Tea For Two

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Just beyond the main shopping district of the city lies a small street with cafes and restaurants. One particular cafe catches your eye: a brick wall to your shoulders, and in the middle of it, steps that lead to two balcony dining areas, and then a double glass door with heart-shaped teacups painted on them.

You push open the door and are greeted with a warm, resounding “Itterashai!” from an energetic young Japanese woman. To your left is an open dance floor, to your right tables and booths where you can make yourself comfortable, and straight ahead is the counter, where a young Japanese man smiles warmly and waves amiably while tending another customer.

Welcome to Tea for Two, where the dreams of a young couple to give other young couples a warm and romantic atmosphere has begun to come alive.

 

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The layout of the cafe is quite simple, and yet effective. Outside, there are two balcony dining areas, one for couples, and one with larger tables for larger groups. They are separated by the stone steps that lead down to the street. The balconies are walled in with brick about four feet high, for the safety and privacy of the diners.

Inside, the atmosphere is calm and relaxed. To the left is an open dance floor, with a stage in one corner for live performances of instruments and singers, as well as the weekly open-mic night.

To the right are tables meant for four or six people, and beyond them smaller tables set for two. A few booths line the far right wall, perfect for couples, or small or medium sized groups.

Along the counter, which lines almost the entire back wall of the cafe, are several individual stools, for those who are in a hurry or just want a quick sit-in. To the middle left of the counter are displays of the cakes, cookies, muffins and doughnuts of the day, and just slightly more center than that is the till.

Around the corner to the left of the counter, just behind the dance floor, are the restrooms: one for men and one for ladies, each with a few stalls and sinks. Between the counter and the ladies room is a payphone, kept dust-free despite its disuse.

Behind the counter are the areas that are off-limits to customers: the kitchen, where the food is prepared; the stock room, where all the needed supplies are kept; and the stairs that lead to the upper-floor apartment, where the owners live together.

**NOTE**

Although this is a remake of another thread, the location of this cafe has changed: instead of being located in Tokyo, Japan, it is in the multicultural hub of Gaia.  

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Name: Kazuki Hamasaki
Born: 1986
About: Kazuki was born in a small town in Japan to an average family, and has one younger sister. He is quiet, and won’t go out of his way to make conversation with someone, but is very friendly and open to anyone who wants to speak to him. He enjoys reading books and newspapers, and listening to classical music. He put himself through college by working full time all throughout.

Name: Amaya (Yuiichiro) Hamasaki
Born: 1987
About: Amaya was born Amaya Yuiichiro in the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Her family was very wealthy and spared no expense with her education. Her entire childhood was spent in school or with one tutor or another, and on top of her required education, she also chose to learn violin, ballet, gymnastics and swimming. She fast-tracked her way through high school, and though her parents wanted her to go to the finest university money could pay for, but she chose instead to go to a slightly smaller college where she studied psychology and marketing. She has no siblings, and is very cheery and open to absolutely everyone.

Despite their age difference, Amaya and Kazuki both started college in the same year and met during their second year at the College Campus Cafe. While Kazuki was shy and reserved, Amaya held nothing back, and only months after they graduated in 2012, they were married and emigrated to Barton Town. In a mutual desire to preserve the romance in their lives, and remember the place and manner in which they met, they started up their cafe, Tea for Two.

Name: Akiko Hamasaki
Born: 2013
About: Akiko was born during the fall of 2013 in Barton Town, Gaia, and her name is spelled using the Kanji meaning "autumn child". So far she looks just like her mother.
 

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Name: Ritsuka Imaizumi
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Orientation: Straight
Ethnicity: Japanese
Personality: Studious and hardworking, but has a good sense of humour. Known at times to be a flirt.
Likes: Learning, cooking, physical labour, teasing people who react to it.
Dislikes: Annoying people, stupidity, people who ask if his hair is naturally pink. Which all go hand in hand.
Quirks: Folds his arms when he’s annoyed and doesn’t want to show it; fiddles with his glasses when he’s nervous.
History: Ritsuka is the younger of two brothers, and the black sheep of his family. Born to a life of privilege, he chose to leave the family business to his brother and instead followed his dreams to college. Shunned by his family, he worked hard all throughout his education to pay for it, as well as the apartment he rented while he went there. He met Kazuki Hamasaki in their first year at college, a fellow student who actually studied. Throughout Kazuki and Amaya’s romance, he supported them, and he took great pleasure in inviting them often to his apartment for a delicious and fancy meal. Cooking was always one of his hobbies, and he loved the chance to cook for someone other than himself. When he heard about his friends opening a cafe together, he called them up and was hired on as their cook.  

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Reserved in case of necessity.

 

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Reserved in case of necessity.

 

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The Cafe Is Open For Business