This Voracious Caberet [active]

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Character(s): Sara, V, and later Cloud, Spirit and Kit.
Content: Sara is absorbing the possible future of her world, in V's company; the joining trio are looking for something to eat.
Setting: Cafe Ereset
Time: Late evening?
Warnings: That's-a spicy meat-aball. Nadda.

They had moved on, in topic and on land, walking towards the café V had mentioned; the man who never stopped smiling led on. He had attempted conversation once or two, but only to the point of being polite; the inquiry after theatre had been one such effort. Afterwards, he was entirely content to carry on as they were, occasionally glancing over---or so one could assume, although it was difficult to tell with the mask he wore---to see how Sara had settled.

The two had reached the café in silence, without incident. V reached the door first, and held it open. “After you, Mademoiselle. If you care for tea, I would suggest the genmaicha, if you haven’t already tried it---and if it’s still in stock. If not…” A small shrug and a nod. “…if not, I daresay earl grey has rarely, if ever, done anyone ill.” Quite the contrary seemed almost certain: ‘Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, and keeps that palace of the soul serene.’ Who was that… Edmund Waller?

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"The city certainly never sounded boring; the same can be said of your career, although as Parkinson has noted, work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. I've found this to be true." The masked man listened attentively, patiently, one hand cupping an elbow, and the other thoughtfully stroking the painted goatee. "You're boring, you say." Another brightening in body language. "I don't believe you. You, miss Sara Sidle, are a somebody, and so the standard of what-every-body-is applies, although I shouldn't say 'standard'. None of us are boring. You yourself are a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain, just as interesting as anybody may be."