Dankin
Dankin
Slick Southpaw
Feral Faun
DarkRybrin
Loving Ram
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Dankin
Slick Southpaw
Mana quivered as Jor began feasting ravenously on the pastries.
He didn't like the idea of being on the recieving end of those massive jaws.
As the massive fawn Slick began to rustle through a strange Ruby-like container, Mana tilted his head in confusion. He was almost fixated on the ruby enough to forget his recent terror in the presence of these strange customers.
After a moment, Slick produced an impossible pile of platinum coins from the small ruby container.
"Fer troublin yeh an' yer friend dere, did nae mean ta scare so much, " He replied in a deep bass, his voice rumbling and almost with a touch of growl to it. "Is dat enough...?"
Remembering his manners despite his nervousness, Mana carefully grabbed three platinum coins from the pile in his tiny paws.
"That should cover it, koala!", Mana chirped before quickly picking up his empty serving tray and fluttering back to the front counter.DarkRybrin
The bell at the café door rang out and the door swung open.
Dankin was relieved to see the face of the Chimera who had helped him in the dungeon he was exploring last weekend.
"Ah, well look who it is!", Dankin beamed.
He was glad to see a friendly face. Even if things got out of hand in the café, he knew this kindly healer would stand by and offer assistance.
He was also surprised that the free samples he had Mana send out were working.
Even more surprising was that the Chimera's sample made it through a dark dungeon to reach its recipient.
"Mana sure sneaks around well when I'm not in the way...", Dankin pondered briefly.
It was true. When Mana had sought out the Chimera using the pom-pom on his head to sense her life-energy, not a single monster in the cave noticed him. They were more occupied with louder and larger adventurers.
"I'm glad to see you're okay.", Dankin continued, "When I left the dungeon, I was afraid you'd be in trouble without someone to help."
By now Mana had finished serving the table of strange guests and rejoined Dankin at the front counter where he noticed the new arrival.
"Oh hey! The smart lady, koala!", Mana squeeked happily. "Nice ta see ya again, smart Chimera lady!"Dankin smirked at Mana's enthusiasm before glancing back to the Chimera.
"So, what'll it be?", he asked.
Slick Southpaw
Feral Faun
Arashisora
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Normally, the only business Ara had in town took place on Fridays however, nothing but coffee could ensure her colleagues wouldn't eat each other alive before the week was over. So, here she was, in her true and final form, stalking purposefully past the new doughnut shop on her way to Rina's. It was nothing personal; like ducks, sweet breads did not agree with sea monsters and Rina's Cafe was perpetually out-of-stock, saving her the trouble of temptation. Also, her cohorts never seemed to mind that Rina used nauseating amounts of buttercup to disguise her three-month-old coffee beans.
As Ara neared the Buttercup Cafe, the shadow of a box with wings darting swiftly across the ground ahead alerted her to the threat in the sky behind. Incoming!
The Flying Giftbox smashed against the nearest shop door as Ara threw it shut. Watching through the peephole as it continued to hammer itself against the door, she realized it was not an Animated. For one, it wasn't screaming "FILL THE BOX!" but instead, "You've received a gift!", over and over.
Opening the door and snatching the gift box in mid-lunge with a single claw, Ara inspected it carefully. It was just a Giftbox; a somewhat unusual one with wings, fangs, and purplish paper scales. And, it was still chanting at top volume.
Noting the glares of other patrons, Ara took the box outside where it would be less of a disruption and opened it. Inside was a Secret Monochrome Glutton item that had been selling for 13,000 platinum over in the Marketplace. The note inside read:
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From: Dankin
Message: Here's a free sample from "Dankin's Caf&"! We hope you visit us sometime. Best wishes! -Dankin
Message: Here's a free sample from "Dankin's Caf&"! We hope you visit us sometime. Best wishes! -Dankin
Caf? Calf? A sea monster might eat a calf that wandered too far from shore. Cafe, probably. That newer one she had tried to pass up before... 13,000 was a lot of doughnuts, Ara thought with a sigh.
To not say 'thank you' would be rude, even for monsters, but, what sort of business threw pricier items at passerby like this? And, when Ara had been so good about keeping to her diet too? Cupcakes and tarts were easily resisted but, doughnuts? Impossible! Still, she would give it her best. Pop in, say thanks, she didn't have to buy anything, she thought as she swept back towards Dankin's in resignation.
