Off to the Side - Flink's INN! ... And Out.
HELLO! Welcome to the RP thread that's also a part of Pretend You Love me, Flink's RP contest!
The setting is simple, really. It's nothing more than a quaint little inn. Use your imagination for what's there. But be warned no fighting, nothing above PG-13, and DON'T BITE THE MAILMAN. Er, sorry, don't break the TOS/be jerks to eachother. Next to the inn is a haunted bakery with ONE single ghost, that is all. No more, unless you make some up. And apparently they only serve Booberry muffins. SPOILER |
There will be mini-challenges. If you're taking part in the actual RP contest, you can win 5 points for each one you win that will be added to your overall score for the game!
Flink will list the winners of the minichallenges here. The ONLY way you will know there's a challenge is by the title of the thread and Flink posting the challenge in the thread itself. So be on the lookout for them! |
Just note that you DO NOT have to be taking part in the RP contest to RP here.
Flink appreciates the company either way. <3 She'll even be giving prizes to people who just participate here and not there. |
-The Crow sits among the rafters of the of the inn's lobby with an overly mischevious grin, eagerly glancing below.-
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Disco sat in the corner of the lobby, next to the potted plant, and began knitting her third balaclava this month while quietly singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' over and over again. Many had speculated that Disco may not be quite sane, somehow, Disco was inclined to believe them.
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Lilith walked into the inn with a look around. "I wonder if they serve food here?" She needed a place to stay in this town so she might as well stay here. She walked over to the counter and checked in. She got a few odd looks but nothing too bad. She went for a quick look around the place and found the inn's resturant. It was a simple place but it would do. She sat down and ordered a simple shepard's pie.
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Kage shuffled along the street, his feet still keeping him moving despite the tired throbbing. He gave a sigh as he stopped, looking about for a moment. A small, quaint pair of buildings caught his attention. Had they been there before? He read the signs and after an affirmation from his stomach, he stepped up to the bakery. The bell on the door gave a little chime as it opened and closed behind him.
"Hello?" he called out into the dimly lit room. He looked about, then walked over to the case by the register. Several small, strange-looking muffins sat, still steaming hot behind the glass. "Hm... strange. Is anyone here? Hello!" He called again. After a few moments of silence, a rattle of a breath sounded from somewhere in the room, sending a chill down Kage's spine. He froze, body tense as he looked for the source of the sound, but finding none. His heart began to race as the strange breathing echoed off the walls again, making him jump some. Before he knew it, his legs were carrying him out the door and into the Inn next door, the heavy wood door slamming shut behind him. He was greeted by the stares of the few patrons of the establishment, a blush creeping up his neck. He cleared his throat, smiling sheepishly as he slid away from the door and slunk to a corner of the room, plopping down into the wooden chair. ((wow, that got wordy... oops)) |
X had been traveling all day, her feet and back ached and groaned in protest. Her mind told her she should keep walking, she needed to get as far away from her old home as possible but as she walked by Flink's Inn she stopped, smelling food, her stomach growling loud. She she walked in she noticed a few people spread out among the lobby and dinning area, very different characters. She smiled to a man near by before heading into the dinning area, she would check in later, right now she couldn't ignore the beast inside her stomach. As X sat down a few people glanced her way, she then noticed it was a rather quiet Inn. No one was speaking to each which she found odd, maybe they all didn't know each other. She sighed and waited for some one to bring her a menu.
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The shadow's tail twitched as she watched for some minutes the comings and goings of the inn. Her hood of her black cloak was up, shading her face as the trees shaded her. She sighs and decides that maybe it's okay to go in after all. Carefully concentration to keep the tail still underneath the cloth, the tall figure strode out of the forest and into the open space, heading towards the inn. All that could be seen was a hooded figure, black boots and travel wear if the cloak so chose to fling from her clutched hands and fly open. She entered the tavern and went to a darker corner that was shaded from the light. This way she could watch others and not be seen...unless, of course, the light decided to reflect off her violet cat's eyes. She growled to herself as her stomach did the same. She wondered what she was going to eat today. |
Sara walks in softly on her two-inch heels. She brushes a blonde wave behind her ear and calls out softly.
