DD1703
NUMBER: DD1703
PRIORITY: DINER
DATE: 25-12-17
CUSTOMER & ORDER: THE DARK
SERVER: 8
Merry Christmas indeed, my Cafe and Diner. I have noticed a rather disturbing trend lately. With the recent service at the Dim Den and the inadvertent completion of the Mechanism, I have heard many of you toss around the term "failure." No. I won't stand for that. None of you failed anything. We had a half-success. You stopped the Nutcracker. You are all still very much alive and well. You dwindled the ranks of the Dark once again. And Umbra? He has yet to get his hands on his precious and potentially fictitious book. It was a half-success and nothing less.
And what a half-success it was, might I add. You managed to reforge the Mechanism. I doubt we would have figured out how to do that on our own. True, the Mechanism is currently in the Dark's grasp—but that is a temporary setback. With the help of our latest Barista, I imagine we'll have the Mechanism back in our possession before Valentine's. Wouldn't that be lovely? We could even send the Dark, cutesy little card afterward. Throw a little coffee in their wounds.
Once again, I admit we are in uncharted territory, and no amount of bravado will ease that. Umbra and the Dark now have the means to find his book. However, we have time to set things right. Hell, we have more than just time—we have Nine. And it seems like even with the Mechanism, Umbra still has a long way to go before achieving his goals. Our first and foremost priority should be stopping his forthcoming hire. We don't yet know exactly who the Dark is planning on hiring with the help of the Mechanism, but I doubt it will be good. However—today is not the day to worry about any of that. Today is a day to be as light as a feather, as happy as an angel, merry as a schoolboy, and giddy as a drunken man.
Living in the past, present, and future,
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