The Streets of the City

Subject: The Streets of the City Fri 01 Feb 2008, 12:04

The streets of the capital of France were packed with people nearly all the time. In their free days the staff of the Black Order was allowed to take a walk and enjoy themselves. There were numerous stores, cafes and even an amusement park.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 04 Feb 2008, 23:17

After a long way through the right way out of Headquaters, Tetsudai and Erin were finally in the city. There were many people walking about, heading to their destination. After a while of silence, the finder spoke first,
- So...Aren't you gonna ask someone? I'm sure someone will know something...

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 04 Feb 2008, 23:34

Erin, who had been in a deep thought, looked up at Tetsy and nodded "I guess you're right." She smiled and looked around. She saw a man, quite fat, but seemed to be nice. Walking over to him she talked calmly but with a cheerfull tone in her voice. "Hi, pardon me, but can I just ask you a question?" She looked at him.

To be completly honest, this wasn't the way she've thought about the job. Possibly because she havn't been too social with strangers in her life. Even though she didn't have problems to talk to any stranger. Though, what she most thought of, when it came to a subject that people know some more about, like coffe, or about history, that she would have tried to find it in a library or in reckords. And when it came to special or recently events in towns or anywhere, that she would ask the townspeople that probably would have more information. Though, even as it would be a high chanse that you wouldn't meet a person on the streets that knew about the orgin of the coffe, there could also be that specialist that knew alot about coffe.

(( Okay, should i RP that fat little man or should I? =w= You decide x'D ))

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 04 Feb 2008, 23:52

The man looked at her with a questioning look. When he saw the girl, he smiled like Santa Clause would and said with a chuckle,
- Why of course little girl What's wrong? Did you get lost???

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Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Tue 05 Feb 2008, 12:09

(( Ah XD Okay, then I don't need to worry about it. Uh oh, I'm sure he'll eat me now >_>; *... If anyone tells me anything, i always thinks the oposit x'D* ))

She smiled at him. "No, it's more if you anyhow would know something about coffe~"

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Tue 05 Feb 2008, 12:47

The man smiled widly and said with laughter,
- Oh...Aren't you the sweetest little bundle of cuteness ever seen - he pet her on her head and answered her question with his inteligent answer. - What kind of an adult wouldn't know anything about coffee. It's what makes our day wonderful. Coffee with sugar and cream...mmmmhmmm...I can taste it know...Think I'll buy me one now...So was that your question?

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Tue 05 Feb 2008, 14:06

She closed her eyes when he patted her head and choose the tactic to still be "sweet". Probably that would be the best way to get information. =w= "Well, I just wonder of you know anything about the origin of coffee?" She looked cutely at him, though, not too cute. That would look supicious.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Tue 05 Feb 2008, 14:40

The man looked at her with puppy dog's eyes (and he's fat XP ewwww). He smiled at her and said with a voice, only a father could master for his new born (...o~kay... I'm officially scared >.>)
- Owwww. Didn't mommy tell you that coffee comes from the little can with boiling water? Or did she just tell you it came from the shop Poor little deceved bundle of cuteness. Parents these days...- he started to walk away -... I bet they tell children that bees bring babies to this world...
Soon he was long gone, and all that was left was the little bundle of cuteness. A woman with her six year old neace tapped her shoulder. She appeared to be someone who would know for sure everything about flowers and plants ect.
- Excuse me, but is there anything I can help?

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Tue 05 Feb 2008, 14:57

(( Haha x'D I'm scared too. And now i've even got more scared of santa claus.. x'D LoL!! bees bring babies to the world. I lol'd by that x'D And sorry for the late response. Had to get some sleep @__@ *yeah.. Well, actually sick and all stupid, so if i make many typos, sorry! x'D ))

Erin looked at the fat man and just wanted to curse him because he was so scary. But when she saw the woman that seemed to know a little more she turned around and looked at her.
"Uhm, well. Yeah ._.; If you know anything about the origin of coffee. I'm making a research, but it's not going that well" She looked at the woman while a hope opened in her eyes.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Tue 05 Feb 2008, 21:07

