@midnightespresso | text

[nerine]

Different worlds? Okay. Still, I gotta see what I'm working with here since the last time I was in a place with people from whatever universe was at 1 AM at the coffee shop and everyone had the grand idea to suddenly order Neapolitan frappuccinos. So here's how I'm going to narrow down and categorize all of you for my sake.

First off, how do you pronounce GIF? With a 'g' or a 'j'

Answer carefully 😉😉😉

(and if you don't get it, don't worry about it, you just get sorted into the other category)

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audio post; un: peerless_cucumber

[xiaoxiuya]

"Dòng tú."

Why, how do you pronounce it? [Is he deliberately being a shithead? Oh, just a little bit <3]

I'm curious about this "Neapolitan" frappucino, though. Was it like the ice cream, with layers of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry flavoring in a suspension somehow, or something else? Because that actually sounds delicious.

[He kind of wants one now. Or maybe just some ice cream. Binghe! Put your boots on, we're going out for a midnight snack.]

audio;

[nerine]

[She'll switch to audio out of courtesy so he'll be greeted by a pleasant voice.]

I say it with a 'g' of course!

And you guessed right about the Neapolitan. It was a pain to make, to be honest, it's hard making those layers separate. And then you had fussy customers who ordered it but didn't want the strawberry or one of the other layers.

[Just ask! For all chocolate, all vanilla, or half and half!!]

text; un: 004

[fourmeansdeath]

[ Strictly speaking, Albert should be in the third category. But he's been privy to too many pointless arguments between certain teammates who will remain unnamed to not have an informed opinion.

Which is to say: ]

Is there an opt-out.

[nerine]

No 😊
I just wanna gauge who has internet in their world or not.
If you have it, you'll understand the question presented
If not then it's total nonsense
Either way, it's fun for me!

text » un: welcometohelly

[perceptual]

With a 'g', obviously.

[ Helly is not entirely sure what a GIF is, but she's not going to admit that. It has a 'g' in it, why would it be a 'j'? This is the kind of pointless debate she can get behind. ]

[nerine]

Oh good, you know what a GIF is then!

[Monts will just assume since there's no reason to really doubt what a stranger says. Why would people lie on the internet after all...!]

I pronounce it that way too. It's such a fun way to find out what people will go to bat for when I bring up that question back at my barista job.

voice; un: dredger

[fossick]

[Here's a voice she should recognize, in both intonation and enthusiasm (read: lack of.)]

Asking the ever-relevant questions as usual, it seems.

voice;

[nerine]

[He can't see it, but she brightens up when she hears his voice because this can only mean something funny has to happen!]

Hey Weir!

And you're absolutely right. This is incredibly relevant. Do you want to know why? Of course, you do.

[she is ready to bowl him over regardless of any incoming protest... that's monts for you.]

[nutbuckets]

pronouncing it with a j is a red flag, right?

[nerine]

It doesn't go against the Geneva Conventions but it's kind of hovering around there.

audio — @thesandman

[meowpheus]

[ Hello, have a ridiculously soft and rumbling ASMR voice: ]

Will you define it? Or does that have little to do with the correct answer?

audio;

[nerine]

[That IS a very nice voice. It gives her pause before she replies with her audio.]

Well, if you're able to answer it either way, it tells me a lot. It's less about being correct, more about whether you get what I'm talking about or not.

text; un: ghostlight

[ghostlight]

With a 'g' - it's not jraphics interchange format.

[ If he knew who Stephen Wilhite was he'd say the man could eat his socks, but, alas, comp sci history isn't his interest. ]

[nerine]

See, now you're talking real sense.
Not a lot of 'j' people so far so things look promising.

text; un: Constantine

[keepgodwaiting]

Christ, is starting a war really the thing to do when we've all been kidnapped?

[nerine]

Let's be here for a good time, not a long time, right?
No one's started a fight with me or anyone else yet so I think we're fine.

text; un: UEHARA

[metafictions]

With a 'g' sound is the way it was intended to be pronounced, I think.

Were the frappuccinos good?

[nerine]

I sure hope it was intended.

And they were! Like I said, pain in the ass to make though.

txt; @wrenched

[wrenchedup]

so uh. what, you work at like a.. like a nexus point between realities? a multiversal coffee shop???

