RP: Opening Day

[shh_eloise]

Date: March 19, 2005
Characters: Eloise Midgen, Viktor Krum, Marietta Edgecombe, Horace Slughorn, Roger Davies, Marcus Flint, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy, Katie Bell, Cedric Diggory, Su Li, Caradoc Dearborn, Ron Weasley, Eleanor Branstone, Anyone else
Location: Just Desserts
Status: Public
Summary: The grand opening of Just Desserts
Completion:

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[shh_viktor]

Maire was in Ireland for a long weekend, and while havng her about was in one way tiring, by today, Viktor was bored

[shh_eloise]

The sound of the bell made Eloise grin. Someone was there! She waved her hand to stop the spoon from stirring and walked around the counter to greet her first ever customer.

When she saw who it was, she blinked and managed to collect herself before she looked a fool. But fucking hell, it was Viktor Krum, in her shop! She smiled a friendly 'you're just a normal customer and not a famous, attractive Quidditch star at all' smile and said, "Good morning. Welcome to Just Desserts."

[shh_viktor]

"Good morning," Viktor replied with a nod. He'd seen the blink, but then, it was nothing new, and she'd clearly reined it in rather than jump him, so he could live with it. "I am out for running, and this is shop, which I am not see before. It is new?" He smiled. "I am think, if it is shop with chocolate, I am learn about before quickly, and it is more have people in.

He looked around. "You have, you are bring in, chocolate, which is out of Europe? Or you are make yourself?" She looked as though she had a few minutes to talk, and the shop wasn't busy, so conversation seemed reasonable.

"And, I am forget, manner. I am Viktor." He held out his hand. He thought it was clear she already knew that, but for one thing, it was possible he'd misinterpreted the blink, and for another, people didn't always volunteer their own names when they already knew his.

[shh_eloise]

"Yes, it's new. Today's the grand opening, actually, which might explain the lack of people," Eloise said with an easy grin.

She listened to him carefully and shook her head. "Actually, I make all the chocolate myself and many of the sweets. I do export particular sweets that I can't make," she said, motioning towards the display of brand name sweets, "but the chocolate is all mine. Is there anything in particular you're looking for? I have a few trays of samples, if you'd like to try them."

"Oh, how rude of me. Standing here chattering on without even introducing myself," she said, reaching for his hand. "Eloise Midgen. It's nice to meet you, Viktor."

[shh_marietta]

Marietta needed to have some fun. She enjoyed her work but she really did not want to spend every minute thinking about Floo Regulation. Sometimes she just wanted to be silly and indulge herself. She'd seen flyers for a new chocolate shop on the other side of town from the Ministry. She really, really wanted some good chocolate. She'd not had any since she left Paris and returned to England a few months ago.

That was enough to motivate Marietta to walk west on River Road until she found the shop called Just Desserts. Entering, she found a dark-haired witch in yellow robes keeping an eye on the chocolates, which looked and smelled delicious.

[shh_eloise]

After Viktor Krum had stopped by the shop, there had been a few other people who had ventured in for free samples and some had even purchased chocolate. Well, traded odd items for the chocolate but such was the way of the world these days.

Eloise was putting out a fresh batch of samples (dark chocolate with a light taste of strawberries) when another customer entered. She looked up with a smile to greet the young woman. "Hello. Welcome to Just Desserts."

[shh_marietta]

"Hello," Marietta said to the young woman who greeted her. "Lovely shop you've got here. This is just what this town needs, a good chocolate shop."

[shh_eloise]

"Thank you," she said. "I'm Eloise Midgen, should you need any help. Are you looking for anything in particular or just browsing?"

She motioned to the sample trays. "I've set out fresh samples of various fudges, and I also have coffee and tea available. Complimentary for the grand opening, of course."

[shh_slughorn]

Retcon, Stammy, and their friends were still clearing up after the party. Neither of the two outsiders had wanted paying, and he guessed that they were hoping to be offered permanent posts, but four elves would be ridiculous for a bachelor in a two-bedroom house. He decided that the best thing to do would be to thank them, and give them some sort of gift. He decided to take a walk to think about it, and was mulling over his options when he noticed that the new sweet shop was finally open.

Did house-elves like chocolate? He had no idea. But maybe the proprietor would know? It was worth asking.

Horace went in, noticing that the girl behind the counter was serving someone, then belatedly recognised the customer as Marietta Edgecombe, raised his hat to her, and started to browse the goods on offer while she was being served. Starting off with one or two free samples...

