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 Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 3:06 pm
Quote: Sweet Treats (5) : There’s no shortage of holiday themed popup shops and specials at your local places, and after a long day there’s nothing better than a nice treat for yourself. Maybe you decided to try something new, maybe it was a gift, maybe you got one of the coupons in the mail to try the place out–however you wound up with this drink, you’re in for a good time. No matter what your preferences are, the drink is delicious. Hot, cold, sweet, bitter–there’s a version of it for everyone. But, the flavor isn’t what makes the drink so special–it’s how good it makes you feel. There’s no alcohol in it, but drinking it can leave someone feeling tipsy, warm, and in a general good mood. Inhibitions aren’t lowered and there’s no negative repercussions for having the drink; it might make children more hyper, but the drink just has the ability to put someone in a pleasant mood.
Instead she resorted to acting like a cat truly would for safety reasons. She could at least continue to suss out potential threats but for now the evening seemed calm and peaceful and for that she was grateful. There was no way that she would allow any harm to come to any of those that she considered her charges. Procyon aka Cameron would have her hissing and spitting if danger attempted to come anywhere near them.
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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 3:19 pm
With the cold coming back and the recent scuffles with chaos, Cameron wanted to try looking into something less likely to cause trouble. Something he’d heard about while wandering the fabric store was a new place selling warm lattes and other seasonal drinks while also having a variety of desserts. He was stil playing the game of what food sat well with him since not everything that humans ate agreed with him.
Having Illyria with him made him feel slightly better even if he hadn’t brought up what had been bothering him lately. They’d said he’d grown and deserved the power he’d been given but it wasn’t something he fully felt himself and more often than not it bothered him as of late.
Looking down, he picked Illyria up gently with both arms. “I wanted to try a new latte place and thought you might like it too, we’re not too far Miss Illyria.” With how colorful and whimsical his outfit was with all its accessories and patterns, nobody would question him holding and talking to a cat.
Looking around as he approached the café he wondered if it would be best to go near the alley so she could disguise herself. Since he wasn’t powered up it would be okay if she couldn’t sense things right?
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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 5:38 am
Did she even like lattes? Illyria's nose wrinkled a little as Cameron leaned over to scoop her up into his arms as he walked. The idea of a simple outing though to enjoy drinks and treats was growing on her. She still felt like she owed it to Cameron to be the Guardian cat she was by staying in cat form. Even as she listened to him explain that they were not too far away from this cafe that was the intended destination did Illyria seemingly deflate from actively sweeping the surrounding area in order to focus on what Cameron had done. There would not be any danger if she did use her glamour for a while, was there? She could not sense any auras at the moment but what happened if something happened when she couldn't simply sense powered folk that might be around?
Was it time to simply take a leap of faith that she could relax for at least one night? Squirming out of Cameron's arms Illyria made to whisper in the ear that was closest to her that she would return shortly. Her pale fur disappeared into the alley that Cameron had chosen to stop in front of. Illyria made one more attempted effort to suss out any stray presences of powered individuals before she brought out the pen she used to hide in the guise of a human civilian before she returned to hook her arm through Cameron's. Her voice was low even as she brushed back a few of her ombre-colored curls, "we can't stay longer than three hours or I go back to being a cat. I'm pretty sure that people in the cafe would be shocked if that happened. They would try to separate us and I really don't want to have to fight and make it appear like we're the bad guys."
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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 5:31 pm
For a moment, he scrambled, worried she was slipping from his grasp on accident until he heard her talking. "Ah! Okay. That's perfect." Smiling as he watched her trot off as a cat and return as a human. "I think they have all sorts of drinks, I hope there's something you like?" Walking along with her, he was still getting used to her not being a cat, catching himself looking over checking for ears between all the curls of hair. It was probably good that he'd decided to make her a hair ribbon for the holidays. It was tucked into the little pocket of his colorful overalls and he intended to give it to her today too. "We can grab it to go maybe? Then head somewhere quieter just in case? It's too cold to be out here too long though. I hope it warms up soon..." It wasn't something he liked, this cold or the dry air on his skin. Even with the glamor, he felt like he was drying out and needed to sit in the bath again to feel better.
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Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:41 am
Taking their order to go sounded like a decent enough idea. It would keep them from spending too much time inside but then wouldn't Cameron start feeling the cold? The senshi of liminality wasn't too fond of the cold if she was remembering correctly. We can stay inside for a little bit and enjoy some food but maybe afterwards we can take the drinks to go. Or at least see if they'll do a refill. More likely than not it'd be another charge for another cup but that is ok."
Illyria's gaze took in their surroundings before she attempted to lean into Cameron's side before pulling back. There wasn't any indication that her action wasn't unwanted but Illyria always seemed to forget that some of her friends weren't as open to random bouts of affection that she loved to give.
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Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:27 pm
"Okay, are you sure? Just let me know." He didn't mind either way but it would be nicer to stay warm. The menu itself had all sorts of small illustrations of holiday themes, things he was figuring out were related to the holiday celebrations here on this planet. All kinds of trees and decorations were strung around the cafe as well. "It's so pretty here, I love all the colorful lights and baubles." Keeping his voice low as they leaned into him, his smile brightened and he leaned back over into her in response. It reminded him of when she'd sat on his lap when he was freezing that first night and he did like being close with his friends. It was just hard to figure out what was okay for humans here and he'd been keeping a bit less close just in case with most. "I want to try that thing... it says it's gingerbread with oat milk? What do you want?" Keeping close enough to see the menu but to not get called on to order yet, he wanted to grab things from the limited menu since they might not be there the next time he came. It was something he found out about the hard way when he'd grown fond of a drink at one place only to have it go out of season a few weeks later.
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Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 1:03 am
At least Cameron hadn't pulled away from the simple lean-in that she had done. In fact it almost seemed like her friend had reciprocated the motion and Illyria gave a little sigh of contentment before looking at the boards that were being used to advertise the limited time options, but also just the regular style fare. Nothing really jumped out at the young woman and she was about to admit as much to Cameron but then something did catch her eye. Slowly Illyria drifted over to another side panel that had caught her attention before humming thoughtfully. Peppermint infused fudge brownies: didn't that sound absolutely decadent. If she'd been just a normal cat more than likely such a treat would have killed her as both peppermint and chocolate were bad for regular felines. But she was a Mauvian, and as such, was able to indulge.
She pointed to the treat and gave a succinct nod, "definitely taking one of these brownies. As for a drink, I think I'll go with a standard orange pekoe tea. I don't think I could handle two fancy items from the menu here."
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