This was nice. Not enough did Henghai get to go out with a co-worker for a relaxed conversation. This was just what he needed for how stressful his job could get sometimes. Despite the continuously calm and cheerful expression he always put on and the relaxed persona he played, being a teacher was still hard work. The school gave him so much responsibilities to keep up with, and with him also having a husband and child to take care of, sometimes it felt like he was spread too thin. He needed more time to spend with people outside of school and his family.
That was why he appreciated being able to spend this day with Kasa, a history teacher from Starlight he got along with. She was easy to speak to, but also demonstrated a sense of humor Henghai could appreciate. That was why he invited her out to a café out in the city. Somewhere relaxing where they could sit and talk about something that came to mind.
Henghai was enough of a regular at the café to know when it quieted down. Upon entrance, he could see it was downtime. Not many people were inside, and staff looked somewhat bored at the lack of work to do. Relaxing classical music radiated throughout the café at just the right volume that Henghai would have no trouble with his hearing. Since he came early, he ordered himself some cookies and tea, then chose a seat near a widow so Kasa could see him almost instantly before coming inside. To make things easier, he took his two-legged humanoid form so he could comfortably fit in his chair. Now, all that was left was waiting, but passing time was easy when he had phone games to distract himself with.
