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Step right up and order some coffee from Busthind's newest coffeeshop, The Nightly Grind! Trolls can order any hot beverage they'd like and roll a d20 to see how well the service goes! Nucleo is relying on Amonee to keep the booth running smoothly but things don't always go right when he's away! Write out a short RP response to the corresponding outcome in order to receive credit and be eligible for the raffle tickets. There is no minimum word requirement but please try to write at least one sentence and remember one of the tickets is handed out based on the best daily RP response to your coffee prompt! The other two official raffle tickets will be divided by whichever troll rolls the highest of the day and whichever troll rolls the lowest. In the case there is a tie, I will raffle it off between the pool of players who tied.Step right up and order some coffee from Busthind's newest coffeeshop, The Nightly Grind! Trolls can order any hot beverage they'd like and roll a d20 to see how well the service goes! Nucleo is relying on his clones to keep the booth running smoothly but things don't always go right when he's away! Write out a short RP response to the corresponding outcome in order to receive credit and be eligible for the raffle tickets. There is no minimum word requirement but please try to write at least one sentence and remember one of the tickets is handed out based on the best daily RP response to your coffee prompt! The other two official raffle tickets will be divided by whichever troll rolls the highest of the day and whichever troll rolls the lowest. In the case there is a tie, I will raffle it off between the pool of players who tied.

20 - The clone screws up and accidentally makes an extra drink! you get a bonus drink, score!
19 - Someone started a pay it forward and has already agreed to pay for your drink!
17-18 - The Nuclone accidentally (or was it accidental?) made a larger size of the drink you ordered! Score!
15-16 - Your drink arrives with extra foam or whipped cream (whichever is applicable) plus chocolate sprinkles! Some clone is feeling playful!
13-14 - Mmm! Definitely the first pour from a freshly brewed pot! Strong, hot, and kick your leg sweaters off!
11-12 - That didn't take as long as you expected! Hustlin'
10 - You receive your coffee in a timely enough manner without anything noteworthy wrong with it.
8-9 - Minor inconvenience! The sugar, cream, or milk you wanted to add is out. If your troll doesn't add any of these, pick something else like a napkin!
6-7 - Your coffee takes a lot longer than you expected and is barely warm by the time you receive it.
4-5 - You receive the wrong drink. If confronted, the clones will remake your order but it adds to your wait time.
2-3 - Suddenly a squirrel jumps out and startles you and one of the nuclones! Your coffee ends up spilling on you in the panic and the squirrel races out of sight again!
1 - You've lost track of the clone who took your order and never receive your coffee, oops!20 - Amonee gets confused and thinks he forgot to finish your order! So he makes two! You get a bonus drink, score!
19 - Amonee forgot to charge you for your drink in all the chaos of running the booth on his own! If you don't mention it he won't notice and you've got a free drink!
17-18 - Amonee accidentally got confused and made a larger size of the drink you ordered! He gasps in horror but can't take it away from you now! Ha!
15-16 - Your drink arrives with foam or whipped cream art (whichever is applicable) on top of it! Plus chocolate sprinkles! What artistry!
13-14 - Your name has been written on your cup with a fancy flourish and looks really nice! Who knew your name could look so pretty?
11-12 - That didn't take as long as you expected! Amonee's hands are good for more than painting!
10 - You surprisingly receive your coffee in a timely enough manner without anything noteworthy wrong with it. Amonee is sweatin' as he hustles.
8-9 - Minor inconvenience! The sugar, cream, or milk you wanted to add is rearranged to look pretty but makes it impossible to sort through. If your troll doesn't add any of these, the napkins strangely have glitter on them and now it's on YOUUUU!
6-7 - Your coffee takes a lot longer than you expected and is that a flower petal in it? wtf?
4-5 - You receive the wrong drink. If confronted, Amonee will clutch his head and tremble. You'll get your drink at the cose of his sanity.
2-3 - Suddenly a squirrel jumps out and startles you and Amonee! Your coffee ends up spilling on you in the panic and the squirrel races out of sight again! ******** THAT SQUIRREL
1 - Amonee is so overwhelmed he starts to cry and you never receive your coffee, aww!

Please use the following code when playing the coffee minigame!

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status effects: Coffee is the start to many people's day and this booth is no different, it can act as the first booth of the night for your trolls to drop by before they go on to the rest of Bloodfest and potentially PRPs. A bad roll can result in making your troll grumpy for a short bit or elated from one of the positive roll outcomes. Obviously you can have your character react to the prompt however you'd like! This is an optional extra part of the game just meant to give RPers some extra flavor to infuse into their posts at other booths. RPers who post in another booth with an effect from their coffee roll will be entered into an unofficial fanart raffle to win a headshot picture from me! Read the prizes post below for more information.

To the side of the booth counter is a small seating area with a table of paints along with a mirror. It is here where trolls can request body paint! Any location on the body is fine (except sexual places) and trolls can request any color and design (once again be a little appropriate for Gaia's rating). The catch is- which artist you lucked out with!

