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[It's not uncommon to see Keiwa waiting tables at Camellia. He's doing his usual hours early in the month but can be spotted helping with cleaning up at the back of house though he leaves the plants to Mr. Yugi and Shinsha, well aware that his strengths lay in the cafe side of the store.

Entering the store any time of the month results in nothing less than a cheerful greeting. It's easy to see why Keiwa's been assigned as greeter]

Welcome! Feel free to take a seat, we'll be right with you!

[While he keeps his usual upbeat cheer around guests, his attitude is a little more muted if anyone he knows from outside of work chats with him towards the second half of the month. Could it be Valentine's blues?

Finding him is pretty easy, being front of house an all, but every so often you might catch him in one of the corner booths taking a break from work]

[Maybe he shouldn't have bothered with making chocolates for people? Keiwa's small chocolate ganache chocolates pale in comparison with the size and scale of Ai's Valentine's Buffet... Well, he was never going to compete with such a well established idol anyway.

But he made chocolates for friends and he intends to pass them out!

He'll be approaching people he knows around the DU or at Moon Bunny Market and passing them a small package of homemade chocolates with a cheerful "Here you go!"

D-Does he realize the implications of giving chocolates on this romantic holiday? Look at that cheerful smile on his face, he absolutely does not. This tanuki truly living up to his animal representative and living life at his own pace...]

[As Keiwa goes around passing out chocolates at the DU, he may start to get the feeling that he's being followed...not that Cooro is doing much to be stealthy about it, rather just trailing behind him like a lost puppy. So if he turns around, he's definitely caught. But with the look on his face, he doesn't seem to be too bothered about that...]

[When Keiwa stops Misfire to hand him some chocolates, his first thought is - well, actually, it's to take it without asking any questions. You don't question free food.]

Hey, thanks, loser!

[He says with a grin, ripping open the things already.]

Just so you know, I don't feel the same - no offense, you're just not my type - but I'm not gonna let your feelings go to waste.

[What is he, a monster?]

[ It's been a while since Ai's had the time to drop by Camellia, but with no meetings and no urgent Dream Sphere business today, it seems like the perfect excuse to take an out of office day and park herself and her laptop in a booth somewhere a little more conductive to a chilled out headspace. She still plans to work, because this is Ai and of course she does, but doing it at Camellia at least lets her trick herself into thinking she's taking it easy.

She gives Nanami, Shinsha and the others a cheery greeting but it's not until she heads all the way to the back that she spots - ]

Oh! Keiwa-kun, there you are!

[ She laughs and gives him a little smile. ]

Sorry! I didn't realize this one was taken.

[there's a small child following behind Keiwa, and normally he'd be much more concerned about it-

No, he's very concerned about it]

Um... [Said child looks familiar though. Since they're at the DU wouldn't that mean that they were also a Dreamer? Well, no harm in asking, right?] Are you all right?

[he meant to ask 'do I know you' but that just sounded unnecessarily mean, so...]

Wha- Feelings??

[well, Misfire might be a monster but Keiwa is, in fact, an idiot, so miscommunications were bound to happened. He gets suitably embarrassed even though no romantic feelings were involved. Actually, he's probably more embarrassed because there were no romantic feelings involved!]

I-It's nothing like that! I'm just... Handing out chocolates to people I know.

[Look at these sad tanuki vibes. Misfire, you monster]

Ah-! [he looks up from his phone, a half-finished cup of juice on the table in front of him, with a start. It takes a second before he relaxes and sits up]

Hello, Ai-san.

... Oh- No, no, it's fine! I can move if you want to sit. [he laughs, sheepish] There's always room in the back, but it's just easier for me to move back onto the floor if Yugi-san needs me for anything.

[Keiwa just finished his own blood donation and was relaxing with a bottle of juice. Every so often, a nurse or another volunteer at the blood drive chats with him like they recognize him... And judging by his response, it's probably people he met while volunteering]

I've been helping out at the store more, so I haven't been coming in for volunteer work. Maybe next time...

[When not chatting with staff or other volunteers, he settles down to people watch. For now, he's being responsible and not overexerting himself... But that doesn't mean he can't start wandering around to chat with any familiar (expected or unexpected) faces he sees at the blood drive]

.....oh, uh...

[Bruno's startled enough by being approached, much less with chocolates, that he just takes them automatically! They're in the hallways of the DU, although Bruno isn't technically on the clock right now. He's just.........well you know don't worry about it actually!!!]

Thanks? Why, uh...why?

[like, he's not concerned that it's a Valentine's Day thing really, because he's like more than old enough to be your dad, but you still kinda gotta wonder!]

[Keiwa, to Cooro, is near unrecognisable without the costume and the ears and tail. So, he doesn't feel too bad about the lie he's about to pull.

At his question, he gives a nod and a smile.]

It's just that it looks like you've got a lot of chocolates, so I thought you could use some help giving them out!

Oh come on, no way am I kicking you out when you're on your break! And besides, you were here first. Maybe we can just double up for a little bit, if you don't mind sharing?

[ There should be enough room, since Keiwa doesn't have a meal or anything - so she carefully settles herself into the booth and sets her laptop down in turn. There's enough space that they're not crowded in, at least, but it's a good thing they're at the back of the store regardless. The last thing she needs this month of all months is anyone getting the wrong idea. ]

There we go, that should work... ah, how is work today, anyway? Not too busy?

Hey! You don't have to sound so defensive about it. I'm a catch.

[Well. He knows full well he's not. But still!]

