Towards a new future

[Ashken]

The Twins

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{Letter To Naomi}Dear Princes Naomi,

I write to you to advocate for my younger brother, attached to this letter is his civilian resume. Toya is a good kid, hard working and loyal, you will notice that sadly his resume is quite barren, this is not due to lack of experience. Even though he is young he was trained his whole life under the watchful banner of the Ise in order to grow up into a priest.

Sadly that future seems unlikely now. A recent mission has caused him great harm and has squashed any potential future with the Ise. I cannot go into much detail, but the injuries left on him will leave a lasting marks and have essentially robbed him of a life time of training. He is now responsible for his medical expenses. I do not mention this as a plea of pity, but as a explanation of why he's trying to find work so soon.

I know you are looking for extroverts, Toya is still suffering from the shock of how his life has taken a drastically different path. He will warm up. Due to his training the three positions I believe he would excel on are Play area overseer. Guard and if all else fails waiter.

He is alert, technologically capable, of sharp mind and good memory. Physically though diminished, he was trained to handle rowdy Yokai, so rowdy people should be easy for him, as you may be aware some Priest learn tea ceremonies and other court skills which would translate into excellent service.

Once again I am not asking for pity, all I am requesting is to give him a chance, meet him and judge him yourself fairly.

Very Respectfully,
Yamada, Tenko

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{Letter To Tenko}Dear Mr. Yamada Tenko,

May I be the first to say I'm so sorry that you and your brother had gone through so much. I know you ask for no pity but I can't help but feel sad for both of your fates. It's just in my nature to make sure any who will work with me to feel welcome and safe again.

As a potential boss, I really only ask to work as best as anyone can and that my place is supposed to be a safe haven for both customers and workers. Some people, yokai or not, may not always make it that way, which is why I make these extra jobs to ensure that it will continue to be peaceful and can continue the excellent service I want for my people.

I have arranged an interview ready for Toya if he is still interested in the position. I do not know how far you guys are from Sendai so I will give him a couple of weeks to come to the restaurant ready for the interview in the late evening hours where there's few people. It might even give your brother a chance to look around the storefront without many people to bother him.

I'm looking forward to see if he will join us and what position he would like. May Baku protect you and him both on your journeys.

Signed with care,
Princess Date Naomi

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Toya had read Miss Naomi's response so many times he could practically recite it to himself. In the time since the response, he got over himself, initially he had been quite upset with his brother going behind him to write to Naomi. He had seen the job but was unsure he had what it took to do them, especially since he was still recovering from some of his injuries, physical had to take a side in order for him to afford other things like food.

Sendai was not a completely unfamiliar corner of the island to them, it had been home to some of their training and later on missions. They had originally intended to return to school, in order to give themselves a semblance of normalcy, not so much for the education, but for the opportunity to be around others their age.

Nothing was panning out as they had intended.

Toya had arrived a couple of hours early, he wanted to have an idea of the kind of traffic the location had, in a way he treated it much like one of his old missions, not having much clothing his brother would call presentable, he found himself in one of brothers outfits an large beige turtleneck, slacks and a navy overcoat. It was crisp look inspired by the Korean fashion his brother enjoyed. It fit him perfectly though Toya lacked some of the confidence his brother had when wearing it making his outfit seem somewhat ill fitting.

He combed his black hair, his bang pushed to a side covering the bandage over his right eye. He had gotten some rest, but he still had the heavy dark bags under his eyes from many lost nights of sleep. "Hi I'm Toya" he mumbled to himself probably for the hundred time in the evening as if practicing would allow him to hide his awkwardness. He looked at his phone it was about time for him to walk into the Sparkes, he really was not sure how this day would go. Relax his brothers voice spoke to him, All you need to do is be yourself

Toya made a face knowing that at this time only he could hear his brother as he had chosen not to manifest himself entirely, raising his phone to his ear he pretended to talk to someone "You were always the frontman..." Toya responded. You can't play bass forever, time for you to take that mic

He put his phone away knowing he could not argue with his brother at this time, if anything he was going to be more stubborn than normal, walking into Sparkles he looked around, hoping to find another employee, "Hi... uhm I... I am Toya..." his nerves starting to get the better of him, "I'm here for an interview" he said so quickly the words practically stepped on each other's feet. Smooth job there. his brother teased, causing the minutes younger brother to let out a defeated sigh.

