Shizu's very own Coffeehouse! it is a shop made for selling coffee in any way or form! if it beans to then grind at home or a freshly made french pressed coffee you can find it all here! the coffee served here has many different flavors, from the nutty tastes of the beans that were made on the borders of Vacuo to even the gentle sour taste of Vale's beans! the owner makes different cookies and cakes to sell every few days on top of the coffee and even chocolate with coffee beans inside of them on the counter if you want to try and bags in the back if you want to buy. in the back of the shop there are a big machine made for roasting the beans as they come to her shop while they are still green and fresh, she would gladly let anyone in the back if they are interested in a tour of how everything is made.
the coffeehouse is placed on the edge of the residential district of Vale closest to Beacon, making it a great place to come for a drink in between classes or just to hang out. the coffeehouse itself is quite small with only 4 tables and 2 couches to sit on the inside, but there are still 4 more tables outside. the owner of the coffeehouse often comes to chat with her customers if they are willing to land her their time and tries to make the place into a great place to hang out after all her main customers are students of Beacon academy.
Damien meandered through the streets in search of a shop which he had heard was opening up recently, The Adashino Coffeehouse. Great coffee, amazing desserts! Yumeko loved sweets! While he already had a side-gig at a more formal place, they had been cutting their hours back for everyone that worked the front floor. Yumeko and her sister took very good care of Damien; he just wanted to be able to provide for a little on his own without feeling like a burden. It helped that the boy truly did enjoy what he did – interacting with guests and being able to learn from the staff in the back during his downtime. Everyone on the team benefitted from these personal ventures in some way! Yumeko would likely resent the idea of him picking up more hours and now for an alternative restaurant at that. Damien would make sure to pick her up something on the way home; hopefully they had red velvet because it was her favorite. “What would Maokai and Rowser like,” the boy questioned out loud while rubbing his chin thoughtfully. He loved doing little things like that to make sure his team knew how much he appreciated them. When Damien looked up, he realized at some point that he must have gotten turned around. ‘LOST AGAIN,’ he lamented not bringing someone along for the trip. Damien knew better than anyone his own shortcomings. “Whoops,” the boy chuckled awkwardly turning around the corner at this point letting fate lead the way. Guess he was taking the scenic route!
After about fifteen more minutes of making his way around town, the boy happened by chance to find his destination. “Finally,” Damien eagerly exclaimed noticing how charming and inviting the little establishment looked even from the outside. Entering through the front door, Damien looked around to find the shop rather empty at this particular moment. “Hello,” the boy said loudly before pausing to look around, “Is anyone in here? I am here to put in a job application!” Today – Damien had chosen a much more casual look. He did not want to dress up but also, he figured that his more normal attire commonly used for combat practice would not be particularly appropriate either. He was also particularly fond of the sneakers; they were heckin’ nice! Lucky for him, he would notice the applications were just sitting out on the counter ripe for the taking out of the corner of his eye! Because the place was empty, Damien had plenty of options when deciding where to sit while filling out the packet that he had grabbed from the countertop. With all those options, the boy would still choose the table closest to him out of laziness. Who needed a view or atmosphere!? He pulled a black, gel ball-point pen from within his jacket pocket printing in his most legible manuscript, which in some places still resembled scrawl.
When someone inevitably presented themselves, Damien would look up with a bright smile and wave wildly his eyes shining with kindness and excitement. New job, new friends, lots of fun to be had!
It was just a usual day in her shop, this hour of the day was usually very quiet so she often roasts the beans around this time of the day, a brand new batch of Vale’s special beans she usually buys, it comes in such a lovely green color but… this is not something that can be used for coffee, Shizu would hum to herself as she poured the green beans into the huge roaster and turned it on, the back of the shop began to fill up with a strong smell of coffee beans “aahh~ lovely”[/b[ Shizu told herself right before hearing someone yelling from the inside of the shop “ah! Someone’s here” Shizu smiled and walked towards the counter and saw a young boy sitting there “where you the one who yelled out something about a job application?” she asked as she sat right in front of him “well it’s great to meet you~ now… why don’t we start with a simple introduction shall we?” the entire time the young woman was smiling as she leaned in a little “My name is Shizu and as you can see this is my Coffeehouse. do not worry about the lack of people right now, these hours are usually very empty around here. so… could I ask you for your name?” she asked and adjusted her small hat, she was quite excited to have someone come for a job application.
