Post by Fuu? on Jul 18, 2007 17:21:16 GMT -5
**Okay. So it is kind of long, but all you have to do is come in and buy something!? O.O; Please...**
She strolled through the Triangle Tunnel-admiring the patch-work of Spanish shops. She periodically stopped to look trough the windows of each store and view what goodies they offered. She wandered about until she halted in front of a particularly familiar building. Her stomach tightened with a sad nastalgic feeling. She had been there hundreds of times since it opened and it had been nearly a half year since her last visit. She paused to take in her surrounds. It was evening, the golden sun shone a golden haze through a muted blue sky. Wisps of clouds covered the heaves. It was warm but luckily, not humid. And she was back to a comfortable place.
Fuu Sunzaki took a step backward and her heels clacked on the cobblestone walkway. Everything echoed in a tunnel. She drew in a deep breath, released as she read the simple sign that still hung from the door. It was written in elegant script and the message fit Lady Raven to a tea- "Gone Fishing". Fuu now stood slightly left to the door and she scanned the wall with her hands. Her fingers searched in between and above every brick that held together Raven's Coffee Shop. She stopped when a single beat-up brick wiggled loose beneath her hands. Fuu pulled on the brick to find a key in a secret hole. It refracted a silver light, from the sun of course. Once liberated, Fuu used the key to unlock the front doors of the shop. It might've been easier to use an unlocking charm but Fuu knew that Lady Raven was the kind of person who wouldn't pass yp the chance to implament a nasty counter spell just for fun.
The shop was dark and over time had acquired a musty smell. Fuu propped the doors open she she could have enough light to find her way around. She knew that the furniture was still there, she had noticed when she first read the note from Miss Raven. The shop belonged to Tobias and herself, now all she had to do was get it going again. She slid her satchel off her should and tossed it on the old couch. Her look of uncomfortable disgust described the situation as dust rolled away in a large clouds from the impact. The whole room was awful. The floor dirty, the windows cloudy, bar stools worn out and the overall feeling of 'eww' wasn't hard to miss. "Junbi shita...", Fuu whispered sounding already defeated.
First thing first. Fuu opened all of the windows and doors while spouting various spells to light the fire and all the candles. It was so Fuu warm out and she had to be sure that she made the fire cold, not hot. Next, she unlocked the storage closet and tied an apron around her waist. Fuu grabbed a feather duster and enchanted the brooms and a mop. Hopefully her enchantments wouldn't go all psycho Fantasia on her- it was always a risk she took. Fuu was highly unstable. She retrieved a handkerchief from her bag and tied it around her face then, promptly got to work de-webbing and dusting everything in site. It must have been quite a sight for passer-bys to see clouds of billowing gray dust pouring out of the windows from this little coffee establishment. Of course it must have added with she shouts and cursing due to Fuu's innate clumsiness. But this was only the beginning!
"Maybe I'll bake in the morning...", Fuu said as she glanced at the clock on the back wall from the counter, "Oh, it is morning". Her body was sore from a hours of work and she slowly eased her way on the deep cushioned couch. If she didn't have the appearance of a sixteen-year-old girl she could have sworn she was eighty. It had taken her far longer than she expected but the place was beautiful again. The couch was in the perfect spot, just in front of the fire. The tables and chairs and been cleaned and were neatly placed around the room. The bar and been washed and the chairs recovered. There was a new rug that covered the spotless wooden floors. The walls were still the same burgundy and rick layout, but she had added a few pictures. She had a picture of Lady Raven and a picture of Tobias and herself, so she did the simple thing; cut and paste. Cute little trinkets sat on the fireplace mantle and all of the drink making and baking supples and been cleaned, sterilized, and sorted. And with all the changes, the door still read: Raven's Coffee Shop. Miss Raven's note specially asked not to change the name, even if she hadn't mentioned it Fuu wouldn't have renamed the shop.
Fuu was sufficiently satisfied. She grabbed her bag and threw it up the stairs. The stairs lead to Miss Raven's private room. Fuu hadn't ever been there but, Raven had given up. She groaned as she lifted to her feet. She crawled the stairs and timidly placed her hands on the doorknob. The door creaked open to a beautiful room. Or at least it would have been beautiful if Lady Raven still resided in it. Fuu smirked as she looked a the large, soft, dusty bed. There were neither sheets nor were there pillows. She didn't care if it was dirty and plain at this point. Fuu giggled to herself and passed out- landing face first with no complaint. The bed was still soft after all.
The morning air held a tight grip to the previous night's chill. Soft wind blew throughout the Triangle Tunnel. It was a perfect day to be out-and-about. The sky was soft blue with no clouds in site and the sun shone a triumphant golden yellow. Outside her shop the Tunnel buzzed with activity. Fuu was sure to get customers today. Fuu removed the "Gone Fishing" and tacked it up behind the counter. The door was propped open with a stone and opposite of the door was a mint green folding sign that read in brick red letters-
"The sign is attractive to all kinds of cutsomers...", Fuu thought. She had tied a few heart and star-shaped balloon to the sign, they changed colors every couple seconds. WHO could ignore that? She stood behind the counter and scraped the last bits if dust between the register keys. All she had to do was sit around, reading the newspaper like she always did when she was working and wait for business.
