Braniac !

"Crying your eyes out won't solve anything. Either you give up or you keep going. I just gave up." Yeah, Adachi was totally the guy you don't wanna go to for support.

He finishes his glass of Asahi and sets it aside to eat another skewer of yakitori. And... Maguro's whining gets louder. Yeesh, it's taking every bone in his body NOT to knock this guy out.

Adachi grabs a napkin, writes down a little note and makes it face the bartender. 'Cut this guy off tonight. And call a cab in a bit' The bartender takes note and does what they need to do.

Maguro watches him write that note down. "Heyyy, I-I'm not even drunk yet..." Well, so much for possibly asking for a third drink. Yes, it's definitely for the best that the bartender does not serve this one another one and call that taxi...!

"Woah?! H-Hey, hey, even I've got enough common sense not to do that, I ain't no creep! I swear!!"

"Hm. Fine-- If you say it's good, I'll come with." Glitzy areas aren't exactly her thing but.... If he's paying, then she'll tag along. Tae finds herself in Shinjuku most of her bar-crawling nights with her small group of friends. So maybe a little ritzy outing won't hurt her. As long as she gets a few Mai Tais and Melon Martinis and a good meal to go with it-- Then she's satisfied.

"Finally used up all your excuses to see me as a doctor, and now you're taking me out on a date. Beats whatever my other patients try to do just to see me."

"Ah!" He nearly chokes on his spit at the sudden call out. Was he really that obvious...?! "E-Excuses?! I don't know what you meannn, H-Heh!! And uh, I mean! If, y'know, don't mind me taking you out and stuff...!!!"

None of it seemed to matter to him. In fact, Kokichi seemed to be pretty well relaxed beside him. If real life emotes were a thing, one could relate the supreme leader's aura to a bunch of little flowers and sparkles glittering all around. Not a single care in the world, because in the end... Kokichi always got what he wanted.

"It's so nice of you to finally treat me like your favorite, Maguro-sensei~! Older people like you seem to like to lean more into the sour flavors, either way, because... well, isn't life itself a little more sour the more you get older?"

Maybe so, but that reasoning sure did make Kokichi grin inwardly. Maybe suggesting his age to correlate to flavors wasn't such a great idea, but it gave for a fun reaction to him!

"I'm still young and sweet, you know. Maybe the only one in my class, too. A lot of the others tend to lean more towards coffee and tea, you know. The not-so-fun stuff. Or maybe that's just how they were raised by their insane and power-controlling parents."

In fact... when he says this, Kokichi quickly flickers his attention back up to Maguro.

"Well? Huh? Do you think that you like sour flavoring because your folks told you to? Or is it really an age thing? Good thing I don't plan on getting any older, i'm practically sapping your youth energy away as we speak."

"Yeahhh, you're only one of those things." Which one? He won't say! "Well, you're not wrong, though: a lot of my students in my homeroom class are coffee and tea drinkers. Long as they weren't forced to like it, nothin' wrong with that." Insane and power-controlling parents... he knows a couple of his students know what that's like... including himself.

"Cause of my folks...? Hah! Nooo sirree! If they told me to like sour stuff, then I would've haaated sour things! No, I like it because it's my favorite, regardless of age. I was the kind of kid where if my parents said one thing, I'd do the other!"

In fact, his expression was turning sour, itself, just thinking about his parents. It was safe to say, Maguro's relationship with them was anything but sweet.. Then after a small pause, he realizes he might have said a little too much and instantly, a (semi-forced) smile is right back ion his face, along with a thumbs up!

"...S-So anyway!!! Don't anyone make you tell you what you should like, okay? Not even your folks! Your personal tastes and likes and all that good stuff are things you should discover for yourself, for you! Yeah!! And heh, maybe I'll just sap your 'youth' energy at the same time so I don't grow older! Then we'll both stay at our current ages forever!"

"Hate to break it ya-- There's probably more than one guy after her. Not just you. Y'know, goths attract people with certain niches."

Adachi gave up after that one kick to the gut. Can't pry a working woman from her career! Honestly, good for her! But far too troublesome to deal with. Either way, Adachi was being realistic here. The doctor was good-looking- but man, dealing with her attitude? Good luck to anyone trying to pry her out of her office. Sometimes he wonders why he even bothers trying to get a date. Women are too much of a hassle...

