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ROSEMARY CAFÉ
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⊹ WARNINGS !
━━ nothing serious, unless you count absolute stupidity
━━ slight spoilers if you squint hard enough
⊹ SYNOPSIS !
━━ you and senti raid fu hua's chicken farm and adopt two chickens to prevent overpopulation.
━━ w/c: 1.2k
━━ EDIT: why did this upload in all italics wtf. okay i fixed it
"After You"
The furious banging at your door was the least of your concerns, for it could only mean one thing:
Your girlfriend was here to visit.
You weren't sure why she preferred to harass your door rather than use the spare key you gave her, though you could plausibly point it to her rather destructive nature. Not wanting to expense the abolition of another door, you set down your tea just to open it and possibly scold her for breaking your property again.
"Senti—"
"Guess what?" she excitedly burst at you. She was grinning like a madman, and you could only worry what chaos she created while she was alone. With the way her knees bent so her body was bouncing up and down, and with the way her eyes looked to yours with elation that was downright sinister, you could only hold back your dread in preparation of what was to come.
"What?" you sighed.
If she caught on to your disdain, then she paid no mind to it as her next words flew out of her mouth like she wasn't listening to you at all.
"Old Timer is letting us raid her lil' chickies today! Something about 'chicken overpopulation', or whatever," she burst out. Her hands were balled together in fists that were so excited, her nails practically dug into her own skin. If she wasn't bursting already, then she looked near combustion.
"You mean Fu Hua?" you attempted to clarify.
"Yeah, FuFu!"
Well, if Hua was the subject of your adventure today, then you were sure it wouldn't be too chaotic. After all, the "Old Timer"—as your girlfriend liked to call her—was a much more tame personality to be around. If she was the one inviting you over, then you doubted you'd have to stress over Senti terrorizing your friends, or anything of the sort.
Your sigh of defeat was enough of a signal for her to take your hand, and drag you out the door.
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Senti had a little hop and skip in her step as you both waded your way through the clean-cut grass towards Hua's chicken farm. She held your hand with a cute little smile on her face, though you couldn't help but notice the downright excitement and impatience clouding those eccentric eyes of hers.
As the smell of animals grew more apparent (though, you couldn't say you particularly enjoyed it), she began to quicken her pace and pull at your hand a bit more. Saying you weren't internally squealing at your girlfriend getting worked up over chickens of all things would be a lie, and you couldn't help the smile that ghosted over your face when her eyes lit up.
Senti suddenly let out a gasp when the first chicken came into view, and the warmth of her hand suddenly left yours as she let go and raced towards the farm. You arrived soon after, only to see a whole field full of differently shaped (was it even possible for chickens to come in these shapes and sizes?) chickens. And in the center of it all, your girlfriend was already cradling one of them in her arms.
"Ah," a familiar voice suddenly spoke out. Your attention was drawn to the owner of the farm herself, Fu Hua, who made an appearance beside you. "You have finally arrived," she smiled calmly. "Thank goodness—it means I won't have to deal with Senti alone."
"Hey, losers!" the topic of your conversation called out to you. Senti looked impatient at the rather slow pace you and Hua took to get to her. To make up for it, she held out her arms towards your direction, extending the chicken within your view. "Look at him..." Her voice trailed off into a little whine as she marveled over the cuteness of the chicken she held.
"Cuteness," well, might've been a sort of overstatement in both your's and Hua's opinions, however. The chicken's body was incredibly lumpy; not to mention its shape took much resemblance of a triangular prism than anything else. Its wings were small, it's bottom was rather large—You wouldn't tell that to your girlfriend, of course, but Hua was sure to voice your shared thoughts.
"Are you sure about that one?" she questioned your partner. "You can pick a better one to keep, if you'd like," Hua offered.
Senti hissed, "No! This one's perfect, back off!"
After seeing you shrug, Hua sighed, "Whatever you prefer, I guess." She then gestured a swerving hand in front of you, signaling you to go on and take a pick of your own.
You chose the smallest and cutest one, of course—something that would be easy to take care of (unlike Senti's rather large fellow). The chicken chirped up in your arms happily, and that was a good enough indication for you that it liked your presence.
"Y'know," Senti spoke up. When you looked towards her, she was holding her abnormally proportioned chicken up in front of her own view, her eyes glancing back and forth between you and the chicken. "I chose him because he reminds me of ya'," she remarked, and you weren't sure whether it was supposed to be endearing or insulting.
"Ah," Hua perked up, "what if you two named your chickens after each other?" She had an innocent smile on her face to match the innocent idea, but you wouldn't lie to yourself—your girlfriend was probably awful at names, judging solely on her behavior alone. "Senti, you could name him something that reminds you of your girlfriend," Hua offered.
Senti let out a little gasp. It was cute, sure, though you couldn't help but worry over what it might entail.
"I'm gonna name him..." Senti trailed off.
Here it comes, you mentally prepared yourself.
"Loser!"
"What."
Hua's question came off as more of a deadpanned statement rather than anything else. The pure smile on her face dropped the moment the "name" spilled from Senti's lips, and she was quick to try and convince otherwise.
"That's..." she began, though she quickly shook her head as if she suddenly disregarded what she was originally going to say. "Are you sure that 'Loser', of all things, is what you want to name him?" Her mouth was practically agape in disbelief, and her eyebrows furrowed together in confusion.
"You said I should name him after something that reminds me of my girlfriend, right?" Senti clarified, gesturing an arm towards you. "Well, 'Loser' is perfect, then!"
Fu Hua mad a noise that was purely a mix of shock and disbelief, though she was completely unable to come up with a response to that. She looked towards you to see your own reaction, but it seemed you were already quite used to embracing your girlfriend's antics.
"Wait!" Senti gasped excitedly towards you. She pointed to your chicken, asking, "What are you naming yours, loser?" She began to bounce up and down with her chicken at hand, but Loser luckily didn't seem to mind the changes in altitude.
You hummed in thought for a moment, both Senti and Hua looking at you expectedly with varying levels of hope and curiosity.
"I'll name it Pogchamp."
"Let's gooo!" Senti yelled as she fist pumped the air in approval.
All Hua could manage was a sigh and a facepalm at the both of you.
⊹ ☕️ Enjoy your drink, captain!