NAOMI ♥ [059]

[scientize]

Who: Naomi and anyone!
Where: A popular Somni cafe
Style: Your choice!
Status: Open, open, open! I would be thrilled with new CR, but familiar faces are always welcome

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[curemoonlight]

Yuri's the type of girl that enjoys being off on her own, sitting in a cafe and being content with a cup of tea and a nice book to read. Extra noise is usually something she tries to avoid but this cafe has been very good for having a damn good cup of tea and some sandwiches. She's got her book bag with homework and other reading material -- she even has a book open in her hand and has her nose stuck in it as she expertly weaves around the patrons to get to the front counter.

It isn't until she gets to Naomi's table that, for all her work to avoid bumping in to anyone, she ends up almost hitting someone passing by.

To do that, she takes a step to her side and unfortunately, the only thing in her way is the back of Naomi's chair. It's not a very large step so the force of her hip hitting the chair isn't that hard but even still. Once she realizes what she's done, she quickly shifts out of the way and turns to the older woman with an apologetic look on her face.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bump into you." Another look at the woman and Yuri blinks at the expression she sees. ".. are you alright?"

[scientize]

The delicate bump of the younger girl's hip against the back of her chair was barely even noticeable to Naomi (thankfully, or her coffee might have spilled everywhere at the small mishap), but it was the stranger's polite apology that really caught Naomi's attention enough to pull her out of her spiraling thoughts.

The doctor turned slightly in her chair to face the girl in the cafe, her dark eyes sizing up the girl briefly with a flick up and down before she managed a small smile in her direction. She may have been a stranger, but sometimes a refreshing face was just what Naomi needed. Besides, she looked harmless enough, even by Somarium standards. It wasn't as if the woman would really suffer somehow for striking up a casual conversation with her.

"No, no. It's completely fine. You have nothing to apologize for." She even had the mind to raise her cup teasingly up towards the girl to show the contents clearly. "Not a spill dropped. That was clearly the most graceful of bumps I've ever been involved in." Usually things end up a hell of a lot messier.

And at her concern? Naomi's smile only brightened. "Just have a bit on my mind, but nothing too troublesome."

[curemoonlight]

There's a small look of relief that spreads on Yuri's face when her apology is met amicably. There are some people that would take offense to the bump but that's obviously not the case here. Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, she smiles gently knowing that the drink and the woman in question weren't troubled.

"I'm relieved that I didn't spill anything. I normally don't have any problems when walking through populated places."

With that, she shuts the book that's in her hand and slips it in to her book bag so that nothing else happens. It's a very bad habit of hers to read while walking. Yuri's had her friend scold her plenty of times on the subject but old habits die hard and in her life, having a moment to sit down and read anything was rare.

"I do hope I'm not interrupting you then." There's a hint of understanding in Yuri's eyes at the mention of having thoughts weight on ones mind.

[scientize]

After a quick glance around the overly crowded cafe and the full tables surrounding all around them, Naomi politely waved towards the chair opposite of her, inviting the younger girl to sit if she so wished to. Though she normally preferred to keep strangers at a distance when she wasn't at her absolute best of moods, today things just felt different. It wasn't as if she was simply fighting with her husband or feeling a little more under the weather than usual. It was something more permanent and terrifying than that.

As far as reading while walking went, Naomi couldn't (and wouldn't) blame the younger girl for indulging in something she so obviously enjoyed. As far as bad habits went, it was certainly a good ways down the list of severe ones. The doctor had seen and been involved in much, much worse.

"No, not at all. Just enjoying a cup of coffee on my break. If you'd like a seat inside, feel free to take that one. I'm not waiting for anyone else and I don't think you'll find another empty chair for awhile, unless you were planning to sit out in the cold."