internet café

@N유⚔ royalion Cao Lu sat down at her work station, disappointed that they had run out of equipment for usage. She should've brought and umbrella or a coat. Cao Lu drummed her fingers on the desk in front of her and stared off into space, hypnotized by the sounds of the sound of fingers and the rain slapping the pavement that was covered in fossilized gum. She could be writing up that memo that was supposed to be due, but she was stubborn and didn't want to do all the work by herself and let her friend take half the credit for something that they didn't do. Cao Lu pulled out her phone to check the weather app, the rain wouldn't lift for awhile now, she didn't know why she checked the weather again since she had done so a few minutes ago. It was a boredom reflex I guess. After about eight minutes of hard thinking, Cao Lu decided she should just browse the web to save some time.

Cao Lu pulled up the DZ webpage to check the release notes, she also had a few codes to put in since she had pre order the game in addition to having the highest tier founder's package, Cao Lu had a lot of pocket change to put towards useless things. Cao Lu needed to also start building and skill build for her magician. She also wondered if she had enough money for a cute costume that would get her compliments and maybe a party of people to dungeon run with. So much to do... Cao Lu thought. Cao Lu pulled out a notebook she had lying in her purse and began making a rough skill build draft since there were no skill simulators up yet. And she started to type of the beginning of the memo since she needed to look she did something productive while waiting here.

@N웃☥ chowchow @N웃☥ chowchow Gathering her red hair into a ponytail and starting up the computer, Ahyoung sighed. She scanned the cafe, and to be fair, it was a decent place; the things she had heard didn't seem to prove false. Most people seemed to be immersed in a game, and there were countless people in the familiar Dhana Zamina full bodysuits– which Ahyoung still strongly disapproved of considering they were leaving themselves utterly vulnerable in public. There seemed to be few people actually here to be productive, but that wasn't to say Ahyoung didn't envy their amounts of free-time.

Her eyes met with a woman at the front, holding the woman's stare for a moment but ultimately passively dismissing the woman as she sat down. The same woman walked to the station directly in behind her right as she connected her own earbuds to the computer. It was rather noisy with the raging players who seemed to be unable to succeed in whatever goal they had, and frankly, that was not something Ahyoung could work past or with. She briefly glanced at her watch, ascertaining that she'd be finished here at 9:21pm with the hopes that the rain would be too. With a final sigh, Ahyoung pulled up her university account where her first incomplete essay was, along with the multiple sources she needed.

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@N유➶ majestix Cao Lu was planning on meeting one of her friends at the internet cafe for a round of coffee and writing important memos that should've been done sooner but had been put off due to her laziness, but unfortunately, the weather prevented her friend from showing up. So here she was, alone in the internet cafe, tapping her nails on the table that the machine was located on while waiting for the rain to pass so she could go home and take a nap. "I wonder if they have the gaming equipment for Dhana Zhamina," Cao Lu mumbled to herself. She took the palm that was rested on her chin and scanned the area around the entire cafe.

Her eyes fell upon a striking head of bright red hair that was standing in front of, what looked like, a gaming equipment renting station. Cao Lu took out her phone and unlocked it for the time. "I have about 30 more minutes here," she mumbled to herself while dropping her golden cased phone back into her purse. She stretched before lifting herself out of her designated seat and made her way over to the counter and took her place behind the red head.

@N웃☥ chowchow Going out for a celebratory dinner after a victorious volleyball game was probably a horrid idea considering the fact she had two lengthy essays to do, due within the next three days. The decision mentioned prior was only made even more-so horrid when she walked out of the subway and into a massive downpour of rain without any defenses. It probably would've been a wise choice to check the weather for the day before setting out, but even minor necessities such as that cost time (and effort) that she couldn't afford.

Under the cover of a bus station that was not going in the direction she required to get to her apartment, Ahyoung scanned the street, eyes landing on the internet cafe she passed by ever so often, but never went into. She had heard many good things about it, but nothing quelled her suspicion of its safety given the fact that playing games such as Dhana Zhamina in public was impossibly unsafe. At the very least, she'd give it credit for the supposed quality of its internet connection and gaming equipment. As of now though, gaming equipment wasn't what she needed. What she needed was to finish the two essays she had to and get some well-deserved sleep.

Begrudgingly, Ahyoung entered the internet cafe and reluctantly paid the fee for thirty minutes, walking over to one of the computers to finish the first essay due the following afternoon. She could only hope that the rain would have ceased within those thirty minutes.