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Who: "Thistle Do Nicely" employees, volunteers, and you!
When: November 16th - November 23th
Where: Residential District and flower shop @ shopping district!
What: Employees and volunteers go through desperate measures to attract customers and sales when a certain flower shop starts to fail.
Rating/Warning: PG-13

A: RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, SOMETIME AT NIGHT TO MORNING...

[Something mysterious is happening around the apartments where you live. No one is entirely sure what is going on, but perhaps you will catch a glimpse of someone running/flying/what have you outside your door. Or if you don't, then you will see something in the morning.

In front of your door is a tiny gift. It's a pressed flower card, which has the address to "Thistle Do Nicely. A Flower Shop."]

B: SHOPPING DISTRICT: THISTLE DO NICELY, OPENING HOURS...

[Actually, there might be some desperation when it comes to services in this flower shop. Flower shops are essentially boring, as all they do is sell flowers. Granted, this single shop also has a little tea area for you to relax and drink their especially concocted teas and flower-influenced foods, but honestly? It's not doing much right now.

And so the management decided to have this fantastic plan!]

BUY A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS, KISS OR RECEIVE A KISS FROM A STAFF MEMBER OF YOUR CHOICE.

[Is this place even serious? It sure is, but thankfully, if you're not into cute girls, they've somehow managed to have a few male volunteers to help them out! Amazing! So buy some flowers, make them rich, and receive a cute kiss on the cheek.

~~Yata is the cheapest~~ ~~Here's your Fake Valentine's Celebration, Cerealia~~ Or you can just blend with the crowd and buy half a bouquet and avoid this nightmare.]

C: SHOPPING DISTRICT: THISTLE DO NICELY (TEA AREA), OPENING HOURS...

[On the other hand, you could just sit back and enjoy the light cakes and teas they have on hand. It's quite natural and delicious, and maybe you would like to discuss with other people about your day. There's a delightful scent in the air. Is it the flowers? Yes and no; it's the oils of the flowers, heated by a candle and the scent wafting through the air.

Maybe you would like to stay here...forever. No we're kidding, this is a nice establishment, just chill out.

Mingling and thread jacking is highly encouraged here. Feel free to set up your own prompts as well!! ]

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A. [ Sheba has decided to take a more... direct approach at advertising. Taking advantage of her abilities, she has decided to actually fly around the windows of the residential district. You'll probably hear gentle tapping against the window. Should you choose to investigate, you'll see Sheba pressing her face against your once-stainless windows. ~~It's fogging up so she's probably breathing especially hard against it.~~

But wait...!!! She wants something from you. She slaps the very same flower card against your window with one hand. The other is pointing at it. ]

Come to our store!!!

B. [ W-why did she agree to this idea? She's only ever kissed one other person before... Feeling overwhelmed and flustered, Sheba quickly puts up her hands in self defense, regardless if the person was coming for a kiss or asking a simple question. ]

I-I'm sorry! I can't kiss you!! I'm saving myself for the person I love!!

[ She blurted that out so loudly. How embarrassing.... ]

C. [ After that embarrassing display, she'll be relieved of her kissing booth duties and will help serve customers at the tea house!

Ah... but those snacks do look a little... tasty. ]

J-just one little bite....

[ Nobody is watching! Or so she thinks. ]

[ After a while of living in the city with all the futuristic furniture, Ayumu decides that while his house decor is neat and pretty swank on its own, he prefers real flowers over the fake holo ones.

When he sees the flower shop's signage, he feels that he should just turn back around and head home. Too bad he really wants real flowers in his living room, though.

And like the git that he is, he enters the shop with the intention of embarrassing at least one person in it. He's going to pay them, anyway. ]

Hi. I'd like some flowers that symbolise sorrows that pierced the heart.

[ You can't get any more descriptive than that. ]

[Trying new foods has become a big thing for Lily. So when she comes to the flower shop the first thing that catches her eye is the table of food. Kissing booths were the furthest thing from he mind. Approaching behind the girl eating she points to the snack in her hands.]

What's that?

SORT OF A

[ Unlike someone who can fly, basket of cards in hand, Saya makes her way by foot. The customers back then had enjoyed buying flowers from a maid, so today she remains dressed the same. At every door she passes, she leaves behind a card, but if somebody's home or she passes by anyone, she'll offer the card directly out. ]

Please visit our flower shop!

SORT OF B

K, Kiss...

[ She's not prepared for this. Saya sits at the counter, dressed in a pink flowery dress, nervously rotating a small pot of soil set in front of her as she considers the promise management had created to target new customers. Kissing was...only for people you were closed to, right? If someone asks for her, she's not certain if she can go through with it...

...but for the sake of the shop she wants to work in, she has to. Having resolved her indecision, Saya murmurs to herself, ]

I'll work hard, even if I have to...

[ She doesn't notice a bud starting to grow from the soil, quickly like someone's sped up its growth. ]

LOCKED TO STAFF 1.0

[ Grateful to the volunteers for their help, still dressed in her maid outfit, Saya approaches them at the end of day. ]

Good work today! Thank you very much for your help. There's some food left in the back if you're hungry.

