I walk with her outside the airport and took one of the taxis there as there are a lot of taxis waiting outside every day whenever airplanes going to arrive. They use this opportunity to offer people their ride and make money out of it. Some have bad intentions and some just want to make a living. The one we take is good as I personally know the driver.
I tap on the car window and it lowered down, revealing his face pretending to look serious. I greet him and as soon as he's looking at me, his disguised break, and acting like his usual self. "Hey man, why're you here? And who's that woman behind you?" He says while quick-pointing his finger at Becca.
"I explain later. we want to ride your taxi and I want you to open the back bonnet to put her bags into."
He then unlocks the back bonnet by clicking the back bonnet button at the lower corner of the control place. We walk to the back, open it, and put her things in. Then, we get inside the car. I sit in the front next to him while she sits at the back. It might seem rude to leave her alone at the back when I first time meet her but she's okay with this as we are still a stranger.
"So, what is the story with you both, huh?" He's eager to know. I'm sure he's gonna be disappointed after hearing my story since it's not what he expected. He always thinks highly of me even after I've left the group and expect me to do something bizarre like sleep with 100 women, own the biggest company in the world, has a net profit of up to a million dollar or more, etc.
However, I still need to explain everything he needs to know to avoid any misunderstands. When he first saw her in the beginning, I can saw he was grinning, thoughts that she was my woman or something. I know him too much already.
Throughout the story, the grin on his face slowly fades away second by second, but the smile returns back. He still thinks the same of me. As I can't do anything, I simply tell him to bring us to some place and he will be our driver for today. Of course, I'll pay him a huge sum of money at the end of the day.
The live is still on and the viewers can see and hear everything in the car. Thus, I make sure that the three of us hold back from saying anything secret or private things and they agree. We make conversation by asking a bunch of normal questions as it might get awkward, especially for her as she's like an 'outsider' between me and him.
I asked questions to get to know her more and we realize that we share a lot of common things such as we both lost our parents in an accident, we both start as an 'influencer' to support our life, have a sibling, etc. She has a big brother who lives abroad after finding a job. Now, he's married and has one child.
While we were talking, we arrived at a restaurant that is one of my favorites place to eat. I tell him that he can eat with us too if he wants but he refuses as he doesn't want to interfere with our session and he also wants to sleep to refill energies for later. We understand him, so we get out of the car and enter the restaurant
The restaurant doesn't require people to reserve a place as we just need to enter, find the available table if there are any, and wait for the waiters or waitresses to take our order. So, that's exactly what we do. After finding a table, the waitress comes and was ready to take our order.
I recommend she take their special dish consisting of roasted meat, salted french fries beside it, and coleslaw in a separate container for balance nutrition with their special sauce that you won't find anywhere else. They might look like normal food but what makes them special is the way they were cooked and also the special sauce gives a kick to the taste, making it like you are on cloud nine.
Hearing my tasteful explanation of the food makes her crave to try it. So, we order the same thing and their special drinks. After writing everything on the note, the waitress tells us to wait and that they will try to make it as quick as possible and leave us. Now, here we are, along with the viewers watching us. I notice that a lot of people in the chat section say that they are drooling after hearing the same thing. Thus, I simply tell them to come here and try the food themself. This is basically free advertising for the restaurant.
Put that aside, I also notice that she looks like trying to say something but hesitates, look around, maybe she's trying to see if no one will interrupt her. Confirming the line is clear, she speaks, "Um, Kai, can I call you that? (I nod) You see... I want to do a collaboration with you, I know that your field is different than mine but maybe we can try to, you know..., combine them together. This is my first time asking people to collaborate, so I don't know what I'm doing. So, do you agree?"
As soon as she mentions collaboration, I quickly mute the microphone to avoid people from getting any information about the possible future between us. I can see people on the chat section start asking questions about the reason I mute and a few people who actually manage to listen about it. I can't do anything about that.
Hmm, a collaboration, huh? I never collab with anyone before actually. I don't have many friends too, I usually play with strangers who I will never meet again. Maybe this could be a start for more partnerships in the future or a start for me to get into any gamers' communities. Wait... it's been three years and I've never been to any communities before? What the hell?
Never mind that, I think I'll agree to collab with her. As I'm about to say my answers, the waitress comes with food, serves them on the table, and wishes us to have a good time.
"Oh, the food is here. Let's dig in!" She instantly dives into the tastefulness of the food, making her completely forget about the world. *Sigh* Looks like I'll tell after finishing the food then.