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Post by Darkdarling98 on Apr 12, 2021 0:13:24 GMT
"Take your time." Mirajane smiled, waving as Shizuo headed outside the bar to take a smoke break. While it wasn't the best thing for him to do, considering the negative effect on his health, it wasn't really her place to interfere with that. She trusted he was well aware of the risks, and hopefully, stopped before it got too bad.
"Oh, I haven't seen that in quite a while." The shape-shifting teacher said, smiling as she looked at the old book, and more specifically, the picture of herself during her teenager years. No one would quite believe it, especially the more recent students, but she was a rather rebellious punk troublemaker back then. She had good grades, but Mirajane was always getting into trouble and was a unfortunate repeat visitor to the principal's office at times.
"Well, I started hanging around the orphanage after graduation, and my looks were, unfortunately, a bit too intimidating for the children, so I switched to some more casual clothes, and it ended up that I found it all more comfortable then my usual fashion, so I just decided to stay with it." Mirajane said, smiling wistfully at the photobook and the pictures of old schoolmates.
"I'm still shocked that such a troublemaker could turn into one of the most motherly members of the school's staff." Shiro chuckled wrly.
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Post by Underworld Witch on Apr 28, 2021 19:45:01 GMT
Harley nods in agreement at Mirajane's comment on how her pervious appearence would scare many children. She of all people knew that a look can drastically change sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. For Harley it was both, sense she wasnt fully happy as the snooty professional psychologist but she enjoyed helping her patients, even if they were former criminals. An she chuckles remembering how she looks so different compared to how she was back then.
"Trust me, I know about drastic changes. Before I was cook here I used to work in New York as a professional psychologist." Harley responds and flips the pages of the year book and spots a burnette Shizuo. She sometimes forgets Shizuo's blond hair is dyed and not natural like her own.
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Post by Darkdarling98 on Apr 29, 2021 2:47:24 GMT
"Oh? You were previously a psychologist?" Mirajane asked, smiling when she saw Harley looking at the picture of Shizuo during his student days. She was honestly a bit surprised when he started dying his hair blonde, but she found the look suited him after getting used to it.
Shiro blinked when he heard what Harley's previous profession was. "Oh, really? I'm actually working as the school's student councilor, so I guess there are some similarities between the two, though not much." He mused, also looking at the photo and taking a sip of his drink, seems there wasn't much difference in looks as Shizuo grew up, besides his hair color.
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Post by Underworld Witch on May 23, 2021 5:43:18 GMT
Harley nods, "Yeah though looking back I probably wasn't always the best doctor for my patients. But I do like helping people when I can." Harley smiles softly remembering the few patients she did help before losing her license. But she figured she can still try her best to help others as she does with Shizuo when she can. Harley looks to Shiro, "So if you ever need another opinion on a troublesome kid or something. I'll try my best to help ya if you ever need." Harley giving him a friendly smile.
Shizuo was about done with his smoke break, he knew he needed to cut back on them. But it was hard to stop a bad habit you've been doing the past 3 years. Well, I guess that's three years of my life I'm never getting back from these cancer sticks... Maybe I should try the patch again? It couldn't hurt... Shizuo thought to himself and as he takes one final drag of the cigarette and then drops the bud down and stomps it out. He then takes out a pack of mints he keeps in his back pocket and pops a couple in his mouth, he knew some people hate the smell of cigarette smoke and he knew how awful his breath smells after every time he smokes. Shizuo enters the bar again and sees Harley talking to Mirajane and Shiro about something and with a book on the bar.
"What did I miss?" Shizuo came over and glances and sees the book they were glancing at was his old arcane Magia academy yearbook. He sees is hold high school year book picture. "Oh, I remember this book... This was the last yearbook the school gave me before they expelled me there..." Shizuo mutters a bit loudly think this was the last year’s book he got from the school, mainly as a parting gift from what the school told him sense he already paid for it.
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Post by Darkdarling98 on May 24, 2021 2:08:45 GMT
Shiro smiled at Harley, nodding gratefully. "I'd really appreciate the help." He understood not feeling like you were the best option for those who came to you for help, but Shiro knew that regardless, he had to do his best to help in any way he could. And as someone who has a fair bit of trauma in him, if anything happens to the students like it did to him, maybe he could help with that.
