http://divinesurfchick.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] divinesurfchick.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2009-07-01 10:37 am

Dite's Decadent Delights, Wednesday, 7 PM - Grand Opening!

At first, she hadn't thought much beyond zapping in the blasted register for taking money. After all, she was a goddess, how hard could it be? All she had to do was point, and the drawer opened, money and change already inside.

Then she remembered she couldn't do that in front of customers. With a sigh she plugged it in and picked up the instructions.

An hour later, after numerous beeps, buzzes and curses, the book flew across the store, thunking hard into a display of naughty dice games for couples. Aphrodite glared at the machine -- thing -- and pointed at it.

"Listen, you stupid register, we're gonna do this my way, or you'll be just a hunk of burned plastic and wiring in the cesspit that used to be Discord's temple. Got it?"

Then the real programming began. When she was finished, the machine, now known affectionately as 'Little Strife', beeped happily whenever she opened the drawer, and buzzed every hour on the hour. It would do whatever she wanted based on how she pushed a button, regardless of which button she pushed.

Zeus help any employees she ever hired.

But by Wednesday night the battle with the machine was forgotten. Aphrodite was readying the store for the opening. There was a bucket of lollipops by the door; people would have a choice of male or female candy in milk or white chocolate. Just in case she wasn't always there to hand them out, there was a sign that said, "Sample! Please have one!"

The whole store shone with sparkles and extra light streamers, and she'd put a bold sign that said, "Welcome to 'Dite's Decadent Delights -- for all your Deepest Desires!" Luckily, Cupid had talked her mun out of one that said, "Mount Olympus of Pleasure Seekers!" She'd even moved a few display cases to make room for several chairs where people could sit and enjoy the champagne, chocolate and strawberries.

And now, after all the preparations, it was time. Little Strife was obediently beeping away the seconds as 'Dite counted along.

"Six . . . five . . . " She hit the switch and some funky jazz music started playing. "Four . . . three . . ." The blinds came up. "Two . . . one . . ." She unlocked the door, flung it open, and waited for the crowds to enter.

"Darn it, I don't even have my hat yet."


(OOC: Dite awaits your presence. The time is seven, so anyone coming back from Arrakis can be there, and flyers were handwavily distributed. Please wait for the OCD. OCD is up!)

Re: OOC

[identity profile] cutsthestrings.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Looks spiffy to me! YAAAAAY.

Re: Greetings!

[identity profile] cutsthestrings.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Fiona had no idea what the shop might be selling, but it was new and she liked to keep track of who was where and so there she was at the door. She hoped the shop owner wouldn't be insistent about the lollipop, considering.

Re: Greetings!

[identity profile] cutsthestrings.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
She looked at the lollipop for a moment before waving it off, trying to look as appreciative as she could.

"Thank you, but no," she said quickly, "and it's nice to meet you, Miss Blue."

She hoped she hadn't assumed wrong on that.

"I was just wondering-- it's a new shop. Figured I'd come by. It looks..." she glanced around without actually looking at much "very nice."

Re: Greetings!

[identity profile] montecito-east.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Mary made a point of stopping by early to see what the new business was all about. She stood in the doorway for just a moment, taking it all in...

Re: OOC

[identity profile] montecito-east.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, it took me at least a semester to figure out what I was doing with Mary and the hotel. And I'm still working on what Dani's doing with The Gig.

Re: Greetings!

[identity profile] cutsthestrings.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait--

"Clothes?" she asked, something sparking in her eyes. She liked clothes shopping. And, as her cheeks darkened, she definitely wanted to drive a certain boy crazy.

"Clothes to-- how do you do that?"

Re: Greetings!

[identity profile] montecito-east.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Choices, choices. Mary considered her options for a moment, then finally reached for the male one. It was good to get some variety in her life.

"The place looks great! Though... when I heard Decadent Delights, I wasn't expecting all of this," she said with a wave of her hand.

Re: OOC

[identity profile] cutsthestrings.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
*goes to meeting for an hour will be back though!*

Re: Greetings!

[identity profile] montecito-east.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
If she could have her way, Mary would have taken one of each. Actually, she might just go back for a female one later.

"It is decadent," she said, tilting her head slightly. "Granted, I grew up in Sin City myself, so I'm used to a bit more extravagance and hedonism than most people."

Re: OOC

[identity profile] montecito-east.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Room service guys aren't hot enough? Or worse, it's Gunther delivering room service?

Re: Greetings!

[identity profile] montecito-east.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a very lively place," said Mary. "I grew up in Las Vegas in the shadow of all those casinos on The Strip. When I first got to Fandom, it took a little while just to adjust to the silence without any slot machines around. And you don't have to sell me on sin. When there was gambling revenue coming in, there was enough profit to go around for everyone."

She unwrapped her own lollipop and popped it into her mouth.

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