Thread: The Little Cafe on the Corner [CitrillicxKveria]

Even though Moe has worked here for a long while now, for some reason there was always this distant feeling on Moe's part... perhaps it was lack of self-confidence but whatever it was it did make Moe feel guilty for the things he said--even though everything was 100 true. So when Rin went in for a hug, Moe felt happy and sick all at the same time. He knew now he certainly had to keep his word. Just for the time being, he needed to forget about what was on his mind and focus on Rin, who really seemed to need that extra encouragement. So after his brief pause, Moe returned the hug, smiling weakly. I will keep my promise to you. I never break my promises so you have my word, Moe added, keeping the hug going for a couple of seconds before pulling apart. He knew better than to get distracted from his work, especially if it involved things potentionally burning in the oven. I'll start thinking of ways to help and I'll get back to you. For now, forget all the negativity and lets focus on making those we can smile, Moe now grinned at Rin before returning to his cake decorating. While he decorated the cake, he began to start brainstorming on several ways to help the business stay alive starting from budgeting to advertising as well as doing some private investigating himself to figure out ways that the cafe could improve. To Moe, he felt like he owed a large debt to Rin, and it would mean to world to Moe to do something big for him to repay him and now he had his chance. Growing up, Moe didn't have such an extravagant life-style full of modeling years or big houses, or anything that anyone dreamed of having and nor did he ever want any of that. He was raised in a normal family where he was the oldest of three kids and lived in a one story house off the outskirts of town. He lived life going to school, helping his family out, and when he was old enough to, he started to work some part time jobs. After graduating high school, Moe was faced with a predicament he wasn't sure how he was going to solve. He wanted to go to college, but neither he, nor his family, were financially stable enough to afford any. Moe wasn't having luck with scholarships either like a lot of students do. So Moe started working multiple jobs at once to save up more money to start a college fund but it wasn't filling up as much as he would have liked. So while on the hunt for a better paying job, he came across Rin's cafe and went on a whim to apply. To his surprise, even though he had no professional cooking experience, he got the job. With the money he raised from working at the cafe, Moe was able to afford to begin some college courses. Unfortunately, a couple years into working, Moe had gotten some bad news while at school and learned his father had passed away. Due to that, Moe's poor mother was hardly able to afford tending to all the kids and keep her own health up and running. So in order to help out more around the house, Moe had to reduce his college courses and use some of his money to help provide for his family. Not soon after, Moe moved out of the house into his own apartment to make things a little easier on his mother so they could move to a cheaper place without feeling like they should stay because Moe was living with them. Even though they decided to move in the end, Moe still sends money to them occasionally but knew that with having an apartment bill to take care of as well as a college bill, he secretly took a second job. So between juggling college courses and two jobs, Moe had started to feel a little overwhelmed. In order for Moe to get a breath of fresh air, he always looked forward to coming into work at the cafe. Moe didn't tell any of the staff at the cafe about his situation because he loved being able to come to a place where he didn't have to have someone ask him if he was alright, but instead to keep looking at him with a smile as they always do so he could forget it. To Moe, Rin always made it especially worth it because of his charming personality that always had a way of making Moe laugh. It was for that reason, Moe felt like he owed so much to Rin. Moe finally finished decorating his cakes and setting the hot away to chill before cleaning up the station a bit, knowing he had a lot more tasks at hand. He wasn't sure now how many people would be coming in today, but he wasn't going to wait and see so he immediately went to work to take all the chairs from atop the cafe tables and set them on the ground. Then he began wiping everything down to make sure everything was in the upmost condition for their customers. Moe was back in his same-old routine like he always had coming into work. Baking, cleaning, and then counting till to make sure it was alright for the day to start. Then when that was all over, he made sure to freshen himself up from all the flour and cleaning so he could begin setting the displays up so they could open. Never once would Moe ever complain about his job because he genuinely loved this job, instead he would just be his happy self, whistling like always and greeting people with a smile.