She strolled through the Triangle Tunnel-admiring the patch-work of Spanish shops. She periodically stopped to look trough the windows of each store and view what goodies they offered. She wandered about until she halted in front of a particularly familiar building. Her stomach tightened with a sad nastalgic feeling. She had been there hundreds of times since it opened and it had been nearly a half year since her last visit. She paused to take in her surrounds. It was evening, the golden sun shone a golden haze through a muted blue sky. Wisps of clouds covered the heaves. It was warm but luckily, not humid. And she was back to a comfortable place.
Fuu Sunzaki took a step backward and her heels clacked on the cobblestone walkway. Everything echoed in a tunnel. She drew in a deep breath, released as she read the simple sign that still hung from the door. It was written in elegant script and the message fit Lady Raven to a tea- "Gone Fishing". Fuu now stood slightly left to the door and she scanned the wall with her hands. Her fingers searched in between and above every brick that held together Raven's Coffee Shop. She stopped when a single beat-up brick wiggled loose beneath her hands. Fuu pulled on the brick to find a key in a secret hole. It refracted a silver light, from the sun of course. Once liberated, Fuu used the key to unlock the front doors of the shop. It might've been easier to use an unlocking charm but Fuu knew that Lady Raven was the kind of person who wouldn't pass yp the chance to implament a nasty counter spell just for fun.
The shop was dark and over time had acquired a musty smell. Fuu propped the doors open she she could have enough light to find her way around. She knew that the furniture was still there, she had noticed when she first read the note from Miss Raven. The shop belonged to Tobias and herself, now all she had to do was get it going again. She slid her satchel off her should and tossed it on the old couch. Her look of uncomfortable disgust described the situation as dust rolled away in a large clouds from the impact. The whole room was awful. The floor dirty, the windows cloudy, bar stools worn out and the overall feeling of 'eww' wasn't hard to miss. "Junbi shita...", Fuu whispered sounding already defeated.
First thing first. Fuu opened all of the windows and doors while spouting various spells to light the fire and all the candles. It was so Fuu warm out and she had to be sure that she made the fire cold, not hot. Next, she unlocked the storage closet and tied an apron around her waist. Fuu grabbed a feather duster and enchanted the brooms and a mop. Hopefully her enchantments wouldn't go all psycho Fantasia on her- it was always a risk she took. Fuu was highly unstable. She retrieved a handkerchief from her bag and tied it around her face then, promptly got to work de-webbing and dusting everything in site. It must have been quite a sight for passer-bys to see clouds of billowing gray dust pouring out of the windows from this little coffee establishment. Of course it must have added with she shouts and cursing due to Fuu's innate clumsiness. But this was only the beginning!
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"Maybe I'll bake in the morning...", Fuu said as she glanced at the clock on the back wall from the counter, "Oh, it is morning". Her body was sore from a hours of work and she slowly eased her way on the deep cushioned couch. If she didn't have the appearance of a sixteen-year-old girl she could have sworn she was eighty. It had taken her far longer than she expected but the place was beautiful again. The couch was in the perfect spot, just in front of the fire. The tables and chairs and been cleaned and were neatly placed around the room. The bar and been washed and the chairs recovered. There was a new rug that covered the spotless wooden floors. The walls were still the same burgundy and rick layout, but she had added a few pictures. She had a picture of Lady Raven and a picture of Tobias and herself, so she did the simple thing; cut and paste. Cute little trinkets sat on the fireplace mantle and all of the drink making and baking supples and been cleaned, sterilized, and sorted. And with all the changes, the door still read: Raven's Coffee Shop. Miss Raven's note specially asked not to change the name, even if she hadn't mentioned it Fuu wouldn't have renamed the shop.
Fuu was sufficiently satisfied. She grabbed her bag and threw it up the stairs. The stairs lead to Miss Raven's private room. Fuu hadn't ever been there but, Raven had given up. She groaned as she lifted to her feet. She crawled the stairs and timidly placed her hands on the doorknob. The door creaked open to a beautiful room. Or at least it would have been beautiful if Lady Raven still resided in it. Fuu smirked as she looked a the large, soft, dusty bed. There were neither sheets nor were there pillows. She didn't care if it was dirty and plain at this point. Fuu giggled to herself and passed out- landing face first with no complaint. The bed was still soft after all.
_____________
The morning air held a tight grip to the previous night's chill. Soft wind blew throughout the Triangle Tunnel. It was a perfect day to be out-and-about. The sky was soft blue with no clouds in site and the sun shone a triumphant golden yellow. Outside her shop the Tunnel buzzed with activity. Fuu was sure to get customers today. Fuu removed the "Gone Fishing" and tacked it up behind the counter. The door was propped open with a stone and opposite of the door was a mint green folding sign that read in brick red letters-
"GRAND RE-OPENING OF THE LADY RAVEN'S COFFEE SHOP!
Come in have have a bite to eat or drink to sip!
Enjoy the variety of scones, cookies, coffee, tea, & the occasional glass of Bourbon!!"
Come in have have a bite to eat or drink to sip!
Enjoy the variety of scones, cookies, coffee, tea, & the occasional glass of Bourbon!!"
"The sign is attractive to all kinds of cutsomers...", Fuu thought. She had tied a few heart and star-shaped balloon to the sign, they changed colors every couple seconds. WHO could ignore that? She stood behind the counter and scraped the last bits if dust between the register keys. All she had to do was sit around, reading the newspaper like she always did when she was working and wait for business.