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@(☆) Huang Zitao ( thank you so much<3)

Baekhyun rolls his eyes and nods, "Yeah, she's probably heard you entertaining me so she might try to poison you as well." He gives a quick wave before heading back to the preparation area, where he may or may not have flicked off his companion, and after he began making the drink. Adding some extra caramel for Tao, he smiled proudly as he walked back out to where the taller was. "Here you go," he hands it off and then pulls out two cake pops from behind his back. "These are our best pops, and quite frankly taste like what I would if I suddenly became a human cake pop."

@(☾) Kim Gun ( um soo works in the maid cafe, can you post this there please?)

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@(☆) Huang Zitao Baekhyun coos at the taller's confused expression, reaching over and gently squeezing his cheek before stretching. He scoots away from Tao in case the other decides some kind of retaliation is necessary for the cheek pinching, and he tries to think of a sweet drink that he might like. Giggling, he shakes his head. "I'm not too offended, just a little but I'll survive." Baekhyun shoots him a killer smile before writing down what he thinks is the perfect beverage, and sends it back to his sulky coworker. "I hope you like caramel and chocolate. I just ordered you the best drink ever, so you're welcome."

( I'm so sorry this is so late T^T )

@(☆) Huang Zitao Baekhyun smirks smugly as he realizes Tao will probably need some emotional support during the movie, but it quickly fades as the taller begins to . "You're so cruel to me," he pouts. "I would be the sweetest cake pop there ever was, excuse you. I am not that tiny anyway. I'll stab you with a cake pop stick and show you a not so sweet one," he threatens with venom in his voice. He grumbles some more before sliding off the counter. "Do you want sweet or like regular coffee?" he asks grumpily, ignoring the comment and deciding he isn't going to give the taller a discount if he's going to be like this.

@(☆) Huang Zitao Baekhyun pouts like a kicked puppy when he wipes his cheek, and holds his heart as he pretends to begin to cry. "You're so cruel to me." He fake sniffles before giggling to himself at the mention of his corworker. "You're the best person ever. Thank you for staying because if not, I'm pretty sure she's gonna stab me with the cake pop sticks." Just barely missing the flinch, Baekhyun knows he's made a good choice in genre of movie. "Sometimes. The one I want to watch is supposed to be really good and scary, so I'm glad you'll get to watch it with me." He pats the taller on the head and smiles at him.

@(☆) Huang Zitao "We could still spend the rest of my shift together, unless you're busy. I doubt we're going to have a lot of people come in today," he offered hopefully. Baekhyun puts his hands on the taller's thigh and smiles. "It's an easy essay, I just don't want to do it." He leans over and kisses him on the cheek before pulling back. "Good luck with you homework, Tao." He blushes lightly and reaches for his water bottle and taking a sip to distract himself from saying anything too dumb. He swallows and puts the bottle down. "Are you okay with a scary movie then?"

@(☆) Huang Zitao Baekhyun sputters, noticing his own eagerness and he shakes his head in embarrassment. "w-we can do it whenever, really," he laughs, trying to ease the tension he put on himself. Not realizing how loud he was, the smaller flinched as his coworker yelled at him to shut up from the back room. Maybe she just had super sonic hearing or something, but either way he groaned and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, my place is fine. How about Saturday? Are there any movie genres you don't like?" He asked out of curiosity, hoping he could sneak in a scary movie for extra cuddle time. If it didn't scare Tao, the Baekhuyn would put his excellent acting skills to good use. "Speaking of homework... I think I have an essay due tomorrow. Oops," he muttered to himself.

@(☆) Huang Zitao "I don't know... it might have to wait until I actually get off work though," he laughs sheepishly, forgetting he supposed to be doing his job. "I'm only working until 12," Baekhyun adds, trying to defend himself and not make the taller uninterested. "And I don't know, maybe we could watch a movie and cuddle or something? I talk through most movies though, so I hope you don't mind too much. Add that to my strike list. But don't worry, nothing is boring with me!" The barista smiled brightly, allowing his excitement to show as he thought about this actually happening. He honestly doubted anything would be boring with Tao.

