132. Tetris [voiced]

[corrinesbell]

Y'know. I remember when I thought four months was gonna be too long of a time to live here. That there's no way this'd go on for even close to a year or something insane like that.

...Guess I was wrong, huh?

Oh. Tea shop's open again. Sorry about not warning anybody. I'll be around today.

[[ooc: Hello Luceti! Four long years ago today, a ninja became part of the experiment.

I feel old.]]

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/going to bed now so PLACEHOLDER. [action]

[all7seas]

[Jack doesn't bother inviting himself over to the tea shop. He just shows up after this message. Might as well check on her, considering the state she'd been in the last time he'd seen her.]

'Allo, Beautiful Sheena. Fetch me some tea, woman! I'm......feeling stodgy!

[action]

[corrinesbell]

You're gonna have to be nicer than that.

[action]

[all7seas]

[So he hits his knees and removes his hat.]

Dearest, most beautiful Sheena, please please please please deign to pour me some of that lovely concoction what you brew in this fine establishment that is not a whorehouse?

[fateofafencer]

[Leon will be coming later in the afternoon as he decided to go someplace new today. Why? It's a tea shop. Although... He's had a problem trying to go in for some time now. He knew about the shop, but he wasn't sure about going in. He'd walk past it every-so-often to find himself to shy to even check it. He's went to the bakery, sure, but it was a necessity to him. He doesn't go anywhere else to eat. And because going to the tea shop wasn't necessary, he didn't see the logic in going. At least... Not until now.
The young man wearing a pink cape hesitated a bit going inside. He really wasn't used to going into places so casually.]

...

["It's just a tea shop... Maybe I'll find flavours of tea I wouldn't find in the bakery..."
He was really unsure about his choice, but if he didn't go in, what would people think of him? Somebody's just standing outside and looking at a shop as if he can't go inside.
So... Within' a heartbeat, Leon walks into the store. He looks around to take in the atmosphere of the store and its decorations. Unfortunately, Leon is still feeling really uneasy about this. Help?]

[corrinesbell]

[Of course there are teas here you won't find in the bakery! Sheena may know Regal, but she doesn't share her secrets with him. It shouldn't be that hard to go into the Welcome Center and come up the stairs, Leon, really.

Sheena's putting some flowers out on the tables when he comes in. She frowns when she looks at him - familiar? - then stands with her usual half-smirk]

Pick any seat you want.

[fateofafencer]

[Shush. It's supposed to be an encouragement or whatever.
Leon was like this with the bakery the first time he went there also. Feeling uneasy, too shy to try, and wishing he didn't need/want to go.

When he heard Sheena, he looked over to her -nope, don't know her- and then looked at the seats. He picked one that faced the wall. Yup. Now he doesn't have to face anyone; just like in the bakery. He wonders what's on the menu. It can't be just tea, right?
Anyway, Leon's not really going to speak until he needs to.]

...

[Voice]

[mistlegacy]

I know the feeling. I never thought I'd see one year here, let alone closing in on year three....

[Voice]

[corrinesbell]

...Does it make you wonder how many more it could possibly take?

[Voice]

[mistlegacy]

It does. I wonder if we'll look back on this and wonder how we could have possibly thought three or four years was a long time, compared to whatever number we reach then.

[i_am_not_cute]

[Oh, awesome, the tea shop's open again. this mun kinda forgot it had closed, oops So Pao-lin's going to wander in and spend some time getting reacquainted with it. She really likes it; there's nothing quite like it in Sternbild that she knows of. There was one Russian place downtown that Natasha sometimes took her to, but it was full of old people so Pao-lin never felt entirely comfortable there. And the tea place next to one of the Buckstars on the Gold Stage didn't have the same cozy ambiance as Luceti's tea shop.

She takes a seat in her favorite back corner, armed with some art books from the library and a sketchbook, doing some preliminary work on planning the Luceti mural.]

[corrinesbell]

[Oh, this one brought...work to do? Sheena can't help but peek over her shoulder for a minute or two, silent as a ninja, before speaking up]

What'll you have?

[voice]

[makeitquick]

Got a whole shop for tea?

[voice]

[corrinesbell]

It works more like a restaurant works. But you could pick the tea and take it with you, I guess...

[Action]

[starfishlovesyou]

[Hello tea shop. Fuuko will be barging through your doors and striking a pose, holding one of her starfish in the air and waving it about a little.]

Fuuko has arrived!

[Congratulations Sheena, your day is now 100% more starfish filled.]

[Action] I love this tag.

[corrinesbell]

[Ah! No, only 50% more! The original starfish is hanging on the wall near the door to the kitchen.]

Hey, Fuuko. [this is such a grin]

[voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

Feeling nostalgic?

[voice]

[corrinesbell]

Nostalgic? ...Nah, it's definitely more like "fed up."

What about you? The whole place was going crazy a week ago, so...

[voice]

[burningdownfate.livejournal.com]

Glad to know it's open.

[voice]

[corrinesbell]

You can stop by if you want.

[Voice]

[perplexme]

It's weird how time works like that, isn't it? You never notice until it's too late.

How long has it been?

[Voice]

[corrinesbell]

Four years.

[voice/locked]

[ombra_lira]

Are you feeling better?

[voice/locked]

[corrinesbell]

Yeah. It's still...not perfect, but yeah. Thanks.

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[Not too busy for this customer, right? Raine will settle down in the 'Mizuho styled' section, waiting patiently for whenever Sheena isn't occupied.]

[action]

[corrinesbell]

[Never too busy for this customer. Raine doesn't even need to order, Sheena's just bringing her something she thinks is particularly good and worth a try]

Hey.