[SS] The Ramen Stand

June 22nd

As the sun dimmed over the horizon of Academy City, District 15 became less and less populated in terms of foot traffic, only few people left walking around either getting items from the convenience stores or just looking for their last meal of the day. The street lights shined brightly as the sun's remaining light was being blocked by the distant hills and the tall buildings, leaving a certain ramen stand in a noticeably dark environment, at the corner of an alley way entrance. The orange glow coming from the stand's lamps lit up the side walk and the back alley, just to the left. The alley itself was dark, the walls blocking most of the light.

"I see...So that's why you left." Damion Koyoko began talking into his cell phone, sitting in one of the empty seats at the counter, his usual coat, placed on the seat to make room for an apron to wear, as it is his job to be cooking food for customers. "But I don't remember my job description saying I had the run this place by myself every time a 'close friend' of yours wants to get drunk with you every week!" A muffled voice responded back from his phone, his eyebrow twitching slightly. "Errrrgh, nevermind!...You're already drunk, you imbecile..."

Damion leaned back against the counter, closing his phone and stuffing it into his pocket. His head tilted backwards, his eyes covered by his long grey hairs, his lungs letting out an exhausted sigh.

(What am I even doing...Getting paid by a drunk ramen stand owner? I'm starting to think getting fired would be the best thing...The pay isn't even that great...)

He closes his eyes, resting himself, paying no attention to his immediate area, as he goes into deep thought while no one was around to order anything from him, hanging his arms over the counter and using his back to keep himself from falling all the way. The lamp lights tilt left to right ever so slightly as a small wind flows down the alley, cooling his warm face, but also giving him a slight chill.

"What a drag." He mumbles softly to himself.

As she strolled through the 15th district, she figured she could at least eat something before heading back, so she stopped at the first food stand that had something she liked she could find. She didn't particularly feel comfortable in this stand, but she'd have to bear with it as she wasn't feeling like searching for a different place to eat...

Or so she thought, as she sat down and placed a pretty fluid order, as if she was already certain that she'd be eating ramen before even noticing this stand.

"Two salt ramen with extra-firm noodles and seasoned eggs for topping. No pork or meat other than chicken whatsoever. With two orders of rice."

She wasn't sure herself why she had strolled in the 15th district of all places. Maybe she would've find somewhere nicer to eat if she hadn't, but as long as the food was edible she wasn't going to openly complain.

As Koyoko relaxed himself, he began hearing faint footsteps coming from the sidewalk, shoes tapping against the concrete at a walking pace. Koyoko felt some tension, being that running the place by himself hardly went well. Usually he either closed it and be done with it, or actually work, but since it's the summer time people hardly come by to eat. However, the problem was he normally isn't good with people in general, and the idea of interaction would make his eyebrow twitch. Inside, he hoped whoever it was would just walk by. Before he knew it, the tapping stopped followed by the sound of one of the seats being taken.

"Two salt ramen with extra-firm noodles and seasoned eggs for topping. No pork or meat other than chicken whatsoever. With two orders of rice."

Koyoko would look up tiredly, seeing an unfamiliar girl sitting at the other end of the ramen stand, taking up one of the four seats. He leaned up slowly, hunched slightly as she examines the girl's figure and face for no particular reason.

(Damnit...Now I have to work...Maybe If I'm lucky she'll leave a big enough tip so I can quit such a degrading job...Though with that hoodie on her, it doesn't give the impression she's my ticket out of poverty.)

Koyoko sighed as he rubbed down his hair a bit, getting out of the seat and walking around behind the counter and crouched down, opening cabinets and taking out ingredients, hardly saying a word at first. He'd started by cooking raw rice in a rice cooker, and then taking out a sauce pan.

Within a about 20 minutes, everything was served in front of her. An aroma leaks into the immediate area, as all the ingredients looked beautifully mixed. Whether it tasted good was another a story. Koyoko leaned against the counter slightly, eyeing her slightly from the corner of his eye, slightly annoyed his relaxation was interrupted.

