nexus_crossings | Welcome Committee

There's been so many fresh faces to the Nexus recently, and more than a few of them have been children. Questions about finding a way home, about trying to decide if they want to go home. People wondering what to do now...

There are a few tables set out this morning in the Plaza in front of a small cafe loaded with several caraffes of coffee, breakfast pastries from more than a few different worlds and cultures, and a large pan of eggs and sausage kept warm over a chafing dish. On either end of the table are disposable plates, cups, and cutlery as well as a few welcome pamphlets in a small container. Along the front of the tables is a hand made banner.

"Meet and Greet"

Manning the tables is Katsuya Suou, red apron on and a cup of coffee in hand. He looks far too cheerful for how early in the morning it is.

"Right then, is anyone hungry? Have any questions about the nexus?"

((OOC: Feel free to mingle and threadjump in this thread. I'm trying to get people who have yet to meet to interact, so do not feel obligated to only reply to me!))

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Guess who else is up early and probably just as cheery?

Grace was passing by when she noticed the tables and smelled food and coffee, so she's just going to casually investigate, apple in hand.

"Good morning Miss, please feel free to help yourself."

There aren't too many folks here quite yet as it's still early, but ever the responsible host Katsuya gestures around to the few who are here and smiles.

"Feel free to mingle, and we'd be happy to answer any questions you might have."

"Oh, thank you"

While she doesn't take any of the food, she does help herself to some coffee, holding the apple in her mouth while her hands are occupied. Once that's done, she gives Katsuya a smile.

"This is a good idea - I didn't know there were that many new people here now."

Hughes can't help but smile as he sees Grace checking out the food table as he makes his way over to it with a mug of coffee in his hand. "Looks like someone's in a good mood this morning," he teases lightly. So as not to linger on that, though, he picks up a plate and starts helping himself to a little of everything.

...what? Katsuya was involved in making it, which means it'll all taste amazing, so he needs to try it all.

Giving Hughes a bright smile, she finishes a mouthful of apple with a shrug. "I've got no reason not to be. How're you?"

She hasn't seen him since they met in the studio, so she's eager to know how he is and what he's been up to.

Edited (Hit send too soon, my bad! ;;;) 2016-10-16 22:26 (UTC)

He chuckles at the reply. "How practical. I like it." Then again, he enjoys her company in general. She reminds him a bit of his daughter with her flair and unrelenting happiness.

"I'm doing well. Lots of paperwork these days." An understatement and a bit of a misdirection, but no need to worry her about the state of his world. "And you? Still dancing away in that studio I met you in?"

She pulls a face at the mention of paperwork, but it's only brief. "Can't say I envy you there."

She doesn't really notice how much he's helping himself to; she can hardly blame him, and free food is always hard to turn down.

"Not as much as I'd like, but I am rather fond of it now. Going home and having to share the space again is going to take some getting used to." When Hughes is ready to sit down somewhere, she nods towards the tables. "Mind if I join you?"

She might only have coffee, but she's always up for company.

"So you made it back home all right?" He smiles as he leads them to a table and then nods for her to join him. Breakfast is always better with company.

"Think you'll keep coming here, even though you've found your way back home?" he asks with an obvious curiosity. "There's a lot of draw to going home and staying there, but I for one would be sad if you didn't at least come back to visit." Another smile and then he's taking the first few bites of his breakfast, which is as amazing as it smells. Talk about a great start to the day.

"I did, yes! Finally found my door again."

She'd been searching for it for a while now, so finally being able to come and go freely was a relief. While she has a life back in London, the Nexus is too unique a place for her to turn her back on completely.

Smiling over the top of her coffee mug, she shakes her head. "Don't worry, you'll be sick of seeing me before you get the chance to be sad. I found that practically no time had passed there when I got back, so coming here will be much easier. Besides, I couldn't not come back; there's still way too much to explore here." And more people to meet, more things to do. Not only that, but the people she's met here already she'd miss far too much to just up and leave behind.

"I'm glad to hear that - on both counts. Life wouldn't be as exciting if all of the new people I met found their way home and then didn't come back." He chuckles and takes a sip of coffee before he continues. "Just make sure you're careful as you wander around this place. It's full of all kinds of unexpected trouble that likes to hide itself in the most mundane ways."

Like candy. Damn LOL'ed candy that made him act like a teenager whenever he ate it - why did it have to taste so good?

"Did you have any specific plans around here? Now that you're able to go back to your world whenever you'd like, I mean." To allow her a chance to answer, he starts digging into his breakfast again, if only so he can't keep asking questions before she's answered his first one.

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No worries on the edit - happens to all of us from time to time!

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