@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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sorry i have to change his way of texting in the middle of all this........

[gradenine]

a moving picture...
looks kinda neat
we don't have that kind of tech, you see
at least, i don't
they probably have this in other parts of the city tho

Re: sorry i have to change his way of texting in the middle of all this........

[nerine]

A GIF is no movie or video game but they're a fun way as a terminally online mode of communication or to get a mood across.
Sounds like you're from an interesting world... Especially if you don't know what a frappuccino is. Maybe I should have asked about coffee stuff instead.

[gradenine]

online? ah, no wonder i never used it
im at the poorer side of the city where im from so i wouldn't have access to that

and it's not that i hadn't had coffee before
i just know a guy who likes his hot and bitter as hell
and ive been tasting more varieties since i came to know him
that said i havent had a frappucino before
is that bitter too?

[nerine]

Oof, that sounds rough if you don't mind me saying

Hot coffee can be good and if it's bitter as hell as you said...
Well, I think there's a possibility it's been brewed wrong. Or just way too much to fit that person's preference.
Frappucinos are sweeter! The coffee accentuates it instead of being dominant.
There are a bunch of ways to make a good coffee drink.

[gradenine]

it's ok im used to it

nah, i think that guy knows how to make a damn good coffee
im just never one for the bitter stuff
but if these frappucinos are as sweet as you say then i could give it a shot

[nerine]

They are cold though, just as a heads up. It's supposed to be a cool treat.
Lately, I've been more into topping iced lattes with cool creamy foam like matcha or black sesame. You get a really unique taste from that!

[gradenine]

i can do cold!
but man, that sounds so fancy... it's probably some food at a nest that i can never have in my lifetime
if i can eat something like that here, then maybe life's not all that bad

[ he's kidding. life will always gets worse from here. ]

[nerine]

Oh geez
How dystopian is your world if you can't have a neighborhood cafe that makes some nice stuff every once and a while?

Listen
Call me Monts
Depending on what happens here, you'll probably find me loitering inside one of the coffee shops they have. Stop by and I'll make you something.

[gradenine]

that's probably just a nest thing
aka the rich part of a district
but im from the backstreets, and even if fancy cafes do exist there, id be too busy with my job to stop by and have a drink

name's roland
that's real nice of you to offer, though
but there's no catch, right?

[nerine]

Well, if you want to make it a fair trade...

Can you find me a nice journal to write in? Something with a really pretty cover and good paper to boot.

[gradenine]

[ ... ]

that's it?
you sure?

[nerine]

Until we unearth an actual economy with currency to slowly chip away at our sanity
Yeah, that's it 😊

[gradenine]

damn
that's the easiest gig i could ever get
well i can't rly complain so
sure why not

you planning to write a book?

[nerine]

No, I just like to journal every now and then. Gotta put my thoughts down somewhere.
Texting is fine and such but I like the feel of paper and pen.

[gradenine]

can't go wrong with that
i got hired by a library so i definitely know what you mean

[nerine]

You're a librarian?
Or is it librarian-adjacent?

[gradenine]

library-adjacent, something like that
im a fixer (aka a mercenary for hire)
and a certain library enlisted my help
so im in their employ till further notice

[ or until angela lets him go, whoops ]

[nerine]

ooooh mercenary huh
So like
Do you take hits on people with extremely late library fees and overdue books?

[gradenine]

i mean if the director asks me to do that, then yeah i'd do it

how about you?
you only work in a coffeeshop your whole life?

[nerine]

Ok, so maybe I was thinking a little overboard then.

As for me, no... I've only been working as a barista for a year now.

[gradenine]

nah, don't worry about it
we all need to do anything for cash, after all

a year, huh
how was it?

[nerine]

[She only got stabbed ONCE and got a marriage proposal! Of course, she's not gonna bring that up in polite conversation over text.]

It's fun!
I love explaining to medieval-looking knights what an espresso machine does.
Seeing regulars who love our cafe because it's relaxing and they like the food and drink.
Or making sure to prepare for bears.

[gradenine]

bears?

[nerine]

bears 🐻
They really like honey lattes and smoked salmon sandwiches!

[Does this explain anything? No. Will she elaborate? Maybe... Way, way, way later ]

[gradenine]

i mean at least it's not humans, right

[ because cannibalism is kind of the norm in some parts of the city he's from, sweats... ]

anyway
how'd you do that
the bear symbol