meanwhile

[moondropkick]

[today, in the mess hall, you may notice a sign or two.]

NEED SOMETHING DONE? PHYSICAL LABOR, FIGHTING, COOKING, ORGANIZING?

HIRE A BRAVE VESPERIA REPRESENTATIVE! PRICES EXTREMELY NEGOTIABLE

WE HAVE CUPCAKES

[there is also a girl hanging about with a conspicuous of pastries.]

Comments

[runstowardsfire]

*eying your baked goods because they do look good*

You're selling cakes?

[moondropkick]

No, those are free.

[runstowardsfire]

So it's supposed to be a sample of your baking skills?

[moondropkick]

More like advertising.

[runstowardsfire]

I see . . . I don't really need anyone to do work for me, but I'm not that good at baking. Do you give baking lessons and will you accept a trade because I have no local currency?

[moondropkick]

Oh, sure, we accept trades.

[runstowardsfire]

I'm Tiffany and I can make cheese and butter if you need them. And I can do herbal remedies for minor illnesses.

[moondropkick]

Some cheese and butter should do fine, Tiffany. I'm Judith.

[runstowardsfire]

Nice to meet you. The butter I have on hand, but the cheese will take a while to ripen.

If you don't mind me asking . . . are you an elf?

[moondropkick]

Ha, it's alright. I'm not, but I've been mistaken for one before.

[runstowardsfire]

Just checking. The elves back at home are different from the ones I was reading about in the library.

[moondropkick]

I don't know if we have any actual elves here; there are some half-elves.

[runstowardsfire]

[. . . That would take some doing. Erm.]

Definitely different from the ones back at home then. They wouldn't . . . do that with humans.

[moondropkick]

I see.

[runstowardsfire]

*samples a cupcake because free cakes are not to be scoffed at even in foreign places*

It's very good. Even with that ingredient this place has in place of sugar.