forum Cafe MindShaker

Started March 04, 2018 by Fawn Yeet

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F**k., Lavender thought, not necessarily at him. If you tell anyone I will maim you., she hissed telepathically, only half joking. Ill explain later, I just need to get this to somewhere safe.

Try the restroom, he thought, nodding toward the door at the corner. If you need help, let me know.

(HI I'm back just temporarily!)
Mozos heard the conversation they were having, but didn't interject, it wasn't his business. But Asura should take his own advice. He went back to cleaning the dishes trying to tune them out.

Thanks., she replied, disabling the link. Announcing that she ‘had to use the washroom’, Lavender got up, and two minutes later was standing by the sink with the door loncjed, having made a little nest for the egg out of the fluffy hand towels she discovered in a drawer. How had the egg gotten in her bag? It should’ve been in the incubator—-Oh., Lavender thought to herself, realizing immediately what had happened. It had been her shift to check on the smaller eggs this morning, which she had done directly before popping out to grab a coffee for her and the Dr.’s son, Omeo. She must’ve set the satchel down in front of the incubator while checking and rotating the eggs, and accidentally knocked one put with her hand, not noticing in her rush.

Asura turned to Mozos. "So, what did you do for a living before you got stuck here?" He asked.

Mozos thought for a second and replied, " I did anything and everything, from busing tables" Mozos put the last plate away and gave air quotes," Private Security."

Asura hummed in reply, and his eyes landed on the coffee machine. "What does coffee taste like?" He asked curiously.

"Depends, on you and how you make it, some types of coffee can be sweet and others bitter. They can be thick or thin tasting too. It all depends on you. Would you like me to make you some ?" Mozos finished.

Asura sighed sadly. "There's no point. I can't taste," he admitted.

Mozos chuckled. "The demons here have the same problem," Mozos said rushing through the cupboard to his left."Aha, all they need to do is add some spice." He pulled out a ghost pepper." the acids in these thin out something in your mouth, and bada bing bada boom, you can taste it."

"Is that the only thing I can taste?"

Stupid, careless Labemder. Lavender studied the the egg. Judging by the size, shape, and coloration, it was probably an Aquilops spliced with Capelot Drake genes, maybe with a bit of salamander to aid the fire resistance of the scales, and probably some butterfly genes to alter the growth rate and final size and weight. Itll probably hatch in about 8 hours., Lavender estimated. This one had most likely come from the batch with 78% Dino and 22% dragon.

When Lavender has finally succeeded in running away from the Faerie cult, she’d spent almost a year on the streets, zigzagging from shelter to shelter so as not to be re-captured, trying to follow the fractures clues of her life to find her real parents, the ones she’d been take. From as a baby. After a train crashed into an underground subway wall, Lavender, seeking shelter from the freezing cold, discovered a secret passageway. As she followed it down, down, eventually hacking a secure, locked door, she happened upon a secret genetics lab where a team of scientists were attempting to bring back extinct species of dragon using ancient DNA they’d discovered. Since genetic mutation like this was tricky in itself, then adding the magic found in dragon genes would raise the risks and the stakes, so the scientists had decided to start with dinosaur genes, slowly introducing tha dragon DNA as experiments succeeded. Through a manner of events, they took her in, and she became the tamer and trainer of the smaller, smarter raptors.

"Nope, it takes away what keeps you from tasting, thus making you taste the actual flavor of the food."

"Let me try it," He said quickly. "I really want to know what coffee tastes like."

Mozos quickly served the coffee to Asura, making sure to mix in the hottest of the now crushed peppers before serving it.

He took the mug of coffee gratefully, taking small sips. A spicy taste filled his mouth, before a bittersweet one replaced it. He made a face.

"Yeah that coffees unflavored," Mozos said seeing Asura's face." So now you just have to experiment around to find what you like."

"Well why would you give me something unflavored?" He asked, looking around the counter for sweetener.

" You asked for coffee, here lets try this,"Mozos put in caramel creamer," This is the kind that I like personally, but you should really find what suits you most."

Asura tasted it again. It was much sweeter, with a bitter tinge, but he liked it. "Thanks," he said. His mind raced wondering what other things tasted like.

"Do you want me to make you anything specific, or are you good for now?" Mozos asked.

Lavender nestled the egg and it’s fluffy towel back in her bag, out of sight, and left the bathroom to wander the cafe. After searching for a few minutes, she bumped into a girl not much younger than her, with translucent skin and wild blonde hair and a name tag that read: Maudie. “Erm, hi.”, she said awkwardly. Maudie tilted her head sadly, big black eyes vacant, and it was then that Lavender realized that her feet were floating inches off the ground, while body flickering on and out of existence. “Hello.”, Rhe ghost-girl replied. Lavender swallowed, a bit scared, but mostly just curious. “I’m, hi. I’m Lavender, I’m new here. I was wondering if there are any bedrooms here, since we can’t leace?”, she asked in a kind tone. “We haven’t had new people on a while…”, Maudie mused distractedly. “Rooms down the hall to the left, one of them should have your name on it.”, she murmured with a voice like fractured, beautiful music. “Thanks.”, Lavender replied, but the girl was gone. “Shivers tacing down her spine, she turned the corner, half expecting a ghoul to jump out at her.She was surprised to find a pleasantly lit hallway with floral wallpaper and eighteen wooden, arched doors along both sides, each with a neat little plaque announcing the resident’s name. The fifth one on the right side was,astonishingly, labelled ‘Lavender’ in swirling calligraphy font. How is that possible? How does the building know I arrived? It it—-alive?, she shuddered, entering the room after a brief hesitation, calling out to the others to come see.

"Do you want me to make you anything specific, or are you good for now?" Mozos asked.

I love how Mozos just assumed the ‘mom’ role of the group omg he just cooks and bakes for everyone and it’s so cute cuz they have a little demon friend who take care of them omg it’s just so cuuuute)

"Do you want me to make you anything specific, or are you good for now?" Mozos asked.

I love how Mozos just assumed the ‘mom’ role of the group omg he just cooks and bakes for everyone and it’s so cute cuz they have a little demon friend who take care of them omg it’s just so cuuuute)

(Yeah just make sure not to get him to upset or hurt anyone or anything important to him, that's when his Fire side comes out, other than that he's more than happy to take the 'mom' role)

Mozos came to see what Lavender had called about and froze. "Did you put your name there?" he asked confused.

Lavender shook her head, equally confused and apprehensive. “No, it was here when I came!”, she replied, crossing her arms. “Yours is over there.” Then, lowering her voice, she whispered. “Did you see the ghost girl?”

Mozos ran over to and inspected his own door but turned back around at the mention of the ghost girl," What ghost girl" he asked warily. He didn't like ghosts, he had a bad past with them.

Lavender’s voice dropped to a whisper. “She was just there, in that hallway, and when I turned around she’d disappeared. Her name is Maudie. She looked sad, though…” Lavender trailed off.

Mozos looked around for more ghosts but didn't find any. Turning back to Lavender, he asked." Do you want me to check your room with you?"

Lavender shrugged. “Sure.” She pulled her collapsible Electric Rod of Death from her bag and stepped tentatively into her room, Rod help protectively in front of her.