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thenearshore2018-03-21 10:48 am
revolutionfalcon) wrote in thenearshore2018-03-21 10:48 am
Entry tags:
- d2 | alive,
- ginia | original character,
- hibiki shikyoin | pripara,
- kairi | kingdom hearts,
- saber (mordred) | fate/apocrypha,
- shun kurosaki | yu-gi-oh! arc-v,
- suzaku kururugi | code geass,
- yuna yuki | yuki yuna is a hero,
- ω ain | elsword,
- ω emizel | disgaea 4,
- ω mikleo | tales of zestiria,
- ω misaki yata | k,
- ω saori nakagawa | original
[open mingle] close your eyes, feel the present
Who: Everyone! This is an open mingle log, so feel free to toplevel and thread between yourselves as much as possible.
When: October 27th
Where: Calico Cat Cafe, somewhere vague in Tokyo. An address was posted on the BBS a day prior.
What: Cat adoption day - come bring some (or a lot of) new friends home, take advantage of the no entry fee to spend a day hanging out with cats, or volunteer to help out the somewhat overloaded staff.
An adoption event needs no small venue, and Cat Cafe Calico provides that much, visible as soon as anyone walks in the front door, pane glass with a little bell to ensure no cats walk out undetected. The area is spacious and welcoming, warmly lit with smooth and modern decor, and of course, plenty of posts for the cats. The cafe area itself is on the lower floor, along with various stools, cushions and lounges for people to sit on and spend some time with the plentiful felines. Most of the adoption services have set up along one wall down here, but it's plenty easy to avoid them and just play around with the cats unless you intend to adopt. They've got plenty of waitstaff available, and the cafe is testing out some new and unusual styles and flavours of tea, coffee and milkshakes, as well as seasonal fruit based cakes and tarts. For those without as much of a sweet tooth, there's savoury snacks as well - or maybe you'd prefer to just buy some snacks for the cats, which is an option too.
Upstairs, there's also a video game area with plenty more seating and plenty more cats...though good luck getting them out of the way of the screens, or occasionally off the consoles themselves. Quite a few of the cats are lounging around by the large window, either between cushions or on an impressively-sized play frame, and some are even up near the roof on mounted walkways. There are no guarantees they won't drop onto the occasional passerby. The upstairs also houses a few enclosed areas for people to socialise with specific cats or groups of them to see which ones they get on with best.
Volunteers will be thanked profusely, and some of the staff may even approach visitors to ask if they might help, offering compensation of food and drink prices or similar. There's a lot of adoption paperwork to be done, and with the waitstaff run off their feet, there's few people left to supervise interactions between visitors and cats to make sure all's friendly. Of course, this is an excellent excuse to just surround oneself with any available cats and let others approach as they please.
There's a steady stream of kittens being let out into the mingling cats throughout the day, most of them kept to enclosed areas under staff supervision. Whenever more come out, it might be possible to catch some whispers from the waitstaff, as if surprised at something - listen closely enough, and it sounds like they're talking about an employee, one who they barely see and rarely talks, yet finishes work promptly and slips away before anyone notices except the cats, who all seem very comfortable around him...
Whatever the reason for being here, there's plenty of cats to go around, plenty of activity, and ample opportunity to take home a new friend! Or two. Or ten, if you can convince the staff you can handle it.
When: October 27th
Where: Calico Cat Cafe, somewhere vague in Tokyo. An address was posted on the BBS a day prior.
What: Cat adoption day - come bring some (or a lot of) new friends home, take advantage of the no entry fee to spend a day hanging out with cats, or volunteer to help out the somewhat overloaded staff.
An adoption event needs no small venue, and Cat Cafe Calico provides that much, visible as soon as anyone walks in the front door, pane glass with a little bell to ensure no cats walk out undetected. The area is spacious and welcoming, warmly lit with smooth and modern decor, and of course, plenty of posts for the cats. The cafe area itself is on the lower floor, along with various stools, cushions and lounges for people to sit on and spend some time with the plentiful felines. Most of the adoption services have set up along one wall down here, but it's plenty easy to avoid them and just play around with the cats unless you intend to adopt. They've got plenty of waitstaff available, and the cafe is testing out some new and unusual styles and flavours of tea, coffee and milkshakes, as well as seasonal fruit based cakes and tarts. For those without as much of a sweet tooth, there's savoury snacks as well - or maybe you'd prefer to just buy some snacks for the cats, which is an option too.
