berfday berfday

[doesasordered]

Who: Nikolai Volkov and YOU!
Where: a small restaurant, most likely Virgo district I guess?
When: 8:00PM, Jan. 12
Summary: it's Nik's birthday but he's treating the rest of you.
Warnings: i sincerely hope none

[This afternoon a blanket message would have went out from Nik to the network. It would have included the address of a typical restaurant in Virgo district - not too cheap but not pricey - inviting everyone out for drinks. He picked a restaurant over a bar so the younger crowd could come and mix as well (and get soda, okay thanks). And the best part - the tab is on him. Not that he's got a ton of money yet, but that's okay just this one time. He hope.

What's the occasion? Nik's turned 29 today. He wouldn't say this via the text, just that an excuse to get out and meet more folks, and maybe folks can talk a bit about this Grand Prix thing. But truth is, he really just doesn't want to sit alone in his apartment and doesn't know a lot of people yet. So it's time to invite everyone at once.

Enjoy yourselves, Hinoto-Ri! Make your own threads and go nuts.]

Comments

[doesasordered]

[He chuckles quietly at that.] The promise was for drinks. That I can handle.

[all_wound_up]

Oh... drinks. Right.

[She blushes a little, embarrassed at her mistake.]

That's still very generous of you.

[doesasordered]

It's nothing. I could swing buying dinners, if this were back in my world, but I'm still without a job here. This place seems a bit tense with the news abut the grand prix, so I figure everyone could use a chance to loosen up a bit.

[all_wound_up]

Is there anything I can do to help? I'll let you know if I hear of anywhere that's hiring...

[The Ichiban Market will be in the market for a manager at the end of the month, so she'll make that offer once it actually happens IC. We can probably make a log for that post-event.]

Maybe some of the new buildings that have been showing up need new workers!

[doesasordered]

[Time for some part-time work!]

Thanks. It's hard, starting from scratch. What do I tell employers here? How do I give a reference? [He smirks into his drink. Talk about problems you'd never think you'd have.]

[all_wound_up]

I'm not sure, unfortunately. The job I work at didn't even ask me to interview before hiring me.

[Of course, she works at a cosplay cafe, and what could be more moe than a robot girl, so that explains that.]

[doesasordered]

Oh, you have a job? Can I ask what?

[all_wound_up]

I work at a cafe.

[She'll just gloss over the more embarrassing details, don't mind her.]

[doesasordered]

Ah, that's not bad. Tips can be good. [Luckily for her, he wouldn't even suspect that!] I guess you go to school here as well, though...? [SCHOOL FOR ROBOTS??]

[all_wound_up]

Yes, that's right! School is a lot of fun, though not as much as it was at home.

[doesasordered]

It's hard starting in a new place like this. [He knows all too well. He moved to a new country when he was 14.] After some time, it will get better.

[all_wound_up]

[Nano nods and smiles.]

I know. I need to try hard here, too. I can't expect to make friends if I don't talk to anyone, after all.