[Yasu & Yume]

Taking a break from enjoying the parade of culture day, Yume skipped down the street past several stores until she got to the place she had been looking for. A certain heroine had helped her and Yasu get away from a few minions of darkness not too long ago and she still hadn't forgotten about it. In fact, she had proposed an idea to Yasu which he didn't like, but she knew he secretly did so she was going to act on it anyways, she just knew better!

''Ding, dong, ding, dong!'' Yume exclaimed with her arms out as she entered Random Café. ''Pray tell, where is the owner of this fine establishment? I wish to speak to her, tell her the Magnificent Adventurer and all-around cutie, Yume is here! ~'' She chirped, just approaching the nearest customer because she still didn't get how a lot of social norms were different from her own fictional world. Yasu could only watch in silent dread from the passenger's seat, but he didn't intervene or say anything.

Once Jingjing made her way over Yume would snap her fingers. ''There she is! My heroine, my savior! It's Yume speaking in case you were wondering.'' As if the glowing neon green eyes weren't a huge indicator. Not to mention the completely different mannerisms and way of speaking. ''Yasu and I have a proposition for you! Well, he told me no because he didn't want to bother you, but I know he wanted me to ask anyways!''

''Snitch.''

Dropping down on her hands and knees she bowed deeply to Jingjing. ''Please give us a job at this here store! We require EXP and to get EXP we need money, otherwise no one will be able to stop the Dark Lord in time!''

Jingjing

[Jingjing]

The customer gave Yume a strange look, first a bit wide-eyed in surprise and then one eyebrow going up before seeming to dismiss the oddness entirely with a shrug of their shoulders as they took a sip of their coffee before giving a nod towards the back room. "Think she dipped back there a bit ago?"

As it happened, Jingjing came out again a moment later fiddling with a cat-ear headband atop her head to get it to sit right. Blinking at Yasu - no wait, it was Yume - as they rambled about some 'proposition' she gave a quiet "Ehh?" as they dropped to their hands and knees. That was such serious phrasing! Was it a favor they needed? Had they fallen for her? Or what if they had found out she was a vigilante somehow and needed her help? Were they being threatened by those thugs again? She could think of so many options she wasn't sure which answer to prepare when the actual question completely caught her off guard. That was... so mundane, compared to anything else she had expected! Face falling flat as she let out another drawn out "Ehhh...?" and stared down at Yume. "Isn't that a little over the top for asking for a job...?"

But then again, maybe they were super broke? They did eat natto, after all! Maybe that was just because it was cheap and lasted a long time? Giving a little nod as she convinced herself of her conclusion, Jingjing broke out into a reassuring smile as she crouched down and brought one hand out to try and give Yume a reassuring flat-palmed pat on the head. "Is that all? I can do that easy-peasy!" Then pausing, tipping her head to one side, she hastily added: "Oh but, maybe we should do an interview anyways? The girls would probably get mad at me if I just hired you no-questions-asked..."

Yasu & Yume,

[Yasu & Yume]

''We really need this job!!'' Yume insisted, putting her hands together as she begged Jingjing. She had never held down a normal job, and adventuring wasn't a legit profession in this world so all she could do was pray that the store owner would have some mercy on them. Especially since that useless Yasu had no good skills either. Photography? How was that supposed to put food on the table and level them up? ''Eh?'' She blinked her eyes and looked up at Jingjing as she patted her head. ''Really? Thank youuuu!!'' She could cry happy tears then and there and she just might have if it wasn't for the fact that she was making a scene.

''An interview! Yes! Um, when? How does that work? I am a very experienced interviewing interviewer, but as you can see I hardly have any of my weapons with me today.'' Yume said as if she had been known to carry weapons, which she didn't. She was flat broke just like Yasu. ''In any case! I am ready!'' She jumped back up and straightened her back. ''I mean, we are ready!'' After a pause Yume lowered her voice to a whisper.

''Hey Yasu, help me out here!''

''Why should I? This was your idea.''

''Yeah but it's also your body and your life.''

''Oh, NOW you care about how I feel?''

''I always have!''

''Have not.''

''Have!''

''Have not.''