[oichi]

It was a quieter night in Sparkles, there was a few rounds of customers getting their food at the tables and eating happily. The tables that had no customers were already getting cleaned and tidying up. There were only a few kids in the play area with adults, assumed to be some of their parents, talking to each other about everyman problems. The older head waiter by the front counter was simply organizing the menus under the desk when he heard the door open. There he saw a male that looked modest enough but also a bit formal. "Good evening sir. How can I help you tonight?" he said in a bit of a french monotone accent. After listening to the fact that Toya had an interview with the boss, he pointed up the stairs towards the second floor. "Go up the stairs and head through the floor til you see a magical arch bordered around a single pink door. Princess Naomi is inside and will be your interviewer. I will let her know you've arrived as you go." he said going towards one of the phones and dialing a quick number on its keypad.

Naomi was reviewing the paperwork needed for upcoming interview. She could remember the letter sent to her not too long ago about an older brother asking her to give a job to his younger brother. The priest life seemed to get lonely and at times dangerous in this world. It was really sad. "I try my best to make sure it's fair enough for the interview to go well but... I can't imagine what kind of mission would have gone so badly to stop their dreams..." she pondered off, almost getting off track when the phone rang for her. She jolted, a bit startled when she reached over to pick up the phone. "Hello!" she said cheerfully. She would hear and recognize the voice of her head waiter. "Princess, Sir Toya is here for an interview. He will be in your office shortly." she smiled and twirled around the phone. "Woo hoo! Thanks Yuga! I'm glad he made it." she hung up the phone and unlocked her office door. Baku-kun managed to appear behind her chair. She went to her chair to find the papers she needed, til she heard a knock at the door. "It's open dear. Come on in!" she said across the room.

[Ashken]

Toya took his time walking into Sparkles his eye glancing everything he could, he was trying to calm himself by treating it like one of his missions, it was not working, he saw tables being cleans and the few scattered customers still enjoying their meals. The play area still had some traffic and adults watched their young burn some extra energy before departing. He made it to the head waiter and stumbled through his introduction. Thankfully the gentleman took it all in a stride,

"Go up the stairs and head through the floor til you see a magical arch bordered around a single pink door. Princess Naomi is inside and will be your interviewer. I will let her know you've arrived as you go."

"Wait..." his face went somewhat paler than normal, "The Princess?" it was not unheard off for nobles to have some soft of pet project that they would attach their names to, but rarely where they actually involved, he tried to think, where they ever sent to do any work for the Date clan? If they did he could not remember. He took a deep breath, "Thank you for your help" he could sense his brother's amusement, he didn't need him to say a word for him to know that he was probably snickering not too far from him.

Slowly as to buy himself time to build up confidence, he fallowed the instructions the head waiter had provided, everything about this place had a pop of color, there was a playfulness to it all, it was making Toya a little uncomfortable as he had convinced himself recently that he did not deserve joy in his life. He arrived at the designated door, the arch was quite magical and the pink not so bright to be obnoxious, he raised his hand to knock, stopping himself for a second, he still had time to turn around, only for his brother to wrest control over his arm and knock on the door loudly three times You will thank me later he whispered in his ear.

Toya anger flared for a moment, a part of him hoping that no one was in the other part of him wanting to argue with his brother, but a voice broke through the silence. If anything, his brothers' actions had help him push aside his nerves.

"It's open dear. Come on in!"

