The Park, Tuesday morning

[14andseven]

Roland the street vendor was out and about early as usual, pushing his crepe and baguette cart through the quiet park to the sound of zydeco playing on the stereo he hung from the side of the cart.

"Fresh crepes!" he called, in a really kind of extraordinarily terrible faux-Quebecois accent.* "French breads! Our flavors are magic!"

* He felt the accent lent authenticity to his business model. Plus, the ladies all loved the French, right?

[ooc: how could I resist an opportunity to have this guy flee from an invader? Open to non-invaders, as well, for all your morning park needs!]

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[fh-fillers.livejournal.com]

This island was strange and confusing. There were many things the deinochyus did not recognize. Trees, on the other hand? Those made sense. As did small animals - num.

And slightly bigger animals...

The dinosaur stuck his head through the tree and bumped the stereo off the cart. Hello there...

[14andseven]

Roland had been around on the island for a little while, now. He knew what was up.

This might be a student.

"Fresh crepes? Sweet or savory!"

[ooc: and, naturally, work immediately swallowed me up for hours after I requested the NPC. Thanks!]

[fh-fillers.livejournal.com]

How about fresh cart? The deinochyus was very interested in fresh cart!

Or interested in its contents. Whatever, it was taking a bite of the cart.

[14andseven]

"Hey!" Where did his accent go? "These carts don't grow on trees, you know! Does your principal know you're out here?"

Roland grabbed a nice, long baguette and tried to whack the deinochyus across the nose with it.

[fh-fillers.livejournal.com]

The deinochyus reacted... predictably, really, for a giant dinosaur. He took a big bite out of the baguette and then stepped forward, clearly wanting to get some sliced human with his bread.

[14andseven]

Perhaps it was time for Roland to reassess the situation.

He backed off several steps, moving to put the cart between himself and what he was really starting to suspect was not a student. He pulled out a salami. "Hey, look, meat! You want some meat?"

[fh-fillers.livejournal.com]

Yes, he did, as a matter of fact! The salami disappeared down the deinochyus' jaw.

Then the dinosaur stepped forward. It was still hungry. Hungry enough to roar about it.

[14andseven]

Rudest customer, ever.

Roland pulled out another salami and flung this one out into the park.

Maybe the nice friend hungry noisy dinosaur would chase it.

[fh-fillers.livejournal.com]

The deinochyus's eyes darted briefly towards the salami, but he very quickly made it back on track.

Provided his prey was even still there.

[14andseven]

Oh, his prey was a good halfway down the path back out of the park, right now.

He'd managed to spill lots of tasty meats on the ground by the cart, first, though.

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

Prior to all that running away....

Red had been exploring around town, seeing if any portals or blinking-spots-of-reality could be found. She did have a little money on her-- well, coins she'd exchanged at the bank, and this smelled wonderful.

"Crepes?"

[14andseven]

"Made before your very eyes!" Roland said, accent thick and ridiculous. "Sweet or savory, ladies choice!"

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

"Sweet." Red settled in with a smile, tilting her head when he talked. "Where are you from? I don't recognize your accent."

[14andseven]

"Have you heard of Belleterre?" Roland asked, as he made a show of ladeling fresh batter onto his hot skillet and swirling it out nice and thin.

Yeah, he came up with that name by throwing a dart at a map of Quebec.

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

Red was leaning closer now, sniffing the delicious smells and thinking that maybe savory would be good too? "No, I haven't. Have you heard of the Enchanted Kingdom?"

It never hurt to check.

[14andseven]

"Is that a new Disney park?"

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

"Who's Disney?" Red smiled. "Could I maybe have a savory one too?"

[14andseven]

"But of course, madamoiselle!" Roland flipped the first crepe and pulled out a few different sweet topping options. "What would you prefer on your sweet crepe?"

Honestly, in this town, you just ran with things like "Who's Disney."

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

"Ohhh, strawberries?" Red didn't get those half as often as she would have liked. "And if there's anything chocolate..."

A distant roaring caught her attention, and Red turned, frowning.

[14andseven]

"Nutella!" Roland said. "An excellent choice!"

He heard the roaring as well. He was planning to ignore it.

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

"Do you hear--" Really big feet? Were there giants on the island? "--that sounds good," she said absently.

[14andseven]

"Probably an event at the school," Roland said, spreading the nutella and scooping out some fresh cut strawberries onto the cooked crepe. "It will be magical."

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

Red's nose twitched. Half from teh smell of a really yummy 'crepe'. And half from the smell of--

"I think I smell a dragon."

[14andseven]

"It probably runs the local bank," Roland joked. He folded up the crepe, wrapped it in a napkin, tucked it into a cardboard cone -- those things were hot, she'd need the insulation -- and held it out as though presenting Red with a rose. "Your sweet treat."

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

"Ohhh, thank you!" Red took a bite and sighed in happiness, temporarily distracted by food. "This is delicious--"

Yes, that was a roar. Definitely.

"Okay, I know you heard that."

[14andseven]

"You're new in town, aren't you," Roland said kindly, pouring out another ladleful of batter for the savory crepe. "Sometimes the residents get a little noisy."

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

Red wolfed down a few more bites. "I'm new to this time, but not this place." Another bite. "I know what trouble sounds like."

[14andseven]

"I find it best not to judge," Roland said. "It wins me more repeat customers."

Well, so long as the potential customer didn't try to eat his cart.

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Red gave him a speculative look, licking her fingers. "I'll be right back, then."

And where there had been a Red, there was now empty space.

[14andseven]

Roland frowned and leaned forward to look for her.

And managed to get his neckerchief in the hot crepe batter.

[wolfinthehood.livejournal.com]

In a minute, a gigantic wolf came running back, very, very fast, circling Roland and rumbling a warning.