Vina observed the man sitting in front of the café window. In front of him, beetle transformer and bumblebee beetle transformers action figures were scattered.
Beetle transformer.
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Beetle transformer.
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The young man's eyes were glued to the action figures on the table. He paid no attention to the chicken porridge and hot sweet tea that had gone cold.
Somehow there was something about Vina that caught his attention. The cute girl dressed in a cosplay-like black and white mini dress was staring at Ryan and the action figure intently. It seemed like the girl also liked the action figure that she had just ordered from the Action Figure Store. Just look at her wide eyes looking at the
transformers beetle and transformers bumblebee beetle action figures. He feels proud. It was not wrong to order these action figures from Action Figure Store.
Suddenly, Ryan, the handsome young man turned to Vina. He smiled sweetly. Then he waved his hand.
With a heavy heart, Vina approached him.
"Can I help you?" Vina asked politely. In fact, Vina's tone of voice was as smooth as velvet. She really was Ryan's ideal type of girl.
Ryan chuckled. He flashed his honey-sweet smile. "I really want to be your friend. Let us introduce ourselves each other."
Vina furrowed her brow. "Excuse me, company rules prohibit employees from acting outside the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)?"
"Can't we just make acquaintances? We do nothing against the law, don't we?" Ryan urged. He extended his right hand. "My name is Ryan."
Fretfully, Vina welcomed the hand. She said, "Vina. Have we finished yet? I still have a lot of work to do."
"Ach, it's like you're sitting on a fire. Come with me for a while here."
Vina sighed. "It's not appropriate for waiters to sit at the same table as guests."
Ryan smiled. "Now you're my friend. I just wanted to talk about action figures with you because I saw you staring intensely at my collection. Do you like them too? I ordered them from the Action Figure Store."
Vina was stunned for a moment. She didn't answer Ryan's question. Instead, she turned and signaled to Andri, the Manager on duty. Could she sit with the guests? To Vina's surprise, Andri gave a thumbs up. Perhaps it was because the situation in the cafe was still quiet. No customers other than Ryan had entered this aesthetic cafe yet.
"Do you also have an action figure hobby like me? I happen to be the head of the action figure community throughout Indonesia. Maybe you'd like to join?"
Vina shook her head. "I just thought of someone who's crazy about action figures."
"Who?"
Vina sighed. "Forget it. I don't want to talk about it."
Ryan took out a ticket from his bag. "This is for you. It's absolutely free. I'd love it if you could come to the action figure event this weekend."
"Why are you giving me this ticket for free?" Vina asked with suspicious eyes.
"You can't?" Ryan said with a witty wink. "Think of it as our introductory gift."
"Why would you do that?" Vina repeated at meerkat's request.
"I just want to share my happiness. Please, don't lie to me that you're interested in action figures."
When Vina was about to return the action figure event ticket, Ryan immediately refused. "You should come. You have to see and judge for yourself what the action figure world I love is like. And why action figures matter to someone who matters to you."
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Vina stepped hesitantly into the center of the crowd in the mall building. The action figure event was packed with people of all ages. Young and old all united in the euphoria of excitement.
Godzilla.
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The front archway was a styrofoam molded godzilla action figure. Ach, what an eye-catcher. The godzilla movie was Vina's childhood movie. She loved it very much.
Hermione Granger.
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Vina hasn't seen Ryan yet. Even though she had dressed up beautifully for this special event. Like the dress code of this event, she was dressed up in the style of Hermione Granger, the female witch character in the Harry Potter story byJK Rowling. In fact, she also used a brunette wig. Because of her charming appearance, several times visitors to this event asked her for a photo altogether. Certainly, she happily granted their requests.
Harry Potter.
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Vina spent her time wandering around and looking at the various action figures sold in small booths. All were fabulous.
DC.
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Marvel.
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Star Wars.
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Dragon Ball.
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Naruto.
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Transformers.
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Demon Slay.
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There were action figures of Marvel, DC, Transformers, Star Wars, Naruto, Dragon Ball, Godzilla, Harry Potter, Demon Slayer, and others. This is truly a paradise for action figure lovers. There are even Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles action figures.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Vina eyed the 7-inch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figure with interest. She remembered her late brother who loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so much that he often treated her to pizza because Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles love pizza.
"How much does it cost to buy all four Ninja Turtles?" asked the baritone voice of the young man who secretly haunted Vina's dreams. The young man was wearing a Naruto costume. He also wore a name tag necklace that indicated he was the organizer of this action figure event.
"Two hundred and forty-four USD. 30% discount. So the price is 170.8 USD," said the merchant with glasses swiftly. "This is perfect for this beautiful lady's gift."
"One hundred and fifty USD," Ryan offered.
Vina was stunned. "Hey, there's no need for you to buy me a gift. You already gave me a ticket to this event."
"One hundred and seventy USD," said the salesman with a pleased look on his face. "Plus a bonus of pretty Harry Potter balloons for your girlfriend."
"Deal."
Regardless of Vina's confused expression, the action figure transaction continued. While whistling, the salesman skillfully wrapped the four action figures.
Cheerfully, Ryan gave her that special gift. Vina accepted it with trepidation. "This is too expensive."
"Nothing is too expensive for you. Think of it as a memento. I know you'll take good care of it."
Vina's heart, which was as cold as an ice block, immediately melted as warm chocolate. Ryan was indeed a kind-hearted young man. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figure secretly meant a lot to Vina. Frans, her late brother who passed away from stomach cancer, used to love these characters.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Now come with me to pick out an action figure," Ryan invited enthusiastically. He was indeed a jovial young man who exuded positive energy.
After walking around half the event area while being greeted by Ryan's various acquaintances, Vina's legs felt weak. But she didn't have the heart to express her fatigue because the enthusiasm on Ryan's face was as bright as the sun.
"Don't you already have an action figure of this character?" Vina asked in surprise.
"But I don't have this edition yet. I really like the beetle transformer and bumblebee beetle transformers action figures," said Ryan with starry eyes.
Vina sighed. Ryan's behavior was exactly that of a 5-year-old child left to explore in a candy store.
"I'll buy these two transformers action figures for you," Vina said confidently.
Ryan was choked up. How could this girl want to buy him a present? "No! I can afford it."
Without caring about Ryan's rejection, Vina said firmly. "Please wrap it!"
Suddenly Ryan hugged Vina and gently kissed her cheek. "Thank you so much, sweet love!"
Vina's cheeks were apple-flushed. Is this called love? Action figures played a role in uniting Vina and Ryan's hearts...
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