"Mmm, it is, ain't it?" She giggles flirtatiously before immediately reverting to her cheery and excited state she'd gotten into when they found the Brave manga. "Come on, come on! Let's get to reading it already!"

For the next thirty or fourty minutes, the two of them read the manga: [s]Rokka no Yuusha[/s] [i]'The Sixth Brave Flower'.[/i] Together, the two of them scour the pages, Ryoki reading out lines of the female characters and Zac reading those of the male characters, and the both of them alternating between any narration that needs to be made. Ryoki herself was really enjoying the whole thing. Reading wasn't always her thing, since she always had to read for lines of characters in anime and games and such, though doing it with someone else, in person, was very fun indeed. She made sure to show off her voice acting prowess whilst she could, hoping that Zac might watch anime enough to have picked up just how [i]familiar[/i] she sounded compared to many anime characters.

By the end of their session, the two had made... not an awful lot of progress in the manga's pages. Due to them voicing over the characters, it made the whole reading process slower, only getting a quarter of the way through the issue, ending on a cliffhanger. But, despite that, Ryoki was smiling. One, it meant she could read more later tonight, and two, it was fun reading with the magician. His presence had made all the difference in the experience, so much so that she even considered doing it again. She wasn't quite sure what Zac meant to her just yet, but for right now she knew he was enjoyable company.

He'd helped her forget all about the darkness that lingered. In fact, he'd even purged some of that darkness himself, and Ryoki was unknowingly grateful for that.

"I guess you gotta go back and do your show, huh?" Ryoki asks with a smile, looking up at the young man before her after exiting the manga cafe. "I would stick around and watch, but I've got to get myself ready for work tonight. That, and I'm severely behind schedule on my latest upload. Oh! I make music and stuff and upload it to YouTube, though it's not always the most fulfilling work, so I need to take to other kinds of work. As they say: you shouldn't quit your day job!"

She laughs and looks down at her shopping bags, with the newly-added manga housed within the confines of the bag. "I just wanna say, uh... Thanks for cheering me up today..." She couldn't help it as her cheeks went slightly red; she wasn't used to thanking people, since usually it was the other way around. "I had lots of fun reading with you. I don't always open up to others about my secret love for anime, manga and games, so yeah, this was... nice! Very nice!" She then looks up at Zac, staring into his eyes with her seas of crystal blue, much like ice. "I feel like doing this again will be lots of fun. In fact, we could maybe go to the arcade sometime soon, if you're interested?"

She grins and produces her phone, flashing the man her number, which was kept in the notes. "These are the numbers required to contact my cellphone. One of us will be calling the other if we ever need someone to otaku with." She smirks and, after he'd saved the number in some way, shape or form, pushes him playfully in the direction of the Shining Kettle. "Alright, magic-boy~! Go show those customers your stuff!" She grins and turns her back, waving him goodbye as she began walking home.

[i]'I never would've imagined it: a cute boy I can actually talk somewhat normally with. Looks like you're getting better at this, Ryoki! You deserve some ice cream as a reward!'[/i] She giggles to herself. As the two parted ways, Zac might hear a certain someone shout in Ryoki's direction: "Yaaaaaay~! Ice cream~!" As well as a certain yellow and black scarf fading from sight, disappearing behind a corner.

[@Daxam]

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[h3][i]9:30 time~[/i][/h3]
Tonight was the night of her big debut, working as a casino bunny girl waitress. It wasn't something she ever thought she'd find herself doing, but alas, the role suited her well and the pay was great! Also, to say she looked stellar was a compliment she would likely be receiving all night tonight. Though perhaps not always using those words, specifically...

Though, the girls had opted to make a last-minute decision to help spice up their little team of waitresses...

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Since Iruka was basically the kind and innocent new edition and Ryoki was practically the polar opposite, Yumeno and the other two girls decided to make them somewhat of a duo; the tender angel, so innocent and sweet, followed by the succubus with a tongue so skilled, it could be considered "dangerous". The two of them, despite being new additions to the team, fit right in, in their own little way. Ryoki was definitely doing her best, so to leave a good impression among her fellow co-workers, new boss, and the customers; since Ryoki was already quite skilled in the department, it didn't take her long to leave a lasting impression on some of the casino's guests.

Though somewhere along the line, she'd disappeared. Where exactly had she gone, you ask?

"Hello, Yutaro. Nice cat ears!" Spoke a rather familiar voice from behind the casino dealer. That's right: the blackjack tables. She seems to have been making fun of his ears, if her tone was any indication. "Do you get a sweet lil tail like I do~? Oh, wait, never mind - your tail is on the front. Maybe I should give the little guy a tug~?" She giggles and winks as she stood at the table, resting her arms on the bench. "I didn't think working as a waitress would be so tiring, but I'll admit, it's pretty fun. And you can stop drooling, you know, hehe!"

She grins and looks around a little. "The night's still young, though. Even so, how goes the blackjack tables? Also, I hear there's like a concert going on or something. What's with that?"

Well, she certainly was in a good mood...! And somehow managed to turn her scarf into some sort of hair tie...

[@Takashi]