"now it's gonna take about an hour for the wings to fully form, so what do you wanna do till then?" i asked them, looking around for something to do. we were in a town, from what i could tell. a small town. the kind of town that is full of antique stores and gazeboes. i looked left and right, trying to figure out exactly what part of the planet we were on when i saw a small cafe to our left.
"how about we hang out in there?" emily said, staling the words right out of my mouth. i lightly elbowed her as i said,
"since when can you read minds?" and started heading towards it, the others skipping to my side.
"since the moment of the great pterodactyl biting incident!" she said with a dramatic flourish. morgan laughed and patted her head like one might pat a lost dog.
"oh silly, myfawny wouldn't bite! not unless she was hungry!" she said with an evil smirk. emily fake-shuddered. we all laughed as we reached the little shop. as we walked in, i told them about the native drinks (since we're on a different planet, naturally the;y have different drinks!) and said which ones i thought they'd like.
" hi!" i said cheerfully addressing the barista. "can i have a vinanii mechian with extra stritan please? oh, and a kelaynt for her," i gestured to emily and felt a tap on my shoulder from behind. "actually make that two." i amended for maelyn.
"and can i have a... richina boh?" morgan looked at me for confirmation that she'd said it right. i nodded
"and a hulom demi for her" i jutted my thumb back at anna. the barista smiled.
"certainly. take a seat over there and we'll bring them out to you. she said. i nodded and headed towards the most comfortable looking couch in the place, anna close at my heels whispering,
"wait, she can speak english? i thought aliens had, like, a bajillian different languages!" i realized i hadn't explained about the TARDIS and it's helpfulness yet. i sat down and patted the seats beside me as they all sat down. i explained how once you ride in the TARDIS, she automatically translates all the languages she knows without you being aware of it.
"although," i considered. "this is a very popular tourist spot, and i'm not quite sure.. hold on." i glanced down at my wrist. or more specifically, my special, 1000th anniversary edition vortex manipulator. i checked the date and said,
"nope, never mind mankind doesn't start space exploration for 500 years. it was just the TARDIS." morgan and emily nodded like they understood. (i'm not entirely sure if they really did. the barista came over and handed out the drinks.
"thanks!" i said. as she left i took a sip. "ahh. this place makes the best drinks EVER!" i smiled. maelyn took a cautious sip and reeled back in shock and wonder.
"holy crap this is awesome!" she exclaimed happily. after that everyone took big sips of their drinks and all were shocked at it's creamy awesomeness.
"i'll never be able to go back to earth drinks ever again!" morgan morgan complained, draining her cup.
""yeah thanks a lot ali." anna agreed. going for a slightly different aproach and savoring every sip.
"i'm gonna need, like, 10 more of these right now!" emily demanded, taking the morgan approach and draining her cup in one big final sip. i sat back and smiled at all my friends so happy.
"i had a feeling you'd like it."