>>143215It is so. The one group is still waiting.
>>143216Aww... okay. My internet is cutting in and out, anyways
>>143137He gives Jubee a kiss goodbye, makes his way downstairs to exit the house, and departs to find a taxi.
>>143218She moves back ever so slightly in surprise, before giving a small smile.
Silver makes his way out. Taxis are not as plentiful in this section of the city, but one is found nevertheless.
>>143219Once Silver gets in, he asks of the driver,
"I need your help if you can. I need to find places for date with someone tonight."
>>143220The Zebra stallion answers,
"You lookin' for something fancy to impress her, something quick, or something with opportunities?"
>>143221"Something fancy, though I am curious what you mean by opportunities."
>>143222“Well, you know. When ya’ watchin’ a movie, and you want to place a leg around her. Or better, when ya’ want to start smooching’ her and not be seen. Now as for fancy? I say the Orgueil.” Pronouncing the last word as “or-gay”
>>143223"Hmm...that is certainly something to keep in mind. Now, this 'Or-Gay', you would not happen to know if they serve carnivore dishes, would you?"
>>143224“Now that, I do
not know. Think they serve fish though. It’s griffin based.”
>>143225Silver smiles.
"Perfect. Can you take me there so I can make reservation."
>>143226He pauses for a moment.
“Yeah, sure.”
The vehicle drives on down the main road, and then through the cowtown neighborhood, before coming to Eastside
>>143227After they stop and Silver pays the fare, he asks the driver,
"Can you stay out here? I will be right back out after making reservation and I have other places I need taken to."
>>143228"Sure thing."
It's not an especially high class neighborhood, being between the industrial and residential areas of Cowtown, and the City Center. But on the outside, the building almost resembles an old manor house, with dark wood covering a porch along the entry, and white walls on the second floor.
Entering, Silver finds something like a foyer, though bigger, and with the hostess stand near the front. At the stand is a unicorn stallion with dark brown fur, and behind him are wooden stairs going up to a second level that wraps around on the left with wooden railing.
>>143229Silver trots up to this stallion.
"Hello, I would like to make reservation for dinner later tonight. Party of two."
>>143230The stallion looks over to Silver, then slowly down to the sheet, and then back up to Silver
"What time?"
His voice seems accented
>>143232He looks back down, using magic to pick up a set of glasses
"We have an opening for 5:15" He answers
>>143234"Under what name?" He asks, looking back up at Silver over his lenses.
>>143236"Alright." He looks down, and with a movement of yellow magic and a feather-tipped pen, he makes marks on an unseen object behind the table.
"And I have you down for 5:15"
>>143237"Thank you! We will be there!"
Assuming their business is done, he heads back out to the taxi.
"Know of any nice spas?"
>>143238"Spa? What do I look like, a pretty pink pony?"
>>143239"No, but I thought there was chance one of your previous passengers asked to be taken to address of one."
>>143240He looks up, and leans his head back against the seat.
"Now I can't recall if it was a spa. But there was something over in Colton Hill. And of course there are plenty of fancy places just west of Lord Baltimare plaza."
>>143241"Let us try Colton Hill, then, if it pleases you."
>>143244The vehicle drives down a central avenue in East side south, then makes a turn onto another avenue, and then a turn north. He stops outside of a stucco covered building with grass around it.
"Huh. It
is here."
Nice, I can get an early start
>>143246"Perfect! Wait here, I still have couple of places to go."
He pays this fare, and heads inside the building.
>>143247>>143215The mother and her two fillies sit down in the booth, as the newly arrived couple sits down at a high table nearby. The two stallions and two mares remain.
>>143248Inside is a waiting room and a wooden counter. A rather young looking pink mare behind the counter smiles at Silver as he enters.
>>143249He smiles back.
"Hello there! I was wondering I could make reservation for couple's session here, if that was something you offered."
>>143249Amber hopes they'll be satisfied customers.
>>143250"A couple's session?" She says smiling. "We have hooficure and sauna packages, as well as mane styling."
>>143252"Those sound excellent. Can you describe some of your packages for me? I would like something to truly pamper my date and I."
