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| #Post#: 3212-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: guest126 Date: December 12, 2017, 5:59 am | |
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| In Character Date & Time: 16th November UUY 1, approximately 12 | |
| PM (two days after A Warm Respite From The Cold | |
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| Midday crept upon Snowdin stealthily given the thick cloud layer | |
| that had gathered over the frosted city, diffusing the daystar�s | |
| light behind such obscuring cover that was threatening to gift | |
| the ground with more of the endless powder from which the villa | |
| got its namesake. After the hustle and bustle of the weekend, | |
| Monday found downtown to be a much quieter affair, though that | |
| didn�t mean there weren�t still people out and about conducting | |
| their business before the snow began to really fall in earnest. | |
| At present it was intermittent at best, often carried down on | |
| the occasional gust that ran between the buildings, tugging | |
| insistently upon protective clothing or finding its way through | |
| all the layers to chill monsters who might have less of a cold | |
| tolerance than others. Members of the Royal Guard could be seen | |
| roaming the more commercial district of the town to keep the | |
| peace and deter nefarious behavior, but in the aftermath of | |
| Friday night things seemed much calmer, like the Underground was | |
| getting back to business as usual once more. | |
| Speaking of business, Espresso Yourself was already abuzz with | |
| its lunchtime crowd. Some patrons opted to brave the outside | |
| patio that wrapped around the front of the building, giving a | |
| great view of the people moving to and fro through the shops and | |
| other venues that snuggled together. Many more were inside, | |
| though there were still plenty of tables free for incoming | |
| customers as well as a handful of spots at the front bar to | |
| watch the baristas at work on various drink orders. The usual | |
| soft music played incidentally over the speakers, the crackle of | |
| the hearth and the low hum of conversation lending warmth to the | |
| open space that beckoned people inward to partake in it. | |
| Having been here since the shop opened early this morning, | |
| Haldor had already taken his midday meal before the lunch rush | |
| began in earnest, and was now floating wherever he was needed, | |
| be it to assist customers or to direct his employees to various | |
| tasks such as bussing tables or keeping the washrooms clean. | |
| There was a young, petite, silvery-blue feline monster working | |
| the front counter for the moment, her large jade eyes quite | |
| expressive as she assisted incoming traffic with their orders, | |
| whether they were for dine in or take out, thereafter directing | |
| them appropriately with a purring, chipper voice. She was | |
| wearing dark jeans and a pale cream top, a black apron with the | |
| business logo embroidered on it making her readily identifiable | |
| as an employee. An elegantly written nametag on the opposite | |
| side as the logo proclaimed her to be Yanezi. | |
| #Post#: 3215-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: Fia Date: December 12, 2017, 8:43 am | |
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| Along with a merry skip and a flutter of her feet along the soft | |
| snow, a cheery and expressive violin was being played by a | |
| certain fire elemental. She was dressed in a short, white dress | |
| http://fashiongum.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/White-Lace-Dresses-For-Summer-… | |
| />with an outer layer of white lace and love lace sleeves merril | |
| y | |
| made her way through the streets of Snowdin. Soon the energized | |
| Fia came to a halt in front of the shop - well, almost a stop. | |
| Along with the movement bow, her whole body skipped, leaned | |
| back, kicked and swayed her in unison with the music. She could | |
| probably be just barely heard by the patrons whom were inside | |
| and not too far from the windows; but certainly those who braved | |
| the outside patio did. | |
| She kept that brilliant, glowing smile as she continued to play | |
| and spin before hopping on over to the front door and pushed it | |
| up with with the side of her hip; her violin pouring in it's | |
| song atop of the cafe music being played; as well as hustle and | |
| bustle within. Moving fluidly between the tables and chairs | |
| ironically like water as her fire crackled with joy, Fia then | |
| frolicked over to the stage and continued her merry playing | |
| there. However, before she had come anywhere close to finish | |
| playing the fire elemental had placed the middle of the bow | |
| between her beaming teeth and took the hands of the nearest, | |
| perhaps unsuspecting monster and brought them up to their feet | |
| and started dancing with them; giggling. Soon after she set | |
| their hands free and continued playing her piece for a few more | |
| minutes until it came to a gradual yet satisfying end. | |
| "Gooooood afternoon Snowdin!" she proclaimed; accentuating her | |
| greeting by playing a few more notes on her instrument and of | |