[nerine]

Oh hey, you picked that up really quick!
You're definitely right!
But I don't have access to it right now, unfortunately 😔

text; un: susuwatari

[catmemes]

If you wanted to start a fight that badly you could have just punched someone

[nerine]

And break a nail? Please, I have priorities.

text; un: louis

[deathoftheauthor]

What is the other category?

[nerine]

No gifs, no internet, no joy.
Never mind, maybe with no internet, we'd have more of that last one.

text; un: keter

[gradenine]

What even is a GIF... Come on, this isn't fair for those who don't know these things.

Also, frappucinos? Those what they call fancy coffees where you're from?

[nerine]

It's basically a moving picture on your screen that loops.

Like this.

[it even has a frappuccino, so it's relevant]

text; un: gebura

[bemist]

[ Oh, no. Another coffee fan. Chesed is absolutely not hearing about this from her. Ever. She'll have to threaten Roland to keep his damn mouth shut too. ]

Put me in whatever category you want
not important

[ Okay, killjoy. ]

[nerine]

You'll be placed in the special category of, "The Right to Remain Silent."
And you're right, it's not important but I like learning about people w/ off-kilter questions.

un: charmingflower

[selfloveable]

( how i had to go doublecheck japanese pronunciation for this )

G!
What's a Neapolitan frappuccino? That sounds soooo tasty ♪

[nerine]

You know how there's Neapolitan ice cream? Take that, but make it into a frappuccino instead.
It's hard to keep the layers nice looking instead of blending into a weird mess.

Text; un: RK800

[lickstheevidence]

Stephen Wilhite, who first created the format in 1987, instructed that the "g" in gif is soft, as in "jif".

I'm happy to go along with the majority in pronouncing it with a hard g if that makes it easier.

[nerine]

If I ever meet Mr. Wilhite, I'm either gonna have words with him or throw hands
JK, that's a neat fact though.
It's not a totally serious question so I'm not really policing anyone's right to use the wrong letter 😋

un: ruby

[eyepoint]

Neapolitan frappuccino?
Like the ice cream?

[nerine]

Yup!
Three beautiful layers of mocha, vanilla bean, and strawberry blended with ice.
I complained but it is a very nice drink to look at and have on a nice summer day.

un: tartaglia

[acutabove]

what's a GIF?

[nerine]

It's just a looping moving picture.
But really, don't worry about it.

text, un: vogel

[halbird]

It would be a G, wouldn't it?
Since it starts with one.

[ are they called GIFs, specifically, where he's from? don't ask me, but the answer is Right There for him anyway. ]

And... I'm not sure if I read your post right...
Was that other universes coming to you in a coffee shop an actual thing that happened?
It's hard to tell with text, but you wrote it so casually...

[ that's like, kind of familiar? and also not? not sinclair just completely shrugging off the question of the century "gif vs jif" for something as inconsequential as the MULTIVERSE, please. ]

[nerine]

I should hope it's just 'G'
Some people definitely use 'j' though.

[Monts has grown to be very casual and calm about most things and that is because of and includes her abnormally normal job.]

And you got the right idea.
It's less that other universes were coming in.
The cafe already exists in different places and different times.

text, un: hongyu

[rainswords]

Greetings Midnightespresso,

I offer my answer, though it doesn't require much consideration simply because it's neither way. I've never had to pronounce that word. As far as I am aware we don't have those where I am from. Although I am sure that I am not the first person who has never come across that term previously. However, if you have the time would you care to explain what a GIF is? Also what those Neapolitan frappuccinos are?

👋

[nerine]

And greetings to you hongyu!

Well, if you don't have gifs in your world then you're in the category where it doesn't exist. And that's totally fine! One less thing to worry about. It's just a moving looping image. I guess depending on how long we're stuck here, you'll come across it sooner or later.

And a frappuccino is a blended iced coffee drink. Though it doesn't have to have coffee in it. It's served in cafes and great as a sweet and cool treat for a hot day.

Neapolitan refers to a trio of flavors that are usually found in ice cream; chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry!

Hope that helps.

[nullificates]

is there any other real choice rather than a 'g'? (´꒳`)

ah but go back to the coffee story though! 'last time?'

[nerine]

You are right, there is not.

Well, by last time, I meant prior to waking up on the train and ending up in this city.