[PRP] Haunted Tea (Callidora & Ayrani)

[spelldancer]

Callidora was in a little bit of a panic. She had just opened for the day, after checking inventory, but nothing seemed to be where it was supposed to be now. Her spices and tea were all out of order. Even the high tables set out for ‘taurs to have their tea at were rearranged. Though that was the least of her problems. If a table was out of place, it was still usable. She was sure if a customer came in right now that she would not be able to make them their personalized tea. What was going on?

Running a hand through her hair she tried to think. Feeling her breathing speed up even more, she tried to reason her way out of the situation. She had pre-made blends that she could offer. And it might take longer, she could at least find the spices… Even as she thought that she watched two spice jars change places. Callidora just stared at the space that cinnamon had been in a second ago. Now ginger sat in its place. She was stunned and didn’t know what to do. All she could do was stare.

Mika_Yumi

 

[Mika_Yumi]

The moon was gorgeous, the air was chilly, and Ayrani was having a delightful walk with only one downside: she could feel eyes on her the whole time. She didn't understand where they were coming from, she could see no one actually following her, heard no snaps of twigs or odd sounds behind her own steps, but she could swear that there was someone watching. She had taken several cautious glances around her, even walked backwards at one point to try and assure that no one could be following without her notice, but she was finding it very hard to settle in to truly enjoy her walk. In the process of trying to catch the gaze of her unknown follower, she'd somewhat lost track of what her path had even been...

So it was that she stumbled upon a shop in her path. She had no idea when she'd ended up anywhere near so much as a whiff of a town, but the door was before her quite insistently. After blinking away the confusion, she realized that actually, this might be a blessing. Perhaps she could hide inside? Whoever was following her would be forced to either also go in (she could finally catch them!) or to pass on and leave her to her own devices. Yes! This was the perfect opportunity. Ayrani quickly pulled the door and hurried inside, glancing back behind her as the door slowly closed. She dared her follower to join her inside.

Shaking off the concern for now, she turned to examine the shop she'd entered. It was cozy, though it felt somehow a little disorganized -- the tables seemed a bit more jumbled than organized, but that was no trouble exactly, just an aesthetic difference from what Ayrani would have expected. Behind the counter, spices lined the wall waiting to be used, and she realized what she had stumbled into. For a chilly night such as this, tea was a delightful surprise. "Hello!" Ayrani smiled at the centauress behind the counter.

spelldancer

 

[spelldancer]

Callidora started at the greeting. She had completely missed the bells on the door chiming. Turning so that she could see who was there, she spied a tea cup starting to spin on one of the displays. Greeting a customer with a wide eyed stare was not the best first impression, but that is what the visitor got. It took Callidora a few seconds to regain her composure, such as it was, and greet her with a warm if somewhat harried smile. “Welcome! I am Callidora. Please do forgive the mess. It is not usually so…disorganized…” She trailed off a little as she looked around. Behind her the shelves of spices began to reorganize themselves again.

“I’m afraid that a personalized pot of tea may be out of the question at the moment. Something is…” She gave a helpless shrug not knowing how to explain. Callidora had no idea what was happening. “Anyway. We have some lovely pre-made blends that you could try?” That came out more as a question than a statement despite her best efforts to seem competent. Bustling over to the fire sprite she began to heat some water. “Samples can be sniffed just there,” she continued pointing to the left front of the counter and starting to feel more in control of things. What ever was causing the…issue…would not get the best of her. “Let me know if any appeal.”

Another tea cup started to levitate behind the head of the visitor. Callidora stared at it in alarm.

Mika_Yumi

Feel free to manipulate things around the shop as well!