| course, another giggle. Fia then spun and skipped her way on | |
| over to the front counter, "Ooooh it's been a while since I've | |
| bumped into you Yanezi! How've you been? I hope you've been well | |
| cause I've been doing well! Plus it's such a lovely afternoon! | |
| Did you catch the Dianna's Secret Show last night? One model | |
| wore the most beautiful feather headpiece I had ever seen! It | |
| was covered with crystals, it was white, blue and green - oh and | |
| such an exquisite design! I instantly thought of you when I saw | |
| it~" she said in an expected jovial tone, "Oh! My order! Oopsie~ | |
| Sorry dear, we should catch up again some time when you're not | |
| working! I'll take a tall Vulkinian Coffee - extra, extra | |
| extraaaaa hoot! Thank youu~" | |
| Like she often did, Fia paid the required amount with an added | |
| tip, swiped a number and bounded over for a nearby table; | |
| humming happily as she idly played quiet tune on her beloved | |
| instrument. | |
| #Post#: 3218-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: Yukite Fukujima Date: December 13, 2017, 7:01 am | |
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| After exploring a bit of Snowdin and getting to know the | |
| locales, Yuki walked into the coffee shop, bowing politely at | |
| Haldor. "Konnichiwa." the Kitsune greeted the earth elemental. | |
| She approached, pulling out her bag of gold, ordering a Caramel | |
| Macchiato and a sandwich, although she had great difficulty | |
| pronouncing "Macchiato". | |
| #Post#: 3225-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: Luxin Date: December 14, 2017, 9:29 am | |
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| Currently wearing a minty green turtleneck sweater, khaki suit | |
| pants and snow boots; Luis was once again among the guests at | |
| Espresso Yourself. He had shown up half an hour ago, just | |
| missing the initial lunch rush; since then he had ordered a | |
| raspberry scone; something he often recommended to people in | |
| fact. One could therefore easily guess it was his favorite thing | |
| to have out of the establishment's selection of baked goods. | |
| Having finished his scone a good while back, Luis once again | |
| asked Haldor for permission to play the piano set up on the | |
| stage. At this point it was for sure a natural occurrence, the | |
| necessity to ask was purely based on Luis' good manners | |
| regardless of Haldor not being one to turn away entertainment | |
| for or from his patrons. | |
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| For a short stint, Luis played to the atmosphere of the caf�, a | |
| relaxing and peaceful series of tunes; one out of the lot was | |
| perhaps the most noteable to those that were regulars much like | |
| him, Haldor, and his staff; it was the first piece he ever | |
| played the first time he came through the door several months | |
| ago. It had turned into something of a 'fan favorite', that was | |
| sure to lighten the mood. Just as the song he was playing ended, | |
| and moments before he was to play another, a familiar glowing | |
| face had weaved their way in playing a musical instrument of | |
| their own. Luis rested an elbow on the ridge of the piano away | |
| from any of the keys as he simply watched the impromptu | |
| performance that preceded an introduction that was equally as | |
| energetic. 'A good afternoon indeed.' | |
| Luis took a moment to let things settle. However, all things | |
| considered, the caf� just got quite the dose of liveliness-- | |
| something that was far more acceptable and readily welcome at | |
| this time of day. So, what was the piano playing angel to do? | |
| Roll with it, of course. He was certainly no stranger to that. | |
| Where the sparkling violinist left it, the glowing pianist | |
| picked up the pace. "This next piece will be the last one of the | |
| afternoon. I think you'll all like this one, lets finish on a | |
| good note~!" Luis announced to his audience. | |
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8TcSidYfLM[/center] | |
| Though for those watching right now, something about the rhythm | |
| changed. Was it because he said he was essentially going to go | |
| out with a bang? Or was it something else? Either way; a | |
| distinct extra oomph had crept its way into Luis' performance. | |
| The change was so subtle, almost a trick of the light-- it was | |
| the kind of thing a fellow musician would easily notice, though. | |
| Those that are otherwise highly perceptive might pick up on it | |
| as well. In time, this last piece would reach its end, Luis | |
| would stand and bow politely before excusing himself from the | |
| piano. On his way towards the counter, he waved to Fia and now | |
| Yuki as he saw her enter. | |
| When he reached the counter, Luis gave Yanezi a bright chipper | |
| smile. "Hello again, Yanz~ Could I please have a hot chocolate | |
| with amber-root syrup-- extra marshmallows too? Thank youuu~!" | |
| Luis was the type to pay for all of the things he had ordered | |
| when he was about to leave; he knew his limits and found it kind | |
| of silly to repeatedly shill out money when it could just be | |
| done in bulk at the most convenient time. He was given his own | |
