Kuri had been grateful for school to be over for the day. It meant she had the rest of the day to relax and do what she wanted. Normally, she'd go to the local bookstore to see if they had anything new in stock to read that was interesting but today, the brunette felt like going to the Melody Cafe instead. She hadn't been in a while since she'd been living in Tokyo with her sister. She'd only gone to the cafe a few times. It wasn't a bad place the reason she didn't frequent it as much but more because her school schedule kept her so busy. With homework and after school clubs she was a part of, her free time became pretty limited for the month.

She and her sister were still trying to get settled in around that time as well but things were set for them so that was one less distraction to deal with in terms of finding a place to stay. They looked out with the Amestia Inn. The people were nice and they served good food too. Kuri couldn't help but feel a bit spoiled living there but it beats living with their mother. Going to nice places such as cafes without being known as that woman's daughter back in Domino was hard and depressing. But here, there were no worries.

She felt like treating herself today since her sister Anzu had given her, her allowance already but she'd yet to spend it on anything since she didn't need anything specific. Buying something from Melody Cafe wouldn't break her pocket too much. She was in the mood for a chai tea and she knew they made it here and it was super delicious to her. She made her way down the sidewalk path that led to the cafe and once she reached it, she went inside. The AC of the building on blast which helped considering how hot it was outside today.

Kuri pulled out her phone to send a quick text to Anzu to let her know where she was and that she'll be home soon. Once she finished doing that, she stood at the end of the line but it was hard to see the situation currently going on before her. There was a long line of people in front but they were complaining out loud. At first, she believed it to be something going in the back with preparations but leaning to the side to get a better look, she saw the root of the problem. There was a customer that many were griping and moaning about having broken in front of them, an Alpha to be precise. Kuri understood why they were complaining. She'd complain too if she were already here and someone just blatantly decides to jump the line ahead of everyone.

She was glad the situation didn't turn into something more like a physical altercation. It wasn't that serious that people needed to fight over a spot in line. Of course, being short like she was, she felt like the smallest person there compared to everyone else in front of her. This included a tall blonde young man who wasn't openly complaining about the current situation like everyone else was. She couldn't assess why that was but seeing as how he didn't completely look to be in a bad mood, she felt it necessary to be polite to keep the air of positivity flowing. Smiling, she gave a wave to the blonde. "Konnichiwa," she greeted.

The young man Kuri spoke to acknowledged her with a nod before his turn to place his order came. That was better than nothing and he wasn't rude or scowling when he did it. A plus for effort in spreading positivity. She couldn't help but chuckle to herself as she thought that. It always helped to put a smile on someone else's face and at least the incident from earlier with the Alpha that'd left was over. No one made it worse and they just focused on their orders. Once the guy had gotten his order, it was Kuri's turn and she placed her money on the counter and ordered a large chai tea. While she waited for it, her phone buzzed, indicting she had a text from her sister.

She always knew when her sister was texting her. They were both still pretty new to Tokyo so Kuri hadn't made too many friends yet. She was getting to know everyone at Hakoniwa Academy and it was going to take some time. She wasn't rushing it and at least she didn't have to worry about anyone knowing about her mother and ruining her chances in forming friendships with others. Viewing the text, Anzu was confirming she'd received it but also letting Kuri know to not stay out so late. Her sister was such a worrywart but she loved her. She responded to the text quickly and put her phone back in the side of her backpack. By then her chai tea had finally been prepared which she happily had taken and begin to sip on it.

Since she was going to stick around the cafe for a while to enjoy the AC before getting back out in the god awful heat, the brunette-haired teen tried to find a table to sit at but from what she could tell, all of them were taken. However, she spotted the guy in line from earlier sitting by himself at a table by the window reading a manga book. Kuri became intrigued seeing that and took a chance in walking toward the table, wearing the same friendly smile on her face. "Hi there," she greeted him again. "I don't mean to bug you but every other table is taken. Is it alright if I join you?" Kuri asked politely. "I'm Mazaki Kuri, by the way."

