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Black, like my soul

The Coffeehouse Meme

it's a cold day...wherever you are. brrrrr. you are outside, walking around (maybe holiday shopping, or portal jumping, or maybe you clicked a weird pen or phone booth button and landed here. whatever the case, you are now outside a quaint little cafe in New York, right by Central Park, on snowy, December morning. did I mention that it's cold? you walk into the cafe and immediately feel the warmth of the room. there's a fireplace on each side of the little shop, which helps un-nip the frost on your nose. the baristas at the counter great you kindly, and tell you to have a seat and they will send over one of their girls to take your order.

stay a while?

instructions:
1. make a comment (blank or otherwise) with your character's name and canon in the subject. they have entered the cafe. they can leave or stay or even sit down and read a book if they have one on hand. whatever your preference.
2. people respond with their characters meeting others inside the cafe. you can do whatever you want, except fight. oh, arguing is allowed, but sword fights? nope.
3. have fun!!

via:

demisms

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[ misappropriating this meme for my modern!wwx barista agenda. ]

[ Probably Rebecca is found chilling out at the coffeehouse, jotting notes down on a pad while a small blue cat sits across from her or looking at people coming inside. ]

[ likely there every morning around the same time and orders the most cloyingly sweet pastries and drinks. keeps mostly to himself. m/m for shipping. ]

[There aren't that many people inside the café. It's pretty small, and there's only a few tables and one barista behind the counter and one waitress.

Xie Lian turns around with a smile when the chime rings.]

Welcome to Crimson Rain! Have a seat, I'll be right with you!

[She's wearing faded jeans that have seen better days and seem to hug her in all the right places, and a crop top that's probably a size too small, too, and she gabs her tray before walking to the newest client and their table.]

What can I get you? Do you need a menu? Hua Cheng can probably make most of anything you want, even if it's not on there.

[ The cafe is small and with only a few tables, there aren't many options for where to sit, so Meryl sits at the corner table, giving her a good view of the entire cafe. It's cute, a little charming, and Meryl can see why people had recommended the cafe to her.

She blushes slightly as Xie Lian approaches, although she forces herself to look her in the eye, trying to fight back the blush. She sets her sunglasses down on the small table. ]

Just coffee is fine. [ She likes her tea, but the day needs more than just a cup of tea. ] With some milk, please.

We an make you a flat white or a latte, depending on how much milk you'd like. And we have three sizes.

[She points to the small, medium and large example cups on the counter so the customer can choose.]

Or we can do a plain café au lait too, if you'd rather. Right, Hua Cheng?

[The brunette behind the bar just gives a small nod, already busying herself with grinding some coffee grains while she waits for the order to be finalized.]

[ Meryl looks over at the cup sizes, weighing her options. When she looks at Xie Lian again, it's with the resignation of a woman who is facing a long day. ]

Just a plain café au lait, large please.

[ She pauses, looking back at the counter. ] Do you have any pastries?

Alright!

[She just gives another glance to the barista, who answers with a nod and starts preparing the beverage.]

We have some muffins and cookies from the bakery next door, and I think I made pie...

[There's a small ahem from the barista and a soft 'Jiejie.', and Xie Lian almost gives a start and then shakes her head sheepishly.]

Right. No pie left, sorry. Just muffins and cookies.

[ Meryl visibly wilts when she says no pie. ]

I'll take a muffin. What flavor is it? Do you have blueberry?

[Meryl, you are so much better for not getting the pie, and you will never know.

Xie Lian nods.]

We do! We have blueberry, raspberry and white chocolate, and dark chocolate.

.... If you really want pie, though, I could get something from the bakery. I'm sure they have some.

[ She is, but she doesn't know that. Alas, no pie for her. ]

No, no, that's fine. I'll take a blueberry muffin. Do you mind if people work here?

It's fine! We're not busy, and I'll tell Hua Cheng not to glare at you.

[There's another cough from behind the bar and Xie Lian giggles and trots back there to start putting the blueberry muffin on a place and bring that back with a cute napkin, before going back to fetch the coffee...

And, as luck would have it, the laces on one of her trainers seem to have come undone and before she knows it, she's tripped, and the coffee is airborne while she goes down witha surprised eep!]

