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Lup ([personal profile] necromanswers) wrote in [community profile] hugtopia_logs2020-07-07 11:06 pm

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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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-07-19 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lance hums, considering it. He hadn't really walked in with any particular preferences.]

Maybe something savory to start with. Not too too heavy, so maybe I can order dessert after?
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-07-19 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She considers this. Most of the summer specials are definitely geared toward a sweeter preference, but, there's still more to go around for the more limited offerings. ]

Well, there is a chance you might find it heavier, but the more savory option is the special turkey meal. Though it's not intended to be too overwhelming, since we're offering a slice of rainbow cake with it as well.
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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-07-19 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm down with that. Don't think I've had turkey in...whew, a long time. And rainbow cake sounds awesome. Rainbows are awesome. I actually knit a rainbow sweater last year! Wasn't the greatest, but it made for a great gift anyway...

[Casual talk. It's coo.]
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-07-19 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Then turkey you shall have. It also comes with stuffing, and the draw there seems to be the bacon flavoring.

[ She'd come pretty far from starting off at zero when it came to food knowledge, but she'd studied hard especially these past few months to make this work. As for his casual addition... it takes her a moment, but she can place the context of that conversation. ]

That was the present you were making for ... Keith, was it not?
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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-07-19 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooooh, bacon....

[Who doesn't love bacon? Seriously. He'll give vegetarians and vegans a reluctant pass but.]

It was! I didn't think he'd like it as much as he did, honestly, but he wore it a ton during the winter.
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-07-19 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Your hard work went a long way. It only stands to reason that he would have appreciated it, as well as the benefit of comfort as well.

[ As much as her familiarity of Keith mostly came from another universe's experience, it wasn't too difficult to assess that about his nature. ]

Did you want to order a drink as well?
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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-07-19 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah... You're right. Still, definitely lucked out on that. And a lot, really.

[Nodnod.]

Drink sounds great. Er, any recs on that?
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-07-19 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps. Depending on your preference, of course.

[ She's still sticking by that standard. ]

We have a variety available, so if you wanted something hot or cold, alcoholic or not, sweet or not... I'd have to narrow it down from there. I imagine you'd want something lighter to balance out the meal, at least, or to complement it in some way.
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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-07-19 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Something cold, I think, since it's summer.

[It feels weird having casual talk with her like this, but he thinks that it's probably a necessity to sort through the obvious issues that lay between them.]
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-07-19 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ultimately he's there for a meal and she's dedicated to those who make it their point to fulfill that need, no matter what layers of discomfort might be in between. There's difficulty in the casualness, but she's well accustomed to navigating tension. ]

Cold... so something like an iced tea or a milkshake?
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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-07-19 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eventually, he's sure there's going to need to be some kind of...talk to clear things up. But as it stands, he feels a tad nervous about it. It's something he has to confront, but maybe he'll learn some more about her first, weary as he is.]

Oh man... Milkshakes, now that brings me back... [He shakes his head.] Think an iced tea would be better with the food, though. Maybe I'll get a milkshake with the cake later? We'll see how stuffed I get.
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-07-19 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Very well; tea it is, and you can add to your order later if you decide on that milkshake. What kind of tea would you like?

[ Fruit teas, green teas, regular teas... there was really too much variety, and since they were made to order, it was his call there.

For herself, it helped her to try and take the paladins as far out of the context in which she was familiar with them as possible, though the associations would always be there. In another mindset, another life, she had brought harm to them and they were responsible for what might become of her son, were she ever to get pulled back, and that was not a place or a state of mind that she wanted to be in. ]
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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-07-27 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, surprise me. I don't really have any preferences when it comes to tea.

[He gives her a slightly apologetic smile, hoping he isn't being a pain in the ass. If he was a waiter, he'd probably hate someone doing that to him...]
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-07-27 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ It makes it difficult when trying to make certain an order goes over well, but considering the struggles she'd had with acquainting herself with food, she expects people to have either broader or otherwise very specific tastes, themselves, so it's not too surprising, having to navigate an order.

Either way, she seems very patient about all of it, nodding. ]


Then... perhaps a sweetened ice tea? Or perhaps a raspberry flavor.
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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-08-03 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! Raspberry!

[He clasps his hands together. It's definitely up there when it comes to fruits he likes.]

Yeah, let's go with that one!
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-08-07 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh? Then it seems like we found a winner. It should be ready for you shortly.

[ Most of the orders get sent back to the kitchen telepathically, but if they're both uncomfortable, she doesn't want to linger too much. ]

I'm sure one of the cats will find their way over soon. Do you have no particular attachments there, either?
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[personal profile] the_tailor 2020-08-10 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Any kitty is a good kitty. Though I hope they don't mind the smell of space wolf on me. I know some animals get all weird about that.

[Right.. Conversation going nice and fine right now.]
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[personal profile] shroudedsecrets 2020-08-10 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps so. At least I can say that Ditto and Kova won't mind that sort of thing too much.

[ Ditto flat out wouldn't mind due to his nature as a familiar, and Kova had more time to adjust to unusual scents on people and what was expected of him here. ]

Rio and Harmony might be less familiar, but they seem to adapt well.

[ Being more... ordinary kitties, but friendly enough to adjust to cafe lifestyle. ]