#MGCafe RP 1

[19:49] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> The door opens, allowing illumination from a street lamp to flow in before closing again with the chime of a bell. Outside is the dim blue of evening. A teen girl with sky blue hair stands at the entrance wearing what is clearly weather inappropriate clothes: a sports top and shorts. Her hair is cut at the shoulder except for her right bang which reaches mid-chest level. She moves towards the counter, releasing a sigh of relief at the embrace of the cafe's warm air.
[19:50] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "Some chicken soup would be much appreciated." She tells the barista as she takes the seat closest to her. "Oh, and a parfait to go with it." She quickly adds.
ooc: c'mon guys don't leave me hanging here.
[20:05] <SunAnon>   A tall girl sitting at the bar looks up from her cup of coffee, she has shoulder length blonde hair and is currently wearing a hoodie and some shorts. An over sized backpack sits near her feet. "interesting combination," She says aloud to no one in particular.
[20:05] <Tangent-> "Rough day, huh?" The question comes from a short young girl who can best be described as red, from a red-orange jeweled dress and headpiece that are clearly a magical costume to her long hair that seems to be flowing quite independently of any breeze...or gravity for that matter. She grins unapologetically over at the newcomer, blinking at her. "So what happened?"
[20:05] <Tangent->  "Ember. Don't bother her." The girl next to her interjects sharply. She looks closer to the newcomer's age, and is dressed much more conventionally in a jacket and pants. Her red-orange hair's bedraggled, and she looks tired, almost lifeless. There's a faintly sour look to her face, and she stirs her iced drink with her straw as she frowns at her companion. She looks over to the newcomer. "Sorry about that." She mutters, sounding more apathetic than anything. "She can't take a hint."
[20:06] <SunAnon> Sips coffee
[20:08] <Tangent-> "Sorry! Just curious." Emberly chips in, then ducks back at a sharp look from her companion.
[20:09] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "Parfait go with everything." Plala replies amicably. "Just another day on the job. I'm sure you guys can relate."
"Haven't seen you guys around here before. Newcomers? Or perhaps we've just never crossed paths."
She casually takes a spoonful of the chicken soup, suddenly flinching at its heat and then blowing it to cool it down.
[20:18] <Tangent-> "Yeah, we're new. This place's nice though!" Emberly replies with the same cheerful tone. "So, do you come here a lot?" Nearby, the other girl's starting to massage her forehead, irritably.
[20:18] <SunAnon> "I was, ah, 'recruited' about a week ago." The girl says making air quotes around recruit.  "My recruiter didn't bother to talk about this place, and I sort of found it by accident. I'm Sarah" She smiled.
[20:23] <Tangent-> The older girl looks up sharply at that. "Ashley." She says, looking to Sarah with more animation than she's shown until now. "And yeah...recruited, that's a nice way to put it..." Her smile's sour.
[20:23] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "Ah, nice to meet you, Sarah. Name's Plala. I guess you can call me a frequenter; this place offers the best parfaits around. That and I temp here as a delivery girl." She smiles warmly. "And your accompaniment?"
[20:28] <Tangent-> "Hey!" Emberly smiles back. "I guess that makes me the odd one out. You guys got recruited, I just kind of..." She trails off.  "Puuchu dropped her on me." Ashley finishes for the younger girl, though without much heat. "Probably his idea of a practical joke or something."
[20:30] <Tangent-> Emberly looks hurt, but doesn't say anything. She looks down, suddenly very interested in her croissant. Ashley glances around, and looks hesitant for a moment at the way Ember's mood's changed...but doesn't say anything. It's not like it isn't true.
[20:31] <SunAnon> Sarah nods to the pair on the other side of Plala. "Well, this actually the first time I met them.  You are right about the parfaits on both accounts." A small blush comes over her face and she motions to a pair of empty containers next to her.