Yume chuckled and gave Jingjing a dismissive wave. ''Oh that.. jokester! He's just as excited as I am!''

Jingjing

[Jingjing]

The reaction from Yume-Yasu - or was it Yasu-Yume? - almost made Jingjing declare the interview passed right then and there. Enthusiasm, gratitude, a sincere spirit, and an upbeat energy that the customers would no doubt adore. But no, she should definitely do an actual interview even if she was pretty sure it wasn't going to be necessary. Tipping her head to one side at the questions, cat-ear headband shifting slightly askew, Jingjing missed most of the whispered conversation going on in front of her while she tried to hastily think up some answers. Should she schedule it for later, give herself some time to do a little prep? And they probably wouldn't need weapons unless it was part of some kind of spectacle thing, like those chefs sometimes did with their knives and other cookware.

Snapping out of her ponderings when the wave brought her back to focusing on the employee-to-be in front of her, Jingjing lightly bopped a fist into a palm as an idea came to her. "Oh, I know! Since a job like this is all about customer service, why don't you do a little trial run interacting with customers a bit? Then we can both... uh, all three of us, can see if it's a good job for you."

She gave a quick nod to herself and without really waiting to see if that idea would work or not she reached out to grab at one of her soon-to-be employees hands to try and half-lead, half-drag them off to the costume room. If there was any evasion or resistance at all she'd not force the matter, too busy excitedly rambling to let it bother her much either way. "Which means first things first, you get to pick out a costume for yourself! We have all kinds of things, some whole sets and some just random pieces, and you can always mix and match. Some stuff might not fit you perfectly, though... you're even shorter than I am and way scrawnier... but we can get you some better fitting stuff later, right?"

Yasu & Yume,

[Yasu & Yume]

''A trial run? Why absolutely! I'm also skilled as a customer servicer, everyone in the kingdom used to say that about me!'' Yume gloated confidently, pointing a thumb at her chest. ''Give me any customer, I'll give them the best service ever!'' When Jingjing grabbed her she did nothing to resist her and instead assumed she was bringing her to the customer in question. ''Costumes?'' Her eyes lit up, and that was impressive considering they were already a glowing neon green.

''This one, this one! ~'' She said excitedly, pointing to a cat maid outfit. With the cat ears fitted on her head she let out a little blissful sigh. ''This feels familiar. You humans have a weird head shape.'' She stated bluntly, prompting a response from Yasu. ''Don't be rude to humans, we weren't designed by game developers. Besides, I've never insulted your appearance.''

''Yeah because there's nothing to insult.'' She giggled to herself. ''How do I look?'' She beamed at Jingjing, doing a little twirl too. ''While I have never worked at an establishment such as this one, my original form resembles what you humans might call a cat in some ways, like having these types of ears for instance.'' She pointed up at the cat ear hairband. She blinked her eyes as Yasu said something to her before shrugging. ''I probably won't need it since I'm pretty amazing and all, but Yasu is asking if there's anything we should know before we go out there? Do you have any kind of company policy or a motto or something we should know about?''

Jingjing

[Jingjing]

Everyone from the Kingdom? Jingjing was so caught up in the excitement of costume-time that she almost immediately forgot about that odd phrasing, giving an enthusiastic nod at the excited reaction. "That's right! And the best part is, you can mix it up whenever you want as much as you want." She glanced at the cat-maid outfit and gave a quick "Ooh that's a great pick!" before blinking at the head shape comment. Cheeks puffing out, arms crossing under her chest with her hands tucked under her arms, she grumbled under her breath: "My head shape is cute, especially when I have my horns..."

But then she was distracted again, blinking and gave a beaming smile as she pulled her hands free to clap them lightly together. "You know what, that look really suits you!" Head tipping far to one side and cat ear headband almost sliding off again, Jingjing gave a quiet "Eh?" at the mention of a form that was cat like. Were they a transformation type too? Or some kind of possession-Quirk and they were talking about their original body? She was super curious now what that original body looked like, immediately picturing a massively fluffy tail and just as fluffy ears and puffy fur like those kinds of cats that looked fat but were actually just 90% hair. Most of those details not being mentioned at all and entirely her own imagination didn't matter to Jingjing and she gave her head a light shake to focus when it turned to actual questions being asked.