Opening the door he crossed the threshold, closing the door behind him, he walked somewhat stiffly toward the young Princess and gave her a respectful bow, "Thank your for blessing me with your time..." he tried his best to keep his nerves under control, through there was still some of that in his voice, "I'm Toya" he raised himself from his long bow, Fix your hair his brother whispered, hastily he used his hand to brush his hair back to a side so it bettered covered his bandage.

"Apologies for my brother, he means well, but has a habit of wanting to be a hero"

[oichi]

Baku-kun gave Naomi a calming presence in preparationof giving the interview. She always thought it would be good for others to know that sparkles has its guardian also in the room for employees to know everything will be alright and also to see the influence of the play area. The door opened as she soon saw Toya walking in. He seemed nervous and stiff but Naomi gave him a warm smile. "Good evening Toya! I'm Naomi and the yokai behind me is Baku-kun. He's the inspiration for the play area and my guardian." she said happily. Baku-kun yawned and laid down on the side of the desk. She was in awe of his brother to be looking after him. "Don't worry about it! It's so nice he looks after you. I would do the same with my little brother Masago. Go ahead and have a seat near the desk!" she said as she skipped over to her side of the desk.

She got out a couple of pieces of paper, one had some questions on it, another had the flyer that she made, and a map of sparkles. "Ok! I know your brother suggested a few jobs that you could be able to do but I'll ask you what position do you think you want to try out first? I always try my best to accommodate the schedules if there is anybody that changes their mind or if something comes up." she said showing him the flyer again with all the jobs.

[Ashken]

"Good evening Toya! I'm Naomi and the yokai behind me is Baku-kun. He's the inspiration for the play area and my guardian."

Naomi had a warmth to her, he was certain he had not met her before, but probably heard her name be brough up in the past during his education. After his bow to Naomi he bowed in the direction of the Yokai, he could tell that he was more of a benevolent creature than one being forced into service. Although through braking taboo he had damaged own spiritual skills, he had enough knowledge and experience to supplement his failings. Is that dream eater? his brother whispered in his ear. "It's an honor to meet you both" 

"Don't worry about it! It's so nice he looks after you. I would do the same with my little brother Masago. Go ahead and have a seat near the desk!"

He nodded softly as he approached a seat, "He's always an overachiever" he said softly, "Beat me to life by a few minutes" he added. He sat down and for a second melted on the seat, trying his best to calm his nerves, he had been in more dangerous situations. He looked as Naomi pulled out documentation, a questioner, a flyer he was very familiar with, and a map he had not seen before.

"Ok! I know your brother suggested a few jobs that you could be able to do but I'll ask you what position do you think you want to try out first? I always try my best to accommodate the schedules if there is anybody that changes their mind or if something comes up." 

Toya looked at the openings in the flyer, he remembered debating a number of them, his brother many a times helping him weight the pros and cons. He knew he could do all of the non-cooking jobs as his experience in the kitchen was limited to boiling water for ramen noodles and when feeling fancy black noodles. He thought of the overseer position, he didn't mind kids, their birthday being on children's day had at one point lead to them once resenting it all, but as the years went by the took it a different way, they could spread the joy around. Plus being one of the younger members of the Ise it sometimes fell on him and his brother to wrangle children visiting the shrines and looking at Sparkles there where less historic, unreplaceable relics to salvage from a kids game of hide and seek.  

Play Area overseer- Starting at 3981 yen an hour, Your main job comes from making sure the kids are safe in the play area. You have a little room with computers linked to cameras to watch kids from so the kids can focus on having fun. You shouldn't come out unless it's an emergency.

"I think..." he stop himself trying to gather some confidence, "I know I can do this" he pointed at the play area overseer "I often worked with kids in Shrine", he played with the hem of his sleeves to distract himself, "And I know my way around computers," he smiled a little as he remembered some of his accomplishments, "And you would not believe how long you have to sit for hauntings and exorcism" 

"Plus, we are a two for one deal", Tenko decided to apparated behind his brother, from the distance you would be hard pressed to know he was only there in spirit. He could see his brother fidget in the chair, "Miss Naomi is giving us a chance, let us be honest to her, plus you won't relax while having to dance through the subject" he took a step to a side and bowed, a spitting image of his brother, main difference being the confidence he carried himself with. "I'm Tenko" 

"I though you said I would be doing this by myself" he turned around to see his brothers big smile, he let out a defeated sigh, well at least he would not have to lie, he didn't particularly enjoy doing that. 

