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Gulf worked at the office until two, then wrapped up some odds and ends to make it to Kunitachi just after three. He strolled around to see what there was to see at the university and on the street that ran past it. and took a break at a famous old coffee shop until ten after four.
The restaurant was closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays, so it felt like a long time since he'd seen everyone.
"Hello."
"Hey then."
Gulf looked up at the person who'd greeted him and his eyes widened.
"Net, your hair---"
"Cute, isn't it?"
"Yeah, it's cute, but..."
Net's hair was bright blond and plaited into an abundance of little braids that brushed his shoulders.
"He's a punk, isn't he?"
James came out of the back room after changing, his vest still unbuttoned. He tied the strings of his tablier as he let out a deep sigh.
"You're mean, James! Everyone at school liked it."
"You go to an art school."
"That's discrimination."
"No it's not, it's common sense. Have you seen a waiter look so bizarre?"
"I bet they look like this in France!"
"Well, this is Japan."
"Hey, do you think it's weird, Gulf?" Net asked him with a wide-eyed gaze.
"Well, it's not strange, per se..."
But Gulf saw where James was coming from
"Don't try and drag anyone else into this. We'll just wait and see what the chef says."
"He said I look cute."
"When was this?"
"This morning I saw him when he was out restocking, and he said it looks cute."
"Fine. I give up."
James' poker face crumbled in the face of Net's guileless answer. In that moment. Net was victorious.
TBC
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