Kazuki stretched, the sun was setting as he began to walk down the street. He had just finished his last transport job for the day and was about to head home when the smell of ramen on the wind reminded him he hadn't eaten since breakfast. He decide that he might as well grab some food before heading back, seeing as he had forgotten to restock the refrigerator and there would be nothing at home, and began walking down the street in the direction the smell was coming from.

After a few minutes of walking he came to a ramen stand with four stools sitting out front. One of the stools was occupied by a girl in a hoodie with a plethora of food in front of her. Kazuki walked up to the stand and took the seat furthest to the left.

"I'll have three orders of pork ramen and one order of beef ramen, with some water. Bottled water if you have it".

Seeing the food in front of the girl had made him realize just how hungry he was, but perhaps he had ordered a little much.

"Oh well," he thought to himself "if I don't finish it, at least I'll have something in the refrigerator".

Koyoko attention turned away from the silent brunette and turned to a skinny pale kid, roughly the same height of him, if not exactly the same. He'd squint slightly, being a bit dark to get a better vision of what he looked like. In his heart, he prayed he'd walk on by but...

"I'll have three orders of pork ramen and one order of beef ramen, with some water. Bottled water if you have it". The boy started, taking a seat furthest to the left.

(...God damnit.)

Koyoko let out a sigh, pushing off the counter and moving back and started getting out the proper ingredients for the order. He starting cooking is blissful silence, as the water in the sauce pan came to a boil and he started chopping up the vegetables.

(Well, as long as he's quiet too, I can hold on to my tolerance...I probably have nothing to worry about from the girl.) He reassured himself silently in his head, as he concentrated on the food.

After about 30 minutes he finished making the boy's order, handing him each bowl, letting out a tiring sigh, taking out his phone and pretends to act busy. He doesn't really have anyone under his contacts besides his boss, but it's not like he made any attempt to add anyone to it.

After what seemed like forever to the starving boy, the cook finally presented him with his delicious looking order. He took one bit and dropped his chopsticks.

"THIS IS AMAZING" Kazuki exclaimed between mouthfuls "All of the ingredients are mixed together perfectly to create a symphony of flavor!"

Before he knew it he had scarfed down all four bowls of ramen. The ramen at this shop was great. Kazuki made a note to come here every time he had the craving for ramen.

"Hmmmmm," Kazuki thought to himself, "Maybe I should order more to bring home with me, It's not like I have anything in the fridge".

"Master ramen cook, I'll have two more bowls of pork ramen and two more bowls of beef ramen, oh and two orders of rice".

"There we go", Kazuki thought to himself "That should be enough for at least tomorrow"

"THIS IS AMAZING!" The boy suddenly yelled out in a muffle, as he crammed food into his mouth. He started to say other things, but he couldn't make it out through his gobbling.

(Oi, you pig. Don't talk with food in your mouth...) Koyoko scowled in his mind as he closed his cellphone. He suddenly heard the clatter of bowls being stacked on top of each other, and noticed he finished WAY too quickly to be normal. He looked up and gained of wave of anxiety since he began appearing to be in deep thought. (I swear to god, if you're one of those people who eats twenty ramen bowls a day...)

"Master ramen cook, I'll have two more bowls of pork ramen and two more bowls of beef ramen, oh and two orders of rice."

"...Whatever." He muttered to himself, but was a audible enough to hear. He started cooking even more ramen, with a discomforted face, as if annoyed in some fashion before handing him the order. He then moved to grab a drink from the cooler under the counter and takes out some canned coffee, opening it up and taking a drink.

Koyoko looked from the corner of his eye and passed the two that sat at the counter was a man approaching, having some sort of age in the mid 20's. Had a medium build and a small scar on his cheek, wearing some slightly torn jeans and a rugged coat. He smiled a bit, as he approached.

"Oi! Can I get some chicken ramen over 'ere! And serve them quick, kid!" The man said, as he approached and in the seat next to Kazuki, propping his arms on the counter.

