open to all;

[swordboning]

Who: Archer swordboning and YOU. (Maybe Athena too)
When: December 15th and on
Where: Right here where you need him. At least in the streets.
What: Golden Archers is sadly open. Come get your top tier food of choice.
Rating/Warning: Nah.


[Archer was fully cringing at the emblem Athena made and the fact that it was pasted on his apron. Well, inwardly at least. Athena got to have her way with the things went around here since she was the one who put in the money and most of the work. That meant her lame idea of what was great ended up plastering almost anything that had the surface for it.

But for a food stall, there was a serious lack of menu. Archer, though, intentionally wanted that. Restricting himself would only be admitting that he couldn't make things that people wanted outside of said menu. Obviously, there were some restrictions because supplies of some things were exceedingly rare or impossible to find. Which meant that rich people places had to be visited for that. But here were reasonable prices for fresh cooked food.]

Before you ask, there's no menu. So just tell me what you want.

[Customer service needed a little bit of work, however. And no, Saber, you weren't getting any free food.]

Comments

[emotive]

[Oh my goodness, all this freedom of choice... It's not hard to tell that Ai is thinking very carefully about what she wants to order.]

Hmmm... Oh! I know!

Is a panini with tomatoes, mozzarella, and pesto doable?

[swordboning]

It's not surprising that, of all people, you know what you want.

[Not even a question from her. But hey, he can totally do that. And gives a nod, just to let her know.]

[emotive]

Well, I thought I might as well throw something that's been on my mind for a while that isn't Vietnamese...

[swordboning]

There's a first time for everything. I'll get started on it.

Is there anything else you'd like in the meantime?

[emotive]

If it's not trouble, some iced green tea. That should be all.

[Amazing, she's not gonna go all gorging like expected...]

[swordboning]

[Very amazing.]

It's not. Just give me a few minutes.

[To hand-make said sauce. Thankfully, he made sure to make bread ahead of time because that was probably going to be fairly requested.]

[emotive]

[As she waits, she decides, why not, some small chat. It could make up for how terribly petulant she acted under the influence of alcohol during the sleepover ehhhhhhh]

Is this something you're going to do from now on, or is it just temporary?

[swordboning]

It depends on how it turns out. I may decide to stop if it isn't worth it.

[In a way that doesn't mean money. Archer could care less about cash flow.]

[emotive]

I see.

[Glancing at the sign... It's... sure a thing...]

For you, it shouldn't be too difficult right? You're good at cooking for a large amount of people.

[swordboning]

The difficulty level isn't a problem. That's not what I look at when I go into these situations.

[emotive]

Mmm... You sure make it hard for people to know what you're thinking...

[swordboning]

Learn how to do the same. And consider that part of your training.

[emotive]

Is it too early to ask when I could use my powers to incorporate it with what we're doing now?

[psycholawgy]

Oh, it's Ai!

[ Athena's carrying a bags containing some notebooks and some more ingredients when she calls Ai's name. She runs over to the stall, puts the bags down, and welcomes her friend to the newest food stall in town. ]

Welcome, welcome! Did you order anything yet?

[emotive]

Hello, Athena!

[Ai nods.]

Yes, I already ordered something from Archer. If there's anyone who deserves to get paid for cooking, it's definitely him.

[psycholawgy]

[ And she starts to tear up. I'M SORRY YOUR FRIEND IS EMBARRASSING. ]

I'm so proud of him! He's grown up so fast!

[emotive]

He's... He's an adult though?

[OH NO, Athena, Ai looks back and forth looking for the paper napkins]

[psycholawgy]

He might look like one, but he sure is a kid in his brain.

[ She says with a pout, as she puts her hands on her hips. ]

[emotive]

[Man, and he called Ai a child; she can recall that much during her drunken stupor. It seems Athena has a better handle on Archer as a person compared to Ai who still has trouble with this person reading thing]

He's strangely dependable though, for better or for worse.

Are you working with him on the food stall?

[psycholawgy]

I am, I am!

[ She points to the sign. ]

I painted it myself! Since this is a collaboration between Archer and myself, I put his face on my badge.

[emotive]

[Somehow, Ai's able to figure out that Athena would have the gumption to be able to get Archer to do this.]

Well, you certainly put in a lot of effort, I can tell that much.

[psycholawgy]

[ She really did, even if it does look goofy. ]

I can draw scenery and all that, but drawing people's a bit of a challenge for me.

[emotive]

I think you got Archer's likeness down though! It was a challenge you overcame splendidly.

[psycholawgy]

Hey! Thank you! [ She glances at the sign again and laughs. It's the first time she's been complimented for her work. ] I hope you'll stop by whenever we're open.

[emotive]

I will! Archer's difficult to deal with, but his cooking is sincere. I want to support this venture as much as I can.