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[11ady]

Who: abidan | Potter, edhwierfan | Malfoy, northless | Weasley, 11ady | Granger aka Emery, Aeron, Robb and Elle
What: Randomly meeting in line for free cupcakes. Don't judge the broke kids.
When: Some late afternoon idek
Where: Pomme de Terre aka "That's French for potato but it literally means 'earth apple' and hipsters like that"
Warnings: Twentysomethings trying to act normal and failing.

[Hoping to generate buzz for its soft opening, the new downtown bakery's decided to offer a free cupcake with every purchase. Pomme de Terre is definitely doing a swell job despite its relative newness. Lines to the entrance snake down the block with more than a few students from the university heading down to check out what's on offer.

Elle's mostly in line thanks to Robb. He just got off his shift and she has nothing better to do. It's a nice breather from the web of intrigue she's trying to spin. Matt and Tamara. Her father and Annabel Lee. She can leave all that behind for a little while, drown in the humdrum energy pulsing through the line.]

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[edhwierfan]

[Aeron glances up from his reading, a look of distaste on his face when he sees how long the line for cupcakes has gotten. It was a good job coming here earlier in the day, before the crowd got too overwhelming. He and Emery might not have grabbed a table otherwise, and Aeron would have balked at standing in line for close to an hour just for cupcakes.

He's about to take a sip of his coffee (it goes well with the dark chocolate cupcake, he's decided) when someone in the bakery catches his eye. Two someones.]

Ayliff. [Aeron taps his pen against the table to get the other student's attention, then nods over in Robb and Elle's direction.] Isn't that man one of the networkers? And that's Elle with him. She said she knows you.

[abidan]

[ Emery's chosen a fruity little concoction to go with his cup of chai: a green tea cupcake with a generous swirl of lemon frosting that, for whatever reason, he's cut into quarters and has been picking at for a good fifteen minutes. His own work is strewn around in front of him — he's not quite as organised as Aeron, to say the least — and he isn't paying anywhere like as much attention to the task at hand.

Tendency to daydream, this one. ]

Hm?

[ He pauses with a few crumbs halfway to his lips, his mouth hanging open dumbly. It only takes him a few moments to follow Aeron's indication; ]

Oh, that's Robb! And Elle. I didn't know they knew each other ...

[ He pops the piece of cupcake into his mouth before brushing off his fingers and waving them over — there's space enough around their table for four, after all. ]

...why am i weasley why can't i be one of the cool guys

[northless]

[Robb has never been one to turn down free food, is the thing. So when the new bakery opened and started offering a free cupcake with every purchase, well, it's a given that he'd show up the moment he had the opportunity to. Meeting up with Elle along the way was...well, it was a surprise, he's just not sure whether it's a nice one or an unpleasant one.

But anyway. Cupcakes. He feels like he won the cupcake lottery with this one--it's a mocha cupcake, with espresso frosting on top, and it goes quite well with the cup of coffee he ordered. Definitely worth standing in line.

He glances over and grins when he sees Emery, and...well, one of his customers on the network.]

Elle, hey. [Nudge, nudge.] There's a few seats over there.

sob fuck the police i'm logged into this already and i'm lazy also weasley = big family + red hair

[usually]

[Robb's nudging and Emery's waving are enough to turn Elle's head. She glances over at Emery and Aeron's table, keeping her espresso tightly in one hand while holding a green tea cupcake in the other. She's always one to favor the rich notes found in bitterness. Sweetness had a knack for lacking complexity.]

Are you sure they won't mind?

[She recognizes them both. As far as she knows, neither of them are aware that she's a presence on the network just yet. This should be interesting...]

[edhwierfan]

[Aeron sees them hesitating despite Emery's attempts to wave them other, so he pointedly clears his work from the table. That's a clear of a sign as he can give for them to come over.]

You know Robb as well?

[The question's directed at Emery while they wait for the couple to make their way over.]

[abidan]

Yeah — he's one of my best friends, actually. Even his puppy likes me.

[ Emery grins as though he's incredibly proud of that small fact: that he and Ice have a good rapport and enjoy frequent hugs and cuddles. He shifts his own work over into the space that Aeron's cleared; he's just pleased that Robb and Elle are here, okay, he's not really paying attention to table Tetris. ]

Small world, isn't it?

[ Have an ever so slightly enigmatic smile, Aeron, while Emery does a little thinking. ]

[northless]

No, they won't. Emery's a good friend of mine.

[He makes his way over first, sliding into a seat just across from Emery.] Yeah, it is. I didn't know you two knew each other.

[prevents]

[Seating herself next to Robb, she offers a smile that would pass for shy. It's a small curve of her lipsticked mouth, trying to put on the appearance of someone harmless and ordinary. Troubles have no business here.]

Do we all know each other in passing?

[edhwierfan]

It appears so. The two of you are here for the cupcakes, as well?

[Aeron purses his lips as he realises he's fallen back into polite-mode when faced with these acquaintances.]