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việtnam ([personal profile] hoasen) wrote in [community profile] estoria2015-07-03 02:07 pm

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Who: YOU, MY FRIEND & The friendly staff of Thistle Do Nicely, a humble flower shop.
When: IC: 29th January to February 14th (OOC: Starts 3rd July, full month log.)
Where: Thistle Do Nicely, Shopping District.
What: It's nearly Valentine's Day, so there's sales and events! Want to learn how to make chocolate? Look here! Cashing in your coupon for the upcoming Blind Date player event? That's here too! This is a mingle log, so everyone come mingle to your hearts content, and come in anytime, there's no such thing as late.
Rating/Warning: Nothing so far. There might be some future nightmares.



NOTE: There are some forward-dated prompts/part of prompts in this log. This is to coincide with the Blind Date Player Plot this month! More links and updates will be posted here once they come up.

Also if you wanna know how this works, it's just a mingle! An example here, our previous open mingle log. Treat it however you like, open and closed options welcome.

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Welcome to Thistle Do Nicely! Make yourself comfortable and browse the grand selection. In spirit of upcoming Valentine's Day, the store is decorated in pink and red, hearts scattered here and there. Sweet soft toys are on display, and there are bargains to be found. The tea shop is also decked out, but there seems to be something extra special happening on that side too.


A: ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE DISCOUNTED

[Are you here for the flowers? Sure you are, it's a grand tradition that all Valentines must share: the giving of flowers to loved ones. Roses are a definite favourite, but maybe you're after something more unique? Then look no further! Ask one of your friendly staff about it. Or maybe they're coming to you! But if they do, some may have the misfortunate of being told by the mysterious NPC boss to repeat the following: "What can Cupid's assistant do for you today?" Yeah, it's pretty embarrassing.

Or maybe you've bumped into a friend! In that case, buying flowers for Valentine's Day? Are you proud of this, or are you so embarrassed you must hide all evidence.

Alternatively, time has passed and you're now here because you have coupons for an additional price cut on your flowers if you are taking part in the Blind Date event. Blind dates can be particularly nerve-wracking, so let this store make things a little easier for you. You'll thank them for it.]



B: ANYONE WHO HATES CHOCOLATE IS A MONSTER (no we're kidding we still love you)

B.1: KITCHEN NIGHTMARES

[In all walks of life, chocolate is a very popular gift for Valentine's Day. And in some places, even more importance is placed on whether it's homemade or not. A section of the tea shop has been cleared just for this: earthy tables now have small stoves on them and ingredients set out. It's time to learn how to make chocolate. These classes are lead by head chef Shokudaikiri Mitsutada and his (reluctant) chef's assistant Ookurikara, but you can be sure that all the other reliable staff of Thistle Do Nicely are getting in on the action to help out (or learn themselves) too! Maybe Mitsutada and a handful of staff will make this great. The other half...

Everyone interested in these classes will gather round each of these tables, and together you will learn how to make chocolate. It's a team effort, so discuss with each other and work together to perfect it! In the end, you will be given cute little boxes or bags to put your chocolate in so you can give it to those intended. Or yourself, you can eat them too. Alternatively, you were forced into this mess, or have no idea why you're here but you're going to roll with it because it's chocolate.

The classes are free, happening a couple hours a day, but the ingredients require a small donation to keep the classes going. These classes are ongoing, so by the time you've gotten your Blind Date, you don't have to donate if you show them your coupon.]



B.2 CHOCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

[Or maybe you're not here for the classes, you're spending time on the other half of the tea shop where it's still set for customers. The tea shop half of the entire store is not actually that big, so you might be finding it a bit cramped.

That being said, a treats bar has been set out as a complimentary offer. There's a chocolate fountain in the middle of this bar, and you know you wanna dip some heart shaped marshmallows or fruits in that sucker. There's also these flower shaped gummies. No one actually knows how they got there, but maybe for the sake of science, you want to coat it with chocolate and eat it.

Do it.]



C: WILDCARD.