[ She looks like there's an unasked question on her tongue though. ]

Um...

WILDCARD

[ Go for it! ]

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[Returning home from his pole dancing job, Masrur can't help but to notice the person pressing their face to Sinbad and his window. Not sure who they were at first he's quick to assume it could be a burglar scoping the place out.

At the person side in a flash he grabs them by the back of their collar and holds them up. He then sees it's a woman...though he doesn't let go.]

...What are you doing?

[It's okay, Sheba, really. No one is watching.

Aside from Shin-Ah, that is. He was looking at the snacks because yes, they do indeed look delicious. And the atmosphere has made him both drowsy and hungry and the snacks looked very appealing...

The stare is less directed at Sheba and more at the sweets but since she's right there...]

[ When he said he'd help Vietnam out with her work, kissing strangers isn't exactly what he had in mind. Why is his kiss the cheapest, anyway? He hasn't even had his first yet, dammit! If anyone plans on buying those bouquets, he'd rather run. (As if anyone would want to kiss him...) Should anyone try to talk to him for whatever reason, he'll blush and hide behind one of the pots or plants he's moving. ]

Ah, um, I... uh, I don't work here!

[ No, he's wearing the uniform... It's obvious... ]

[ If you get Yata as your waiter, don't worry, he doesn't look like a delinquent. He isn't wearing his beanie, either. In fact, he's surprisingly natural and accomodating, as if he's done this before. He doesn't even get nervous when the customer is a woman. (The trick to that is to focus on the pen and paper in front of him.) Once you say you're ready to order, he's quick and ready to approach with a smile. ]

So what'll it be?

D (or wildcard idk i just wanted consistency)

[ So you're a guy... or make a pretty convincing one. You also happen to be ogling (or looking, or throwing a glance—it doesn't matter) at one of the female staff members: Vietnam, Sheba, and especially Saya. Especially Saya. That's when this guy walks up to you, staring you down (or up). ]

Hey. The fuck are you looking at?

It's fine.

[ Yata places himself in front of the counter, tone shy but reassuring. He knows exactly how she feels, but that's why he's here. Comrades should look out for each other. ]

If anyone tries to buy one from you... [ He looks out into the distance. ] I'll kill them.

AAAAAAAAAH!

[ Sheba's advertising is ineffective; Yata falls backward with a loud thud. THE GHOSTS ARE BACK. Someone hold him. ]

[ B ]

.... Kisses in return for buying bouquets? While admittedly romantic, I can't imagine what kind of person would agree to that marketing scheme.

[Yo wassup friends, this is Natalia's opinion and I hope you like it because she's announcing it rather casually.

Also she doesn't seem to realize that some of the people who agreed to the marketing scheme are her friends.

Cue her glancing over at the closest person and a tilt of her head.]

Would I be able to buy a bouquet without receiving or giving a kiss?

[bro, all she wanted was to get some flowers]

[ C ]

[Now after she inevitably ends up flustered and dismayed, she's calming down with a cup of tea.

That she's vaguely pouting into.]

Hmm.... I wonder what their recipe is....

[no, she still doesn't know how to make tea]

[Leia went through the trouble of getting him flowers for his apartment so he thought to maybe do the same... but it seems awkward to get her flowers for some reason. And then he saw the "criteria" for getting flowers here and decided that was a better reason not to get any.

Anyway that's the only reason he came here to check out a place like this because otherwise he isn't interested. Except he does like tea so that's something. He's missed Rowen's tea but something here might be good...

He overhears Natalia though and recognizes her. He chuckles a bit.] Recipe? You mean for the tea?

[ B.1 ]

[Despite her prickly nature that might have people thinking otherwise, Oona likes nice things. Pretty, colorful, shiny... if she can get her hands on it, she will. And she's never seen flowers before-- not like this, anyhow.

So it's no small wonder she's so fascinated. She run around grabbing potted flowers, as many as she can fit in her arms, and finds a spot to kneel on the floor (probably in the way, but why would she care) and admire them. They're different varieties and colors, and she sinks her fingers into the soil, just to feel it.]

Why buy these? What is point?

[Humans are weird. he furrows her brow and tilts the pot, looking at the flower like it might unlock its secrets if she stares hard enough and-- Oops. Her shifting causes dirt to spill out on to the floor. Oona pauses, blinks, and frowns at the mess like it's all its fault.

Oona moves and... knocks over two more pots. Oh god the dirt's everywhere and panic starts to set in as she frantically tries to shove dirt back into the pots, trying toavoid crushing the flowers in the process. seND HELP IT'S EVERYWHERE.]

[ B.2 ]

[It's not the first times she's been approached by a customer who seems to think she works there and wants a kiss. Or maybe it's the fact she's wearing very little (short-shorts and tank top and no shoes because fuck clothes tbh). Regardless of if that's what they think or not, even if they're just walking towards her, she levels whoever's walking up to her with a suspicious look.]