"Hello, is anyone in here?" She looks around, and settles into a corner after ordering a coffee. She sips it slowly and waits for new people. |
Flink smoothed her skirt before sitting behind the bar/check-in desk of the Inn. The place was actually a lot more active than she'd originally thought it'd be, but then again she thought no one would show up at all. The first few patrons seemed to be rather dull, but she did notice one of the newer ones had met the ghost in the bakery next door. Reaching under the bar she pulled out two clipboards, one of which had a list of names on it which she checked off, the other she wrote onto as people came in.
After awhile she'd had everyone checked off and moved to the otherside of the bar to order a drink while she stared at the ceiling trying to think of how she'd challenge her patrons first. |
Zea zipped up her jacket and pulled the collar up over her nose, breathing out through her mouth a couple of times as she tried to warm it up. It wasn't that it was cold, but Zea had just gotten back from her holiday in the tropics and her body was still readjusting to Menewsha's slightly chilly nights. As she hurried down the street, she caught a whiff of freshly baked bread and her mouth began to water. She paused for a moment, and decided to follow her nose as no one was going to be home and an Inn-bought meal was going to be much better than anything she could cook up herself. Rubbing her hands together to keep them warm, Zea began to walk briskly towards the general direction of the smell.
After navigating the urban maze Zea soon found herself standing in front of an Inn with a sign in front of it, declaring it to be called 'Flink's Inn'. She grinned as she pushed the door open, unzipping her jacket as she did so. "Hello!" She called, closing the door behind her as to not let any night insects in. After a short search, Zea smiled and navigated her way around the mostly empty dining tables, making her way towards the bar. "Uh, hi! Flink, I presume? Do you happen to serve cobbler here? I'm Zora by the way. Most people call me Zea." |
Flink looked from the ceiling to the person speaking to her, after thinking a moment about denying her own identity she nodded. "Yes, I am." She looked the person over, wrinkling her nose before making a mark on one of the clip-boards. She added a few notes, speaking without looking up, "Depends on what kind of cobbler you'd like, I guess. You could get a booberry muffin from the bakery next door."
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Zea frowned slightly, taken aback by Flink's unfriendly greeting. "Er, well, I'm fine with just apple cobbler. Presuming you serve that, I mean. And, uh- I had booberry muffins for lunch but thanks for the offering." she said in a reasonably friendly tone, rejecting the muffins seeing as she had no idea what a 'booberry' was. Overheating now, Zea shrugged off her jacket and tied it up around her waist, revealing the plain mint-green T-shirt underneath.
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Flink raised an eyebrow at the mention of having booberry muffins for lunch, the girl looked rather normal for someone who'd eaten something so strange hours ago. Maybe she wasn't a mere human after all. That aside, she smiled as sweetly as possible, waving in the direction of the man to her side, "I own the place, I do not serve the patrons. He does."
She frowned, noting she was coming off a bit rude and bowed to the lady, "Pardon my manners, I'm trying to think of something to... stir things up. You wouldn't have any suggestions, would you? I was thinking a fire, but that'd do more harm to my Inn, to be honest." |
Flink looked a surprised as Zea mentioned having had booberry muffins for lunch, and Zea silently hoped that she'd said the right thing. As Flink gestured to the man beside her Zea blushed, embarrassed. "Oh, I'm so sorry!" she said turning crimson, and quickly turned to the aforementioned man. "Uh, do you perchance serve apple cobbler here?"
As Flink continued on, Zea blushed even harder as she realised that the shop owner hadn't finished talking yet. "Oh no, it's fine. I'm sure that owning an Inn could get rather stressful." she said, turning around to face her. "And, uh, about adding something... I think that maybe a chandelier would brighten the place up, but that may be a little expensive." Zea suggested, feeling a little less awkward now, "It would certainly add to the overall feel of the place." |
Lilith watched the new people come in but no one seemed to want to talk. She sighed, maybe I should have picked a different inn. I thought these places were suppost to be lively places. She watched as Flink walked in. She had seen her around town so Lilith knew she was the owner of the place. When a woman walked over to her mistaking Flink for part of the serviving crew she laughed.
The girl had not found a seat yet maybe should would sit with Lilith. So she stood up, leaving her things in her booth, and walked over. She heard Flink's question to the girl. She didn't want to wedge her way into the conversation but she was bored. "Why not have a game or contest? Have us come up with a great song about your inn or a drinking game." |
After having calmed himself, Kage relaxed, leaning back into the chair and took in his surroundings. Taking a deep breath, he ran a pale hand through his long raven locks and turned to look at the woman who seemed to be the owner of the Inn. Listening in on the conversation she and two others were having, he raised an eyebrow.
