Cats, Books, and Noodles

[assaultedramen]

[Thanks to the, uhh, "generosity", of Gilgamesh, Miki has finally found some employment. However, sitting behind a register at a bookstore late at night, no matter how ridiculous and golden that register may be, isn't really her idea of fun. The books do nothing for her either, as books are also rather boring to her. After two dull nights and desperate for some excitement in her life, as her injuries have made constant nightly shadow hunts unwise, Miki has decided to throw herself into her second passion which has seen little use since her arrival at Prospero: getting people to visit her store.]

Video, sometime around 8PM Friday.

[Miki's phone is propped up against a pole in such a way that the viewing angle shows both her and Gil's bookstore in full behind her. Smiling, Miki begins speaking loudly and cheerfully as she makes exaggerated gestures towards the bookstore.]

Hey! Are you bored? Do you like reading books? Do you like coffee? Do you like cute things with cat ears? Well now you can have all of them at The Bookstore! Come on down to the Kitty Cafe inside and we'll make sure you'll have the best time you ever had inside a bookstore! T-this definitely means you too Lion! Nyan~

[Miki brings her arm up to her face in an imitation of the Maneki Neko pose before she runs up to the phone and shuts off the feed.]

Action - The bookstore

[The inside of Gil's bookstore is now filled with about two dozen stray cats that Miki has headed in off of the streets. Most of them lounge about in the way that cats are wont to do, with dispositions ranging from affectionate to disinterest. None of them look overly sick or diseased or infested, Miki did screen these cats personally, at least. Miki herself is running around, wearing her normal clothes and completely absent any sort of superfluous ears, handing out coffee in cardboard cups to the few bewildered customers inside. She has a few bandages on her hands and face, as well as a few minor red scratches.]

Comments

[video]

[greyerrant]

You are acting strangely.

Re: [video]

[assaultedramen]

Oh, well you gotta be happy if you want to get people to come into your business! I wouldn't be the best poster girl there is if I couldn't at least do that!

Plus I'm feeling a bit better now, which helps.

[greyerrant]

Well, that at least is good.

[Video]

[playpurrtend]

I like cats~

Re: [Video]

[assaultedramen]

You should come over then! I'll have plenty of cat action for you!

[Video]

[playpurrtend]

Purrfect!

[She laughs before shutting off the feed. She'll show up later.]

action

[oneinamillion]

[Lion didn't catch that video, but it so happens he enjoys going to the bookstore so this is perfect timing.

Only, when he sees all of the...cats...in the bookstore, he has to wonder if he's in the right place. Cats. Cats everywhere. Why cats?]

This...this is still the bookstore, isn't it?

Re: action

[assaultedramen]

[When Miki sees Lion walk in she immediately runs over to him, denying som poor sap the cup of Coffee she was about to give him.]

L-lion! Hi! Yeah, it is the bookstore! D...do you like it?

action

[oneinamillion]

I...it's certainly quite the change.

[A cat brushes past his legs and kind of walks around him awkwardly oh god why.]

What brought this about so suddenly?

Action

[needsteaplz]

[Well, now that Saori has cooled down, she figured it was time to talk to Miki. And then the video came in and she had to see it for herself.]

Oh...my.

[She put her hand to her mouth, not in disgust but to suppress a laugh.]

Re: Action

[assaultedramen]

[Miki beams when she sees Saori walk in.]

Saori! I didn't think that you would come! I found a job!

[needsteaplz]

So I see. Congratulations! I'm just surprised Gilgamesh hired you.

[She picks up the cat that's rubbing her leg.]

Who's idea was it?

[video] 1/???

[king_of_heroes]

[ Oh, look. It's the crazy girl he just hired. Yes, good. Promotion is always a good thing to do. ]

2/???

[king_of_heroes]

[ Wait, a cafe? Well, okay. He was sort of thinking about adding one at some point. It would be a shame to let the costumes he ordered go to waste, after all. ]

3/???

[king_of_heroes]

[ Wait a minute. A closer inspection of the window shows...

ARE THOSE CATS? IN HIS BOOKSTORE? ]

[Video] - 1/2

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

I like all of those things!

2/2

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

...Well, actually, just the cat part.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

...

[he can barely look at this. good god.]

Do you even understand what bookstores are for?

Re: [video]

[assaultedramen]

Lots of bookstores have cafes in them, Kanye.

[Action]

[technologic]

[When April saw the video, she decided to go investigate.

Cue a look of amazement at all the cats when she arrives.]

Oh, wow!

Re: [Action]

[assaultedramen]

April!

[Miki walks over to April.]

Isn't it a lot better now?

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

...Excuse me.

[Says the bespectacled bookstore worker with a cat on his shoulder and another looking like it wants to try climbing up his leg.]

This is still the bookstore, right?

Re: [action]

[assaultedramen]

[Miki turns and smiles at Diarmuid.]

Of course! We just added a cafe to it in order to bring in more customers. Can I help you with something?

[action]

[athngabla]

[Figuring it was about high time to get more accustomed to ~the world of today~ via, well, learning about it. With books. Lancer decided to hit the bookstore. Possible bonuses: annoying Diarmuid, Arturia, or (apparently) Miki.

Somehow, the army of cats didn't quite register in his brain until he walked in the door. And a cat decided to clamber up his leg and perch on his shoulder.]

...So. I see there's a lot of cats in here all of a sudden.

Re: [action]

[assaultedramen]

[Miki approaches lance, her first statement is made in a teasing, yet friendly, tone.]

Oh, you're a champion of counting too. I wanted to bring in more customers and cats are a lot more fun than books, so i found a few and brought them inside. Can I get you anything?