The Coffee House

[Gelidus]

*walks in and asks the barista behind the counter to make him a pressed cup of the best hearty blend they have. The barista pulls out the blend, grinds it, brews the coffee and hands it to me. I then proceed to add a dollop of half and half and a teaspoon of sugar and sit in the lounge chair giving a view of the outside*

[Zhono]

*after about 3 hours of warping about the city, trying to figure out where the heck he's warped to this time, Zhono ends outside the front door of a coffee shop* Hmmm... Well I just had tea a while ago but... Meh, I need a break.

*Zhono opens the door to the shop and enters. Immediately, the nutty and bitter scent of freshly ground coffee beans enters his nostrils. Zhono takes a deep whiff of the relaxing scent and proceeds to the counter where he orders a cup of plain, black coffee. As soon as he pays for it (a bit expensive, but a mage tends to be well-off anyway) he goes over to a table beside the window with what appears to be a dog... er, wolf... well he can't really tell, but a canid of some sort with a blue stripe down his back. Zhono asks politely* Do you mind if I sit here?

[Gelidus]

*Gelidus heard Zhono walk into the coffee shop, and even thought he saw Zhono randomly appear outside.* yeah go... *He looks at Zhono. It startled him because he didn't realize Zhono had a squirrel tail and ears until he grabbed Gelidus's attention* ...oh...uh...yeah go ahead.

*rethinking everything and taking quick glances at the fox...thing, Gelidus ponders to himself* "maybe I did see him just randomly appear...no that's just too wierd...I'm sure it was just my imagination. I guess I could ask him to be sure..." Please pardon my ridiculous question...but did you just...teleport here or something? *Gelidus realized immediately after he says this that he shouldn't have. He knows the fox that just walked in was gonna think he was crazy.*

[Zhono]

*Zhono smiles at the apparetly suprized Blue-striped canid* Oh, it's not ridiculus at all. But yes, I did teleport here. *sets own finger on fire with a snap* I, err... take it you've never seen a mage before, have you? *Zhono puts the fire out* Sorry for freaking you out. I guess I should take into account that this realm has few native mages. *Zhono laughs nervously and offers to shake the confuzzled canid's hand* My name's Zhono C Veranhaut. Pleased to make your aquaintence, and you are?

[Gelidus]

*Gelidus's eyes open wide with shock and disbelieve. He starts thinking to himself* "What in the world?! an actual freaking mage!? If i told anyone i knew about this they would freak! HOLY **** FIRE!?!?!"*he takes a sip of coffee and tries to clam down* Okay chill out. Get a hold of yourself. There has to be some sort of explanation..." *Gelidus puts down his coffee and shakes the hand of the fox mage. Taking a deep breath he begins to talk* The pleasure is all mine, really. People call me Gelidus. So uhh...how exactly does this 'magic' work... *Fully excepting what just happened, Gelidus is now relaxed and very curious about what exactly is going on.* I mean...you see it in movies, games and TV but that actually looked...real

[Zhono]

*Zhono realizes that the canine is a bit freaked out, but continues on as i it were nothing, hoping it would calm him down a bit* It's not all that difficult really, if you are born into it and have the sufficient skill, though it can be dangerous. *conjures up a mage light* Of course, a mage light like this isn't dangerous, but something like this... *Zhono shoots a bolt of lightning at his cup of coffee, making it boil* ...can be dangerous if not properly trained. *leans back in chair* But I have yet to work out some of the kinks out of most of my spells. After all, I'm only 22 years old; I'm still a child!

*Zhono looks out the window at the spot where he teleported* In fact, such a kink is the reason why I'm lost in this infernal city. I'm trying to get to Rome, ya see. But my I can't focus my teleportation correctly *he looks at his hands frustratedly* Curse my inexperiance... *looks back up at the canid* But, enough about me. You neve did tell me your name.

[Gelidus]

*Gelidus is very intrigued by this whole thing. The more Zhono talks the more interested he becomes.* "If I'm born into it? I wonder what that mean? if its so dangerous is it and how come nobodies used it as a weapon..." *Gelidus continues to think in his head while listening to Zhono speak. His body begins to lean forward, and he starts to grasp his coffee tightly and drinks the beverage more frequently. The nonchalantness in how the fox is speaking of the subject intrigues him even more* Wait your trying to get to Rome? I think you need a bit more practice before trying to get there. Its quite a ways from New York *the canid chuckles a little at his own joke. He knows this conversation shouldn't be one way. He doesn't want to leave the subject, but he knows he should exchange some information of himself in return* My name is Gerald Halverson. But I don't let people call me that. So you can just stick with Gelidus. I'm always traveling, and I'm never in the same place once. The fact that I ended up in a city as big as this one is kinda surprising to me, actually.

