[It's a little too early yet for any of the regulars to stop by, but as a general rule it usually works out better that way; it gives the impression of having simply run into someone over having turned up specifically to meet them, a far better image to project to avoid seeming desperate.
A little over ten minutes pass and Laforet, just missing her usual cue, walks in and takes her post just down from him at the bar. One of these days he'll need to talk her into something less striking for the afternoon- a suit in a softer colour, or even a pinstripe to break it up.
Still no one of note has come by, and eventually Tonegawa calls the bartender over and tells him to offer Chane a drink on his tab, along with a note he scrawls down on the back of a receipt: Don't look so serious. Not the easiest of orders to comply with, considering who they're aimed at, but still. Her simply sitting and doing nothing hardly lends itself to the open, sociable atmosphere- besides, why come to a bar if you aren't going to drink anything at all, alcoholic or not?]
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A little over ten minutes pass and Laforet, just missing her usual cue, walks in and takes her post just down from him at the bar. One of these days he'll need to talk her into something less striking for the afternoon- a suit in a softer colour, or even a pinstripe to break it up.
Still no one of note has come by, and eventually Tonegawa calls the bartender over and tells him to offer Chane a drink on his tab, along with a note he scrawls down on the back of a receipt: Don't look so serious. Not the easiest of orders to comply with, considering who they're aimed at, but still. Her simply sitting and doing nothing hardly lends itself to the open, sociable atmosphere- besides, why come to a bar if you aren't going to drink anything at all, alcoholic or not?]