Ebb and Flow

[Devastated]

Today had been a rather slow day. Not a whole lot of customers had been coming in to eat. It happened every now and then, the restaurant business was at times completely dull and at other times it was rather hectic and stressful. Not that it was a bother to a certain Grecian wrestler. Unbeknownst to most people in LAW and even their fans, Atalante worked on the side as a waitress. She had plenty of experience from her younger days of being a waitress in Greece....so finding a job hadn't been difficult. The difficult part for her had been to find a restaurant that was willing to accommodate her cat-eared look. As it had been a bet, and a promise Atalante didn't remove the ears unless it was absolutely necessary.

Besides. This being Japan meant that it wouldn't be difficult to find a place that would let her keep her ears. Though she had refused to work at a maid café. She didn't want it to be used as a gimmick. So it had been rather difficult...She did end up getting lucky though. As she got a job at a place called "La chambre du fleuve" - only by the owner recognizing her time in Europe. He was a bit of a fan so he'd let her apply and try out. A few months later she had a steady job there and was making decent money. This coupled with her money from LAW did well to keep her afloat and make sure she could live a pretty good life here in Japan. Tokyo wasn't cheap after all...and it wasn't like she could spend her whole life in the gym or in the wrestling ring.

It was a rather quaint French restaurant which specialized in Fish. During weekends and holidays it was always packed. Yet today on a slow going Tuesday it was pretty much empty save for a few couple of tables.



Currently Atalante could do little more than wait for more customers. Periodically she went over to the two currently seated tables to check if everything was satisfactory and if there was any she could do. Taking an order for dessert, Atalante moved off to put in the order and then serve it to the couple.

Now the only question was...if this day held anymore excitement.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Today, both Shizuka and Yukari were having an outing together. It had been a while since the last time they went out together, and they were ecstatic because their schedule made it hard for them to have some free time. With them not wearing their make-up, it would be hard for their fans to recognize them.





They were planning to have some pleasant mealtime at a French restaurant. It was Yukari's idea, and Shizuka was fine with it. Yukari seemed happy that she got to spend some time with Shizuka, and Shizuka seemed to be in a good mood because she got to enjoy herself on her day off with her best friend.

"So, where did you find out about this restaurant, Yukari-chan?" Shizuka asked.

"Well, I heard it from some of my friends. Anyway, I'm sure you'll enjoy this, Shizuka-chan." Yukari said.

Soon, they arrived at the restaurant, La chambre du fleuve, and they entered it. And the first thing they saw was the obviously recognizable features of Atalante Pallas, and the two of them froze. They still remembered their defeats at the hands of Atalante, each of them beaten by her in a singles match. They couldn't help but stare as they looked at Atalante, who was apparently working as a waitress here in this restaurant.

[Devastated]

Hearing the sound of new customers coming through the door, Atalante picked up a pair of menus and moved towards the two women she saw in the corner of her eye. Walking up towards them as she turned her gaze to them...before she of course came to a stop. She tilted her head a bit as both of the women seemed to have frozen in place.

Her eyes would scan them up and down for a moment...and it became obvious. Having been up close and personal with both women and having eyes befitting of a hunter. Atalante would smirk a bit. Raising her head and walking towards them. She'd throw a friendly smile their way, " Didn't expect to see you two out in the real world." Atalante joked as she would gesture with her hand. " If you would follow me Mesdemoiselles." Atalante spoke as she would lead them to a rather nice table. One with a pleasant view out of the window.

" Can I interest you in something to drink while you look over the menu? Or will water suffice." Atalante acted quite professional as a waitress, after all it was somewhat of a second nature for her.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Both Shizuka and Yukari were staring at Atalante for a while before the Grecian spoke to her. Breaking out of their stunned state, they nodded in tandem before they followed Atalante who led them towards a table. Getting themselves seated, they looked at the Grecian again, still trying to process the whole thing.

"W-we... we'll look over the menu, please?" Yukari said to the waitress. Meanwhile, Shizuka seemed to have regained her bearing, and she looked at Atalante before she speak to her.

"So, waitress huh? Honestly didn't expect that..." Shizuka commented. "How long have you been working here?" She asked.

[Devastated]

Atalante led them to their table and the two Oni wrestlers got seated. Handing them their menus along with the drinks menu. Atalante would slide away with surprising grace and return with a pair of glasses and a bottle of chilled water. Placing them in front of the two rivals of hers, she would pour them some water and then place the bottle down in the center of the table.

