hadriel | 009 [text]

[Part of Chris thinks he should've made this post awhile ago, and part of him still doesn't want to. But it's a compromise to do it now, and it's probably the best time for it anyway; the last event is over, and new people haven't arrived yet. It's the calm before the whatever, storm or otherwise.

But he's going with text because even though it's been a little while, he doesn't want to try to say the first part of this post in anything other than text.]

Hey everyone. So I guess I'll start off with the bad news: anyone who were friends with Ashley or Josh should know they aren't here anymore. Also, I'm going to add that if Josh owed you money or favors or whatever else, you're totally out of luck because I'm not honoring them no matter what he might've told you.

[Jokes make this not heartbreaking, right? Definitely.]

Though I guess this is also a good time to mention that if you're working on anything important or even just keeping general notes or something, you might want to consider sending them to a friend every so often. If whatever it is is just on your phone when you disappear, it's pretty much as gone as you are.

So yeah. Back up your data and all that. Even if you don't want to send an electronic copy to someone, at least keep paper notes or something.

[Semi-relatedly...]

If anyone needs help with how to send files or whatever, just let me know. And I'm finishing a program for something else right now, but then I guess I'm taking requests? If there's something you'd like a program on your phone for, I can see if I can figure out how to do it. It's not like I have a whole lot else better to be doing, so feel free and ask even though I can't totally promise I'll be able to do it.

[But still, please ask. Please give him something to do other than miss his friends.]

And okay, last thing I swear, and it's the good part. For everyone who's new here and doesn't know, we have pretty awesome coffee at the bar thanks to Delight. Usually either Emily or I are there to make it, but if we're not just send one of us a message; it's part of the deal with Delight about the coffee to make it, so you're not bothering us or whatever.

So yeah, you might be stuck in a shitty cave, but at least there's coffee. That's something, right?

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Unless you're agreeing to something ridiculous, it's basically like just doing a favor. I mean it's not like they aren't passively absorbing our emotions all the time, so might as well get something out of it in return.

[Definitely different views. As far as there being baristas here he does know of one, at least, but for various reasons including recent events she's not really an option.]

I think we need a blender for a frappuccino but they can't be that hard otherwise. Just a bunch of coffee and sugar and ice.

Yeah, it's not something I'm comfortable with. [ Or approves of, but she's not interested in arguing about it. People will do what they want, so fuck it. Let them make deals, though that darkly vengeful part of her wishes that they suffer for it. ]

Hey, it's way more than just coffee, sugar and ice. It's whipped cream, and various flavored syrups, and milk.

I get that.

[And so he doesn't argue it either. He knows he and Sharon both have good reasons for their different approaches to many of the things in Hadriel, and neither is likely to change the other's mind even if they did feel like arguing.]

Okay yeah you're right, but close enough when you're in a creepy monster cave. I totally wouldn't turn down a coffee slushie.

[And now he kind of wants to experiment, if they can find a blender or blender-like machine that'll do.]

I probably wouldn't turn it down, either. Then again, I wouldn't turn down anything food or drink wise (except meat) that's outside the norm here. [ because it's really the same thing day in, and day out. especially when you're not that great of a cook. ]

Seriously. And being stuck on the vegetarian thing just makes for even less options.]

[He's had so many noodles lately, Sharon. SO MANY NOODLES.]

I guess I'll try out coffee experimenting, though.

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Less options, sure, but no wendigo, so. Balance, I guess.

But, hey, if you ever need a taste tester, I'm open.

True.

Awesome, I might hold you to that. Once I figure out something that's not-awful enough to subject anyone else to it, anyway.

If you're capable of messing up coffee and ice that badly, you probably shouldn't be allowed in a kitchen.

Good thing it's a bar and not a kitchen, then.

But I'm just gonna take that as a vote of confidence.

That was not a vote of confidence, but if it makes you feel better, you're welcome to your delusion.

Great, we're all happy then.

But yeah I will totally send you a message when there's coffee slushies for taste-testing.

Yeah, ok. I look forward to it.

[ that's what normal people say, right? yeah, she's pretty sure it is. even if it sounds all wrong coming from her because when does she actually look forward to anything (except deicide, she's always looking forward to possible deicide). ]