@(☆) Huang Zitao Biting his lips nervously, Baekhyun glanced at Tao and is pleased to see his reaction. If someone wasn't nervous about you, they obviously didn't like you. So, the taller had to like him a little... at least. "I haven't gotten there yet either, but I'm always willing to work towards it," he jokes, the excitement of before not as bright. He's smiles brightly, puts the book down, and hugs Tao tight. "I do, if you do. You don't have to be good at them. It can just be like hanging out. But more touching." Baekhyun giggles and lets go, sitting on the counter again.

@(☆) Huang Zitao "I do, I want to," he said quickly, trying to hide embarrassment at answering so quickly. "I kind of like you a little more than a friend should," Baekhyun admits, a blush settling on his own cheeks. Trying to distract himself, he grabbed another one of Tao's book and flipped through the pages. The blonde was 99% sure the book was in another language, or possibly upside down, but confessions were always scary. "I mean we don't have to, if you don't want to, but i do..."

@(☆) Huang Zitao Feel proud of himself for slightly dazing the taller, Baekhyun hums with a slight smirk on his face. "I'm still looking for strike three. What does it mean?" The blonde winks and leans forward, "You'll just have to figure it out, won't you?" Giggling, he adds, "You should take me on a date or something and figure it out there." His tone was teasing, but if Tao couldn't take the hint from that, then Baekhyun was going to ask the taller out himself.

@(☆) Huang Zitao "It's okay, it was cute~ and really funny, I have no idea what you're talking about," he defended. Watching in amusement at how neatly the books were being stacked, he laughed. "I don't think I should poison you. You might be using it as a way to get rid of me. Send me off to jail and stuff." Running his tongue over his lip, Baekhyun hums as the other talks before smiling and running his hands through Tao's hair. "No, I think you'd do just fine. I believe firmly in the three strike system, and since I can't even match my socks, you're my best candidate," He leans forward and kisses the taller's cheek, hoping he doesn't look as embarrassed as he feels.

@(☆) Huang Zitao Baekhyun pouts when the book is taken from him, so he just grabs another and flips through it. "I always catch the movie in the middle, it's like it never wants me to see the begining." Quirking an eyebrow in interest, the blonde hums and nods, pleased to find out he has a shot with the taller. If he doesn't have a boyfriend, that is. "I'm not going to lie, the first impression of you can be pretty intimidating, and then you jump when the welcoming bell goes off every now and then, so it kind of kills it," he teases, pouting slightly when the hand moves from his knee, only to realize he's being obvious so he fixes his face. Bouncing his leg slightly, he puts the book down. Shaking his head, he corrects, "I want a tall boyfriend. Someone who looks like they can protect me so I can run my mouth without fear of being beaten up."

@(☆) Huang Zitao "How does it end? Is it one of those kind-of-a-happy-ending-but-not-really kind of things?" he questions, reaching and taking it from Tao. The blonde flips through the book and pauses when he feels a hand settle on his knee. A light blush decorates Baekhyun's cheek as he does not say anything about it, as he really enjoys it. "Damn right it does. I am a delight." He nods in response, "Just think of it like this, if you date someone smaller than you, she'll make you look bigger and no one will mess with her." Baekhyun knew he was being sneaky using feminine pronouns because Tao would either correct him, or Baekhyun would pretty must decide he doesn't have a chance with the literature major.

@(☆) Huang Zitao "Yeah, but I know secretly hoping that one day you'll have buttered me up enough so I'll just let it slide." Baekhyun smiled at how Tao was holding his cup, he thought it looked cute. "You don't sound so sure," he laughs. "Besides, you're just saying that because you want everyone to be shorter than you."
Noting he made the other embarrassed, he takes the opportunity to reach out and pet his fingers through Tao's hair. "No, but as long as it's your voice and you lie about it in the end and give me a happy ending, I think I could deal," he admits, slightly jumping at the other's accusation. "You're just jealous! Besides you love when I"m confident, it makes everything so much more fun~"

@(☆) Huang Zitao "Ah, you did? What is it? Like a flu or something? They didn't know what it was at the doctor and know that I'm unfortunately not getting any taller," Baekhyun asked, a slight whining tone to his voice. Smiling at the compliment of his exemplary coffee making skills, Baekhyun moves so his legs are hanging off the counter and he's facing Tao. He gently kicks the stool and retorts, "You just want discounted coffee. And I know it's good," he winks, "All of me is good." Trying to hide his embarassment, he shakes his head. "No its like adorable cute. I only kind of like reading but it makes me want to let you tuck me in while you tell me about your lit stuff," he explained happily.

