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Lup ([personal profile] necromanswers) wrote in [community profile] hugtopia_logs2020-12-08 01:06 am

Affurgato Mingle: December edition

Who: Open to all
Where: Affurgato
When: This week
What: A grant reopening of the best restaurant in town!
Rating: probably PG/13ish?



What a sad, sad month November was. The local cafe, Affurgato, has been closed. However, at the start of this week, a surprise notice is sent out to all communicators:

Affurgato's open again! Come save your sorry tongues from those replicator meals. Or come pet a cat, if that's more your jam. We don't judge here, we only charge.

Also: it's Candlenights! Bring the staff a present. If we find it interesting enough, you might get something extra in your meal. What do the staff like? Well, that's your job to figure out. <3


The restaurant hasn't gone through any sort of redesign, but it is somewhat decked out more than usual; soft colourful lights line the outside, candles on every table (fake or magical, so they are cat-safe and non-flammable), and even Ditto appears to be a little more seasonal this month. Hard to tell whether or not he's okay with this, he's a tough read.

One notable difference is that Lup isn't out running front of house as much, with the kitchen more bustling now that they're down one chef. She's keeping up pretty well, but the seating arrangements have been shuffled around to make the max capacity a little lighter to maintain things if there happens to be a rush. The menu is gently simplified, but the ingredients taste better than ever, and for this week in particular, fresh turkey dinners are back on the menu, alongside a crunchy treat that is called "fried unicorn dick", but is... probably just a battered candy bar. Probably. Maybe. Who's feeling brave?

On the 9th in particular, a fresh message goes out to friends of Honerva, gently pestering them to swing by the cafe for an open mingle. And maybe you should volunteer for a little bit at the cafe, serve, assist Honerva... it's terrible for a lady to have to work on her birthday, after all. You know, if it was her birthday. Wink.

On that day in particular, every visitor gets a free slab of delicious and delicately frosted cake.

Come on over, Havenwellians! Or whatever you're called. The cats have missed you! And you've missed the food, no doubt.
thepainfulwayhome: (Alt)

[personal profile] thepainfulwayhome 2020-12-15 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Megaera was already settled in by the time Lotor showed up. She was still letting one of the cats toy with her ponytail as she sat there absently sipping the drink she'd ordered. Normally, Meg wasn't one for people-watching. Something about this man in particular had piqued her interest, though.

Probably the fact that they shared similar skin tones. And the fact that he seemed to be wearing clothes that matched the cat currently batting at her hair.

She wasn't going to go so far as to call him over to her seat, but she did have a feeling he'd be the type to notice if someone was staring. There was no hostility in her gaze, just curiosity. Although, despite her best efforts, she still looked fairly...well, Fury-ish.
waitatick: (smile of the chosen)

sorry for the wait!

[personal profile] waitatick 2020-12-23 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Lotor did indeed feel the eyes on him. By the time he looked up to meet her gaze, Kova had also decided to look his way, and he found himself breaking into a smile. He raised a hand, palm side down, to ask if it he might be granted permission to approach as he stood, gently scratching the cat at his legs as he did.

He was immensely curious, but had no desire to be rude to what was obviously a frequent patron, to be so comfortable with one of the cats. He made his way over slowly, hand still extended to show he meant no harm or offense.
thepainfulwayhome: (Alt)

np fam, it's all good!!

[personal profile] thepainfulwayhome 2020-12-23 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Social dances were never Megaera's strong suit, so when he did notice her staring, she gestured to a nearby seat with what she hoped was a friendly expression. For the first time since she sat down, the cat lost interest in her ponytail in favor of meeting Lotor halfway. Now she was certain they were connected in some capacity.

"You must be someone special." She began, deeply amused. "This little guy hasn't left my hair since I sat down."
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[personal profile] waitatick 2020-12-27 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Lotor smiled and headed for the seat, Kova moving to follow him. When he'd seated himself, his old friend sniffed his fingers for certainty and then bounded up Lotor's outstretched arm to his shoulder, where he sat easily and purred into Lotor's ear. Lotor pet him fondly and smiled back at Megaera.

"He does tend to enjoy hair; I suspect he'll be making nests of mine within moments. He and I are very old friends, I'm quite happy to see him."