Upstairs, there's also a video game area with plenty more seating and plenty more cats...though good luck getting them out of the way of the screens, or occasionally off the consoles themselves. Quite a few of the cats are lounging around by the large window, either between cushions or on an impressively-sized play frame, and some are even up near the roof on mounted walkways. There are no guarantees they won't drop onto the occasional passerby. The upstairs also houses a few enclosed areas for people to socialise with specific cats or groups of them to see which ones they get on with best.
Volunteers will be thanked profusely, and some of the staff may even approach visitors to ask if they might help, offering compensation of food and drink prices or similar. There's a lot of adoption paperwork to be done, and with the waitstaff run off their feet, there's few people left to supervise interactions between visitors and cats to make sure all's friendly. Of course, this is an excellent excuse to just surround oneself with any available cats and let others approach as they please.
There's a steady stream of kittens being let out into the mingling cats throughout the day, most of them kept to enclosed areas under staff supervision. Whenever more come out, it might be possible to catch some whispers from the waitstaff, as if surprised at something - listen closely enough, and it sounds like they're talking about an employee, one who they barely see and rarely talks, yet finishes work promptly and slips away before anyone notices except the cats, who all seem very comfortable around him...
Whatever the reason for being here, there's plenty of cats to go around, plenty of activity, and ample opportunity to take home a new friend! Or two. Or ten, if you can convince the staff you can handle it.
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So have you [Nodding at the Maine Coon] Though it is a very large cat, I've never seen a cat that large before
[Meaning, he's not seen one in this cat cafe. He barely has two days worth of memories]
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I think they called him a Maine coon? I can't say I know much about cat breeds. I just love them all. When I heard about today, I just had to come.
[And she'll be fine so long as she doesn't do anything too strenuous. Lazing with cats, tea, and making conversation's fine. She takes a moment to squint at the boy curiously.]
Are you new here? I don't think I've seen you around before.
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[He spends a moment thinking about the question. Not because the answer is hard to come by but because this is his first time on the Near Shore. He has already met some people who he knows here but he also knows that many people here were probably human.]
I am new yes. I've never been here before, but I was interested in seeing the cats.
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[The cat in her lap bats at her hand for attention and Ayumu automatically starts petting, sipping her tea. Maybe she should introduce herself first before immediately launching into questions.]
I'm Ayumu, by the way. Shinki to Lady Sanzang.
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[He nods politely at her introduction] Suzaku Kururugi I am shinki to Lady Grell who is the god Kali. It is nice to meet you.
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[She smiles. Really once she's completely recovered, Ayumu needs to get out and about more.]
How are you finding things here so far? Are you getting around okay?
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Everyone has been very helpful. Things are a little confusing but I am learning and hopefully will get the hang of everything soon. [Things were already less confusing than they had been when he first arrived so he hopes they will continue to get less so.]
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[Ayumu nods, still smiling.]
It gets easier with time, I think. Is your goddess helping you adjust? I think it's tougher without that extra support.
[Which Ayumu tries to give as much as she can but sometimes she still gets easily overwhelmed. There's just so much a shinki has to learn. Their new duties, who they are and what they can do, and still somehow find time to make sense of it all! And still find time to enjoy life.]
And if not, well, it helps to call on your fellow shinki. If nothing else, they understand what it's like to be in your position best.
[Or so it's been the case with Ayumu's experience. She pets the cat in her lap, suddenly looking a little sheepish. Really, she hadn't meant to go off into a lecture.]
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He was trying his best to adjust as quickly as possible, from what William had told him he did not imagine Lady Grell's patience would last for long. He did not want to test it.]
Thank you for the advice. [He smiled at her] Have you been a Shinki long?
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[Ayumu laughs a bit, taking a moment to gently extricate the cat from behind her neck and relocate him onto the arm of her chair. As cute as he is, her neck and shoulders are starting to ache with the strain of maintaining his perch.]
It feels like it's been much longer. I think you might find that a lot can happen here in a short period of time sometimes. Experiences can vary quite a bit.
[It's not any sort of magic as far as Ayumu can tell. It's more a combination of the fragile state she'd arrived in and a side effect of the company she's kept. If two months or so can feel like three times as much time has passed, perhaps she should reevaluate who she spends her time with.]
It depends on who you know, though. Have you met many people yet, Suzaku-kun?
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I have met a few people. Kairi and Ginia helped me with borderlines, I've seen them both today as well. Adrien was also very helpful as were Mr Spears and Mr Hakkai.