>>24799754"It's kind of a bad habit, sorry."
The bell raises a vine and shakes its bulb. "No need," he says calmly. "I wanted this to be a place of respite for anyone who takes the time to drop by. No bothers, no sorrows. This is a heavy situation, it's taken a toll on all of us, some people need a little more time to adjust. Unwinding never hurts, and I've always advocated that good food is an excellent outlet for that. So you can leave your apologies at the door."
"Really? Than-"
"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
"G-Gah!"
"..I can't control it. My bad. Except not really. No sorrows allowed. I'll get you another cookie to make up for it."
A) "Y'know, that's a real nice philosophy you've got!"
B) "How long have you been open?"
C) "Feels like that'd be adverse to your goal, huh?"
