TROLLSLUM CAFE XXIX: 1000% of Your Daily Drama

[arbitraryHearts]

Estera's eyes glaze over as she is pulled back into her memories. Pleasant memories, though, so she's not really complaining. She smiles a bit before focusing back on Doulos.



"No, I be havin' this since... I donee even rightly recall. I've jus' always had it, I think."

"It's really the only thin' I keep on me besides me bow an' me paints. Maybe it does belong t' me ancestor, an' that's why it be so important t' me. In any case, I want ye t' have it fer now. Not t' keep ferever, mind ye. Jus' t' hold fer me fer a while."

She pauses for a moment and gulps nervously before adding:

"I guess ye could be callin' it... An insurance o' sorts?"

[Tluthal]

Lohqua harrumphed, giving both of them the evil eye and snatching up her trollquila, downing it in one go.

[inexplicableSigns]

Rendal jumps forward, right over the opened vent.
"gshdhjf!"
That random burst of letters would be her freaking out.
"ok. hi ticker i remember you tick tick tick from the factory."
In the dark she can barely be seen, but she's kind of... curled up in a ball. She's also talking very fast, which is a strange change from her normal childish monotone.
"can't kick just not close please ticker hi"

[Mister Always]

The redblood just grins, putting his hand on Lohqua's waist and downing his coffee. i make no promises. if anyone spikes my shit, there's going to be makeouts in the table and underwear on a standing lamp. that's, statistically speakin', the worst kinda furniture for your underwear to end up on. believe me.

your skivvies get real hot, for instance.

[scintillatingMoniker]

...No, you are Archai.

Eve looks kind of confused.

[Strider]

Ventus waves bye to Merope as she leaves and turns his attention back to Elejir. Just the two of them again now.
"Well, I was hoping to have Yarrex tell you about the situation, but it looks like that'll have to wait. Basically the trolls he and I are trying to run down are all sorts of bad, even going so far as to kill someone's Lusus. I'd like for them all to die, but I'll see what I can do about having them all hold back so that we have a few new punching bags for your hive."

[conspicuouslyKalopsic]

Aequa looks concerned.

Oh, how unfortunat< 3! Do you hav< 3 any id< 3a why?

[Monster X]

Rendal jumps forward, right over the opened vent.
"gshdhjf!"
That random burst of letters would be her freaking out.
"ok. hi ticker i remember you tick tick tick from the factory."
In the dark she can barely be seen, but she's kind of... curled up in a ball. She's also talking very fast, which is a strange change from her normal childish monotone.
"can't kick just not close please ticker hi"

Ticker proceeds to decide to give her some space.

In this case, considering the subject, space means about ten feet.

"IamsorryRendal. Are you alright? I did... not... mean... to... scareyou.Doyou want me out of here...?

...It'sniceyouremembered me, though."

[Steev]

Doulos stares down at the item until Estera mentions him taking it, at which point he looks up at her with a pained expression on his face. He refrains from touching it.


<<< It is wønderful that yøu dø in fact have sømething tø keep yøu in øne place.
<<< In a way.
<<< But it wøuld be disrespectful før me tø take sømething that may have belønged tø yøur predecessørs.
<<< It shøuld stay with yøu.

He leaves his mouth open for a second as he thinks, then cocks his head to the side and furrows his brow.

<<< Wait.
<<< What sørt øf insurance cøuld yøu mean.

[PrussianMoose]

Sphexa closes her gruberolla immediately regretting mentioning her morail or the fact she associates with lowbloods.

[aphoticConniver]

Mhmmmm.....
Yeah he looks like he's not even paying attention, idly fiddling with his hand, which he put back on instead of the claw. Speaking of..
The Claw. really?

[Blank]

He looks even more sheepish.
CIRRIN RUNFAR can't know for sure. But he may have an inkling...

He looks at Aequa.
Do you think... it could have something to do with all the ink CIRRIN RUNFAR has been squeezing out of him to make horn polish?

[56danielle56]

it5 okay! i like hot tea! i have never triedd icedd tea though!
She takes a sip of it
.....................
She reaches for sugar packets and adds about five of them before stirring it.
There... much much better!

[AdmiralIronclad]

How terribly crude. Ferros grinned all the same.

"I Cannot say that is something that has ever troubled me." Gulp gulp. Only alcohol would make this display more tolerable. "So, how did you two meet?" He made a wild, and probably misguided attempt at changing the topic.

[inexplicableSigns]

"i don't forget people i don't hate."
Rendal giggles nervously, seeming a bit more relaxed now that Ticker has backed up. That eye. She's staring at it.
"... you were nice. not scerad just too close, sorry, wasn't paying atietnotn. i.
hi.
[scared] [attention]"
Rendal is glad that the vent's echo is drowning out some of the wavering in her voice.

[Strider]

At this point Ventus just bursts out laughing.
"Oh come on. You put on that spiked gauntlet-hand and you expect me NOT to make that reference? It's like all you needed was a black cat and the voice of a chain smoker!"

[Mister Always]

...business deal. if lohq wants to tell ya the specifics, well, that's her choice, but i'm gonna stay outta that for a bit.

[Araiss]

Doppel just...facepalms for a moment and then shrugs his shoulders.



If you FORGOT, ARCHAI's name is Archai DOPPEL. I guess you could SAY I'm his..other personality. So I am DOPPEL, nice to meet you..FORMALLY.

[Tluthal]

"MARTII2." Lohqua frowned at him before turning her attention to Ferros. "II wa2 haviing 2ome problem2 at my 2tall that my forge c001dn't handle, 2o Martii2 took them off my hand2." Did she just admit to- with the forge? And it wasn't big enough?!

[darkArisen]

WHAAT? You can't believe she just ruined the tea like that.
Weell, you might waant to try ordeering "sweet" iceed teeaa. Or flaavoreed onees.
Reegulaar iceed teeaa isn't sweeeeteeneed.
Hey, at least she still kind of likes it.

[conspicuouslyKalopsic]

Aequa's brow rises a bit.

That's how you'v< 3 b< 33n making th< 3 horn polish?
W< 3ll, no wond< 3r h< 3 won't go n< 3ar you!

She takes a sip of tea, thinking.

Is th< 3r< 3 no oth< 3r way to mak< 3 your product?

[Mister Always]

what? what? what'd i say? is this about the makeouts things? what is he, your ex?

Martis wouldn't be surprised. He's seen so much strange shit since he met Lohqua, a mutant being 'sprits with a seadweller would barely even faze him anymore.

why d'ya call it your "stall", anyway? ain't that some troll-foreign word for...stable? i think it is. i'm gonna start callin' my hive my barn. to fit in.

[aphoticConniver]

Well the claw was just because I could.
...
Bacon would go very well with cream of onion soup.
Wait wha-
Just... what?!

[Monster X]

"i don't forget people i don't hate."
Rendal giggles nervously, seeming a bit more relaxed now that Ticker has backed up. That eye. She's staring at it.
"... you were nice. not scerad just too close, sorry, wasn't paying atietnotn. i.
hi.
[scared] [attention]"
Rendal is glad that the vent's echo is drowning out some of the wavering in her voice.

Ticker's eye stares back. It's not like it can't... considering it's unclosable and also immovable.

It STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARES.

Ticker closes his other eye though, sighinh.

"Ijustwantedto make sure you were functioning... okay... You... don't... eatverymuchor drink what you need. I... got... you... some... things."

He proceeds to fiddle with some gears and pull out an entire basket of random food. Also some drinks.

It's very good food.

A lot of it is unspoiling food.

[scintillatingMoniker]

Eve stares for a while.

...Nooooooo... you're archai.

wow way to weird out the weirdo