(open) and i had a dream about my old school

[anciently]

Who: Aerith Gainsborough and YOU
What: A general catchall log for the month!
Where: Various locations within.
When: Throughout the month.
Content Warnings: n/a, will update if needed




( top levels with locations below )

Comments

[bachagain]

Yeah, think so. Those guys with the realllyy tall necks [ the giraffes with wings. he means those. the cat pidgeys have a little too much going on for him to distinctly pick out the Cat in them ] look like something from back home. But like what's happening here in your church, it ended up being some kind of weird mix?

[ at least, that's what he's guessing. because there's some chaotic dissonance going on here which isn't entirely unpleasant to him, as it's... funny, but this place isn't really his.

he could be wrong. maybe she really did have just some kind of cafe church mix going on back home, so he looks up at her to add in a simple: ]

... Unless the cake shop is how it's supposed to be, and you normally have
a sacred, divine capitalism thing going on here! Then forget I said that!

[ but judging from how he says that, he doesn't really think that's the case? she did talk about someone setting up shop here, after all. ]

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Oh! Those are yours? Tifa and I ran into one in the woods a while back. [ They didn't seem too bad... ] And...yeah, seems like it. All the lemon and cafe stuff is definitely not mine.

[ Not that she really minds! Aerith is happy to share her space. She just wants to know who it belongs to so she can meet them! ]

Any chance you've met somebody who might fit the bill? You know, someone who just screams "I love lemon?"

[ She cracks another smile - it's doubtful that it'd be that obvious - but the mental image is pretty funny. ]

[bachagain]

[ pffft. that mental image is pretty funny, and leo cracks an amused grin at that.

bless you, aerith, he'll play along: ]

I dunno! Whaddya think someone like that would look like? Dressed in all yellow, maybe? Kind of a sourpuss, since lemons are a little sour?

[ ... ]

Ooor would they be really sweet, to balance it out?

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Ooh, good question... I was actually picturing someone more sweet, but I think a sourpuss is funnier. [ Now she's just picturing Cloud in a lemon costume, though. ] I think I know someone who matches that description...

[ But he definitely didn't bring this cafe with him, so the mystery continues. ]

I really am interested in figuring it out, though. After all, this cafe is really cute, and the cakes look so good.

[bachagain]

[ poor cloud

except he deserves it, so it's fine. he's a little curious to hear about the person she has in mind -- sourpusses are pretty funny, to be honest, so him and aerith are in agreement there.

terrible. they're dangerous people. ]

If I remember to, I can ask around. I kinda want a bite of those cakes too... [ ""remember to"". he says this casually, with no shame, both about his lack of memory and his more sugary motives-- ] Not that I think that kinda legwork is toootally necessary? You'll probably end up spending a big chunk of your time here, right? Odds are you'll run into the owner of those yummy snacks eventually!

[ and maybe they were even destined to meet, since their places got jammed together.........

....... except not really, but the thought is nice. ]

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[ They're perfectly fine people!! It's not their fault that sourpusses are easy to tease!! ]

That's a good point! I kinda hope they find their way here on their own so they can see it firsthand. [ She may or may not give in before then, though, and sample the cakes. Maybe she can recruit said sourpuss into a taste-test. ] As far as combinations go, it's a weird one...but, I'm not complaining. Assuming the sweets taste as good as they look!

[ There's no way they're anything nefarious...right? ]

[bachagain]

[ this is how they all die

death by cake. but leo does look at them a little pensively now. it's not like... he's hungry, of course. obvious reasons for that. but who ever wants sweets simply because they're hungry?

and just... talking about them so much... his fingers drum on his knee, a little impatient. ]

... Ahhh, we keep mentioning the taste! I can't!

[ gaze back to aerith: ]

Wanna give 'em a try with me, Aery? I wanna know now! I'm not a big sweets guy, but it seems like such a waste to leave 'em there to wonder...!

[ he is truly too gremlin to wait for this unknown owner to show up ]

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[ She perks up a little, surprised, at "Aery"...but then breaks out into another bright smile, nodding decisively. ]

Yeah! They'll probably be stale soon if we leave 'em too long, if they aren't already. Might as well!

[ Aerith is also a gremlin, so...birds of a feather eat cake together, right?

She steps over to where the cakes are on display and busies herself getting two pieces cut up and onto plates, humming happily all the while. After, she moves to one of the tables and sets them down, tapping the surface. ]

Dessert is served! [ Comes the sing-song invitation. ]

[bachagain]

[ two gremlins just dive into cake of unknown origins... is this where they die? who the heck knows. all leo knows is that it's going to be delicious! unless it's not.

he's moving on over immediately, taking a seat at the table and kicking his feet mildly-- ]

Thanks, thanks! Never thought I'd eat cake in a church, but there's a first time for everything...! See me snack and be jealous, God!

[ is this where he gets smited

anyway, he's leaning forward a little, ]

Did you get the same flavor as me, Aery? We can share if you didn't!

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I don't think anyone here minds you having cake. It's my church, anyway, and what I say goes!

[ There hasn't been a 'god' in this place for a long time, anyway.

Aerith laughs lightly at the question, holding up hers for him to see. It's iced with what appears to be vanilla and features a candied lemon peel on top. ]

Not sure... What do you have? Take a bite!

[bachagain]

[ ahahaha. there's an amused smile at that, as he lifts up his fork and-- ]

Sure. I can't ignore a command from the Queen of this castle, can I?

[ god, stop. leo's own cake is yellow-y, accented with a fair bit of purple berries inside. blackberries, maybe? biting into it... mm, it's good, and his little hum of approval is definitely proof of that-- ]

It's lemon... Like yours, maybe? [ d'uh ] Pound cake... with blackberries? Yummy, and not stale at all!

[ and also not poisoned, maybe, since he's not keeling over just yet? anyway, he's pushing the plate a little closer to aerith, in case she wants to try it for herself. ]

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So yours has berries inside, and mine is plain... Darn. I think you got the better one!

[ She. Will absolutely sneak a forkful, if he lets her. Yum! ]

Mmm... They're both good, but the berries are a really nice touch. [ Juicy and flavorful! Plus, they break up the density of the cake. ] want to try mine?