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kondo kozue | 近藤 梢 ([info]anthesphoria) wrote in [info]disappear_rpg,
@ 2009-07-14 21:57:00

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Entry tags:keiichi, kozue

Who: Kozue and Keiichi.
What: It's a thing. Coffee and pastries are involved.
Where: Chagall Cafe in Iburi.
When: A few days after Toru's dungeon: after school.
Why: She owes him dessert! That's totally why.


When Kozue found out that tennis practice had been canceled - the captain was down with a cold or something, and the other girl in charge had sprained her ankle while running sprints in gym, and besides, they didn't have any matches coming up for what seemed like ages - it was the perfect time to make good on her promise to Keiichi. And to take a break and get some kind of pastry - which, really, she deserved after that insane experience in Ishinomori's version of "Paradise". Maybe she could get some kind of personal reward program going: a pastry or a candy bar every time she fought a Shadow? Or something like that.

Although the trip through Toru's dungeon didn't seem, in retrospect, as horrible as her team-mates were making it out to be - sure, the thing with the tentacles had been horrifying and sinister in a late-night-anime sort of way, but that "ren'ai" level had been no worse than a game of truth or dare. Well, maybe a bit of a risque one, but... Truth be told, that was one reason that coffee with Keiichi had jumped to the front of her ideas for her empty afternoon: she wanted to see what he thought of the fact that she'd kissed him. It had been a game - a kind-of sort-of game at least, but some boys sure got weird if you kissed them.

She made her way up from the athletic fields to the second year hallway, pondering that as she started looking for Keiichi. School had barely ended - she hoped he'd still be around, although, if not, she could always check the dorms. Still, she wondered, distracted, why did boys get weird like that? Weren't girls supposed to be the emotional, clingy ones? But no - she'd once kissed (well, that and maybe a few other things besides but) a boy from another school who had almost immediately started discussing what their children would look like and what kind of house they should have. Creepy.


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[info]keiito
2009-07-16 03:47 pm UTC (link)
Ito-san's only response was a nod. He'd been brought up to hold open doors, mostly by his mother. Chagall was quite the nice cafe, he noted. Calm and soothing was good, especially considering how chaotic his life had become as of late.

Somehow, it was far easier for him to take control of a situation in Paradise. At the very least, Sagaki had picked up on that fact in their earlier conversation. That didn't mean that Keiichi *never* controlled things otherwise, of course.

It just meant that he generally wasn't used to it.

Nonetheless, he guided them over to a small table, and pulled out her chair for her.

"I don't know," he mused. "I think it was more the circumstances than everything else. Creepy disembodied voice telling people what to do in front of their friends and classmates, most of whom don't like each other to begin with. And yes, Shirai-san's was a bit over the top."

If only stupid Voice-san would have accepted the offers of the girls to strip instead. Actually, he might not have made it out of the dungeon due to acute blood loss, so it might have been for the better that it never happened.

He took a quick glance up at the menu, but turned his attention back to Kondo-san quite quickly. "It's over now, though, that place. Hopefully we'll never have to go back in that game."

Keiichi shivered slightly. "Enough about all of that, though. We're sort of in public again."

Ideally, now they could move on to discussing caffeinated beverages and tasty treats.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-16 04:34 pm UTC (link)
She just nodded, settling into her chair, crossing her ankles underneath the seat - they had shorter chairs here at Chagall, so her feet touched the ground - and ooooh, the chairs were comfy. "And we have to order," she agreed, putting the topic to rest. Probably not forever, but for the moment. (Eventually, the temptation to talk about it more would probably overwhelm her: she couldn't exactly go tell her normal gossiping buddies about it, so her conversation partners were quite limited. Oh, but, if she told Ayako, Ayako's head would explode.)

"Let's see what they have on the menu." She looked down, scanning quickly. "Hmmmmmm. Okay, pastries. Here's a cheese--actually, they have a lot of cheesecakes, don't they." A pause, she read more. "Chocolate ganache. Chocolate croissant. Something with mochi, but I kind of want something Western. See anything good?"

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[info]keiito
2009-07-16 09:09 pm UTC (link)
The chairs *were* comfy. Sort and warm and easy to sink down into. The last time he'd been here, he'd sat alone along one of the walls and sipped away at a latte.

This was much nicer. The entire "being social" thing in general was much nicer. Made him wonder why he hadn't done it much before.