>>143251[1d4 = 4][1d4 = 2][1d4 = 1][1d4 = 1][1d4 = 2]>>143253"Well, here we have the 'Spring Valley' which includes a hooficure with river stones, a message, and then sauna. Here we have the 'Royale' which includes the same but with massaging for the hardest to relieve back tension. Here is just the sauna, and here you can add a hot bathing experience. With mountain melt water, of course. Well, technically that's true of most river water, but I mean it is taken from far up the river. No pollutants. We have incense to burn that helps to clear out the lungs...."
>>143255>>143251Another couple enters, and a pair of stallions.
One of Mustard trim's tables leaves
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>>143256The two stallions and mares are directed to Mustard's now vacant table.
It's not good to burden him so…, she thinks to herself.
>>143254"I think we will have Royale with hot bathing and incense, and also mane styling. Are there any other services or treatments you provide?"
>>143258"Well yes, we have mane and feather care, coat trimming, hoof messages, and mud and herbal treatments."
>>143259"Mud treatments? Like mud bath?"
>>143260"Well, yes. We cover the skin and fur in special mineral mixtures."
>>143261"I think we will take it all, one for each of us. I do have one more question. Your services like hooficures, can you perform them for griffons, too?"
>>143257Perhaps better, it was a table with a group.
Still, the four ponies are seated, pleasantly surprised at the heating.
>>143262"Griffins...?" She seems uncertain at first.
"Sure... we can handle exotic claws as well."
>>143263"Wonderful! Do you have slot open for after 6 or 6:15?"
>>143263The smell of food from the restaurant makes Amber hungry, she hopes she can get off soon.
>>143265Various stews and soups seem to be among the more common items, although there is a fairly large amount of spice. Bread, too, is a common sight, and it looks like a new set has just been heated and delivered
Two waiting couples, one free outdoor table.
>>143264"A.M. Tomorrow? We don't open
quite that early."
>>143267"Oh... Well we close at 7PM, and you'll need probably 3 hours for a full treatment... We can fit in maybe a single massage or hooficure, perhaps?"
>>143266The first couple that arrived (the military one?) is directed to the table.
>>143268"Hmm...I am assuming there is no way to convince this place to stay open for us, tonight?"
>>143269Well that one was presumably seated after one of Larkhaven's table opened up
>>143270She blinks
"Well, perhaps."
>>143271He nods firmly with a gleam of hope in his blue eyes.
"Whatever it takes. I love her, and I want to to give her best night of her life. I can even pay you and spa specialists here for your extra time spent here."
>>143272"Well... Perhaps a specialist can be persuaded to stay a little later."
>>143273"Please, it would mean world to us."
>>143271Good, there's space for the other couple then.
>>143276Well, there are two couples that entered
[1d4 = 4][1d4 = 1][1d4 = 3][1d4 = 4][1d4 = 2]
>>143275He jumps up and down on his hooves.
"Thank you thank you thank you!"
>>143278[1d5 = 5]>>143278She smiles back at him somewhat awkwardly
"You're welcome, but... well, we'd need to charge for the overtime."
>>143279He smiles back.
"Of course I will pay extra. I would do anything for this."
>>143277Amber's not sure where to put the other couple.
>>143281The good news: another table has cleared out.
It's from Mustard Trim's section again.
But another seven ponies have entered
>>143280"Well.... it could be as much as 220 bits..."
>>143282"Is easily paid, friend."
>>143283"Okay, great. I'll write you down" She looks down at the paper, and attempts to scribble with a hoof "and you are set." She looks up, smiling
>>143284He smiles back.
"Thank you so much! I will return tonight with my date!"
He bids her goodbye, and returns to the taxi.
"Unless you know of specific place, I would like to be taken to west of Lord Baltimare plaza to find place to purchase suit and dress for this evening."
>>143282Amber's not sure why Mustard's section has the fastest turnover, but she has to put the smaller party there.
>>143286Would this be the one couple?
>>143285"Gotcha" He says, driving some ways past row houses, shops, and now sky scrapers. He drops Silver off. Silver has been here before; this is in front of the building the New Mareland civil administration is using as its regional headquarters, and the city hall is not far away either. There are ponies walking by, carts and automobiles, and soldiers on the sidewalks.
>>143287"This should hopefully only take little bit, if you would wait here. I have only more stop after this."
He pays this fare, and heads inside the store.
