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Kamen Rider NEXT: Prologue; Welcome to Tokyo
Topic Started: Oct 22 2006, 01:35 PM (6,648 Views)
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The Dyna coasted to a stop near the noodle cart. Across the street from the small wheeled vendor was a more permanently establish ramen house, but Mikael had a craving for soba with shrimp that could not be denied.

Gently brushing the curtain aside, Mikael sat down next to a salaryman who had loosened his tie and undone the top button of his shirt and was getting ready to take a drink of his overflowing sake glass when he noticed Mikael. For a moment the man almost seemed wary, but warmth overtook him and he rose his glass in cheers to Mikael, spilling a little of the clear alcohol on his hand as he did.

"Kampai!" The man said before shotgunning the remainder of the liquid. Mikael, for his part, smiled politely before sitting down.

The cook behind the narrow counter greeted him and asked him what he would like, and Mikael ordered a large bowl of soba with boiled shrimp added. As an afterthought, he ordered a glass of sake similar to the man next to him.

With food and drink before him, Mikael turned to the salaryman.

"Kampai." Mikael said with a bit of a rasp in his voice before downing the drink in one go.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooh~!" Mikael wheezed happily, a bright smile on his face. "That hits the spot! Another!"

The salaryman next to him also grinned and held out his glass in front of him, "And another for me!"

Mikael and the salaryman exchanged glances before grinning, then bursting into laughter. As their drinks were refreshed they clinked glasses.

"Kampai~!" Came the loud, resonating cry.
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Dropping the cross look, Mao pouted as she brought her feminine wiles to full bear. "Aww, you hurt me by lying so, Ryuji..." She reached out and brushed a finger along his jawline.

"But really though, I know you were oogling me like dinner, lecherboy~" she stated as she squinted her eyes cutely while grinning. Her finger came up and poked Ryuji in the forehead.

"For that and then lying to moi, why not buy me lunch, hmm?"
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Ryuhou was sitting next to Ryuji and watched the entire thing with Mao slowly unfold into something potentinally hilarious. He knew what he had to do.

"Hey! Ryuji! Why dont you go ahead and do it?" Ryuhou said with a wink and a slap to Ryuji's back. This should get really interesting now.
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"Aww, you hurt me by lying so, Ryuji..."

"Whu...wait..." he said, shivering slightly as she brushed her fingers across his jawline. Oohhh...holy ssshhhhiiiitttt....

"But really though, I know you were oogling me like dinner, lecherboy~"

Oh crap! She's on to me!

"Whu..." he said, as she initated contact again. Ryuji's breaths began coming out in shallow pants, his heart feeling like it was about to leap out of his chest.

"For that and then lying to moi, why not buy me lunch, hmm?"
"Hey! Ryuji! Why dont you go ahead and do it?"

"uh....ok?"
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Ran watched, amused, though the only outward sign was a slight smile at the corners of her lips. It wasn't something she could ever do, but it was fun to watch.
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'OK, I think I might be freaking him out a bit too much... but I'm not gonna leave until I get his number, teehee.' thought Mao as she backed off and sat down in the seat next to Ryuji.

"Okay! I'll take this and this and this..." she rattled off, a glossy nail tapping against the laminated menu. 'Large-size nagasaki champon, squid and salmon sushi, and two pork buns. A bit pricey, but even I could pay for that,' she thought, as she waved to Ran to come sit down.
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Ran, surpressing her laughter, moved to sit beside the woman. Well, this is shaping up to be an interesting night...
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Oh boy. Ryuji's in for it now. I'll hang around and watch what's going on. Should I introduce myself to those two ladies?

"Hey ladies, I see that you're friends with Ryuji! My name's Ryuhou! Nice to meet you, beautiful ladies!" Ryuhou beamed as he bowed towards the two ladies.
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Ryuji's eyes bulged slightly as Mao named off her order, but a gentleman's word was ironcald or so his father always said. "Umm all right....I guess I'll have another bowl of Ramen," he said to the server. He looked over at Mao and gulped. "I don't think I got your name, Miss."
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"Li Maocao. Since I'm already calling you Ryuji, you may call me Mao."

Mao leaned back in the chair, folding her legs as she left her hands in her lap.
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"A...a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Mao," he saidtaking her hand, on impulse, into his and planted a kiss on the first knuckle. Blushing heavily Ryuji released it, and suddenly found his lap very interesting.
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Mao blinked at this archaic act of gentlemantry. She was almost flustered, but a quick shake of her head got her leveled again. 'I'm starting to like this guy already...' she thought, as the server brought along her meatbuns first.

Taking one in hand before eeping and putting the steaming bun back on the tray as she waved her burned hand in the air, Mao said, "So, you a student? Do you work?"
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"I...Well....I'm a Todai student," he said, almost without stammering. "And I deliver packages on the side. Yourself?"
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The night passed quickly with Nimbus and his young companions. Of course, it hadn't exactly been a long night, what with the gluttony contest that made both men sick to the brim. By the next afternoon, though, Rao was already able to walk again. Pondering on his next destination, he stepped into a nearby restaurant to have some food for thought instead.