Roll a d4 to find out if Nucleo or one of his clones ends up responsible for your troll's body paint completion! Once you see what result you rolled, write a response reacting to how shoddy or good of a job your troll received! The results are listed below:

1 - Boo!-cleo (adventurous + memory probs)
This Nuclone is one who makes adventurous choices! It's unclear if they simply can't remember what you requested for your paint job or flat out weren't listening. Either way this is most definitely not what you asked for and you're being ushered along for the next customer to take a seat! Any attempts to argue with this clone will end in him awkwardly trying to avoid the conversation and averting his gaze from you.

2 - Woo!-cleo (charismatic + nosy)
Friendly and charming, this Nuclone seems to know just what to say! Charismatic and fun, he's more than willing to talk forever! Only problem is, this boy seems to be less focused on painting and more so on chatting! Curious and nosy, he spent more time asking you questions about your life than your opinion on if he was doing a good job or not! In the end it's technically what you asked for but kind of meh. Any attempts to leave before your requested design is finished results in him whining not to go yet!

3 - True!-cleo (nucleo)
It's actually Nucleo, though it's hard to tell! Personable and considerate, this one respects your design and manages to execute it correctly as you asked! He's careful to make some small talk but let you decide if you'd rather enjoy a little peaceful break from the rest of Bloodfest or gab a bit! No complications when leaving this encounter but he'll remind you to drop by again whenever you like!

4 - View!-cleo (adaptable + possessive)
Wow! This Nuclone took your idea and took it a step further than you'd imagined! Perhaps he must be drawing inspiration from the real Nucleo's artist friends! In any case, this job turned out fantastic and is sure to amaze! The only drawback is that oddly, this Nuclone insists on leaving a signature on his work and manages to scribble one on hastily as you leave. Is it advertising for the booth or something weirder? In any case, if you really hate it there's always water to wash it off!Roll a d4 to find out how well Amonee completed for your troll's body paint completion! Once you see what result you rolled, write a response reacting to how shoddy or good of a job your troll received! The results are listed below:

1 - ******** you!-cleo (no time)
Amonee's so busy behind the coffee counter that he has barely any time to complete your body paint request! Honestly why didn't he just close this part of the booth while Nucleo was away? No one knows... perhaps it was his pride as a painter? Either way this is not what you asked for! He must've just started painting what he thought would look good since he didn't remember what you said. Too bad it's so hastily done that it doesn't look like much.

2 - Can't do!-cleo (no energy)
Amonee found a window of time to do your paint job but he's so tired! He didn't ask for this! But you did and so he's going to do it. It comes out looking kind of bleh but it does look a bit like your order. You expected more from an up and coming artist but you can see how weary he is. It's clear he needs to stop and sit down but he's already looking at the next customer. That's dedication! He sways on his feet to the next task like a daywalker.

3 - Phew!-cleo (no problem)
You managed to ask for body paint at a time when no customers were over banging on the counter! Amonee completes your request with no problems and true to what you imagined! He's got skill with a brush and whipped it out in no time! His time for whipping out coffee on the other hand... Wait, no you didn't ask for more body paint it's okay! Amonee go take a break and breathe! Too bad he can't, another troll just showed up!

4 - Debut!-cleo (no sweat)
This... this is true art. You asked for something and Amonee transformed it into something so magnificent it turns heads of the trolls who pass by. You are a living masterpiece, ready for the spotlight. Your paint looks like a million beetles and you got it for free! What will you do now that you look so awesome? Head on down to the dance booth floor? Or perhaps go read in front of the queen? Maybe you'll go finally smash that pinata! You might not go dive in to the acorn pit but the point is, go show this off!

Please use the following code when playing the body paint minigame!

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STATUS RAFFLE


Anyone who does the status effect in another booth will be entered into a raffle pool! At the end of Bloodfest I will roll to determine who wins a headshot art prize from me! You only need to do one status effect post to enter this. The prize is not restricted to the character who was used to rp, you may request art of one of your other trolls.



SOUP BONUS


SOUP BONUS: Trolls who collect all soups of the day will receive an invitation to a grp rp! This will ultimately result in gaining a bonus mason jar parfait to add to their inventory. This prize is restricted to the trolls who participated in gathering all the soups.



PAINT RAFFLE


Anyone who participates in the body paint game will be entered into a raffle pool. At the end of blood fest I will roll to determine who wins a fullbody art prize from me! The art will be of your troll with body paint on them. This prize is restricted to the troll who won. You can specify what design you'd like illustrated- it does not have to be one that you rped out in the thread.



NUCLEO BOBBLEHEAD


The Nucleo Bobblehead will be awarded to whoever rolls to meet with Nucleo the most times from the Body Paint minigame. In the case there is a tie, I will raffle it off between the pool of players who tied.

Bonus prizes may be given out at my discretion!

