[The Bean] New Experiences, In Every Sense of the Word "New"

by **Acinonyx** on July 26th, 2014, 3:16 am

Aci loved that Athaera told him about the colours of her eyes and what they meant. It meant to him he was correct, which is always satisfying, and also a small element of trust may have crept in. Finally starting to warm to her, Aci gradually lowered his mental defences and allowed her to be just a little closer. Suspicions that were lurking were now dashed.

And completely replaced with this new guy.

Unfortunately for everyone involved, Aci had stared for far too long because of this: Athaera, because she was trying to have a nice conversation and Aci just seemed rude right now by blanking her and missing all of her questions; this stranger, because constant eye contact is never ideal. The stiff air reeked of awkward. I shouldn't stare... they're not animals... don't stare... Aci told himself as he tried to silence his instinctive actions.

Finally peeling his eyes away from the stranger's, Aci nevertheless continued calculating the profile of this guy. Well... he did wave. Pulled off a nice grin too... Broke contact first... Didn't actually drink the drink he bought and is supposed to drink... Oooh, he actually scanned the room in an efficient manner, just like I would. Interesting. Perhaps he hunts too. From these observations, despite the small positive signs, Aci still couldn't reach a fathomable conclusion regarding whether to trust him or not. So instead, he turned back to Athaera whilst not completely turning his whole back to the stranger. Just in case.

"I'm so sorry, I was being extremely rude. I'm uh... I'm just like that, I don't really know why." Of course he knew why, it would sound weird and unnecessarily like a stalker of humans, not animals. "So, uh... Where was I?"

A quick flashback to ten seconds ago jogged his memory. "Oh! My name is..." Aci paused once more to glance to his side in response to the peripheral vision alerting him to a change. That same man was in a very odd position, just a half meter or so closer and... seemed to be eavesdropping?

Oh...

Aci instantly resumed that stare, but stopped himself almost as quickly this time. This was strange behaviour. They had just had the most uncomfortable staring fiasco in the history of Mizahar and he wants to get closer? This not only worsened Aci's suspicions of him, but caused him to raise an eyebrow, demanding an explanation. Aci's intention was with this gesture was to just ask for an explanation, but the sudden sharpness of the split-second raise gave across more of a demand than an enquiry.

He thought of simply asking the man what his intentions were, but instead, just let it fall to his facial gesture. It felt like it was more commanding. Let him talk first. See what's up.

by **Rose Heckleburg** on July 26th, 2014, 3:39 pm

Rose was actually becoming quite hungry. Looking around she saw The Bean and decided to try it out. She quickly entered the shop. Seeing how crowded it was she almost left but decided to stay. She walked up to the counter and looked at the owner. "Can I have a tea please?" She asked politely.

While waiting for the tea she savored everything. The sights the smell the people. You never know what could or could not help you in the end. While observing the people her eyes landed on two men and a girl. Curiously she looked at their posture. They seemed friendly but something wasn't right. She glanced at the girl. She looked friendly enough. They way her aura read. She looked away staring was rude.

Her drink was finally ready. She payed the owner and took a sip. She loved the way her tea danced on her tongue. She focused back to the "group" she swallowed her sip and looked at her tea. Warm, and tempting she took another sip. Smiling at the delicacy yet compassion the tea put in her mouth. She decided since there were barely any seats she would just stand and save those seats for those in need.

by **Athaera** on July 26th, 2014, 7:25 pm

Who IS he? Athaera asked silently as the man who had rushed in stared at the Kelvic and her. He smiled, and he looked quite creepy, actually. Athaera attempted to begin speaking with the Kelvic again, but he was still staring back at the man by the counter, who waved. Athaera narrowed her eyes. What was wrong with him?

Finally, the guy she was trying to have a conversation with fell out of his trance, finally dedicating his attention to Athaera. It was one of her pet peeves, it bothered her when she was having a conversation, and the person she was talking to wasn't paying attention to her.

The Kelvic seemed a bit on edge, at which Athaera wasn't the least bit surprised, but he finally began talking again. Athaera wanted to make some sort of motion of agreement, but thought better of it. That would be rude, though it would be payback toward the kelvic, who still hadn't told her his name.

Once again, stopping in the middle of his sentence, the kelvic began to stare at the strange man, who seemed to be a bit closer. Athaera took a sip of her tea, mouthing to him. Do you need something?

He wasn't quite looking at them, but Athaera could tell that the stranger was watching them, and inching his way towards them. What's his problem? Evidently, he didn't follow the "Curiosity killed the cat" rule.

A woman walked into the little coffee shop, with blonde hair and green eyes. She walked up to the counter, and Athaera thought she was quite pretty. Athaera saw as she looked at her, and she made a smaller smile, not the creepy, sloppy grin the other man had done, and it faded after a moment. Looking away, Athaera took a sip of her tea.

by **Nivel** on October 27th, 2014, 9:40 pm

Athaera :

Acinonyx :

Audric Undal :

Rose Heckleburg :

Additional Comments: To bad this thread got abandoned, it was still fun to read.

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