Chapter 53: Dinner For Three
Weekends at the Academy seemed to sort out one of two ways for most: Stay on campus, or stay off campus.
This was because travel back to the Academy was exhaustive on foot and expensive by air car, so students tended to maximize their time outside the Academy when they did go.
But for Kir, money wasn't going to be a problem for a little while, so when his date with Kordia and Rainier finally came, he insisted on paying for everything as they ventured into the city, doing a bit of light shopping and sightseeing as they walked together.
Students weren't an uncommon sight, and more than once the trio waved to someone dressed in the same uniform, though they tended not to look Kir in the eyes.
Most of their time was spent in the middle district. Kir noted that people there were less likely to show outright hostility toward him, but the looks he got were still wary.
"W-wow..." Kordia said as soon as they arrived at their dinner destination, which Kir had decided on thanks to some helpful advice from Stella.
While she'd never been out of the shop, she did acquire quite the trove of knowledge on Norneau for direction-giving purposes. At Kir's insistence, however, she stayed in the Academy; to which she boasted loudly in her reply that she would have a sequel to her last book out by the end of the day.
"This looks fancy," Rain declared with a big smile on his face. He was wearing his halo out, letting it rest on his head like an over-large circlet that refused to stay horizontal.
The three of them were still in their uniforms, and while there was no written dress code, as soon as they entered it became apparent that this restaurant - located in the city's middle tier - catered to the wealthy.
However...
"Welcome to The Lake and Lily... um..." the concierge, a young beastkin lady with white, wooly hair and lamblike features tapered into silence for a long moment before ending with "...students." She smiled nervously, eyes locked on Kir, who had led the way in.