[oichi]

It was so nice for Naomi to hear that both brothers cared a lot for each other. She was eager to see what Toya was capable of. It was admittedly a little nervous getting new people but she kept it hidden more so for the sake that her potential employees weren't too nervous either. There wasn't too many people working in the play area at the moment so she was relieved in the fact that it was a surprisingly low staffed position. "That's so cute! I believe that the kids would have found the temple exciting to visit." she said as she took away the flyer.

She was a little surprised to see another person appear in the room though Baku-kun saw him first ready to protect Naomi at first but then sensed no danger. "Oh!" she gasped, then giggled. "I didn't realize you also wanted a job too Tenko-san, though is teleporting part of your powers?" Baku-kun trotted closer and sniffed toward Tenko. "He's only a spirit Naomi." her eyes widened and spurted out apologies for about a minute before she composed herself. "Sorry about that! So I guess we can continue. Next, can you describe how you would handle a situation if serious physical altercations were to happen in the play area?"

[Ashken]

"That's so cute! I believe that the kids would have found the temple exciting to visit."

"We tried" he responded, "Some festivals are more child friendly than others" he bit his lip as he tried to think of the best way to continue, "On more somber events we got tasked to distract them, keep them away from... Things they where not ready" Although there where many celebrations of life, and the many bounties of nature, it was not uncommon to find memorials and departures. Thinking back he saw himself so much as an exorcist that he almost gave for granted the other parts of his existence as a member of the Ise.

"Oh!"

Toya clenched his hands tightly, trying to contain his emotions, they had agreed that he would do this alone, he was not sure why his brother risked showing himself. At least Miss Naomi seem to take things with a stride, probably the benefit of having a guardian on her side, plus, he would not risk discounting her own abilities, one does not gain the respect of a Yokai by being weak.

"I didn't realize you also wanted a job too Tenko-san, though is teleporting part of your powers?"

"My apologies" Tenko said in overly formal manner, punctuating it with another deep bow, "As Baku-kun has surmised I'm an but a humble spirit" he smile his big smile as he rose back to his full height, "I do not teleport and my own abilities are currently quite limited" he made himself once more unseen to mortal eyes, "Though I can be another pair of eyes and ears taking care of your people" he made himself visible again this time standing behind his brothers chair, leaning over his brother making rabbit ears with his fingers, "Anything for my baby brother"

"Sorry about that! So I guess we can continue. Next, can you describe how you would handle a situation if serious physical altercations were to happen in the play area?"

Toya took a moment to compose himself after his brothers little grandstanding. "I appreciate your help, but its my interview", he did not make eye contact with his brother, trying to focus on Miss Naomi. "I don't like violence" he answered quietly, "If possible I would try to stop it before it gets physical" he let out a sigh, as shade of sadness washed over him, "I understand that is not always possible"

"Being the play area. I assume, we are speaking of children, so I would do my best to separate them" he tilted his head to a side as he though, "Usually squabbles are easily resolved when children are involved, though I'm well aware that we can to calm them down and hopefully, get them to a place where they can play again, no need to rain on their parade over a toy."

He closed his eye and bit his lip, "Hopefully adults behave, and simply separating them and reminding them of the example they are providing the children be enough to at least get them to a place where they are willing to listen" he opened his eye and "Worse comes to worse, I can restrain someone being violent, in order to spare others the harm"

"And I can get help, quietly, not exactly tied to my brothers hip", he wiggled the fingers that he had kept over his brothers head forming bunny ears, "Teamwork was our specialty, and I don't mean it as a twin thing. We often were sent as a pair, a seeker and a hunter"

[oichi]

Naomi was impressed with the fact that she could kinda see the spirit in the first place, though given that Baku-kun could see it more clearly, she thought to herself maybe she was getting more used to seeing more spiritual things just by being around Baku-kun. It was kinda funny and lifted the mood somewhat with brother shenanigans, one obviously being the more extroverted than the other. She giggled a bit at the bunny ears before hearing the response.