| table number, and sauntered over to Fia. "Hey Sparks. This seat | |
| taken?" He asked with a friendly smirk. | |
| #Post#: 3226-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: Cliff Date: December 14, 2017, 5:54 pm | |
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| The door aggressively swung open, the pane shaking as another | |
| customer came in. Cliff rubbed the sides of his eyes with him | |
| thumb and index finger, trying to be more gentle as he closed | |
| the door behind him. "Sheesh, I hate Mondays," he grumbled under | |
| his breath, his voice gruff as if he had just woken up. But he | |
| had been up since 7am despite last night, rewiring a resident's | |
| house in Snowdin. And as he would usual do when working there, | |
| he would stop at Espresso Yourself for lunch. He hadn't been in | |
| a while, having to help fix up a lot of homes in Waterfall due | |
| to those quakes, so it was kind of nice to return. | |
| The opossum staggered into the line, boots scuffing the floor | |
| lazily. He rolled back his shoulders as he contemplated what his | |
| stomach desired. At the counter, he sounded lazy as he talked, " | |
| I'll have a Mocha and a club sandwich." He slammed the gold on | |
| the counter. " Keep the change. " | |
| As he got his order he sauntered to a table and dropped into a | |
| seat, running a hand across the top of his head. All morning he | |
| felt sluggish and had a headache, and not just from the weight | |
| of his boots or the tools around his belt. As usual, he downed | |
| too many into the early hours of the morning. Did he regret it? | |
| No; it took his mind of Elle when he didn't want her to be on | |
| it. | |
| Cliff's attention diverted over to the cheery fire elemental, | |
| literally lighting up the entire place except for his personal | |
| bubble. He would often be amazed at how everyone could be so | |
| happy, that in his better days he was like that too. Maybe those | |
| years ago he would have brought up a conversation with her, but | |
| he was in the now and could only hide the curiosity in his gaze. | |
| #Post#: 3229-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: Fia Date: December 15, 2017, 12:33 am | |
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| Soon the violinist let the last note her instrument sung to fade | |
| out into the cafe's ambience. It wasn't hard to hear that | |
| someone was playing the grand piano at the cafe today; | |
| especially when the monster announced that it was his last | |
| performance for the day. From her seat she swiveled around to | |
| face the piano and the angelic monster before gently placing her | |
| violin and bow neatly across the table. The fire elemental | |
| listened rather attentively; she certainly noticed the subtle | |
| changes and added energy into the piece. To be quite honest, Fia | |
| was a fan of it and in combination with her seemingly boundless | |
| energy, she tapped her knees quietly along with the rhythm. Then | |
| when it came to a close, along with some other monsters | |
| listening, Fia joined in with the humble applause for the | |
| performance. | |
| Her smile brightened when he seemed to have remembered her and | |
| wave, so naturally, she waved enthusiastically back with her | |
| hand high in the air and silvery sparklers crackled and popped | |
| about her wrist from the vigorous motion. | |
| Soon after Luis had approached her and his friendly smirk was | |
| met with a radiant smile, "Well, I have a feeling that it will | |
| be." she chuckled before gesturing with her hands for him to sit | |
| with her, "So that was your last performance for the day huh? | |
| Glad I was able to make it in time! How've you been Luis? Been | |
| up to much since the last time I saw yo-" | |
| Fia jumped in her seat and a few bangs of surprise were set off | |
| when the cafe door had been aggressively swung open. Taking a | |
| moment to glance who had walked in she returned her attention | |
| the winged monster before her. Feeling slightly embarrassed, she | |
| continued talking as if nothing had happened, "So yeah, what do | |
| you do when you're not Espressing Yourself? Eheehee~" | |
| Later on Fia felt like she was being watched and when she turned | |
| her head lo and behold the opossum monster was looking at her | |
| and in kind she flashed a brief, brilliant smile and waved at | |
| him. | |
| #Post#: 3231-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: guest126 Date: December 15, 2017, 4:23 am | |
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| It would be hard to miss the spunky fire elemental�s entrance | |
| unless you were missing multiple key senses, and being of sound | |
| senses the young Yanezi was certainly keenly aware when Fia | |
| sashayed into the cafe with her usual vim and vigor. It prompted | |
| a smile that looked slightly vampiric as her sharp bicuspids | |
| peeked over her lips, jade eyes bright with enjoyment of the | |
| show being put on. She helped a few other customers who came to | |
| the counter before the perky filament did, but when the chipper | |
| monster made her way over to the front counter to place her | |
| order, the feline was grinning in such a way that her sharp | |
| teeth gleamed in the soft light. �Oh, same old, same old, Fia; | |