The woman smiled at the girl and said with pride,
- Coffea (coffee) is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs or small trees, native to subtropical Africa and southern Asia. Seeds of this plant are the source of the beverage coffee. The seeds are called "beans" in the trade. Coffee beans are widely cultivated in tropical countries in plantations for both local consumption and export to temperate countries. Coffee ranks as one of the world's major commodity crops and is the major export product of some countries. When grown in the tropics coffee is a vigorous bush or small tree easily grown to a height of 3–3.5 m (10–12 feet). It is capable of withstanding severe pruning. It cannot be grown where there is a winter frost. Bushes grow best at high elevations. To produce a maximum yield of coffee berries (800-1400 kg per hectare), the plants need substantial amounts of water and fertilizer. Calcium carbonate and other lime minerals are sometimes used to reduce acidity in the soil, which can occur due to run off of minerals from the soil in mountainous areas.[1] The caffeine content in coffee "beans" is a natural defense, the toxic substance repelling many creatures that would otherwise eat the seeds, as with nicotine in tobacco leaves. There are several species of Coffee that may be grown for thebeans, but Coffea arabica is considered to have the best quality. The other species (especially Coffea canephora (var. robusta)) are grown on land unsuitable for Coffea arabica. The tree produces red or purple fruits (drupes, or "coffee berries"), which contain two seeds (the "coffee beans", although not true beans). In about 5-10% of any crop of coffee cherries, the cherry will contain only a single bean, rather than the two usually found. This is called a 'peaberry' and contains a distinctly different flavor profile to the normal crop, with a higher concentration of the flavors, especially acidity, present due to the smaller sized bean. As such, it is usually removed from the yield and either sold separately (such as in New Guinea Peaberry), or discarded. The coffee tree will grow fruits after 3–5 years, for about 50–60 years (although up to 100 years is possible). The blossom of the coffee tree is similar to jasmine in color and smell. The fruit takes about nine months to ripen. Worldwide, an estimate of 15 billion coffee trees are growing on 100,000 km² of land. Coffee is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Dalcera abrasa, Turnip Moth and some members of the genus Endoclita including E. damor and E. malabaricus. In its natural environment, coffea grows under the shade. Most coffee is produced on full-sun plantations, some of which were prepared through deforestation. Shade grown coffee naturally mulches its environment, lives twice as long as sun grown varieties, and depletes less of the soil's resources. Shade grown coffee is also believed by some to be of higher quality than sun grown varieties, as the cherries produced by the coffea plants under the shade are not as large as commercial varieties. Some believe that this smaller cherry concentrates the flavors of the cherry into the seed (bean) itself. Shade grown coffee is also associated with environmentally friendly ecosystems that provide a wider variety and number of migratory birds than those of sun grown coffea farms... Any questions?

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Wed 06 Feb 2008, 14:23

(( whee 8D I learn things in this RP x'D Gawd.. o..o Never knew this much before o...o

And sorry that i couldn't reply yesterday. Was at the axess akuten (uhm.. some kind of hospital where you goo if you're sick :3) the whole freakin' day, for nothing T__T I was there to early. xD) ))

Erin have got up a notepad and a pen from nowhere (The wonders of Anime and manga x'D So it should also be a wonder in RP aswell =w=) and have scribbled down everything in a rapidly speed. She nodded first, her eyes burning of happyness and just... cheer. She looked up at the woman with a smile almost reaching her ears. "Whoah!! You sure knows alot~ Thanks~~ I don't even know how to thank you enough!~" =D

She looked at Tetsudai and smiled. 'Hurrah~' she thought.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Wed 06 Feb 2008, 21:09

Tetsudai just looked at her with a surprised exprecion and just stood stil.
- Why are you so happy? You were supposed to find about the origin of coffee, where it came, how it came to be know as a save fruit for consumation... You know... Not just how were supposed to grow it and stuff likeit's characteristics... I have to say that the only useful information was that it was native to Africa...

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Wed 06 Feb 2008, 21:22

She looked at him and her smile got a bit smaller, though, it was still on her face. "Why i'm smiling is more that it's going quite well. Right? And i still can't stop thinking about that i have the possibility to become anything helpfull inside headquaters, or even got here in the first place" She looked at him and nodded. Though, what he was saying was right.

