#fates open

Nothing like a walk in the park to clear your head of any worries. Or just make you think about them more.

Stuck between two rather large, rather drunk guys with a red solo cup having been forcefully stuffed into her hand. Alice had never asked to be taken to a party but having been accosted in the streets and forcefully dragged over to this house party, well it wasn’t like she could just up and leave. Not when she was quite literally stuck in her seat.

She was supremely uncomfortable. She didn’t know why she’d even come.

The young woman had the day off work. What better way to spend it other than going to her favorite cafe, ordering some hot cocoa, and sit down to read her favorite book? Luckily, the cafe wasn’t too far off from her apartment. 

The first thing she noticed was how many people were there with her at the moment. ...Not that many. Just a bunch of people sitting around, maybe some students studying for an incoming test or some people doing online work. Either way, Cierra made her way up to the barista, making her order as quick as possible so she wouldn’t hold up a line.

She smiled softly once her order was taken and she kept eye contact with the employee as she handed them the small amount of money she were to owe. She uttered a thank you, before turning her back to sit down at a random table she had her eyes on to wait for her order - not noticing that someone was sitting just across from her. 

Cierra only took notice when she saw someone at the corner of her eye when she placed her book down. She blinked a few times, but a smile ultimately formed upon her lips. ] 

“Oh, goodness. I’m sorry! I didn’t notice that someone was at this table. You aren’t waiting for anyone, are you? You don’t mind if I sit here for a bit?”

    Upon a flight of stairs were the bustling citizens in the city of Kairos. Whether ascending or descending, they all continued about on their business with the exception of a peculiar young woman with a small booklet in one hand and a pen in the other. She walked up them, pausing at each individual step for a brief moment before writing onto the page.

    “…Seventeen… Eighteen… Nineteen… And twenty. I see...”

    Furudo Erika stopped at the summit of the stairs then tapped on her cheek as she looked down them. She examined them thoroughly, then proceeded to place her pen into her pocket before taking a blue one out. Once more, her hand glided across the page and ended her writing with a quick flick of the wrist. Then, she began to descend on the opposite side from before.

    “One… Two… Three… Four…”

Hinami knew that most cats didn't like to be walked like dogs, and Gigi didn't either, but he did appreciate being taken along to the pet store where everything smelled either delicious or like a potential new friend. Or enemy, depending on his mood for the day. She put on his harness with minimal effort—this was why she delegated the crate for the vet and the harness for fun outings—and clipped the leash onto it, waving goodbye to her mother on her way out.