The doors opened smoothly, as expected of clean- well, relatively cleaner restaurants in this part of the city. Still, it wasn't as if he could see cockroaches flying everywhere (you never know, though). The floor was slightly slippery, if anything. Rao looked around, and spotted a four-man band - two boys and women flustering amongst themselves. Their garments weren't exactly glamorous, though the women looked more suited to the yakuza... rougher side. He could draw information from this bunch, if they had any relations to the darker side.

Rao approached one of them who didn't look like he was doing anything important, other than watching and grinning stupidly at his suffering friend who was getting the stutters from being with members of the opposite sex. Ah, youth.

"Curry udon."

You could always find the weirdest of mixtures of food in Tokyo.
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Ryuhou was enjoying watching Ryuji squirm as the lady hit on him when he noticed a peculiar man approach him and order curry udon. "You like curry udon huh? I'm impressed."
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Grinning, Rao took the bowl of disgustingly-fat noodles and swallowed a slimy mouthful, with curry running down the sides of his chopsticks. The sight was able to make normal girls squeal in disgust, and bound to guarantee an 'ugh' from most men. It wasn't as if the dish was his favorite, by a long shot, but it did well to impress young men who hated the fat mix.

"It's not in whether it tests good or not - I once said this: 'You are only bound by your own perception.' - As long as you believe you enjoy something, it will become enjoyable."
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"You have a point there. I've occasionally liked to have those kind of dishes myself from time to time. But I prefer beef udon myself. With some soy sauce. Mmmmm. Ill have to order one now. Hey! I want a bowl of beef udon with some soy sauce!"
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"Beef udon? Not a bad choice - simple dishes can be presented as some of the grandest food in the world. There's more to cooking than just that, of course."

That, coming from a man dipping his utensils in a bowl of fat that shouldn't ever have existed.

Getting up from his seat, Rao walked to the water dispense and filled an icy cup for himself. Draining it, he signaled the other man to see if he and his companions needed any.
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"Yeah I'd like a drink too. You know, I never got your name. What's yours? Im Ryuhou Takami."
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"That's because I never gave it. 'What is in a name?'"

Lifting five glasses onto the tray provided, Rao brought the company their water. Although the restaurant was ventilated, water beads had already began forming on the sides of the glasses.

"What, indeed, is in a name? Is it used to detect crimes? To identify your loved ones? Or perhaps it is a tool for killing your enemy? Don't look at me that way, there are voodoo cults that supposedly can kill you just by knowing your name."

Setting the glasses down, Rao took another cold swig, then smiled briefly.

"Rao. Seizora Rao."

(OOC: The 'what is in a name' thing is a reference to "What's In A Name?", a detective story by Isaac Asimov, "What is in a name" from Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) and well, voodoo stuff.)
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"That's an impressive monologue. Read shakespeare? That's from Romeo and Juliet right? I've preferred the historical plays myself. My favorite would be King Henry the 3rd. Nice to meet you, Rao. Let us enjoy our drinks."
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"I've never liked anything that started with "King", be it King Lear, King Henry, King Louis... wait, that one I just hate because he was a dick."

Swirling his water, Rao eyed the others. Their behavior seemed innocent enough, but nothing to warrant anything. Returning his gaze to Ryuhou, Rao raised his glass and emptied half of it.

"Water... did you know water can be poisonous? Normal, drinking water."
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"Water... did you know water can be poisonous? Normal, drinking water."

Ryuhou raised his eyebrow at this remark. "How so? I've heard that mineral water, if injected into your blood stream, can kill you. But normal drinking water?" Ryhou said as he looked at his wrist device and looked at the time. Plenty of time. Might as well stay here.
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"Oh yes. Well, anything foreign that enters your body is probably fatal. Normal drinking wat-"

Rao cut himself off as Ryuhou looked at his rather... unique watch. Ah... ha? Now doesn't that look suspicious... or maybe I'm just paranoid. I mean, this world contains people like Nimbus, so why shouldn't it contain someone who likes weird watches that make them look ridiculous? Aw, who am I kidding? What are the odds of another Rider appearing in such a short time?

"Normal drinking water can be poisonous if you drink copious amounts of it before bed," Rao resumed smoothly, "though I wouldn't suggest trying it out for yourself. It is rather uncomfortable. Nice watch, by the way. What does it do, shoot lasers?"

Geez, my jokes aren't even half this lame usually. Maybe I am overreacting.
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"Normal drinking water can be poisonous if you drink copious amounts of it before bed," Rao resumed smoothly, "though I wouldn't suggest trying it out for yourself. It is rather uncomfortable. Nice watch, by the way. What does it do, shoot lasers?"

Ryuhou's heart stopped for a minute. He stared at Rao for a second. "Really? I'll have to remember that thing about water before bed. Oh, yes, my watch was given to me by my family at where I work. It can keep the time and can even be used as a phone. Cool isn't it? I'm sorry it doesnt shoot lasers, but that's a cool idea. I'll have to talk to the scientist about doing that." said Ryuhou as he smiled weakly at Rao. Lets hope this conversation doesn't go any further than it should even be going.
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