The Hidden Door-A Role Play (AKA The Most Dangerous Coffee Shop II)

[Yowza Wowza]

Kevin glanced at Hana. “Of course. Take as long as you need. The phone’s over there,” he said, pointing to the phone hooked up on the kitchen wall.



Kevin smiled at Juliana when she glared at him. Kill ‘em with kindness. He thought, turning away. He frowned, looking back in the kitchen. “Hey! Play nice.” He said sternly. He wouldn’t be surprised if he had frown or stress wrinkles by the time everyone left.



“Don’t worry about it. I have many,” Kevin said, glancing down at the belt Cam wore. “I think I have one that might fit you better, though.” He ran back upstairs and into the 6th room, coming back out with a thin, white women’s belt. “Here you go,” he said, offering her the belt.



“You can go outside if there’s an adult with you, and you stay away from the animals and out of the garden.” Kevin said.

Hana dipped her head and gave him a gracious smile, “Thank you”. She slid herself off her seat and made her way over to the phone, taking it off the receiver then pushing in the specific numbers to call her grandfathers home. It’s been a while since she called, a while as in one to two years, but she would never forget the first phone number she ever learned. She held the phone up to her ear, patiently waiting for someone to pick up. The ringing of the tone echoed in her ear, and every short burst that went by made her grow uneasy until it went to voicemail. She cursed under her breath and tried again, tapping her foot eagerly. She bit her lip, pleading in her head for someone to pick up.

“Hello?” a female voice answered.

Hana immediately straightened up, tense to speak in a formal manner. “Yes, this is Hana.”

She didn’t receive an answer right away, but just a slightly annoyed sigh. Which Hana immediately recognized as her mother’s.

“Mother are you there?”

“You chose to call now? Of all times?”

“I know, and I apologize. I just.. wasn’t able to call much sooner.. Are you and Grandfather feeling well?”

Again, it took a while for her mother to reply, and Hana urgently repeated the last part, raising her voice somewhat. She earned herself a strict scolding for doing so, and Hana lowered her tone.

“I’m fine. But your grandfather passed a little over a month ago. He fell ill from the virus.”

Hana’s heart sank, a pained expression appearing on her face. “How? How did he get it? Was it at a competition?”

“Most likely”

By the second, Hana was growing furious with the lack of distress in her mother’s voice. It sounded so cold, so stern and disconnected like how she was a couple months ago. She gritted her teeth, grasping the phone tightly, “Do you not care that he’s dead? Your father is gone? You’re still such a cruel woman... even in a time like this” she hissed harshly into the phone.

“Hana-” was all that her mother was able to get out before Hana shoved the phone back onto the receiver. She stood there with her head hung low, trying to rub away the stinging sensation in her eyes. She didn’t spare anyone a glance as she retreated up the stairs and back to her room, her face reddened and in anguish.

 

[Amer]

Kevin glanced at Hana. “Of course. Take as long as you need. The phone’s over there,” he said, pointing to the phone hooked up on the kitchen wall.



Kevin smiled at Juliana when she glared at him. Kill ‘em with kindness. He thought, turning away. He frowned, looking back in the kitchen. “Hey! Play nice.” He said sternly. He wouldn’t be surprised if he had frown or stress wrinkles by the time everyone left.



“Don’t worry about it. I have many,” Kevin said, glancing down at the belt Cam wore. “I think I have one that might fit you better, though.” He ran back upstairs and into the 6th room, coming back out with a thin, white women’s belt. “Here you go,” he said, offering her the belt.



“You can go outside if there’s an adult with you, and you stay away from the animals and out of the garden.” Kevin said.

"Thank you so much!" Cam said, accepting the belt. In the bathroom, she hung up Kevins' belt and put on the much better fitting one.
-
Noah didn't see many adults from where he stood, only teenagers. But a lot of times when they say 'bring an adult with you' they mean teenagers too.
"Aww, that's where I was going to go first," he said, meaning the animal pen. He grabbed Kylan by the hand and attempted to drag him towards the door. However, the tall, strong teenager remained anchored in place even when the small boy pulled with all his might. "Let's go Kylan! I wanna go outside!"

 

[FrankieDoodle]

"Thank you so much!" Cam said, accepting the belt. In the bathroom, she hung up Kevins' belt and put on the much better fitting one.
-
Noah didn't see many adults from where he stood, only teenagers. But a lot of times when they say 'bring an adult with you' they mean teenagers too.
"Aww, that's where I was going to go first," he said, meaning the animal pen. He grabbed Kylan by the hand and attempted to drag him towards the door. However, the tall, strong teenager remained anchored in place even when the small boy pulled with all his might. "Let's go Kylan! I wanna go outside!"

