The Muse

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"I like the way you operate, doc." Levi smiled, watching as Alice began to put together Archer's drink order. Levi reached into the display and pulled out the donut of Archer's choice and hurriedly stepped into the kitchen to grab a fresh blueberry muffin that had come out of the oven recently. When he returned Alice was ringing up Archer's order into the register and giving him the drink. Levi handed over the muffin and donut, his friendly smile unwavering. "I'm Levi, by the way. Sorry I haven't been able to introduce myself, I've seen you around. I'm typically quarantined to the kitchen back there." He gestured towards the kitchen doors, "Alice here is a slave driver!" He joked, smirking a bit at his employee who just smiled and shook her head at her bosses antics. "Hope you enjoy the food and the festival, man."

With that, Levi left Alice to finish up the order with the doctor and turned his attention to the woman who had entered during his conversation with Archer. Immediately he was struck with how beautiful the woman was, his eyes watching her carefully as she took her time to examine the display of donuts. To his surprise he had never seen this woman before and did not remember his mother telling him about a new gorgeous brunette in town - he'd have to inquire with her on this matter later. The mystery of who this woman was rather exciting for the time being. "Good morning, beautiful." He called over top of the display to greet her, "What can I get for ya? Looking for a sweet treat? You name it, we got it. If we don't got it, I'll make it." He smiled playfully towards her before glancing away for a moment when he heard the cafe door open. Another unfamiliar face of a woman entered the scene! His mother was seriously slacking! Who were all these new beauties? As he waited for the first customer in front of him to answer her, he let Alice take the lead on greeting this new woman.

"Good Morning, miss! No spec-"

"We'll make a pancake as special as you like." Levi interjected with a joke, cutting off Alice before she was able to turn down the woman's request for specials on pancakes. He had no notion as to who this woman was, but he was in the giving mood this morning. They would make enough money for today to cover them for months, so a few discounts here and there wouldn't make a big dent in their profits. "Half off pancakes today, if you buy a donut." Levi grinned and gestured towards the deli display that the other brunette had been investigating.

Alice chuckled to herself, "I'm sorry - I guess we do have a special today! Would you like a donut?"

Levi's eyes moved back on the woman in front of him until he spotted two people through the window standing outside that stopped him in his tracks and forced him to do a double take. These people he did recognize immediately! Phoenix Jones and Chris MacDonald. He settled his gaze on them for a moment, watching as the two interacted with one another outside. Nixie looked as beautiful as he remembered, maybe even more so. The two had a history of their own when they were young, but it had been a very long time since the last time he saw her. Briefly, his mind wondered if Phoenix had settled down with Chris after all these years. He watched for any indication that the two were an item - a touch of the arm, a hug, a kiss? So far, nothing.

Feeling an unfamiliar knot of nervousness form in his stomach, Levi began to realize that he had been so wrapped up with the move into his new house and taking care of the cafe that he hadn't even let his old friends know that he was in town again; he was sure he'd regret that at some point. Levi wondered if Phoenix had heard through the grapevine that he was back in town or perhaps she didn't care and that's why she hadn't stopped by for a visit.

Chris, on the other hand, was only known to Levi through friends of friends and a few brief meetings with one another in passing when they were younger. They had always been too far apart in age to be in school at the same time, but Levi knew of him. He might've been even more popular with the ladies than Levi was when he was in school. It would make sense to Levi that Phoenix would settle down with him in the end. Forcefully peeling his eyes away from the window, Levi focused his attention back on the small brunette and tried to ignore anything that was happening outside.

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Adventure Awaits! - Prompt Voting CYOA (Always Open)

>Make your way down the hallway.

@Kassarock

I'll break the tie and vote for this!

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@thatguy For sure! Have him find his way to Reya for a job. She might need some relief from managing the bar and everything else all the time haha

Small Town Slice of Life RP

@Wei Wuxian Yay!! Haha we'd love to have you

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@thatguy Definitely! :)

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Levi's blue eyes narrowed as he watched the blonde Russian man turn and leave the Cafe. He looked the man up and down, observing his outfit, the way he walked, and the way his demenour gave off the vibe that he thought himself far superior than the other townspeople of Sanctuary. "Seems ma was right." He thought, recalling the gossip that his mother had filled him in on when he arrived back in Sanctuary only two months ago. Gossip was one thing, but Levi had a gut feeling for people that he typically trusted - rarely did it let him down. Nonetheless, the tip received was great for Levi's employees, so at least there was that. Maybe the man wasn't all bad.

"Thank you so much, sir!!" Alice exclaimed, astonished by the large tip which equaled over eight times what he would have had to pay for the tea.

"Oh, look who it is!" Levi's face softened as the Russian man exited and a long haired man entered in his place. "The savior of Sanctuary himself." Levi chuckled, smiling as he leaned his hip against the register counter. Over the last two months Levi had come to recognize Archer as he had been to the cafe a few times, plus his mother filled him in on exactly who the doctor was. "It certainly is a beautiful day for a festival! What can we get for you today?" He asked, glancing over as Nathan began bringing out his specialty donuts and loading them into the deli display to the left of the register.

"An Oreo Boston Cream donut, perhaps? A maple bacon bar? Or maybe a S'mores donut is more your style?" Levi practically skipped over to the deli cooler, gesturing to his creations as Nathan placed them carefully into the display. "Now I know, I know... sugar isn't good for you and BLAH BLAH!" Levi waved his hand to the air as if to slap away such a blasphemous sentence. "You only live once, I say! Your taste buds will thank you. And it IS a festival after all." He grinned proudly, hoping the doctor wouldn't be too offended by the sugar monstrosities that Levi had slaved over for hours.

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Reya chuckled as Chris quickly shot down Reya's suggestion and Phoenix played along and flirted a bit in response. Her stomach fluttered with butterflies as Phoenix winked, not even in Reya's direction. Although Reya had never physically acted on her bisexual curiosities, it didnt stop her from feeling some type of way in front of a beautiful woman. "You got it." She replied to Phoenix's order of coffee. Just as she began to pour a mug for the woman, Ben appeared from the kitchen and set down a plate of delicious breakfast infront of Chris. The man of few words nodded in greeting to the pilot and then disappeared back to the kitchen as quickly as he had appeared. "Thank you, Ben!" Reya called after him, sliding the mug of coffee over to Phoenix.

Hearing Jewel Navarro's name, Reya looked over at Chris' phone and nodded in agreement with what Phoenix was explaining. She had seen both Jewel and her father frequent the tavern for what seemed like business meetings. Not only that, but many of Mr. Navarro's clients would often take up a room in the tavern while they were in town. In general they had been fairly pleasant to deal with, albeit demanding at times. "Yep that's her." Reya confirmed, "Her father is a bit scary if you ask me.... but they sure do tip well!" She chuckled, always glad for the extra cash.

Reya quickly grabbed a couple to-go coffee cups along with a box for Chris' food if he felt like taking it with him. "You two go ahead without me, I'll see you there." She grabbed Phoenix's coffee and poured it into the to-go cup for her. "I need to wrap up here and go get in more appropriate clothes." She gestured towards her current outfit which was just standard black pants and matching button up; boring "work" attire in her opinion. "I have to try to keep up with Phoenix after all." She giggled and then offered the to-go boxes to Chris, wondering if he would take the opportunity to leave with the redheaded vixen.

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@Expendable I was just informed my Discord link wasn't working before so just in case you had wanted to join: discord.gg/9MxFPtA2

Sorry about that! Haha

Small Town Slice of Life RP

Bump :)

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@PrinceAlexus We'd love to have you!