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So much for showing up early. In fact, the Notched Axe is entirely devoid of people. A fact that can perhaps be blamed on the rainy weather, which had lightened to a mild drizzle. Oddly enough, Sengoku, the owner of the tavern isn't even here. Granted, the missing keg suggests he's probably out on delivery. Either that or they were robbed by a very observant, and specific, thief. Although the lack of a corpse suggests that the former is more likely. Sighing to himself, he sits at the counter, and continues skimming through his recipes. "Why do I get the feeling that the first thing he's gonna say when he walks in will be calling me a turd, and yelling at me for not doing a delivery before my shift..."

[bgcolor=E86100]*grrooowwwWWWWwwwllll~*

A loud noise could be heard from the other side of the door, much like the rumbles of a large stomach, usually heard from wild and hungry animals.. The situation was tense. What could it be? Could it be a hollow on the prowl for food? Could it be a large man searching for a tavern..? Whatever it would be, it was huge..

*ka-click*, the door opened, slow but steady.. as small girl falls in, face-first to the floor! *ba-dunk!* Who was this? The girl was wearing a ridiculous outfit, all black, sporting cat-ears on the hood that was attached. Enter Sui Torako, the hungriest girl in Rukongai.

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An hour before, the girl had woken up in her house, hunger striking her as a complete weakness. That's okay, the girl was thinking, 'I could just go find some!', but as time went on, she found nothing of use..

Until the Tavern known as The Notched Axe appeared in her eyes, and an idea appeared in her head. "Fufufu~ looks like breakfast.. is served!", she mumbled to herself.. But what was the plan? To mooch food, duh! Torako reached for the wet ground and grabbed a hand full of dirt, smearing a little over her face, as she walked to the door. But what approach would she do? "Innocent-Little-Starving-Girl", why of course! She opened the door, her stomach rumbling as she does... and.. Go-Time!

*BA-DUNK*

With the mildly soft thunk distracting him from his notes, he looks towards the door, noticing a mass of black cloth in the doorway. Placing his notes down on the counter, he walks over to the cloth, and taps it with his foot. After noticing the what feels like a body inside, be crouches down, and pulls back the hood, revealing a young girl with blue hair.

Another one? Knowing his luck, this one will be a shinigami too. She doesn't seem armed, though, so it's unlikely. "Oi, are you okay? Also, are you one of the Swords? I feel like I have to ask that now after the last time I saw a little blue haired girl."

[bgcolor=E86100]Once again, the loud noise that was heard before came about, the girl looking up at him as her stomach goes..
*grooOOooWWwwll~*

"O-Onii-chan.. I-I'm so hungry.. Torako hasn't eaten for daa~ys..", the girl sobbed out with her dirty face, her eyes attempting to pierce through this wild-haired mans defenses. To add to her acting skills, she attempted to lift herself up from the floor, but alas, it failed, her body hitting it once more. "C-Can you please.. give me something to eat..?", she asked, her eyes almost looking to be crying.

Poor, poor girl.. wait, that's the wrong line. Poor, poor fool would be a more fitting thing for this situation, if this stranger gets caught on her fishing bait.. Fufufufu~

Looking at the starving girl, Mihamaru thinks for a minute. Sengoku already only barely tolerates him anyway, despite the fact that he's the only one who works here anymore. Where are the others, anyway? Didn't there used to be more? Maybe masks got them...

Oh crap, the girl! While thinking of what to do, he gets an idea. Holding a finger in front of her in a "wait here" signal, Mihamaru dashes off to further down, and then comes back up with a cup of milk. While Sengoku would probably notice a steak missing, he'd be far less likely to notice a glass being missing. "It's not food, but you can have this... Torako, you said your name was?"

[bgcolor=E86100] The girl sat up and reached out for the cup of milk, nodding at the male with her puppy.. erm.. kitty-eyes, letting out a childish voice. "T-Thank you, Nii-chan~ Y-Yes, my name is Torako..", she replied, as she went on to gulp the entire cup of milk down in one sweep, handing it back to him.