"I'm just saying, the doctor has a lot of options. I mean, it sucks.... But we're at the bottom of the barrel."

Adachi thinks to himself while taking a nice long drink of his beer.... Dating and marriage. Definitely not on the table for him, for sure.

Well, he supposes it wouldn't be the end of the world if he doesn't win her over in the end, but... he'd definitely be bummed out. Personally, he likes her more hard-to-get, tougher attitude. Even he, a man that literally towers over her with some notable muscle, would never dare talk to her crazy. The type who could control even him with just her stern voice, alone. He found it kind of hot, honestly! That, and he did find how much of a hard worker she is and how dedicated she is to her job, truly admirable..

"Awww maannnn....bottom of the barrel, huh...." He quickly finishes the rest of his can...then flags the bartender down. "'Scuse me, I'd like another one of these, please!!"

And just like that, he feels his confidence take a big kaput! Again!! Is this what it feels like to have a hard reality check? Well, he certainly doesn't like it!! "Hnnnnngghh...." Adachi is probably right... If anything, being too desperate is probably just going to push her away more or worse: she'll want to swing a foot into his gut! "I-I guess so... If she's got options, then I'd be damn surprised if I'm even a blip on her radar..." The second his second drink comes, he's popping it open and taking a big chug.

Great, now the guy was whining and crying to Adachi about his lovelife. Whatever, not like he had anything planned tomorrow-- Might as well give some advice to the guy while he's down. For that, he orders another glass of Asahi.

"Maybe you're not her type. Sometimes that's the reality, so better get a straw and suck it up." The doctor did give off the vibe that she didn't care about men in the first place-- Better back off if anything. Not long until Adachi gets his glass of Asahi-- He takes a quick chug.

"Grggh!!" Then like a stone arrow right through the chest, he winces and slumps forward.. "H-Haaah... you sure don't hold back, huh? You're probably right, though..."

He's contemplating ordering another drink, too.. Whoever Tae's type was... well, it was very unlikely him. Not that most people would go for the guy with lots of piercings, tattoos, and a history of getting into fights and trouble with the police, back when he was a teenager if they knew.. "Mmm... y'know, you got a point. She definitely don't look like the type that cares to bother with 'em. Which I mean!! Probably a good thing for a doctor, but!! If I get scared off now, won't that only prove her point? Or something?" But he also doesn't want to seem desperate or a creep, either!!

"Like, if she really wanted me to piss off, I know she would've told me by now... and it's not like I'm trying to bother her all the time or anything.. usually I pop in if I need a quick fixing up!" Though by now, she's pretty much figured it's the best excuse he can have to talk to her, but! He does have fun chatting with her...! "I don't want to wimp out this early in the game, just because of the potential consequences; Just you see, I'll make some great process! ....Or one night you'll probably find me in here with my face planted into the counter looking depressed. We'll see!!"

"Excuse you, boy, I wasn't done! I was just about to grill up that hamachi kama!!!"

( Maguro!! I think him and Dachi should be bar buddies who vent together... )

JENNA MARBLES SENTENCE STARTERS

"You tried hittin' on the goth doctor too in Yogen, huh? She got me in the gut after asking her out."

Oh, how his days as an obsessed fan were behind him...And well, he kinda.... murdered her. At least she died looking good!

"Never was good with women in the first place, I've gotten used to it."

Adachi was just about finished drinking for the night so he was snacking on some Yamistuki Cabbage with a few yakitori skewers- can't have too much to drink! This guy just started whining about his terrible love life to him jus' out of the blue! Something about his students ragging on him about fumbling with her? The teacher has better luck than he does, that's for sure.

Even he had to imagine that a high heel to the stomach must have hurt! Well, it does make him feel a little better that he wasn't the only one that Tae brushed off. Then again, he's been a little luckier to have more chances to try winning her over... Still, didn't help that some of his students-especially a certain trip of notable headaches that looove calling him 'Tuna-sensei'-loved to tease him about the 'hot lady goth doctor' that he keeps fumbling...!!!