"Tch...Don't call me 'kid' and don't tell me how to do my job..." Koyoko lowered his coffee and placed it on the back counter, giving a slight glare before repeating the process of making ramen.

"Heheheh, didn't mean to push your buttons." He cackled.

Now what should I do now...

As Kerri walked through the streets of District 15, a bag with some merchandise he bought for himself on a whim, he debated on his actions for the night. He had spent the day in training for Judgement, and didn't feel like heading home, so he went for a run. After that though, he had only gotten tired, hungry, and ssomehow he ended up where he is now.

Most of the restaurants in the town were closed, and he didn't feel like bothering to be formal. He wanted to have a little fun tonight.

Than he spotted a Ramen stand, and decided he'd enjoy a little 'conversation' with the people there.

Kerri started walking up to the stand, which had just received a newcomer, a man wearing a jacket, and decided he would introduce himself as politely and courteously as possible, while making a good impression.

As he got close, he quietly removed what he had bought earlier from the bag and disposed of said bag.

Inside was a megaphone.

Kerri went right up to the stand, going just behind everyone else, not noticed by anyone else including the man behind the counter who was preparing a meal, turned on said megaphone, and used it to, very loudly state,

"Hello good sir, I was hoping to partake in the eating of some ramen this fine night!" Kerri kept on a huge, toothy grin, lowered the megaphone, and went to take a seat as if nothing happened,

He ignored any commentary he received, and casually stated,"I'll have whatever the chef recommends! The conditions are that it has to be meant for normal human consumption, and that it won't kill me if if I eat. Thank you very much!"

He turned towards the other patrons, and gave them a toothy grin, and a very enthusiastic wave, despite being right next to them,

Oh this is going to be very fun. Even while I am getting yelled at Kerri thought,

"Hello good sir, I was hoping to partake in the eating of some ramen this fine night!"

This jerk had scared the hell out of Natsumi who would've choked on her food if only she hadn't finished eating already. While glaring and mentally cursing the young jerk, she ordered more ramen while he was sitting down.

"The same thing."

And then she slowly pressed her foot against the seat while making sure that she wasn't making any contact with the jerk. Thankfully, she was resistant to her own heat, so she was free to heat the seat to Hellish degrees without suffering much herself. That, and she was used to hot temperatures anyway.

Though she cursed the fact that she had to come here on such a busy night.

Koyoko placed all the the freshly cut vegetables and diced into a frying pan, the food immediately sizzling under the intense heat of preheated oil. He heard more footsteps coming toward the stand and glanced over seeing a rather an odd looking individual. At first, he thought his mind was playing tricks due to the lack of light, but the man was confirmed to have shark like teeth and white circular eyes.

(Is he some sort of freak?...Ah who cares.) He went back to cooking the contents as the man not only avoid the only seat available but actually go around the stand. This caught his attention a bit, but figured he was going into the alley. But then...

Hello good sir, I was hoping to partake in the eating of some ramen this fine night!

The sudden change in atmosphere, due to the loud and sudden intrusion, causing Koyoko to flinch, tossing the food too high, and ultimately spilling onto his right arm and his right pant leg. The oil and grease being heated burned at his exposed skin due to the fact he has his sleeves up when cooking.

"GAAAAAHAA!" Koyoko let out a painful cry, quickly dropping the pan and going over to the stand's water supply and simply rinsed at his burning arm, keeping it from furthering any damage to his skin. He gritted his teeth, since the sensation of being burned and having to go over it with cold water, was not a pleasant one. He looked over and saw the unusual man walk out and to take a seat. He could tell already he is to blame.

A dark glare would aim at him as he continued to rinse off arm, gritting his teeth tightly.

(You damn shark face...!)

After rinsing off his arm entirely, he observed his hand, seeing that there are several noticeable red marks all over. He cursed under his breath and opened a cabinet and takes out a first aid kit and takes out some bandages. He applied some burn cream to his burns before wrapping a bandage around his forearm and some of his hand. After finishing wrapping the bandages, he opened and closed his fist a bit, looking visibly agitated.

