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Aloysius showed up at the restaurant a few minutes early and saw Delilah already sitting at a table. He walked up and took the seat across from her at the table, carefully scooting himself close to the table with his chair once he sat down. "Hello Delilah, how are you today? I do like your choice in eatery, it smells quite nice in here." He looked over the menu for a moment and contemplated what he wanted to get while that chatted, probably a small coffee and desert or something that wasn't all that messy so he wouldn't make a fool of himself while eating there. He put the menu down after deciding and waited for her to decide before he would call over a waiter or waitress.

"I am well for the most part, some things are proving a bit harder without both my hands but I have been able to find ways to deal with it." When the waiter came by, he put in his order for a small double shot esspresso with cream and two pumps of vanilla as well as a small plate of lasagna. After the waiter left he laughed lightly at her question and presented her his ID.

"Yes I am legal, just not to drink until later this year. Though my parents left me with their cabinet of liquors when they gave me the house and left. I have to wait until later this year to restock what has aged poorly or has been opened and poured during special occasions." He thought back to a few weeks ago and almost shuddered at the amount of alcohol he had drunk in order to sleep when his arm or depression had flared up.

"Do I look sixteen though? I always thought I had a slightly older appearance. Back then I had a thing for short hair so you might not have recognized me." He smiled slightly and remembered when he was younger and had been going through the short hair phase. This meeting was quite nice so far, he liked being a little warmer with people at times and this was a good time to relax and have a nice lunch.

"Ah well yes, I have been slow on business. I have been sticking to the easier things like taking out the trash along the alleyway near home." He understood the vagueness she used since he too was still getting used to the fact that you never know who could be listening in or watching their actions.

"I think the biggest issue has passed which was my inability to play viola and tutor my orchestra students as of late. I have been seeing quite a bit of progress with one of my piano students since I can still play the major melodies for the most part with my good arm. The stories they make up for how I broke my arm are kind of funny, ranging from being attacked by my piano while tuning it to having one of my many cluttered bookshelves having an avalanche. I prefer their ideas to the truth in all honesty."

He laughed a bit at her age comment, the thought of having a false ID never passed his mind for the most part because not many people had questioned his age when he ordered anything. "How have things been for you in business or in causal life?" There were a lot of things he wondered about her but it was nice just chatting about things as they came up.

Aloysius listened as any good person would, nodding from time to time to let her know he was agreeing with her on certain things. He really hadn't had to lie too much to others about what he did except for the odd man Marot who would stay with him for a bit while his arm healed. "That was not a pleasant puppy, not one bit. I had a few after myself during that disaster, I hope that everyone made it out ok. It just was not right for us simple businesspeople to be attacked by that bunch of wild dogs while on a company picnic. I seriously think that someone should be in charge of keeping a better eye on those things, I would do it if I had the qualifications." He smiled a bit at this point, not quite cunningly but one of aspirations. But then he wondered if she would be alright, lying to her girlfriend had to be ruff so he had to say something to try and help the way she felt about it.

"Sometimes you have to lie to protect the ones you love, I know I will have to if I ever date anyone one day. It will be ok though, as long as keeping them from it keeps them safe." He paused for a moment, she did seem like the type to be in the clothing line. "Clothing? That sounds really interesting, do they perchance sell male clothes as well or is it only female attire? I might stop by if they do have a few things that will fit my lanky proportions, I have not been able to get a well fitting pair of trousers for quite awhile."

Aloysius blushed when her clarification hit him, that was a bit awkward and seemed a much better fit for her since she was quite forward it seemed. He was kind of thankful that the food arrived so he could try and avoid saying something else that was dense and probably embarrassing the poor girl. He ate his lasagna as cleanly as usual, only taking a few breaks for some of his coffee.

"What is your girlfriend like if it is ok for me to ask? I kinda live with just my cat at the moment. I never had time to go out and really get to know people for the most part due to how many credit hours I was taking."

Aloysius smiled as well, she was cute when smiling and talking about something that obviously made her happy. He did blush a bit when she hinted at a bit of a kinky side to Delilah's shy and sweet girlfriend.

"Oh she sounds really fun to be with. How did you guys meet? I assume it was not through work probably?" He asked half unsure if he would get an answer but it couldn't hurt. He had quite a curiosity and he wasn't going to be like the cat who got killed if he had anything to say about it.

"Oh a beach party, that sounds really fun, I have been to a few backyard barbeque parties when I was younger. I guess I have become a bit too formal or stiff to be invited to things like that as of late since I started tutoring. It seems really nice though having someone to come home to after a long day or night of work. Maybe one day I will find that someone as well." Part of him wanted to actually do as he said but there was still that nagging paranoid side of him that wondered if he would end up dating that crazy a** senshi that broke his arm.

He paused for a moment and sipped more of his drink, letting the vanilla flavor swirl around slightly before swallowing. It was subtle enough that Delilah wouldn't notice but he really loved this type of drink he was having. It was only rarely that he actually got around to ordering it and getting it made properly nowadays since some places didn't like complex drink orders.