'Stir things up? Why don't I like the sound of that?' He thought, his indigo eyes looking the owner up and down. 'Maybe I'm just more paranoid than usual. Yea, that must be it. Those sounds in the other building must have just been wind though an old window.' His dark eyes stared into the table in front of him. 'Booberry, huh? sounds like someone is playing a joke....' He looked about the Inn, studying the other people. It took him a minute or two, but he also spotted the darkly dressed man hiding in the rafters above everyone else, and the suspicious one who had come in shortly after his embarrassing entrance. He eyed the strange girl by the plant, raising an eyebrow, then sat back again, watching the whole of the room as best he could. |
The shadow in the corner listened as people talked, her covered cat's ears picking up more then her human from would have. As she listened her body moved and changed shape. Being in the shaded corner that she was, she didn't draw as much attention to herself as she would have if she had shifted in full view of the public. Her weapons, clothes, and cloak now just a pile on the floor, the very large black cat managed to shove the pile more under the table so that they weren't as obvious. The cat then stretched as a cat often does and purred a little at the freedom of being in this form again. She didn't really want to bother the other patrons, not sure how a cat her size would affect people, but she needed the freedom of her demon form just then. It felt smoother, better. After the stretching was down, she sat down in front of the table she had occupied and listened and watched once more, slender tail flicking back and forth, back and forth. The violet eyes that were set in the sleek face twitched as she watched the others. |
Sara yawned. Perhaps she should talk to someone. Preferably someone male... She did love the fawning attentions of boys. She scanned the room lazily. Now what about that fine specimen over there? She stretched and casually walked over, her amazingly short skirt swishing in her movements. Her heels clicked with every step.
"Hello there. I'm Sara. Sara Smith. What's your name?" |
Iltu was a young woman with a plan. That plan was: throw open door to the inn, strut, swing hips, strut, hand on hip, strut, look around, high chin, cool gaze, strut to table, take seat, and order something sexy. Like a Naked Pinky Cosmo. She wasn't sure what that was, exactly, and the name sounded somewhat sketchy. But it had that ring to it, that pizazz. People liked those who ordered things with pizazz.
She thought they did, anyway. Didn't they? Was pizazz pretentious? Shoot. It was probably pretentious. Best not order a sexy drink, she decided. But then... That ruined the whole plan! You couldn't throw open doors and strut and swing your hips, then take a seat and order a... a ginger ale. Pursing her lips, Iltu stood at the door of the quaint little in and stared at it, finding herself unwilling to reach out and open it to let herself in. I should have come up with a plan B, she thought miserably. One that didn't involve confidence. Or alcohol. |
Kage's eyes rose as he heard the sound of sharp heels on the hard floor. His dark gaze fell on the beautiful, showy woman as she stopped to stand in front of him. He gave a charming smile that showed the slightest hint of fangs as she introduced herself. He stood, his tall, lean frame towering over her.
"Konban wa. I am Hiro Shiomataru, though I am known as Kage to most." He said, giving a slight bow from the waist. He gestured to a chair adjacent to his at the wooden table. "You may join me if you wish." He offered, looking her up and down, waiting for her to sit. |
"Thanks Kage. I would love to join you." Sara slid herself into a seat. "So, what are you doing here? I'm stopping here while I'm on my journey to save the world. I have to stop some evil magician or something." Sara shook her hair, showing her nonchalance. Saving the world would be tough, but it would be no sweat for someone as talented as her.
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Kage sat down again only after she had herself situated, leaned back against the wall slightly. Mentally he rolled his eyes at her act of self confidence and ego, but kept his face a nearly emotionless mask as per usual. "Well, nothing quite so exciting. I am just passing through on my way to my next... job." He said smoothly, a small smile picking up the edges of his mouth at his own humor.
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After steeling herself and drawing several deep breaths, Iltu reached out with a tentative hand, grasped the door handle, and opened it as quietly as she could. She slipped into the inn unobtrusively, wondering how she ever thought she'd be able to march in looking sassy and sure of herself.
She located an empty table as rapidly as she could, and scurried over to it. After slumping gawkily into a seat, she cast about for anyone who looked like they might be willing to come up to her and start a conversation. No, that was no good- she couldn't rely on others to approach her! Iltu began to look around for anyone that looked like they would not be annoyed by her rather distinct lack of social graces. |
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