(I'll send this freak into an oncoming car...!) He fumed in his mind, closing them shut as if trying to think of a comeback.

Hello good sir, I was hoping to partake in the eating of some ramen this fine night!

Kazuki looked around as to determine the source of this sudden outburst. He glanced over his should to see a boy with shark-like teeth and an awesome megaphone. As Kazuki looked back towards the kitchen portion of the ramen stand, it seemed that the cook had been startled by Shark Boy's loud entrance. It looked as the cook had burned himself by accident in shock.

"I really hope the cooks OK," Kazuki thought to himself "if he's not, who else will finish making my order".

Huh... well, it seems my good nature isn't working, Kerri thought, with amusement. Though he took no pleasure in another person's pain, he did still enjoy bugging them.

It wouldn't hurt to lighten the mood. Maybe a word or two on my own suffering will make

"Oh, come now, it's not that bad. I've been lit on fire five times, and I've never minded searing heat all that much." Kerri said, placing his megaphone next to him, "Yeah, I remember the first time it happened. I was wearing a particularly baggy sweatshirt when I was trying to make something. I hadn't been able to decide on what before finding out that the tag that said the shirt was non-flammable was a very blatant liar-I'm sure I had a point to this, but I'll just end with this."

Kerri held up what he had next to him, "Does anybody want a free megaphone I just bought it, but i'm already bored with it. If not, it's the chef's tip."

Kerri turned toward the people next to him. The young girl with long brown hair looked plain irritated, clearly trying  very hard not to pay him any attention, and the young man in the hoodie didn't seem upset at all.

"Well, it's here for whoever wants it," Kerri set the megaphone down, as he turned back to the cook, who was still recovering from the burns. He sighed dramatically, "Well, it looks like my food's going to take a while for some inexplicable reason, so i think this would be a good time to make some new friends!" Kerri held out his hand to the other patrons in a friendly gesture, "I'm Kerri McKinley, at your service! Who would you fine folks be?!"

Kerri asked excitedly, Hopefully this guy will recover fine. I'm not in much of a mood to pay any hospital bills.

Koyoko slowly put his hand behind his back, his eyes shadowed by his bangs as he pressured more and more air into his palm, with the intentions of blasting the man across the street in his head. He took two steps away from the stove toward the counter.

"The same thing." The hooded girl looked up to him, with a calm and collected expression, appearing unfazed after being scared like that. He blinked a couple times at her before slowly depressurizing the air in his hand and letting it go by his side.

"..." He mentally pictured himself with such an uncaring face, not letting foolish and idiotic stuff like this get to him in such a dramatic way. He was seriously about to use his power for something so insignificant and stupid. Koyoko sighed, letting himself relax before going back to the kitchen side of the ramen stand.

(What am I doing?...Why bother put in the effort on this guy?...I must be tired..) He excused his anger and got to cooking. After blocking out most of the conversation, he noticed the man put the megaphone down which kinda got his attention.

"I'm Kerri McKinley, at your service! Who would you fine folks be?!" The shark face named himself.

"...John Smith." He replied calmly and showed no sign of it being a lie or a joke, although it may be plainly obvious. He gave the hooded girl and the jacketed man their orders, the man nodding in thanks as he started eating. He then went back and handed the boy his order. He lastly gave Kerri some pork ramen, which was actually what he quickly threw together with the left over broth, noodles and such from the sauce pan.

It was the off hours of the night, without anything really to do, no calls for the past week, Saito decided to go out to eat. The problem was most places were closed or too busy at this time in 15th district. Rather than give up hope and go home empty stomached, Saito decided to press onward for just a little more.

"I-is that...?" Saito started to say in wonderment, "A RAMEN SHOP?! Aw yes I know were I am eating tonight!" Saito exclaimed while running at the street stall.

Upon arriving at the stall, it was a bit crowded, Saito could see a girl wearing a hoodie. There was a guy with purple hair, and a guy with black hair, both seated at the counter and an unknown man. Looking next to them there wasn't much room left. 'Well i can sit down next to the stall'

"Hello! Ill take one tonkatsu ramen please!" with that Saito took a seat on the floor.