@(☆) Huang Zitao Rolling his eyes, Baekhyun ignores the snort he's given. taking a victory for himself, he practically fanboys inside at the others reaction. "She thinks I'm too loud and I don't work, but I don't see her out here." Blushing lightly, Baekhyun nods, "Youve told me before but you always get really excited when you talk about it so~"
He stretches again, just to make it seem like he isn't trying to seduce Tao, in a more normal manner. He smiles and pats his own shoulder, "I feel better just because you said that." He shrugs, "Its still kinda there though. It's weird."

@(☆) Huang Zitao Allowing s bright smile to settle on his face, Baekhyun takes the taller's phone and keys in his number, saving his contact as '♥♥♥Baekkie♥♥♥'. "What is your major then?" He asks. Baekhyun laughed lightly as he questions his coworker. "Probably, she just hates her job. And me. Although I don't know why, I'm an absolute delight," he says. He stretches his arms, making sure his shirt rides up to reveal some of the skin on his midriff. He wonders if Tao even notices, but Baekhyun decides it doesn't matter as long as he tries hard. "I think I've been sick, but it's not been like traditionally sick. My bones and my teeth hurt and I've been running some fevers, but I just feel weird instead."

@(☆) Huang Zitao "You poor baby!" Baekhyun sympathizes, hand patting the soft hair on Tao's head. "You should have picked something like music, like me. It'll only kill me in the end." A deep blush settled on his cheeks at the compliment, and he nearly died at how much it probably showed that it affected him. Trying to calm himself, and keep his cool demeanor, he added, "Maybe you should give me your number so I can brighten your day while you're in class?" He winks for emphasis, and then laughs at himself. "I'm always like this, I just wanted to hide it so I wouldn't scare you away so soon. I kind of like you, ya know? Besides, I've been feeling kinda weird and sick so I deserve this," he reasoned with Tao, and mostly himself. He knew he was blabbering but he had pretty much kind of confessed and he didn't even know if Tao bothered with him for more than the coffee. Speaking if which, his coworker unceremoniously almost slammed it in the counter before sulking back into the back room.

@(☆) Huang Zitao Baekhyun smile seems to glow tenfold when Tao actually smiles back, although a bit hesitantly. He nods at the taller's request and writes down his favorite, pretty much nothing but caffiene, beverage. He gives it to the other barista, smiling sarcastically as she shot him a nasty look. "Aish, so rude these days," he mumbles to himself before making his way to counter, and sitting on it for maximum proximity between him and his crush.
"I'm good. I feel really cute today so I spammed all my friend with selfies," he admits shamelessly, "how about you?" But not as cute as you always look, he thinks. Taking in the takler's appearance, he frowns as the normal eye bags look even more exaggerated and he lightly smacks Tao's shoulder. "Do you ever get any sleep ever?" He questions, grabbing the others face without realizing his action.

@(☆) Huang Zitao Baekhyun taps his fingers against the counter, wondering if the day is going to be slow and painful. There was only one other person working with him, and the blonde knew she wouldn't entertain him. At the sound of the bell ringing, Baekhyun looked up to see one of the regulars walk in. Quickly perking up, Baekhyun brushes imaginary dirt from his apron and runs his hands through his hair in a nervous tick. Maybe he had a small crush on the taller male. Or maybe it was really getting out of hand and Baekhyun was sure his big mouth would blurt out something embarassing like, "Wow, you have a nice ." He hadn't done it yet, but the blonde was sure he would slip up eventually. Smiling brightly as the taller reached the counter, he asked, "What can I get you, Tao?"

@(☾)Park Chanyeol "You really are mean," the shorter whines. He laughs at the other's snarky remark. His attitude and demeanor has caused a lot of people to be less than kind upon first meeting him, so Baekhyun learned to let things like that just roll off. "I would be offended, but I've heard worse. Besides, I know you secretly want to meet me again. You've already set up this mysterious bad boy thing so you're going to try and keep it up. I know you'll crushed if we really don't meet again," he presumed with a wink.

Knowing it was really his only shot, Baekhyun took the opportunity to write his number on the tall man's arm, signing his name with a heart. "I'll leave you alone for today, but I expect a text eventually," he said before allowing Chanyeol to pull his arm free.