>>143289It might be that Amber is in this very store…
>>143289Silver walks down the avenue, and the first clothing store - upper end clothing store - he comes across is named simply, "Peerless," with a subtext "fine clothing."
>>143290Morning shift, the exact right neighborhood... Yes, very much so
>>143291"This seems like place for what I need."
The large unicorn stallion opens the door to the establishment, and enters.
Inside he sees an older mare busy at a desk, but near the entrance is a young, apricot-colored mare–at least, probably old enough to a mare, despite being quite short–with a white stripe down her nose between bluish-purple eyes. Her auburn mane falls over one side with a simple cut. She appears to be wearing a long, midnight blue dress that accentuates its plain style with small, four-pointed stars of lighter hue.
She smiles, albeit a bit nervously, at the newcomer. "Hello sir, can I get something for you today?"
>>143292If it's the right day, he's in the right place
>>143293
>>143293>>143294Here she faces a rather large, grizzled old unicorn stallion of light grey coat and darker grey mane, and a dark stripe going down from the back of his neck all the way along his back to his tail. His mane is similarly short and no-nonsense, but looks like it needs some slight attention. His burly, muscular appearance is further accentuated by a floofy winter coat that makes him look a bit bigger than he actually is. He is bare, save for a pair of saddlebags and a rather large sword strapped to his side, letting her see the cutie mark of a sword mid-swing emblazoned upon his flank. He has to look down slightly to meet her eyes, where he smiles and speaks in a deep voice with a Severyanan accent.
"Hello there! I have date tonight with female griffon, and I was wondering if I could purchase suit for myself and dress for my date."
>>143295She blinks at the imposing customer, who is clearly unlike most other clientele.
"A-a griffon? Um, I suppose we have things for that. We do have suits, but are you looking for something in particular?" She steps slowly in a direction to the back of the store, though whether this is from anxiety or an eagerness to show him is difficult to say.
>>143296He follows her, his hoofsteps actually not producing as much noise as his size and stature would suggest, hinting that he's rather dextrous as well.
"For suit, something simple, but fancy, you know? Like what would be appropriate wearing at fancy restaurant."
>>143298The unicorn looks through the selection.
"I think black would be good color choice. It goes well with my general..." He's silent for a minute as he thinks of a word, "...color palette."
He turns to smile at the petite mare.
"What do you think?"
>>143299"If you ask me, you can't really go wrong with a dark selection," she says with a nervous smile.
"As for style, maybe 'double-breasted' would look better?"
>>143300"You think so? I do not know much about formal wear but that sounds rather stylish."
>>143301"Two sets of buttons look better on larger stallions…or so I'm told." She looks a bit doubtful.
>>143302>>143294The unicorn looks for a black or dark grey, double-breasted suit, one which is big enough for the large stallion or can be resized in a short amount of time.
"I like your dress, by way. Very nice."
>>143303The yellow-orange mare blushes a bit.
"Thank you, sir. It's actually my ma's, but she let me wear it to Baltimare."
>>143304"You are not Baltimare native? Neither am I, I got here just few days ago."
He turns to look at the mare.
"What is your name?"
>>143303Black and dark grey, unsurprisingly, are fairly numerous, including several in the specifically double-breasted category.
>>143306>>143307"Oh, I do not mind at all. I was born in St. Petershoof in Severyana, and though I have not been in my homeland for many years, I suppose I never gave up my accent. My name is Silver Sword."
Silver chooses a nice black double-breasted suit that fits his large frame, then turns to Amber Grain.
"Alright, Ms. Grain, if I were griffon dresses, where would I be?"
>>143308This ain't your sergeant, bucko"Severyana…that's always struck me as a fairy-tale sort of land with dancing ponies in fur hats," she says, smiling to herself.
"Oh, griffon dresses, um…I think they're in this corner," she says, leading him to the right area.
>>143309Dammit, sorry. Having too many Ambers can confuse me."That is not to say there are not dancing ponies in fur hats in Severyana..."
He follows Amber Sunset to the dresses.
"Let us see, anything sleek? Maybe in red or black?"
>>143311"Wool? So, nothing in, say, silk?"
>>143313Sure thing."What about silk dress with nice wool or fur coat to go over top of it?"
>>143315"Elegant, classy, sophisticated...just like her..."
>>143315>>143316"Oh, can not forget sexy. Absolutely can not forget that."