"Hrmm," Keiichi mused, looking over the menu carefully. "They have lots of things here. Pies and cakes and danishes and what not." It all sounded good. "Western...chocolatey or not?" He needed to narrow down the options somewhat, otherwise, they'd likely be there drooling over the menu all day long.

"We could," he offered, "order two desserts and split them? That way we could have a better variety." Besides, that meant it would be easier to come to a choice on two as opposed to one.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-19 08:16 pm UTC (link)
"Oh, that's a great idea," Kozue said, a genuine smile spreading across her face - she didn't have to pick just one? She could go with two? Oh, but which two?

"Something chocolate, definitely. What about the Black Forest Gateau?" She pointed to the picture on the menu - of course Kozue would go for the items of which there were pictures on the menu: they popped right out, and she didn't have to do any more work than look at the picture and the title. "Oh, this, how do you say this? Sa-che-ru..." She frowned, staring at the katakana label for the Sachertorte. "Do you know what this one is, Ito-senpai?"

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[info]keiito
2009-07-20 12:28 am UTC (link)
"It's...Austrian, I think," Keiichi told her, looking at the label. "Sachertorte. I'm surprised they have it here."

It was one of the dozens of foods he only knew about because he'd seen it made on Tungsten Chef: in this case, one of the show's Valentine's Day Dessert Specials.

"It's a very rich chocolate cake. Sometimes it has a layer of apricot jam, and they serve it with whipped cream."

Of course they did. Most things here were probably served with whipped cream, the first year across the table from him excepted. Pity on that point.

"One chocolate, one not," he asked her, before offering another alternative. "Or both chocolate?"

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-20 05:12 am UTC (link)
"Probably one chocolate, and one not... Don't you think it'd be too much, otherwise? Hm." She paused and thought, before remembering to be gracious. "Well, what do you want?" She asked, flipping through to the next page of her menu. "Chocolate or not? Maybe fruit?" She flipped another page, still just looking from picture to picture. When she ran out of menu, she started back through in reverse, even less carefully. "What looks best? What'd you like most of the stuff here?"

Well, if she chose a chocolate one and he chose the other one, that would be the fair way to figure things out.

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[info]keiito
2009-07-20 05:20 am UTC (link)
Flipping through the menu again, Keiichi set his sights upon something he hadn't had in a very long time: peach cobbler.

"Ooooh," he exclaimed, pointing at the cobbler treat on the menu. "This looks good, and we can get it served hot with vanilla ice cream!"

That settled that. Now, it was up to Kozue to decide what chocolate goodness they would murder themselves with.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-20 06:30 pm UTC (link)
She leaned over to get a glance at what Keiichi was pointing out, although his description had already mostly sold it for her - actually, just the fact that he'd decided was good enough. "That looks delicious. So we can have that, and how about the Austrian chocolate cake? Unless you think that apricots wouldn't go well with the peaches? I don't know much about pairing a menu, so I'll defer to you on food."

As if that hadn't become rather obvious by this point. "I'm curious, do you make any of these dishes in Cooking Club?"

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[info]keiito
2009-07-20 06:40 pm UTC (link)
"It should be fine," Keiichi replied. "There's not a lot of apricot jam. Just enough to play off of the richness of the chocolate in the cake. The two of them should go well together."

He wasn't an *expert* at this by any stretch, but he did know enough to know what tasted good.

"I wish," Keiichi replied, sadly. "Cooking Club is really designed to help teach novices how to cook basic things," Keiichi replied. "I make most of the fancier stuff on my own, but to be honest, I haven't really made a lot of desserts. That apple pie we had was one of my first. I'm used to making dinners and lunches and things."

Primarily because he'd cooked dinner at home before coming to Iburi, and he had lots of practice at it.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-20 07:10 pm UTC (link)
"Oh, that's too bad - about the club, I mean," Kozue said, closing her menu and casting her eyes about for a waiter. There should be one around here, right? Now that a decision had been made, she was hungry.

"Although I'm sure that the novices really appreciate being taught the basics. So what kinds of things do you make? Normal dinner foods and things like that? Lunch?" Maybe they taught bento-making? Who knew. After all, that was something important. Even if Kozue had to practically lock herself in the kitchen to force herself to make even a simple lunch, once she'd finished she was usually pleased she'd done it.

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[info]keiito
2009-07-20 07:21 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah, basic stuff like that. A lot of kids are living in the dorms away from home for the first time in their lives. We have a cafeteria, but it's nice to be able to make your own lunch." Not to mention the cafeteria was, in Keiichi's opinion, the REAL threat to burn down the school.

Not that the club had a lot of members.

