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 Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:25 pm
There was a miniature explosion of blueish smoke and a half-squid mage appeared amongst it. Coughing slightly, he waved the smoke away and approached the Ramen Stand. The chef, a cheerful guy by the name of Eiji, turned towards Razzer and waved enthusiastically.  Eiji: "Hey there, Razzer!" the chef greeted. "Long time no see!" Eiji closed his eyes and racked his memory. "Hmm... one large bowl of suicide ramen, right?" he asked. The mage nodded his head. Eiji smiled at his good memory, and entered the kitchens. Suicide Ramen wasn't a dish for the faint of heart. It is quite possibly the spiciest ramen ever created, made with secret spices and ingredients.While Razzer waited for his ramen, he took a seat at the bar. It was currently empty, but there were traces of recent customers. Eiji returned with the ramen, the smell of which sent Razzer's senses into a frenzy. His eyes began to well up with tears as the bowl was set down in front of him. He absolutely adored Eiji's suicide ramen. Unclipping the chopsticks, he dug in.
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:02 pm
Rekyi had followed the girl here, and now sat down in a random seat, still thinking a bit at his own stupidity. He had known she could read minds, so why did he think that? He sighed to himself, then put a smile back on.
Coming out of his own little world of thought, he noticed, sitting beside him, was a boy, a....squid boy? He searched his memory. Oh yes, Razzer, the one who had disappeared right as he had entered the Dining Hall.
He entended his hand.
"Hey there, I'm Rekyi." He said, nerves working their way into his heart. He was never one for much social things, and he never knew if he was doing it quite right.
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:12 pm
Ashley had heard his comment about her appearance, her face flushing red. She made sure her back was to him though, as she realized shortly after he definitely had not meant to think that. He began calling himself an idiot, and then a bunch of random thoughts flashed through her head before she could make any of them out. She winced, placing a hand against one side of her head as she tried to block them out, but failed. She sighed quietly, frowning to herself as her face remained red. I am not... I'm ugly, she mumbled to herself, not letting him hear this time.
She pushed the thoughts away as she looked up, spying Razzer. He was pretty hard to miss, actually... "Hello," she said quietly, smiling at him as she sat down on Rekyi's other side, her face still red. She looked past Rekyi, leaning forward a bit so she could see Razzer better. As she'd promised, she kept her eyes upon his face so she wouldn't stare. "...what kind did you get?" she asked curiously, referring to his ramen.
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:21 pm
Rekyi blushed, telling by her body motions that she had most definitely heard him. As quiet as one could possibly think, the thought Sorry He didn't explain himself, but he figured she'd know. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Things don't always work right. Thinks arn't always as okay as they seem. Sorry for me.
He looked up to the Chef when his stomach started rumbling, thinking over his choices, once again forgetting she could probably hear all this. He quickly ordered the house special ramen, turning his head back to the conversation at hand.
"Ashley?" He said aloud, "Can I ask you one thing? How can I block these things, how can I..." He blushed, not wanting to offend her. "Nevermind." He then deliberately did not think about it, changing the subject. "I never knew there was a Ramen stand here." He commented randomly.
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:39 pm
Ashley blinked, this time instead of hearing his voice echo continuously, she only heard it once, rather faintly. At first she wasn't sure if she'd really heard anything, but then she smiled at him, her face still slightly red. "Ah, it's ok.." she said quietly. She watched as he ordered and then hesitantly did the same. "Um, just... chicken ramen," she said, sticking to her regular choice. Then she glaned back at Rekyi, watching as he spoke. She looked at him uncertianly, not really sure what he meant. But then she sighed, looking down at the table. "Um..." she began softly, taking a guess at what he meant. "I don't mean to listen in. I can't help it.. That's why i'm here, to try and learn how." She looked at the counter in front of her, shifting awkwardly.
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Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:13 am
He turned to her, looking hopeful. He so wanted to take her hand, comfort her. I'm not mad. He thought, again more quitely that before. He was getting the hang of this. You're fine...great the way you are. He thought again, hoping that it didn't sound too sappy or gooey.
A steaming plate of ramen appeared in front of him. Ramen? Wait, he had never had ramen before. He laughed to himself as this thought entered his mind and he poked at it for a second.
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Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:59 am
As Razzer ate the delicious (and very spicy) noodles, Ashley arrived at the Ramen Stand, accompanied by a boy Razzer hadn't met previously. Ashley greeted Razzer quietly as she sat down. Razzer, his mouth currently full, nodded in return. Ashley and the boy ordered their bowls of ramen. They eventually fell into conversation, and chatted to each other while Razzer ate quietly.
It took quite a while to finish the massive bowl of ramen, and when he was done his mouth was positively flaming from the spiciness. The mage wiped his mouth off and thanked Eiji, sliding his bowl away from him. Now that he wasn't concentrating on devouring his meal, Razzer turned slighly on his stool to watch Ashley and the boy, who had introduced himself as Rekyi, converse.
It was apparent after a few moments that Rekyi was testing out Ashley's telepathic powers, just as Razzer had done an hour earlier.
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Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:00 pm
[Sorry! I was gone today. Doing art stuff, with chalk. Dying in the heat and scraping my fingers against pavement. It was fun. xD <3]
Ashley blinked a couple times, staring at him for a moment before smiling. His words echoed loudly around her head and she winced slighlty, but was slowly growing used to it. Though, it was giving her a headache... She'd heard way too many random thoughts today, whether they'd been directed at her or not. She shook her head slightly. Alright, thank you.. she replied mentally to him, still practicing with her powers.
