>>6021711>>6021671“Do you know the shop owners for being regular customers or something?”
“Hmm, I don’t personally know them but I do see them occasionally helping out with orders. Such a cute couple running this place to give others a safe place to visit.”
“Not a VIP then or did you reserve this ahead of time?”
“I visit often enough to be recognized by them but I did… have to pay a bit extra to open up a slot for us.” Adds Holly with a hitch in her voice with a quick pause before finding her words to continue on with the conversation. A light pause on the payment part meaning some kind of lie is being put there.
“So are the animals awaken or Animus I can’t tell.”
“They aren’t wild animals as dealing with feral fleabags, complaining about meat options, and dealing with different dietary needs would bloat up the menu.”
“Ah so there are all Animus then.”
“Yes…You are a very curious ord. Usually no ords are ever this talkative without flinching.” Adds Holly pausing a bit too long on the Animus question as she had to cough up a rehearsed answer.
“Well mages are scary but I can relax a bit and not be jittery with you as I still have all my limbs and face.” Adds William as the male waiter comes by and drops off the banana split topped off with whip cream, chocolate syrup, and cherries.
“Oh right, so what happened with your legs? Did Lora raise a claw against you or was it Hellscream getting mad?” Asks Holly as she gets a spoon and scoops up a piece of ice cream with her left hand as leans forward on the table she holds onto the seat of her chair with her right hand. Making sure she doesn’t fall of the chair and keep her balance.
>“Just surprised Animus clients are this… compliant to the store's wishes. How do you make others follow the store’s rules?”>“How is school work going? Making sure you're not falling behind?”>Insight roll 1d100+16>Write in[Red]>“ Still making sure you're putting Animus agents in their place and giving retribution for your friends?”