[Because there's so much more to explore! Or maybe you're just here to visit and laugh at them. Or maybe you wanna use the tea space as a PLACE FOR A DATE, AYYYYYY in which the scene from Lady and the Tramp could happen and there will be a cute musical number (look, I'll have it arranged, I'm not even kidding. Too bad I can't get an Okiayu character to do it though, you might have to make do with a loser girl). Or maybe you've MESSED UP THIS ENTIRE PLACE Vietnam will kill you with her bare hands (unless she likes you, then you will live).]
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[personal profile] aslyfox 2015-07-16 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Aw... that's like, forever. The frowniest of faces! So he'll count down. One, two, all the way to thirty before he takes a picks at it with a pair of chopsticks pulled out of his yellow haori.

Why does he have some in there? It's a mystery, except not, because he uses them to sneak snacks during his work. Thank goodness the tofu is in bite sized pieces, so it's easy to take the closest piece and nom it. ]


Oooh. [ It's... really good, though it's not surprising. ]
zenryokuzenkai: (fistpump)

[personal profile] zenryokuzenkai 2015-07-17 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Why does he have chopsticks stashed away in his clothes? Then again, he did have tofu stuck in there too, so maybe Nanoha should be more surprised at that. She'd always known that there were hilariously wealthy people who carries personal utensils around with them, but she had never met one before.

Swords were weird. ]


I'm quite proud of it! [ And she pops one into her mouth with a provided fork. ] You could probably make it yourself next time, it's not difficult!

[ Or maybe Kogi was actually hopeless in the kitchen. Maybe. ]
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[personal profile] aslyfox 2015-07-17 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Simply put, when there's no time to learn common sensibilities and habits of humans, you do things your own way--- and this is exactly what Kogitsunemaru does. It's not like it's hard to carry around chopsticks, especially when you work at a restaurant. ]

Maybe I'll try it myself back at home, though you made it look very easy. [ The last thing he needs is to be seen on the Network as being someone who burned down an entire apartment building or caused a terrible chocolate-tofu accident.

He's only slightly hopeless. ]
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[personal profile] zenryokuzenkai 2015-07-18 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
I'll send you the recipe! Raising Heart, take care of it! [ And it should arrive in Kogi's CEREVice in a moment, because Raising Heart is nothing if not convenient, and efficient. Eat your heart out, Siri.

Now go burn Swordhaus down and put it on the network. It'll be funny.

Maybe. Probably. ]
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[personal profile] aslyfox 2015-07-19 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Beep beep, buzz. Yep, looks like he has it for future reference! He won't look at it because he knows she sent it. Isn't technology amazing?

Kogitsunemaru will take another piece and nom it. It's very tasty. He might even take some back and share it whoever is home. ]


Thank you again, Nanoha-san and... Heart-san? [ How does one even address a robot? Oh well, she has a name, right? ]
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[personal profile] zenryokuzenkai 2015-07-19 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
You're more than welcome, Kogitsunemaru-kun. [ He was a large man... sword... but somehow Kogi reminded Nanoha of a boy. So "-kun" it was. ]

I think if you want to abbreviate Raising Heart's name, RH is best. Heart is good too, but we know another Device called "Sacred Heart," so it might get confusing.

Well then, it looks like my work here is done! [ She's not actually here for work, she just wanted to watch people make chocolates and get ready for dates because that was better than TV. ]
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[personal profile] aslyfox 2015-07-19 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He'll nod and take yet another piece of tofu for quick consumption. ]

Alright then. Take care, Nanoha and RH. Please be careful out there. [ He's already experienced enough random misfortune from the Cerealian system, so it feels appropriate to show concern regardless of the situation. ]
zenryokuzenkai: (smile)

[personal profile] zenryokuzenkai 2015-07-19 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You too, Kogitsunemaru-kun. I'm sure I'll see you around. [ Satisfied with the results, Nanoha's just about ready to pack up and leave.

Which she does. Assuming Kogi doesn't have any last words. ]
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[personal profile] aslyfox 2015-07-20 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's got nothing, only a wave and a smile as he takes another bite of the delicious tofu dessert.

May his apartment never burn down. ]