Just a Slacker (Takato)

[GALE SHANUI]

if i had a world of my own everything would be nonsense Friendship ♥ TAGGED Dizzy NOTES --- CREDIT evkav of BTN If she had to be truthful, she should have been working. And well...she was. Until the sights and sounds of the morning on "Market Street" as she liked to call it caught her attention. It wasn't like she didn't work all the time anyway, and the farm didn't have any animals yet so it wasn't like she was slacking off...almost wasn't like it. She still had to place an order for a cow, which she was most probably supposed to be doing right now. But that could wait. For now, she had some very important and needed goofing off to attend to! Beside her, Shep diligently kept up with his owners pace. The border collie of course also realized they had work to do, but every once in a while they needed a break. Shep let out a sharp bark when he saw a stand of pet wares, but Gale waved him on. "Come on I just brought you new toys last week! and you've got plenty of SACAS waiting for you at home." She mentioned, tugging slightly on the pooch's collar and giving his ears a quick rub. It wasn't like she had a lot of money to her name right now anyway. For now, it was enough to order her cow, and that was what she needed. Though of course, her need to buy useless things was urgently overwhelming. She took a deep breath and sighed. "Calm down Gale, you're doing this for the cow. You want the cow. Your ranch needs the cow." She inhaled once again and exhaled, sighing and continuing to walk until the market area was far behind her. She pushed the doors to the local cafe open. At least here she could spend a bit and not feel too bad about it. Shep followed in after her, and no one really bothered her since it was well known around May Falls that the rancher and the dog did not go anywhere without one another, and if they were seen apart, then Gale had probably done something stupid, like fell into a well....of course, this was just hypothetical speaking. Ordering a coffee, she sat down and picked up the issue of the paper that was on the table. Finally, a little relaxation...

[TAKATO YAGAMI]

"Don't forget to take the medicine every four hours, it'll help the rash go away and make the swelling go down." spoke Takato with a smile on his face, as he waved goodbye to the lady he had just got done checking up on. His father had sent up on to check up on a few clients while he dealt with one that needed his personal attention right away, while Takato didn't mind doing this he would have much preferred to be with his father. He learned more watching him work than he did doing these checks up, then again be able to act on his own was a very nice thing. Most of the time he was simply doing whatever his father wanted him to do during visits to his father's clients, Takato couldn't wait until he was out on his own helping people. A sigh escaped from his lips as he stepped on the bustling market street, he held inside of his hands a little black book. As he advanced down the street he kept his eyes on the book examining it closely, it was a copy of his father's client book. "Let's see...I've got one more person to meet with today before I can head on home." he muttered to himself as he closed the book and placed it inside of his jacket pocket, "Before that though, I'm might as well get something to eat." the black haired man, made his way towards the local cafe it was the best place to get something to eat. He had been there quite a few times since arriving in town with his father a year ago, and he was quite fond of the sweets they served. He made his way inside and took a seat next to a green haired girl who looked to be roughly around the same age as him. She had a dog with her and seemed to be caught up in reading the paper. Takato's head turned towards one of the women working the counter in which he was seated at, "Could I get a fudge sundae?" he flashed the lady a smile as he went about getting his order, in the mean time Takato turned his attention on the female reading the paper. He hadn't seen her before, and that meant he just had to get to know her. "Pretty hot day outside right?" he asked her, flashing a friendly smile.

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[GALE SHANUI]