Overall, she was impressed with the answer. It was something to take into consideration that it was kids that were mostly just being kids and not knowing any better. It should be handled calmly and without adding more stress to the kids that could have that energy carried over from the adults. "I like that. The children don't need to be exposed to more fighting from the adults and need at least some good role models to look up to. There would be no way I would allow my staff to harm a child." she pursed her lips, thinking about her own mother that harmed Masago.

Another thing was something to occupy the time of those who were on watch. While there were definitely multitasking involved, it would be better than taking a nap and completely missing an issue. She also wanted to see their other strengths. "Ok! Next question, are there any particular fun hobbies you are good at? I know you gained a lot of experience at the shrine I'm really thinking about what you had picked up yourself."

[Ashken]

"I like that. The children don't need to be exposed to more fighting from the adults and need at least some good role models to look up to. There would be no way I would allow my staff to harm a child." 

"I don't think I could do the job it that was an expectation" he stated softly in reference to her comment about the staff not harming children. "Hopefully keeping a friendly environment keeps things positive" he liked the idea of things staying positive and leading to people just enjoying themselves. 

"Ok! Next question, are there any particular fun hobbies you are good at? I know you gained a lot of experience at the shrine I'm really thinking about what you had picked up yourself."

"Hobbies?" he said softly... He took a moment to think of things, he had picked a few things, but often it felt like he had picked them up to grow his skills as a priest and exorcist. 

"I love fashion, especially Korean fashion," the ghostly twin said, "Actually picked up some Korean, because I dreamed traveling to Korea one day, and their dramas are so fun" he looked down to his brother, "I actually got little bro here to be obsessed with Black noodles" He looked down to his brother who seem to still be trying to find an answer, "Tell her about your princess" he recommended. 

Toya's face lit up, that was something he did for himself, although it was a thing he had never shared with anyone other than his brother, "Uhm, I'm not exactly a gamer, but have you heard of Princess Quest?" he asked Naomi. "It's a big series, they have light novels, manga's, games, there even talking about making an anime about it" he hoped she didn't think of him weird, "It's a fun series. It's about a Princess that gets tired of waiting for a hero to rescue her and decides to take matter on her own hands." 

[oichi]

It was as she wished, that she would keep the friendly atmosphere to make sure that everyone was satisified. It wasn't brought up to scare anyone. She just knew it was a possibility in other locations, and to see examples of what not to do about running a business.

Naomi was curious about hobbies as she felt that she needed to relate more to the worker as well as determine what kinds of unexpected skills they got to bring in the restaurant business. She was excited to see that an interest was Korean culture was mentioned first as sometimes you needed different languages to communicate with foreign people and the prefecture itself can be filled with that in trading. "I've heard a bit of K-pop in some places. It's great to see other cultures and cherish them." she said smiling at Touya. She was even more curious about Princess Quest, but she was happy to hear that it sounded inspiring. "Oh how lovely! She sounds very strong. I've been gaming every so often but I was more focused on life simulation games like The Sims. You create a family on there in a fictional town and you live out their life on there. You make their houses, give them jobs, get kids, basically anything you can think of."

She tapped her pencil, trying to figure out the last half of their questions. It wasn't so much as it was hard, just that it shouldn't take long to decide if they can relax as much as the patrons there. "Ok. If you can think of an animal you would want to be, what kind would it be?"

[Ashken]

"I've heard a bit of K-pop in some places. It's great to see other cultures and cherish them."

"Growing up in the shrines, everything is so regimented at times" he said exasperated, "It started as curiosity, because it was different, but I truly grew to appreciate a fair bit of what I saw" it also opened him to new experiences, which allowed him to connect with others much easier, unlike his brothers more reserved nature. 

