Private Finished A Cautionary Tale

Audric hated the day. He was always tired and grumpy, even late day.

Typically, he'd have made his way around the room and talked with patrons, but sometimes, he'd stay back and just watch people.

His own aesthetic matched that of his cafe's all too well. It often brought up the question if he was really an edgy teenager (most figured he was far older than any human could be pretty early on) or if it was a getup. The latter could have worked as a good, simplified reason for the way he was. If you like simplified things, he supposed.

God. He really hated afternoons. They made him think like this, too.

He draped himself over a back table, coffee in hand and watched for new arrivals as if he were just another customer. It was a game he liked to play. More fun than bothering Hella (who hadn't been here for awhile) and Eon (who was here but being particularly prickly that day).

Audric wouldn't have said horns usually drew him in and they didn't, in this case, either way, what did, was a new face. The drumming he was doing with his fingers increased tenfold as he felt all his instincts hone in on this new person.

Wordlessly, Audric waved Sam over as if he'd been waiting for him. Like they were good friends. And that could very well have looked like the case, seeing as Audric didn't dress, act, or appear the part of an adult in the least.

He grinned sharply and kicked the seat across from him out with his foot to indicate that Sam should sit.

"What'll you have?"

"Not yet," Audric quipped back without missing a beat. He fixed up some packets on the table before gulping down the rest of his coffee.

"What'll you have?" He asked again, casual as could be.

He leaned back in his seat and smiled, eyes flicking to Jackie, though this couldn't be seen beyond his red-tinted sunglasses.

"Hmmm, well, it is a cafe, so I assume they have a mighty fine selection of coffee. I take you for a dark brew kinda guy."

Audric was already standing up and approaching the barista, head turned as he spoke to Sam. "Speak now or forever hold your piece."

in the end, Audric returned with several selections of coffee which he'd paid out of pocket. It was never a smart idea to steal from your own store, after all. The baristas and waitresses knew better than to interrupt his game of pretend, so when the waitress set the seven cups of coffee between Audric and Sam, she acted as if he was any other customer.

Audric steepled his fingers and grinned, showing sharp teeth."Name? I'm Audric."

"Boredom," Audric responded as he paid attention to Jacky. He lifted one of the coffee cups and dumped some of its contents into a smaller container, holding it out to Jacky to try and entice her.

"I hope you weren't expecting some grand answer."