Wonka's Sweets Shoppe - OPEN

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Tonks opened shoppe, expecting another slow day. A small radio was on, cheerfully droning the hit song by the Mackled Malaclaws, "Like a Glumbumble." Since the mun is having fun with the HP Lexicon.

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Inara had been feeling a touch hungry all weekend. She hoped a few chocolates might help assauge the slight nagging of her stomach.

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Tonks waved, "Hi!" She called from behind the counter. "Inara, right?" She asked, frowning as she struggled to recall the name.

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"That's right," Inara said smiling. "And...Tonks, is it?"

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"Right!" She responded brightly, with an easy smile. "What brings you here?"

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"Well, mostly the sweets," Inara said. "For some reason, I've been hungry all weekend - even since the Thanksgiving banquet. I thought some chocolate might fill in the gaps." She smiled. "But it's nice to talk, too. Things are fairly quiet up at the Sin right now, and most of the town seems closed."

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"It's been a slow week," Tonks noted. "How was the Thanksgiving buffet?"

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"Delicious," Inara says enthusiastically. "Really delicious! There were so many different types of food... I ate a lot." She looks a little self-conscious at this admission.

"No Thanksgiving celebration for you?"

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Tonks shrugged, "I'd never celebrated Thanksgiving before, so I went with Maia to her friend Alison's place. It was pretty nice." She tugged on a strand of hair. "I didn't know anybody, other than a few people, but it was kinda fun."

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"My 'verse doesn't have thanksgiving either," Inara explained. She lightly rubbed her stomach, trying to ease the hunger there. "And after the dinner the other night - beautiful as it was, maybe I should be giving thanks that we don't?"

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"Hm. Maybe you're sick?" Tonks paused for a moment, "My world has Thanksgiving, I think." She grinned, "I'm just British, if the accent doesn't give it away. I'm from Dulwich in England, to be specific."

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"I might be," she said. She was feeling a little odd. Both hungry and full, and slightly queasy at the same time.

"England...is a long way...away..." Her voice trailed off as her eyes rolled up in her head and she fainted clean away.

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To her credit, Tonks didn't panic. She only took a deep breath, her mind immediately shifting into the way it did when she was on duty. She felt her morph drop, felt her body grow comfortable in her own skin, pulled out her wand... and nearly smacked herself in the forehead. This wasn't home, she reminded herself sharply, moving to Inara's side.

She crouched down to feel for a pulse, and, finding one, gave a soft sigh. Her mind was already running through lists of potions ingredients that might be needed, of charms and healing spells. First, however, she remained kneeling by the girl's side, just a moment, waiting for her to stir.

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The faint was momentary. Inara's eyes opened. "Buddha," she breathed. "I...feel..." Abruptly, she realised she was lying on the floor of the shop and she tried to sit up.

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Tonks offered a hand. "You okay? D'you need to lie down? Drink a potion? Get completely pissed-drunk?"

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Inara blinked. She remembered feeling...hungry. All the time. Now she wasn't. "I..." She paused. "I think I'm right." Climbing to her feet, she wobbled a moment before she steadied herself on the bench. "Sorry about that. I've been feeling odd all weekend. I didn't expect..."

She lifted a hand to her forehead and scrunched her eyes closed. After a moment, she opened her eyes. "Actually, a drink sounds like a possibility."

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"No problem." Tonks replied, her thin brows furrowed in concern. "A drink? Caritas is open..."

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"Do you...? Are you allowed to leave the shop?"

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She looked around. "It's not a half an hour until closing time."

The last bit struck as inordinately funny, and she laughed. "I do leave the shop sometimes, you know!" She grinned at Inara. "If you don't mind waiting while I close up."

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Inara smiled at her own bad wording. "I don't mind waiting at all. And I might take a small box of chocolates while I'm at it. Just to keep business going!"

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Tonks grinned over her shoulder, as she went through the routine of closing the store. Once finished, she disappeared into the back room, saying goodbye to Mister Wonka, and retrieving her coat. Pulling on a pair of gloves and buttoning her coat, she grinned over at Inara.