Hearing Doku's story on how he got a collector' item was cool to listen to. Rina had never even tried to do something like that, so learning that someone she knows has done it - and that he was uber lucky to have it work out - was nice to hear as an experience that she may or may not have for herself in the future. The fact that he owned the complete set of manga from that title, alone, was praiseworthy - and it was also a dream that made her want a job even more.

As for Doku embracing the Social Link mindset, Rina could only dismissively grin and think to herself "Ten?? Well, good luck with that one," knowing that she had her own difficulty level set to 'hard mode' for later portions of her Social Link. Doku seemed like an alright and interesting guy, but, at least for the time being, she wasn't interested in getting a boyfriend or anything like that. In her mind, school was more important - at least, that's what her upbringing dictated. However, that wouldn't stop her from having fun, and friends; and Doku definitely seemed like a guy she could probably be friends with. The thought of that allowed her to loosen up and be more expressive, feeling more comfortable around the boy who exposed his nerdisms to her.

As she expressed herself more, Doku fell over from the surprise of a fist coming his way - one with a thumb pointed upward. Rina was minutely concerned, figuring a boy wouldn't be hurt from falling on his butt. In fact, she wanted to chuckle at the fact - but she also wanted to maintain her odd vocal demeanor that she was in the middle of, so she held the giggle back for the most part.

In response to her comment on wanting to make money, Doku offered to try to get her a job at where he worked. For a brief moment, Rina was skeptical about what kind of work it was, but as soon as she heard that it was a cafe job, oh boy did her mind do a 180. "A cafe? You could!?" She thought about what working at a cafe could be like, then, after the young man explained his connection with the cafe manager, the redhead added a thought that she had seen play out in a manga and figured it'd be funny if it happened. She'd probably have to work super hard to pull it off, but it might be worth it.
"Yeah, if you can, that's great; I'd apprediate it! I seriously need the money...! I'd probably even get Dragon Mission 7, too, just to have something new to play, finally."

And with that, Doku offered to give her a chance to play the game - ...by going over to his place. Because of where they stood, in a shop within the city, Rina wasn't sure what Doku meant by 'come over.' When she thought of a 'collection' within context, she imagined shelves of manga and a glass case filled with figurines. Of course, she didn't see the teen as being rich enough to afford all that, but he was working, so there could be something to it. That said, would all that fit in a dorm room with roommates? Would they even be safe?? This led the girl to think of the... other... location type to 'come over' to.... But to know for sure, she had to ask.

"I mean... hanging out could be fun, sure, I'm not too busy, but~, when you say 'come over,' ...where're we talking about? Your dorm room, right?"

If it really referred to his dorm room, she'd be more willing to go, but she didn't forget that he was still a guy, and manga had exposed her to some scenarios that she'd like to avoid setting flags for.

Doku explained buying a computer for himself with his pay; his first major purchase. Hearing this, Rina was shocked. The fair-faced teen contorted such to portray her disbelief and amazement at the same time. "THAT was the first thing you bought?!" she thought to herself, jaw agape as she tried to imagine the amount of butt-kissing Doku must've had to do. ...Then it dawned on her.... "Wait! He said three years, right?? He bought it three years ago?! How much money does he have now??" With that same look of disbelief and amazement in her eyes, she stared at Doku, in awe.... ...She closed her open mouth, thinking about herself in such a future....

When handed his phone with instructions to put her own phone number into it, among other options, she added her number to the phone. Rina wasn't sure if she was ready or willing to have a phone interview with a boss of any kind, yet, but she knew that she didn't have the nerve to call the boss, herself. It might've been one thing to walk into the cafe and happen upon her, but calling her up was no bueno in her mind.

The job description was pretty straightforward; what she expected..., aside from the 'making coffee' part. Rina had no idea how to make coffee. Tea was all she was familiar with: teabag, hot water, let it steep, and sweeten to taste. She wondered if she should learn how to do it before working there, or if the manager would teach her. After a quick thought, she felt it'd be better to show that she at least knows how to make the stuff. ...This could turn out pretty good. All in all, Rina was super thankful for the opportunity, and she expressed as much to Doku.

