ACOR02
[Date | Nov-17-24]
[Barista | Caramel]
[Subject | Business as Usual]
[File Reference | ACOR02]
The Cafe feels… quiet. Not in a cozy, late-shift way. It’s the kind of quiet from half of our staff out… Hibiscus, Peppermint, and Matcha departed at dawn (or well, what Peppermint calls “dawn” and what I would call closer to 3 A.M.) to pick up some fresh Green Tea from Abbey. No clue when they’ll be back… or if they’ll be okay. And, then, of course, Hazelnut… Hazelnut decided to run off and pick up a Fast Food job without letting any of us know. I’m worried sick about him—but I know better than to try and stop him.
That leaves Cherry and Vanilla still holding down the boundary lines. Vanilla can’t do much to “staple” them like Cherry can, but she is good at finding them. Of course, Vanilla and Cherry (despite sounding like a great flavor combo) don’t actually work that well together. Cherry’s already tearing into local boundary repairs, barking orders like she’s running a military campaign while Vanilla buries herself in maps and data points. Between the two of them, I think they’ve got it covered at least, even if Cherry would rather just act while Vanilla prefers to wait and see.
And then all that’s left is me and Lavender. And we’ve got the shard to worry about. We’ve gotta figure out how they work, and soon. Lavender thinks the shards are some kind of “conduit,” a way to bypass the here and now. She’s got theories—lots of them—but nothing solid yet. Meanwhile, I’m trying to reverse-engineer their structure and see if there’s a way to neutralize or, better yet, harness them. Though, I suppose that should probably be filed under the TVS receipt chain… I just wanted to update everyone on where half our Cafe has gone. Mostly to get Green Tea… and one out to get a frozen treat in late November.