So, what - [He takes this moment to pop a chocolate in his mouth. To nurse the wounds to his ego.] - you're just running around giving them out to everybody?

Well...

[and Keiwa can't help but laugh at that. Does he suspect it's a lie? Absolutely not! But this is something he's just passing out on his own, it seems a little rude to ask someone to help him with an otherwise straightforward task]

It's all right, you don't have to worry about helping me. But here.

[He puts down his backpack to fish out a small package- Actually, it looks like all the packages he's put his chocolates in are quite small, little gift boxes that fit four, maybe six, pieces of chocolate at most. And Keiwa fishes one of those small boxes out to hand over to Cooro with a smile.

Give him a minute, he's trying to figure out why Cooro looks so familiar (the gears are turning...)]

[~~joke's on you, his season's writer has a thing for putting DILFs with twinks-~~ I mean wait, what?]

[but no, Keiwa just smiles cheerfully at Bruno as he shoulders his backpack full of homemade chocolates again]

Well... Why not? [a laugh and though he seems a little shy about it, Keiwa doesn't let it hamper his upbeat mood] I used to help my aunt prepare chocolates for customers at her cafe. To show appreciation to the customers- Uh... as a thank you.

[he adjusts his Japanese vocabulary, to try and accommodate a learner]

I- That's- Hmm...

[there's no saving this and Keiwa is forced to give up. Why is he even trying to justify this? Or maybe he wants to let Misfire save face (but why he bothers with such a thing still remains a mystery)]

... Sort of? Just... People that I know. [he's not Ai levels of social butterfly, after all. He watches the other man chomp down on a chocolate and kinda... Stares, wide eyed at him for a couple of seconds before cautiously asking;]

How is it?

Oh, yeah, sure.

[even with all the avilable space, Keiwa still moves his juice before shifting his seat over as well, clearly giving the lion's share of the table to Ai without any sort of prompting]

Well... It was busier a little earlier... Ai-san's lucky to have just missed it, I think. Even if it was mostly just coffee and small orders, or people coming in to buy flowers for loved ones.

[he seems pretty cheerful about it. In spite of the romantic atmosphere, it seems Keiwa really is just happy to see other people are enjoying themselves]

[Oh. Oh. And here he was, planning on sneaking some chocolate as payment for handing them out to everyone - that was the whole purpose of what he suggested. He just really wanted some chocolate. And here, Keiwa's just giving it to him?]

Thanks~

[He gladly takes the box and doesn't have the manners to do anything but open it up straight away.]

Did you make these all by yourself?

So it's getting busy for Valentine's, huh? That's good to hear. I guess it's true what they say about flowers never going out of fashion.

[ She sets her tea down with a little clink as well and opens her laptop back up. Almost immediately there are several email pings. Ai seems entirely unsurprised. ]

You guys aren't too swept off your feet, are you? I think this is the first year they've had so many people on board, so hopefully things won't be too rough on all of you.

[Keiwa laughs when Cooro helps himself to the chocolates, seemingly unsurprised by the young boy's enthusiasm. He takes a moment to gently ruffle the boy's hair as he stands up again, shouldering his backpack once again.

At the question, Keiwa nods] Though I don't think I'll have time to make more.

[Though now that he's got a good look at Cooro, he has to admit that messy hair and general demeanor feels awfully familiar]

You're... A Dreamer too, right?

[there's a nod as he takes a sip from his juice]

I'll help ring through orders, but it's all Mr. Yugi and Shinsha's hard work on the flower side. [he hums, thoughtful] I overhear the customers talking to them about 'flower language' sometimes. The season really does bring out everyone's romantic side...

[Keiwa tilts his head at the email pings, though he's polite enough to make no attempt at looking at her laptop screen]

Otherwise, it's not too bad here... Ai-san seems to be as busy as always. I guess it's hard for idols to really find time to relax, huh?

[The Nightmare is targeting people with unspoken feelings for each other. For better or for worse, Tycoon seems to have been largely ignored by said Nightmare. Is it because he's honest with his feelings? Because he's an airhead? Because he's... Totally boring?!?

In the unlikely event you have something to say to Tycoon, consider this comment your chance to run into him! Tycoon, on the other hand, is largely spared from the madness of the romantic season because he's a tanuki that moves at his own tempo.

But mostly, he's an idiot]

[To that question, he gives a firm nod.]

Yup.

[He holds up the sandglass he wears around his neck - it's never particularly concealed on purpose, it just so happens to have got caught up in all the layers he's wearing.]

That means you're one too! [At this point, gears should be turning. Alas-] Are you new?

Oh. Well, uh...thanks?

[As a thank you for what? Maybe...maybe he's just giving them out to all the staff here. That would make sense! Though it'd also be an awful lot of work...]

I didn't...make anyone anything...

[And now he feels kinda bad he has nothing to give back! But - well, why would he? He doesn't know anyone here that well, he had no reason to expect he'd need gifts.]

[two creatures, living life at their own pace. You love to see it]

[there's a brief "ooh" when he sees the sandglass, unintentionally hidden away. Unlike Cooro, Keiwa's own sandglass is tucked away in his backpack, on hand but out of sight though his being at the DU should be more than enough for people to draw conclusions. At the question, he shakes his head] Not really? I've been here a few months now...

[judging from how he trails off, it seems that someone's finally put two and two together]

Hold on... Crow?

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Camellia - Throughout February

Valentine’s chocolates - Feb 13-14, around the DU or Moon Bunny Market

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Blood Drive - Feb 20, Koubai General Hospital

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Mandatory (and belated) Dream Sphere Option - early February

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