Then doku brought up tips.
"Tips? Like tipping a pizza guy?"
Rina was vaguely aware of what tips were: extra money that customers give you 'cause they like your service. That's what she understood of it. Her dad tipped the pizza guy, sometimes, and when the family goes to a restaurant, her mom and dad would e-tip at times. But she wasn't aware that the cafe had that sort of thing, too.

The young man mentioned a female customer that tips him well, ...but his assumed reasoning caused Rina to crack a smile.
"H'yeah right. You sure she's not---...." Rina paused and her smile vanished. She glancing away, appearing to be pondering something. After a second, knowing that she stopped abruptly, she returned to the dialogue she was having and apologized, holding up a hand and lowering her head to gesture such, as well. "---Sorry. I was about to say something a little too mean without thinking. Lemme rewind...! Ahe'hem." She took a deep breath to symbolize that new speech was approaching.
"Yeah right. I'll believe it when I see it."
"Mm. Much better."

When the conversation shifted to playing Dragon Mission 7 at Doku's place, Doku clarified, adding mention of a new multiplayer option in the game and his ability to order pizza..., unless she wanted something nicer....
She smirked. "[Snerk] Show off.... Pizza's just fine, Mr. Moneybags," shaking and pointing the spine of her manga at the other youth. She intentionally didn't answer his question about the alternative meeting location.
A hand on her hip as she moved the book away to her side; "...But yeah, I'm in."

"Oh, cool...!" Rina was hopeful. Working there, part-time, sounded like a job she could manage. With Doku's claims of the place not really being too busy, The girl believed that this could be the best job option for here, right now.

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After she held back on her words and chose something less problematic to say, Doku insisted that she just say it; he can take it. ...However, Rina... really didn't want to - and she felt that her unvoiced reasoning was sound enough to be right. So when Doku laughed, she awkwardly laughed alongside him, neither confirming or denying his statement before he continued on with the talk of the cute customer.

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"Broke...?" Oddly enough, as he explained, it put things more into perspective for her; probably better to hear it now rather than later on.
Hearing that he was just trying to be a gentleman, she perked up a little - but still refused it. Her face, alone, showcased the amusement amidst confusion that she felt. "H'Wheh---!" She contained her laughter, letting the smile show, and scrunched up her face as she shook her head rapidly a few times, inching her head back a bit as she did so. "H'What!?" It all came out in that moment: the chuckle behind her bright, white-lined smile, and her disbelieving eyes that wondered if he was serious but wasn't treating it as such, anyway.

"Even more of a reason not to! Heheh...!" She dismissively waved as she smiled. "Pizza's good, Doku; I don't need anything fancy."

In response to finding out when Rina was free, Rina... blinked.

"...? ...---! Oh! Not right now? ---I'm sorry! My bad, my bad! I thought you meant, like, we could go now-now." The redhead brought a few fingers to the edge of her forehead as she thought. "Uuuh...." She assumed today was no good for him, so she thought up another day. "How's~ tomorrow?" A Saturday; usually a much more free day for the teen.

"! Aaah, okay." Hearing the reason why the two of them couldn't go over to Doku's dorm room today, it did make some sense to the redhead - especially the 'clean room' part. It was a thought that, for some reason, never even surfaced in Rina's mind until that moment, and yet, she understood and respected the concept of having a clean room for guests long before enrolling into the hilltop academy. The tall lass was surprised she even forgot something so obvious in her eagerness to play the game.

Deciding on tomorrow to get together and play, Doku then mentioned that Rina come over in the morning at some point, giving the duo more time to invest into the role-playing game. "Okie-doke. I'll let you know when I'm coming over, then." Rina nodded acceptingly when she spoke, internally mulling over when to show up, making it more courteous and strategic than the notion was likely intended to be. "Ah. Cool-cool," was her response to being able to stay as long as she wanted. When asked for any snack suggestions, Rina considered the different things that she liked. She didn't want Doku to have to spend much, so she limited her options to a few choice items: honey roasted peanuts, grapes, and crackers. Deciding on one, she suggested to the boy "Grapes would probably be good," with a casual shrug. She figured that the grapes would be the best option to go with the pizza, health-wise, and if there were any left over, Doku would have non-junk food to snack on whenever we wanted.