[mingle log] Working In Paradise

[kokuyoyo]

Who: Anyone visiting or working at the Lazarus Bell Cafe
What: The Cafe's grand opening!
When: December 1
Where: Lazarus Bell Cafe

After a month of carefully preparing everything, the cafe is finally having its grand opening! And since it's a Saturday, that means it's fully staffed and hopping.

Whatever the weather might be like outside, it's perfectly arm and toasty inside of the cafe itself... Although some people on the outside dining areas might like that chill. Or perhaps they're simply looking for a table that's not filled to the brim. Either way, it does't matter. After all, the menu has been updated for the winter season!

There are all sorts of things available for customers: peppermint hot chocolate, elderberry-ginger tea, and turmeric-black tea brew, among other things. Of course, there's also the old favorites that are being brought from the demo cafe that happened during the Flower Festival, so don't worry! You're still free to buy that lavender cake you like so much.

Of course, for the people working during all this, it might not be as easy but hey....

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[fourstars]

Kyle hadn't been sleeping well in the last few days. Between the headaches, and the cryptic clues on his phone, he was a bit on edge lately, and unsure what to do about it. The orange app was at the forefront of his mind, especially given the weird name he typed into it. Nevermind the fact that he had no control over himself at the time, or that the clues had started the moment that app installed itself.

Just what kind of name was 'Gohan Son' in the first place, anyway?

It sounded so dumb, it had to be fake. But then, he typed it, so where did he come up with it? Did he just type random words into his phone, without thinking about it? Or was there something else at work? It was frustrating to think about, especially given he didn't want to deal with it. But every day he ignored it, it only further picked away at him.

That was part of why he was outside, walking along the sidewalk. He usually preferred being indoors, but today he just... didn't feel like it. Maybe some fresh air would help. That's what people usually said, right? Then again, he was getting pretty hungry, so... maybe he should have some lunch.

He walked into the cafe, on impulse. The first place he saw when he looked up, which looked to be pretty busy. As such, he slid over to the first open table he could find, quickly sitting down. He'd order some food eventually, but... maybe he could wait until the place cleared out a bit.

[singlefaith]

They've all had to default back to their personas here throughout the day with the stream of customers coming through -- which means remembering two sets of names and making sure not to slip at the very least. For Ran, it means eliminating the honorifics as well, fighting the ingrained urge to tack them on and trying to resist the inner voice that fusses at her for being at best intimate, and at worst, completely rude. Sometimes she finds herself biting off the syllables, trying to pretend that nothing happened.

At least it's a little easier with people she's never known by any other name -- as it is with Kyle, who her memories of life here tell her she's lived next door to for almost as long as she can remember. Menu and tray in hand, she heads in his direction with a smile . . .

And stops short, eyes widening, when she sees the symbol over his head.

Kyle is Unawakened. Unawakened, and close to becoming Awakened, granted that he can gain enough dissonance with his memories of this place and Awaken his Persona. Ran can feel the anxiety sit like a cold, leaden pit in her stomach . . . though she can't deny it's better to be Awakened, the process of it . . .

Her duty to the Unawakened is clear, though: Help create that dissonance if she can -- help Awaken if she needs to. She does her best to pull her smile back, resuming her path back in that direction. Hopefully he didn't see.

"Mm, can I get you anything?"

Never mind that she's still holding onto the menu.