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:37 pm
This must have been the owner of the shop who walked in from behind the counter. “Hello,” Damien responded promptly to Shizu’s question while watching as she took a seat across from him, “That was me!” Damien could tell based off her initial gesturing and voice intonations that she was likely a very kind, considerate person who would be a joy to work for! Boss-employee relationship aside, she would have made a great friend; and there were definitely bear hugs coming sometime in the foreseeable future!
“Introductions,” Damien mumbled quietly to himself. That should be easy enough! ‘Wow,’Damien thought silently with awe. Shizu looked so young to be a shop owner! She must have been crazy talented and business savvy. “It is… nice to meet you too,” Damien responded in kind just having finished up the application. There was a brief pause while speaking, but that was more so the effect of trying to write and communicate at the same time. There were only certain things that Damien could multi-task efficiently and talking while writing was not privy to the list.
“I am Damien Alexavier,” the boy responded proudly turning his application sheet around for the woman to more easily view. The paperwork already had his name, age, scroll information, current employment information, as well as a few references. Yumeko, of course, was his first choice for references. They were a well-known family with a lot of influence. Even if she disagreed with the decision, Yumeko would never sabotage his efforts and always supported him! Rowser had to be the second on the list! The boy would always talk up his BEST FRIEND, even though Rowser had rarely seen him in a working atmosphere. His current boss was the final addition who would likely give Damien a glowing review (except to maybe complain about his hearing, though that was very rarely an issue in such a quiet and refined institution). The only parts that had not yet been filled out entirely was the portion dedicated to availability as Damien was still trying to internally work out the details, so he could be sure to be able to make both jobs with all shifts involved.
“Damien Alexavier… It’s a pleasure to meet you, thank you again for coming here” she said with a confident tone as she took a look at the application, while she did seem confident and composed she was… feeling the exact opposite right now, thank god they are sitting or she would have probably stepped on herself while trying to walk a few times “so… I see you have quite a lot of experience as a housemaid, while it’s not something you would be doing here it does help with many tasks and chores you’ll have to do here. I like what I see” she said with a sweet smile and placed down the application “I want you to tell me a little about yourself, anything that comes to mind I will be more than happy to listen to” she said as she rested her elbows on the table and rested her head on her hands, she wasn’t very experienced with interviews and mostly seen it as an opportunity to know a potential worker. After all, it was much more important to her to get along with who she works with than to know they come with experience, that could be easily obtained through time and effort, something she was willing to take the time for.
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:10 pm
When Shizu thanked him for coming, he felt compelled to respond in some way. She was definitely being more gracious than what was necessary. Heck, she was doing him the favor by considering him as a new hire! “It is no big deal – I am excited to be here! Thank YOU for this opportunity, Shi-shizu,” Damien unintentionally stuttered unsure whether or not it was appropriate to be using her name so casually being that she would be his manager if he were hired. He was confident by nature but could not help but feel nervous watching her glance over the application. The boy observed her mannerism and expressions intently looking for some kind of response or indication on whether or not she thought he would be an adequate pick for the job. “I know the restaurant business is probably a lot different from this kind of establishment, but I will do my best,” Damien said enthusiastically, and he genuinely believed in what he was saying. That was the kind of passionate optimism that he often displayed for others. It was certainly something Shizu should come to expect from him working there as an employee; it was probably good for morale! While there seemed to be some hesitation on his inclusion of the house servant position for the Shizu family, everything she had to say sounded like a positive for Damien on the front of being hired. It did bring up a good question – what kind of work would he be doing here he wondered? ‘Maybe I should ask,’ the boy started to open his mouth to speak but quickly paused realizing that Shizu had not finished talking. She asked him to talk about himself. The question itself was vague, which left a lot of possibilities of what to talk about without having any sort of direction. What might she be looking for within his answer? “Anything… about myself,” Damien said in a questioning tone never having experienced such a relaxed, informal interview before. He waited a few moments for some kind of signal to proceed before shifting his body around to stand up tall with a hand cupping his chin contemplating about how to respond. “Uhhh, I am a student at Beacon Academy,” the boy started small and obvious wondering what he might add. “I enjoy being in the kitchen cooking AND baking, video games. Uhhhh, hanging out with my friends, especially eating. Comics, music. You know – normal stuff,” Damien looked down at the woman leaning against the table resting her head in her hands. Boy was she a cutie!!
