Off The Menu [Workshop]

[Who's Kiyo?]

female Lombardi just makes it easier to make her a waifu.

Stop sinning in my house.

please mind me (haha psychic type)

See, this is the quality content I expect.

You're too classy I love it.

my aromatherapist character ... would that be more interesting than a butler who's already extremely well-mannered?

I love both dynamics! I personally lean towards your Butler, simply because you made him more delicious of a choice. I wouldn't worry about it making it "easy," because your character is going to face challenges that test their skills and reason; sometimes making the right choice for them or the restaurant is the wrong choice for your customer or the fate of the night. Don't underestimate my or your fellow RPer's ability to make your hoity-toity Jeeves crack. ;)

Besides, it totally makes sense he would appear in this environment.

Now, how do [Missions] appear, exactly?

The first set will be provided to you by Carmine since all of you will be gathered in the Foyer, and you'll be told to report to a specific location or person when the hour turns and new ones appear.

It behooves your character to be efficient, to keep Carmine's wrath at bay and be provided ample time to perform the next task and earn more money. If your character can't afford to go home broke or get fired, or you don't want them to be left in the dust, they better work.

So besides the first instance, I don't expect everyone to be prompt to a specific location by the end of the hour. You just report when you're done.

are you particularly hard-set against characters wearing ANYthing other than the tie?

I don't think Carmine would have any qualms with his staff wearing a tasteful jacket like that!

It's just that this is a professional dining experience you're putting on, so the reason the SU says that is because I honestly don't imagine the staff being allowed to wear bracelets or most kitschy trinkets or pieces of jewelry. Think of the dress code as a general rule rather than a command, and keep the outfit to a white/black/green color scheme; I'll deal with profiles on a case-to-case basis.

One of your rules is first names only.

The rule is a personal choice to emphasize the Pokemon-dominant world, and I've seen it work well in Cornered. People have only one definite name but they're distinguished by their titles or profession.

But I totally get your argument, it is something I've considered; the way I'm remedying the issue is that important guests have their honorifics emphasized, and those with more casual or boss/employee relationships are inclined to use nicknames or reducing each-other to just their names.

In your character's case specifically, I'm totally in favor of them having a special birth-name or moniker separate from their proper name that would fulfill the same purpose as your character's "first name" model would.

Do we all have the same job or do we get to write our character as choosing to have applied for one position from a list you provide?

somewhere in the original draft of the OP ... our characters are part of the wait staff.

Between the Missions and the Intrigue Plots, I feel like our characters are gonna end up doing all sorts of random things for the restaurant anyway outside of just serving food.

Does that mean none of us are a cook, working the Foyer, etc? ... our position is still important to our character. The profile of a cook would look different than the profile of a host or waiter.

You're a multi-purpose server that is expected to be able to do anything on a whim, because that position accommodates both the mechanics/Intrigue Plots of the roleplay and justifies your ability to move freely around the building and take on a variety of tasks in as many different locations as possible without issue (for instance, why would someone employed specifically as a cook be provided the opportunity to serve cigars in the lounge instead of doing what they're employed to do?)

It's a tad unrealistic to the way actual restaurants are run, but this model provides creative freedom and justifies my ability to write a variety of different missions to choose from to keep the RP fresh. As Godzil once said, "that's a good way to run an RP, but not a restaurant."

If anyone wants, your character can think of this job as the first step to getting a permanent one within this particular establishment, so your character can have aspirations to be a Cook or Manager or whatever.

Thank you, these were great questions!​

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

I love both dynamics! I personally lean towards your Butler, simply because you made him more delicious of a choice. I wouldn't worry about it making it "easy," because your character is going to face challenges that test their skills and reason; sometimes making the right choice for them or the restaurant is the wrong choice for your customer or the fate of the night. Don't underestimate my or your fellow RPer's ability to make your hoity-toity Jeeves crack. ;)

Besides, it totally makes sense he would appear in this environment.

