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>>140517Amber finds herself mostly handling inventory in the last couple hours. But the hours pass, and Amber concludes her shift at the store.
>>140518"Alright. But let's be quick about this"
Waabishki takes the lid off of Miskobag's coffin, and asks him how he is doing.
>>140519Does she see any green yet?
>>140520It's her regular pay day, and she hasn't affirmatively asked to be paid ahead of schedule
Amber doesn't press the issue. After all, High Sewn just had to pay for an expensive new window and Amber is much more optimistic today in terms of finances.
>>140524Amber arrives at the restaurant, with Salt Mixer again as acting manager.
She greets Salt Mixer and gets ready to start.
>>140519"We will be right on our way."
Spark also checks on Miskobag.
Amber sees tonight that there are two additional waiters working tonight. These are Cream Pop, an orange unicorn stallion with a poofy, cream colored mane, and Larkhaven, a white unicorn mare with silver earrings, and dark blood red mane that is held up in a "hive" style. The next big change is that the patio section is open tonight, with some fires and a canvas to break to wind. It's Winter, and today especially has been cloudy with some light rain earlier, so it's questionable how appealing this would be to customers, but the decision has been made to keep it open.
De Sew retains the section she had yesterday, which is
four combination booth-and-tables, and three tables. All in the front.
Melon Mangrove gets the six other tables in the front. Again, parties are preferred here if possible, but De Sew's section and the patio. are options
Cream Pop takes the five booths
Larkhaven gets every table of two in the restaurant, which is six high tables for two, and two on the patio.
Mustard Trim is placed on the patio with six tables of four.
>>140531There are currently:
two tables and one combo taken in De Sew's section
two tables taken in Mangrove's
Two booths taken in Cream Pop's section
Three high tables taken (Larkhaven)
And one table outside (Mustard Trim)
Note that the shifts of some of the waiters - like Larkhaven and Mustard Trim - begins at the same time as Amber
She greets her co-workers. "Nice to meet you, Larkhaven. Hello Mustard, good to see you today! Do I look presentable enough as a hostess?" She starts fussing with and straightening her hair and dress.
>>140533She turns to Amber. Her eye lashes are thin, but long, and she wears mascara
"So
you must be the new hostess."
She turns to Amber and grins, but turns away and moves over to her position rather than striking up conversation
Mustard Trim, however, sticks around
"Hi Amber! Don't worry. If anything, you look terrific."
>>140535"Well, uh...." He pauses for a moment "You'll do fine. Just think of it like... managing large numbers of livestock. Easily displeased livestock."
>>140537"Heh. Well... Maybe thinking of it that way will make it less intimidating. Maybe."
>>140538She giggles softly, covering her mouth with a fetlock.
"Maybe. Anyway, best of luck." >>140539He nods, and gives a rather awkward smile, before turning away and very slowly walking towards the patio
>>140540Amber takes her proud little place beneath the brass arch awaiting any customers who come in.
>>140509"You seem to work fast," Iron commended with a stoic look as he started to do the math on his head.
If this was true, then he'd have an easier time finding the next business to punch over.
"Any big company in particular?" he prodded further.
>>140543He shakes his head without breaking eye contact
"I can't give away
all of our assets"
>>140544Iron would soon plant a foreleg on the table the griffon accountant was standing behind, giving the hen a deadpan look. "I am not giving you an option," he stressed. "Either you cooperate, or you will join your workmates."
>>140546>>140545He wraps his foreclaws on the edge of the over turned desk, and pulls away
"Well it... may be... Emerson Holdings, and Heathclaw fishing..."
>>140547Iron slightly glanced at Sands to see if she could potentially confirm that these two companies do indeed exist and isn't simply lying his flank off.
>>140548She shrugs
"I don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if it only exists in Manehattan."
She pulls her lips up to show teeth
"Or if it's since been 'socialized.'"
>>140549Iron tilted his head at Sands' last statement, urging her to elaborate on her question.
>>140550"Let's just say these businesses
may have experienced a hostile takeover in the last month."
>>140551Iron nodded before turning his vision back to the griffon. "Where are the closest buildings from those two companies?" he continued.
>>140552"South Pier, Hayson, and 352 Rose Street."
>>140553Iron nodded. "Anypony in particular I should keep in mind?" he continued. "I would rather know what ponies I should ensure they do not die accidentally from my log legs."
>>140554"What do you mean?" He asks
>>140555"Surely you have ponies more important than others," Iron presumed. "I want to know which ponies stand above the rest in your group."
>>140556"Not ponies.
Griffins. The Griffins of the family Ginovicci are the most important of this organization."
>>140558Iron simply shrugged at the seemingly unimportant semantic issue. "Well?" he pressed. "Are you going to tell me who they are or not?"
>>140559"The... the caporegime here in Baltimare is Gregory Ginovicci. He's actually Guiseppe, but they let him use his wife's name of Ginovicci. I am assigned here under him."
>>140560"What else can you tell me about him?" Iron pressed. "What is he like?"
>>140561"Originally from Falcor. Not the brightest in the group, but he's been creative and clever. It was he who thought ahead to buy this place, and who first suggested to come here until the storm dies down. He was an ordinary soldier but proved himself capable and willing to do what was necessary against the Rosenthal Clan. For that, he was allowed to marry into the family and head a section. He can be violent and brutal as necessary. He prefers the services of a hired agent known as Koptis. He is here, likely in the Royale ."
>>140562"I see," Iron replied with a nod "so is Koptis an honorary member of sorts to the clan or is it just a business venture?"
>>140563"Koptis... 'Cutter,' as he is called. I am not sure what his real name is, not that it matters for somecreature from obscure origins. He is what we would call a 'Hitgrif.' A professional killer. But he is no griffin. A minotaur of the outer islands who fled to Equestria after killing a policeman there. You can call him a member or call it business. He isn't quite family, but he is loyal all the same."
>>140564Looks like Iron will actually fight a minotaur like he said.inb4 Koptis is actually a Black Hooves member."Sounds like a formidable foe," Iron claimed, grinning softly at the idea of fighting him after a good rest to regain his energy. (So beating up those two should provide a good scare.)
"Is he the best fighter the family has in store?" he asked.
>>140565"The Ginovicci aren't terribly fond of using their claws, preferring a few strong words and a gun if necessary. But yes. Yes he is, both with a gun and with his hands. Gregory also has his dogs, which he claims are pets."
>>140566Iron took a second to nod a couple of times, a sneaking smile starting to form on his face. "So we got a hitpony, a soldier and a couple of warmongrels," he surmised with a tinge of tempered excitement. "Where is this 'Royale' place?"
>>140567“In town. About five streets away. 20th Firefly street. It’s a local restaurant.”
>>140568"What about the main headquarters of the family?"