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"Thank's bro, I'll have a carmel frapacinno." Wait.. What did this barista just say to him?

Axton had also been running on autopilot, but not because he was tired. No, Ax had simply checked out, mind wandering elsewhere while he'd been waiting for his order to be filled. He hadn't been expecting the kid behind the counter to diviate from the usual script, so when he had it took a second for Ax to realize it.

"I'm sorry, what'd you say?" He wasn't trying to be rude, he just hadn't really regestered what the barista had said.

Truth be told he hadn't been paying a whole lot of attention to the kid behind the counter. He was there to take his order and exchange money. A part of the cafe, but not really a person. Until now. Now he payed the kid some attention. Mid teens, blonde, easily flustered.

Pale, puzzled eyes rested on the blond and waited patiently for him to regather his wits enough to answer his question. He hadn't taken offense or anything, so the level of fluster the barista was displaying was a little odd. He was more just curious. As far as he could remember he'd never seen this kid before, so how exactly did he know him?

Vaguely he wondered if it was someone he'd met in passing, whom he might have spoken to, but had forgotten about. It wasn't something he did on purpose, but it did happen an awful lot.

Pale brows rose when Jude finally spoke again. Axton did spend an unhealthy amount of time on reddit, so it wasn't outside the scope of possibilities for-

"Oh! You mean the summer barbaque in the middle of winter one?" It was the most recent, and had gotten the closest to the front page. A lost bet that had resulted in him having to stand out in the ankle deep snow in nothing but swim trunks in front of a frozen over barbaque. It had been cold as ********, but the karma he'd managed to pull from it had made it all worth it.

Very briefly pale eyes narrowed at the labels the barista was tagging onto his picture, but he cracked a smile after a second, shoulders rolling back in an easy shrug. "Naw, s'cool. Considering how cold it was, I probably could have gotten frostbite in places I would have really regretted later."

Patiently he waited for Jude to complete his order, clearly unfazed by having just been recognized, and insulted, in under five minutes. Really, there wasn't much that Jude could have done that would faze him. He was a very laid back sort of guy.

When The blond had returned with his drink, Ax tossed a couple of singles in the tips jar before paying for his beverage. "So did you happen to leave a comment or a vote?" He probably shouldn't have asked. The line behind him wasn't getting any shorter, but he was curious.

As commanded, Ax took a few steps to the side so he wasn't blocking hte line anymore, completely oblivious to the impatient or ugly looks he may have gotten from anyone that'd had to wait for him to move his a**. He sipped at his drink as he watched Jude work his magic, then had to smile when he answered.

Then he clarified, and Axton couldn't help but laugh. "Yeah, a bit," he agreed, taking another drink. The fingers of one hand sliding up to scratch at the back of his neck.

"So what's your name on there?" It was forward, and blunt, but Ax wouldn't see it that way. He was just trying to figure out if he'd ever happened to catch a sight of a comment or post made by the kid in front of him. "You already know mine." Or at least he might. It was probably wouldn't be hard to find it though. "I'm Ax, though." If a counter and an espresso machine hadn't been between them, he'd have offered a hand for a shake.

Ax's head tilted to one side as she tried to recall if he'd ever seen the name crop up in any posts or comments. It didn't ring any bells, but then he wasn't the most observant guy ever, so who knows. After a moment he shrugged, smiling. "Doesn't sound familiar, but there are a lot of people on reddit, and even more throw away names.

When Jude set his drink down for him, Ax shot him a quick thanks and hurriedly took a sip. "Mm, perfect."

Of course now that they'd sort of exhausted the topic of Reddit, the young man found himself at a lose for anything else more useful to say. For a brief, awkward, moment he just stood there, watching the blonde go about his job, and realized he hadn't actually gotten his real name. By accident or design. "Well hey, It was neat meeting someone that recognized me." He lifted his cup, saluting the barista. "Thanks for the drink. I'll get out of your hear now. There's a thrift store a couple blocks over with my name on it."