I have ideas for both of the characters, so I think I'll write SUs for both of them, and let you choose! Or it could even be put to popular vote among the other players, since they'll be interacting with me too.

I chose to be vague about names and species because I didn't want anyone nicking my ideas, but I guess the professions are more the core of the idea anyway, aren't they? I guess I could leak more details if yer interested.

The first set will be provided to you by Carmine since all of you will be gathered in the Foyer, and you'll be told to report to a specific location or person when the hour turns and new ones appear.

It behooves your character to be efficient, to keep Carmine's wrath at bay and be provided ample time to perform the next task and earn more money. If your character can't afford to go home broke or get fired, or you don't want them to be left in the dust, they better work.

So besides the first instance, I don't expect everyone to be prompt to a specific location by the end of the hour. You just report when you're done.

So let's say poor aromatherapist gal is running late on completing a mission, and doesn't get to gather at Room X at the strike of the clock. Would she arrive late and get filled in on the details with less time to do the mission? Would someone else tell her about it in a different location, and the same less-time situation unfolds? Would she miss her chance to do the mission entirely?

I don't think Carmine would have any qualms with his staff wearing a tasteful jacket like that!

It's just that this is a professional dining experience you're putting on, so the reason the SU says that is because I honestly don't imagine the staff being allowed to wear bracelets or most kitschy trinkets or pieces of jewelry. Think of the dress code as a general rule rather than a command, and keep the outfit to a white/black/green color scheme; I'll deal with profiles on a case-to-case basis.

Ok, thanks for being flexible on that! Perhaps the same short waiter's jacket and necktie he usually has, but palette swapped?

The rule is a personal choice to emphasize the Pokemon-dominant world, and I've seen it work well in Cornered. People have only one definite name but they're distinguished by their titles or profession.

But I totally get your argument, it is something I've considered; the way I'm remedying the issue is that important guests have their honorifics emphasized, and those with more casual or boss/employee relationships are inclined to use nicknames or reducing each-other to just their names.

In your character's case specifically, I'm totally in favor of them having a special birth-name or moniker separate from their proper name that would fulfill the same purpose as your character's "first name" model would.

Ok, thanks for being flexible on this too.
In butler fashion, he's called by his surname and his first name is generally never mentioned unless he must state his full name, or it's an intimate situation where he's on a first-name basis.
The aromatherapist girl is the opposite, she uses her first name for everything and her surname is so infrequently used I almost forgot she had one. It might come into play if she got a job at a fancy place like this, or we would just forget she has a last name if you'd prefer. (I mean, I already practically forgot it myself, ufufu)

You're a multi-purpose server that is expected to be able to do anything on a whim, because that position accommodates both the mechanics/Intrigue Plots of the roleplay and justifies your ability to move freely around the building and take on a variety of tasks in as many different locations as possible without issue (for instance, why would someone employed specifically as a cook be provided the opportunity to serve cigars in the lounge instead of doing what they're employed to do?)

It's a tad unrealistic to the way actual restaurants are run, but this model provides creative freedom and justifies my ability to write a variety of different missions to choose from to keep the RP fresh. As Godzil once said, "that's a good way to run an RP, but not a restaurant."

If anyone wants, your character can think of this job as the first step to getting a permanent one within this particular establishment, so your character can have aspirations to be a Cook or Manager or whatever.

Thank you, these were great questions![/indent]

That makes a great deal of sense. And you're welcome good sir.

May I ask where you get your resources, namely those magnificently typefaced titles ("Off the Menu," "Essentials") and how you changed those Pokemon and location images into classy chalkboard drawings?

 

[Junier]

I have ideas for both of the characters, so I think I'll write SUs for both of them, and let you choose! Or it could even be put to popular vote among the other players, since they'll be interacting with me too.

Just as an onlooker unaware of the bulk of your intentions, why not strive to blend your apothecary and butler concepts? I've been in predicaments before where I've set aside more than one character "themes" and realized after the fact that, by amalgamating said "themes", I could have ended up with a much deeper character.