| just getting ready to go the University.� A chuckle. �Gotta | |
| figure out what I�m going to major in though.� Those slitted | |
| eyes brightened at the mention of the show. �Oh my gosh, | |
| yaassss~� she purred, her tail swishing behind her as she leaned | |
| on the counter with her elbows quite casually. �I�d love to get | |
| my claws on something like that. No idea what I�d wear it with, | |
| but it�d look sooooo good with my eyes, don�t you think?� For | |
| emphasis she batted them at Fia before purring a light giggle as | |
| the woman remembered that she was working and had stuff to do. | |
| �One positively volcanic coffee coming right up!� she assured | |
| cheerfully, letting money change hands as appropriate and | |
| smiling her thanks for the tip. | |
| Haldor was floating about the cafe ensuring various patrons were | |
| comfortable and taken care of, even chatting briefly with a few | |
| to catch up on how they were doing and the like. It was clear | |
| that the business owner regarded many of his regulars like | |
| family. He did look to the front when the entry bell rang, so | |
| saw Yukite enter and offered her an acknowledging nod to her | |
| bow, though he was much too far away to hear her greeting. | |
| Yanezi, on the other hand, working the front counter during the | |
| midday rush, certainly was close enough. It wasn�t difficult to | |
| recognize the kitsune from the descriptions that had run around | |
| the staff as kitchen gossip either. Her expression shifted | |
| subtly as her smile became a little less genuine, pupils | |
| narrowing as her claws came out to idly stroke the countertop. | |
| �Konnici-- Ooooh, you must watch a lot of those cartoons, huh?� | |
| Her expression turned a bit less polite too, though her ears | |
| still faced forward. �It�s funny, because from what I�d heard | |
| the humans that make them have some pretty great manners in | |
| their society, but it seems like you haven�t picked any of that | |
| up. Shame; reflects poorly on them too, I think.� Her tail | |
| twitched lightly from one side to the other as she looked at the | |
| multi-tailed fox with eyes clearly boring into the woman. �I | |
| mean, how would they feel having someone who treats a person | |
| assisting them so callously -- like they were just an object | |
| instead of a being with feelings and sentience -- acting like | |
| they were part of that culture? I know if it were me, I�d be | |
| pretty upset.� Her slender shoulders rolled in a light shrug as | |
| she spread her hands helplessly before ringing up the socially | |
| inept monster. �Fortunately for me, I�m part of this amazing | |
| society of monsters Underground, so I�m pretty lucky to have | |
| such a fabulous culture to represent and be a part of. | |
| Definitely something I�ll take with me whenever we get to the | |
| Surface, since being a genuinely nice person translates no | |
| matter what your culture.� She told the creature her total and | |
| made a point to slide the currency across the counter rather | |
| than put it directly into the other�s palm, giving her a table | |
| number so she�d go away and probably just sulk some more if what | |
| the rumors said had any basis. | |
| Of course the very next customer, the feline was back to her | |
| usual, polite and welcoming self, as if that had never happened. | |
| It was certainly a welcome change of pace when Luis came over, | |
| earning a brighter smile from Yanezi. �That last piece was extra | |
| spicy, Lou,� she asserted cheerfully, even as she added the item | |
| to his day�s tab and passed the order over to the nearest free | |
| barista. �I loved it. If you like really spicy performances you | |
| should totally come down on Thursdays when we do slam poetry. | |
| It�s really amazing what some monsters manage to do with voice | |
| and passion alone!� She grinned at him but didn�t keep him when | |
| he went to go back and attempt to join the equally perky | |
| performer. The gravitation between the pair certainly didn�t go | |
| unnoticed by the observant kitten, but she simply smiled a | |
| little wider as she went back to her business. | |
| Ears swiveled front and center as the opossum barged in | |
| unceremoniously, eyes narrowing with a brief alertness in case | |
| she were to need to rouse one of the guards who frequented the | |
| cafe or roamed the downtown district routinely. Since he tried | |
| to close the door more gently behind him, Yanezi relaxed, | |
| retracting her claws and offering him a smile that may have been | |
| slightly less warm than given Luis or Fia, but certainly not to | |
| the point of being impolite. �One cafe mocha and a club | |
| sandwich,� she repeated back for the sake of confirmation and | |
| accuracy before giving him his total. The extra change went into | |
| the tip jar as was customary, the electrician given his table | |
| number so he could find someplace to plant himself comfortably | |
| until his order arrived, which didn�t take long as the kitchen | |
| was in full swing for lunch rush. | |
| �Something tells me today is going to be an adventure,� Yanezi | |
| mused quietly to herself with a little head shake before the | |
| door tinkled again and she turned her once again smiling focus | |
| to the next guest. | |