[Zhono]

*Zhono shakes Gelidus's paw firmly and smiles* Pleasure to meet you. *Zhono looks out the window yet again, watching a seemingly extravigantly rich poodle lady walk by with her muzzle stuck up in the air* So, New York huh? Well, at least I hit the right realm... *turns back to Gelidus again quickly. Zhono appears to be a bit "all-over-the-place" at the moment for some reason.* So you're a drifter too, huh? What places have you been?

[Gelidus]

*Gelidus's ears perk when Zhono says "the right realm". A curious thing. He goes off into wonderment of what the other realms might be like. While his own mind is wandering he keeps his eye's fixed on Zhonos, as if the fox might disappear into thin air. This get him to notice that Zhonos just doesn't seem to be in this conversation, at least not nearly as much as himself* You ok? you seem...out of it. Anyway I've been to alot of places. I can't even imagine to tell you everywhere I've been. I do tend to go towards cold places though. So I've traveled through Russia, Canada and alot of mountains. But what about you. What are these different realms that you spoke of? *Gelidus's voice seem to become louder, almost booming when he asked the question because of his interest in the subject.*

[Daemon]

*Daemon walks in, all by himself. He stares around the coffeeshop, noticing the fumes of heat from the fresh-brewed coffee. He looks at his left shoulder* "You sure you want to go here? There are a million other places to check." *suddenly, a male Black Panther appears at his left shoulder, and a female at his right. They appear to be a brother and sister.* "I don't really care. It was her idea" *the male black panther says, indicating his sister* "Oh, sure. Blame it all on me, Nick. All because I'm a girl, and you don't think he'll-" "Be quiet!" *Daemon shouts, angrily* "The reason we came here was to see if Gel-" *Daemon pauses mid-sentence, the runs over to the table where Gelidus and Zhono are sitting. Daemon pulls his chair out, not waiting for the two panthers* "Wassup, Gel? Long time, no see."

[Gelidus]

*Brendyn's abrupt entrance removes the apparent trance he had on Zhono* "Brendyn!! I was wondering if you would ever show up! I thought for sure the clues I gave you would get you here faster. You're lucky I found this guy otherwise I would have left before you showed up. This is Zhono" *He waves toward the fox* "He's a uh...mage" *Gelidus moves forward to give Brendyn a huge.* "So how have you been?

[Daemon]

*Brendyn receives the hug, gladly* "Oh, same old-same old. Drawing, school, dealing with the aches and pains of bisexuality..." *Brendyn turns to look at the two siblings.* "And I picked up those two. Nick and Nanaly. They are usualy figments of my imagination, but I gave them life. Now they pester me everywhere." *Brendyn laughs, and Nanaly looks sad, Nick a little sheepish. They greet Gelidus and Zhono with a small "Hello" and disappear* "Hope they don't just serve coffee. I don't need the caffeine, you know?"

[Gelidus]

"Hello and goodbye Nick and Nanaly. You always have something new when I stop by Brendyn. I will definitely have to add real imaginary friends to my list. And what's wrong with the caffeine? Indulge! Coffee is one of the greatest inventions of this world. It's the only thing that can calm you down and charge you up at the same time." *Gelidus doesn't want to leave out his new found buddy, so he turns to him* "Sorry Zhono didn't mean to leave you out. This is Brendyn. He's an old friend of mine. I hope you don't mind him joining us."

[Zhono]

Oh, it's no trouble at all. The more the merrier I always say. *Zhono shakes Bredyn's hand firmly* Pleasure to make your aquaintence, my friend. *Zhono turns back to Gelidus, making sure to not ignore his questions. He just loves answering questions* So, you asked about other realms... Well, one would be suprized of the fast number and variety of the realms out there. Many are very similar to others. Why, not too long ago, I visted a realm that bears an uncanny likeness of this one, out of scholarly interest. I believed I heard it referred to as "Da-nee" or something of the sort. Anyhoo, it's exactly your native Kadilianse... at least, that's what my collegues call this realm... except for one big difference; the dominant creatures there have absolutely no fur, with exception of a small amount on thier heads. They call themselves "humans", but they're more barbarians than anything... Always fighting with each other due to petty differences... Of course, I haven't been there for too long, so maybe I'm judging them too quickly... *Zhono realizes that he may be boring his newfound friends* Er, sorry.  I tend to get lost in my stories. Sometimes I act like a Millenium-old sage... I do hope I'm not boring any of you. *rubs back of head nervously*

[Daemon]

"Yes. You were." Nick says, reappearing at Brendyn's shoulder. Nanaly appears behind Nick and hits him. "You don't just say that to someone! It's rude! And I for one was interested in what Zhono was saying!" Brendyn shakes his head. "Nice to meet you, Zhono. I've met these 'humans' before." Brendyn laughs. "Did you know there is a group of them who beleive in us, but don't know that we truly exist? A lot of them have this weird thing called there 'fursona'." Brendyn laughs again. "So, Gel. How's the job?"