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Aspen Trepner
The young woman crossed her arms over her chest as they waited, more out of habit than a show of attitude, which she currently didn't have. Even though she knew what she was getting, her eyes skimmed over the menu hung over the counter. She was drawn from her thoughts as Daniel spoke again, asking what was good. She gave a hum of thought before answering, stepping forward as one of the people made their order and moved. "Well, I normally get a bacon, egg, and cheese croissant, but they've also got good flat breads and wraps." She gave a light shrug, unsure what he would like. Of course, they also had their signature donuts and muffins, but that wasn't really a meal. Aspen stepped up again as she was the next in line, ordering her croissant as well as an orange juice (coffee was always too bitter for her).

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"Oooh, that sounds good.." he grinned and scanned the menu some more, finally deciding what he wanted. Once Aspen had said her order, the boy was next. He asked for a cup of black coffee and 2 of the bacon, egg, and cheese croissants and 3 glazed donuts. His stomach growled as he dug into his small wallet, pulling out a 20 dollar bill. "This'll pay for me and the girl's stuff" he said, nodding to Aspen and grinning at her. Soon, the barista handed him the bag of food and the cup of coffee and he strode over to one of the empty booths, sliding into it easily.

The boy sat the bag and the steaming cup down and watched as Aspen took a seat, a dumb grin on his face as he slouched and leaned his head back against the vinyl seat. He awaited the scolding from Aspen for paying for her things as he dug into the bag, pulling out the rather large amount of food he'd ordered. He couldn't help it, being a shapeshifting wolf, his appetite was quite large.

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Aspen Trepner
Aspen flipped over the top of her purse, digging through its various contents in search of her money. She glanced over at him as he ordered, quirking a brow at his apparently very large appetite. It had been obvious that he was hungry, but not that hungry. Just as she was unzipping her change purse, a clutter of bills and coins inside, Daniel was already paying. She stood there for just a moment before clicking her tongue in disapproval, shoving the item back into her purse. She collected her croissant and orange juice, then following behind him and sliding into the other side of the booth.

"You sly insomniac." she chided, shaking her head with the hint of a grin at the corners of her lips. She pulled out her sandwich and unwrapped it, placing it on the table in front of her. "Really though, if that's an average meal, then you're rail thin for the amount you eat. What's your secret?" She again glanced over his meal and emitted a short chuckle.

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Daniel grinned at the comment about paying for her food," I simply couldn't help myself," he laughed, taking a small sip of his steaming coffee. He opened one of the breakfast croissants and bit into it, his stomach growling in response. Soon, he moved on to the second one before starting on a donut. " Ah, well, that's a... secret?" he said, unsure of how to respond, " well, actually I guess you could say I have a.. really high metabolism." he bit into the donut and took another sip of the coffee with a slight smirk.

The boy began to feel the affects of the coffee and perked up, his eyes not as tired and droopy but dark circles were still prominent. Daniel felt kind of guilty about not really revealing what he truly was and why he had moved in the first place, but the last time he'd overshared he'd caused a big panic. However, he knew she'd get suspicious of him and catch on sooner or later, he just hoped it wouldn't be too soon.

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Aspen Trepner
She watched him as she took a sip of her juice, setting it aside as he mentioned his metabolism. "Well, cleanly." she replied, lifting her shoulders in a small shrug. His answer had been somewhat odd. Well, not his actual answer, but how he went about saying it. She soon brushed it off though, figuring it was the least of things that she needed to dwell on. Picking up her croissant, she had only finished about half of it by the time Daniel was done with his second. "Damn, man."

She soon finished the rest, crumbling up the paper that it was wrapped in and tossing it into the bag. "So what's first on your list of chores?" Aspen leaned back against the booth chair, glancing over his various food wrappers before looking back to him.

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Daniel fought back the urge to laugh at her comment as he had a mouthful of food. He soon powered through the rest of his food and savored every last bite, he then put the wrappers into the bag that once contained his food and slouched lower into the booth seat. He yawned and patted his stomach lightly," Man, that hit the spot." he said with a smirk, then gave a small belch,"Oops.. excuse me." he laughed with a dumb grin.

The boy hesitated a bit before pulling out his phone and looking at the list he'd made earlier that morning. "Well, I think I'm gonna head to the furniture place first and, if i feel like it, the grocery store." he said, scrolling through the list. "I think that's all I'll need today, everything I don't have to worry about for a while." he shut off his phone and sat it on the table.

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Aspen Trepner
Aspen eyed him as the rather impolite sound was emitted from his mouth, but she wasn't truly one to care. The corner of her lip quirked up, but she didn't otherwise respond to it. Crumpling both bags together, she leaned back in her seat, which teetered on two legs, extending her arm towards the trash can. It was just close enough to where she didn't actually have to get up to discard the paper. Letting the chair fall back to the ground, she turned back to Daniel.

She glanced down to his phone as he pulled it out, assuming it wasn't anything personal and it wouldn't be intruding if she did so. She considered giving him her number, but decided to wait on that. "Sounds like a swell time." Her voice was somewhat sarcastic, but she meant it all in good fun. She stood up, downing the rest of her orange juice and tossing the cup. "Well mystery man, I suppose I'll see you another time. Thanks again for breakfast."

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"Oh, okay!" he said as he slid out of the chair and got to his feet,"I'll see you around I guess," Daniel gave a small smile and nodded,"And no problem, thank you for showing me this place." he said and scratched the back of his head. He stood there awkwardly for a second before putting his hands into his pockets and fumbling with his phone. "Say, uh, would you mind giving me your phone number?" he asked,"I-it's not like.. that. I'd feel more comfortable if I could contact you in case I get lost or some other dumb reason.." he said, trailing off. "It's alright if you don't want to though, I mean, we just met and all." he looked to his feet then back up at her and chewed the inside of his cheek.

ooc; sorry this is so short aaa

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Aspen Trepner
The young female eyes him after he said his farewell, though he made no move to actually leave. Her features morphed into that of amusement, waiting to see if he had anything else to say. She wouldn't have expected it were it not for his nervous behavior. "Not like that?" she questioned, amusement making its way into her voice as well. "Not like what?" Aspen wasn't one to be weird with giving out her number, and she had considered it anyways. His finicky ways were quite cute though. She gave a small laugh and just nodded her head. "Sure, I don't mind. Wouldn't want you lost and wandering the streets at night." She extended her arm out towards him, clearly expecting to put the name and number in the contacts herself. It seemed simpler, and possibly a small breach of privacy, but she didn't realize the latter.

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Daniel shuffled nervously,"Y-yeah.. y'know, like I'm trying to hook up with you or something." he said,"Which I'm not, I-I'm not that kind of person." he laughed, his voice cracking a little. His awkward smile faltered a bit as cleared his throat and unlocked his phone. He went to his contacts, which only consisted of 2 to 3 people, and added another contact and handed her the phone, not really worrying about that fact that she held the one thing that could explain why Daniel was here in the first place and what he really was. Those 2 to 3 contacts on his phone knew who and what he was and Daniel was very lazy at deleting important conversations that weren't to be seen by strangers, or worse. He trusted Aspen though, she gave off a comforting vibe that he liked. She wasn't all that suspicious of him and didn't really pry when he avoided certain questions.