“Sooo… what about you,” Damien asked unprompted trying to keep the conversation flowing. He had never considered himself a smooth talker, awkward but friendly at best. Wait, didn’t he have something he wanted to ask earlier? He scrunched up his face while trying to remember. OH YEAH! “What will my expectations and workday look like here,” Damien smiled brightly tilting his head a bit to look directly at Shizu.
’very humble… I like it’ Shizu thought to herself as Damien responded to her thank you, she had a feeling it would be quite interesting to have him work with Rosa, her other new hire “yes, it is quite different but at the same time you will find it familiar in a way so I am sure it will not take you long” she said softly, she could see he was still a bit nervous so she tried to pour some words of relief in, yet they were still true “yes, anything” she replied with a small giggle as he began thinking of things to say which was lovely “ahh~ a student of Beacon. perfect” she said with a nod and a small sign to tell him to continue talking as she continued to listen “indeed normal stuff, though the cooking part is the thing that caught my attention. While it’s not exactly… cooking, we do Roast our beans in the back of the shop. While I am still going to be in charge of it, having someone to assist me will be a very welcoming addition” Shizu said as she noted it to herself, the more they talked the less she needed to think if to recruit him or not. “oh, about me you ask?” she asked with a small tilt of her head as her hands continued to support her head “well… as you can see I own a coffee shop that I am very proud of, the past few years I’ve been traveling a lot in search of more knowledge of coffee, how it grows, the different grinding thickness needed for different ways of making coffee and to study as much as I could. I turned 25 a month ago and I have a younger brother about 16 years old I believe; he is going to enroll into beacon soon as well” she answered enthusiastically to his question before he began asking another one “as for what I would expect of you, while I do want that at one point you will know how to handle everything here, I do not expect you to know anything without me teaching you, so if you don’t know something now you have nothing to worry about, I will be here to teach you everything you need. As for workday, each Wednesday I would love if you could send me a message with shifts you can work with and the number of days you wish to work a week, I can be very flexible if needed though expect the shifts to be mostly around noonevening” she then finally raised her head and stretched a bit “the most important thing for me is for my employees to feel welcome but also welcoming if the customer enjoys not only the coffee but also the people who work here they will want to come more, chat more and enjoy themselves more. But with the way our conversation just went… I doubt it will an issue” she said with a small wink, hopefully, Damien would still be interested.
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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:43 am
“I do love to learn new stuff… uhh, except book stuff… I have always been more of a hands-on learner,” Damien started out excitedly but quickly it devolved more into nervous explanation. The boy even went so far as to animatedly move his hands around gesturing while speaking which was usually just a nervous tick of his. As long as he stayed actively engaged, there were no issues but leave the boy to his own devices to “study” and he was more likely to fall asleep for a mid-day refresher nap. Self-conscious about his display of behavior, the boy remained extremely quiet allowing Shizu to take the floor answering his questions from earlier. Damien listened having a hard time trying to concentrate while Shizu spoke about her background a little more. His eyes flittered shut a few times begging him to fall asleep. After a few moments, he would shake his head back and forth trying to force himself awake. This happened a few times before something caught his ear. Oh wait, what did she just say?! “That is exciting! I do not mean to brag but if he needs a new friend… I happen to love new friends,” Damien flashed the whites of his teeth in a bright smile. He was still rather new to the academy and had only made a handful of new friends thus far. Of course, they were superior and the best kind of friends a kid could ask for. He wondered how Nejina and um, what was her name again, Valteria? Volteria? Mmm, he would just think of her as Vall, but he wondered how they were doing and hoped that they were alright!
