july catch all - business as usual!

[divinereaper]

🧙 WHO: Naoto Kurogane and you!
⚔️️ WHAT: Cafe updates and Quests!
🕒 WHEN: All through July
🗺️ WHERE: All over Camelot
⚠️ WARNINGS: None for now!



[ prompts are in the comments! a mix of business and other things! ]

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Summer Fever!

[divinereaper]

Here, hope you enjoy!!

[ when he heard that they needed volunteers, naoto was on it, and fast. he wanted to help, and what better way to help than to distribute treats under his cafe’s name? free advertising and helping others? easy win-win!

naoto’s just beaming with a smile on his face. ]

[ringsthatbind]

[Shadow was attending the event because he could just imagine the grief he would be getting from certain people that aren't here for being anti-social. So it's with a bit of surprise at being handed a treat from a stranger, just because he happened to be passing by. Or something like that.]

Thank you?

[He won't say no to free treats though.]

[divinereaper]

You’re welcome!

[ he grins, happy the hedgehog(?) took the treat. it just made his day all the more better. but that look of confusion says something else, and naoto knows it well. ]

You looked like you needed another reason to be here, is all.

[ringsthatbind]

[Shadow would give a reply, but he was giving the treat a careful taste and he's not so rude as to speak with food/drink in his mouth. So once he's swallowed he'll respond.]

I see, I'm only here because I am sure a... an associate would have dragged me to this, if she was here.

[And the treat is good, so he won't complain.]

[divinereaper]

Yeah, I know that feeling. [ makoto did it once to him, he completely understands. ] But I guess that just means you don’t get out much.

[ he chuckles before continuing. ] You having fun, at least?

[ringsthatbind]

I get out enough. [Shadow sounds just a little defensive in his response, taking another bit of his treat to consume.]

As much fun as one can have, I guess. [A beat and then;] I assume you're too busy to have any fun.

[divinereaper]

[ naoto gives him a look, already knowing that he was hiding something. he’s not about to pry, however. ]

Yeah, kinda. Busy letting people have free treats is all. [ he’s smiling as he sees nothing inherently wrong with the idea. ] It’s just a nice thing to do, yknow?

Cafe Things: New Tea and Treat!

[divinereaper]

[ this month’s new tea and treat are a set of iced red shiso tea and macarons! all made by hand, as naoto is a stubborn stubborn man and can’t stand processed things, especially when it comes to food.

but sometimes nothing goes to plan. ]

Hm… I think this batch came out too sweet…

[worldsokayestdad]

[Yo you know what's real weird to get used to?? Having a normal human job. Kratos has been adapting pretty well, though, and he's proven to be surprisingly good at dealing with Karens. It probably helps that he's had several millennia to learn patience, but hey. Things are pretty slow right now, so he's checking in on what Naoto's up to.]

You think so? You think your measurements may have been off?

[divinereaper]

[ kratos has been a blessing on the karen front because he’s 100% sure he would’ve forcibly thrown some of them out for being so rude. but it’s been nice, having a lot more hands around to help with the day-to-day. he looks up when he hears kratos, and nods. ]

Yeah, I think so. Here, you try it. [ and he passes him a small cup of the red shiso juice. ]

[worldsokayestdad]

[Just wait. He's taming the Karens now, before you know it all of Kratos' shifts are going to look like Happy Hour at Applebee's.

Anyway. Kratos picks up the cup and takes a sip, and for a long moment he seems a little bit confused.]

I-- hm.

[Hang on, he needs to take another sip. Look juice is hard okay.]

I don't know if I'm the best person to ask... It may be a little on the sweet side. Is there mint in this?

[It's been a long time since he's had to eat, he's just not sure what some things are supposed to taste like.]

[divinereaper]

[ naoto has to refrain from laughing at kratos’ confusion over the juice. it must be new to him. but his smile was there. ]

Yeah, there’s mint in it. Something tells me you haven’t tried shiso at all.