"Bye, Yeollie, hope you feel better! Have a good day!" he calls, waving happily. "I'll be expecting your call!" he admitted shamelessly. Baekhyun was never one to grasp why people held back on their words and feelings. He did know he was a bit over dramatic, but the basic genuineness of not holding your tongue was something Baekhyun valued, no matter how blunt or hurtful the words were. That was why the blonde didn't mind Chanyeol's harsh words, he was honest. It just so happened Baekhyun loved challenges and really hot dudes.

As he watched the man leave, he sighs before following after him out the door. He wasn't really expecting the call, but he certainly wouldn't mind it. As he began walking the opposite way of the taller, he hoped their paths would cross again. The fascination the blonde had with Chanyeol was new, but he knew in his heart he had to pursue it.

@(♘)Wu Yifan "What's new?" Baekhyun scoffed. "Absolutely nothing. And I have no idea what you're talking about because this just so happens to be my resting face," the blonde defended, pretending to be offended. He walks to the back quickly, deciding that since 3/4s of the tables were cleaned he could take a break and talk to his friend. He washes his hands in the back room quickly, dries them, and finds his way to unceremoniously plop into the seat next to Yifan. "Honestly, how are you up this early everyday? Even with coffee I feel like death. Do you know how aggravating it is to wash tables you /just/ washed the night before?" Baekhyun splays his upper half on the table, looking up at the taller. He hums for a moment before asking, "Where did you go this weekend? You like died. I wanted you to entertain me."

@(✾)Byun Baekhyun Chanyeol paused when he felt a tug on his wrist, indicating Baekhyun's reluctance to let him leave. With a sigh, he turned his head slightly to humor the shorter with an expectant raise of his eyebrow. "Mean? How so?" He asked a bit defensively, though he was aware that he wasn't the nicest of people out there. Now the other was asking for his number. Could he be that shameless and straightforward? Before Chanyeol could even thinking of declining, Baekhyun threatened to keep bothering him until he gave in and this had Chanyeol groaning in annoyance. "Fine, give me your number. Then you'll leave me alone, is that it?" He brought the same hand that Baekhyun had grabbed onto up to rub at his forehead, feeling the creases starting to form.

"If I said a little bit of both, would you be offended?" Came the snarky remark, words slipping out before Chanyeol could stop them. It sounded pretty harsh even to himself. He grimaced at the realization but didn't bother to correct his mistake. Chanyeol made another move to remove himself from Baekhyun's vice-like grip, feeling liked he'd prolonged his stay enough. He heaved a sigh in relief when it seemed like the latter would finally allow him to leave, rolling his eyes at the dramatic words from the other. How can Baekhyun do things like this without a care? Didn't he mind what others thought of him? Chanyeol would forever be confused with Baekhyun's antics, but he honestly couldn't care less. Baekhyun wasn't his problem; he was sure they wouldn't meet a second time.

Finally out of Baekhyun's hold, Chanyeol took a step back to distance himself from the latter. "I'm going. Don't try to stop me this time," he warned with narrowed eyes before pushing the door open, hesitating for a moment before walking out. That would be the last he'd see of Baekhyun, right? Well, at least intentionally since Baekhyun really had no way of contacting him. Chanyeol wasn't sure what it was exactly, but being near Baekhyun had him short of breath and feeling extremely unfomfortable in strange ways. It was something he never experienced before. He'd need to do a bit more research in order to figure out what's gotten into him.

@(♘)Wu Yifan ignoring the sound of the bell, Baekhyun continued wiping down tables. Like every Mondya morning, today was busy with people looking to get a caffeine kick before they headed off to work or school. The blonde was slightly glad he managed to avoid the actual coffee making/accepting orders part of the job, even though he despite cleaning tables because the cleaner dried his hands, and he took special pride in his hands. Without realizing it, the short make starts humming along with the radio playing softly in the background as he works, hoping to get it done quickly so he can send Yifan a barrage of texts until the other responded and said he wasn't alive. An indignant squeak sounded from the smaller male as he turned to see it was Yifan who poked his side. "How many times do I have to tell you, don't do that!" He whined, dropping the towel in the bucket. Baekhyun shook his head and smiled brilliantly to his friend. The older was always so formal in public. The blonde walks next to his friend so he won't be yelling across the cafe, he's already gotten yelled at that once today, but it wasn't his fault, there was a bug. "Get something new. We have this new caramel chocolate thing that's really good."