‘Handle EVERYTHING,’ Damien panicked slightly taking a deep breath in. Boy, that was a lot of responsibility right off the bat!‘Oh, that is better,’ Damien chuckled to himself exhaling deeply. Good thing, Shizu made sure to emphasize that it would be a learning curve which would take place over the time. He almost had a heart attack!“Now that I can do,” Damien grabbed a nearby scrap piece of paper to write down some notes with the pen which he had set down earlier. While the boy was concentrated taking notes and reminders for later, he lightly bit his tongue which was sticking out from his mouth more towards the right side; oftentimes, he called it his concentration tongue. “Wed-nes-day,” the boy spoke each syllable separately not being able to spell the word without such practices. He never claimed to be the brightest crayon in the box after all. “Noon or evening,” Damien struggled with the pen deciding to shake it around a little trying to get the ink to settle in the bottom before going back to writing. No dice, it was still being difficult. Damien licked the bottom of the pen as it was still being stingy with the ink it was allowing to flow freely, “The employees to feel welcoming… chat… enjoy themselves.” He spoke intermittently while scribbling the text onto the scrap piece of paper. Someone listening to him would have been very confused with just the partial bits and pieces of monologue presented without any context.
When Shizu said ‘I doubt it will be an issue’, Damien looked up just in time to see her wink at him. The boy was kind of spaced out for a minute having to take a few minutes to register the interaction. At first, he might have looked confused; slowly his eyes began to light up with excitement as realization hit him. Did that mean what he thought it meant? “Oh, oh,” Damien said enthusiastically sitting up straight in his seat leaning over the table slightly. “I got the job,” the boy said eagerly bouncing around a little in his seat before coming to a full stop, “Wait, this does mean I got the job right?” It would have been terribly embarrassing if he had misinterpreted her intentions.
Shizu was glad about how the interview was going, she did manage to get Damien quite nervous as she mentioned the fact she wants him to know everything to do in the coffee shop but he calmed down once he realized she won’t expect him to do it on the spot “judging by that expression you got a little worried, but I will assure you that even if I just said I expect you to know everything, it is mostly for the farther future. Right now I expect you to do what I will teach you. And yes Damien, you got the job” the last part Shizu made sure to finish with a playful wink, assuring him she was quite happy with how things turned out “as you know Vale is celebrating the fire festival soon and I would need you to work some of the days of it, you will be with another new hire named Rosa and me, though around noon it will be mostly you two, will you be able to come?” she asked him as she got up, the interview was now over as a new employee was recruited for her little Coffee house, Shizu couldn’t be happier.
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:50 am
‘Y-yes, of course,’ Damien remembered responding to Shizu during their last encounter a few weeks back. He had been so excited about getting the job and making sure to accept her start date that he had somehow managed to miss the part about her having another new hire named Rosa. The boy cheerfully walked in the direction of the coffeehouse having practiced this route a few times since his first visit in preparation for his first day. His sense of direction had always been awfully dreadful and the last thing he wanted was to be late on his first day!
The sun was getting pretty high in the sky and while it was already pretty warm, the heat was only projected to pickup throughout the day which is why the boy opted for a rather plain looking black t-shirt with loose fitting grey-colored cargo pants with his usual accessories adorned, an assortment of thin bangles on one hand and a sleek looking watch on the other. The watch was likely the most expensive item on his body at that very moment; its only competition being Damien’s favorite pair of pristine white sneakers that he wore any moment that he was not expecting class or combat.
