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[color=6ecff6]"Awesome. I'll see you then, Shizuka!"[/color] Alban expressed with delight. Lucille broke eye contact with the pink haired female to wave good bye to her new friend, a bright grin on her face. [color=f49ac2]"Bye, Shizuzuuu!"[/color] With that, they let Shizuka get back to work and strode back to their table. Al took 2500 yen from his  black wallet, inscribed with "軸" ("Axis"), and placed it on the table, enough to cover their purchases plus a decent tip for both their waitress and the magician. Before he could usher his daughter out the door though, Lucille ran over to the pink haired woman and hugged her. 

Chuckling to herself, Amity found it adorable Lucille was butchering her lyrics, [color=ed145b]"Close enough"[/color]. This song wasn't her greatest hit but it definitely was an energetic one, she glanced at Copen only to see him looking at her...very intently. Nervous now, she stood up and placed 23,000 yen on table. [color=ed145b]"Oh look at the time... I should get going..."[/color] She gave Copen a wave and stuck out her tongue in a cute fashion, and promptly started towards the door. 
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[@lovely complex]

[@Daxam]

Shizuka bid the father and daughter farewell and took the money back to the register, writing down how much was in excess of the actual bill; an amount that would be tallied up at the end of the day and distributed among all waitresses, and now, magicians.  But when she picked up Amity's money, here eyes widened.  This must be a mistake, but Amity ran out of the building and got in a car faster than Shizuka could call her back.  Shizuka consulted the barista about what should be done, but he merely chuckled to himself and told Shizuka to leave it be and simply be grateful for her customer's generosity, the barista having seen past Amity's disguise and being well aware of the extravagant spending habits of the rich and famous.

When Shizuka left, she took her allotted share of the accumulated tips of the day, while a good portion remained for Zac.

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[quote=@Viciousmarrow]
[i][b]-Sunday, 9:29pm-[/b][/i]

Alban stood underneath the awning of Le Bistro, the French restaurant on Shine Junction that he was treating Shizuka to. Both of his black gloved hands hung beside him, while he faced the darkened sky. He longed for a moonlit night, yet the dreary, overcast skies denied him one of his favorite things in the world. His cheery 4 year old daughter was nowhere to be seen, as his mother had come by earlier in the day to pick Lucille up. Grandmothers needed to spend time with their granddaughters after all. Tonight was a casual outing with a new acquaintance, one that his mother was especially excited to hear about.

[i]'Al! You're going on a date with someone?! I am [b]SO[/b] happy for y'all!'[/i] the distinct Southern American accent of his mom popped into his head.

Alban didn't really consider this a date though. He barely knew Shizuka, although he did think she was rather attractive. However, looks weren't the basis of what he was attracted to. He needed someone who could help him raise his daughter, someone who was supportive, accepting, and compassionate. Tonight wasn't going to be about romanticizing a lady, it was going to be about having fun and showing her his gratuity. He glanced down at the clothes he had changed into. A nice, brown pea jacket with a white dress shirt and dark blue tie underneath. He stuck with jeans to keep it casual. It was nothing fancy, but he looked decent at least.

[hider=Alban's look for tonight.] [img]http://i.imgur.com/IMKrwiR.jpg?1[/img] [/hider]

His gloved hands reached into his jacket pocket and brought out his modestly sized smart phone. A press of the side button and the bright illumination hit his eyes. [i]9:30[/i] the phone's clock read. Almost time to start heading inside. After all, he had made reservations for 9:35 just in case one of them ran a little late. It was always good to be prepared, he thought. Pocketing his phone, he looked both ways down the street, searching for Shizuka. He had no doubt she'd be here soon though.
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Before arriving, Shizuka had gotten a text from Alban, saying that Lucille would be staying with her grandmother so it would be "just us two".  The funny thing about the word 'us', is that the one being addressed can never be sure if 'us' included oneself or not, in this case, Shizuka assumed that it did not include herself, and referred to Alban and his wife.  Wearing a raincoat and holding an umbrella, Shizuka arrived at Le Bistro.  Seeing Alban, she quickened her pace until they were close enough to talk.

[color=a187be]"I hope I didn't make you wait long,"[/color] she said apologetically.  Straightening up, Shizuka blinked in mild confusion, her eyes darting around Alban's head, her gaze peering over his shoulders, looking for the person she expected would be present.  Shizuka decided to pay it no heed, 'Mrs. Alban' was probably waiting inside to get out of the rain.  [color=a187be]"Thank you so much for inviting me.  I've never had French cuisine before.  I'm really looking forward to it."[/color]