"We work on basic things from a variety of cuisines. Bentos, sandwiches...basically, we want Cooking Club members to never have to rely on the cafeteria." There was a touch of pride in his voice, as he too began to search for a waiter. Dessert was, after all, serious business.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-20 10:07 pm UTC (link)
"So you teach bento-making." She smiled just a little, pleased that her guess had been right, even if she hadn't articulated it. "And other things for lunches. That's a good goal, I suppose," Kozue said, nodding. "It's something you can apply practically right after you learn it. Which isn't like the clubs I'm in at all."

That was said without any particular regret, or need for sympathy: it was merely true. She really only did Tennis because she liked the uniform, and Ikebana was almost completely useless in a modern high school. If they'd had a Tea Ceremony Club, they could use the flower arrangements, sure. But there was no Tea Ceremony Club.

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[info]keiito
2009-07-20 10:21 pm UTC (link)
"Clubs are about having fun," Keiichi replied, without missing a beat. "Unless of course you're one of those really ambitious kids who takes five clubs so it looks good on their resumes..."

He made a small face. Cooking Club had several of that sort of kid, and they tended to not do anything.

"It's much better to do what you enjoy than what other people think you should be doing." Darkly, Keiichi thought that applied to a lot of other things.

Flagging down a waiter, Keiichi ordered for them, the two desserts and a coffee for himself. "Anything to drink for you," he asked Kozue. All of a sudden he was ravenously hungry.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-20 10:32 pm UTC (link)
"Can I have an iced coffee with milk?" She asked, looking up at the waiter quite sweetly. It sounded good, at least as far as coffee beverages went. Anyway, she was in Chagall Cafe. They were absolutely famous for their coffee: how could she not get something with coffee in it? "Oh, and lots of sugar, please."

She looked back to Keiichi, handing her menu to the waiter, and trying to figure out why he'd looked almost upset for a moment. "Do you think so? I mean, about doing what you like, instead of what other people think is best?" She resettled again in her chair, and tipped her head a little. She thought perhaps she could see why that had come up when they were talking about clubs - he was a guy, and he was the leader of the cooking club, after all. People had to have given him trouble about it: Kozue herself had initially wondered a bit.

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[info]keiito
2009-07-21 02:38 am UTC (link)
As the waiter left, Keiichi nodded. "Of course. Life's too short to not do what you have fun doing." That explained why he wasn't in a sports club, probably.

There were other things that bothered him, but really, those might be better left said another time.

Or this time, depending on which direction the conversation went. Looking across the table at her, he forced back a sigh. Everything was rapidly becoming so complicated in his life, and so much of it seemed hopelessly out of control.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-21 03:17 am UTC (link)
He seemed to be getting more - well, not quite uncomfortable. Kozue shifted again, trying to figure it out. "Isn't there a proverb a bit like that? Seize the day, or..." She furrowed her brow. "I think it was Latin, originally." Of course, she should be studying things like that, but Keiichi had said it: life was too short to waste time on things you didn't particularly want to do. Like too much homework.

"I do like that philosophy, though." She nodded. "So what else do you do when you're trying to live up to it?"

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[info]keiito
2009-07-21 04:18 am UTC (link)
"Carpe diem," Keiichi replied, smiling. "It's a good expression."

Good expression, yes. Dangerous question from the first year? Ditto. Simply being here in some ways was an example of it, considering how once-shy he'd been around people in general, let along a pretty girl.

"I just try to be myself," he explained, fighting with himself not to let out the annoyance within, and losing, "no matter what other members of the team might think I am or should be. Or should do, for that matter."

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-21 04:58 am UTC (link)
"Oh, uh - I didn't mean to..." To bring up unpleasant things for him, at least. Clearly, he was annoyed. "You really don't need to listen to what they all tell you to be," she said after a moment, waving her hand a little over the top of the table. "I mean... you're probably doing the best, or among the best."

He had said as much to Kiriko, too, and though Kozue was sure some other members of the team (or whatever they were? "Team"? They weren't much like any sports team, for one thing) wouldn't appreciate it, she didn't care. She wasn't good at any of this Persona stuff yet. She wasn't sure if she wanted to be: it was a weird group, and a weird role to find herself in.

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[info]keiito
2009-07-21 05:16 am UTC (link)
"They let things get to them too easily," Keiichi replied, making sure to lower his voice. "That whole...game bothered them. I think they took it personally, even though Toru's not to blame for it, really."

Being upset by it he could understand.