@(☾)Park Chanyeol "Excuse you, sir, I'll have you know that today is my day off and I am a very dedicated, loyal worker," he defended himself with a mocking dignified tone. It was his day off, but he wasn't an exemplemary barista, or so he thought. Baekhyun keeps himself from looking like he's overthinking the whole situation, because he is, and he knows he needs to stay one step ahead of the taller male if he wants to keep whatever they're beginning going. Speaking I f that, he added, "You don't know what we look like unless you have eyes across the room~" he teased. A small whine passed from Baekhyun as Chanyeol leaned away, and the blonde made sure his disappointment showed on his face.

"I'm in my own seat. I just happen to be on yours as well," he countered. A sense of satisfaction ruled through Baekhyun because he just knew the taller was getting worked up, and he wasn't sure why this thrilled him, but it did. Looking up when Chanyeol stood, Baekhyun gets up as well and grabbed his wrist quickly before he could leave. "Aish, you're so mean. Can I get your number? Or I could give you mine. You might as well just accept because Im going to keep asking you until I get it."

The slight bruise to his ego only made Baekhyun want to play this a little more. The strange attraction didn't help as well. "Are you sure you're in a hurry or do you just wanna get away from me that bad?" He asked, jokingly. Perhaps he should let Chanyeol go, at least for today. This was really the only place to get decent made for you coffee in town, and Baekhyun doubted the taller would go to the city just for coffee.

"I enjoyed meeting you, by the way. If you absolutely have to go," he paused for emphasis, "I guess I will force my heart to accept." His tendency for dramatics had conditioned most of the regular patrons of the cafe to roll their eyes and turn around, but today they seemed to be enjoying it. Or at least enjoyed watching Baekhyun make a fool of himself, which he didn't reslly mind considering there was a really tall guy not really but kind of entertaining him.

@(✾)Byun Baekhyun With the information given, Chanyeol considered maybe not coming back if it meant running into this persistent person again. But it seemed like Baekhyun caught on, judging by his next comment. "Maybe because /someone/ is getting a little too close for comfort," he almost snapped. Almost. But Chanyeol had successfully managed to make it sound somewhat playful or teasing. Hopefully. If Baekhyun worked here, shouldn't he be working and not flirting with the customers? Chanyeol didn't hesitate to point this out with a raised brow, accusing.

"I can already see that without you telling me--" he retorted with a condescending snort, purposely giving Baekhyun a once-over. "It's not just what you eat, you know." It was weird, hearing that thought voiced out. It was one Chanyeol had stopped himself from thinking just moments earlier. No, there couldn't be a magnetic pull; that was only for-- Chanyeol shook his head at the thought. Baekhyun was /human/—at least, Chanyeol was sure he was. He definitely smelled like one, though it was different than most humans. Either way, there was no possible way there could be such a link between them. "It's probably just you," he commented offhandedly despite his inner turmoil.

What was with Baekhyun and touching? A couple? Chanyeol looked around in disbelief, glaring at whoever could possibly think they were a couple. It was just Baekhyun's one-sided....flirting. "Don't be silly, we look nothing like a couple," he sneered, shifting his arm a bit so Baekhyun's head 'accidentally' fell away from his arm. No way was he getting involved with this human.

Chanyeol nearly froze up once more as soon as they had skin-on-skin contact. The whole time, Baekhyun had only had been touching his suit, but now that Chanyeol could feel the heat radiating off the latter, he felt this strange urge. He couldn't describe it. "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Don't mind me. Just- Would you mind sitting in your own seat?" Came his rushed reply, waving his hand over to the chair that Baekhyun was now barely sitting in. He managed to grab ahold of himself and, as politely as possible, take the hand from his forehead and settle it back on Baekhyun's side of the table. It was bad enough he was feeling unwell with Baekhyun's proximity, but now he was practically in Chanyeol's personal bubble, getting /way/ too close for his liking. No one had ever been so close before, at least without Chanyeol's permission. This Baekhyun guy was strange. He had no sense for personal space.

