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[empyrean_mirror]

Who: Kaveh and YOU
Status: Open
Where: Surasthana Cafe on Eltrut!
What: The grand opening of a book cafe.
Warnings: God I hope not.



[Kaveh hasn't talked much about what he's been working on for a few months now, because he wanted this moment to be a surprise (and because he didn't want to be scolded for overwork). It has finally paid off, now, with the grand opening of the Surasthana Cafe, just in time for the deep end of the fall season. The cafe is cozily furnished and warm, the smell of lovingly brewed coffee floats through the air, and soft music plays from Mehrak.

Kaveh isn't expecting a huge rush on any given day--this was done for his own sake more than anything, but now on weekday afternoons, the little book cafe can be found and people can stay a spell, enjoying expertly made coffee drinks and some light reading in a ridiculous plant paradise.

If you have any requests for new kinds of books, or wish to purchase various accessories, stop by the front counter! The owner is happy to accommodate you, after all.

ooc: you may also treat this post as a mingle and toplevel accordingly, just mark if you are doing so! Otherwise, Kaveh will be coming for you!]

Comments

[indispensable]

...Hm. I suppose so.

[It is human nature, in the end, to hope. To wish for something that they do not have in the moment, shaping thoughts into dreams and desires as something to strive for.

But in that same logic, if something is there to be strived for, then what stops a person from simply doing so? Of course, he is aware that such a thing is not as simple in execution, especially when one's situation and circumstances are not taken into consideration. Still, at the end of the day there is no changing the fact that the ability for one to realize their own wants and desires lies completely in their own hands.]

I simply see no reason to linger on such thoughts. [He continues on then, in the exact straightforward manner as he always does.] It is impossible to change the past, just as there is no way to anticipate the future. The only malleable thing is the present, and the choices that we decide to make here and now.

[The present is what he can control. The present is where he can choose—and so for Alhaitham, that is what he will do, as he has always done. To choose what he wants, as he has always done for each and everyday that he has lived, from his past to now, in this present moment, as well as for all the days ahead in the future. He will choose the next book to read, his meals to eat, and the way he will show his love for Kaveh, just like how he has done so today.]

we can probably start wrapping this 💚

[garudas]

[There is a grin that she hides behind her cup, and beneath the slight roll of her eyes.]

I do hate it when you are right, did you know that?

[She snorts quietly before she takes a sip of her tea.]

But I will not keep you for much longer. I am keen to see what sort of books there are here. I am curious to know what Kaveh deems interesting enough to put on these shelves. Unless it was you who chose them.

sounds good!

[indispensable]

[There is a returning huff of his own.]

It's not the first time I've been told that.

[Kaveh in particular has never made his annoyance hidden each and every time it happens... not to mention the whole slew of people who find every reason to deem him as insufferable. But in the end, none of those things have mattered to him. Alhaitham has never once wavered from the path that he chose and the choices that he has made, and he has no reason to start doing so now.

He nods at her following words, only to snort right after once he actually hears the full extent of what she says.]

Considering that I'll be here just as much as he does, it only makes sense that I had a say as to what was placed on these shelves.

[What he doesn't elaborate is that Kaveh had certainly tried to veto some of his more eclectic choices... but they both know it was never going to hold.]

[garudas]

[Ah, yes. She figured as much, and she laughs into her cup as she rises to her feet.]

Perhaps I shall make a little game out of it. Try to pick out the ones that you had put there as opposed to his choices. Read those ones first.

[She arches an amused brow at him.]

I shall let you know what I come out with.

[indispensable]

[Alhaitham lets out an exasperated snort at those words, though it does nothing to stop the minute smile that has made its way onto his face, or the amused gleam in his eyes as he looks to Benedikta.]

I'll wait for your review to come then.

[There are not too many people's words that he will entertain... but Benedikta very much has become one of them.]