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[chopoffyourhead]

Username: rosehearts

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Text: UN; Gloomurai

[flameinthedarkness]

[It’s a bit out of the blue, but…]

hey. I going to get coffee n cake. U wanna go?

[Totally casual and normal, right? …other than the fact Idia had done this unprompted to Riddle.

Who would had thought.]

text: un; rosehearts

[chopoffyourhead]

[Wait.

What?

Riddle has to triple check that this is from Idia. And that, yes, he is being invited out for coffe and cake.

... there's only one way this makes sense in his head...]

This is Riddle. I think you sent the invitation to me by mistake.

[flameinthedarkness]

[Eeehhhh! Riddle! Don't make this harder than it already is! Idia instantly regretting this, and he could take this as an easy out but... ehhhh....]

i know it is. and no i didnt.

[But...]

dont gotta if dont wanna. just ignore this

[chopoffyourhead]

[For what it's worth, the return response comes back nearly instantly.]

No, it isn't that.

[Rggghhhhh.]

I shouldn't make assumptions.

I normally don't break schedule, but I have some free time today.

Where were you thinking of going?

[flameinthedarkness]

[Oh. Well, in his defense,]

i mean... that why i ask, not just go 'hey come here now!' or something, ya know?

was thinking les beans. u know it? know they got teas there too for u vs coffee

[chopoffyourhead]

I do appreciate that. I simply mean I do better having more of an advanced. Preferably by a few days.

[Riddle's a very busy guy and all!]

I think I've seen it, though I haven't been. That sounds fine to me.

Where would you prefer we meet?

[flameinthedarkness]

[...that's not busy, Riddle, that inflexible. Idia's used to being busy, not that he thinks Riddle thinks he is... but he's able to be flexible enough to not need days to plan something.

Whatever. Before Idia loses his nerve and tries to get out of this... though he's tempted to now.]

noted.

i mean there? unless u need me to like pick u up for... whatever might be going on. who knows with this place.

[...but Idia still not able to shake it fully,]

wont force u to come. its fine.

[chopoffyourhead]

[Amazingly, this is an upgrade from where he used to be.]

I don't mind meeting there. I'm sure it will be fine.

[...aw, Idia.]

If I didn't want to come, rest assured you would know.

I'll see you there at noon?

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[flameinthedarkness]

[Well it's hard to go further down than rock bottom...]

yeah. guess u would.

uh sure. sure. that good. Ah... see u then?

[And... Idia is late.

Again.

However, when he does show up, he's got a rather obvious excuse... a rather large, black, but normal looking, dog more pulling Idia along than him walking him, using a make-shift leash out of vine magic.] Cerberus! Please! Chill!

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[chopoffyourhead]

[...really, Idia? You should know better than to be late with Riddle of all people.

It does sour his mood quite fast, but then his attention is captured by the large dog that's making a fool out of Idia. Riddle's eyebrows raise as he quickly gets up and comes over.]

Idia, what in the world are you doing?

[This looks like a disaster waiting to happen.]

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[chopoffyourhead]

[Time to pull out the authoritative tone.]

Cerberus! I command you sit!

[flameinthedarkness]

[It's a nice try, Riddle, but this isn't just a dog named after Cerberus.

It is Cerberus.

Even he may not look it right now. And he's used to taking orders from beings far scarier than Riddle or Idia will ever be.

Or just doing his own thing. The big dog proving that as just keeps going, ignoring Riddle completely. Until,]

I'll buy you a snack! Just stop! [Idia stumbling as the pulling suddenly vanishes, Cerberus instantly obedient as that tail starts to wag. Idia lets out a huff at this all, raising a hand to rub at his other arm, feeling an ache already from trying to handle the large dog. Then, oh yeah, Riddle.]

Ah... sorry I'm late... Cerberus was wandering around again and I didn't want to leave him to... well, get up to stuff.

[chopoffyourhead]

[Hm, that's no good. Riddle is trying to figure out what they might have to get him to do to stop—

Ah.

... seems like the promise of a reward did it.

He gives a sigh, walking over.]

Not exactly well-trained. [A frown at Idia.] What do you mean "wandering around"?

[flameinthedarkness]

I mean... I'm lucky he allowed me this much since I'm only mortal... [The fact that Persephone had troubles with Cerberus at times too. Short of Hades being around to control him...] Don't wanna make him angry. [Which seemed the last thing on Cerberus mind going by his posture, standing tall as that tail flips back and forward fast, not going to forget that promise any time soon.]

Oh, ah, he gets out sometimes from Persephone's place and just... wanders around? [Does that help? Idia looking to Cerberus.] I still donno how you get to the Up. How you even get on the elevator or the train? [Getting a bit of a soft gruff back as an answer.

Ok, whatever.] Ahh, so, um, still good for this? [Since Idia was the reason Riddle came out here in the first place.]

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[chopoffyourhead]

[Only... mortal?] Hold on, you can't mean to say this is actually a version of Cerberus?!

[Where are the three heads, for starters? And... Yeah, no, Riddle is just a little blown away by meeting a creature of legend, here.]

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[chopoffyourhead]

[There's a blink, and then a look to the.... Cerberus... and then back to Idia.]

Yes, I suppose so...

[After a moment, he gestures with a hand.]

Though, most food-based businesses won't allow animals onto the premises for sanitary reasons.

[flameinthedarkness]

[That's about the same reaction Idia had when he first met Cerberus. However he had known Persephone was a goddess, had known 'her' from his time on the Void Train. Just not this version of her. Why she had Cerberus was confusing though, since the story of Hades they knew from Twisted Wonderland didn't have that connection to the spring goddess, or most the other gods.] Yeah, like Cerberus Cerberus. [Then answering the obvious, unspoken question,] He can have all three heads when he wants to, but is normally like this. [Idia had asked the same thing when they first met.]

Eh, if it's an issue he can wait outside while we grab food and then sit outside. [Not all cafes here were pet-allowed after all. Well... not animal pet allowed, a certain other 'pet' were allowed in them...

So just in case, a wave of his hand making the vine magic vanish as Idia address Cerberus one more time.] Don't go wandering off, ok? I'll grab you a pupperchino, know you like those. [Getting some sort of confirmation sound back from Cerberus, a low 'boof' as an answer.]