"Oi, you know we have folding chairs..." Koyoko couldn't help but comment as he grabbed a folding chair from behind the stand and putting it right next to him, not doing it the polite way like actually unfolding it for him and such. He noted what he ordered and got to work with annoyance coming back to him.

(...Why is it so busy when the boss is out getting drunk...Damnit I'm going to kill him one day, I swear.) He complained in his head as he started boiling the noodles in broth. After putting it all together a while later he would hand him his bowl of ramen and a towel to keep it from spilling or burning him from the heat of the bowl. Not that he cared, but didn't want to clean up anything.

"Please don't sit on the dirty floor next time...It's filthy." He warned him before getting back to work, wiping sweat off his forehead from working with the flames of the stove.

...John Smith. Kerri noticed the young man calm down after the girl next to him asked for another serving of ramen.

I'm a little surprised that he's willing to actually talk to me, I was sure that he'd use... whatever esper power he had and blown me away... I'm also surprised he's stupid enough to think that was his real name,

As 'John Smith' handed out the last bowl of ramen out, Kerri took the opportunity to shake his hand, rather rigorously, as he made his introduction,

"It's very nice to meet you Mr.Smith!" Kerri released his tight grip, and gave 'John Smith' his usual crocodile grin, "I very much appreciate your servitude, and in exchange for this probably not-horrible food! And forget 15%, this time you'll be getting a megaphone as a tip... ifnooneelsetakesit." Kerri mumbled the last part of his sentence quickly,

He dove into his ramen bowl, eating everything quickly, but showing surprising neatness as he did so.

Kerri was about to greet the newcomer who had just come to the Ramen stand, but he had suddenly noticed how hot he was. As he wiped his forehead, he looked around to see that 'John Smith' and the two next to him still eating were perfectly comfortable,

That's odd... why is it so... Kerri looked around him, and as he looked down, he noticed the leg of the young girl next to him on his seat.

It wouldn't normally be very odd if it was a simple kick, but she seemed to be holding it there consistently as she ate.

Safe to assume she's the source of my heat problem,

Kerri gave the girl a dull glare for a moment, hate a bit more of his food, returned to glaring, and said to the girl,

"Excuse me," Kerri said to the girl, "Would you mind removing your foot from my seat like..." Kerri roughly kicked her foot off his seat, "so? I would really appreciate it."

Kerri went back to eating his food peacefully, waiting for a response. Let's see how she react.

Kazuki had completely forgotten that he was planning to save his order of ramen for tomorrow, and when the chef brought it to him he started eating it immediately.

After a few minutes Kazuki noticed another customer arrive at the stand. For some reason after placing their order they decided to sit on the floor, although there were clearly folding chairs available.    

"It's very nice to meet you Mr.Smith!"  
"I very much appreciate your servitude, and in exchange for this probably not-horrible food! And forget 15%, this time you'll be getting a megaphone as a tip... ifnooneelsetakesit."

Kazuki heard Shark boy (who's name was apparently Kerri) say.

"This is my chance to get that awesome megaphone." Kazuki thought to himself

Kazuki was too far from the megaphone to reach it from where he was sitting and he didn't quite feel like standing up so he opted to use his alternative method. Kazuki created two wormholes. One hidden under the counter directly in front of him, and one directly above the megaphone. Kazuki reached his hand through the wormhole under the counter and his hand came out from the one above the megaphone.

"This way I don't have to stand up, and I might get to see some surprised faces." Kazuki thought to himself while smiling.

As Koyoko started to prepare the pots and ingredients knowing someone was probably going to order more, he noticed Kerri randomly started to glare at the hooded girl. Koyoko felt uneasy in a way, but before long Kerri actually started to talk to her.

"Excuse me," Kerri said to the girl, "Would you mind removing your foot from my seat like..." Kerri roughly kicked her foot off his seat, "so? I would really appreciate it."