[shh_marcus]

Marcus had been in the back washing trays and cleaning the kitchen since 8:15 this morning. Eloise hadn't been kidding when she said that she would work him to death

[shh_slughorn]

"Quite well," Horace said absently. "Hmmm... do you happen to know if house elves like sweets?" He looked up and saw Marcus properly and added "Marcus Flint, isn't it?"

[shh_marcus]

When the old man started asking him about house elves and sweets, Marcus peered over him, looking for a way to get away from bloke

[shh_roger]

The weather was so weird today that Roger actually had to flip up the hood of his dark blue sweatshirt as he walked along River Road. He didn't at all mind walking along in the rain, but there was actual hail and all manner of other precipitation coming down that made things a bit more uncomfortable. He'd had a busy morning already; it was Seamus' first day of work, he'd been showing him around, a training day of sorts. And, he had a meeting with Dean Thomas that afternoon to discuss future projects.

In the time between, Roger had decided to get out of the shop for lunch, and check out the sweet shop that he'd seen adverts for last week. He entered the shop and immediately welcomed the warmth as he pulled down his hood. There were a few other patrons about and the place smelled fantastic. He looked around, eyeing the coffee table and wondering what sort of chocolate Hermione might like.

[shh_eloise]

Perhaps the bad weather was a blessing because it seemed to be causing people to stop in to warm up and have a taste of fudge. Eloise turned the wireless to something a bit more cheery, wiggling her bottom a little when she heard the Weird Sisters singing. She really hoped the rumors of them reuniting and performing again were true because she loved their music.

Marcus was restocking the sample tray, so she walked around and greeted people. She liked meeting everyone and helping them find the sweets they wanted. When she approached a handsome man who had just entered, she smiled. "Good afternoon. Welcome to Just Desserts. If I can help you with anything, please just ask."

[shh_roger]

He looked up as the friendly redheaded witch who'd been dancing by the counter headed over to greet him.

"Hello," he said, smiling back. "Smells good in here. And thanks."

He looked around, his hands in the pockets of his hoodie. It seemed like she had just about everything there was to be had. He was thinking about having a cup of that coffee. But while she was here ...

"I'm not sure what I'm looking for, exactly," he said sheepishly. "Something good, I guess ... you have, erm, anything with caramel?"

[shh_eloise]

"Would you like a cup of coffee or tea?" she asked. "It's complimentary, and I can easily fetch you a cup."

"Everything here is good," she told him with a grin. "I have several things with caramel, actually. There's fudge with caramel swirls and dark chocolate caremel with nuts, and then there are sweets that have caramel centers. Any of those strike your fancy, Sir?"

[shh_luna]

Luna tugged her bucket hat more securely onto her head as she approached Just Desserts with chocolate on her mind. She'd been thinking about it all morning, really, as she'd read the sign announcing the grand opening last week. Today, she was going to use her break from work to buy delicious chocolate instead of normal food. She smiled to herself at the thought.

She passed a customer on their way out as she went inside, smile on her face while she looked around at the people and smelled coffee and sweets. Her galoshes squeaked on the pretty floor as she entered the shop proper.

[shh_eloise]

"Good afternoon. Welcome to Just Desserts." Eloise smiled at the pretty blonde who had entered. It had been several hours, and she'd not yet tired of greeting people.

She cast a drying charm on the woman and summoned a cup of coffee. "You look like you could use this," she said, grinning as she handed it over. "Are you looking for anything in particular or just browsing?"

[shh_luna]

"Oh, hello." She smiled at the other woman as she came over. Before Luna knew it, she was warm and dry with a cup of coffee. She was sure that was above and beyond the call of duty for the proprietor of a shop. "That was very nice of you; thanks," she said, taking a sip. "I definitely could use it."

"Oh, I'm not looking for anything in particular. I love chocolate pretty universally, you know. I've not had any in quite some time, so I'm really happy you've opened a sweet shop. But now that I think about it, anything combined with a fruit flavor tends to become a favorite. Your robes are lovely, by the way," she added.

[shh_eloise]

"I completely agree. I could never choose a favorite chocolate," Eloise agreed. She grinned. "I'm Eloise Midgen, by the way. This is my shop."

"Thank you. I'm afraid that I tend to wear robes quite a lot, though I do have a fondness for long, flowing pretty Muggle dresses," she confided. "Now, you mentioned fruit flavors? Do you prefer fillings, creams, or just the flavor? I have selections with all three."

She studied her a moment and smiled. "I've actually just started testing a new flavor, if you'd like to try it? It's milk chocolate fudge and pineapple flavor. I think it's quite good, but I'm not sure if it's too sweet."