Strolling casually into the café, Damien would look around to finding the establishment looking empty. Shizu was not even around preparing the coffeeshop for opening! His eyes went wide with panic wondering if he had managed to set the wrong time on his alarm for being here. Had he arrived too early? Or even worse, had he arrived too late? The boy hastily looked down towards his trusty watch only to breath a sigh of relief when confirming that he was in fact on time. Well, where was everyone?! Damien slipped behind the staff countertop looking around for something in particular. “Aha,” he said gleefully finding an apron with the coffeeshop logo on the front. The boy slipped it over his head and fumbled trying to tie the back. He bit his tongue in concentration until having completed the task. It fit him perfectly! “Noice,” Damien stated out loud to no one in particular while putting his hands on his hips triumphantly. Now, it was time to wait!~ The boy sat down behind the counter patiently resting an elbow on the table. After about ten minutes of inactivity, he would rest his head in the palms of his hands. “So comfy,” the boy mumbled to himself while suddenly drifting asleep. Honestly, the places he could fall asleep sometimes astounded himself and especially his team.
Aahhh~ another lovely day of work has begun for Rosa, she wasn’t working at the coffee house for a long time, but she was working long enough so Shizu could trust her with opening and managing the Coffee house even without her which made her quite happy ’oh if Peni could see me now’ Rosa thought to herself cheerfully as she came through the door and… noticed a boy sleeping? Ehh?!? Rosa was very confused by it, who was he?! He seemed to be her age but was he supposed to be here? is he a new hire or maybe some kid who decided to crash here? Rosa’s heart began to pound faster and faster as she got closer to the boy and gently poked his cheek, trying to wake him up. “h-hello there ammm… w-what exactly are you doing here?” she would ask with a slightly tilted head, though she would immediately after going behind the counter, put on the apron, and turn on the coffee machine, it was important to let the steam build up early in order to whisk the milk later on. Out Of Creativity: Rosa the Barista!
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:53 am
“Mmm,” Damien mumbled noises after being poked during his slumber. He swatted gently in the direction of the disturbance like one would at a fly pestering them. “Just a few more minutes Yume,” Damien managed to complain even amidst sleeping. Despite his desire to continue his sleep, something internally nagged at the boy beckoning him to wake. ‘Fine,’ he grumpily complied with his body slowly lifting his eyelids and sitting himself up straight. Damien stretched his arms high into the air and yawned obnoxiously loud. While groggily wiping the sleep away from his eyes, he noticed Rosa standing across from him rather quickly.
“O-oh, h-how can I help you,” Damien questioned almost slipping while standing up trying to appear more professional. That was right! He was at work! ‘Damnit,’ the boy was internally panicking looking at the dainty, miniature girl standing before him. She looked like an exceedingly kind person though. Those were the best kind of people, ‘I bet she has a pretty smile.’ He watched silently as the girl slipped behind the counter putting on an apron as well. “Whew… safe,” Damien mumbled realizing that she must have also worked for Shizu. “Hello, I am Damien – the new hire. You must work here too?” the boy chuckled nervously placing a hand behind his neck. Thinking about how his palms were feeling a little sweaty from being caught sleeping at work, he brought his hands down to wipe against the sides of his pants. ‘Oh wow… way to be rude,’ Damien was feeling a little subconscious about failing to introduce himself properly. This establishment was much less formal than his first job. It caused him to feel like introductions should definitely be more personable. “And you are,” he smiled apprehensively extending his arm waiting to see whether she would return his handshake.
Whether or not she grabbed his hand, Damien would take a step back finally having recovered from being awoken and the shock of their chaotic introductions. “So uhh, how can I help el-capitan? Just tell me where to go and what to do in order to make your life easier,” Damien gave her a weak salute ready to get to work and preoccupy his mind. They would probably more naturally get to know each other whilst working. There was no reason to get worked up or rush it Damien had decided.
