"Good morning."
"Huh? Oh. . . . yeah." Lagina sniffed the air and smiled. "Bacon!"
"Bacon. Among other things." She scooped an omelette, hash browns, and bacon onto a plate and handed it to Lagina. Ainoa stifled a laugh, her thick red hair was matted and so scruffed, it was truly amazing. Her red fluffy tails swung aimlessly around her overly baggy black sweatpants that looked suspiciously new. She met Anioa's gaze with a glowing grin of pure pride.
"You're up early," Lagina smiled, pouring a cup of coffee.
"I was up," Ainoa shrugged, sipping from her own.
"Again?" She nodded, buttering toast that just popped up and placing it on Lagina's plate. Her tails started to wag in anticipation as she watched more bacon sizzle on the pan, knocking down a stool before she realized and waved them away.
"Yeah, but a little. . . . different." Anioa fidgeted on her feet a little before flipping the not yet crisp bacon.
"How so?" ᒪᗩᘜIᑎᗩ smelled the steam, deciding whether it was too hot to drink.
"I had a dream or-, a vision. . . . I think."
"Hmm? What kind?" Lagina settled down on the kitchen stool, setting her food on the counter and began to spread avocado on her toast.
"I don't know, I don't remember. I had this. . . . feeling. . . . that slowly faded into. . . . something else." She paused a moment to sip her coffee that had gone cold on the counter, trying to think how to describe it. "There were flashes between what I think was a mansion and dark places. I don't know, it felt weird."
"Hmm." Lagina thought for a moment. "Well there is a mansion not too far from here, but I doubt it'd be that one." The thought made Ainoa think of the man from the alley, he seemed the mansion type. 'That makes me sick to think about.' She felt her stomach twist, she nodded uncomfortably. She tapped the blue tile counter, wondering how plausible her fear was. If it did involve him, it would be nothing good. She sighed and refreshed her cup with more coffee.
"Yeah, but it probably wasn't too important if I can't remember." Lagina lifted her coffee as if to toast that comment. It was a nervous lie, but she didn't need to know that. He could be almost anything if. . . .
"Well, at least it got you out of your pyjamas," she grinned. "I bet you're excited to go home today though," she smiled warmly.
"Yes, I miss my sisters terribly."
"You are so lucky, my Kitsune sisters are nightmares, all they do is fight about who is the most fashionable, who has the most tails. It's exhausting! There wasn't anything for me to do but leave. My brothers, on the other hand, were much more fun, even with fewer tails." Anioa nodded sympathetically but held in a giggle. "Oh, Rodan messaged me sometime last night, so after breakfast, I'll give her a call," she said, scooping the corner of her omelette into her mouth. Ainoa nodded and walked her coffee over to the stool next to her, watching her Canine teeth crack the crisp bacon.
"I am so going to miss this," she growled, crushing more bacon into her omelette.
"So then, what is there fun to do in the morning here in the urban utopia?"
"Well first off, the 'Coffee-Talkee' café is a must," Lagina beamed. "Then there's the 'Eccentric Alleé Plaza!" Ainoa hesitated. "Then there's a couple of museums; art, history, technology, you name it."
"Oh." Not exactly what she hoped for, but she wasn't really sure what she was hoping for either.
"Not your kind of thing?" Lagina bit her lip, thinking of other places, scrunching her brow. It wasn't usually, but she would only have to occupy herself for a little while. Besides, today was her last day here. If she got bored, she could always just come back and read a book.
"Well, it will be today." Ainoa shrugged, "I mean, why not," she smiled.