Come to think of it, this is the first time I've made eye contact with Tiara. So far, we only meet online, in the game, and I rarely meet others as well, meet offline or as we call it in person.
And strangely again, Tiara is my boss at my workplace, but why can't I recognize her. It's simple, why can't I recognize her, it's because I never met them face to face and showed them my real face; Tiara, Bagas, and others.
My account, Dark69, wears a fake face that I edited for not giving up my identity, while Bagas, Tiara, and the others, are probably wearing their real identities. But that doesn't mean those who wear their real identity can't change their account, they can change the others too, but they can't change their faces.
If you create an account to play the game, there will be two choices, namely using your real identity or just linking your account with your email. If you choose to use your real identity, your face data will be used according to your e-KTP, including your real name; If you choose to only associate your account with Email, then you can change anything, including your face or nickname.
The account that Tiara has, her face is very similar to hers, it's just that she has different ears, namely the ears of the Elf Race. So, in other words, I couldn't tell the difference, even though she was near me, even on the same roof as me. And for Bagas, his face likely is the same as his account, so if I meet someone like him, I will know. Likewise with my best friend, Rifai.
It's not that I don't want to give up my identity, I'm just afraid that my identity will be used by irresponsible people, that's why I'm careful. But because I'm afraid of that, my account was taken by someone who doesn't want to be responsible. Geez, how damn it is.
After waiting for her and looking around, Tiara finally came out of the cafe with a glass of coffee. Tiara put the glass on the table, in front of me, and I looked at the glass with a desire to reject it. Tiara sat on the bench in front of me, and out of curiosity about my expression.
"Why? Did I buy it wrong?"
"This... black coffee, right?"
"Yes. Don't you like it?"
"No, it's okay." Because it had been bought by her, and it happened to be expensive for me, so I drank it. "Hot! And also… bitter!" I put the glass on the table. "So, is this all you want to buy? I mean, it's not like I'm asking for food either, it's just that, if I drink coffee without something that makes me feel good, my tongue is sometimes rebellious, it hurts my teeth."
I lied. I lied. It wasn't my tongue or my teeth that hurt, but my stomach that was rumbling. I'm hungry, haven't even tasted food since it rained earlier.
"Then... I'll order food." Tiara took her smartphone and started opening an Online Ojek application.
"No need, I was just kidding." I'm sipping coffee. "Bitter!"
I chose a unique habit, which is how to describe the mood using coffee. If I drink coffee that isn't bitter, it means I'm in a good mood. If I drink bitter coffee, like now, it means I'm in a bad mood. So, in other words, Tiara replaced my unique habit with the coffee she bought.
I'm a little annoyed that this doesn't suit my current mood, maybe if she bought it this afternoon, it would suit my mood, but now my mood has changed. So, that's the reason why I want to reject it. You woman!
But what can I do, Tiara is also sad now, so I shouldn't bother with it.
"What do you want? I bought it," said Tiara.
"Fine, if you insist."
"No, I didn't force you."
"I'll order..." I thought for a moment to remember something, "the food that descended from heaven." I smiled at her.
"…" Tiara was silent and speechless after I said that. It seems Tiara knows what I said earlier. "That…"
If it is the Tiara I know, then it will know what I mean. It wasn't food, it was a quest, which caused us a lot of trouble, in the EOA game that Tiara discovered 7 years ago.
At that time, Tiara brought a child NPC whose entire body was poisoned into the Guild Castle. The NPC gave us a quest called, "Food That Descended From Heaven" and caused us trouble because it was hard. In conclusion, Tiara took the quest and troubles us; Me, Bagas, Kahfi, Helena, Elvina, and Joko.
So, in other words, I'm trying to make Tiara realize that she once smiled happily with us. I didn't want to see her like this, sad, because Bagas left the guild. I want to see her smile as usual and be happy again while playing the game.
Tiara hasn't told me anything about her problem right now, in this cafe, don't even know that I'm Dark69 who is the guild leader, but I want to become someone who can make her smile right now, and help her solve her problem by remembering, back in that quest.
I also can't say, "I am Dark69!" to her openly, it would be useless since I was too late to tell. If only, that person didn't reveal his identity in public, then I can still say that I am Dark69 to Tiara and the others. I'm late.
Even so, it doesn't mean I don't have a chance to let other people know that I am the real Dark69. I will let people know that I am the real Dark69 slowly. If I say it openly, then they will think that I am boasting, and that makes them not believe me anymore. So, I'll use my way, like this time.
"Fried rice," I said. "Ah, ah... I want fried rice."
"You want fried rice, right?"
"Yes."
"Alright, I'll order it." Tiara suddenly looked at me seriously. "But before I ordered it, I wanted to ask. How did you know that?"
Yeah, I thought she would. Geez, this woman is so troublesome.