Not being able to have the feeling like being a little child learning, she looked at the woman again. "Uhm, still, I maybe have some more questions. If it is alright?" She looked at the woman and hoped she wasn't to much for a problem.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Wed 06 Feb 2008, 21:28

The woman looked again at her from her shopping list and nodded. She was infact a agronomist and knew everything about plants. Though she though she thought that her 'lecture' was clear enough not to leave any questions, she just wanted to help in any way possible.
- Sure, what didn't you understand?
- Anti...antiiiii...me...wantz kandi...
- Just a sec Milly, sorry about that. You were saying?

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Wed 06 Feb 2008, 21:54

She simply smiled and thought for herself. 'It's best if i would make this question short. It seems like she's in a hurry'
"How did the coffe come to europe and the rest of the world? And the history about the coffe?"

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Wed 06 Feb 2008, 22:07

- Kohii makes heep 'appi (translation - coffee makes sheep happy) - said Milly. Her aunt shuhed her and said with a sad voice,
- I'm sorry, but all I know is that it came from Africa... Ethiopia if I'm not mistaken... you have to ask someone forein to that country if you want accurate information. I'm sorry again...
And with that she walked away with her neice, jumping from happiness and repeting what she had said before until it was just a part of every other persons speech...
- Well, shall be go then to Ethiopia? We can if you want... - said Tetsudai.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Wed 06 Feb 2008, 23:36

Erin smiled at the little child when they both walked away, and felt some weird feeling inside of her, though, she didn't think much of it when Tetsudai asked his question.

"Wha?! We can really do that?" She thought for a second. Well, thinking of it, that would be the better way to get correct information. Also more fun and more experience giving then to dig her nose into a book and try to get information from there. Though, it could also be quite risky. First was if they understood english. Their official language is Amharic, a language she've only heard about.

"Just one problem. Ethiopa's official language is Amharic, if i'm not misstaken. So there is the question if they will understand English. I can maybe speak in another language and see if they understand, but i don't know what just that language sounds like."

Also, rushing into a place to hasty can sometimes end in a horrible way. And she've done that too many times.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Wed 06 Feb 2008, 23:56

Tetsudai laugher at her for her consern. It was really something new to hear and it didn't take a know-all to guess she was excited.
- Well, first of all, going there is no problem. Second, everyone knows english... we cam make it. Don't worry. Now let's go...
And he took her to the nearest place for fast transportation...

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Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Sun 16 Mar 2008, 20:25

Walking down the street the girl finally stopped in front of a shop, looking trough the window.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 17 Mar 2008, 09:18

"Lenalee-san! Lenalee-san!" Hisakata frantically called her name, running all the way along the street. He wouldn't lose her trace this time.

(Ew, looks like hentai. At first is 'he wouldn't lose her this time')

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 17 Mar 2008, 09:28

Finally he caught up to the girl that was looking trough the window.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 17 Mar 2008, 13:00

"Lenalee-san. There you are. I was looking for you the whole day, sheesh. Head officer's screaming for you, so please can you come back with me now? He'd probably bite my head off if I come back alone. But why are you strolling here? I thought you have a meeting with Head officer sometimes ago?"

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 17 Mar 2008, 21:26

The Exorcist turned around and looked at him, cocking her head to the side a little, before frowning slightly.
"Mou... Onii-san can be troublesome. I've hardly been less than an hour late." the girl then smiled towards him and said. "I was just looking around to get him a new cup. Do you want to help me?"

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 17 Mar 2008, 21:34

"Cup?" The finder's mouth made a complete 'O'. Surprise! "That ridiculous green and pink rabbit cup? Fit Komui perfectly. Now now, what should we get him." Hisakata turned to Lenalee, showing off his infamous oh-so-cute smile. Hisakata is a kind boy.

Subject: Re: The Streets of the City Mon 17 Mar 2008, 22:07

"Good question." The girl seemed deep in thought as she averted her gaze towards the sky. "I was thinking about something similar to his favorite one - he seems to lie it a lot... But not the same, definitely not the same..." She wondered for a couple of seconds, before turning towards Hisakata again. "What do you think, uh... what was your name again... ?" the girl smiled sweetly back at him, happy that Komui hadn't gone a far as to get one of his crazy machines after her.