"The datesim, for example." Ito sighed. This was going to be the difficult part. "People were...giving us looks. Like what we did was somehow wrong..."

Keiichi was firmly sure that it wasn't wrong in the slightest, his growing affections for the girl aside. They'd done what they'd had to do to advance onwards. And yet...people seemed insistant on making him feel bad about that fact.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-21 05:31 am UTC (link)
"Maybe they're just prudish," Kozue commented, perhaps a bit too soon. She'd thickened her skin to reactions like that, mostly, by telling herself that other people were prudes: she wasn't the one who was unusual. They were. "It was a kiss, and that's really not such a big deal."

Seriously: worse things could have happened. Like Reizo taking off his clothing - or hell, Shiori and Kozue and Misaki stripping instead. She recalled that all three of them had volunteered. And been turned down, which gave her some unsavory thoughts about Ishinomori, to be sure. She and Misaki were the prettiest girls in their year - well, the two of them and Kiriko, if you liked ice queens with dark hair - and who would be dumb enough to turn that down?

She shook her head a little, and looked back at Keiichi, with a sigh. Back on topic, such that it was. "I figured they were just annoyed at the whole thing. I... didn't put you in an awkward position, did I?"

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[info]keiito
2009-07-22 03:32 am UTC (link)
Oddly enough, he tended to think a kiss was a bit more of a big deal in general...but the circumstances were such that they'd needed to. The fact that he was getting *glares* about it was unconscionable to him. What were they supposed to do, sit there?

"I don't know if they're prudes or not," he replied, "but it sort of bothers me. I try my best to be part of the team, to help out, and..."

His voice trailed off, and he shook his head. "No, you didn't put me in an awkward situation at all. People just need to grow up."

There was more to the story of course, but he really didn't want to bring it up in public.

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-22 04:09 am UTC (link)
Kozue was momentarily distracted from the conversation as their waiter carried out their drinks, and the two cakes: Kozue perked up a little, and slid her coffee over towards her place setting. And it looked - and smelled - amazing.

"As long as it wasn't a problem for you, there really aren't other people directly involved." She shrugged, and picked up her utensils. "I guess we can split the cakes onto two different plates, one for each of us? Or..." She from the dishes across to Keiichi as if to ask, any better ideas? This wasn't technically cooking - but - he was the chef, nonetheless. Maybe he would have a better idea.

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[info]keiito
2009-07-22 04:41 am UTC (link)
"We can do that," he replied, shrugging his shoulders good-naturedly. "Or we can just take from the bigger plates and share them like that. I trust you not to eat the entire thing." Taking a sip of his coffee, he smiled. Ah, bliss. He didn't really like coffee that much, but it felt warm going down his throat.

"Whatever's easier for you, Kondo-san." A bit formal, but he tended to err on the side of formality. "And don't worry. It wasn't a problem for me at all."

'Nice job,' he thought to himself. 'That was smooth, except not at all.'

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[info]anthesphoria
2009-07-22 05:12 am UTC (link)
"If you don't mind?" His suggestion was easier, after all, and Kozue was nothing if not willing to take shortcuts that meant she'd have to do less work and still get the same result in the end. "I promise, I won't eat it all," she added, with a grin that she hoped came across as mischievous - but not too mischievous. She really wasn't going to eat it all.

She took a sip of her own coffee, through the straw that had been provided, and then promptly pulled the dish of sugar cubes over, and dropped another one in. She'd said 'plenty of sugar', but this just wasn't 'plenty', at least not by her definition of the word.

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[info]keiito
2009-07-22 07:24 pm UTC (link)
"It's settled then," he replied, good-naturedly, going for a bite of cobbler. Keiichi loved peaches, and peaches with a buttery crust and ice cream were just another slice of heaven.

That was the other wonderful thing about cooking, being able to create delicious things for himself and others. He couldn't be a conventional artist, but with food and fire, he could create something of a work of art.

Keiichi smiled as she reached for the sugar cubes. "Someone's got a sweet tooth," he asked, taking a sip of his own coffee. Just enough milk, and not too sweet, since the desserts would carry that aspect of the meal for him.

...sometimes he really DID think he watched too much Tungsten Chef.

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(no subject) - [info]anthesphoria, 2009-07-22 07:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]keiito, 2009-07-23 12:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]anthesphoria, 2009-07-23 02:21 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]keiito, 2009-07-23 02:42 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]anthesphoria, 2009-07-23 03:32 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]keiito, 2009-07-23 04:20 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]anthesphoria, 2009-07-24 03:53 am UTC

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