Ren didn’t look comfortable. There was a stiffness in her frame—an edginess—that Ruka could spot from across the table. The way she paused halfway through her response as well... hmm... Ruka’s gaze and attention were tugged away, however, when the waitress brought the menus. The telepath exhaled downward and to the side, smoke barely wafting, before she put out her cigarette and took the offered list; the paper wasn’t covered in plastic, but made in a sturdier ply. Not quite cardboard, but just barely card stock. “Thank you,” she murmured as the waitress asked if they wanted anything to drink.
She scanned it briefly, just to see if anything had changed since the last time she was here. “Café latte with soy and a water.” She looked up to see if Ren had decided on a drink, only to be met with wildly wide eyes—terrified in a way. Her own softened at that, wondering if the darker-haired woman felt overwhelmed.
It might have been better to go to something... more greasy? Maybe. Ruka just hadn’t wanted to get back in the car and drive further, making Ren feel boxed in once further. So it had been a choice—weighing one option of the other. Walking-distance-semi-fancy-place, or, get in the car and chance Ren’s nerves being fried more. At least here the younger woman felt she had an escape. It was outdoors and there were people.
Safe.
So while Ruka didn’t feel guilty, she did feel as if this were the lesser of two evils in terms of comfort-level.
She looked up at the waitress, smiling that soft smile of hers as she decided Ren’s wide eyes were a sign for Ruka to order for her. “Can you make an orange juice for my friend? And... ah...” she glanced at the menu once more. “Can you make that macchiato a caramel iced macchiato?”
“With whip cream?” the waitress asked, jotting things down on a pad.
“Yes.”
She nodded, still scribbling. “Do need more time to decide on food or did you only want the drinks?”
“How many pancakes come in the lemon pancakes and fresh berries?”
“Two.”
“Can you bring a stack of six to start? On one plate? We may order more after.”
“I can and that’s fine. I’ll let Chef know.” She looked up at Ruka, “Do you want the berries on a separate plate?”
“That would be lovely. And lots of syrup on the side.” She glanced at the menu once more, “For myself...” She didn’t like heavy food in the morning. French toast was when she was really starving. “The yogurt, granola maison, with mixed berries.”
The waitress was nodding once more, writing. “With this be on one check?”
“Yes.” Ruka handed her menu over and took Ren’s from her hands to do the same.
“It shouldn’t take long,” the waitress told her, smiling. “I’ll be back with your drinks post-haste.” And then she was gone, slipping back into the restaurant as if gliding.
“You can breathe...” Ruka said quietly as she caught Ren’s gaze, both elbows on the table as she leaned forward slightly and clasped them together, fingers woven between one another.
She scanned it briefly, just to see if anything had changed since the last time she was here. “Café latte with soy and a water.” She looked up to see if Ren had decided on a drink, only to be met with wildly wide eyes—terrified in a way. Her own softened at that, wondering if the darker-haired woman felt overwhelmed.
It might have been better to go to something... more greasy? Maybe. Ruka just hadn’t wanted to get back in the car and drive further, making Ren feel boxed in once further. So it had been a choice—weighing one option of the other. Walking-distance-semi-fancy-place, or, get in the car and chance Ren’s nerves being fried more. At least here the younger woman felt she had an escape. It was outdoors and there were people.
Safe.
So while Ruka didn’t feel guilty, she did feel as if this were the lesser of two evils in terms of comfort-level.
She looked up at the waitress, smiling that soft smile of hers as she decided Ren’s wide eyes were a sign for Ruka to order for her. “Can you make an orange juice for my friend? And... ah...” she glanced at the menu once more. “Can you make that macchiato a caramel iced macchiato?”
“With whip cream?” the waitress asked, jotting things down on a pad.
“Yes.”
She nodded, still scribbling. “Do need more time to decide on food or did you only want the drinks?”
“How many pancakes come in the lemon pancakes and fresh berries?”
“Two.”
“Can you bring a stack of six to start? On one plate? We may order more after.”
“I can and that’s fine. I’ll let Chef know.” She looked up at Ruka, “Do you want the berries on a separate plate?”
“That would be lovely. And lots of syrup on the side.” She glanced at the menu once more, “For myself...” She didn’t like heavy food in the morning. French toast was when she was really starving. “The yogurt, granola maison, with mixed berries.”
The waitress was nodding once more, writing. “With this be on one check?”
“Yes.” Ruka handed her menu over and took Ren’s from her hands to do the same.
“It shouldn’t take long,” the waitress told her, smiling. “I’ll be back with your drinks post-haste.” And then she was gone, slipping back into the restaurant as if gliding.
“You can breathe...” Ruka said quietly as she caught Ren’s gaze, both elbows on the table as she leaned forward slightly and clasped them together, fingers woven between one another.
Sometimes I feel like a girl~... sometimes I don't~
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