Private Carpe Noctem Is Also Carpe Diem

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Switching off the main sign of the shop, Monday locked the front door and started cleaning up the store, dusting shelves and counting the cash and sales for the say. He had stayed open later than usual that weekend simply because there were quite a few customers that needed or wanted certain items for Carpe Noctem like vintage scarves, picture frames, lockets, pocket watches or other items that were or could be replacements for personal items of loved ones that were deceased.

"Come on Garry. Let's see if Candle has a peanut or two for you before we put you to bed for the evening," Monday said as he gently coaxed the sleepy parrot off his perch by the front of the antique shop and onto his shoulder so the witch could take him upstairs for the night.

"Garry like peanut," the blue macaw agreed as he inched his way steadily up Monday's arm before settling on his shoulder. "Gany?" the bird piped up curiously as Monday carried him upstairs to their living quarters.

"Ganymede is out. He will be home later," he told Garry as he scritched him gently under a wing as the bird played with his beard.


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As they got home, Ganymede led Yuki through the back entrance of the antique shop, and up the stairs. "We live over the antique shop," Gany had explained as they got closer.

He had walked quite a distance in his flats this evening. Once he made it inside, he was more than happy to take those off and walk around in his stockings. A part of Ganymede had hoped that his master's ghost wouldn't recognize him in a dress, and that didn't seem to be the case at all, but at least he still felt pretty.

Ganymede turned and curtsied to his guest, just like he had been trained to. "Welcome to our home. Would you like something hot to drink, Yuki? It can be any flavor you want. I'll be getting something for myself, too." It had been chilly out, even with the fire.

It was around this time that he would spot Monday. "Oh, Monday! This is my friend Yuki." Ganymede had mentioned playing piano with hm before. "I invited him after the festivities. Candle said that would be alright."
 
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Monday had just been getting Garry a peanut from a pale yellow ceramic jar with a bird on it that Ganymede had picked out for Garry when they were in Italy.

"Gany pretty!" Garry chirped happily from his perch, peanut in his claw when they entered the room.

"Oh, hey, you are back," Monday greeted Ganymede, unfazed by his choice of clothes as his gaze flickered curiously to the young man that had followed him into the kitchen. Hearing that it was his piano friend, Yuki, Monday then smiled in greeting at the boy.

"Hello, Yuki," he said warmly. "Did you two have a good time at Carpe Noctem?"
 
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Yuki followed, wondering if everything was going to be alright. It wasn't exactly early, but then again it wasn't like Yuki had a home to go back to. All his things were still in the hotel room, so he'd have to go back there at some point before school began the next day. Come to think of it, would he be sleeping here? If so, how would this be done? Also, when would Ganymede go back into a pair of trousers or something?! Yuki had been trying, but the dress was pretty distracting... if Yuki hadn't known Ganymede was male, he'd have mistaken him for a cute girl. Uuuurgh, why did he keep having these thoughts?! It was so improper!

"I, I see." He nodded, not really listening but glad to have a distraction from his thoughts. "So you live over an antique shop..." He mumbled, mostly to himself. "It's nice," he added at a normal volume. Finally they got inside, and to Yuki's surprise... he was curtsied to.

Oh dear.

"I-I-I think I'll be alright! Thank you! I'll be in your care for the evening!" He stuttered, simultaneously confused and flustered as he bowed in response. Curtseying was for women, right? Had Yuki gotten Ganymede's gender wrong this entire time? What if Ganymede was female? But Yuki thought he'd heard him comfortably referred to as a 'he'... Was he... gender-neutral, was it? Was that the one where you chose a pronoun for a day depending on what you felt like? Ohhhh, he didn't want to offend his friend...

Yuki was snapped out of his... whatever it was... as the mention of a new name caught his ear. Monday? Was that a nickname? Probably, but you never really knew at Manta Carlos... People had been given weirder names - walking into a classroom at lunch would be more than enough proof of that. He turned his head towards the direction Ganymede's voice was pointed at, seeing Monday for himself. Was this Ganymede's friend? Landlord? Master? He wasn't sure, but hopefully he'd find out soon before he made a faux pas. The guy seemed nice enough, smiling warmly at him. He...kind of felt like a father figure. Yuki wished his own father were as warm with him more often...

"I, um, yes, I did - thank you for asking. It's um, a pleasure to meet you. I'm Yuki Hayashi, son of Takahiro Hayashi. I hope to get along." He smiled nervously, bowing his head in greeting.
Was that too stiff? Too many bows? His Japanese mannerisms kind of just came out. Was it too much? He hoped not...
 
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"Welcome Yuki Hayashi, son of Takahiro Hayashi," Monday replied, trying not to grin, but very obviously funning around a bit.

"It's okay, Yuki. You needn't be so formal," Monday then added with a smile as he gave Garry another peanut.

"Why don't you two grab some snacks from the kitchen and head upstairs to Gany's room?" Monday suggested as he carried the parrot over to his perch.
 
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Ganymede didn't know why Yuki was stammering and nervous like that. Was he being too formal? It was probably the excessive formality again - he knew that weirded people out sometimes. He quietly cursed the way he was raised as he cast a spell on his mug of water.

"Monday's my foster dad," he said to Yuki.

He walked over next to Yuki with his steaming cup of water, and turned to Monday. "We were gonna play a video game on the TV together. Is that okay?" that would mean not playing in Ganymede's room, but the TV screen was bigger.
 
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"Oh?! Sure. That's totally fine too," Monday said with a nod of his head. "I was just going upstairs to read and maybe scry a little bit," he informed Ganymede and his friend.

"If you need anything just let me know," Monday said as he grabbed a thing of yoghurt from the fridge and took some fruit too to take upstairs to snack on.
 
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Yuki nodded quietly as Monday replied, cheeks warming as he laughed nervously. He was being a bit too formal... Oh well, it couldn't be helped - it was always better safe than sorry.
"Alright, then. Thanks," he replied, smiling. This person was nice.

Hearing Ganymede being informal was a little surprising, but Yuki supposed it made sense. They were father and son after all. The boy didn't really know what to do, so he settled on looking around the room for anything interesting. Nodding when Monday let them know he'd go upstairs, Yuki stood awkwardly in the middle of the room.

"So, um... What would you like to play?" He mumbled.
 
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