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Affurgato Mingle: July edition

♥ Who: Open to all
♥ Where: Affurgato
♥ When: This week
♥ What: An open mingle at the restaurant which is... mysteriously celebratory!
♥ Rating: who knows, probably PG/13ish?

Regulars of Affurgato might notice things have spiced up a little bit in the last several days; the decor is a little brighter, the staff more upbeat, and the food, while tasty as ever, is a little different. The restaurant is advertising a summer menu of slow-cooked BBQ sliders, sweet potato fries with honey butter dip, grilled pineapple and watermelon slices, and warm peach cobbler with ice cream. The prices are slightly more premium than usual, but ooh, doesn't it all smell worth it? Newcomers might even get a discount, if the right elf twin gets their bill. But how do you know which one's the right twin? ...Yeah, good luck with that.

For this week, the menu will include two curious additions as well: a Thanksgiving-esque meal including fresh slabs of turkey and stuffing, flavoured with bacon grease, and a slice of rainbow layer cake. The cats are very attentive, especially to recognizably good tippers, and there's a display sign outside the door with a doodle of a binicorn in flashy sunglasses shouting the words "ONE YEAR MORE, NERDS", which might be weird to those who know that Affurgato opened about six months ago. Ah, well.

Also noteworthy is the fact that an actual, tangible magical bicicorn will be running around for the first 45 minutes of every daily shift that the restaurant is open, trying to scoop people up onto his back and deposit them in front of the shop. You're here now, so you might as well get a meal, right? Don't question it.

Come one, come all! Enjoy some good food and the company of your neighbours, maybe visit the elves and see what's up.

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As long as they keep coming back once they are no longer in that predicament, it should more than make up for it anyway.

[And of course, that was why Lup was the one who ultimately got those receipts.]

Now, is there anything I can get for your poor tired, post-celebratory self?

Caaaaan you carry me home? Or should I just make Taako transform the couch into a bed so I can die here?

[As if they both aren't pretty much dry on spell slots at this point.]

It's a shame we didn't think about making one of the spare rooms here into a proper resting area for times like these.

[ She waggles her fingers. ]

Perhaps I could lift you, or... I could find you one of those potions that might free up at least one of your expended slots for another potential option.

Oh right, those...

[They came from Cor's shop, didn't they? Lup purses her lips, and... well. Forget that, then.]

Nah, I'd save that sort of shit for life and death. I'm just being lazy. The extra room's not a bad idea, though. Maybe this place could use a second floor?

[ She tilts her head, smile fading slightly as she watches that shift in Lup's expression. ]

I don't see why not. It would be convenient for us, and will give the cats more of an area to explore when we're not open.

[It's subtle, there and gone again as she leans back to look properly at Honerva with a thoughtful expression.]

Could probably do with another litter box too, considering our roster's bigger now. And if we're ever feeling really lazy, we could start making teleportation circles.

[ Her ears perk a little at the notion of teleportation circles. ]

A way to link both coordinates? That sounds worth looking into... though I imagine it would take quite a few resources to achieve properly.

Don't all the good spells?

[It's so damned expensive, being this awesome.]

Anyway, it's not too crazy a requirement. Just some really fancy chalk.

Fair enough. How fancy?

[ Is it just curiosity? She seems quite intent for those details. ]

Ink and gemstones, mostly. And they get used up with each teleport.

[She waves a hand dismissively.]

For a single city, it's really not worth the cost except in case of some big emergency. Teleportation circles are for shit like "I need to go halfway across the world in 6 seconds."

[This one's more of an idle pipe dream than a legitimate thought.]

[ Still something to file away, that sort of knowledge is important, even if not too relevant in the moment. ]

Here you are feeling lazy, and I have you giving me explanations instead. Really, there must be a more relaxing option you prefer other than just crashing here.

Hey, if you've got ideas, I'm all ears. You know how it works, few hours of trancing and I'll be back to tippy-top shape. This is a whole lot of grumbling with no teeth.

Oh, I may have something for you. It might require some effort however, though it should be well worth it.

[ She rises from her perch. ]

Just wait here a moment... not that I think you're going anywhere.

[Her ears perk up at the comment - something for her? what's that all about? - but she doesn't move as requested.]

Yeah, nah. My fate is sealed, I'm doomed to remain here.

[There's a cat on her chest. He's making biscuits. She could die here.]

All right.

[ She gives a little wave, and... off she goes. It'll be a few moments before she returns, floating a rather large box in front of her. Exquisitely wrapped because presentation and mystery, but it'll settle down on the floor in front of Lup's spot. ]

[Lup tilts her head at the unexpected package - mostly due to the size of it, what the heck - and lifts Ditto up off her chest, settling him on the arm of the couch instead so she can try to lift the package up.]

What's this? You know it's not actually our birthday, right?

[ Honerva only shrugs, but remains smiling. ]

Go on and open it. I think you'll understand soon enough.

Oookay. Scoot over, furball, I need space.

[She nudges Ditto off again - he'd started to climb back towards her lap - and drags the box upright, curiously tearing it open.]

[ It all opens up fairly easily. The "mystery" gift is carefully wrapped in a velvety cloth in the box to protect it, but once Lup shifts it aside, she'll find a particular object, something that faintly gleams an off-white color from the lighting.

Honerva seems content to wait quietly for the verdict. ]

[A... horn?

...Oh.

Oh, shit. Hang on. She leans in suddenly, reaching out to brush her fingers along the curve of it.]

Is this- fuck me, is this ivory?

[She allows herself a soft chuckle at last.]

About time, don't you think?

Hah... you sure don't screw around.

[Lup scrapes her nails over the surface of it, and... yeah. Yeah, it feels legit. She'll have to break it apart, work on some carving, do a little transmutation, but... gods. Gods, this is exactly it. Tired as she is, she definitely has the energy to smile.]

I don't know how you did it, but... thank you.

It is all worth it, to see that expression on your face.

[ When it comes to those she cares about, she doubles down. It's just how she is. ]

There is another at the house as well.

What, this wasn't enough? What the fuck, I'm gonna cry at this rate.

[It's not entirely in jest. She can't quite take her eyes off of the ivory in her hands. It's such a little thing in the grand scheme of things, just a bit of luxury, yet... it's a thing that she can control. That's such a rarity, in the lives they've lead.]

Either way, it's a year overdue, so it may as well be doubled. Though, what is that saying...

[ She moves back around to the couch proper to join her, though follows the rest of her statement up with an Elvish equivalent to 'Better late than never'. ]

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