prismatica | text, un: bellabelle

I know it's pretty dismal stuff to announce a grand opening in the aftermath of everything that's been going on lately, but I'm going to try to make it quick and get on to the important part as fast as I can.

I'm Reimi Sugimoto, the owner and manager of Beans! Cat Cafe, on level two of Lunatia. We're a newly-opened combination cat cafe and animal shelter, where you can come to spend time, enjoy a drink, play with our cats, and maybe even take a new furry friend home with you when you go. And right now, because of everything that's happened, we're pitching in to help out as best we can, too.

Now and for a limited time only, you can order your drink with catmallows for a small additional charge, and all proceeds from the catmallows will be donated to the charities working to help the people who've been affected most by the recent tragedy. So please think about stopping by! It's all for a good cause, and they make your drink pretty cute, don't they?

Also, if you're interested in more than just a hot drink and some time with the cats, Beans! is currently hiring new staff. We're mostly looking for servers and people to help take care of the cats right now, but there are a few higher-level positions we're hiring for, too — more on that will be provided on a one-on-one basis for anybody expressing interest.

And finally, even if Beans! isn't quite your thing, please try to find some way to help out the people who need it right now. Going through this sort of thing is...really hard, and you'd be surprised how much even just one person can make a difference to someone in need. Thanks!

[OOC: Please assume this post is forward-dated to the charity portion of the event on 11/28! More information about Beans! can be found right over here, and anyone is welcome to use it as a backdrop for their own threads in Prisma as they see fit! Just please let me know if you're going to wreck the place or steal a cat or somesuch — you know the drill!]

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[ "Don't bail without notice" is a lot to ask in a place where a bunch of kids just went missing and even the people you're closest to are there one night and gone the next morning, but— ]

I'll do my best
I'm Noctis. Nice to meet you, Reimi
Mostly I've just put out food for strays
I don't mind scooping litter or doing whatever else they need tho

[boy just don't sleep through your shift and forget to call in and you'll be fine

(this is a joke, as though noct would sleep through the chance to play with cats)]

Oh, well, then you'll fit right in here. That's actually how the cafe got started! I was on my way home from class and I found a couple of strays, and then one thing led to another...

Anyway, that's the main reason why we're a shelter along with a cafe. I wanted to have a place where people could bring strays they found so that they'd have someplace warm and safe, and then maybe find a home with someone someday!

[ "Don't sleep through your shift" IS A LOT TO ASK OF NOCTIS BUT HE WILL DO HIS BEST Especially for a kindred spirit. She seems really kind, and loves cats?? He already doesn't want to let her down. ]

You sell people coffee, they get to pet cats, and some of those cats find a home
Everybody wins
And if they don't find homes, then the cats stay at the cafe where they're taken care of, and everybody still wins
Pretty great solution, if you ask me

[YOU CAN DO IT, NOCTIS at least sleep at the cafe. In a pile of cats.]

Yeah, exactly! It's the kind of thing where everybody benefits, and that's what I like best about it.

I wanted to do something that would make a difference, you know? Even if it wasn't in a big way, just something that would help and do some good. So I'm really proud of what Beans! is turning out to be!

And for me...it feels familiar, too. Back at home, I spent a lot of my time trying to help out my hometown, so it just kind of seemed to fit to do something similar here.

[ life goals tbh. ]

I think you're already doing great
Bet it's not just the strays you're helping out, either

[ A man can only drink so many revivifys. Sometimes he needs a volunteer job where he can fall asleep in a pile of cats. ]

So you had a cat cafe back home, too?

Oh...no, no way, I wasn't even out of high school yet back home. It's kind of hard to explain, but...I guess you could say that there was someone making trouble in my hometown, and I was trying to do what I could to stop it.

So once I came here, it just seemed natural to try to do the same thing. Make a difference, you know? And I guess, a little selfishly, to try to leave my mark on Lunatia in some way. I like the thought that even if something happens to me, the cafe will still be here doing some good without me.

Sounds like you had it rough

[ He's curious, but he doesn't ask. Some people don't seem to mind airing all their troubles over the network, but he's not like that. If she wants to talk about it, she will. ]

You're definitely making a difference for those strays you found
And I'm sure that when you go back home, someone will take over for you
If there's one thing I know about cats, it's that they're pretty good about getting people to take care of them

I admit, it got pretty hard sometimes. But it worked out in the end, so I guess all's well that ends well, haha!

Anyway, do you have a idea of what sort of schedule you'd like to work? I know nothing strict, but were you thinking once a week, a couple times a week...? Just to give me an idea of when we might have you around!

Oh, and if it matters, I'm a Cordis, so I get it if the moons get in the way of being able to show up, believe me.

Have to check what I have going on, but I was thinking once a week, yeah
Maybe there's a day when you can show me around and tell me what I can help with?

And thanks, about the moonblessings
Some days I'm stuck indoors, but I'll help out when I can

Sure, that's fine. I know you said you were okay just with volunteering, but I'll see if maybe we can still pay you in a free drink or two while you're here, how about that?

I'll take a look at my roster and see what'll work out best!

I won't say no to a discount

[ He's just here for the cats tbh, but it probably wouldn't be right to sit in the cafe area and not buy anything. ]

Thanks again, Reimi
Just let me know when you need me

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