“Sorry child, no one’s allowed with the animals unless I’m there,” Kevin said, giving Noah a sympathetic smile and a pat on the shoulder. “And don’t eat any of the apples that aren’t on the tree, okay? Kylan, don’t let them eat the apples on the ground. Feel free to pick as many as you want. Don’t go to far into the trees. Have fun!” He called out behind him.

 

[Rose Quartz]

Kevin glanced at Hana. “Of course. Take as long as you need. The phone’s over there,” he said, pointing to the phone hooked up on the kitchen wall.



Kevin smiled at Juliana when she glared at him. Kill ‘em with kindness. He thought, turning away. He frowned, looking back in the kitchen. “Hey! Play nice.” He said sternly. He wouldn’t be surprised if he had frown or stress wrinkles by the time everyone left.



“Don’t worry about it. I have many,” Kevin said, glancing down at the belt Cam wore. “I think I have one that might fit you better, though.” He ran back upstairs and into the 6th room, coming back out with a thin, white women’s belt. “Here you go,” he said, offering her the belt.



“You can go outside if there’s an adult with you, and you stay away from the animals and out of the garden.” Kevin said.

Juliana sighed rolling her eyes at Kevin's warning. "What did I do?"

--

Kipp propped his head in his hand pointedly ignoring Juliana, his eyes following Hana as she crossed the room.

Hana dipped her head and gave him a gracious smile, “Thank you”. She slid herself off her seat and made her way over to the phone, taking it off the receiver then pushing in the specific numbers to call her grandfathers home. It’s been a while since she called, a while as in one to two years, but she would never forget the first phone number she ever learned. She held the phone up to her ear, patiently waiting for someone to pick up. The ringing of the tone echoed in her ear, and every short burst that went by made her grow uneasy until it went to voicemail. She cursed under her breath and tried again, tapping her foot eagerly. She bit her lip, pleading in her head for someone to pick up.

“Hello?” a female voice answered.

Hana immediately straightened up, tense to speak in a formal manner. “Yes, this is Hana.”

She didn’t receive an answer right away, but just a slightly annoyed sigh. Which Hana immediately recognized as her mother’s.

“Mother are you there?”

“You chose to call now? Of all times?”

“I know, and I apologize. I just.. wasn’t able to call much sooner.. Are you and Grandfather feeling well?”

Again, it took a while for her mother to reply, and Hana urgently repeated the last part, raising her voice somewhat. She earned herself a strict scolding for doing so, and Hana lowered her tone.

“I’m fine. But your grandfather passed a little over a month ago. He fell ill from the virus.”

Hana’s heart sank, a pained expression appearing on her face. “How? How did he get it? Was it at a competition?”

“Most likely”

By the second, Hana was growing furious with the lack of distress in her mother’s voice. It sounded so cold, so stern and disconnected like how she was a couple months ago. She gritted her teeth, grasping the phone tightly, “Do you not care that he’s dead? Your father is gone? You’re still such a cruel woman... even in a time like this” she hissed harshly into the phone.

“Hana-” was all that her mother was able to get out before Hana shoved the phone back onto the receiver. She stood there with her head hung low, trying to rub away the stinging sensation in her eyes. She didn’t spare anyone a glance as she retreated up the stairs and back to her room, her face reddened and in anguish.

Kipp bit at his lip, he couldn't understand anything she was saying, not that he was trying to, but from her reaction it sounded like her phone call was going about as well as his had.

"Thank you so much!" Cam said, accepting the belt. In the bathroom, she hung up Kevins' belt and put on the much better fitting one.
-
Noah didn't see many adults from where he stood, only teenagers. But a lot of times when they say 'bring an adult with you' they mean teenagers too.
"Aww, that's where I was going to go first," he said, meaning the animal pen. He grabbed Kylan by the hand and attempted to drag him towards the door. However, the tall, strong teenager remained anchored in place even when the small boy pulled with all his might. "Let's go Kylan! I wanna go outside!"

Juliana set her fork down on her plate, and crouched next to him,
"I'll take you"

 

[Amer]

“Sorry child, no one’s allowed with the animals unless I’m there,” Kevin said, giving Noah a sympathetic smile and a pat on the shoulder. “And don’t eat any of the apples that aren’t on the tree, okay? Kylan, don’t let them eat the apples on the ground. Feel free to pick as many as you want. Don’t go to far into the trees. Have fun!” He called out behind him.

"Wait, apples grow in January in Russia? No way! Wait... isn't it April?" Earth times and Borealan times were confusing him. In Borealis, it was now early fall. But he heard Cam saying it was April.

 

[Amer]

Juliana sighed rolling her eyes at Kevin's warning. "What did I do?"

--

Kipp propped his head in his hand pointedly ignoring Juliana, his eyes following Hana as she crossed the room.


Kipp bit at his lip, he couldn't understand anything she was saying, not that he was trying to, but from her reaction it sounded like her phone call was going about as well as his had.