Though, to herself she was thinking otherwise, but making sure she didn't let him hear by mistake. Meh... I am not, she thought quietly. I am horrible... She lifted her head as she was given her order, and smiled faintly as she whispered a small 'thanks'. Then she slowly began eating. She'd gotten a pretty small bowl, but as she took a bite, suddenly wished she'd ordered a large one. This ramen was... it was absolutely wonderful!
She looked over at Razzer again, smiling a bit more broadly now. After all, it was he who'd told her about this place. If he hadn't, she wouldn't be eating this wonderful ramen! Maybe this place would be worth breaking from her regular habits of ordering the same thing every time she visited. She suddenly wanted to sample all the flavors. I'll come back later, she decided, knowing it was probably unavoidable that she'd get sick from eating so much today. Then she glanced back at Rekyi, her head pounding now as his thoughts about the ramen entered and bounced around. But she let the wince fade and instead smiled at him, nodding her head. "Just try it," she said quietly.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:37 am
(Lol, I tried to make him think softer razz )
Rekyi didn't answer her, but nodded slightly, looking down at the bowl in front of him with horror. Now what?
He picked up the chopsticks, absolutely unsure how to hold them. He put one in each hand, doing an awquard move to try to pick up the slippery things. He failed miserably, the noodles falling to the bowl and the chopsticks slipping from his fingers. He blushed, trying to hold them in a different way but again failed. His blush deepened, but he didn't want to ask for help, it would make him look like a fool
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:00 pm
Eiji: The ramen chef smiled as the boy named Rekyi attempted to use the chopsticks. A laugh almost escaped, but he held it in. Reaching under the counter, Eiji produced a shiny spoon. Placing it beside Rekyi's bowl, he winked.
"Use a spoon if that's easier for you." he said. Not everyone could use chopsticks, so the chef made sure that there was a tidy supply of spoons. "So, Razzer." he said to the mage. "I haven't seen you since I was working at my other stand. What've you been up to?"Razzer looked at Eiji. "Not much, really. I made my way to Ria after we met, and have been here ever since." The chef nodded. Of course, quite a bit had happened since he had last seen Eiji, but none of it was really his concern. Razzer couldn't tell the chef that, of course, but Eiji was smart enough to know not to probe deeper than he needed to.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:18 pm
Rekyi's blushed deepened a bit and he quietly thanked the chef. He poked the spoon into the noodles in front of him. He timidly took a bite, chewing a lot. Ick. He thought without thinking of Ashley. It just wasn't his thing. "This is great!" He said to the chef, trying to be enthusiastic, and for the most part, he succeeded. He took another big bite, choking it down.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:49 pm
[Well, she has a headache so now she's even more sensitive to it. ^^; And sorry! My dad wouldn't let me get online today until now. xP]
Ashley had turned back to her own meal, using the chopsticks fairly well. She still slipped up and dropped the noodles every now and then, but for the most part she did alright. She saw Rekyi out of the corner of her eye, but didn't say anything or offer any help. She was sure he didn't want any, and she saw his reddened face, so she acted like she hadn't noticed. Though, she did look over as the chef offered him a spoon, and smiled to herself just faintly
She listened in quietly as Razzer spoke, but he didn't really say anything interesting at all, so she refocused upon her eating. That is, until Rekyi's thought entered her mind yet again. She blinked, glancing at him in surprise as he continued allowed to Eiji. You don't.. like it? she thought quietly, letting Rekyi hear. Maybe you just got the wrong flavor? She was secretly proud of herself, for being able to send her thoughts to him. She hadn't tried very much until now.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:42 pm
Kota had been aimlessly wandering around, trusting her instincts, sight, and smell to show her the way. Somehow, the clutsy rabbit had managed to lead the group to the Gates. After a moment of celebration of jumping in the air with glee, she showed Lilith her ID Card before she could go off Campus. All the while she could see the Ramen Stand, smell the Ramen stand, and hear the Ramen Stand. Even if she hadn't known what Ramen was yet, she loved the smell of it.
As the gates opened, she walked through with a casual stride, though she was screaming with excitement on the inside. She always acted like a little child, wich added onto her looks. Her cherry red gleamed brightly in the Sun, ear piercings glinting brightly along with it. She took a few short breaths, equalling a long and deep breath for a human. The spices tickled her nose greatly until she had curdled over, furred hands covering her face as she sneezed. Standing back up, she sniffled with a small giggle, now just remembering to see if they were following.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:15 pm
Kaji and Rai had been following quietly, only Rai had sped up his pace to stay alongside Kota. When she sneezed he took out a handkerchief and offered it to her. "Don't need anything to go flying out of your nose or dripping either do you?" He said quietly. He saw the ramen stand and walked up to it, leading Kota by her hand. "Well we're here..." He said quietly. He puyt down what it would cost for four large bowls. "Large bowl of suicide ramen for me..." He said quietly and sat down on one of the seats of the ramen stand and started slurping it with his chopsticks.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:17 pm
Akira made his way off of campus following the girl that he had just met in a clubhouse. As he stood on the streets, he saw the ramen stand right next to the gates. It was a simple stand on wheels with a bar coming out from it, but he could tell by the aroma that they served quality food.
He walked up to one of the chairs and took a seat. "I'll have one Miso Ramen with a side of chicken katsu please," he asked the chef as he pulled out his ID and held it out. He turned to Rai, who he was sitting next to, and saw what he had ordered. "Suicide Ramen huh?" he asked, "Good choice."
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