NOW HIRING! (private)

Her smirk devolves into a slightly perturbed smile. "You reminded me of my little sister's..... 'antics' when we lived together."

'Her... antics?' Andrea tilts her head. 'What did she use to do?'

Her voice quiets down. "The usual perverted little sister stuff. She'd grope me and try to kiss me, I seriously think she's in love with me though, because it never stopped."

Yuuji gets up finishing his drink leaving what he owes on the table and leaving a hefty tip He walks toward Ai's table

"I'm sorry for interrupting your conversation but I will take my leave. Ai Thank you for everything"

He slightly bows at both of them and leaves through the front

'Wow, sounds like the two of you are close!' Andrea giggles. 'I often tease Wade like that, but it's nothing serious, you know? His reactions are just adorable!'

She giggles. "I suppose she could be doing it for the same reason. Maybe I'll indulge her one day and judge her reaction... Now on the subject of the maid outfit, I'm in need of people to wear them and operate this cafe, would you be interested?"

'Operate the cafe? You mean like a manager or something?' she leans back and thinks about it. 'Well, considering that I have a diploma in business relations that's just gathering dust at home, I suppose it could be useful. Sorry to be so direct, but it kinda depends on how much I'll be making from this job...' she smiles awkwardly.

She giggles. "How much would it take? I have quite a lot of money to spare, the 264 current locations bring in a lot of cash."

'Hmm...' she places her finger on her chin and begins doing the math in her head. 'I'm not sure exactly how much Japanese managers are being paid, but... Does 7 million yen per year sound fair to you?'

She smiles a warm smile. "For a friend of a friend I'll make it one billion per annum. Is that fine with you?"

'A billion, huh... Well, alright then!' she smiles. 'I can start as soon as I get one of these adorable uniforms!'

She nods. "We'll have to get one custom made for you, only the best for my maids!" she lowers her voice back to normal. "would you like to discuss specifics elsewhere? It's getting rather loud in here..."

'Yeah, I know what you mean... Hey, I passed by a pretty nice ice cream stand while coming here! Maybe I can treat you to some to celebrate our new partnership?'

She smiles. "I like that idea! I haven't had stall ice cream is such a long time. Just the nostalgia will make it so much better!" she stands up and walks over to a maid behind the counter. "Clarice, dear, the shop is yours for the day, me and Andrea here are going out to discus business." she walks back over to Andrea. "Shall we be off then?"

'Sure!' she smiles and offers her arm. 'Uhm, I couldn't help noticing your eyes, and... I know this is kinda awkward, but if you need any help, I'll do whatever I can!'

she smiles and takes the offered arm. "You're very perceptive, I think you're going to be perfect for this cafe."

'Well, when you're running stuff, the only way to be good is to be very perceptive! Fortunately, that's a skill I acquired early in life! Or rather, it was given to me' she explains as they walk out. 'You smelled it on me, didn't you? What I used to be...'

She nods. "The smell is still rather strong, but I'd rather not dwell on the past."

'Thank you' Andrea smiles gently. 'I wish more people had your tact. My boyfriend just won't take a hint...'

She smiles. "I try not to reflect on things you cannot change. It only brings up what-ifs, and then you lose yourself in thought."

'Yeah, I know what you mean... Instead of focusing on the past, we should look forward to the future... Too bad my subconscious doesn't seem to realize this!' she giggles and taps her own head with her fingers gently.

she giggles. "I'm reminded of it everyday, unfortunately. But let's change the subject..."

'Yes, of course!' she smiles. 'I was wondering, what will my work schedule be?'

She thinks for a moment, "We're usually busiest on the weekends, so I can probably give you tuesday and wednesday, or wednesday and thursday off." she smiles.

'Sure, that sounds great! Working on weekends shouldn't be a problem. What about the time schedule?'