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 Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:23 pm
Tajiro smiled as he worked, his eyes shifting after Michael and then after Lena. "Are you the proprietors of this establishment, or are you simply devoted patrons wishing to revive it?" He blushed faintly, the tone easily noted against his pale skin though he didn't seem to mind it much as he shifted on to the next table.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:33 pm
"Well technically it belongs to someone else... a family friend.." Lena said with a nod, pausing from her work a moment as she spoke "But really, I guess it's sort of always been ours." she finished, dunking her mop back into the bucket and ringing it back out again before continuing to work her way across the room.
Michael sat over in his own little world grumbling to himself as he worked at untangling cords. "Stupid wires...." he whined as he untied knots "How in the world!?" he exclaimed as he attempted to bend back into place the tines of a plug.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:08 pm
"So a little of both, then." He smiles after Lena, continuing to clean up the tables and chairs before moving to the boothes, not minding in the least that his pristine white shirt is now a bit dingy and his pants are no longer clean. "I'm not sure if it's really anything much to offer, but if you would like more help with anything I have several siblings I could call and ask to join us." He shifted another glance between the two as he continued to do his part to clean up, sure he could call on a sibling for near anything that needed to be done.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:18 pm
"That would be great" Lena said with a smile "The more bodies working, the faster it will all get done." she nodded as she made one last swipe across the floor with her mop. She then picked up her bucket and made her way behind the bar to empty the bucket out in the sink and rinse out the mop.
"Ah-Ha! I did it!" Michael exclaimed as he stood up, just a moment before some obnoxious dance song started coming from the large speakers he'd been fidgeting with.
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:14 pm
"And the faster we get it all done, the faster we can enjoy the place again!" Tajiro smiled after Lena, a quick look after Michael's triumphant outburst before he let out a laugh over the horrible music that came on. "Are you sure? It still sounds a bit... Broken to me." He bit his lip to try and conceal his broad smile, the boy definitely not one to appreciate dance music...Or anything not done by great orchestras. Though it was likely unnoticed by the siblings, Tajiro's eyes swirled dark a moment as he called out with his magic to a few of his siblings, a couple appearing after a moment.
Riley and Amara exchanged glances before shifting their eyes over the Star. They had both been there before, but they were a little confused on why their brother would draw them back to the underground. Amara started to ask Tajiro what they were doing there, but Riley smiled brightly as he spotted Lena. "Hello!" he chimed, shifting from where he stood to step closer to her, careful to keep his boots from tracking any grime over where she'd already mopped. "Haven't seen you in a while!"
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:38 am
"There... better...?" Michael said with a laugh as he switched the music to something slightly less obnoxious, but still probably not up to Tajiro's standards.
"Riley...?" Lena said with a smile, stepping behind the counter "It's definitely been a long time...." she continued as she moved over to give him a hug. She'd had no idea that was who Tajiro was related to, but then again they had so many siblings that it kind of figured.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:10 pm
"A little" Tajiro teased, a laugh after Michael before he moved from where he cleaned the tables to draw Amara closer so that he may show her to the kitchen to start cleaning up in there.
Riley smiled brightly and returned Lena's hug, a light laugh escaping him as soft blush graced his cheeks. "How are you, Lena?" The last time that he had seen her, things weren't going all that well. For either of them. But he hoped that after the gap in time, things would be better for her now.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:24 pm
Michael shook his head and let out a bit of a laugh before moving to wipe down all of the sound equipment, which he probably should have done before he started fooling with wires. As he worked he watched the interaction between Riley and Lena.
"I'm good..." Lena said with a smile and a nod "Definitely a lot better than the last time we spoke..." she continued with a bit of a laugh, remembering the rather unfortunate circumstances under which they last spoke.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:27 pm
"I'm glad you're good, though," Riley offered with a smile. "Did you guys remain here, or did you leave the Underground too?" He wanted to ask if she was seeing anybody new, but he knew well enough it wasn't any of his business. As much as he liked seeing Lena and Shinji together, he knew he couldn't try and push them back together. Not after what his brother had done to her. Not after the way they simply disappeared without a word.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:36 pm
"We stayed here for awhile..." She nodded "But when it went all deserted, we went home to stay with our mother for awhile...." she continued, wiping the dust off a bar stool before taking a seat "What about you...? What've you been up to..?" she asked, wiping off the stool beside her for him to sit.
Michael moved from his place at the dj station and made his was back to the kitchen to search for cleaning supplies.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:08 pm
Riley happily moved closer to Lena, taking the offered seat with a smile. "Well, the lot of us returned to our mother's realm so that she could take care of some things...Most of us continued to be lazy kids, but some of the halfsiblings who are part of more prominant families back home went off and did other things. I enrolled in the academy my father went to but dropped out shortly after because...well, I'm not very coordinated with guns...Amara spends a lot of time with Jasper in a large city half way across the world where their father owns a club...For a while when we went back Shinji and Hotari helped in their father's office, but...they didn't really like that..."
Blush flushed his cheeks as he realized he was starting to ramble, and he let out a soft laugh as he let his eyes follow Michael towards the kitchen.
Amara offered a bright smile after the other as he passed her, and Tajiro nodded to him before making his way back out to finish with cleaning the tables, booths, and chairs.
"Hello~" She offered on a giggle, following him to the supply closet. "My name is Amara."
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:16 pm
Lena made a funny face when Riley mentioned Shinji. She still wasn't sure how she felt about that whole situation. "Sounds like you all had a very eventful time while away from The Underground..." she said with a bit of a laugh.
Michael turned around to face the girl when he heard her speak "I'm Michael..." he said with a smile, offering a hand to Amara.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:23 pm
"Eventful..." That was a good way to describe it, but all Riley could do was let out a shy laugh. "Yes." He fell quiet for a long moment before he finally looked to Lena and smiled. "I'm glad that Tajiro asked us to come help though, and we've found you again. It's good to know somebody outside the family." There was a time when Lena was close enough to be part of the family, and part of the boy held on tightly to that. But he could tell she was a little uncomfortable even if he wasn't sure what over, and he kept that to himself.
"It's nice to meet you, Michael!" Amara smiled brightly and took Michael's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze before releaseing it again. "Tajiro asked me to clean up the kitchen, can you show me where the cleaning rags are?" Her question came on giggles, but she couldn't help herself. He was cute, and the girl was pretty hard wired to flirt with cute boys.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:36 pm
"I'm very glad too..." Lena said with a smile and a nod "Now then..." she continued as she moved to stand from her seat "The sooner we get all this mess cleaned up the sooner we can enjoy the fruits of our labor..." she smiled as she moved behind the bar again, this time climbing up onto a stool then to the back counter to start dusting off the shelves behind the bar.
"We don't have a whole lot, but everything we've got is in there..." He said, stepping aside and gesturing to the closet he'd been digging through.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:56 pm
"Right!" Riley smiled as he moved from his seat, collecting a rag to start cleaning up the rest of the barstools as Tajiro sets to work cleaning up the various light fixtures he can reach with ease.
Amara peered into the closet a moment before blushing faintly, one of her thick shoes scuffed over the floor. "Wouldn't it be easier to clean the place up with some spells or something?" Sure, assuming that the others were magic users was a bit wrong, but if they didn't have any magical attributes, she and her siblings did - And with a couple simple cleaning charms they could be enjoying the club in less than a minute!
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