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You found me, Lyin' on the floor, Surrounded

It was just your normal average sort of day. A bit busy as far as business went, but it was still pretty damn average. Having a day job was nice and all, but it could also be boring as all hell at times. Like right now. It was fairly slow and he was cleaning the counters for the millionth time. The nephilim was gently humming to himself and shaking his head a bit, a single earbud dangling down as the other was in his ear. Being that it was slow, he didn't bother even looking around before pulling his phone out of his pocket. He wondered just what exactly his friends were up to right now. Not that any of them ever got back to him.

A small gasp left him as a small vision crossed his mind. Blue and white hair... Red eyes.. Something... Familiar about him... He hadn't even realized he had fallen to the floor until he came out of it. A small groan escaped from him as he rested a hand on his head.

"You alright Lala?" Another employee had wandered over to him, resting a hand on his shoulder as the blue haired male nodded.

"Y-yes... I'm.. I'm good... S-sorry.." A small smile and a bit of nervous laughter before he stood up and steadied himself.

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A few hours later, business picked up, and he found himself flung into work as usual. Busy times kept him happy. He smiled and served all the customers, got quite a few lovely tips. It was fantastic! Customers always loved his happy attitude and smiling face.

After a bit, he stopped at a table with a pink haired male. "Umm. Can I get you anything? Coffee? Food?" Though he wasn't sure that the male had heard him thanks to the headphones he was wearing. "What umm.. What are you listening to...? If you... don't mind me asking.." Usually he wasn't so straightforward about things. Or nervous... Usually he was quite a people person. He had even adopted a southern accent since it pleased the customers most of the time. But then again, most of his customers weren't as attractive as this. Oh gods... Was that why he was so damn nervous...?

You found me, Lyin' on the floor, Surrounded

A small blush crossed the blue haired male's face as the headphones were placed over his ears. He hadn't really been expecting that, and leaned down a bit in order to make it easier for the male to remove them again. "P-Pretty... Good..." A small squeak made itself evident in his throat as he spoke, straightening back up. He was being asked whether or not he was the waiter and nodded, pulling a small pad out of a small black apron that was tied around his waist. It wasn't like it was overly obvious that he worked here since the apron often blended in to his black pants, that and his somewhat unique appearance.

"Uuuh... uhhh huuuh." Yep. He was being awkward as he sometimes got. "Umm... Well.. The beignets are pretty famous around these parts. We can fill 'em with whatever fruit ya like, or just.. leave 'em empty." The blue haired male gave a bright, friendly smile and a small nod. "Otherwise we have lots of different pralines as well, but, I find them to be too sweet." he paused for a moment and made some sort of small dismissive motion with his hand. "Pardon me, we don't really have much but coffee and beignets. But I can recommend some places for ya if yer lookin' fer somethin' else?"

You found me, Lyin' on the floor, Surrounded

"One cherry beignet coming up...." But he paused and a blush came across his face again. Was he just asked out? Not that he shouldn't be used to that by now but still... Most of the people that tried to ask him out were... Really not his type. Usually older women. Cougars he thought... But then the male tried to correct himself. Had he not meant it? "Oh! Oh it's fine! Heheh.. uhh..." A hand went up behind his neck, rubbing it a bit in some sort of awkward nervousness. But soon enough a hand came towards him, offering a small apology along with an introduction.

"Lafayatte." He smiled softly and took the offered hand and gave it a gentle shake, though, he wasn't sure whether or not he even should with his powers being active today. But it seemed to go quite fine, which surprised him more than anything, not that it was really showing on him. "Umm.. I get off in an hour or so if it dies down." A small nod before he hurriedly rushed off towards the back to get his heart to stop pounding in his chest. 'Thank the gods Avery isn't here to make fun of me...'

After a few moments he returned, placing a plate of three cherry beignets on the table, taking the time to refill his coffee as well. "There ya are." He offered a small smile before rushing off again, as it was fairly busy and he did have other orders to fill.

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It did calm down after an hour or so and he found himself sitting behind the counter counting out his tips. He was pretty out of the way of customers and other employees, just quietly counting to himself when he was approached by the blue and white haired male from earlier. "Hmm? Can I help ya?"

