Video

[allyisun]

[The message opens on Allison trying to look Very Serious. She'd be steepling her fingers except the camera is on one of her wrists and that'd mess things up.]

So. Unlimited shopping funds. Along with having fun and treating ourselves, what I see here is an Opportunity.

Behold, your bar and café-

[The view pans over the bar on the side of the mess hall and then the café counter next door.]

Decent, yes. Serviceable. Quaint. But basically just an afterthought tacked onto the mess hall. But! Especially with the ship's growing population... What if we went big?

I'm talking getting our own room and making a snazzy new dedicated bar-and-cafe! Custom tables! Lounge chairs! Jukeboxes! Maybe a dance floor. Nachos.

[Her spiel over, Allison suddenly takes a -10 penalty to all confidence rolls.]

So, uh, what does everybody think? And like... What do you want out of a café and/or bar?

Comments

video

[knaval]

CATS!

video

[allyisun]

Wha-

Riptide, you can't eat cats!

Re: video

[knaval]

No, just to like, run around! There's a cafe on that planet with cats in it. I went in in my holoform and it was really cool!

video

[allyisun]

[God, why is Riptide so cute. Sometimes she wants to pinch his cheeks but they are huge and made of metal.]

Oh! Like a cat café.

Are you volunteering to be the café cat keeper? Because cats take work you know.

Re: video

[knaval]

Like what? I have ants in a farm. Can cats live in a farm?

[DON'T LET HIM NEAR CATS ALLISON]

Video

[allyisun]

[Allison muffles a giggle-snort.]

Cats can live on a farm. Like, a real one. But they definitely can't live in an ant farm.

[She ticks things off on her fingers.] Fresh food and water daily. Brushing and vacuuming their hair. Cleaning their litter boxes. Playtime.

Re: Video

[knaval]

Oh...

[he looks rather put out.]

Well, okay then. Never mind.

Video

[allyisun]

Pffffft, you are such a slacker!

Plus, if you want cats I think there's some of those weird tiny ones wandering around the garden.

Re: Video

[knaval]

You've killed the magic now. I'm depressed.

Video

[allyisun]

Aw, do you need a hug, buddy?

[She's teasing a little, but she's not being sarcastic.]

Re: Video

[knaval]

No...

[yes...]

Video

[allyisun]

Hey, c'mere big guy. I'm in the mess hall.

Re: Video

[knaval]

What're you gonna do, hug my leg?

Video

[allyisun]

No. You're gonna pick me up and I'm going to hug your oversized face.

Re: Video

[knaval]

Are you now?

[he's... walking, though.]

Video

[allyisun]

Mmhmm. And if you're lucky I might even give you a smooch right on your dumb forehead.

Re: Video

[knaval]

What, with your gross organic germs?

[allyisun]

Yep. Just mwuah! Right in the center of your forehead.

[knaval]

I'm sickened, yet intrigued. I'm on my way.

[allyisun]

[Allison just laughs and waits. It seems hilarious for mechanical people to be germophobes considering they probably can't get sick like animals do.]

[knaval]

[soon enough, there's the semi-familiar sight of riptide clomping and ducking into the cafe.]

Oi! Where's my coffee?

[allyisun]

[Allison grins at the sight of her Big Blue Crate Carrier, then reaches under the counter to pick up the garbage can and hold it up.]

Let me just clean out a cup for you!

[knaval]

What is that, a shot glass? C'mon.

[he ducks in, carefully stepping to the counter and sitting his ass down.]

[allyisun]

Joke's on you, I don't have enough coffee to fill this thing anyway.

[Putting the glass aside, Allison holds out her arms.]

Give a pal a lift, would you.

[knaval]

Psssh. What kind of a cafe is this, huh?

[the grins, holding a hand out.]