*GGGrrrooowwwllll~*

Buuuuut as the stock sound-effect clearly lets you know, this isn't enough for a hungry tiger... She was still growing, okay?! Torako looked up at him once more, pouting with her lips as she does.. "D-Don't you have anything else~?", Because, really, would you be filled up with a cup of milk? It's not like this is a tavern or anything, noooo~

Something else? She couldn't... well, maybe she is, but that would be insane. And that's not even getting into the fact that Sengoku would lose his mind if he found out. "Sorry, but I don't think I can give you any of the harder stuff Torako. It'll knock you right on your... er, nevermind." An argument that states that doing something would put someone on the ground wouldn't quite work out so well when the person in question is can barely stand. She's probably tired from hunge

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Suddenly, Mihamaru is hit with something! An idea, even! Quickly lifting Torako up and setting her on a seat, a fact made easy by a combination of his own strength, at its peak, and her exhaustion. "Okay, never mind that thing from earlier. I've got an idea. I'm gonna make my first dish for a customer here. If it doesn't end up killing you, or more importantly, tasting bad, I'll call that a win. Deal?" After making his offer, he quickly goes over to his collection of "recipes", and starts skimming them over, looking for something simple, until finally deciding on one.

Perfect.

[bgcolor=E86100] Was he stupid? Really? A little, 'sweet & innocent' girl like her and booze put together?! Well, it's a good thing he connected the "hunger" part with food, otherwise, he'd need to pick up a book about common sense! And then there was lifting, and placing of tigers on chairs. Grrr... she's not fi-...

"Deal?"

... DINNER IS SERVED!

"Y-Yes, Nii-chan! As long as it was killed in a forest, I'll eat it!.. or a barn, that's cool too!"

And then suddenly, the angels danced around her, singing their song of joy! Food was to be served, and food was really important to Torako, since breakfast IS the most important meal of the day!.. and lunch, and dinner, and a night snack, and maybe brunch. And of course, it tastes so much better when it's free.

But what will be served? Pork? Beef? Fish? ....Bear? Only time could tell! The girl sat there, with a large grin on her face as the stranger prepared his experimental meal for her.

Resisting the urge to comment that he has no idea where the boss-man gets any of the meat, Mihamaru runs into the back, and gets started on the dish. If Torako were to look in, she'd see Mihamaru cutting, mixing, and dipping an unidentifiable, at least from her distance, meat. After a few minutes, he walks out, and places a plate in front of her.

"Pork Cutlets. What do you think?"

[bgcolor=E86100] Pork Cutlets.

Pork Cutlets..

No, I don't think you understand...

PORK. CUTLETS.

MEAT!

Meat was glorious! And it was on Torako's list of favorite things! Ahh.. meat. Meat works for every meal of the day, breakfast.. lunch.. dinner.. and even as a snack after a good nap! Or maybe, in the middle of the night, you'll grab some leftovers and chow down on that! Just as she was about to go loose on this innocent piece of meat, a man walks in through the entrance.

"Oh! There you are~!", the voice of the man shouts, waving his arm at Torako. This man, with his blonde hair and his bright-brown outfit was her master, Dorobou Neko. He walked over to Mihamaru, and bowed his head in a polite manner.

"Thank you for feeding my little tiger, but we have urgent business to take care of. Come now, Torako, we must make haste!", he told her, pointing at her in a rather flamboyant manner. ... but what about breakfast? Oh, she had that planned out as well. From within her clothing, she grabbed what appeared to be a small bag, and put her food in said small bag. She then got up, and aimed for the door, but before going out, she turned around and smiled at her helpful blockhead chef.

"Thank you, Nii-chan! Torako won't go hungry now! Buh-bye~!"

She then, along with the blonde-haired man, took off at the speed of light.
You could almost say.. they were blasting off again~~☆ ~~ding!*

[EXIT]

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As soon as... that... happened, Mihamaru simply stood up, walked into the back, and grabbed one of the Pork Cutlets he left in the back for himself. After silently eating one, he walks over to the door, and closes it after the pair, less more rain get in. He then sits down in his seat, and waits for another customer to show up, while a single sentence runs through his mind.

"Why can't anything normal happen when a blue haired little girl is involved?"

[exit]

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