Dite's Decadent Delights, Wednesday

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Things had been much simpler when she'd just zapped her inventory into being, but having employees had made her start ordering things and having to deal with vendors.

"No, I do NOT want a box of tentacle porn. I didn't like it, didn't order it, and I sure as heck don't want 25 copies every month!"

She glared at the box on her counter. "I don't care that other stores are buying it. I'm not buying it. Got it?"

Whatever the guy on the other end of the phone said, it couldn't have been good. Aphrodite stood straight, her eyes narrowing, her free hand crushing the cookie she'd gotten this morning at Jeff's.

"Listen, Mister Tentacles, I'm the goddess of love and there is no expression of real love that I have a problem with. Doesn't mean I'm going to sell it." She paused. "Yes. Yes, I really am the goddess of love. Really. Yes."

There was muted sarcasm and laughter from the other end of the line.

"Listen, you little cretin!" That *zapping* sound would have been the box of 25 magazines going up in a blaze. Possibly more, if the shocked yelps from the phone were any indication. "If you send me another box of magazines like this I'm going to make you a permanent part of one of them, got it? And you won't be the one with tentacles!" With that she slammed the phone down.

A wave of her hand and the burning box was gone, leaving behind the smell of burnt paper and a few drifting ashes that mixed with the remains of her cookie. Another wave and that was gone too.

Aphrodite dropped into her chair, grabbing a catalog on the way. Anything to get her mind off what had just happened. "Oh, look, pocket vibrators are all the rage. What a surprise."

Decadent Delights is open. Mind the angry goddess, and don't mention tentacles.


(OOC: Dite's expecting a party of four, but will be around for any other erotic needs. Anyone mentioning hentai or tentacles gets an automatic bewitchment of whatever they're holding at the time. Disclaimer: While elements from the BDE will occur, the actual plot to be played is separate.)

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[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona had reason to come into the store today. For one, she wanted to ask if she could get a little more of the nectar (only a little, once per week, no more, ever) and, well... she'd gotten advice from everyone else. Maybe 'Dite would have some recommendation.

"Hello?"

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

The sound of the door opening made her look up, but it was Fiona's voice that brought her out of her chair to lean on the counter.

"Hiiiii!" She wanted to talk to Fiona, too, but wasn't sure she should when she still itched to zap someone or something. "So glad you came in. It'll get my mind off -- things. How was your week, Fiona?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Bad. Terrible. Crappy.

The list went on (largely in German; she really liked German for that kind of thing).

"I'm alive," was her answer as she made her way in.

"How was your trip? I covered the store for you."

Not that she'd made a single sale.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"Uh, yeah. So I heard. From a couple of NPC customers who said they were really glad to see me back and wondered if this was really the right place for my newest employee."

'Dite came out from behind the counter and faced Fiona, hands on her hips. "Okay, girlfriend. What's the what with you?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She couldn't look 'Dite in the face.

"You didn't mention that when everything blows up in your face that the first love can hurt like this."

Yes, she was a little grumbly. And as she opened her mouth to say something else about it, the girls (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/4212853.html?thread=173900149#t173900149) walked in.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

After Magic Reserves, Dinah had lead a fw of the other girls to 'Dite's shop. She could come back with Francine some other time, but now was convenient for Karla and the others.

"So yeah, not a brothel, and I have no idea how 'Dite would take that, so..."

She walked in and beamed at 'Dite. "Hi! Customers," she sang.

[glacial_queen]

"So no mentioning the brothel thing?" Karla asked as they trooped in.

...Slightly louder than she'd intended. "I mean, right, customers," she muttered, blushing.

[trigons_child]

Raven had accompanied Dinah and Karla to Decadent Delights to pick up her paycheck and was most assuredly not listening to any talk of brothels. "Good afternoon, Ms. Blue," she said.

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"Dinah!" This day was looking better all the time. "And people! Wonderful! Hi, Rachel. I didn't even know you guys knew each other. You both know Fiona, right?" She looked at the one person she didn't know. "Hi, I'm Aphrodite, goddess of love. What can I do for you today?"

The brothel comment was pointedly ignored. For now.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona, who was leaning against the counter looking away from just about everyone, threw up a little wave.

Yeah, this was embarrassing.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah grinned, for once, not as embarrassed as other people! "I just wanted to show Karla here what your shop was like. Hi, Fiona." She pointed around. "See? Pretty! And colorful." And toys that looked like candy but really weren't. "And, um, embarrassing." She shrugged. "But I want another nightgown anyway."