"Oh, just looking at our old school photos, Shizuo. I honestly had slightly forgotten you weren't always blond." Mirajane smiled, though it became slightly awkward at the mention of his expulsion. It was honestly rather quiet after Shizuo was expelled, and Mirajane had found it a little bit lonely, to be frank. Considering the two had similar temperaments and personalities at the time, the white-haired woman had found a kindred spirit in the young man.
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Post by Underworld Witch on Jun 13, 2021 4:50:48 GMT
Shizuo glances at the yearbook and signs, he remembers the days before he dyed his hair. Honestly wanted to dye it back in high school because many students sometimes mistook him for his younger brother and he chuckles at the thought because even though they look a lot alike they were completely different people. "Yeah though I honestly wanted to dye my hair a lot sooner. Some people mistook me for my younger brother." Shizuo turns a couple of pages back to show his younger brother who is only a year younger then him." They did look a lot alike only it was obvious his brother didnt show any emotion at all.
Harley grins proudly glad to see shes able to help people in some way even though she isnt directly helping the person who needs it. But it still made her feel good and she decides to move back into the kitchen area to let Shizuo back at the bar. "Well let me know if you guys need anything. Boss let me know if you need any help with anything because of that hand of yours." She calls out as she moves to dissappear into the kitchen to finish getting any kitchen stuff ready.
Shizuo glances over as Harley leaves and decides now to just take out the half empty carten of cigarettes. "Hey Harley, toss this in the trash back there ok." Handing them over to her. Harley looks to her boss a bit surprised and smirks and snatches them away and nods seeing her boss has finally deciding to try and stop smoking.
"Will do. And I'll also be taking these as well..." Harley smirks taking the extra carten of cigarettes harley knew he had behind the regester. She can tell he was thinking of quitting smoking and she was a bit determined to help him stay clean, because this was the 5th time he would try to quit, she was gonna stay on his habit like a hawk this time. Shizuo did kinda forget he had that extra box behind the register and he sighed a bit frustrated knowing Harley is gonna take this a bit more seriously then he ever did in the past.
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Post by Darkdarling98 on Jun 13, 2021 6:20:40 GMT
Mirajane laughed a little as she remembered the few times she had seen such a situation herself. "Oh, I remember that. I honestly could never forget the differences between the two of you, so it was funny to watch." She said, giggling.
The white-haired woman waved at Harley as the blonde returned to the kitchen, smiling. "Thank you, Harley."
Shiro nodded along to Mirajane's farewell to the cook, tilting his head slightly in curiosity as he watched her depart with the carton of cigarettes before looking at Shizuo. "Let me guess, trying to quit?" He asked. He's seen a few people back in his old job try to quit smoking, and some were pretty successful.
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Post by Underworld Witch on Jun 13, 2021 6:47:20 GMT
Shizuo looks to Shiro and nods rubbing the back of his neck, " Yeah... Though I haven't been very successful in the past to be honest..." Shizuo chuckles uncomfortably, the last time he tried to quit he remember a customer pissed him off so badly that he not only punched a hole in the bar, he also broke the customer's ribs and arms... He lost a lot of money that month. He knew his temper got worse with withdrawals, but he had to quit for the better because Harley keeps telling him that smoking is causing my temper to get worse at times. An he won't lie she wasn't wrong, he just needed to try and do something right then he hears the garbage disposal in the kitchen turns on and he looks through the kitchen window confused seeing Harley putting the cigarettes down it.
"There we go! The cancer sticks are being shredded!" Harley yells out with a playful smirk on her face from the kitchen and Shizuo rolls his eyes.
"You know you could have just thrown them away in the trash right?"
"I know but then you could have dug them out later when I wasn't looking." Harley and Shizuo shudders at that thought if he actually did get that desperate to ever do that. "Now give me the lighter." Harley holding out her hand for the light and Shizuo who just straight up ignore on that request, causing Harley to look annoyed.
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Post by Darkdarling98 on Jun 13, 2021 16:35:03 GMT
Mirajane giggled a bit as Harley yelled about the 'cancer sticks' as she called them, and when the cook looked annoyed at Shizuo ignoring her request for his lighter, looking at the bartender. "I will admit, I'm surprised Law hasn't been telling you to cut back on them."
