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 Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2025 1:47 pm
Quote: Snowy Sneezes: (7) : Small custom shops and stalls always seem to open up this time of year, and Destiny City has no shortage this year. Several seasonal themed shops have already received raving reviews, and among them is a small cafe. Outside it looks like a cute vintage cafe, but inside, the shop has been decorated so convincingly that you feel like you've just stepped into a snowy northern forest. They have an array of delicious, cold drinks, and the trip would be worthwhile for that alone--except, shortly after the first sip, anyone who has ingested the drink will find that they sneeze a flurry of tiny snowflakes. The more drinks consumed, the longer you will find you are sneezing little snowflakes. It feels like there is a tickle up your nose for an hour or longer, depending on player choice; drinking more can also lead to longer effects. There are no negative impacts--just the need to sneeze often, and a little burst of cold snowflakes along with each one. Surprisingly, the shop still doesn't have any bad reviews.
“So! I heard of this little cafe, I think there’s one downstairs here if you want to try it but the drinks are supposed to be divine? My treat, of course. It’s all my treat today. You had a good birthday yesterday, didn’t you? I hate that I can never be with you on the day but. You know my mother.”
The disdain in her voice was impossible to miss and the expression that crossed her face. Well. She wouldn’t be winning any beauty contests with her face the way it was. “But, the day after? We get great sales, great deals, and it’s close enough!”
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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2025 7:31 pm
Siobhan was wearing a small, very satisfied smile as she walked, arm-in-arm, with her best friend. The mall was bustling, as she expected it would be after Christmas, so she was very careful to stick very close to Cressida as they went about shopping and enjoying a day out by themselves. She had wanted to invite Cressida over so she could spend her birthday with her, but the holiday always got in the way so she, like Cressie, had to settle for the day after.
"I thought I read something about that cafe, too," she said, looking thoughtful as something in a nearby jewelry store window caught her eye. She paused briefly, in the middle of her sentence, to consider it. Various outfits flashed through her mind in a matter of seconds as she tried to imagine the piece against things she already owned—clothes and jewelry alike—and she blinked and decided to pass on it for now. "I wonder if they had the same drink, but hot."
She let her musing die away, turning to look up at her friend with a beaming smile. "Yes, I had a good birthday yesterday. My parents promised me a trip to a shop that specializes in custom designed furniture. The latest idea I had for my room needs a special sort of bed," and she cut herself there, and slipped her arms around her friend and pulled her into a very clingy sort of hug.
"It's alright! We have all of today, and you'd better believe I'm gonna take you up on that offer of treating me all day." She really hated seeing her friend unhappy. She was so pretty when she smiled, and she absolutely loved it when she was smiling. "I'm just happy I can spend time with you at all. Most of our classmates go away during the holiday, y'know."
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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2025 7:57 pm
“I think the whole shtick for the place is their cold holiday drinks, so it’s a good thing that we’re inside, yeah?” Cressida gently nudged her friend’s shoulder and grinned at the jewelry she was looking at. “We don’t hang out enough, you know. I know I’ve been busy with dating Alice…do you have anyone you like? Do you have any special tea to tell me? This is the best day to do it, you know!”
Making a metal note of which piece Siobhan was looking at, Cressida took hold of her hand and tugged her away, heading towards the cafe, after enjoying the hug, of course.
“I refuse any trips, mother hates the cold regardless so we don’t ski or anything, and I want to be able to spoil you as soon as possible, oh, I can’t wait to see what it looks like! Tell me all about that too.”
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2025 9:01 pm
Siobhan's smile sobered a little at the mention of their lack of time together. It was true that her friend was dating—and by some happy coincidence, their other friend—but they had also been busy with school, and friendship was a two-way street. "We really don't," she said, loosening her hold just a little bit. They were walking a bit awkwardly as a result, but she seemed perfectly comfortable hanging off of Cressida like a second bag. "But it's okay. Things'll probably go back to normal once you guys get more used to the whole dating thing."