Koyoko eyed the man as he heard a brief clatter of feet hitting against the wood under the counter. By the contexts of his speech and tone, it didn't take long to figure out what he did. However, he found the perfect opportunity to put the man in his place, or at least let him know not to screw around.

In a swift gesture, while the man was eating the bowl, he slammed it down on the counter, some of the broth actually spilling onto Kerri's hands, leaving a burning sensation. He'd put the palm of his hand directly in front of his face, showing off a visible presence in his palm. It appeared to be a small ball of visible air, however it was actually air compressed and pressured to the point that it could be dangerous if struck by a quick release. It could easily knock him off the seat and then some.

The man in the jacket leaned back a bit, a nervous look on his face as he watches this happen, clearly seeing Koyoko's ability in action. Koyoko's eyes also seemed to glow a brighter and more menacing blue.

"You're pushing your luck, you damned shark faced insect...I thought we could be civil but apparently you aren't capable of that...Unless you want to be launched across the street and into someone's window, then arrested for disturbing the peace, burning my arm, and assaulting one of my customers, I suggest you either leave, or be a law abiding citizen like you're supposed to..." He growled deeply at him, having no toleration for this guy's behavior anymore. At the same time, he grabbed Kazuki's wrist which hovered over the megaphone. "And whoever's arm this is...I suggest you get up from your seat like a normal person and grab this irritating piece of junk. We do not accept anyone using their Esper powers here." He didn't turn his eye's from Kerri as he gripped the flying arm. He would wait for him to take back his arm before letting go.

Koyoko took note on the customers around him, being that if worst comes to worst, he has witnesses to help his case. He wasn't so sure about the guy who was recently sitting on the floor, but he knows he could do without him.

The chef at the stand pulled out a folding chair, Saito decided that it would probably be better to use that rather than sit on the floor. After unfolding the chair, Saito set it up next to the man with purple hair.

While waiting for his food, Saito decided to strike up a conversation with the man with purple hair next to him, incognito. "So... uhh, I hear you are giving away that mega phone." Saito was whispering into the mans ear. Saito took a quick glance to his left, then to his right, then continued to look at the man.

I guess i might as well try and get it, I mean, its a freaking MEGAPHONE!

A flying hand tried to grab to grab the megaphone while Kerri was being threatened by the seemingly pissed off worker. It had made her wonder about the ability of the owner of that hand.

Though it was stopped by the pissed off worker, and the random person ready to eat ramen on the floor came up to whisper to Kerri about the megaphone.

A lot of things were going on due to that megaphone, and she didn't like that.

"So... uhh, I hear you are giving away that mega phone."

Natsumi took her chance and grabbed it before anyone else could and called out to everyone with a calm but dangerous sounding tone.

"I suggest we all calm down and get over with what we're supposed to do here, eat, without paying too much attention to this megaphone. Otherwise I'm destroying it."

This megaphone was starting to become a great annoyance, so she hoped something would happen that would end up with it being destroyed. In the mean time, it had to be confiscated from all these persons after it.

"W-wha?!" a hand came out of nowhere and started to grab the Megaphone, but before the free floating hand from seemingly nowhere could grab hold of it, the girl next to the purple haired man snatched the Megaphone.

"I suggest we all calm down and get over with what we're supposed to do here, eat, without paying too much attention to this megaphone. Otherwise I'm destroying it." Stated the girl, in a calm but threatening tone.

Oh shit, not the megaphone! Saito looked visibly distressed for a moment, then spoke out. "I don't know who you are, but think about what you are doing, that megaphone is very important, lets not do anything rash ok?" Saito started trying to talk down the girl... over a megaphone.

Kerri hadn't let the burn on his hand bother him, he'd suffered worse. He was fairly nervous by what looked like a mini-typhoon being held in front of his face. As 'John Smith' spoke, Kerri held his his hands up as he listened, taking in everything he said,

Well, it wouldn't be the first beating an esper gave me, but I don't want to get kicked out of Judgement for bad behavior. Oh well, I can force some seriousness despite him calling me a 'shark faced insect'. Now I've got that image stuck in my head.

