[center][h2][color=a187be]Mei[/color][/h2]
[@Old Amsterdam][@knifeman][@Alias][/center]

The BirdCage, huh...

Mei Cheng's eyes lazily drew upon the brand new shop that had opened in the vicinity. She was dragging her feet along, the will sapped out of her as she lurched forward, back bent because of the heavy weight that rested upon her heart. She really missed Takao, and now she was stuck in the stupid capital of Japan with the stupid CCG and surrounded by complete strangers. Well, it was not like she could not make ends meet, but the contacts she had carefully cultivated over the years had all fallen in a fell swoop or were too far from helping. Being a street doctor, though, as seedy as it was reported some side benefits, such as snacking on mafia corpses one was asked to clean, and getting some cold hard lumps of cash one could spend in luxury items.

Yet the elegantly-cut one piece dress, high heels and exquisitely trimmed haircut were only material comfort, a vain attempt to soothe deep scarred wounds but with no avail. She had been shambling without purpose. At least until she saw the sign. People called her the Fenghuang, most regal of the birds. Maybe a Birdcage was a fitting place for her now, she was amused at the irony. After carefully checking the coffee signs on the outside, she lingered on the smell of freshly ground beans. Probably humans were able to tell this too, but not from this distance, anyway.

Taking a deep breath, she walked herself in, eyes piercing the surrounding. A few patrons, huh. A young waitress, a brat who had gotten in a scuffle and some delicious looking male, which however, was probably far too immature for her taste. She, without a word, slumped in one of the chairs and made a notice for the waitress. All of them stank to Ghoul.

[color=a187be]"This place smells funny."[/color] She paused, not letting skip a heartbeat, as she said in a half smirk. [color=a187be]"Get me some brew, please."[/color] Her eyes drifted at the younger ghoul. [color=a187be]"Youngsters these days... have you been smashing bricks with your face or something?"[/color] she added to Kazu.