| #Post#: 3237-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: Lesser Dog Date: December 17, 2017, 6:03 pm | |
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| Lesser Dog walked into the Cafe, her tongue was lulling out | |
| lazily. She was not in armor this time, and was actually wearing | |
| casual "civilian" clothing. There was also no sign of her sword | |
| and shield, neither of these things were too surprising as this | |
| was her day off. | |
| As she walked through the door, she waved enthusiastically to | |
| Haldor, as if desperate to be seen, before moving to the counter | |
| to collect her complimentary coffee. She looked far more awake | |
| than the last time she had been here. She moved over to the | |
| thermos. "hey...Does... does someone have a cup?" She asked. | |
| looking around. | |
| After collecting her coffee, Lesser dog moved over to a table to | |
| sit down, sipping her coffee happily. After getting seated she | |
| looked around taking in who was here. Once again, the lack of | |
| dogs was noticed. Though that was hardly surprising as most of | |
| the Royal Guard would probably be on duty, or having lunch at | |
| their posts right now. Most of the people who were here seemed | |
| pretty familiar, though she was less sure about the Opossum, she | |
| was fairly certain he was new to her. She sipped her coffee. | |
| happily taking in the ambiance of the coffee shop. | |
| #Post#: 3256-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: Cliff Date: December 20, 2017, 7:21 pm | |
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| Cliff didn't intend to appear as a threat; he was just | |
| expressing how he felt today. He would only ever mess with | |
| somebody if he felt threatened enough to not play dead. Even | |
| then he wouldn't lay a finger on them before it happened; blame | |
| it on his instinct. Others blamed it on his 'drunk nature'. Oh | |
| please, he knew the limits he could take and that only ever | |
| happened in his teens. Just because he smelt like it didn't mean | |
| his atomic structure was made of alcohol. He just made sure he'd | |
| drink enough to keep some spirits in him, to make him actually | |
| do something with his life. | |
| As the fire elemental waved he was kind of surprised that she | |
| did, and with such a brilliant smile. Usually he could see | |
| disgust or fear when people smiled at him, how the emotion | |
| glassed over their eyes and faked their smiles. So in response | |
| to this phenomena, he rose a hand a lazily waved back. | |
| #Post#: 3257-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Come On In, The Coffee's Hot! (Open Scene) | |
| By: Luxin Date: December 21, 2017, 6:20 am | |
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| It wasn't an abnormal sight to see. Yanezi had little patience | |
| for tomfoolery and ignorance. Luis watched on as the feline | |
| quite rightfully defended her own honor, both as a person that | |
| was snubbed and an earnest worker ignored. Quite the sight so | |
| see... | |
| "E-extra spicy?" Luis sputtered with very mild nervousness as he | |
| placed his order. "Can't say I quite get the phrase, but from | |
| you I know its positive." He followed up with a more confident | |
| smile. "Perhaps I shall at least stick around on a Thursday for | |
| once. While I'm unsure of how well I would perform in such a | |
| manner, there isn't any harm in trying. Something tells me you'd | |
| be a champion at it." Luis smirked at Yanezi before giving a | |
| short wave as he left her to her work. | |
| [hr] | |
| Luis bowed politely following Fia inviting him to sit with her. | |
| "Oh, look at that, you're right." He shrugged with a slight | |
| chuckle, oddly enamored by the last remaining twinkles that came | |
| from the sparks of Fia's energetic waving. Though still in a | |
| very good mood by the looks of things, it was obvious that Luis | |
| was less than pleased with such a rude and abrupt entrance from | |
| a newcomer. The angelic monster looked over his shoulder with | |
| obvious concern, but saw no reason to pry. If that other monster | |
| made any further of a disturbance, Yanezi would sort him out. | |
| Therefore; the opossum monster was currently nothing to worry | |
| about. | |
| Turning back to Fia, Luis shrugged his shoulders. "Mhm. Last one | |
| for the afternoon, thought I would compliment your entrance~." | |
| He winked. "I've been doing well. If I could hazard a guess, | |
| you're doing just fine yourself?" Luis sighed, not exactly | |
| wanting to bring the mood down. "I've..." Honesty was often the | |
| best policy however. "... Been figuring out some personal | |
| things. Visited my mother recently." There was a very small, | |
| nearly imperceptible twinge of sadness. "Not much else beyond | |
| that and work. I've heard some rumors but- pfft- they're rumors, | |
| nobody cares about those." He said, readjusting the positioning | |
| of his seat a bit. "Have you been up to anything fun? ... Hah, | |
| wow, that kinda sounds like a silly question if you're the one | |
| being asked it now that I think about it-- Y'know I'm still | |
| pretty sure you're a fun elemental and not a fire elemental." | |
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