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

Just as an onlooker unaware of the bulk of your intentions, why not strive to blend your apothecary and butler concepts? I've been in predicaments before where I've set aside more than one character "themes" and realized after the fact that, by amalgamating said "themes", I could have ended up with a much deeper character.

Aromatherapist, not apothecary.
Thanks for the advice! I'll consider if these two are conducive to combination. My kneejerk reaction is that they aren't, but I'll think on it.

Edit: Yeah sorry, that isn't going to work in this case.
I can't see the butler also being an aromatherapist, and I can't see the aromatherapist also being a butler.
I can see them both being also servers, though.

 

[Junier]

Aromatherapist, not apothecary.
Thanks for the advice! I'll consider if these two are conducive to combination. My kneejerk reaction is that they aren't, but I'll think on it.

I knew something was up.

My apologies, but thanks for considering my suggestion, at least.

 

[Who's Kiyo?]

I think I'll write SUs for both of them!

That's certainly ambitious! While I wouldn't disallow the entry of two different SUs (granted you could only play as the one I accepted), it seems needless.

I urge you to think about which one's internal life would be the most interesting or fun to work with; which one of these concepts you would get the most mileage out of creatively. Just because I or the crowd like a certain character better that doesn't mean they're the best choice for you to play personally. I suggest you try the prompts with each and see which one comes more naturally.

But if it takes writing out two separate SUs to really seal the deal for you, then so be it!

let's say poor aromatherapist gal is running late

Since we claim Missions in the OOC, you as a player wouldn't worry about not having a mission to do.

If she's running late, she should just report whenever she can/feels like it. The current questgiver will still be there to give her a new duty (probably with some attitude and an expectation that she'll work three-times as hard to make up for lost time if she's beyond tardy.) She'd only fail to pick up a mission if she showed up to do it with like ... ten minutes remaining in the hour.

Perhaps the same short waiter's jacket and necktie he usually has, but palette swapped?

u got it gurl

May I ask where you get your resources?

My secret is thievery. ;)

Honestly, the titles are from Google Searches like "off the menu" and "essentials header" and I convert them to the right colors. I'd make them myself but I don't have photoshop or fancy typesetting programs, so I work around what is within my reach.

As for the images, I use ezimba. I take a normal image, use an outline effect, negate the colors (so it becomes white lines on a black background), and then convert the black to the #292929 chalkboard color I'm using. Crop and adjust size as needed. It's actually super easy!​

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

I urge you to think about which one's internal life would be the most interesting or fun to work with; which one of these concepts you would get the most mileage out of creatively. Just because I or the crowd like a certain character better that doesn't mean they're the best choice for you to play personally. I suggest you try the prompts with each and see which one comes more naturally.

Hm, what do you mean by internal life? How would you define that?
I have in fact already come up with how the prompts would go for both characters~ Is that something you'd like to see or is this not the place for that? (It's not a recruitment thread yet)

Honestly, the titles are from Google Searches like "off the menu" and "essentials header" and I convert them to the right colors. I'd make them myself but I don't have photoshop or fancy typesetting programs, so I work around what is within my reach.

As for the images, I use ezimba. I take a normal image, use an outline effect, negate the colors (so it becomes white lines on a black background), and then convert the black to the #292929 chalkboard color I'm using. Crop and adjust size as needed. It's actually super easy!

Cool, let me try my hand~

Spoiler:

 

[Junier]

T-the "Cadbury's" a joke, right?

That's exactly what my Vanilluxe's name is going to be.

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

T-the "Cadbury's" a joke, right?

That's exactly what my Vanilluxe's name is going to be.

No joke! That's my Linoone's surname. Cadbury makes a great butler surname, especially for someone with some brown fur. (I actually found it while researching butler surnames.)

 

[Junier]

No joke! That's my Linoone's surname. Cadbury makes a great butler surname, especially for someone with some brown fur. (I actually found it while researching butler surnames.)

