Hearing Livius, Zac, assuming he was just joking, couldn't help but laugh. "Well, it's nice to hear someone thinks so," he says, still chuckling. At that moment, Shizuka places their orders on the table and Zac looks up at her, thanking the sheepish waitress. Puling his parfait toward him, Zac notices that two of the eclairs and one of the coffees were sitting on the table in front of him. When he was about to ask Livius if he meant to order for him, he hears the barista give him his offer. Immediately, Zac turns around, kneeling on his seat, grinning at the man. "Are you serious?" he asks, looking like an excited little kid with his shining eyes and the parfait in hand.
It had always been a dream of Zac's to perform for people, whether it be on stage in a packed venue or something simpler. While Livius' offer definitely appealed to him, Zac felt that he didn't have anything good enough to impress any of the people his new friend had in mind, at least not until he had perfected his escape. But, where he was now, a job entertaining people here at the Shining Kettle sounded perfect to him.
Looks like I'll be able to work alongside Shizuka, too, he can't help but think, having already taken a shine to the waitress.
"If you're serious about the job offer," Zac says to the barista as he sits back down, "then I'll gladly take it!" Turning back to Livius, he adds, "And as much as I appreciate the offer, I don't think I'm ready. I still need to work out some tweaks in my escape, namely not drowning. But, if you keep that offer open, then I'll gladly take it once I know I'm ready!"
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