Maybe coming to this cafe had been a bad idea after all. Chanyeol swallowed the growl threatening to be heard when Baekhyun further continued his actions. He had to keep a low profile if he didn't want to be alarming the other customers. No, he couldn't risk losing his temper here. With yet another sigh, he gave the other a weary look. "Listen, it was....." A pause before he cleared his throat and continued, purposely leaving out any adjective or descriptive words, "...meeting you, but I should really get going." Chanyeol took another sip of his coffee before setting it back done in lieu of prying Baekhyun's tight grip off his arm with ease. He stood abruptly, coffee once again in hand, as he made his way towards the door. "I hope I won't see you around.." he muttered under his breath more to himself.

@(☾)Park Chanyeol Baekhyun held his cheek on his palm of the hand he wasn't using to hold onto the other (to make sure he doesn't run away /slapped) and allows a little victorious smile to settle on his face as the other seemed to accept he was stuck with the shorter. Well actually, Chanyeol must not mind because he could have just walked out on the shorter from the beginning. Regardless, the smaller blonde laughed as he admitted his boring office job. "It doesn't really matter. You just look really annoyed. I work here, by the way. But that doesn't mean you should stop coming here because I like to hide from my parents and that means I have to not be home."

Sliding his hand from the taller's bicep to the top of his hand. "How are you so large? Like what did your mom feed you?I can guarantee I drank all of my milk and I never managed to get your height," he whines slightly, noting how the other was relaxing, if only a little. Baekhyun tapped his pretty fingers against the back of his hand, eventually getting bored and settling for drawing patterns.

"Sorry, if all the people staring makes you uncomfortable," he whispered, actually having the decency to sound apologetic. "I just really wanted to talk to you. I don't know why thought. I just feel like we have this magnetic pull together," he admits, feeling a little dumb for his sappy feelings. Baekhyun giggles and leans his head on Chanyeol's arm, "They normally don't even pay attention to me anymore. They probably think we're a cute couple. Wait... are you feeling okay?" he questions.

He presses his hand against Chanyeol's forehead and states, "You look pale. Is that why you're unprofessionalizing yourself? Don't wanna go back to work? Am I talking too much?" Baekhyun shakes his head at himself, sipping his own iced coffee. He wonders if he should check his phone for his parents nagging, but he decides he'll just them give some excuse.

@(✾)Byun Baekhyun Once the two were seated, Chanyeol gave a somewhat irritated look towards the smaller who had taken it upon himself to sit so close in the seat beside him while still clinging onto Chanyeol's arm. "I've just been having a long day, alright? And the day isn't even halfway through," he groaned, taking a sip of his coffee before setting it down on the table. Chanyeol wasn't even sure why he was telling Baekhyun anything, but maybe it was partly to get the latter to just stop talking so much. However, his name rolling off the latter's tongue was something that had Chanyeol's attention perking. Why did it sound so-- No, it couldn't be. Chanyeol wouldn't let his thoughts venture into that possibility.

Now leaning back in his seat, Chanyeol reached up to loosen his tie and the top few notches in hopes of winding down a bit. Maybe he'll text his coworker that he's done for the day because at this rate, he didn't want to return to the office after this little runin with a certain flirt sitting beside him. He tried to loosen the grip the other had on him, feeling like their were too close for comfort, especially for two people who just met. It took Chanyeol some effort to ignore the scent emitting from Baekhyun and focus on other things. He was only half paying attention to the other and found himself replying to his questions for some odd reason, as if he were answering an interview out of habit. "The same age as you. And, yes, I do have a 'boring office job'," he mimicked with slight amusement. "What's it to you?"

Now that Chanyeol was actually looking at the male seated beside him, he could see that he wasn't all that bad looking, in fact, he was pretty attractive, despite Chanyeol's initial impression when he first caught a whiff of him. But if Chanyeol couldn't stand him, that was where he drew the line and looked away. It was still too strong and by this point, suffocating, like the air around him was suffocating him. His suit suddenly felt all too constricting and Chanyeol just needed to really get out of there. "What do you do?" He asked instead as a ways of distraction, mostly out of obligation seeing how Baekhyun wasn't leaving any time soon and Chanyeol didn't want to cause a commotion with the way a majority of the cafe customers were watching them whether from the corner of their eyes or blatantly staring.