The cafe seemed crowded and Ara considered aborting the mission altogether. But, nevertheless, she leaned into the doorway and looked around for this Dankin individual.
DarkRybrin
Loving Ram
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Dankin
He was also surprised that the free samples he had Mana send out were working.
Even more surprising was that the Chimera's sample made it through a dark dungeon to reach its recipient.
"Mana sure sneaks around well when I'm not in the way...", Dankin pondered briefly.
It was true. When Mana had sought out the Chimera using the pom-pom on his head to sense her life-energy, not a single monster in the cave noticed him. They were more occupied with louder and larger adventurers.
"I'm glad to see you're okay.", Dankin continued, "When I left the dungeon, I was afraid you'd be in trouble without someone to help."
By now Mana had finished serving the table of strange guests and rejoined Dankin at the front counter where he noticed the new arrival.
"Oh hey! The smart lady, koala!", Mana squeeked happily. "Nice ta see ya again, smart Chimera lady!"Dankin smirked at Mana's enthusiasm before glancing back to the Chimera.
"So, what'll it be?", he asked.
The chimera was indeed quite friendly, waving to him and his little koala at another table, then siding up to the bar where Dankin was. Mana was very impressive, serving customers and going so far to do so, though Dankin seemed like the good sort too, even if a little comical.
"Ah, you don't have to worry about me. I have good pain tolerance and can heal for days."
After all, when they'd met, he'd been in tatters and she'd been perfectly fine. A little dungeon delving wasn't going to harm her...in any way she couldn't repair. She could just heal tank her way through any dungeon and leave debuffs in her wake to make life easier for herself. Mana joined the conversation and she smiled.
"I received your sinfully good cupcake, thank you. I love sweet treats. I could just eat junk all day."
Given that she clearly had goat in her, it did put some of her diet into question. Caprine eyes widened a little when they asked what she wanted.
"Oh. I sort of spaced about that this is a cafe. What tea do you recommend?"
The woman in warm, fiery colors didn't notice that one of the cafe patrons shied from her, focused on Dankin and Mana. Though she did glance as another unusually shaped individual entered the cafe. What a nice place, to draw such diversity! You could hardly tell she was a patchwork creature, with this kind of crowd!
Dankin
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Dankin was relieved to hear that the Chimera who had healed him on his failed adventure was still in good health herself.
"Hey, that's good to hear.", said Dankin, "I thought you'd be in trouble without a guy like me backing you up!"
He pounded his chest with his fist in an effort to appear tough.
Mana sighed in embarrassment.
"I'm glad you liked the sample, koala!", Mana chirped trying to change the subject.However Mana didn't need to change the topic, as their Chimera customer asked for a recommendation of tea to drink.
"Well that depends.", Dankin interjected, "Do you want to relax, or do you want to perk up?"
Dankin then turned around and fetched two small sachets of tea leaves. One a light green color, the other a dark maroon color.
"If you want to relax, I'd recommend the Matcha blend.", said Dankin, holding up the light green sachet.
"But if you want a boost of enery, I'd suggest some Earl Grey.", Dankin finished, presenting the maroon colored sachet.
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It was then that Dankin heard the Café door open, ringing the hanging bell in the process.
Another customer had arrived.
"Looks like free samples was the way to go...", Dankin thought to himself proudly.
Dankin recognised his new guest, although he had never seen her in such an intimidating form. Dankin and Ara had been at several gatherings at the Barton Town fountain on Friday nights. Pleasant nights with pleasant people.
He had only been loosely acquainted with her before, so to see her in this monstrous form surprised him.
"Now that's a sea monster!", Dankin thought.
It was times like these where Dankin felt as though he were the only human left on Gaia.
In recent years the world had become filled with races and creatures of all shapes, sizes and origins. Being human felt like a minority deal these days, but for Dankin variety was indeed the spice of life.
As he continued to serve his Chimera customer, he gave a friendly wave to Ara as she looked around the café.
"Be with you in a second, Ara!", Dankin called from across the room. "If you wanna grab a seat, I'll send Mana over!"
"Be there in a jiffy, koala!", Mana squeeked as he took to his wings and fluttered over towards Ara.
Slick Southpaw
Feral Faun