[ Meryl breaks off a piece of her muffin and nibbles on it, her face lighting up when she realizes just how tasty it is, and doesn't pay attention to Xie Lian returning with her coffee until the other woman trips.

It happens in slow-motion, almost: Meryl hears the stumble and turns, rising up instinctively, just in time for the liquid in the cup to splash her shirt and shorts, the cup hitting the floor and shattering into a couple of large pieces.

She sits there, half out of her chair, coffee now down the front of her clothes. Luckily, it isn't hot enough to burn, but it is distinctly warm. ]

[She can see it all happening, but there's nothing she can do to stop it, and by the time it's done she's also managed to somehow scratch her arm on one of the cup shards and she's bleeding from that too, but completely ignoring it because she's looking up at her poor customer with a horrified look on her face.]

Oh my god, I'm so sorry! Your poor clothes! Are you hurt? I'll pay for cleaning. Oh, I can't believe I did that, so stupid!

[Hua Cheng has come back from behind the bar, but she seems a lot more worried about the wound her 'coworker' is now sporting than the stains on the customer's outfit.]

"Jiejie, you're bleeding."

I'm fine, it doesn't hurt! I need to clean this up...

"I'll do it. And make another coffee for her. Go and clean up your arm first, it's not sanitary around the food."

... Oh, alright, but afterwards, please, I'll pay for the cleaning or take you shopping for new clothes or something! I feel terrible!

Edited 2023-07-06 15:37 (UTC)

[ This is hardly the worst thing Meryl's encountered, and she waves off Xie Lian's comments, staring in awe at the scratch on her arm. ]

I'm fine, it's just clothes. How did that even happen? [ The only other person she's encountered with such bad luck was Vash, and even he wasn't likely to get quite that bad.

She pulls her shirt away from her torso, grimacing as the coffee soaks through it. It's not bad, certainly not hot enough to burn, but it is uncomfortably wet. She grabs a napkin from the table, pressing it against the spot on her shirt. ] Go patch up your arm!

Alright, alright!

[Xie Lian scrambles up, and then Hua Chen goes...]

Jiejie, your laces.

... Oh. How did they even come undone?

Let me.

[And Hua Cheng is just going to kneel and retie those laces and make sure that they're nice and tight before urging Xie Lian to the back to patch herself up.

Then, Hua Cheng cleans up the table and the shards of cup, and mops up the coffee that didn't land up on Meryl.

And then remakes the coffee, and comes to bring it to the table, along with a second muffin.]

It's on the house. Don't be too hard on her, it really was an accident.

[ Hua Cheng is intimidating enough that Meryl does shrink into herself slightly, but she nods in appreciation, gaze flickering over to the door Xie Lian disappeared through. ]

It happens. [ Which Meryl knows well. ] Thanks for the coffee.

[Soon enough, Xie Lian is back with her arms cleaned up and bandaged, and once again comes to give Meryl an apology bow.]

Oh, Hua Cheng gave you more coffee, good! I'm really sorry! I'm so clumsy, this is embarrassing for a waitress.

"Why don't you take a break, jiejie?"

Hm? I guess we're not very busy today, with the rain... I'll let you enjoy your coffee in peace then. Sorry again!

Watcha' doing sitting around?

[ Munching on a veggie sandwich while standing over his table. ]

We got some ass to kick, don't we?

Mirko! Hi! [ He perks up in excitement upon seeing the Pro Hero. ] Oh I'm just getting a quick pick me up... [ He lifts up the to go coffee cup he's got set in front of him. ] It's been a long day but it's not over yet. And things are quiet for the moment... unless something else happened? [ Now he's a little worried something happened while he was taking a moment to rest! ]

Ha! I'm just pulling your leg, Deku.

[ She slaps his shoulder. ]

Though you should get used to drinking your coffee on the go!

—Get a call bout' a villian? No worries, you can drink and move. You feel me?

Edited 2023-06-03 06:30 (UTC)

[ He sighs in relief! ] Yeah that's why I got it in a to go cup! Do you do that? Carrying it and move at the same time? Don't you ever spill it? [ Since she's usually bounding around and not just walking calmly like most do. ]

[She did run a tea stand at one point in time.]

[Either magical world or he's disguised as a human and he's popping in for a coffee]

ooc: A tired but polite and skilled during-school-time barista. She has foundlings to look after, she needs every penny she can pinch while the kids are otherwise occupied.

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