Well, shit. Guess we're sharing a name, then! I chose "Cadbury" since it works as both an ice cream pun and a name than can be split into two, separate names.

The coincidence is unreal...

 

[Foxrally]

Okay, question for Mr. Elwood: Can most of the preestablished Cornered On The Market lore rules be assumes/used in OTM? For example, humans, ferals, Pokemon way of life, etc.

also WHEN WILL YOU RELEASE THIS RP ITS SO DELAYED ITS LIKE A KICKSTARTER GAME

 

[Ech]

also WHEN WILL YOU RELEASE THIS RP ITS SO DELAYED ITS LIKE A KICKSTARTER GAME

HE MISSED THE ANNIVERSARY MARK OF CORNERED, KIYO IS A FRAUD

Also, I want a petition of having absolutely everything in the RP named Cadbury.

 

[Who's Kiyo?]

what do you mean by internal life?

Assuming you're writing in a way that reveals the thoughts of your character, "internal life" boils down to "whose actions and thoughts are going to be more fun or interesting to write out within my given format."

Basically, choose the one you like playing better!

I have in fact already come up with how the prompts would go for both characters

You're certainly more than welcome to post those here if you want our thoughts, if that helps your process.

Cool, let me try my hand~

You hit the style perfectly! It's meant to look nice while being super easy to replicate. :)

It's so neat to finally see the species of the characters you were talking about! I have a huge soft spot for Linoones.

That's exactly what my Vanilluxe's name is going to be.

I actually found it while researching butler surnames.

Can most of the preestablished Cornered On The Market lore rules be assumes/used in OTM?

I advocate that if you have any questions on the world of the RP (especially ones that I have covered) or how they compare/contrast from Cornered, that you direct yourself to the FAQ I have included in the Essentials post and have worked very hard on indeed.

I will add that I've recently been toying with the idea that usable technology standards and aesthetic will be 50's-inspired.

also WHEN WILL YOU RELEASE THIS RP ITS SO DELAYED ITS LIKE A KICKSTARTER GAME

HE MISSED THE ANNIVERSARY MARK OF CORNERED, KIYO IS A FRAUD

I was apart of a convention all this past week, so I've been backed up a bit. Not to worry, the thread will be submitted soon enough. That's why I set up a Workshop thread instead of a proper thread in the first place.

If any of you would like to workshop characters for Off The Cadbury in the meantime, feel free to post/do so in this thread.​

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

This cracks me up.
Not to make it a contest, but I created Cadbury the Linoone butler in March 2013. :p

Well, shit. Guess we're sharing a name, then! I chose "Cadbury" since it works as both an ice cream pun and a name than can be split into two, separate names.

The coincidence is unreal...

That's clever! So the separate names would be Cad and Bury?
If you aren't married to that name yet (I assume this is a character you just started on, I could be wrong), AND you don't like the idea of getting confused with another character with the same name, I could try to help with other ideas along the same line!

Would a name like Blue and Barry work better for that? I suppose Blueberry is a name with less class to it, though. Hm...
Sorbet is a classy sorta ice cream name but y' can't split that up.
Rocky and Rhodes! Cara and Mel! Tutti and Frutti!

Of course if you wanna keep Cadbury I can't stop ya. :3

That's certainly ambitious! While I wouldn't disallow the entry of two different SUs (granted you could only play as the one I accepted), it seems needless.

I urge you to think about which one's internal life would be the most interesting or fun to work with; which one of these concepts you would get the most mileage out of creatively. Just because I or the crowd like a certain character better that doesn't mean they're the best choice for you to play personally. I suggest you try the prompts with each and see which one comes more naturally.

But if it takes writing out two separate SUs to really seal the deal for you, then so be it!

In the only other RP environments I've been in where an application is necessary to join, sending in two applications if you had more than one idea for a character was the norm. I wasn't aware that wasn't a thing here in PC.

So yeah, I suppose I'll just, write them both, and if it feels like I'm tripping up in one of them, that one won't make the cut.