" Let me know if you have any questions regard the menu. It's listed both in English, French and Japanese for each dish." Atalante spoke as she would then look over towards Shizuka. " Not many do. Tokyo isn't a cheap town to live in after all." Atalante joked, as she would then shrug her shoulders. " Almost as long as I have worked in LAW." The Grecian commented as she would look towards Yukari next.

" Do you have anything you'd like to drink? We have a wide selection of wines, both red and white. We also have a few types of beers and of course sodas." Atalante continued acting rather professional. "For food, I can highly recommend the Salmon with Piperade. Our chef makes an excellent Piperade. Though, anything he cooks will of course taste better than defeat." Atalante joked as she would give Yukari's shoulder a pat.

[PrinceArjuna332]

So, Atalante was working here for as long as she had been as a wrestler in LAW. If thought about it, that made sense considering that the living cost in Tokyo was a bit much, even with the paychecks they received from wrestling. "Huh. Well, good for ya, I guess?" Shizuka said as she accepted the menu and browsed through the list. So many fancy names. "Uh... got any recommendation?" She asked Atalante. When Atalante recommended them Salmon with Piperade, she looked into the menu again and said, "Yeah, sure. I'll have that."

Meanwhile, Yukari thought about the drinks that they should get. "Hmm... white wine sounds good." When Atalante made a jab about their defeats, she pouted. "Well, maybe you were just lucky. We can always have our rematches, you know?" She said to the waitress. "And yeah, I'll get some Piperade too."

[Devastated]

Having seated her two former opponents and gotten them their water. Atalante check what they were interested in ordering. It seemed as if they would take her recommendation. Along with white wine. Atalante would nod her hear, then look over towards Yukari. A sly smile on her face as she heard that comment. She leaned over the table a little, placing her hand down on it as she moved in a bit closer to Yukari.

She chose to whisper - " Maybe I got lucky against red...but if I remember things correctly. I pretty much dominated you in our match. Sweetheart." Atalante said before pulling back and then tapping the drinks menu with her finger. " Any specific white wine or should I go with the chef's choice to accommodate the dish?" The cat-eared waitress spoke as she looked back between the two young girls.

[PrinceArjuna332]

When Atalante came whispering to her, Yukari couldn't help but let out an annoyed huff as Shizuka looked at them with raised eyebrow. Yukari then crossed her arms and pouted. "Hmph!"

Seeing Yukari in that state, Shizuka decided to take over. "W-well, we'll go with the chef's choice, then." She knew that this had something to do with their losses, and Shizuka couldn't help but feel a little fired up as well.

[Devastated]

Atalante couldn't help but let out a soft little chuckle at Yukari's reaction, as she huffed out and crossed her arms. She would walk off and go get a bottle of wine, along with the two glasses. Placing one in front of each of her rival before she uncorked the wine and poured a tiny amount into Shizuka's glass. Letting the redhead try the wine. " Tiefenbrunner from twenty-eighteen. A pinot Grigio. Is it to your satisfaction." Atalante would wait and if it was fine for Shizuka she would being pouring the wine for the two ladies.

Slipping away and putting in the order to the chef. The cat-like wrestler was gone for barely a few moments before she returned with a small basket of fresh bread and some butter. Placing it on the table of Shizuka and Yukari, before she slipped past them and gave the check to another table which was just finishing up. They paid relatively quickly and soon left.

Finally the three of them were pretty much the only ones left in the restaurant. Atalante would move towards them and fold her arms behind her back. "Phew...Now I can ease up a bit." Atalante spoke out as she would look at the two of them. "So Red is the alpha in your team right? She was clearly more challenging opponent." Atalante gave a smug little smirk as she glanced over at Yukari, giving her a wink of her eye next to show that she was kidding.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Now that both Yukari and Shizuka got their foods, it was time for them to dig in. After a while, the three of them were the only ones in the restaurant, and when Atalante said something about Shizuka being the alpha of the team, the redhead decided to defend her friend. "Hey now, you can't just diss my partner like that, okay? Yukari-chan's pretty strong too, you know?" She gave the waitress a pointed look as she defended Yukari.

"I'm sure she'll do much better the next time she faces you," Shizuka said. Yukari was a little touched by her friend defending her, though she wasn't going to let this ruin her meal, so even as she listened to the two of them, the blue-haired woman continued eating her fancy food, looking at both Shizuka and Atalante back and forth.