Troll Name: Degras Tysson (Ephias Sagine)
Roll: 17: the Nuclone accidentally (or was it accidental?) made a larger size of the drink you ordered! Score!

While he had slept better than he might have expected on the days leading up to Bloodfest, the fact remained that he had spent the bright hours watching the last three cycles of the sun. On one hand, it might have been nice to keel over and at least pretend to sleep, on the other he had work to do. Very important work. That did not involve in the least playing games.

Okay, maybe work not so much. It was however a good opportunity to try out his disguise and do some reconnaissance. Holding a hand over his mouth to hide a yawn, Ephias stared blearily at the signs welcoming him to Bloodfest. It looked like it would be just as noisy and crowded as previous sweeps'; a good thing for discretion, but a bad thing for low visibility. An even worse thing for personal space.

Suddenly Ephias paused, sniffing the air. He had just barely passed under the main gate when a strong, but definitely pleasant scent hit him. It originated from an equally pleasant booth, set up right near the front of the main way.

“Uh... hello.” He rubbed at his eyes beneath his shades. It almost looked like there were four of the same troll milling about the booth. They looked... really... really similar. His brow furrowed, as he tried to collect his thoughts. He must have been seeing double due to sleep deprivation.

“12 oz black, please,” he said at last. “Oh, uh... and how about one of those... soup... jars...” He spaced out his words carefully, cautious to avoid stammering. Most likely he had nothing to worry about, but he was not about to risk even a slight chance.

“Great spot you've got here.” he added as he laid down a couple beetles on the counter. Small talk was a thing that people did.

Psykgi Mentha

Psykgi was not a huge fan of coffee, but the idea of a coffeeshop booth - run by what appeared to by multituplets of some sort, was intriguing. Apparently, however, it also sold juice: just the thing to start her night.

Psykgi approached, cockroaches trailing behind her. "Hello, hello!" she said, waving at one of the... ones... I'd love a mulled apple cider if you have it, orange juice if you don't..." but the moment she said it, the greenblood was soon at it, making her something that smelled lovely, warm, cinammonny, and apple-y... just what she had been hoping for. By the time she had pulled out the beetles for the drink, it was already there, steaming hot and ready. "Wow!" she said, impressed.


Troll Name: Psykgi Mentha
Roll: 11-12 - That didn't take as long as you expected! Hustlin'

Troll Name: Elidae Bonbon
Roll: 20! Luckyyy~

The warm aroma of coffee and food filled her sniffnode, causing Elidae to halt in her run to stand in front of a delightful coffee stand. "Ah, perfect!! Just what I ne-" Caught with her words on her tongue, Elidae blinked at the workers of the booth. Yes. That was... Nucleo... Nucleo did mention he was a barista once... but... one... two... three... how many of him were there?! Her eyes widened as she stared at the entirety of it, glancing between the identical faces in complete bafflement. "Ah- um! Ehhh?! Ehh!" The yellowblood paced back in forth trying to get one of the many Nucleos' attention, but hesitant to actually do so as she wasn't even sure what to ask. Which one was the real one? Are they all the real one? This was really overwhelming! Was this a special ability? Probably, but Elidae was too busy gawking to allow that to register. It took her a moment to adjust and realize she really needed to get going. Those questions could be asked later.

Continuously blinking, Elidae donned a bright, but confused smile as she approached to order her drink. The service was polite and courteous and also very quick! Wow! As she took her drink, she noticed a second one being pushed her way.

"Oh! Ah- wait! This isn't mine, I didn't-" The clone seemed to not hear her, dashing off to provide service for another troll. Elidae continued to stare with an awkward smile, unsure what to do with herself. Should she... leave it? Or take it? A moment later.. "Well, okay then! I guess I'll take this to Kursha." Two hot drinks in hand, Elidae shrugged and continued her way back to her own booth. She'll have to thank him (or pay him) personally later for the accidental surprise!

Dashing back real quick, Elidae tucked a mason jar of the minestrone soup under her arm and giggled. "Almost forgot!" As she rushed away again, she called over her shoulder to one of the clones, "This looks delicious~ thank you!"

Troll Name: Amonee Brycer
Roll: 15-16 - Your drink arrives with extra foam or whipped cream (whichever is applicable) plus chocolate sprinkles! Some clone is feeling playful!

It was going to be a busy night, Amonee was sure of it! He was incredibly excited to get started but he needed one final thing before he went to his booth- a nice cup of coffee to go! Dropping into the Nightly Grind, the jadeblood was happy to see the booth was already bustling with life and chatter. Putting a few beetles on the counter, he chirped for his friend to give him 'the usual, please!'

He glanced away for a moment to look over the soup jars and after hesitating, snagged one and tucked it in his bag. Now he wouldn't have to leave his booth to pick up dinner. How thoughtful, the greenblooded business troll really knew what he was doing!

What a pleasant surprise it was when Nucleo gave him a wink and a little extra sugar! The barista piled on the cream and topped off the drink with a generous display of sprinkles. That Nucleo always knew just what he wanted!