"Do you know this person?" A picture was slid across to him and he tipped his head a bit as he looked at it. "Please. If you do see him, can you give him my card?"

"Uhh..." Well. It did look kind of like Avery but... It was still so different. Was this one of the people looking for him? "I... If I see someone like this sure thing." He seemed a bit wary of actually doing so. After all, they came to Louisiana for protection.

"I know you hang out with him, Liam." His voice was hushed, almost threatening. And it scared him. But soon enough, the male straightened himself up and left. The waiter just stood there for a moment, blinking in some sort of shock and fear. Just who the hell was that guy?

"I'm uhh.. I'm out. See ya'll tomorrow." Hurriedly he gathered his things and made his way out to the employee entrance, resting his hand on the knob. But... That guy. So, he turned around and went out to the front, smiling as he approached the pink haired male. "All done now. Just gotta place a quick call. I'll meetcha outside, okay?" He didn't say much else as he dug his phone from his pocket and made his way outside.

You found me, Lyin' on the floor, Surrounded

"Yeah, I know. I'll be careful. You too." He was just ending his call as the other male came out of the cafe. It wasn't like Avery to spend much time talking on the phone anyways. He probably could have just sent him a text, but he figured that the information he had was a bit too urgent for that. "Oh hey there. Ready to umm.. Head out... then..?" He wasn't exactly sure what he was going to do. Maybe head home to change first? "Umm... Do ya mind if we stop at my place before we go out? I uhh... I'd like to umm.. Not be in my work clothes... I-it's.. uhh.. Not too far.. A few blocks.. Otherwise I could uhh... Me-meet you there..."

Lafayette was more than willing to write out directions for the other male if he so needed. After all, he wasn't sure if he had a car or took the bus, or walked or anything. Still, once he got his answer he started walking towards the tiny apartment he shared with his friend, not that Avery would be home. A small shake of the head at that thought. Boy always worked himself to death.

You found me, Lyin' on the floor, Surrounded

"Mmhmm!" A small smile and a nod accompanied the noise as the other male asked if he could come with him. "Of course!" It didn't take long to make it to the small little apartment. It was almost immaculately clean, but not too terribly furnished. It was pretty small, but at least it wasn't grungy. "Ahh, come in, make yourself comfortable. It should only take me a few minutes." He bowed politely before making his ways to his room, leaving his door cracked in case the other had any questions for him. And he did, asking whether or not he lived alone. "Mmm I have a roommate. He's at work now." His voice was a little raised, but only to make sure the other could hear him.

The blue haired male walked out in a tight pair of blue jeans and a dark teal, long sleeved shirt, still in the process of pulling his hair out of the pony tail he had had it pulled up in. "Just gonna run a brush through real quick and we can head out." He stepped into the bathroom to do just that, only taking a minute or so. "Alrighty. All good. So umm... Do you like Italian food? Or would you rather have some home grown creole food?"

You found me, Lyin' on the floor, Surrounded

A small blush crossed his face at the compliment. "Aah... Th-thank you.." It wasn't like he wasn't used to getting compliments. Many people often flirted with him at work. But for some reason this was different. It took a moment to figure out where exactly they should go to eat, but the blue haired male nodded. "Ahh, yeah. You're fine! Uhh... I'd say maybe without the... hat but... it still looks nice." He shrugged a bit and moved towards the door. "Umm... Sh-shall we.. g-go?"

It was about then that the door opened, bumping into the blue haired male, making him utter a small 'oomph' noise. "Oh, sorry Lala."

"Ahh! It's alright! You're home early."

The albino blinked a bit at the other male standing in their tiny little living room. "If I had known you had a date I would have stayed gone...."

"Aah! N-no! We were just leaving! It's okay!"

The albino held out his hand with a soft smile on his face. "Avery. Nice to meet you. I hope you both have fun. I'm gonna shower and try and get some sleep til my next shift..." It was added as mostly an afterthought, or as a way to tell his roommate to come in quietly whenever they returned.