[20:33] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala shakes her head in sympathy. "That knock off stuffed animal isn't exactly convincing anybody to be a magical girl." Noticing the pained look on Ashley, she motions to the barista. "Parfaits for these two please. Leave it on Ethyor's tab."
[20:36] <SunAnon> Sarah seems greatly shocked and confused at this development.
[20:37] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Noticing her mistake she quickly adds, "Oh and a third for this fine lady as well." She blushes and nods her head apologetically.
[20:38] <Tangent-> Emberly perks up. "Hey, thanks! Um...Miss Plala?" Ashley frowns, looking torn, then looks up and shakes her head. "That's alright. I can pay for them myself." Her voice is quiet but she sounds sure.
[20:39] <Tangent-> "Thank you anyway." She adds.
[20:41] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "Oh please, consider it a exchange; the price of it is that you guys should come here more often, alright?" Plala winks and cautiously sips on her soup.
[20:44] <Tangent-> "Okay, sure! Thanks a ton!" Emberly winks back at Plala, beaming, her hair's movement now definitely unnatural as her excitement causes it to waver and twist. Nearby, Ashley nods, forcing a smile. "Thanks."
[20:44] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala nods and smiles, and then turns to Sarah to change the subject, "You need any advice for locations for desserts? I'm pretty familiar with my way around. Oh, and if you need a friend to fight baddies with, just gimme a holler."
[20:45] <SunAnon> Sarah smiles at Plala "Thank you. Very much."
[20:48] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "And that goes for you too, if you sisters ever need any help or advice, I'll be glad to help." She quickly motions for the barista and whispers something in her ear.
[20:50] <Tangent-> "Aw, thanks!" Emberly comments, Ashley following suite after a moment's consideration.
[20:51] <Tangent-> "Hey, can I ask you guys something? What's the strangest monster you've run into?" Ember asks, digging into her parfait with gusto in between words. "There was one me and Ash found the other day that looked kind of like Puuchu, only it was three stories tall! We set it on fire, and Ash cut its head off with a chain!" She brags with the same cheery tone she's used for everything else. "Two stories, Ember." Emberly interjects with a resigned sigh.
[20:52] <SunAnon> "Well, of course! and if you guys need anything don't hesitate to ask."
[20:52] <Tangent-> "It was two stories and the place was magical. And that's not the kind of thing you just..." She's rubbing her forehead again, and distractedly pushes her parfait towards the smaller girl. "Hard to believe we're the same person..." She mutters, more to herself.
[20:53] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> As the barista delivers the parfaits to the two girls, she bends to slip a note to Ashley. Written in impeccable handwriting was: "And if you ever need to have some lone time, I'll take your sister out for you."
[20:55] <SunAnon> "Well, I've only ran into one monster." The smile on Sarah's face started to fade. "After my 'recruitment', I ran into a weird spider centaur thing."
[20:57] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala puts the spoon to her lips in contemplation. "Me and my band of friends recently fought an army of strange armour, I dunno what that was about, but it sure wasn't the usual baddy."
[20:58] <Tangent-> Ashley reads the note, blinks, then looks around to the other two. Ember's attention is on the war stories. "An army of armor? Haven't seen anything like that, but sounds cool! So...what was it like? How weird was it?"
[21:00] <SunAnon> "Army of armor? was there anything in it?" She takes another sip of the coffee.
[21:02] <Tangent-> Ashley catches Plala's eye...and shakes her head with an apologetic smile, note under her finger.
[21:03] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala giggles at her overexcitement. "Well just a huge collection of shade filled armor lead by what we assume was a general since it had fancier armor. If it wasn't for the combined powers of my teammates, we would have been done for. You see, we play in a band..." and then drifts to a recollection of the event, appropriately filled with exaggerations and gesticulations.
[21:05] <Tangent-> Ember listens along, wide-eyed, sounding appropriately impressed at the right moment and gesturing almost as enthusiastically. Ashley's more subdued, but seems to be slightly more animated than before as she listens with some interest.