She sounded more sure than she felt, but again let the thought die away when Cressida asked if she liked anyone. The honest answer was...she didn't know. Or she wasn't sure. She felt she liked all of her friends just the same, though certain ones stuck out a little more than others. Like Cressida, of course, but they were best friends! So that made sense.
Siobhan didn't want to comment on her friend's mother, who was...not exactly the most pleasant woman, but it still felt wrong to badmouth her since she was an adult and her friend's mom and everything. So she went on to describe her latest design idea for her bedroom as they walked until the cafe in question came into sight. "Anyway, it's pretty ambitious. Daddy thinks it'll probably take me all of next year to get it all done. But he promised he would help!" They stopped at the end of a very long line, after which she looked at the menu, finally let go of her friend, and straightened up.
"Oh, that's so many options," she said, looking equal parts worried and excited. "I might just ask for their recommendation..."
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2025 1:03 pm
It absolutely wasn’t the dating thing, it was the whole double life as Thulite thing that was keeping her from both her best friend and her girlfriend…and she had toyed with the thought of trying to get them involved with her…but…Siobhan wouldn’t last. She was too kind. Too sweet, there was nothing ruthless in her…and Alice? Alice would question her choices all the damn time. No, this was hers. Maybe when she got strong enough to bring people in herself? Then she could work on the two but for now?
Hers.
“Why don’t we just get the one that it’s so famous for? That was my plan. If everyone online says it’s good…plus, think of the online cred we’d get for posting it too. Better late than never.”
The whole room thing was fascinating, but with the inclusion of Siobhan’s wonderful father helping out…Cressida wanted to change the subject. And there was the best opportunity.
“Two of the Frozen Carol Punches, yeah?”
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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:45 pm
Siobhan bobbled her head excitedly at her bestie's suggestion, then linked her arms with Cressida's once more while she waited for her friend to order and pay. It wasn't a long wait for the drinks, and soon they were seated in a comfortable, surprisingly cozy little booth towards the back of the shop.
"Thank you," she beamed at her friend as she eagerly swished her drink around with the straw. "So. Going back to what we were talking about," she started to say before taking a sip. Her eyes shone with absolute delight, and she made gestures for Cressida to hurry and try the drink, too, even as she continued.
"How are things between you and Alice?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:49 pm
Cressida’s eyes were bright as she took a sip of the drink, nodding and smacking her lips. “Oh, tey weren’t wrong about this at all, were they?”
She leaned back in her chair and nodded slightly. “Good! Except she said I shouldn’t buy some sheep…which was a real–” Cressida broke off and sneezed and paused as a flurry of snowflakes came out of her nose? Mouth?
Out of somewhere.
“...Uh…You saw that, right?”
She couldn’t be crazy. There was no way she was crazy and sheepless.
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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 10:25 pm
"Sh–" she'd been about to ask, when Cressida sneezed and out came a flurry of snowflakes from somewhere.
Siobhan carefully pulled her drink closer, shielding it from her friend's very... Uh... Curious? Sneeze. Her own eyes were wide, and when asked she nodded her head, but rather than look worried she looked more amused than anything else. And then, before she could say anything, she felt a tickle in her nose, and sneezed, too.
A flurry of snowflakes came and went, and she blinked.
"And you saw that?" she asked, looking up.
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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:45 pm
Cressida shook her head, beginning to laugh after a second. “Absolutely saw it. What the actual Hell.” She was laughing, but then sneezed again…and wouldn't you know it. More snowflakes. “Okay so either this is a real thing that’s happening or you and I are suffering a mass hallucination and the drinks were drugged. Though, could be both.”
Her laughter was getting closer to the point of hysteria and there were a few people who were looking over at the two with expressions that didn’t make her feel warm and cozy.
“...How about we just…take ourselves off, and enjoy our drinks while walking…and hope we don’t keep sneezing.”
It was a good thought. A great idea, she just hoped it worked. “Happy ******** birthday, am I right?”
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