Devil's Nest, Monday Afternoon and Evening
Verity had never been a bartender before. Yeah, she'd waited tables, but that was more a matter of taking orders and then dropping off food. So over the weekend, she'd gotten a couple of bartending books and started studying them, so anytime someone ordered something more complicated than a rum and Coke, she'd be able to serve it without having to do research right then and there.
You know what made studying a lot easier? Having a mouse with an eidetic memory serve as your tutor. Quebrada (so called because Verity didn't have the relevant parts to 'pronounce' the mouse's proper name, which was something like whisker wiggle/ear flick/tail swish) would call out a drink title and Verity would say as much as she remembered, getting prompted when she forgot an ingredient or so. And, to make sure she took this seriously, she'd promised the colony treats for every mistake Quebrada caught.
Most of her next paycheck was going to be spent on cheese and cake, but hey, at least the upcoming Feast of Angry Words Followed By Kissy Noises would be celebrated in style.
...By the mice.
You know what made studying a lot easier? Having a mouse with an eidetic memory serve as your tutor. Quebrada (so called because Verity didn't have the relevant parts to 'pronounce' the mouse's proper name, which was something like whisker wiggle/ear flick/tail swish) would call out a drink title and Verity would say as much as she remembered, getting prompted when she forgot an ingredient or so. And, to make sure she took this seriously, she'd promised the colony treats for every mistake Quebrada caught.
Most of her next paycheck was going to be spent on cheese and cake, but hey, at least the upcoming Feast of Angry Words Followed By Kissy Noises would be celebrated in style.
...By the mice.