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Post by Clockwork on Apr 28, 2014 13:05:24 GMT
It was raining, again.
Rocky Road hated the rain, it was so drab and depressing, and only really served to keep everybody indoors.
Some ponies, like Schakolad Chip out back, came from places where rain was the least of their worries.
It did, however, allow him to do these tax forms, which quite frankly needed doing before he had the royal guard busting his chops over not paying his dues. He doubted even knowing some of them would help THAT situation much.
Looking up from scribbling down the assorted numbers on the sheet to gaze out the window of Rocky Road Confectionaries he was surprised to see some ponies still out in the downpour, rushing to and from A and B with newspapers and umbrellas clutched between teeth or magic. Being an earth pony gave him a better eye for quality, but boy would he kill for an appendage or two to help with carrying or accurately measuring.
He glanced back down at the forms when he heard a clattering of metal from the kitchen area, Schakolad had probably dropped something like a pot as he was putting it away...
"Careful Schako..." the name shortening had begun on day one of the stallion's employment, Schakolad Chip was an odd name to pronounce if one had never lived in the north for a while, but both were managing to cope with each other's dialects.
Picking the pencil back up between his teeth and wishing he had a horn to do it, Rocky Road bowed his head to resume his calculations when...
Ringle-Ding
A customer? In this weather?
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Post by laserbolt on Apr 28, 2014 23:11:29 GMT
"Sorry, sir!" Schakolad fumbled a bit, picking up the pot and throwing it back on the stove. It was a gift from his father, and he really wished he'd take better care of it.
A white unicorn sulked into the shop, followed by a purple batpony, who was bouncing happily behind him. "I can't believe you've convinced me to do this."
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Post by Moonbacon on May 3, 2014 17:02:01 GMT
"Sorry, sir!" Schakolad fumbled a bit, picking up the pot and throwing it back on the stove. It was a gift from his father, and he really wished he'd take better care of it. A white unicorn sulked into the shop, followed by a purple batpony, who was bouncing happily behind him. "I can't believe you've convinced me to do this." Moonlight grinned "come on it isn't that bad " she then stopped bouncing and cleared her throat "i really need to stop bouncing around like pinkie pie" |
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Post by laserbolt on May 3, 2014 17:04:50 GMT
Laserbolt sighed. "The only thing going for you, and you decide to stop. Fantastic." He walked up to the counter, and pulled himself into one of the seats. "Hey, there! You're Rocky Road, right? Nice to meetcha."
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Post by Clockwork on May 3, 2014 19:09:31 GMT
Laserbolt sighed. "The only thing going for you, and you decide to stop. Fantastic." He walked up to the counter, and pulled himself into one of the seats. "Hey, there! You're Rocky Road, right? Nice to meetcha."Rocky Road waved them over, gesturing to the diner-like stools around the counter "As sure as it says my name above the door, folks, welcome to my..." a clearing throat echoed from the back room "...sorry, OUR confectionary diner." The two looked a little out of the ordinary, the shorter mare sported two bat-like wings from her back and a chipped horn whilst the stallion radiated a sense of 'otherness', like he didn't belong in this world. Nevertheless, company was company. Flipping over the nearest piece of paper in reach and twirling the pencil in his mouth "I'm Rocky Road, owner, cashier, waiter and kitchen overseer here, whilst in the back is my colleague, Schakolad Chip, who makes the chocolate I sell. So, what can I get you guys? We've got a menu riiiiiiiight..." Rocky plucks the menu from a nearby holder, it's small, but there really wasn't much you could do selling chocolate cakes and smoothies "...here." The menu includes: 4 Chocolate Brownies - 5 B 8 Chocolate Brownies - 8 B Cake Ball platter - 10 B Fudge Cake slice - 10 B Lava Brownie slice - 15 B Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae - 15 B |
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Post by laserbolt on May 3, 2014 22:38:08 GMT
Laserbolt smiled. At least the menu looked promising. "So, what do you think, Moonlight? Sundae to share?"
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Post by Blue on May 3, 2014 22:55:41 GMT
A few moments later the door opens again and a small blue unicorn mare peeks into the shop. She overlooked everypony in the shop, then looked outside and then timidly walked in. She sat down behind the corner table so that she could see the door and looked around again. "Where are you so long..." she whispered to herself with a sigh and with an unicorn telekinesis spell took the menu from a nearby stand and reads in it, occasionally looking to the door, every time she did she sighed.
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Post by Mind Games on May 3, 2014 23:16:17 GMT
The door opens once more and an off-white Pegasus with a sky blue mane trots in. "Hi," He says in a barely audible whisper.
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Post by Moonbacon on May 4, 2014 3:19:11 GMT
Laserbolt smiled. At least the menu looked promising. "So, what do you think, Moonlight? Sundae to share?"" Hmm Sundae sounds nice " Moonlight said cheerfully |
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Post by laserbolt on May 4, 2014 4:15:51 GMT
"I suppose we'll have... a sundae, then." He slid the menu back over to Rocky Road, smiling tentatively.
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Post by Clockwork on May 4, 2014 14:23:46 GMT
Rocky blinked at the sudden appearance of two more customers, the rain must've forced everyone into the nearest shelter, though if that made him money it was hardly a bad thing. He did wonder about the unicorn mare who had just walked in, she looked rather down even for a rainy day. Rocky indicated the seats around the bar to the blue and white-ish pegasus and, whilst waiting for a reaction, scribbled down the sundae for the couple in front of him...
"Alrighty, one sundae with hot brownies for two coming up!" he slapped the paper on an overhanging conveyor and sharply tugged a string leading down from the contraption, sending the paper whizzing into the kitchen "So, I take it you two are a couple then?"
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Post by laserbolt on May 4, 2014 15:24:52 GMT
Laserbolt shrugged. "Hm... yeah, I guess we kind of are. She kind of tricked me into it."
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Schakolad pulled the order of the wire, and glanced at it. He grinned to himself, and set about in a whirlwind of chocolate and flour.
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Post by Blue on May 4, 2014 15:43:11 GMT
The blue unicorn mare watched the door anxiously, after a while she sighed and set the menu down. She stood up and walked to the counter. "Can i have a big vanilla sundae, please?" She asked and took a glance at the pair.
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Post by Mind Games on May 4, 2014 19:48:06 GMT
"I guess I'll have a milkshake, if you make them here," The Pegasus said quietly.
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Post by Clockwork on May 6, 2014 16:09:08 GMT
(You know you guys can talk amongst yourselves when I'm not replying right?)
Rocky hunches over to take the orders when a puff of flour escapse the kitchen, to which the dark-chocolate coloured pony sighs...
"Excuse me a minute, Schakolad's getting excitable with the sugar and cocoa again."
he quickly steps round into the kitchen, leaving the four ponies to chat amongst themselves as he approaches Schako with a "What are you doing?"
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