Aoi was stressing, and for an actress of her caliber, that was not a normal thing. The movie business is one of the toughest in the world for the characters and she was an expert at keeping cool. But this was different, [i]she had somewhere important to be[/i] but she was being held up at a socialite party that she was supposed to leave an hour ago. She was trapped in a conversation with a overly flirty oil merchant who was trying to use an investment offer as a cover to get closer to her. Her agent pleaded with her to stay and talk to him as he understood it was good for her public profile to be rubbing shoulders with the upper echelon. 

But Aoi wasn't in the mood, she wanted to go to the tiny snowflake early and get comfortable in her favourite VIP booth. She had no time for this rich idiot.

[i][color=f6989d]Many apologies Antonio, but I must be off this evening as I have a resturant appointment booked for the New Years, please get in contact with my agent sebastian about anymore enquires into investment, I'm sure he would be happy to discuss it all with you on your private island you were telling me so much about. Sayanora.[/color][/i]

Aoi made a hasty escape into her private Limo and ordered the driver to step on it towards Shine city, while her poor agent was left chatting to Antonio.

It was going to be a long drive, but she was aiming to make it there before 9pm, hopefully [i]that person[/i] will be working there...

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Nick mustered up the courage, after being text rejected by [b]Shizuka[/b] he was finding it more difficult to message girls he liked for a new fear of rejection gripped him that he never had before, but Nick was forcing himself to remember who he once was, the happy go lucky kid who floated through life making people happy. So he pulled out a stick of mango flavoured bubblegum and began to gnash away and pulled out his phone to text Kaga.

[color=0072bc][i]Hey Kaga, this is Nick from the arcade, we met a couple days ago and you were kicking my ass all over the place at Fighting Street 2!(Ive gotted better by the way). You actually left your Lancom Arcade membership card with me and it had your number so I decided to keep it with me so I could return it, and your jacket back with it. Would you like to meetup at the tiny snowflake so I can get it back to you? maybe we could grab a japanese beer?...I'll be there tonight at 7:30![/i][/color]

Nick felt extremely proud of himself for pushing himself to ask another girl on a date. He was hoping to spring the idea of going to the ball on her, so he brought along a black and white dress just for her. hidden in his backpack while wearing a white waistcoat over a black t-shirt of his own. Hopefully this gambit would work....

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[b]7:45 At The Tiny Snowflake[/b]

Nick was slowly nursing his beer sitting at the bar portion of the resturant, he was nervous, that [b]Kaga[/b] might not be arriving but it was a last min text so he was willing to wait a while. Nick acknowledged that [b]Amaya[/b] was waiting tables, she looked happier than usual, probably excited about new years in general. Nick waved to her and smiled pointing to a plate of sushi on the menu. He wasn't sure if she even knew who he was, but Nick's radio show made him feel close to the people he reported on and was put at ease by a familiar face.

And just like that, the room seemed to stop, all the customers stopped and turned  their heads as the tall security men held the door open for the mega-star actress [b]Aoi Iwati[/b]. Who thanks to the almost insane speeding of her limo driver got to the venue extremely early, which she had no problem with what so ever. The tiny snowflake manager quickly ushered her in to her private booth while scolding customers for using cameras to close to the beautiful actress. She sat down in her booth and called the manager over with a request, smiling gently to herself.

[i][color=f6989d]Forgive me for my bold request, but you have a golden-haired employee here who wears a very distinct kimono, and I'd love to inquire her about it if possible. Would it be possible if she were able to take a quick break and join me for some warm sake? I'd be happy to do some promotion for the restaurant later to make up for it[/color][/i]


Aoi smiled sweetly as the manager went to fetch [b]Amaya[/b] without a moments notice. Her stomach started to knot up a little, the excitement was fairly overwhelming. Although she had spoken breifly to this lady before, she was now going to be a little more...[i]direct[/i] with her conversation...


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