She had gotten glue and was frantically trying to glue the vase back together, she seemed like a totally different person than yesterday, some tears fell down her face, mostly because she had allowed herself to be slapped like that, twice even
She left the guy and reentered the cafe, approaching Axel. "Hey. It's broken. I can make you a new one, if you want," she offered, her tone gentle and soft. Her tail flicked Axel's leg in a kind manner.
She quickly wiped the tears away when Ryui approached, she sniffled, trying to make herself look less like she was crying, she shook her head "No it's fine.." She said, her voice soft and sad, the man had ran away
She sighed again. "Yeah. No problem. The name's Riyu, by the way," she added, her tail flicking. She had noticed how Axel avoided the question, but she paid it no mind.
"True. Or you could use the broken to make something better." She studied the pieces. "I work with glassblowing in my spare time. I could make something out of those."
She let a tiny smile through her usual blank face until memories flashed in her mind, bad memories, her smile instantly faded, but the look of wonder never leaving her eyes
She looked down at the broken pieces of the vase, her boss coming and yelling at her for not working, her boss telling her that the cost for the vase would be taken from her paycheck, she got off of work a few minutes later, going to a cherry tree orchard and sitting under a tree