On one hand Kiyo seems to like Linoone and the butler premise, but on the other hand it would lead to a character-name duplicate which would be confusing.

 

[Junier]

Nah, I'm keeping Caddy and Burr. I like the quirkiness the combined name gives off. Besides, how often does a coincidence like this surface? Tutti and Frutti are damn tempting, though.

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

Oh, yeah, it does sound better if it's Caddy and Burr, not Cad and Bury.

If any of you would like to workshop characters for Off The Cadbury in the meantime, feel free to post/do so in this thread.

Hm, what do you mean by this? I've now written up the SU for one of the many Cadburys, should I letcha see it in its entirety, or should I avoid posting the whole thing?
I do wanna get feedback after all, especially on the moveset.

 

[Who's Kiyo?]

Hm, what do you mean by this ... should I letcha see it in its entirety, or should I avoid posting the whole thing?

Yes, I do mean posting it here in its entirety! (Minus the secret(s) of course, which you can PM in private.)​

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

((Alright, cool! And with your blessing, I could borrow the same CSS as your Finer Things style, too.))

♫ Pure Class
Slick

- Name -- James Cadbury. In butler fashion, he's called by his surname, and his first name is generally never mentioned unless he must state his full name, or it's an intimate situation where he's on a first-name basis.

- Appearance -- Cadbury is a Linoone who has been trained to stand biped. As all Linoone, his half-lidded eyes are entirely blue except for his slit pupils, and brown stripes mark his creamy-furred body, most notably one stripe atop his head that forms an arrow.

He wears a little necktie, bordered by a short waiter's jacket over a white dress shirt. (Usually they are red and blue respectively, but Finer Things has requested a different colour to suit their theme.)

Nothing at all covers his lower body, but no matter. His large white claws have been filed down to a harmless blunt tip. His tail is held up in a shape similar to a squirrel's, and a comb tucked in his pocket ensures his fur is kept well-groomed at any time.



- Moveset -- Bestow. Exceptional at presentation when a dish arrives.

Switcheroo. Useful for quickly getting a replacement dish out to someone, or a second order.

Odor Sleuth. Checking the dish for everything that needs to be there before it hits the table. Sniffing out clues in other situations.

Helping Hand. Used quite literally toward both fellow staff and toward customers.

Charm. See above. Also handy in case he needs to excuse himself out of a mistake he's made.

((One too many. Ask GM which to cut. A friend recommends Switcheroo, it being possibly situational.))

Yes, this makes Cadbury utterly unable to fight, but that is entirely within his character. He would never use violence, not with his refined demeanour, and he's certainly never had a lick of practice. Expect fancy-boy to get floored if it comes to that.

- Background --

James was raised as a young Zigzagoon footman, and as he showed promise, he was groomed for a higher position. He was trained to stand upright, and raised to be polite, respectful, genteel, and serving. His father, a relatively rare male of the Cinccino species, insisted upon this training to stand biped. He also insisted young James keep his fur exceptionally groomed at all times. James was lucky to have inherited very silky fur from his father's genes.

These lifestyle choices and this training stuck with Cadbury as he grew. He found his duties as a footman rewarding, and as he matured and gained experience, he became a butler, serving the wealthy and occasionally the famous.

Helping them enjoy themselves through his service is what he lives for.

As recently as a year ago, Cadbury found himself between masters in his butler career, and took notice of a particularly fashionable Bar and Bistro that was just opening its doors. Cadbury had himself a look about the place on what just happened to be its opening day. My, what celebration there was to be had! And the joint was so sophisticated, yet without feeling stiff. Cadbury enjoyed himself thoroughly, and by mid-evening, he'd already made plans to become a regular customer.

That's when he realized they were hiring, and he knew. He knew becoming a server at a place like this would be every bit as fulfilling as working as a butler.



- Personality --

Cadbury has impeccable manners, enjoys serving others, and lets his kind heart show through his prim and proper demeanor.

