Corrine's Bakery and Diner

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[Located in town, but still close to the school, lies a small building. A building filled with both the warmth of friendship and the wonderful smells of homecooked food and pastries. Outside hangs a sign featuring the business's inspiration:

Inside is the proprietor--one Sheena Fujibayashi. And, of course, the real-life inspiration perched on her shoulder. Sheena's known for lending an ear to anyone with a problem or anyone who just wants to talk about--anything.

Although, this time, she may just have a problem of her own to share.]

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/o/ sorry for new person intruding~

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[ A relatively new face in this village -- or not. ]

Um...hello!

[ It was an afternoon after school, and a stroll along the street brought this blond girl to this particular place. She greets the interior of the building with a cheerful smile, walking towards the counter with a skip in her step.

And that's when she notices how familiar was the person behind the counter. ]

Oh...! Is that you, Sheena?

You're fine!

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[Sheena's back is turned, so she doesn't see the blond as she enters, but the moment she speaks, the older woman recognizes her voice. She turns with a smile.]

Hello, Colette! Now, who else would it be?

[She's known Colette for a long time, but she can't remember how long, although, there was something about the way they met and shouldn't she be older....?]

eeee sorry for late reply ;A; I had lots of stuff to do so... orz

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It's been a long time, Sheena! [ Smiles cheerfully. ] I was worried for a moment that I'm by myself in this place... I'm so happy that I found you!♪

[ She does notice Sheena looks a bit different from usual, too. But that's not the main issue. After a few moments, she saw the tail from something familiar. ]

C-Corrine...? I thought...

[ ...that Corrine died some time ago back in that Temple of Lightning? ]

No problem!

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[She looks at the girl a little oddly. Alone? There are a lot of people here, and always has been. It's even bigger than Meltokio. She blinked. There's no place like that here.

Maybe she had thought the building was empty when she came in....]

Nope. I'm here as usual. I'm not always easy to see, though. [Chuckles at her own short joke.]

Corrine? He's here as always, too.

[Alive and kicking thanks to someone's fast thinking.]

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Well... I wasn't able find the others. Even if I've been here for a while and made some new friends, I missed all of you.

[ Tilts her head a little to the side curiously, wondering how long Sheena had been here too. And no, Colette isn't able to catch the joke.

Anyways, she takes a long look at Corrine and see just how...alive it is compared to the last time she saw it. But Sheena talked as if what happened back there didn't happen at all? ]

That's really nice! Um...Has Corrine been doing well?

[ Not exactly sure how to respond, but well it's great that Corrine's alive and all! Maybe she just remembered wrongly...or something. Those thoughts aside... ]

So um...you own this place? It smells really good~♪

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[As far as Sheena knows, she's been here her whole life, although she keeps having strange dreams--including one about Corrine being hurt then healed by a red-head.]

Thanks, Colette. Yes, I own the place. [She looks at Corrine.] Although, I think some people think I'm named Corrine.

[Laughs.]

He's been okay. Why? Did he do something he shouldn't have? [She looks at the small animal, who manages to look innocent.]

So, what can I get you?

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[ Giggles. ] They did? I guess I can understand why.

[ Looks over and smiles at fluffy little Corrine. ] Hehe, it'd be cute if Corrine was the one who owns the place~♪ Um...but it'll probably be difficult for him. [ Colette stop talking unnecessary nonsense. Anyways, she'll avoid talking about the whole Corrine getting...worse than simply injured. They're so happy together right now, she doesn't want to ruin the mood and stuff. ]

Umm... [ Unsure of what to decide on, she'll just ask ] Is there something that you'll recommend~? Oh! How about something with fruits?

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[Sheena smiles softly. She doesn't find Colette's talking unnecessary. In fact, she enjoys it. She laughs at the blond's comment.]

Oh, I don't know. He's good at supervising. [Cue smug look from Corrine. With subsequent petting from Sheena.]

Something with fruits? I have just the thing. [She proceeds to place a fork in front of the girl before setting a slice of Fruit Pastry Cake (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q5SpTKazer0/S7_oDYQgmyI/AAAAAAAAGNg/fMkgDMJmffY/s640/fruit+pastry+cake+2a.JPG) and a glass of milk next to it.]

Try this.

[ooc: I saw that cake, and I want to try it.]

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O-Oh, that looks really nice!

[ It's been quite a while since she had a cake. With fruits, too! And a cake from a store a dear friend runs? How could she not be excited to try it? ]

I'll try it~♪ Thank you very much, Sheena!

[ A cheerful bow in appreciation. Before carrying the stuff to the nearest table though, she takes out her little purse which has a doggy print pattern. ] How much is it? [ She assumes that she has to make the payment first, after all.]

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[Laughs.]

You're welcome, Colette.

[Waves her hand in a dismissive gesture.]

Don't worry about paying for it. It's something new I made, and you get to be the first person to try it.

1/2

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Eh..? R-Really!?

[ aaa getting it for free? She does want to help support by paying, but she'll feel kinda bad as well to turn this down. ]

Thank you so much...!

2/2

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[ Picking up the stuff, Colette walks over -fortunately without tripping- to the nearest table to the counter. ]

Mm...Over here would do just fine~

[ She doesn't have any worry despite the cake being something new that Sheena made. Well, because it's Sheena! It doesn't cross her mind at all.

Sitting down, she picks up the fork and makes her first spoon...er, fork-ful of the cake. ]

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Really.

[She has to smile at Colette's reaction. It was adorable. As she watches her, she recalls a dream she had and realizes that she was the Colette in it. How could she not know?]

How's the cake?

[She's not going to mention the dream to her--or the fact she's used it as inspiration for her Halloween costume.]

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Mm! [ A happy nod. She swallows the current portion in her mouth. ] It's really good!♪

[ And nah, it's not simply because it's Sheena's; though maybe it played a part in making the cake all the more wonderful to her. But she really did enjoy it. It wasn't overly sweet, neither was the cake pastry overpowering the taste of the fruit.

When the cake officially makes its debut to public, Colette would definitely buy it!

After she's finished the slice of cake, she carefully places the fork on the plate. Drinks a few sips of the milk. ]

Oh, I hope that I'll be able to come here more often~!

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[Sheena's smile is soft as she clears the plate and brings a cup of tea for herself. Sitting across from Colette, her expression becomes confused.]

Why wouldn't you be able to come here?