AN: 2024's almost upon us, where'd the year go?
Food (Shopkeepers, meta AF)
"So let me just recap what happened while I was on lunch; a group of students from Thors Military Academy came in wanting to sell some excess goods."
"Yes."
"And among those excess goods were 99 omelets."
"Soft and Fluffy Omelets! They uh… also had a ton of Warm Egg Soup, too."
"Of course they did. And you at no point thought to ask yourself what our establishment would need with 99 omelets and… how much of the soup, again?"
"The same amount."
"…"
"T-They had a lot of bowls! These kids were prepared, it was really – "
"Stop. Talking."
Shaking (Laura, Viscount Arseid)
"Lay down your sword, Laura. Practice can wait for a day," and pride found itself warring with amusement in very short order at the indignant look that appeared on her face.
"A-A day?! Surely not, I can still – "
"Your forearms start to quiver as soon as you enter your ready stance," Victor pointed out gently, remembering how hard she had worked previously. "If something so fundamental is compromised from the beginning, the prospects of improvement are dim at best."
She frowned but reluctantly nodded, conceding the point without argument.
"We'll begin again tomorrow morning. Until then, get some rest."