Antoine in Wellington

[piwakawaka]

The door opens onto a patio that's full of a huge family working on a barbeque and other things.

There's a view over a city with a horseshoe harbor and a wind that threatens to blow you over if you walk the wrong way.

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[piwakawaka]

Tiwa giggles and comes over, "Oh sorry, are you alright?"

Liam shakes his head, "Don't mind her, she's too fluttery."

"I'm not fluttery, I'm a bird."

"See, that's my point."

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

"I - um!"

Fortunately, he is only disoriented, not floored, so he doesn't have to embarrass himself trying to get up.

"I'm fine." He grins, just to prove his point.

"Just warn me the next time the air raid goes by."

[piwakawaka]

"Of course."

Tiwa's mother looks over at them both and sighs,

"Be nice or else you'll all be washing dishes."

A chorus of yeses are heard as Tiwa goes back to finishing the potatoes,

"All done, Mum. I'm going to show Antoine the city."

"Yes, but be back for dinner.

"Yes, Mum."

She grabs his hand and brings him through a gate and out towards a few of the city.

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

Antoine barely has time to say, "Thank you for having me here," before he's whisked off.

He keeps good pace with Tiwa, his other hand held out from his side in an attempt to keep his balance.

[piwakawaka]

She stops when they're at the University and grins at him,

"Hope that wasn't too crazy."

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

"Wasn't too bad," he says, with a crooked smile.

"I've been through worse."

[piwakawaka]

"They like you."

Students flow around them, laughing and worrying as Tiwa starts to lead into down the hill to the main city.

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

"You think so?"

This seems to make him a little happier, and he does his best to keep close to her and out of the way of the students.

[piwakawaka]

She turns to start walking backwards, just missing students,

"Of course they did. If you're not careful, Liam will corner you and ask you tons of questions."

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

He can't help but worry once she turns, but at least it facilitates conversation.

"I'll try to watch myself, then," he says, nodding slightly.

"Does he - does he train horses? I think you mentioned something about them ..?"

His English: occasionally lacking.

[piwakawaka]

"He's training to be a knight so he goes riding."

She just dodges a group of loud girls as they move out of the University and she heads towards some steps to the city.

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"It's lovely here," he says, a little absentmindedly.

"Have you ever visited Paris?"

[piwakawaka]

"No, been to Australia a few times."

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

"Remind me to take you some time when my door does not open onto a desert."

[piwakawaka]

"Really? I've heard its so big and just full of artists."

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

"Ah, but that is the tourist view. I know Paris like the back of my hand."

[piwakawaka]

"Only way to see a city is with someone who knows it."

As they start going down the steps, she turns forwards and in a moment they're in the midst of a busy shopping street full of all sorts of people. A large Maori man with a full facial tattoo walks by and greets Tiwa who grins and says something to him in Maori before he moves on.

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

He just grins and nods in response to that.

As they pass the Maori man, he bobs his head in what he hopes is an acceptably respectful manner, and, all in all, seems fairly overwhelmed. There's much too much to see.

[piwakawaka]

Before long they turn and reach the waterfront and she just beams at him,

"We could find a cafe and just watch everyone go by."

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

"I'd like that."

As he's a little less likely to be run over in that case.

[piwakawaka]

She wouldn't let him get run over and pulls him over to the cafe at Mac's Brewery and an outside table,

"We'll get the sun and view here."

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

He sits as he's told, leaning one elbow on the table and running his free hand through his hair.

"I suppose francs wouldn't be an acceptable currency here?"

[piwakawaka]

"Nope, but I've got an eftpos card and you're my guest anyway."

A friendly waitress comes over and gives them both menus and gives Antoine a beaming smile.

[ecrivez-moivite.livejournal.com]

He has no idea what an eftpos card is, but that's okay.

Smiling back at the waitress, he manages a slightly awkward, "Thank you," before taking the menu.

[piwakawaka]

Mac's is a classic pub and also a brewery so he can get good beer along with rather fusion food. Tiwa orders them some wedges to share and gets herself a soda.