[ but he does take his advice on it being too sweet, so he tries to minimize it by pouring in more water. ]

[worldsokayestdad]

I don't remember if I have, honestly. It would have been a very long time ago if I had.

[It's driving him nuts, he can't place this flavor at all. He takes a moment to try another sip, finally coming to a conclusion.]

...soap. I'm sure there isn't any in here, but I'm definitely getting a hint of soap.

New Tea, New Treats, New... Girlfriend's Backstory Maybe?

[roseeclair]

[Makoto's honestly super proud of how well the tea shop's come along, especially now that they have new ingredients and equipment from the summer solstice to add a Celliwig flair to some of their offerings. And it's always amazing to watch Naoto experiment with new recipes, and even be allowed to pitch it. It's during one of their off days that Naoto tends to use for experimenting that she overhears him musing about this batch.]

Really? Let me taste...

[divinereaper]

Oh yeah, go ahead.

[ he serves makoto a bit of the red shiso juice, handing it off to her. ] I think I added too much sugar to it while it was still hot. Think that’s just me, though.

[roseeclair]

[She nods as she takes the glass- letting her fingers brush against his- before taking a careful sip.]

Hm! Okay yeah, it's a little too sweet, but not by much. That should be an easy fix, though: add a little more water this time, and then easy on the sugar next batch. Heck, might add a little mint to this batch to bring it back into balance, say we're experimenting.

[divinereaper]

[ he doesn’t mind the touch— in fact, it sends butterflies through him, and he’s just overall in a good mood. he listens carefully to makoto’s critique, and nods. ]

Right, I’ll get to fixing it then. Thanks for double checking.

[roseeclair]

[Good, she's glad for that, especially with how rough the summer solstice was for him.]

Any time. [She looks over to a cake stand on top of the dessert counter.] At least the macarons are perfect~!

Spotted Dicklivery

[divinereaper]

[ he disliked this Minotaur… he hated him so so much.

this is the third time the guy has come after him! he’s getting angry and yet he doesn’t have his other arm to fight properly! lady luck hates him, he’s decided.

hiding in the trees a little seems to be the answer, and as the minotaur loses him, he sighs. ]

Damn it, how long will I have to hide this time…

Farming Dead - cw: blood magic

[divinereaper]

Y’know, I wish exorcism talismans worked on these things.

[ a thought bunny escaped his mouth as he used a axe made out of blood to cut zombies down. a strange thought for a boy who didn’t look the type, but there was a lot to naoto everyone didn’t know— from the fact that he fought with one arm easily, to the fact that despite it being blood, he was doing better than most. ]

It’d make it easier, and we wouldn’t have to exhaust ourselves.

[mithrarin]

Who's exhausting theirselves?

[Dust isn't quite having the time of his life, but this is very much where he belongs -- in the middle of a battle, mixing massive slashes of his sword with almost dancelike moves that often wind up with a zombie caught beneath the chin with his feet and flipped head-over-heels to be stomped into the ground. Dust is pragmatic about this, though; even as he takes them down, he makes certain to incinerate their parts with fire, lest they rise again.]

Compared to Falana, I'm barely warmed up!

[divinereaper]

Certainly not me!

[ he follows dust’s example, throwing kicks that more often than not snap necks and break backs. he knows he’s being harsh, but they’re zombies! they needed rest, not being made to live again! as he sets the recently downed zombies on fire, he turns to dust with a wry smile. ]

But I just think it’d be easier if you can, yknow— slap a talisman on them and let them fall to pieces!

[mithrarin]

[Battles like this have no room for mercy. If these creatures live -- or, uh, continue on -- they'll hurt others. ]

The specters, though -- those are problems.

[divinereaper]

They are. They don’t stay down for long, and it’s only going to be a pain in the ass a lot later down the line.

[ naoto sighs as he wracks his brain for a solution. surely there had to be something. ]

[mithrarin]

They hate fire, at least. If I was better at it, this would be easier... [Always, always these problems seem to hit his weakest spots! The blast of fire Dust whirls into a specter is effective, sure, but only on the one.]