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

[swordboning]

[Sighing.]

Right. What are you going to do with those?

[carptricks]

Nothing. They've got a mind of their own and a tendency to jump to any place of the deck they wanna jump.

[flips the jacks over so they're face down again]

Far be it from me to stop them from doing whatever it is they wanna do.

[swordboning]

Or you they could stay on the top. Not doing something is the same as having the choice of doing something.

[carptricks]

And I choose not to take away their free will.

[drops the stack of cards on top of the first overturned jack, so it's technically at the bottom of the deck]

This one tends to prefer it up top, anyway.

[. . . and then he flips over the first card on the stack, which is-- GASP-- the jack that should have been at the bottom]

[swordboning]

[He is essentially the king of not impressed. Of course, nothing impresses him so he just smirks.]

Is there anything else left to this other than moving cards?

[carptricks]

[kaito's used to dealing with skeptics; his stride isn't broken]

You don't believe me when I say they have a mind of their own?

[takes the second down turned jack, flips it over to show archer (it's the jack of clubs) and then slips it into the center of his deck]

[A PAUSE]

If you're that skeptical, you might wanna check your apron pockets.

[swordboning]

I'm not a skeptic. It's the complete opposite. I come from a world where, among certain people, magic is extremely common. Even I know a couple spells.

[Reaching into his pocket either way.]

[carptricks]

[somehow that jack of clubs meandered its way into that apron pocket. SURPRISE ARCHER]

So? Anyone can learn how to recite an incantation and perform a spell. It takes true skill to do what I do without any of the supernatural stuff attached.

[a cheeky grin]

-- and I told you the cards were adventurous.

[swordboning]

I'll have to argue with you on that. But...

[He holds up the card and slides his fingers, so a second one looking exactly the same slides out behind it.]

...on this level, it is fairly simple. When it comes to creating swords lost to time, it's a completely different story.

[carptricks]

[leans back a bit and scoops up his cards to re-shuffle them into the deck]

Don't be a showoff, now. You already made your point with the takoyaki.

Which was pretty good, by the way.

[. . . o right he should pay]

[swordboning]

My Master will appreciate your show a little more than I did. She might even ask to learn something, who knows.

[Don't ask. Or do.]

You're welcome.

[carptricks]

Magicians only pass their secrets on to those who are truly interested in picking up the trade.

[eyebrow quirk]

. . . what kinda master are we talking about here?

[he asked]

[swordboning]

I'm a magical being. So I need someone to supply me with magical energy so I can exist. That kind of Master.

[carptricks]

Magical being?

[but what does that mean!1]

[like any sane person, kaito reaches over the counter to poke archer's shoulder, just to make sure he still feels like a normal person.]

[swordboning]

[It's just armor there. Though he could technically just vanish if he wanted to. But that would be a waste.]

....satisfied?

[carptricks]

. . . pretty satisfied!

[withdraws]

What kind of magical creature are you?

[swordboning]

A blacksmith heroic spirit.

[Who needs explanations? Screw that.]

[carptricks]

. . .

[maybe if he continues to stare at archer an explanation will fall out]

[swordboning]

You want a crepe for dessert?

[Talking with him can be frustrating....]

[carptricks]

[so kaito is learning]

And what sort of crepe flavors do you have?

[swordboning]

What kind do you want? I'll find the supplies needed either way.

[carptricks]

Something chocolate. I dunno. Go crazy, if I'm paying for it I'll eat it no matter what.

[swordboning]

Go crazy, huh?

[He asked for it.

One chocolate-coated strawberry crepe coming up. Probably big enough for two people. But it'll take a few minutes here to melt some chocolate and get it right.]

[carptricks]

You can also explain what the heck you mean by "heroic spirit" while you're cooking.

[one last attempt at getting him to talk?]

[swordboning]

A warrior who has achieved such a large legend that they can be recognized as guardians of humanity. You're Japanese. Think of someone like Oda Nobunaga or Miyamoto Musashi.