[21:06] <Tangent-> "So how long has your team been together?" Ash interjects when there's a pause.
[21:06] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "-And when I finally got a good right straight on the general, he finally collapsed with a great clang! He whispered something I couldn't comprehend and then disappeared in a cloud of smoke."
[21:06] <Tangent-> "Ha! So...did you get him, or do you think he ran away?"
[21:07] <Tangent-> Ember asks. "What's with the way the bad guys always try and run, anyway?"
[21:08] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala, gulps down her now lukewarm soup and replies in confidence, "I have no idea what they are, but I sure hope they're gone forever. Though if they come back, I'll send their butts back to whatever hole they crawled out of."
[21:10] <Tangent-> "Yeah!" Ember whoops, having polished off both parfaits. Ashley shakes her head. "Any way for me to contact you? I'll keep an eye out for the tin can if it does come back, and let you know. If you want to deal with it, that is." Her tone's fairly neutral as she sits back in her chair, hands clasped.
[21:10] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "Of course baddies would run from me, I'm scary when I'm angry!" Plala jokes.
[21:10] <Tangent-> "Otherwise, I don't mind just burning it."
[21:12] <SunAnon> Sarah sips her coffee, "I guess he didn't want to face the music."
[21:12] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala, hands Emberly and Ashley a business card. It has a number and in bold letters reads, "Hero for Hire!"
[21:13] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "Ha! You trying playing while being attacked by a bunch of sword bearing bodies of armor." Plala snarkily replies.
[21:15] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "Never hesitate to call the number. Anything from deliveries of food or butt whooping, I've got you covered."
[21:17] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala then hands Sarah her card as well. "The price can range from a backrub to a parfait, so keep that in mind." She than giggles at her own joke.
[21:17] <Tangent-> Ashley raises an eyebrow at the motto, but nods. Ember just glances between her own card and Ash's, before looking back to Plala. "Thanks! If we run into the general, we'll be sure to tell him you said hi! Then, you know...set him on fire."
[21:18] <Tangent-> "Emberly." Ash gives her sister a look. "Ah, sorry, sorry!"
[21:18] <SunAnon> "I would give you something to contact me buuuut I don't actually have a phone." She smiles sheepishly while rubbing the back of her head.
[21:20] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala's face slowly changes from a carefree to a more a serious smile. "Well if you ever do see him and his little entourage, you should get backup. It took my band of six to take him down, and we suffered some beating too."
[21:21] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "If you don't have phone, just come by the shop, the barista knows my number."
[21:22] <SunAnon> "Thanks Plala, this guy sounds like one bad customer."
[21:23] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala shakes her head. "No problem, something about him gives me the heeby jeebies. Especially his whispered nonsense at the end."
[21:24] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "An order of friend rice please! And another parfait!"
[21:24] <Tangent-> "Okay!" Ember chirps in replies to Plala's advice, too quickly. Ash listens, more sober than her sister. "Understood. We'll be careful. And thank you for the warning." She says levelly. "Emberly, it's time to go." "Aw, sis, do we have to?" Ember complains, then shrugs, looking to Sarah and Plala. "Hey, was nice meeting you two! See you guys later, thanks for the parfaits!" She waves, leaping to her feet, hair lashing furiously.
[21:26] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> "See you around! Stay safe now. And if you see that damned stuffed animal, give him a good boot to his face!"
[21:26] <SunAnon> "Bye guys! Good luck and be careful." Sarah waves.
[21:27] <Tangent-> Ashley grins for the first time in the conversation. "Now THAT sounds fun. Yeah, I'll do that if I see him. Thanks, and...good hunting out there." She waves. "Come on, Emberley. We've got work to do."
[21:30] <Tangent-> "Can't wait!" And with that the red-haired duo make their way to the door, Emberley turning to wave before they step outside and vanish.
[21:31] <Fisticuffs_Drummer_Girl> Plala waves back with a bittersweet smile and whispers under her lips, "Stay safe..."