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I know you were all waiting for this and it's time to let that held breath go before you turn blue.

GRAND REOPENING OF PASSIONE, CAFE SATINE, AND SALON LUSTRE.

Come see our upcoming fall line or search through our summer clearance racks for things you just won't find anywhere else. Or have a unique creation designed for you, only for you, by our in-house designer Gun Timm. Need a new change in hair? Our stylists have scissors and they know how to use them. And if you just need a caffeine and sugar fix, our cafe is here to serve with a variety of foods including a range of organic, gluten-free, low-fat, fat-free, and sugar free pastries.

And if Ginny and I know you and you show up and support us by actually buying something today, you can get a nice Friend of Passione discount. It all works out for us.

[ooc: Totally a slapdash post because I got distracted by dyeing my hair purple and then sleeping and lol This is a catchall for action/audio/video/etc for tags to Angela, people who work in the shop, people who are just visiting... threadjack as you see fit. GUN TIMM IS TOTALLY AN NPC THAT BON IS TO BLAME FOR, BTW.]

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[Mindy will be wandering the shop, sweeping up and straightening and helping where she can. She has movies to earn and junk food to...no wait scratch that. No junk food. Not after the food coma she and Serrure ate themselves into a few days ago. Nope. She's aiming for apples and healthy stuff.

Anyway. She's here, earning her keep and generally trying to stay out of the way.

And later, when it's time for a break, Mindy will be standing by her locker. There's a bag in her hand that has her very confused. It's not hers but it was in her locker and the stuff in it...

Stickers. Plushie Hello, Kitty dolls. A few Pixar films she's never seen. This was kinda weird and she might be smiling just a bit here.]

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[From her office doorway, Angela has a clear shot of the employee locker bay where she's standing and watching Mindy dig through the backpack that somehow materialized in her personal locker. Well, not somehow as a certain somebody had a hand in putting it and the things that are stuffed inside there, but that same person didn't put their name or any identifying features to lead Mindy into figuring out who brought her bag back to her.

Let the mystery lie and be fun.]

[And Mindy was just so confused and delighted that the backpack she'd drawn the other day had returned. She had her suspicions as to how it got back to her, don't think she didn't, but would have to wait for her suspicions to be confirmed for her to react. For now, she was just going to sit on the floor and sort through the bag, grinning. When she looks up, she spots Angela and gives a wave.

Yeah. Angela? You're the prime suspect, just fyi.]

[Mindy's a sharp kid, almost frighteningly sharp. It won't take her long to figure out that Angela's behind this, but still, tomorrow's her birthday and Mindy was upset about losing that back. It's the least she could do for the girl.

With a wave back, Angela speaks from her spot.]

Good first day?

[Mindy is practically hugging the backpack now, grinning at Angela. She knows, by this point. She knows full well considering one of the movies in it and what the backpack looks like. She won't say anything, though. Just give Angela a knowing look.]

It's an interesting first day.

And I didn't even pay you yet. Are you sure about that?

[For all the bullshit these last few months that put Angela through the wringer, there's nothing like a kid's smile to wipe it away.]

It's a good first day. How about for you? [Mindy for her part was trying her best to keep things organized and swept and occasionally she'd help customers if they needed it.]

Nobody's crying, nobody's quit yet, and no customers have asked for a refund yet. Seems pretty good to me.

[Now to state the obvious.]

Hey, isn't that the bag you said you were missing the other day?

[ He'll either be in the kitchen. Surrounded by glimmering pots and masses of sugar, flour and fragrant bread, hands working in a practiced rhythm. Or at the counter behind a colorful array of fresh pastries, attending to customers' orders. Shy, slightly fumbling - but ever-amiable. ]

[ There's a methodical pattern to cooking that he appreciates. It allows his rational Contractor's mind to step beyond the Now. Scope out the perimeter and exits in the store. Gauge odd activity among the customers. Old habits die hard. If there's anyone - an enemy - from his world here, he won't be caught off-guard. ]

[ Too much about this City remains a mystery. Until he's gathered more info, he'll wear 'Li's clumsy guise. ]

[ Stay harmless - unseen - until he makes his next move. ]

[Oh Aces had Western cuisine and more than enough wait staff, so pass on the newcomer.

Upon looking at his pastries, however, Luke could see adding a few of them to the hotel menu. Passione Shop(s) would benefit greatly from crossover traffic.]

[ After finishing attending to a customer, he glances at the newcomer. An easy smile. ]

...May I help you?

[Returns the smile] What are your best sellers?

So far...?

[ Proferring a laden tray. ]

It's these little things.

[ Amazing what a little presentation can do for simple ingredients. ]

[Amused] Whimsical.

And what's been most appealing to those of a more serious taste?

It's a tie between the cheesecakes and something called a pie-in-a-jar. Because you can have that on the go, I guess.

...What would you like to try? The jam danish and baguettes are right out of the oven.

[ ...buy something B)... ]

[No need to sample. The crowd's happy reactions are proof enough.]

What I'd like to try is carrying a few of the cafe's offerings at my hotel.

A hotel, hm?

Is it affiliated with Passione in any way?

I'm one of the Passione's investors.

Oh! For a minute I was afraid you were a business rival...

[ He'd totally work for said rival if they paid more. What is job loyalty? ]

...I'm Li Shenshung, by the way. And you are?

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Luke Valentine. May check with Miss Montenegro on the validity of my claim.

Oh, there's no need for that. [ He will be checking, regardless. ] How do you do, Mr. Valentine.

...So you're interested in adding something new to your hotel's menu?

I'm thinking more along the lines of 'Daily/Weekly Special'. For now, I don't want to carry any one offering permanently, so as to give Oh Aces patrons an extra incentive to visit your place of business.

I'm sure Ms. Angela would appreciate that. [ Smiling again. ] Either way, you can count me in. A Daily-Weekly Special sounds like a good idea. I'll keep a list of the recent bestsellers for your reference.

[Puts his Oh Aces business card on the counter] Feel free to contact me when you're ready.

Lucy Locke, owner of Coming Up Roses, some of the deserts here fit with her store's theme. Could be a potential client. You'll have to talk with her.

[ Takes the card between his fingers. ]

Of course. [ Nodding. ] Miss Lucy Locke, hm? I'll be sure to get in touch with her. Thanks.

Gluten-free?

Gluten is a protein found in wheat and some people can't eat it, but it's unfair to leave them out of delicious things. Plus, there's a huge market for it. We need to tap into that too.

Oh... Huh. [He's also wondering exactly how you make a decent pastry without sugar, but he's not going to question her on that right now.]

Anyway, uh, it all sounds great. [He gives her a smile.] Good luck with everything today.

[And he is going between sweeping and doing dishes. He is mentally reconsidering becoming a Norse God of Evil as a life choice because obviously it has to be better than this. And wrinkles his nose as he scrubs off a plate.

Or perhaps not evil, but morally ambiguous at the very least. Either way, at least then he will not need a legitimate job to prove that he is not attempting to take over the world.]

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