[glacial_queen]

"It is an honor to meet you, Lady," Karla said, deciding to go with full-on Protocol. She still wasn't sure about gods and goddesses, but everyone said they were really powerful. No reason to add incivility on top of the 'brothel' comment. "Dinah here has spoken quite highly of your shop, clearing up a previous misconception that I had had." She cleared her throat, more than a bit self-conscious. "Hi Fiona, good to see you again."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah's head hit the floor with a soft thud, and then she was out. (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/4212853.html?thread=173913973#t173913973) Sleeping.

And trying to twitch away from what she saw.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Aphrodite had been looking intently at the gowns, trying to choose one for Dinah, when she noticed Fiona hand over both containers. It didn't register at first, but then she realized what had been in the thermos and that Dinah had been raising it toward her. With horror, 'Dite looked up just in time to see the girl fall.

"Dinah, NO!" She was there in a second, gently rolling her over. "Dinah? Hey, come on, wake up."

'Dite looked up at Fiona. "Why did you give her the thermos? I told you not to!"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona turned, staring at Dinah on the floor and at the thermos and--

"It was empty! I cleaned it out, every last drop! I even wiped it down."

Because things got icky if you didn't wipe them down inside, or so she'd learned, and who was to say that liquid from the gods would be any different?

Wait a minute, why was she--

"Dinah?"

She was kneeling now, trying to nudge her awake.

[glacial_queen]

"Hell's fire, Mother Night, and may the Darkness be merciful," Karla said, practically flying over to where Dinah was lying. "What in Hell's name happened?" she demanded, also falling to her knees. Gently, but firmly, she nudged Fiona, trying to get her to move. "I'm a Healer. Talk to me." She started running her hands along Dinah's scalp, looking for signs of trauma. "Did she say anything? Get dizzy? Anything?!"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona moved, knowing that if she had any talent, it certainly wasn't to put people together again. Normally, she could think and she knew any number of first aid techniques from her guide, but right now, with 'Dite yelling at her and Karla asking her questions, she did the most she could by getting out of the way and starting to answer.

"No, she was fine. She was talking about clothes and I just asked her to hold something!"

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"You could have missed-- Dinah, wake up."

Aphrodite raised Dinah's eyelids to find only white. "Styx, no, don't do this, Dinah." She held out her hand and a mug of water appeared in it. Dipping her fingers in the liquid, she sprinkled it over Dinah's face.

"I told you, not even to let someone hold it for a moment, and you swore." Her words were for Fiona, but her attention was on the unconscious form in front of her. "Dinah, wake UP!"

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

After the trio of Dinah, Karla and Raven left the store, Dite sighed and flipped the sign to closed. She'd open it back up for any late customers if she had too.

Then she turned and looked at Fiona. "Have a seat, kiddo. Let's talk."

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona looked like she wanted to do anything but; she went and she sat again.

"I wouldn't have handed her the thermos if there was any chance of her even touching the nectar," she said, outrightly defensive.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

She didn't reply at first. For a moment, Aphrodite just looked at Fiona, hands on her hips, biting her lip in a very ungoddesslike way.

This was completely new territory for 'Dite. She couldn't decide if she was feeling more friend-like or maternal-like, but whatever it was, it made her want to either hug the girl or shake her.

What she did was sigh and slowly walk over to the opposite chair and sit down. With a wave she materialized her regular silver goblet and took a sip before handing it to Fiona.

"Thought you could use this. I know I could."

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She glanced at the cup for a moment before finally taking it. After another moment, she had a sip; it settled her somewhat, like a nip of brandy or a coffee.

"Sorry," was the first thing she said after the nectar had done it's work.

"Just had a lot of people mad at me. Been a bit defensive."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"I suppose me yelling at you when Dinah collapsed wasn't really the thing to do, hm?"

She leaned back, considering. "Fiona? Do you remember what it was like when you were . . . addicted to that candy?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Oh, her eyes went to the cup. Immediately.

And a moment later, she found a place to put it and left the goblet there.

"Yes."

She'd never forget it. Especially since it wasn't entirely dissimilar from when she let herself be entirely, murderously angry as she had been with Beal.

After Fiona

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

Irulan entered Jackie's shop looking dead on her feet. She'd passed by her shop to check on her new employee and thought to visit Jackie to confirm what she heard in the radio but on the way she had... to her horror, fallen asleep and dreamed (http://community.livejournal.com/fh_wishverse/1932.html?thread=894348#t894348) once more. It was getting ridiculous.