"Arigatou gozaimasu," Kuri thanked him as she sat down across from the young man, placing her drink on the table in front of her. Hearing him state that he wouldn't be of good company to her made her tilt her head to the side. She didn't understand why he would say that since she did ask if she could join him. She didn't want to be a bother to him after all. Maybe there was another reason for it. She wanted to ask but didn't want to offend him by doing so. Instead, she kept the conversation going but keeping it simple. "Well, I don't know about that. You seem to be enjoying yourself over here reading a manga. You don't peg me as someone boring," she replied with a small laugh. She took a sip of her chai tea before speaking again. "So, what's your name if you don't mind me asking? I'm still pretty new to the city so just trying to meet some new people and make friends."

"Hm? I am? Huh. Here I thought I was just being honest," Kuri laughed. "Your name is very pretty, Bridget-san and please don't sell yourself short. You're probably quite interesting and you just don't know it. I have to remind my older sister a lot of times when she gets down in the dumps and worries constantly about what others will think of her. Ah, silly me. I'm rambling on. How about you tell me about the manga you're reading. You seemed pretty into it."

Kuri was very forward and friendly when talking to people but she knew there were many people out there that were like her sister in some ways putting themselves down for different reasons. She may have just met Bridget but she didn't want to see him doing that to himself. She figured getting him to talk about the manga he was reading might help with that. It will allow her to learn a little bit more about him as a person in terms of what he liked and of course to keep the conversation going. Kuri didn't want him to feel uncomfortable talking to her. She believed it would be more uncomfortable sitting there not talking to each other. This gives her something to do to pass the time until she was ready to head home.

"Ah arigatou. My sister would be happy to hear that from someone," Kuri said with a giggle, then took another sip of her chai tea and listened to Bridget talk a little bit about the manga he was reading. He was quiet for a good while and it did make her think she'd over stepped her bounds trying to push for a conversation. It was good to see that wasn't the case and they both could have a really good conversation with each other. "Ohh so that's the story of the manga you're reading. That sounds vaguely familiar to me. It's possible I've glossed over the series in the bookstore and didn't think much of it. It sounds like an intriguing story. If you ever finish it, I'd like to hear how it ends."

That seemed rather forward of her considering they'd just met but Kuri was telling the truth in wanting to know how the series ended should Bridget ever finish it before she got the chance to buy it and check it out for herself. If he was a frequent visitor of the cafe, it'd give her a reason to come here more to see him and talk. He looked like he could use someone to talk to instead of sitting alone. It also beat having to sit out in the heat waiting on the subway to get back to the inn. She could briefly hang out here and spend time getting to know some more people.

"Oh no don't worry. I wouldn't harass anyone to hang out with me when they're busy. I have school myself so it keeps me just as busy as having a job would. But I definitely want to hear how the manga ends when you finish it," Kuri assured Bridget with a smile. "This will be the first time in awhile that I've been able to stop by the cafe for some chai tea. It's my favorite." She laughed, grabbing her drink to take a sip from it then placing it down. "So I'm curious, do you do anything outside of work like go to school? You look like a university student that's why I asked. But I can tell you're definitely older than me though. Which is totally cool. Sounds like it could be fun having older friends. Hope you like music because I can talk about it all day until the cows come home." Kuri laughed again. She was trying to keep the mood light and relaxed as possible since she got the vibe from Bridget that he may be a little uncomfortable. Thus the reason for not staying on one topic entirely too long since she didn't want him to grow board talking about just one thing.

Kuri noticed the expression on Bridget's face, indicating that she was right in him being uncomfortable talking to her. She also sensed that there may have been a different reason behind it from what she was thinking it was. That said, she bowed her head apologetically to him. "Gomen nasai, Bridget-san. I've put you on the spot without meaning to. It's just, well, I don't have any friends and I'm just eager to be friends with you seems to have made you uncomfortable. Demo, I'd like to learn more about you regardless even if you're not a uni-student. Maybe you can talk about your place of work and how you like it or don't. Your choice. Anything you wish to talk about, I'm all ears and willing to listen. I can forget to let people talk sometimes so feel free to tell me to shush and let you speak," she smiled at him but also laughed once again.