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[stardustish]

Who: Sylvia Kawano and you!
When: Juril 1st - 4th, some closed prompts from the 5th on
Where: Various
What: Working at the Cat Cafe and Kitty Quest + some closed prompts in the comments.
Warnings: Mentions of character death later on

purramid cafe.

[ working at the purramid cafe has been an interesting experience, to say the least -- sylvia enjoys her job and has learned a lot about how to be a barista! ...however, she's still a little clumsy with handling dishes sometimes, and while she hasn't broken anything, she's prone to letting things spill a little or overflow from the cups. she's getting better at it, promise...but that doesn't mean she's without unhappy customers. ]

Miss. You filled the cup way too much, and now there's a coffee splatter on my shoe!

Gah-- [ sylvia gasps, but she doesn't really turn around to face the customer because she's in a scramble to make her next order. she gives them a few hurried glances and an apologetic look, but it doesn't seem to placate the woman at all. ] Sorry about that! I'm really sorry, I swear I didn't mean for that to happen!

It doesn't matter if you meant it or not, you got my brand new shoes dirty with a coffee stain!

[ feel free to tell sylvia to be more careful, or tell the customer to take a chill pill. or watch. maybe you're the customer who's next in line, even! ]

blink and miss 'em.

[ sylvia is among the volunteers at pile's petagorium, doing her best to rally all the cats together. she has a bowl of cat food next to her and has attracted a few kittens to her side, but there are still a bunch running amok. she's not very good at this, judging by the frantic expression on her face. she didn't have to work with the cats at the cafe, so she has...absolutely no experience in this department whatsoever, and it shows in how she can't quite get the cats that aren't hungry to settle down.

she reaches for one that sniffs at her feet, but the kitten poofs just before she can touch it. she heaves a heavy sigh, shoulders slumping as she runs a hand through her hair. ]

This was a mistake. Ughhh, this was such a mistake.

[ she tries to say that under her breath, but it comes out a little louder than she'd intended for it to. that being said, a little help would be appreciated! ]

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Whoa.

[ it's said quietly under her breath; she's taking in all of this advice. she hadn't worked customer service up until applying for work here, so this truly is a learning experience. she's mostly glad that ozymandias doesn't seem to be upset with her, and he is, like he said, very patient.

she's very grateful. this could've gone south very easily. he's even going to top this all off with a little bit of praise, too... ]

I-I mean, [ she nearly loses track of what she's doing, so she pauses for a brief moment -- ] thank you! I'll keep on doing my best, promise! No more apologies without action, right?

[ her voice is more hushed so the customer won't hear (hopefully), but ozymandias deserves a thank you for that. she goes back to pouring the coffee and makes sure to fill it a bit less than before. can't risk the woman getting upset about it again.

she hands the cup over to the customer once she's done and clears her throat. ]

Here you are. I made sure to fill it up to a, uh, more appropriate amount!

[ hopefully she did okay...? it's still a bit close to the rim but not nearly as full as before. it can really go either way. ]

[fulgency]

[Ozymandias waves a slight hand at her thanks, finding it to be unnecessary. He could hardly consider himself much of an owner or employer if he lacked in patience or refused to allow for an inch of a mistake. Striving for mastery is important, but there is some quaint modern saying about the Romans and their city that applies here. He thinks. Perhaps it was about Greece? No matter. The point is that it will take time and he has plenty of it.]

[Sylvia is likely not going to win any sort of friendships (or tips) with this particular customer, but some of the bite to her barking seems to have been quelled by Ozymandias. Enough so that she doesn't stare Sylvia down with a mean look even if she still doesn't respond with a thank you for the new cup. This time, the woman takes a sip of the coffee, getting it a little lower from that rim before she walks away to her table. There's a muttered it's fine as she goes, which is probably as much as Sylvia can possibly hope for from this woman.]

[Ozymandias smiles warmly.]

Do you think you'll be alright from here?

[There is still, after all, a bit of a line. But Ozymandias won't simply abandon her to it if she wants him to stay.]

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[ well...that's probably the best response she could have reasonably asked for. it's fine. better than her being up in arms about something else, anyway. sylvia watches her sit, then turns her attention back to ozymandias. ]

That was probably the best outcome, huh?

[ there was no way that woman was going to be kind to her, so she'll take what she can get. but now that ozymandias and the customer both seem to be satisfied (somewhat, in the woman's case), sylvia's lips curve upward into a sheepish little grin. ]

I guess that means I did alright this time around, so I'll be fine! I'll remember not to fill it up so much next time. Don't wanna keep you here or anything, Boss!