Want kiss? Can, but will bite. [Is that a warning or a promise?? Who knows.]

[ C ]

[Hope you've been enjoying your day because it's about to get RUINED FOREVER.

Oona's incredibly interested in the little snacks and cakes, but dubious--she really only ever eats fish and drinks water, reluctant to branch out. So when she sees someone eating something that looks nice, she wastes no time in taking a seat at this table and staring intently at their plate]

What are you eating? What is it? Good?

[Her ridiculously serious expression turns from the food in question to the person eating it, clearly impatient for an answer.]

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[ What is it with girls always trying to get his attention when he's eating? He should learn to be crueler, but he's a sucker for innocent curiosity and wanting to help people understand, so he stops stabbing his cake into neat little pieces to gesture with his fork. ]

Violet cheesecake. The glaze on top is made from the flower. It's good.

Wah!

[ Lily, you surprised her! She nearly dropped that bitten biscuit back onto the plate she took it from. She's been caught! ]

U-um...

[ It's too late!! She can't hide the evidence now!! There's even crumbs on her mouth that Sheba didn't even notice. ]

It's a flower biscuit. It's really delicious!

[ Pole.... dancer.... Masrur, you're life is hard...

But whoa! For a person his size, he's extremely fast! She lets out a tiny squeak when he suddenly grabs her by behind. ]

I-I'm not doing anything bad, I promise!!

[ She quickly flips out the card from earlier. ]

We're trying to get more people to visit our store!

Ah...

[ His eyes are covered... Sheba can't tell where Shin-Ah's line of sight is thanks to his mask! It's a little intimidating! ]

A-are you going to tell on me? I haven't eaten anything yet, I swear!

[ But she kind of touched one of them already... Ah, she's hastily placing the flower biscuit back where she found it and holds the plate towards Shin-Ah so he can see. ]

They're all accounted for!

[ WHAT KIND OF REACTION WAS THAT!!!

Sheba clearly doesn't realize what she looks like on Yata's side. But rather than gentle knocking.... she's knocking a little louder now. It's probably not good for Yata's heart right now.

The fogged up glass isn't really helping at all. ]

Hey! Did you hear me?!

B.

[ Where the card had come from, Mary doesn't know. But a flower shop... she'd always liked flowers, and Seto had worked at one-- so why not? People who went to flower shops probably weren't scary.

... Is what she'd told herself all the way up until she reached the place, and maybe she'd been a little pale when she'd stepped in, but right now, she's happily perusing the bouquets. It's amazing what you can do when you have money. ]

The yellow ones are so cheerful-- oh, but the white and red ones are pretty, too! And Zara might like the dark pink ones... mm. Should I get three?

[ Someone should probably tell her about the kissing thing that she totally missed.

Also try not to trip over her, she's crouched low to examine some of them. ]

C.

[ Otherwise, you can find Mary, seated at a table and attempting to conquer a Rose Parfait.

Which would be easier if she could stop admiring it for more than three seconds. ]

How do you even eat something so pretty?

[ The second he hears something by the window, there's a kunai embedded in the glass.

There's a girl outside. His eyes narrow. ]

...

[ Retrieves the kunai and... opens the window. ]

Yes? [ Perfectly unruffled. Hi, Sheba. ]

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[ Although the proprietress' efforts were unorthodox and sort of started in trauma, Shirasu decides to stop by on his way to the tea house. Flowers arranged properly might look nice. More authentic, at least.

Ad he hears a very familiar voice. His expression is unsmiling, but softer, amused. ]

I remember you as pretty free with your affections.

[Her eyebrows raise to her hairline in surprise.] From the flower? They are-- [She pause a moment for the word] Edible?

[She turns her head and eyes some of the flowers decorating the cafe with a dubious sort of curiosity.]

Are all flowers?

[Whatever questions Oona previously had are thrown out the window in response to that. She looks bewildered]

Eh? Eh? What do kisses and love have to do with each other?

[ He's on his way to work, wearing a lavender kimono that is exquisite quality, but... also a little sheer. It has white and violet spider lilies on it, just like the ones in the pot in Oona's hand.

But he's more concerned with her frantic attempts to clean up the other pots. Heedless of his kimono, he kneels by her and places one hand over her scrambling ones. ]

Let me help?

Excuse-- [Kurapika had just approached to ask a question when this girl's stammering seemed to come out of nowhere. For a moment he just stood there looking utterly baffled, his hand still held politely up to get her attention.]

I...ahem. I assure you, that was not my intention.

[ See, he might be an emotionally-dead-inside ninja. But ten years with the Kumou family has given him an appreciation of the fine art of trolling.

The young man grumbling about his employment status and blushing is just... too good of a target to give up. This is probably what Tenka feels when he sees Soramaru presenting an opportunity impossible to refuse. Like a wounded prey out on the plain.

Shirasu offers a very pleasant, though totally serious looking expression as he holds out a bouquet of very lovely calla lilies. ]

I'll take these, please.

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