The Linoone speaks formally, and appears to be in his 30s or 40s. He is very refined and genteel, but he's likely to fluster under the right kind of… unprofessionalism. He is by-the-book, comfortable only with the proper procedure, both that his employer has set, and that he considers part of his own lifestyle.

And let's see… some of his soft spots include cheesecake and adorable outfits. He's likely to do best in the cigar room, and would also do fine in the foyer, patio, and dining room. Is there anything else you'd care to know?



♫ Slick
Pure Class

- Prompt --

Spoiler:

Cadbury pulls the cab door shut as he settles into the backseat. No sooner is it closed, the Linnone produces a comb from inside his jacket pocket, and starts to fix his fur. It was a short jog from the building to the cab, but the drizzle outside managed to put a damper in his grooming nonetheless.

"Where ya off to, man?" the cab driver asks, his neck craning over his shoulder to reveal the face of a Gumshoos.

Cadbury looks at him from the backseat, pausing his work with the comb and lifting his brows.

The Gumshoos takes note of how the Linoone is dressed. "Sir." he corrects.

Cadbury's brows drop again, and his comb sets back into motion. "33 Moore, thank you. And if you could not drive too terribly fast, I'd appreciate it."

His comb finds its home back in an inside pocket of his jacket, and from the same pocket, a folded sheet of notebook paper is pulled. Cadbury wants to make sure he got the address correctly. Yes, there it is, just as Carmine wrote it. Cadbury exhales something of a pointed sigh.

The other day, a customer called the bird and asked if "that handsome Linoone from the other day" is single. Cadbury hasn't the foggiest why Carmine chose to divulge such information, but, long story short, this paper details a rather… ludicrous request. Even Carmine recognized it as a silly task to give his server, but he felt that it could only help the reputation of Finer Things with this particular customer, and Cadbury might even have some fun.

Cadbury has a date.

----

"Ah, did you come straight from work, Cadbury?"

"Oh, no, I simply enjoy this outfit."

The Linoone has appeared in the doorway of his date's abode, dressed in the same short waiter's jacket and little necktie he'd worn at work, both in a deep stromboli green, the latter with a bold black, and a thin white stripe pattern.

"Though I admit my favourite is a blue and red combination. I'm told it matches my eyes." he admits with a smile.

"I'll have to see it sometime! Speaking of, step in for a moment, I was just about to get dressed up myself." Cadbury's semi-blind-date, a Lopunny, encourages the badger inside and onto a couch. "Sorry to make you wait, I'll only be a moment!"

With a brief chuckle, Cadbury leans back, sandwiching his large silky tail between his back and the couch. He has to wonder, does this bunny always get dates this way? Bit of an unusual method. But, if you see someone you like, even serving your food, Cadbury supposes there's no harm in it. He almost wishes he'd been asked in person, but he admits he might not have taken the offer in that case, flummoxed by the protocol between server and customer. The rabbit was clever in that regard, more clever than Cadbury had initially given credit, going through his boss like that.

"Ready!" Cadbury turns around at the announcement, looking over the back of the couch to see the Lopunny dressed in a dark suit and red bowtie. With paws set on hips that have jutted to the side, the bunny gives Cadbury a playful look. "How'd I do, up to your standards?"

Cadbury remains in his pose, peering over the back of the couch and frozen, his mouth just slightly open, eyes flicking up and down the Lopunny's form. His ears stand right up.

"Uh, Cadbury?"

He jolts back to attention, ears twitching, freed from his frozen state. "Oh, of course, don't, don't be silly! You look grand."

So that must mean the Lopunny's name is Chris… Not Kris. Did Carmine honestly set him up with… with a man?

----

Cadbury had suggested a lower-key establishment to dine at tonight, but the Lopunny would have none of it, insisting on going to Cadbury's place of work. Cadbury finds himself embarrassed at the thought of being seen on a gay date by his co-workers and his bosses, but must go along with what Chris wants.

