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-The first motto of the Host Club: Be strong, Be dignified, and Be beautiful.-

“Thank you for waiting.” Seungsik says as he places a cup on the table, making a slight clunking sound as the cup hits the table.

“NOOOOO!” Seungwoo yells in frustration, “When you put the glass down, use your pinky as a cushion, that way there won’t be any noise.” He demonstrates to Seungsik.

“Ah, I see.” Seungsik nods, “It’s so as to not give any discomfort to the customers.”

“NO!” Seungwoo corrects him sternly, “It’s to make me look good.”

“Um… Okay?”

Seungwoo leans down so that his face is slightly below Seungsik’s, “When there is any problems, just speak to the clients from a lower perspective. Most of our clients can’t handle my beauty from above.”

Seungsik just stares at Seungwoo, an unamused look on his face, “I don’t notice any difference.”

Seungwoo walks to the wall and crouches down, surrounding himself with a depressing aura.

“I-I’m sorry… I was lying. I felt a small spark.” Seungsik flustered, trying to cheer up the depressed Seungwoo

“Seungsikie~!” Subin jumps towards Seungsik, embracing him as he lands, “Do you want to eat cake together?”

“Oh!” Seungsik exclaims out of surprise, “Well… I’m not a big fan of cake…”

“Then meet Jaws, he’s my stuffed cat.”

“I’m not a big fan of cats either…”

“You don’t like Jaws?” Subin looks up at Seungsik, giving him the lost puppy look.

He’s too adorable Seungsik thinks as he stares into Subin’s soft face, “Okay, um… Hi Jaws-ssi, nice to meet you.” Seungsik takes the paw of the stuffed cat and gently shakes it.

“Seungwoo-oppa, I heard about it.” Seungwoo turns to see one of his clients, Krystal, standing next to him. He stands up as she continues to speak, “I heard that you were taking care of the kitten with no pedigree.”

“You can’t leave the worrisome alone, right?” Seungwoo responds.

“Oh, how kind of you.”

“I know, I’m such a gentle soul.” Seungwoo turns to the door where Seungsik is walking in, a bag in his hand full of groceries that he had been asked to fetch earlier, “Ah, little gopher, thanks for buying our things.”

“Ugh, gopher…” Seungsik groans, “My name is Seungsik, please use it.”

Seungsik walks over to one of the tables in the room. He places the bag on the table and proceeds to unpack.

“What’s this?” Seungwoo now stood on one side of the table, pointing at the small container on the table.

“Coffee.”

“Is this pre-ground?”

“It’s instant coffee…?” Seungsik gives Seungwoo a quizzical look, hasn’t this guy ever seen coffee before?

“Instant!” Seungwoo gasps, “Is this the one where you just pour hot water on it and it is ready to drink!?”

“This is the rumoured….” Sejun has now joined Seungwoo in staring at their new discovery.

“So it’s true…” The twins join the other two, “Poor people don’t even have the time to grind their own beans…”

“I wanna try it!” Subin has rushed over, followed by Chan. Now all six of the boys are staring at the container as if they had discovered a new creature.

“I’ll go buy the right one!” Seungsik yells exasperatedly, “Sorry it wasn’t the expensive stuff you’re used to.”

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