nexus_crossings | Be-twist and Between

Be-twist and Between

When in doubt start with something simple. Aal reminds herself as she let's out a deep breath. There had been some intrest before and after all it was a good time to prep for things especially while the weather was still decent. She straighten one of the clip boards in front of her on her little card table. Making sure her little signs are secure over the fall colored table cloth.

One reads, 'Instrest in Group Activities.' the other 'Baked Goods' with a good sampling of some of the things she'd made recently. As well as drawn pictures of pies, and the like. She scans the area, when someone ventures near by she softly clears her throat. "Excuse me, I ah was just wondering do you have a favorite treat or item that you can only get in certain seasons?" She smiles softly and in a friendly way. Trying not to wince did that sound to sales pitchy? She hoped not. Least that wasn't her only reason for the question.

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In the distance, she might have spotted a young man descending the steps by literally sliding along the rail and hopping off. With a spring in his step, Minoru walked through the plaza on his way to work. He had headphones in, and was basically minding his own business until the table caught his eye. The headphones came out and he walked right up.

“I guess it is almost ‘Pumpkin Everything™‘ season.” He chuckled, and politely introduced himself. “Hi, I’m Minoru. Nice to meet you! What’ve you got here?”

Aal grins softly bemused but watches concerned to make sure he was alright. Before chuckling, "Aye..that is very true." She murmurs and nods reaching her gloved hand out to shake. "Hello, I'am Aalish but most folks call me Ash and likewise." She murmurs before angling some of the things so he could see easier. "Well at the moment, some cookies, pies, and pieces of bread. Oh..and some muffins." She adds checking the baskets under the table with a quick peek. She had some leftover from the welcome baskets she'd made earlier.

It wasn’t hard to lure in a sweet tooth with freshly-baked treats, and Minoru was quickly looking over the merchandise.

“Ooh, what kind of muffins?”

She smiles softly pleased, but patiently waits. Nudging some of the sample pies and plates a little closer toward him for his inspection. She had things, like apple, pumpkin and a few dessert like ones at the moment. There were the usual sorts of cookies as well as snickerdoodles and peanut butter kinds. Espically some gingerbread people. She often made those.

She grins, "Well, there's some chocolate chip, blueberry, apple cinnomon and bananna ones left at the moment. But I know a few more respices.and if anyone would ever like to share some or a kitchen I'm open to dicussion." She murmurs warmly, trying to sound friendly.

He met the soft smile, debating with himself over exactly what to buy. It was a good thing his brother wasn’t a huge fan of sweets, he thought to himself, because then it didn’t matter if anything made it home after his shift.

“I’ll take an apple cinnamon muffin.” He decided. “And can you wrap up a dozen snickerdoodles? Everybody likes snickerdoodles.”

The muffin was a second breakfast. The cookies were going to be gifts for his coworkers. He had a job as an orderly at the local hospital.

“A basket of cookies left at the nurses’ station goes a long way!” He grinned. “If they catch me, I’m the hero of the day. If they don’t, I get an entire shift of watching them enjoy the cookies and the mystery.”

She nods her eyebrows go up in pleasant surprise. "Alrighty, and oh..yes certainly. " She grins and pulls a pair of gloves out of the nearby box on the table. They were sterile and blue. She chuckles warmly good-natured. "Aye..that they do. Least I've not gotten any complaints at Holidays and parties." She murmurs with a tilt of her head.

As she readies a couple of paper plates on top of each other so they're sturdy.Before gently starting to arrange them. She hums softly.

"Ahahah, aye." She chuckles warmly and grins, "That's a lovely gesture..and oh..what do you do If I may ask?" She murmurs her eyes brighten even more had she found a possible colleague at least? Even if it wasn't in the Nexus she'd been a healer back n her Home Realm (she still could act as such if there was a need. )Before..things and Dark Curses had happened.

She gets some plastic wrap and covers the top of the cookies before puling out a cute brown wicker basket from her assortment and gently lowers the cookies before putting a nice large muffin on another plate for him along with some napkins. "Here ya go, That'll be a buck fifty please." She murmurs warmly. A dollar a dozen had a good ring to it she thought. Though a baker's dozen of muffins would be more of course but the cookies weren't super large.

Minoru smiled back, humbly replying, “Me? I’m just an orderly. But while I’m here, I’m studying to be a physical therapy assistant.”

Maybe not a healer in the traditional sense, but it was still along the same lines. Minoru did the dirty work and he was downright happy to be doing it.

“I like it. I like helping people. Especially helping them move. What about you? Is baking a business or a hobby?”

He watched her pull out a basket and grinned from ear to ear. She could have asked for three times as much money and he would have happily paid.

“Oh, that’s perfect!“ he pulled out two dollars. “Keep the change.”

She hums warmly, "Mmhmmh." And nods as she listens raptly. "Oh, I see." She murmurs warmly and sympathetic. "Well, we all got to start somewhere. Back home I started out as a healer. I tend to do more research and various types of as needed er calls now..though that can run from Cat in a tree to..odd transformations and the like these days." She informs him wryly.

She hums and nods, with a pleased little grin. "Aye I know the feeling..and that's a very um much-needed field aye." She agrees. She oft had to make sure most of the lot she took care of made it to that stage first. Heroes and bystanders oft got the brunt of battles and mishaps after all.

"Oh well I sell some at my Bookshop, but lately it's been more of a hobby. Till I can set something up here." She murmurs..Though what and where was the question. Hence crowdsourcing to gauze interest and hopefully allies and possible business etc partners. Especially with winter coming on and her and her beloved husband trying (once again) to start a family.

She grins back, "happy to serve, and thank you." She murmurs warmly and sincere with a little blink. As she gently puts her hand out. After adding a red ribbon bow around the basket handle. "Here ya are, enjoy." She murmurs warmly.

Minoru nodded happily at the similarities between them, though he really perked up when she mentioned the bookshop.

“Oh! You run the bookstore here?” He asked excitedly. “My brother loves it! He’s always going on about what new and exciting things he’s able to find. I’ll have to tell him later that I ran into you! It’ll blow his mind.”

Because aside from acquiring a textbook or two, that would be the last place anyone would expect to find Minoru. (Let’s be real - Isamu probably just picked those up too, because he was there and all.)

“Thanks!”

She smiles softly, Opens her mouth, and then closes it for a moment. "Well, hopefully, one of..them.." She was still working on some details and all, " erm things shift and change hereabouts sometimes." She informs the younger man. She does try to recall if.."Well I know there's an older one as well, that's a friend's of a friend." She informs him not wanting him to get confused.

"I do have one in Maine fully up and running at the moment. " She adds warmly. "cozy little place." in an oft crazy kind of town full of folks most would consider fairy tales and legends.

She chuckles warmly, she rathered loved to hear about other bookworms or seekers of knowledge in any case.

"Your very welcome." Aal murmurs warmly. "Hopefully I'll see ya around, friend." She murmurs in a sincere tone.

Fortunately, the worst that would happen would be getting corrected by Isamu - a very common occurrence between the two of them. Minoru was very used to it by now.

He admired the basket for a moment before heading off and giving her a friendly wave. “Have a great rest of your day!”

Aal blinks and nods with a small smile. She returns the wave, "You too." She murmurs warmly. Watching him go. Sincerely hoping that.

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