Yume? Who was that Yume he was mumbling about while asleep? She wondered a bit while the boy was waking up, she knew she probably should get him out if he just randomly slept here but… it didn’t feel right to her, who knows maybe there was a reason he was here. The boy would then after waking up and still being sleepy he introduced himself as Damien the new hire “oh I didn’t know Shizu hired someone, it’s nice to meet you Damien my name is Rosa” she said with a sweet smile as she left the stall and began organizing the chairs, she would then finally notice his extended arm that was extended for a good amount of seconds which made her blush slightly as she extended her hand for a handshake, looking completely embarrassed by it “s-sorry!” she squeaked before letting go of his hand, she was definitely not used to it. as Rosa continued arranging the chairs Damien asked if there was anything he could do to help Rosa would wave her hands embarrassingly “p-please, just call me Rosa, there’s no need for s-such formality. As for what you can do… Shizu left some cups and plates in the sink before closing earlier this morning, it w-would be great if you could wash them for now but until we open you can just relax. Do you want me to make you some coffee for now?” she asked politely as they did have a little bit of time left, around ten minutes before they needed to open though she couldn’t stop wondering what kind of weird sleep schedule Shizu had for being asleep at this time of the day, seriously when does she even plan to wake up? Out Of Creativity: Rosa the Barista!
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:55 am
“O-oh,” Damien stated blunt with shock, “Y-yeah. I came in for an interview and was hired pretty recently. I figured that everyone would have known by now though…” He trailed off silently wondering if might have interpreted Shizu incorrectly. No, there was absolutely no way that was wrong about getting hired or about his first shift.“Rosa, huh? It is a pleasure to meet you then,” Damien stated in a pleasant tone turning his attention back to the person standing in front of him. When Rosa smiled, she sure did brighten up the room. “I knew it,” the boy mumbled to himself in a confident and cheerful tone looking down at the sprightly girl. “That is a pretty name. You are pretty too! But uh, don’t take that the wrong way. I am not trying to be creepy. I am just trying to be nice… but that doesn’t mean I’m lying either. You are really pretty.” The boy droned on desperately feeling the need to defend his actions and unfortunately embarrassing himself further.
Damien hadn’t noticed Rosa blushing while shaking hands and afterwards, he was honestly a bit taken aback by her apology. “Sorry for what,” The boy looked at her with a mixture of worry and confusion playing across his facial features. Did he say something wrong? Did he do something to make her uncomfortable? It had to have been that long, drawn out and unnecessary addition to their conversation before. Man, he was really making a mess of things and on his first day too! “I-I am sorry too,” he returned the apology with a nervous grin. Damien was quite happy when Rosa offered a distraction from their awkward interactions. It would seem that the two kids were similar in a lot of ways, which could potentially make them getting to know each other – really know each other – quite difficult. “Onward! ~ to the sink,” the boy announced happily making his way to the sink inspecting the work which would need to be completed. Damien turned the hot water on full blast allowing the hot water heater to warm up; luckily, it did not take long. They must have had some top notch equipment up in this establishment. While running a small sink full of hot and bubbly water, Damien turned to face Rosa not having answered her question as of yet. “I am good on the coffee but thanks,” he smiled sweetly at her before returning to his task. He would thoughtfully wash each item in the first sink before gently setting it down in the second sink where it would be rinsed off. Afterwards, he would dry the items by hand setting them on the countertop unsure of where they were stored.
Once everything was finished, he started looking around the workspace trying to take care of this task on his own. He did not want to bother Rosa for something so trivial. When finished, he could help Rosa complete whatever other tasks were necessary before opening up for the day. Despite not wanting to bother Rosa in regards to their work, Damien did really want to get to know her and communicate better, since they were going to be seeing a lot of each other soon! “So… how long have you been working here? Any tips for a newbie,” he said casually looking over his shoulder towards the girl.
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It's been quite some time since the forming of team Krystal. He really enjoyed his time with his new team mates, and really cherished them. So much, that he even began learning sign language for Khari's sake. So far, things were looking up, and he felt happy. He just hoped that in the case of another major mission like the caves, the same thing doesn't happen again. Now that he's leader, he can't even dare to imagine what would happen if he were to lose them too. But he had to take those thoughts out of his mind, as he would open the door to the coffee shop, where he and his group would see Rosa already at the front. "Hey Rosa! We figured we would chill here for the festival. How long you got left so we can all hang out together?" He asked her.