"Oh how lovely! She sounds very strong. I've been gaming every so often but I was more focused on life simulation games like The Sims. You create a family on there in a fictional town and you live out their life on there. You make their houses, give them jobs, get kids, basically anything you can think of."

"She is" he responded as he tried to temper his excitement over the subject, "I think I've seen something related to the Sims" he rubbed his hands anxiously his brother deciding to finally take a seat and give him some space. "Not a lot of time to play games though sounds relaxing, and lately I've been needing to learn how to relax better"

"Ok. If you can think of an animal you would want to be, what kind would it be?"


That was an interesting question but one that Toya responded with ease. "Tortoise" he just enjoyed them, he never knew why he enjoyed them so much, "I think maybe I was a bit jealous at them being able to take things slowly" ever since birth the twins were groomed into service to the Ise, and when their talents began to show they were taken away to receive specialized training. Leading to a tempo that led them both in their current shattered state. 

[oichi]

It was very interesting to Naomi to get to know what kind of other interests they both picked up outside the shrine. It sounded like both really enjoy their hobbies, which was always a plus. If someone didn't like their own hobby, then why would they go for it anyway? Plus it seemed that it would be a better time to relax. Naomi looked behind her to hear Baku-kun make a big yawn and lay down, she could tell he was tired and at peace. Giggling a bit, she got back to the task at hand.

"I guess the Tortoise can move a bit slowly but it's also carrying its home on its back. Likes the comfort of home with him which I hope I can do here." she said nodding. It was just a couple more questions to go, the next one was a simpler one. "This next one is more of a scheduling thing but what times are you not going to be able to work? Or I guess what days do you have to have off?" she can do flexable scheduling to an extent, trying to get everyone what days they requested off.

[Ashken]

"I guess the Tortoise can move a bit slowly but it's also carrying its home on its back. Likes the comfort of home with him which I hope I can do here."

"I like the idea of stability" Toya said softly, "We traveled a lot for the Ise" getting time to heal and just rediscover himself had become more important than ever.

"This next one is more of a scheduling thing but what times are you not going to be able to work? Or I guess what days do you have to have off?" 

Toya let out a sigh of relief, this in his mind meant that he didn't completely botch the interview, "I'm actually pretty flexible" he responded, "Currently have some therapy appointments on Thursdays, but I should be able to move those" he was having trouble wrapping his mind around the time off part. 

"Miss Naomi" Tenko said respectfully, dropping off some of the lighthearted silliness he had used to brake some of the tension, "My brother Toya does not know how to stop, If you need him to be here he will, if anything you might have to encourage him to leave, and do things beyond work."

"We do have an agreement that nights after seven pm are mine," he shrugged, "But I'm more than willing to be flexible for the good of everyone" he saw Baku yawn though about fallowing his example, "I think I'm going to give you all some space" he smiled, bowed and faded from view. 

Toya could instantly feel that his brother had left the room for the time being, he took a deep breath to calm his nerves "Tenko is right, other than some medical appointments that should be ending soon I don't have much to distract me, might consider school, but we were essentially in cram school under the Ise... I don't think I want to start Collage yet" and though some of his more recent stress has aged him somewhat prematurely he was only sixteen. 

[oichi]

If Sendai can be a better place for stability, Naomi made a mental note to talk to her father about maybe getting some more apartments an houses among the outskirts. They might have been priests at one point but it didn't mean that they should be up and about all the time. She wrote down possible thursdays on the time off sheet and 7 pm curfew for Toya. "This is just to get a general idea of me hopefully not interrupting your routine outside of work. If anything changes, let me know in a week or two in advance so I can put it on the new schedule for the week so I can try to work it out." she said cheerfully. Making schedules was sometimes hard, especially the more people you have to schedule for. She usually does scheduling herself but there were times she had hired a couple of people to do it and half of the time it didn't go quite so well with last minute changes.