"Haaah, I feel that... sometimes they get scared at just the mere sight of me... maybe that's what I kinda like about Ms. Doc: she ain't the kind of woman that's letting some man push her around." He didn't expect he'd up talking to someone else who also knew her, though! He's glad Adachi didn't seem to mind listening to him whine, either way..... "Ohhh trust me, man, I wouldn't. I mean, hell, I already scare people enough with this mug of mine!! Always thinkin' I'm some "low level yakuza looking goon" or something.... tsk!! I don't look that bad, do I?!"

He groans before taking another sip of his vodka seltzer. He was enjoying it with some beef nigiri rolls. It probably didn't help that the multitude of piercings he has, along with the way he dresses on casual days, really did look like the kind of thing a thug would wear....

"I'm a samurai-- Let's say, a modern-day version of it in a way?" Was this Haru's talents? Perhaps, Masakado did mention his past version was rather unpredictable when it came many skills. "Kind of like police. They have to adapt all kinds of physical defences. Not just weapons." And his way... was straight up breakdancing.

"I'm also trained hand to hand. Judo and well... some good ol' animal wrangling! That can count as street fighting if you look at it a certain way." Flynn.... was intentionally rage-baiting Koji-- Oh he knows what Koji's real occupation is thanks to Burroughs doing her research and hacking into the whole school system.

"Huh... So you're trained in pretty much everything and adapt it into different fighting styles.." Even if he has to wonder how the heck you can incorporate animal wrangling into a fighting style, but he'd rather not ask....

"Well..." What reason could he give that obviously wouldn't like a lie or incredibly suspicious. Maybe he could partially sprinkle some truth in there without completely giving himself away? Unbeknownst to poor Koji that Flynn already knows what he actually is.... "...I kind of partially play the security guard role at my job, too." Which was true. Sometimes when a customer was getting way too out of hand, he would throw them out; .... sometimes in the literal sense if they were getting a little too out of hand...

"So, if a customer is giving me or my coworkers trouble....or harassing another customer, well: I have to deal with them. And you looked pretty strong.... So I guess I wanted to spar. Or whatever. To...train myself."

“I can choose to do whatever I want for my birthday, right?” he asked, with a playful grin. “And what I want to do is to treat you to something. It would make me happiest if I get to see your eyes light up while you take a bite of delicious food.”

Although, knowing Susumu, he would probably still try to pick something he thinks he’d like, too.

“Oh, great choice! I haven’t had sushi in a while now.” But even if the prices are good, conveyor belt sushi was usually expensive. He hummed, tapping his chin. “Only if you let me pay for it, though. You feel like a younger brother to me, and I recently got my paychecks, so won’t you let me have the guilty pleasure of spoiling you today, Susumu?”

He pumps his fist in the air. Well, this was going to be tricky. Cain is really deadset on treating Susumu... which normally isn't an issue, but for today, he really doesn't want him trying to do that!! But also at the same time, it's his wish to do so, and Susumu simply can't deny giving Cain what he wants on his birthday! What should he do!?

"Oh!! Glad you're for it, then! I heard it's got some raving reviews, so I'm sure it's got to be worth it!" While he's still smiling, a tiny drop of nervous sweat does roll down his cheek when Cain insists he pays. "G-Gosh~! You make it real hard to say no when you ask like that, haha! And you're like a big brother to me, too..." ("Oh crap. Cain, you are REALLY not making this easy right now!!! It ruins the whole point of taking you out for a birthday dinner if you're gonna be the one treating me, anyway...! But that's fine: I'll play along for now, but the moment it's time to pay...BAM!! I'll slap my credit card down first SO fast, he won't even have a chance to use his own! Just you wait, Cain Knightly! Your little brother's gonna give you a taste of your oooown medicine!!!)

“It’s my birthday. You should let me treat you to something!” You’d think that’s ass-backwards, but not to Cain Knightley — he’s much happier taking care of someone. “Where would you like to go?”

He laughs, though he can't say he's too surprised. This is Cain, after all! "Hmm..." He ponders for a second.... Even he knows Cain won't budge if he tries insisting that he choose a place for his day, so he wonders where they both can go without making it obvious he's clearly doing it for Cain...