Saturday December 31 : 10:18 p.m. At work in the Ramen shop

[punkoflove]

Yosuke stood in the overcrowded ramen shop very unhappy.  It was New Year’s Eve and instead of being out and enjoying the night like the rest he was stuck working and it was busy and they were short staffed.  Plus people were getting mad at him for running out of soba, a dish traditionally enjoyed on this holiday.  They had ran out hours ago and

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[sanitysrequiem_]

The crowd in the ramen shop was impressive. They were also aggressive. Jiro felt like he was in the middle of a mosh pit, only with old and middle aged people.

Jiro's uncle specialized in yakitori, but he would whip up soba for his patrons upon request. Jiro wanted to enjoy some today too, while enjoying the festivities, but his uncle wouldn't let him have any unless he spent the night helping with the pub.

So here Jiro was instead at the ramen shop, hoping to snag some noodles before the clock struck twelve. When Yosuke announced there were only five left, Jiro had to have one. He rose his hand, yelling "Me!" but was lost in the crowd. He glanced around, looking for options, and grabbed a nearby stool. He climbed up so that he was standing on the stool, giving him a definite height advantage. He held both hands up, one with yen in hand. "Give me one of those damned soba!"

[punkoflove]

Yosuke heard the yell and the enthusiasm and looked over, he recognized Jiro and sneered as he handed on soba container to an older lady taking her money.

"Come on Mimura you got to beg better then that for one." He teased as he handed out another.

[sanitysrequiem_]

"Ah come on!" he said, stomping his foot and almost causing the stool to topple over. He twisted his body comically, keeping the stool from tipping. Once he had regained balance, he jumped off, ducking under arms and purses till he was closer to the front. "Miyadai, hook me up! I need them."

[punkoflove]

"I guess I could give you them but you would owe me big, what do you say?" Yosuke grinned as he held the container of noodles close to Jiro.