She listened to what Tenko had said and gave a pleasant bow. She hoped Sendai can give them both at least a little bit more to do or at least they can find their own fun outside of work. "Well there's plenty of places to go around Sendai alot of them are fun to explore or try out. Festivals happen time to time depending on the season." she brought her hands together, being hopeful of the future. "And if it can help with other career opportunities whenever you decide later to go to college, then restaurant experience can be useful in other customer service jobs and in your case it can help with IT jobs and tech. But please, take your time with big life decisions like that." she said reassuring like a mother would.

She decided it was time for the final question of the interview. This one is the very important one to end any other important questions and an essential question to get this job in particular. "Are you ready to start in a couple of weeks? I just need shirt sizes and to go over uniforms procedure for well both of you." she said getting out an ordering form for the clothing. "The first four shirts are free and you can choose to wear a hat if you want, just nothing with bad language. Make sure your pants don't have holes and that you have sturdy and easy to move in shoes."

[Ashken]

"This is just to get a general idea of me hopefully not interrupting your routine outside of work. If anything changes, let me know in a week or two in advance so I can put it on the new schedule for the week so I can try to work it out."

Toya smiled, he was not accustomed on getting a lot of consideration of his needs, it was not that the Ise were bad people, but they had been raised to fulfill a very specific job, one that not many could do, which put more pressure on the few that could, it was not all terrible, although their funds are not eternal, what they have to their name was due to the Ise and if their medical expenses had not been as bad would last them a long time, but Tenko knew better than to allow Toya to hide under a rock, he would never get better. "I appreciate it," he nodded, " and we can be flexible, outside those few medical things I don't have much of a routine... I had not realized how much time I gave the Ise" dealing with children, training, exorcisms, rituals, ceremonies and more, they lived and breath the life of priesthood. 

"Well there's plenty of places to go around Sendai alot of them are fun to explore or try out. Festivals happen time to time depending on the season." 

Toya looked around hoping to sense his brother, but it seem he had been serious about giving them some space, "I'll let him know," he himself was not sure if he was ready for exploring and socializing.  

"And if it can help with other career opportunities whenever you decide later to go to college, then restaurant experience can be useful in other customer service jobs and in your case it can help with IT jobs and tech. But please, take your time with big life decisions like that. Are you ready to start in a couple of weeks? I just need shirt sizes and to go over uniforms procedure for well both of you. The first four shirts are free and you can choose to wear a hat if you want, just nothing with bad language. Make sure your pants don't have holes and that you have sturdy and easy to move in shoes."

He was quiet for a long time, biting his lip and rubbing his hands together, he did not want to abuse of the many blessings, he spoke softly, his voice a studder as he clearly tried to keep his train of though focused. "Thank you" he started, "I appreciate your consideration. I'll let you know if... when I'm ready to do more..." he pressed his hands together hard as to keep himself still, "I can start soon, should be able to talk to my doctor about moving my appointments around" he didn't mind a uniform, if anything he liked them, allowed him to ground himself and build routines, "I don't mind wearing a hat..." he said, he was not worried about language, his brother was the one with the spicier language and even he knew better, and he himself had acquire a bit of gallows humor but he knew better than to make certain kind of jokes in a friendly environment, but hats affected how you wore your hair which brough up a though he was not fully ready to tackle "I have... I have one question" he took a deep breath "Can I keep my hair like this?" he asked clearly nervous, he pointed specifically to the bang that covered a good half of his face...

His eye shifted around nervously as he pushed his hair aside a neat, clean bandage covered his injury "I... I lost it, during the mission... that..." his works choked out... a part of him didn't want to talk about it, and the way his eye teared up, he clearly still had strong emotions about it all, but he didn't want to have customers feel uncomfortable, and didn't want to cause issues and yes he was not going to be Infront of the customers at all times he rather nip the issue early... he had an eyepatch, but the wound was still to recent and he did not like the amount of attention it brought.