Juliana set her fork down on her plate, and crouched next to him,
"I'll take you"

Any teenager was acceptable to Noah, even grumpy purple-haired ones. "Yessss..." he said, shooting out the door. A cool breeze ruffled his thin short-sleeved tunic. Noah jumped back as though he had been burned, closing the door and shivering. "It's cold out there," he said, certainly not mentioning a solution like wearing something warmer. He would never do that.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Juliana sighed rolling her eyes at Kevin's warning. "What did I do?"

--

Kipp propped his head in his hand pointedly ignoring Juliana, his eyes following Hana as she crossed the room.


Kipp bit at his lip, he couldn't understand anything she was saying, not that he was trying to, but from her reaction it sounded like her phone call was going about as well as his had.


Juliana set her fork down on her plate, and crouched next to him,
"I'll take you"

“There’s no need to be rude to Kipp. Or anyone, for that matter. As far as I’m aware you haven’t showered either, and you’re just as smelly as he is,” Kevin said, shrugging. “Take someone else out with you, just in case.” He said. He wouldn’t say it to Juliana’s face, but he didn’t trust her outside alone with the kids, for many different reasons.

"Wait, apples grow in January in Russia? No way! Wait... isn't it April?" Earth times and Borealan times were confusing him. In Borealis, it was now early fall. But he heard Cam saying it was April.

Kevin looked down at Noah, crouching next to him. “Normally they don’t. But you see, my family has been blessed with a... a gift, that helps us grow plants that aren’t native here,” he explained, smiling at the boy.

 

[Yowza Wowza]

Hana sat herself down in her sleeping area of the room, draping a blanket over her shoulders and clutching her sheathed katana firmly. Tears gently rolled down both sides of her cheeks, no matter how tightly she squeezed her eyes shut. She was all too familiar with grief, and it was never easy to handle, even for the rough image she might put on. She fluttered her eyes open, and sniveled as she wiped her tears away. Her grandfather was nowhere near caring and generous, but he was strong and stoic, of which she admired so much. He was the one who made her endure rigorous laido training, who made her compete in competitions. It was the entire focus of her life, and she sought out nothing else. She could hear his deep, diaphragmatic voice even now, his unforgettable lessons repeating in her head.
"Life, it will test you. Dull your spirit, if you let it. So you must be fast, and rise above your fear. Do not limit yourself, remain agile. Be keen. Be sharp. And you will overcome."
She trained with a wooden sword for more than ten years before she was able to hold the katana that was now in her hands. The one that he gifted her. He rarely gave her compliments during her training, and always held an apathetic face that never cracked a smile. She always believed that if she were born a male, he would've been more engaged. What she never understood was how her late grandmother ever fell for a man like him, they were complete opposites. She was outrageously doting and always concerned for the health of others, while he gave people a cold shoulder and never looked happy to see you, even if you were his own child. At least they're together now...

 

[Amer]

“There’s no need to be rude to Kipp. Or anyone, for that matter. As far as I’m aware you haven’t showered either, and you’re just as smelly as he is,” Kevin said, shrugging. “Take someone else out with you, just in case.” He said. He wouldn’t say it to Juliana’s face, but he didn’t trust her outside alone with the kids, for many different reasons.



Kevin looked down at Noah, crouching next to him. “Normally they don’t. But you see, my family has been blessed with a... a gift, that helps us grow plants that aren’t native here,” he explained, smiling at the boy.

"So they have my abilities?" Cam asked curiously. "I guess I would like to see them then. I know a few other people with power over plants, but none that I know can grow them in the way I can." Cam actually felt a tinge of jealousy. Never had she been outmatched in the spontaneous growth department, and now that she thought about it, she didn't want to be. Clearly Kevin's family had more Borealan in it than most.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

"So they have my abilities?" Cam asked curiously. "I guess I would like to see them then. I know a few other people with power over plants, but none that I know can grow them in the way I can." Cam actually felt a tinge of jealousy. Never had she been outmatched in the spontaneous growth department, and now that she thought about it, she didn't want to be. Clearly Kevin's family had more Borealan in it than most.

“Eh... some of them do. My sister, for example. She can’t make the plant do things you can, like bending around or growing huge, strong branches, unless the tree can already do that on its own. She can only grow it, and heal it if it gets sick, or dies. She also needs seeds to make something grow, I don’t know if you have to, too.” Kevin said, doing his best to explain. He paused, studying her face and body language. “Don’t be jealous. It’s not a gift we were born able to use. In most cases, it starts between the age 18-19, and we have to learn how to use it from scratch. Almost like learning a new language, or losing weight, it takes time and practice. I still haven’t fully mastered my power yet. I’m sure she would love to meet you. You could probably teach her a thing or two.” He said, giving Cam a playful smile.