Kerri took a breath and was about to reply , when 'John Smith' reached over and grabbed... a floating arm coming out of a portal,

Only in Academy City.

"And whoever's arm this is...I suggest you get up from your seat like a normal person and grab this irritating piece of junk. We do not accept anyone using their Esper powers here."

Wow, along with being a lawbreaker for using your ability outside of a school environment, you're also a hypocrite. Good to know! Kerri thought sardonically.

"Anyway, um... sure, I understand completely. I'm perfectly willing to comply, alright? I'll eat my meal and behave like a good citizen," Kerri stated, as he slowly lowered his arms,

He was about to go on, when he was interrupted by the newcomer to the stand, who stood up to whisper "So... uhh, I hear you are giving away that mega phone." Kerri noticed how nervous he was, and decided to play along, whispering in return,

"Yes, I did, but now's not really the time to discuss that, I'm a little preoccupied," Kerri made sure that he was loud enough for 'John Smith' to hear, and then turned back to him, to wait for a response,

But Kerri turned when he heard the young girl who was previously sitting next to him make an announcement.,

"I suggest we all calm down and get over with what we're supposed to do here, eat, without paying too much attention to this megaphone. Otherwise I'm destroying it."

"Well that just seems counter-productive to what you're hoping for!" Kerri stated, speaking after Saito, and ignoring 'John Smith', "You're making a huge announcement that's essentially guaranteeing that the megaphone is the center of attention." Kerri said, smiling casually, but frowning again when he remembered he was in the middle of a conversation,

"Sorry, sorry, got distracted," He told 'John Smith', "So, was there anything else you had to say to me Mr.Smith?" Kerri asked, showing what could be considered kindness,

I hope this doesn't take long, I wanna see what happens to the megaphone.

Kazuki slowly pulled his hand back through the portal, slightly dismayed at his inability to grab the megaphone, and closed the portal.

"How am I going to get that megaphone now" he thought to himself. "I'll have to try one of the most unconventional strategies I've ever tried."

Kazuki stood up slowly from his seat and walked over to the girl in the hoodie, who was currently in possession of the megaphone. She had said she would destroy the megaphone and he couldn't let that happen.

"May I have that megaphone please," Kazuki said calmly "I believe I can remedy this situation rather easily"

As he spoke a large black wormhole, about three meters in diameter opened up behind him. If the girl handed the megaphone over to him, Kazuki planned to toss it into the wormhole, which led to his student dorm.

"Anyway, um... sure, I understand completely. I'm perfectly willing to comply, alright? I'll eat my meal and behave like a good citizen," The shark faced man replied, lowering his arms slowly, Koyoko calming himself down a bit. He noticed the boy who he presumed used the teleporter get up and walk over to the girl, opening an even bigger portal behind him, which irritated him even more.

"May I have that megaphone please," The boy said calmly "I believe I can remedy this situation rather easily"

(Why does he not listen...)

Koyoko sighed, as the boy tried a futile attempt to get the megaphone. He lowered his hand from Kerri's face after he agreed to be civil, and walked around the counter. He didn't hesitate to take the megaphone from the girl and hold it up in the air, pressuring air around it. It was no where near to the point of destroying any part of the device, but it gives a sense of where this will be going if the situation isn't solved soon.

"This is becoming a bother...You." He pointed to the boy. "Pay for the ramen, it's all yours." He did some math in his head and summed up the amount of yen required, if each were about 700 yen. "5600 yen, it's all yours." He offered, waiting patiently for the him to pay up so the situation is solved. He took note that someone might grab it out of his hand from behind and lowered it in front of him, holding out his bandaged free hand for the yen.

"Pay for the ramen, it's all yours." the cook said while pointing at Kazuki "5600 yen, it's all yours."

Kazuki smiled as he dug his wallet out of his pocket.

"Good thing I just got payed" He thought to himself as he pulled the money out of his wallet.

Kazuki walked over to the counter and handed the cook the money, and eagerly awaited his megaphone.