if i had a world of my own everything would be nonsense Friendship ♥ TAGGED Dizzy NOTES --- CREDIT evkav of BTN She hadn't been there for too long, taking the occasional sip of her coffee while thumbing through the newspaper. Shep by now was curled around the bottom of her chair, resting his head on his paws and enjoying the cool breeze of the fans. He was also very accepting of the water that the counter girl had given him, lapping at it every now and then. But there wasn't any kind of news in the paper that interested Gale. Honestly, even if she looked all grown up,she was most certainly reading the comics section and looking forward to the puzzles within the paper. When she heard the man's voice, she turned to him. It was was the doctor's apprentice. Taku...tini? Taku...no? Taku...kishi....ah, that's right! "Good morning Takato." Gale said with a bright grin. She gingerly placed the paper down onto the counter and swiveled in her seat just a bit. He mentioned it was hot and she frowned a bit. Noticing of all things, she was drinking coffee, she quickly slid it away from her. It was hot indeed, but for some reason, she always got coffee. In any case, maybe she should have stuck with ice cream. "Yeah tell me about it. It's like hell's kitchen and the surface of the sun had a baby or something." She mentioned, rubbing her forehead with a napkin. Shep below her let out a yawn, almost like he was somewhat agreeing with her. Even if she introduced herself to everyone in town once, she wasn't quite sure if everyone remembered exactly who she was. "I'm Gale, the new Rancher here. I met you and your father during my first week but it was a pretty fast intro so you may not remember." She said, holding out her hand in an offer for him to shake it.

[TAKATO YAGAMI]

Takato couldn't help but blink a few times when the girl he had started talking to up and said his name, had he actually met her before? If he had he couldn't exactly place a finger on who the girl might be, and he didn't want to look rude my admitting he had forgotten who she was. So instead Takato played off knowing like he remembered who she was, "It's not that hot, if it were I think we all might be dead." he said laughing as he did so. It was shortly after this awkward exchange of small talk that Takato's fudge sundae had arrived in front of him, he flashed a smile at the waitress who had brought it to him before digging into with his spoon. The cold feeling of the ice cream going down his throat felt really good to Takato, this was apparent by the fact he dipped his spoon in for another bite of the fudge covered ice cream treat. W When Gale began to talk again Takato quickly turned his attention back on her, his blue eyes transfixed on the green of her eyes, as she spoke he rudely took a few more bites of his snack. His mind going to work remembering the day that he and his father had met the green haired girl, and she was right the meeting had been rather quick so it was no wonder he had forgotten her name. "its nice meeting you again Gale, you clearly already know my name." he laughed as he said this, and he had no idea why nothing funny had been said. Maybe he was just nervous? He didn't know why he'd be nervous it wasn't like he didn't talk to utter strangers’ everyday it came with the job of being a doctor. "I also don't see how I could forget your name, I'd never forgot the name of such a pretty lady." was he really trying to flirt with her? Wow what was with him today, maybe the heat was getting to him. Well okay...he knew why he was hitting on her he had some time to blow and he figured flirting with the pretty girl would be the best way to do it. He only had one other person to meet with today, and they didn't have that bad of condition so it wouldn't matter if he was just a little late would it?

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[GALE SHANUI]

if i had a world of my own everything would be nonsense Friendship ♥ TAGGED Dizzy NOTES --- CREDIT evkav of BTN Gale seemed interested in the conversation presented to her, and she seemed very pleased to have someone to talk to. Normally everyone was so busy that they just rushed right past one another. It was the way things went as far as she knew. She also knew that she needed to buy that cow! Why a cow? Well...because she could buy a horse, but horses didn't give much in terms of products she could sell. "Hahaha, maybe. Well... it might not be that hot but I'm pretty sure you could fry an egg on the gravel." She concluded, leaning back in her chair a bit. Takato's Ice Cream sure did look good, but she had made her choice of a coffee when she first walked in, and she was so set on buying her Cow that she didn't want to spend another cent. But that made her think about the barn. Would it be cool enough to keep it there or would she have to get the fan from inside of the farmhouse? "Huh? Oh yeah, I love meeting people! Even if you know, I have to do it twice!" She smiled happily, because really, if she could make some friends in town she wouldn't have to focus on work all the time. It was good to have some fun. Maybe not hijacking a horse cart fun, but you know, less dangerous fun. Though Takato's next words threw her for a look. She tilted her head slightly, trying to understand the contents of what he said fully. "Pretty....lady? But it's just me here, and I ain't that pretty as far as I know!" She wasn't sure what he was trying to do, but it sure confused her. Shep let out a small whine down by her feet, and then Gale seemed to remember he was there. "Oh, I don't know if I brought him by that day Takato, but this is my partner in crime, Shep!" She introduced, watching as the dog sat up and wagged his tail just a bit.