Open - Grand Opening!

[fineriftercrafts]

WHO: Barnabas Vilm
WHAT: Grand Opening of his Frozen Sweet Milk shop!
WHEN: Before the Tourney
WHERE: His new shop
NOTES: Who wants Ice Cream!

I. At a new shop next to Barnabas's shop of Rifter Crafts is a open shop, much more brightly lit than his previous shop, with a long counter on one side of the wall, a few smaller tables, and if you walk in, an almost overpowering sweet smell. Behind the counter are a few people, looking friendly. There's also Barnabas next to the counter, and he gives a wide smile. "Welcome! Grand opening, good to see you! Just wait till you try this stuff, Great way to beat the heat!"

II. Shoved under doors, on notice boards and anywhere else that you can think of is a flurry of pamphlets. They all say the same thing. 

"Come one, come all! Try the newest food sensation that's sweeping Kirkwall. Tasty, cool and refreshing! Come on down!" 

The pamphlet also has directions and an address to the store. 

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[somethingyettocome]

Dolores shops. She walks through the markets daily, wanders the same stalls, and greets the same people. She is a creature of habit, fundamentally--in fact, she hardly seems to notice the repetition. Today, however, there is a new storefront and it catches her eye. It's hard to say why it does, or what about the words draw her in, but Dolores walks into the shop with the counter.

"Try...frozen sweet milk?" Dolores asks as she reads the sign. There is a long pause as she peers at it and eventually she seems to remember what she was saying. "Is that like icecream?"

[fineriftercrafts]

Barnabas looks up at Dolores and wonder beings to show on his face. "Ice...Cream...Wow, that's way better then what I came up with! You know it? Well, you might, you're a rifter, and I got the idea with another rifter artifact! You know..." He pauses, trying out the word. "Ice Cream? Ooh yah, that's got a ring to it. Rolls right off the tongue..."

Barnabas gives Dolores a more calculating look. "You look like a nice girl as well, very friendly, personable. How'd you like a job? Counter work, but if you know recipes, then also chef stuff! And if you remember anything from wherever you're from about Ice Cream, well, that's just a bonus! What do you say, how'd you like a job as a hostess?"

[somethingyettocome]

Dolores listens as the small fellow assesses her and, for a moment, isn't sure what to say. He's inviting her to take part in what he's up to here, offering her a job, and she...can't really come up with a reason to object.

"Well...sure if you think you could use me, I'd be happy to help."

She pauses and, after a thought, adds:

"I can cook too, if you need that."

[fineriftercrafts]

"Great! Welcome to the team, I'm Barnabas Vilm, What's your name? And where're you from? Probably should've asked that first, but gotta take opportunities when they arrive, not when you're ready for em."

Barnabas begins leading Dolores around the shop, showing her around. "And you can cook? Great! What kinda stuff can you make? Anything sweet? Candy, maybe baked goods? Had an idea for making little cakes, and then putting the Ice Cream on top, but not sure, seems like it would just melt, but people do like milk and cake. How bout it, what kinda cooking do you know how to do? And any rifter secrets that you can think up for this Ice Cream?" Barnabas talks fast, walks quickly and everything he does seems to exude honest good-natureness.

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[lightningbugs]

Evrion has yet to figure out that there are people in the world who don't have his best interests at heart, on account of being both the bumpkinest of country boys and having spent the last decade or so of his life in a Circle tower. He regards Barnabas' stock with unabashed awe, his eyes wide as he peruses the wares, and his gaze naturally drawn to the dwarf at the counter.
"What does it do?" he asks, clearly ready to buy in entirely.

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[fineriftercrafts]

Barnabas looks up at the young man and gives him a smile. "Do? Well, it dosn't do much of anything, other than taste good! Cool and refreshing with a great sweet flavor."

Barnabas gestures to the containers under the glass, the magic visibly cooling it. It's noteablely colder near the counter, and there's bits of frost visible on the inside of the glass. "We're still figuring out flavors so far, so we've got the basic vanilla, made fresh this morning and a fruit medley, all fruit fresh picked, mixed and frozen up for your enjoyment! So what can I get for ya?"

this is so late my bad aa

[lightningbugs]

"Oh."
The argument is compelling enough. Evrion peers over the flavors, and seems to take an inordinately long time deciding (if that is indeed what he's thinking about at all).
"Can I... try both?" Why choose if you don't have to?

No worries, we're all busy!

[fineriftercrafts]

"Well sure, we can do that." Barnabas gets two small spoons and gets a sample from each of the vats. "Here ya go, Chocolate and Fruit medley. Tell me what you think!"

They are unlike anything you've tasted before. The chocolate is sweet but also slightly bitter, creamy and rich and cold, while the fruit is sweeter, more refreshing, with less of a milk flavor, more like a iced sorbet.