Gabriel arrives about the same time that the waitress does. Within a minute, he explains to her, in Japanese, that he'll be joining his lover and their new friend for dinner, compliments her penmanship, and orders a bottle of rice wine for the table.
"Heya," he says to both of them and nods to his new tenant. She looks a little lost, but he doesn't blame her. He knows first-hand how tough it can be to first arrive through the rift. All he can do for her now is help her settle in and make sure that this is as pleasant of a night as possible. He doubts that Johnny's told her their relationship status (though if she understands Japanese he just did) or that they'd had an argument a few days before, so there's no reason to complicate this further with their problems. He wants to make this about her, so he pretends that nothing is wrong at all.
He scoots into the booth next to Johnny, leans in to give him a peck on the cheek, then smiles at both of them. "I ordered sake, but if you want water or beer or soda or anything..." He gestures to the waitress and, additional drink orders given, she writes them down and walks back to the kitchen.
He flips open his menu and zeroes in on the desserts section. "I picked green for the bed and the curtains, now I see I should have gone with blue." He glances back up at the girl, a smile still on his lips. "Your hair. I like it." Then, setting down the menu (they've got both pudding and mochi ice cream which settles what he's going to get) he adds, "I'm sure Johnny's introduced me already, but I haven't learned your name yet."
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"Heya," he says to both of them and nods to his new tenant. She looks a little lost, but he doesn't blame her. He knows first-hand how tough it can be to first arrive through the rift. All he can do for her now is help her settle in and make sure that this is as pleasant of a night as possible. He doubts that Johnny's told her their relationship status (though if she understands Japanese he just did) or that they'd had an argument a few days before, so there's no reason to complicate this further with their problems. He wants to make this about her, so he pretends that nothing is wrong at all.
He scoots into the booth next to Johnny, leans in to give him a peck on the cheek, then smiles at both of them. "I ordered sake, but if you want water or beer or soda or anything..." He gestures to the waitress and, additional drink orders given, she writes them down and walks back to the kitchen.
He flips open his menu and zeroes in on the desserts section. "I picked green for the bed and the curtains, now I see I should have gone with blue." He glances back up at the girl, a smile still on his lips. "Your hair. I like it." Then, setting down the menu (they've got both pudding and mochi ice cream which settles what he's going to get) he adds, "I'm sure Johnny's introduced me already, but I haven't learned your name yet."