Having fun I assume?'', he would say to the two as he walked over with wide strides, and as much as he tried not to, his tone came out a bit clipped. His poker face was kind of betraying him at the moment, as he did appear a bit distraught, if nothing else. In all honesty, he did not enjoy this little problem of his, and dealing with it at times was unpleasant, but he couldn't help it anymore. And trying to quit smoking to solve it was out of question at this point. He did not want to end up murdering someone, literally. Crap...

Weakness >.>:

Yuugi simply shrugged, with a sly smile on his face, for Shunnosuke's first response. He sure was smarter than that, but the objective was not that,he was sure he would expose that fact on his speech later, and it came sooner than he expected. " I really thought a refined being like you would have a better mouth for things but... Anyways. I don't think you will feel a drop in your standards miss, as this restaurant has very good recommendations." He would make some very formal movements while speaking, not missing the joke with Shun even if It was a little insulting as always. Finally at the table, the smell of the food could be felt all around them, as someone with a little more distinctive nose could enjoy all the different scents that blended together in a inviting (to eat something, at least) environment. The boy tilted his head, but soon enough he understood what that was all about with the other's placement of his bags and his cocksure smirk. "Hoping I'm not being the third wheel here, or I'll put one of my noodles in your paycheck." He chuckled lightly, but raised an eyebrow, just to make the boy consider some seriousness in his words.

And soon enough, the company of the latter arrived. A taller, older man.... looking somehawt familiar. Koyfish took some time thinking before the faint hint of cigarettes broke the good food smell gave the clue he needed. Oh, It was the smoker from the outside, what a delightful surprise. "I thought you had better taste in some things, Ms. Popular." Although his speech was that of someone who finalized an ongoing topic, he was sure the androgynous one had understood the message very well."Oh, but you didn't seem to be having fun, I wonder why. You have already fastened you pace to death and to those around you at the entrance, what a better feeling than that, right?" It was known by the majority that smokers and anyone with respiratory problems had a hidden clash, but for the nerd-looking, it was not well hidden. More like not hidden at all.
Almost together with Sharaku, the waitress came with the menu and offered at the table for anyone to pick up. The pale hands reached for it, offering to the taller, with a malicious smirk and another oportunity to poke right through his bad habits. " Why don't you take a seat, Mrs. Smoker. You know, Shunnosure reserved a place just, for, you. While you're at it, order something delicious to eat. You know, it will help out to dissipate your bad odor..."

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"Funny to hear that from you, mister, as you seem to be the type to do that very often. Oversensitive? Nah, I just don't want to kill anyone two times faster than myself because I have a useless bad habit." What a amusing man, he had to say. His tongue was as sharp as his, and if he was willing, both could have a heated discussion for ages without losing the rhythm. "What a Displeas...I mean, a pleasure to meet you too." Someone who could take the accusations and still be composed? He really knew how to channel his emotions away when needed to as it seems, but his words still came out with a hint that he was not just taking everything said as jokes. Koy would continue to shot back responses at him if Shun didn't interfere, taking a side that was clearly predictable. "If you call this burning you would be roasted in 5 minutes near anyone I know, Ms." The wink was reciprocated, but before any other action could be taken, something hit him.

That place was crowded. Too much people inside. The sounds of everyone's voices echoing through the place, the plates making their characteristic noise. More people coming in, too much people coming in. His eyes seemed to lose a little bit of glow and his shoulders seemed to fall a little while he started to shut down to his world....when we was suddenly hit in the head but the taller man. He blinked for some seconds before he was back in reality, and so he remembered... He was in the middle of a "meeting". "Neanderthal behavior with physical violence. Passive killing intent with bad habits that degrade his own self. Bossing around people that he does not even know. Wow, you sure are a nice person huh? I pass, I do not work for you or am in love with you to know you tastes, and you should have learned how to walk with your own legs and eat alone without any help by now, right? Besides, I see someone who I suppose is hungrier than you, as her quietness today is out of the norm. Oh wow... What a great companion you are, not even paying attention to the one who invited you!" His speech was very robotic like at first, a reflex of his secluded behavior, but soon gained the sassiness it had before. His hands just slid the menu through the table to Shunnosuke, before turning to the waitress and ordering noodles with some varied meat and a little bit of spice, a commom dish in any noodles restaurant. If this one had all, it surely had these. Uh, that was a close call. Now he just needed to be aware and to not shut off to his own world again before he could go home.

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