Turtle & Canary; Friday [08/27].

[white_oleander]

Astrid had made a soft vow to herself, after last weekend, that if she didn't hear from Susan by today, she would just call her herself, finally, break the silence, disrupt this cat-and-mouse game they were playing with each other. But the arrival of Ingrid's letter yesterday changed everything. What she'd thought had been chess was now Chinese checkers, and someone had altered the rulebook. She definitely needed to reevaluate her next move.

Thankfully, there was plenty to do at the store, because of course Summer had gotten things in full swing to prepare for a new semester, which meant a lot of signs for Astrid to work on to litter about the store for eye-catching deals and important supplies and basics, on top of having to worry about Apu being all huffy at her again this week, although this time it was because he was irritated that she hadn't said anything at all about the store during her broadcast this morning, because apparently, she was supposed to have ust known that it was Radio Commercial Day, and her lack of a single name-drop just really showed her lack of dedication to the business and maybe she should go run a diner, instead, as if that was some great insult.

Whatever. She was just here to make signs.

Today's Squishy Flavors
Cherry Turnover
Red Wine
Red

Turtle & Canary is open!

Blackstone Foundry and Forge; Friday [08/28].

[special_rabbit]

With consideration to the head wound that Seivarden had taken thanks to the shuriken in the wall last week, Amaya concluded that her carefully positioned furiture was clearly not going to be enough to cut it when it came to protecting her visitors and customers from their own inattentiveness. And, as much as she felt it could be used as a solid testiment to the sharpness of her edges, she figured she could probably do a little more to make that area of the store a little safer.

So this week was all about making some pretty wrought iron fences to go around that area, which she figured would not only partition off the dangerous sharpness, but also provide a good sample of some of her more practical, not-weapons work if anyone needed something like that.

Of course, there was the whole fact that the points on the fences were just as...if not more sharp than the blades of the shuriken themselves, and therefor potentially more dangerous, but she was pretty sure you've have to actually try to hurt yourself on one of those.

And yet, as soon as she thought that, she realized that she really probably shouldn't underestimate anything around here...

Ah, well. They looked pretty! And she did love anything with a good point.

The Forge is open!

Rey's warehouse- Friday afternoon

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was worried today might be interesting. There was this giant thing hanging over her head that she didn't want to even think about, but she was sure she was going to have to talk around it with someone who could tell what she was feeling, and worse, if she'd try blocking him.

She was trying to stay active today, running the course blindfolded with the drones coming after her. Maybe she could just do this afternoon? Harder to talk when you were getting hit by tennis balls while jumping over quicksand!


[Open!]

The Perk, Friday morning

[stykera]

Stark had already had pumpkin spice coffee this year, and there would be plenty of time for more of it since it was only August. He would have gone for another today after waking up early and wandering the island for a while if he hadn't spotted the sign outside the Perk before going in.

WE'VE GOT AN APPLE CRISP DRINK TOO!
GIVE IT A TRY

Something cold, caffeinated, and sugary sounded very appealing right now. To be fair that combination was nearly always appealing to Stark but today it was already warm out, he was thirsty, and he did like apples. It was worth trying the drink at least once and he would almost certainly like it, assuming it was as sweet as other drinks he'd gotten here in the past.

He'd ordered his drink, and a breakfast sandwich (he hadn't been eating well, or much, this week and had only realized he was hungry after smelling food). Then he'd taken a tentative first sip, decided his drink tasted something like apple pie even though it was still coffee, and found a table.


[Very open, I'm gonna be REALLY BORED and around for the next few hours between a waiting room and a 2 hour car ride, then slightly less bored and around after that.]

Trooper Station, Friday

[firstofitskind]

The start of another school year was on the horizon, and-

Well, Liam wasn't teaching anything this semester, so it actually didn't really affect him on a personal level all that much.

You know who was excited, though? The Troopers. Not for classes, no. But for new office supplies!

Calvin was a real big fan of the highlighters in particular.

The Devil's Nest, Friday Night

[my_own_advocate]

"Are you certain there isn't an earlier moment you can get here?" Lucifer sighed, leaning against the bar with his phone pressed against his ear. "Is this a money thing? Because I can fix a money issue quite-- prior engagement, yes, I know..."

The one genuinely great interior designer in the region, and of course they were booked full. Sigh.

Still, what would be the point in settling for less? They already had less. Much, much less.

"No, I won't hold--"

He'd get there. Eventually.