"Right! First off," Jingjing held up a finger, other hand dropping down to her hip. "Every customer has a different vibe they appreciate. Some like bubbly, others like relaxed, and some even like it if you're grumpy and rude. You'll get a sense for it the more you work here so I wouldn't worry about it too much if you're not clicking with someone - thats what your coworkers will be there for! As for policies..." She raised a second finger. "... mostly try not to get into any fights in the cafe! Take it outside, call the cops, that sort of thing." And without elaborating why they would be even getting into any fights in a cafe of all places anyways, she raised a third finger and continued. "Its not mandatory to say it, but our motto is 'Variety is the Life of Spice!' and its also the way we try to do business here too!"

With questions answered, and answering anything else that might come up, Jingjing gave the potential new hire a thumbs up and motioned for them to go try their hand at taking a customers order.

Yasu & Yume,

[Yasu & Yume]

''Really?! Talk about nifty!'' Yume could hardly contain her excitement and she was having to express the excitement for two since Yasu was indifferent or even silently dreading having to pick up this type of job to get some spending money. ''Oh, no offense, Jingjing! I didn't mean your head shape, I meant his.'' She pointed up at her own face, grinning mischievously. ''Oi.'' Yasu chimed in inside her head, giving her the reaction she had hoped for.

''You're too kind. ~'' She giggled, before striking a confident pose. ''But it really does, doesn't it?'' Upon seeing Jingjing confused Yume gave her a wink. ''I'm not exactly human, you see. Maybe I can show you what I look like sometime if we find a good artist. I'd ask Yasu to do it but he sucks at drawing.'' When time came for the briefing, Yume did a little salute and stood at attention. ''Got it! Read the person and improvise!'' She nodded her head intently. ''Got it, got it! Did you hear that Yasu? No fights!''

''Of the two of us, I've been in less fights than you.''

''Nuh uh.''

''Just go do your job.''

''Right then, here I go!'' Yume smiled back at Jingjing before taking center stage as she came into the cafe. ''Hello mister how can I help you today, nyan? ~'' Yume's whole performance was very convincingly cute and doting, but it made Yasu's skin crawl at the thought that it was happening through his body. ''...'Nyan?' It's a costume cafe not an otaku cafe, and stop doing that with your hands, you're going to make us both look stupid.''

Hopefully she would make a good impression on her big boss savior heroine.

Jingjing

[Jingjing]

Yume-Yasu sure was an oddball and half the stuff Jingjing wasn't sure exactly what meant. Were they an animal with a possession Quirk? A mutation type that didn't identify as human? A ghost, or even an alien? It was all very mysterious and it made it hard for her to focus on the task at hand and not let her imagination run wild - there'd be time for solving all these mysterious things later! The tendency to talk to themself left her in the dark about half the conversation, but she got the impression Yasu was being teased more than anything.

Although, maybe Yasu had been the one that started that fight over if natto was bad or not from the way Yume-Yasu was talking? Of course the actual encounter had been a mugging that she had stepped in on to try and save a civilian but she'd forgotten that detail at the moment.

"Knock 'em dead!" Jingjing encouraged with double thumbs ups, adjusting her own cat-ear headband one more time as she kept her distance to observe. Well, at least for a little bit until she noticed other customers that needed attending to! And then she was scurrying about doing her job with her usual bubbly-if-scatter-brained energy and keeping an eye and ear on how the test-run interview was going. Easy hire, if you asked her! And when all was said and done and they had a moment to step away again, Jingjing said as much with her hands on her hips and a big beaming smile: "Consider yourself the newest employee of Random Cafe! What kind of hours work for you? I'm super flexible, most of us here work pretty odd shifts... so actually it might take a bit to meet your coworkers come to think of it!"

Which was largely because of vigilante-ing on the side, but nobody needed to know that!

Yasu & Yume,

[Jinx]

☆ MISSION SUCCESS ☆

Yasu/Yume Job: +1
Jingjinh Employees: +1

+ 75 Tokens!!

Jingjing: 250 // 350 Tokens
YuYa: 14,250 // 21,750 EXP

tag: Yasu & Yume,Jingjing