And as expected, the server at the table Cadbury and his gentleman friend are seated, just happens to be a staff member Cadbury works with. The Linoone feels the need to glance away whenever the server smiles at him in that teasing way.

The badger has never been forthcoming about his sexual preferences. This is a hell of a way to come out to his co-workers as, ah, more than heterosexual, let's say.

"Hey now, you're lighting up! What's with the red cheeks?" Chris asks, noticing the hue in Cadbury's face just before his picks up his menu.

"Ah, it's nothing, I…" Cadbury thinks quickly, and finds a way to reply honestly without telling a potentially offense truth. "I'm embarrassed, actually. I work with these fine 'mon daily, and it's a very professional relationship, and… it's embarrassing to have them see me on a date."

Which is true. It's just not the entire reason he's embarrassed.

"Aw! Well, you're cute when you show a little colour, so don't stop for my sake."

Cadbury smiles, shyly but graciously accepting the compliment, and looking down at the table. He even fidgets.

Chris realizes that his date isn't look at the menu. "Oh, that's right, I guess you know the menu by heart, huh? What're you gonna have, Cadbury, can you make any recommendations?"

"Actually," Cadbury notes, "since this is a date, you may call me James."

"James? Is that your real name?"

"It's my first name. Cadbury is my family name." The badger finds his disposition calming down quickly now that the subject has changed. His blush is fading away.

"Really! I thought your first name was Cadbury! Huh, James Cadbury. Heh, you sound like a butler with a name like that!"

A smile breaks out across the Linoone's muzzle. "Funny you should say that…"

----

At the end of the date, the badger finds himself back where the date started, in Chris's doorway. The Lopunny thanks Cadbury for the lovely time, and adds, "I was sincerely hoping that… our lovely evening together wouldn't end here. Do you think you might… join me inside? I promise it'll be even more fun than the restaurant."

Cadbury hesitates. His large claws click together in front of his chest. Mental images are already forming in his head, and in turn giving rise to another blush overtop his muzzle. "Ah, I… I suppose a gentleman can't turn down an offer like that, can he?"

----

The next day, Cadbury comes into work, passing a familiar, beaked face.

"How was your date last night, Cadbury?" Carmine asks, allowing himself a curious smile.

"... More enjoyable than I would care to admit."

((I had a blast writing this. I think I may have gone a tad too long. Haha.))​

 

[Junier]

Oh, I was unaware this became the OOC thread, now, Kiyo.

No shade of course to Ordy Odd, especially with the lovely pictures. I liked the detail about Cadbury the Second being explicitly trained to stand on twos and the A+ yaoi.

I say "Cadbury the Second" because I'd be honored to reveal his senior soon, although I don't have the main sections of Two-Face's sign-up--the background and the prompt responses--complete yet. I've mainly been tweaking CSS and compiling ideas behind the scenes, but I'll see if I can get something substantial ready to share with ya'll soon!

Though wouldn't Butler 'bery technically be the senior since you made him before Softserve 'bery?

...but here's a preview, at least:

Spoiler:

Cadbury

Caddy ✦ Burr

original image by PrinceofSpirits @ DA / roll over image for APPEARANCE details

[title='Cadbury' by Masashi Kageyama, for Gimmick!][/title]

Confection perfection.
Serving size: 1.3m; 57.5 kg. Two scoops. Frozen water-flavored with a solid-ice center. Served with diamond-shaped sprinkles and emotional problems in a waffle cone.

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

Oh, I was unaware this became the OOC thread, now, Kiyo.

Hey, it's no less "workshopping" than the original post is, right? :p

Haha! This preview is so great! I love it from the witty text to the CSS formatting to the music.

OOC, the Linoone is the senior given that I made the character in 2013.
IC, I was vague and says he appears to be in his 30s or 40s. He's also been at the Bistro basically since it opened -- see Background. I don't know yet how old Caddy and Burr are or how long they've been employed :0

P.S. Oh, wait, I'm confused by what you mean by "water-flavored" in the text, especially within that sentence's structure. Clarification?