"Law?" Shiro asked, a look of curiosity on his face. He had a feeling he had heard the name before, but wasn't quite sure where from.
"Oh, he's a doctor at the hospital. He often comes here for drinks after shifts, if I remember right." Mirajane explained.
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Post by Underworld Witch on Jun 13, 2021 16:48:34 GMT
"I honestly think he just gave up on that part seeing I'm either getting myself hurt..." Shizuo motions to he bandaged hand, "Or I'm accidentally putting people in the hospital for him... But you are right he does come down here for drinks after his shift." Shizuo nods to that fact. He knew he might not see law for probably a few hours which is normal sense this is the slow part of the day for the bar. He then notices that theyre low on theyre drinks.
"Want me to refill them? Or get you new ones?" Shizuo ask the two curiously.
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Post by Darkdarling98 on Jun 13, 2021 17:02:04 GMT
"Ah, I see." Shiro nodded in understanding after the explanations. When Shizuo asked if he wanted a refill, Shiro shook his head.
"I'm fine for now, though could I have a glass of water?" The scarred-man asked.
"I'll take a refill, Shizuo, it's been a while since I had these." Mirajane replied, with a small smile, taking a few fries and munching on them.
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Post by Underworld Witch on Jun 13, 2021 17:24:02 GMT
"Gotcha." Shizuo smiles and makes more another Blackberry Shrub for Mirajane and pours it in her glass. Then he grabs a new glass and pours water and some ice in ther for shiro and smiles and enjoy the peace that the slow hours have, this are very relaxing for him espically if his gonna try quiting smoking again. So yeah no need to worry about drunk idiots at this time of day unless your a boardline alcoholic but hey not really his problem till they get on her nervous.
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Post by Darkdarling98 on Jun 13, 2021 20:15:53 GMT
"Thank you!" Mirajane said, happily taking a sip of her refill. She honestly never got tired of this drink, and it's been her favorite since day one.
Shiro nodded in thanks to the bartender, finishing up his old drink so he could start on his water, checking his wrist watch for the time. They hadn't been at the bar too long, but Shiro didn't want to let the day pass by.
Just then, the door to the bar opened to reveal Yu Takeyama, lifting a pair of sunglasses from her eyes as she walked in, some shopping bags dangling on her arms by the handles. The new flight teacher had been walking around town to get a feel for things, and after shopping for some clothes, Yu had decided to see if the local bar had anything good to eat.
"Hey, you're open, right?" Yu asked, standing by the door. She knew some bars opened earlier in the day, but she wasn't sure if this was one of them, and didn't want to just barge in. She had more manners then that.
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Post by Underworld Witch on Jun 13, 2021 20:47:30 GMT
Shizuo looks up and sees the tall blond woman with her many shopping bags, he has seen her a couple of times in town but doesn't really know her at all. He nods yes to her question. "Yeah we are, what can I get ya?" Shizuo asked the woman and he spots Harley peeking up from the kitchen window curiously.
Harley was finishing cleaning up her work space for any customers coming for a bite and along with taking a look at stoke seeing if they needed anything. She heard Shizuo greet someone from the door and glance and smirks at the gorgeous woman who just entered.
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Post by Darkdarling98 on Jun 13, 2021 21:01:47 GMT
"Great, was hoping you were." Yu said, walking up to the bar, and taking a seat, dropping her bags gently by her feet. Grabbing the menu to take a quick browse through, Yu looked up to the bartender. "I'll take a burger and fries, and a Cosmopolitan."
After placing her order, she turns her head to see Mirajane and Shiro next to her, blinking in surprise. "Oh, you two are...Miss Strauss, and Mr. Shirogane, right?" Yu asked. While she didn't usually use things like "Miss" or "Mr", she figured it wouldn't hurt to be polite unless they told her it was okay to use their names. They were her senior staff members, after all.
"That's right, and you're Yu Takeyama, one of our newest teachers. You can just call me Mirajane, or Mira, sweetie." Mirajane smiled at the blonde, as Shiro nodded.
"Everybody usually calls me Shiro, so don't worry about the mister stuff." The prosthetic-armed man added.
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