-Koshu POV-
Paul Bassett
A coffee shop located in Shinjuku, near the Station.
It's far from Shibuya city, its a long distance to walk, but it can be reached by car or maybe I'll be able to find a short train near that area...I don't like trains, people are always so close to each other, I feel like I'll be-
Gio, "Oh, It's empty, there are only two customers and I think they're leaving."
, "I like this place."
Risu, "It's a nice place when it's empty, but when full its chaos."
, "...Do you guys work here?"
Gio and Risu both stare me down for some reason...did I offend then by chance?
Gio, *staaaaaaree*
Risu, *staaaaareee"
, "Did...Did I say something wrong?"
They both suddenly burst out laughing, I feel like I'm calling a lot of attention and there isn't anyone in the store! Why am I embarrassed!
???, "Oi!, Gio! Risu! You guys are making a lot of noise. It's hurting my ears! Keep it down!
???, "Kaworu, there's another customer."
???, "A-ah, Sorry about that...Welcome to Paul Bassett!"
Gio, "Don't worry Kaworu-san, 'Tiny' here is with us, they are new to Shibuya and Shinjuku, we are showing them around and they were hungry so we thought about showing them this place."
-Wait Tiny! Why that nickname... Well I guess I can't say anything I am the smallest of these four.
Kaworu, "Is that so...well like I said Welcome to Paul Bassett, a monster and human-friendly coffee shop, I'm Kaworu and this is Sachiel."
, It's nice to meet you."
I say my name and do a greeting bow towards them, they do one in return towards me.
Kaworu, "I get that you're hungry, how about you pick something to eat and I make you a good coffee as a Welcome to Shinjuku."
Kenma, "Do you like coffee or something else?"
, "I'll let you come up with a flavor for coffee if it's okay with you of course."
I picked something to munch on and we picked a table to sit and wait for Kaworu and Sachiel. There Gio and Risu said a-bit more about themselves, Gio being a Palomino centaur and Risu being a crossbreed, his mother being a Coral snake and his father an albino Python, he has his fathers color, size, and facial features and only has his mothers temper and venom. Most of Gio's family are Palomino centaurs. They also mentioned that Kaworu and Sachiel are both Werecats that have been together since childhood.
, "Oh, and how did guys meet each other and how did you also meet Kaworu and Sachiel?"
Kaworu, "Ah these two dorks know each other because they are work in the same place, they meet us because around here is their path to work and we serve them coffee on weekdays, I thought it was a weekday when I say you two."
Risu, "Nope just showing someone around and them being hungry."
Sachiel, "You look like you have a question in mind."
, "I do...I have kinda been here in Japan for a while, dealing with the whole thing of becoming a Japanese citizen and now I just finally managed to find a place to stay for a while...but I still don't have a job, and I'm kinda looking for one and I thought maybe I could ask you to work here?..."
Kaworu, "..."
Sachiel, "...It's not a bad-"
Kaworu, "Well why didn't you say so at the beginning! We could always use an extra pair of hands anytime!"
Sachiel, "I'm guessing you'll need a bit of training in how to do a few things, pastries here are made in the back, you'll have to learn how to make them."
, "Of course!, I'm willing to learn everything to do a good job!"
Gio, "That's the spirit! Oh!, that means you'll see some of our coworkers that are our friends."
Kaworu, "It would take about a week or more to at least know most of the things and for us to be a bit more comfortable to let you open the store or work alone at the front. We do need to get some things sorted, is it okay to ask you some questions?"
Ah, I feel like these might be personal...or not.
Sachiel, "Do you have anxiety, a type of phobia that might affect your work, or are you dealing with some health issues that require medication?"
Kaworu, "They can be even a simple discomfort or a problem that you've had in the past, that still affects you, trauma is also something worth mentioning."
, "..."
...
Kaworu, "Hey it's okay you don't need to say them right now, you can even tell Sachiel here, he has anxiety from time to time, you can try to trust him."
, "...I have a few fear and maybe phobias as well, I get scared if I'm suddenly alone, I'm scared of crowded spaces, I'm really scared of dying so I tend to avoid anything that I think can kill me or lead me to an accident, but that doesn't exactly mean I'll hide my entire life...I don't want to die alone or without knowing someone special to me-...I don't have any health issues that require medication, my spine is bent a bit and it starts to hurt really bad if I don't rest a bit my legs start to quiver. I have some skin allergies but most of the time I'm completely covered. I do have anxiety but I can control it as long as no one gets really close to me. I think that's it, maybe I have a few more things but they don't affect much. I do work online a bit but since I started, I don't have much and I kinda wasted it on the apartment."
Risu, "That's a lot."
Sachiel, "It's fine, they can be dealt with. No one is supposed to go over the counter or get so close to you...I don't like it either, crowded places."
Kaworu, "We can deal with somethings, we can get you a chair for you to sit for a while, but you have to stand up at least when a customer is present, but think a bit more...is there something that maybe you don't want to tell us and especially, this online work is it not gonna affect you at all?"
, "No I'm given a deadline to complete it, and they are long deadline, I can deal with them."
I feel like a need to tell them, but...
Gio, "What about-"
, "There is something else but I feel cruel..."
Kaworu, " Go on, say it."
, "..."
Kaworu, "We won't mind."
Sachiel, "Don't worry."
Gio, "Don't mind us."
Risu, "Don't mind us."
*sign*Here goes nothing.
, "I'm...
Arachnophobic."