Moonlight Bard

"I see. I imagined you would have more waste, you have too many things going on that didn't exist before," he says as he takes a sip from his drink. It's sweet and he quite likes it too despite thinking he wouldn't. "But I didn't think it would be much of a problem as you have just implied," he says frowning a bit before going back to eating.

"Yeah it gets to be a terrible problem in this world. Waste. So many things were made to simply be disposable it would bury us all if we didn't do things to try and stop it from happening." Avery did his best to live a life that would take care of nature. His own wardrobe was mostly thrifted and led efforts in the community to push for recycling. "We can make sure that we are getting you really quality pieces. I have a good eye, and I am sure you do as well. I am really into having a capsule wardrobe myself. Just enough for a week. Keeps things clean and tidy."

Bruno took a last minute look at himself in the break room mirror, fixing his hair and making sure he wasn't harboring any stowaway greenery. After a quick sprucing and a quick verbal goodbye to the plants there, Bruno leaves the greenhouse doors. The young wolf could feel his heartbeat slowly quicken as he continued on his path towards Avery. He makes a turn at a corner near the coffee shop and could feel his heart race faster. As Avery came into view, Bruno's pulse quickened.

Avery snorted a laugh as Bruno came closer to him, saying things like he was more handsome since the last time they met. "You know I am sure that should be my line." Avery wasn't sure if he should reach out and take Bruno's hand or stand by him. He decided to simply hold out his hand for Bruno to see if the other wanted to take a hold of it. He wouldn't force anything the other didn't want. Still he couldn't help but smile at the handsome wolf. He was so cute it was hard to not just stare.

Bruno couldn't help but carry a proud look throughout his shift at the plant nursery. As he was packaging a few succulents for an order, the young wolf's ears perk up as the store's phone begins to ring. Bruno's grin spreads across his face as he hears the familiar voice of Avery across the line. "Just got off, huh. Gotta say, that's a little direct."

Avery was normally so chill, calm and collected. Something about Bruno made him trip over his tongue and act like a stumbling fool. A completely uncool individual. Oh um -yeah! Yes. I will see you here." he said with a nod as he looked down at himself and then back to his co-workers who had been teasing him all morning. He hadn't quite been able to stop himself from talking about the man from the morning who he had gotten a phone number from. "I'm looking forward to seeing you."

Bruno raised his eyebrows at the fox's request. He bites his lip slightly, entertaining the idea in his head. Looking at them now, Bruno finds Avery's lips very soft and very tempting. The young wolf leans himself towards the counter, he brushes his lips against Avery's. They felt as soft as he imagined them to be. While he kisses Avery, Bruno sneaks a couple of dollars onto the counter. Before breaking the kiss, Bruno takes the receipt with Avery's phone number as well.

Avery melted just a bit at the kiss, a little surprised the other even decided to go through with his silly request. He smiled as Bruno pulled back and blushed deeply as the other man left. Avery did his best to cool off before the other workers came in for the mid morning shift, he didn't want to be called out in front of everyone like that.

"I can't say no to a seat like that-- Face, I mean. Can't say no to a face like that." Bruno chuckles at Avery, enjoying getting him to blush. Probably a bit too much. He figured he'd have the rest of their afternoon to get Avery to blush. There was no denying that Avery was cute and Bruno wasn't about to let someone like him slip away. Bruno reached into his own pants pocket, retrieving a business card for the Greenhouse Nursery. He places it onto the counter.

Avery couldn't help his blush, Bruno was so handsome. Everything about him made Avery swoon, his smile, his eyes, his fluffy hair. The way he could pick out Bruno's smell from the other's wafting in the air of the coffeehouse. The way his voice made Avery's heart pound just a bit harder with every syllable it spoke. A schoolboy crush? Perhaps something a bit stronger than that. A chemical attraction to the man for sure. Taking the business card, he immediately put the number on it into his phone so he could get in contact with the man. In turn picking up a bit of receipt paper and scribbling his number on it to hand him.

"And then some." Bruno smirks down at the fox as he continued to observe Avery from the other side of the counter. He couldn't help but smile at the barista's reaction to his own words. Bruno usually kept his mouth in check, being an omega from Willowshire, a quick lipped omega didn't fair well. With Avery, however, Bruno couldn't see the harm in some innocent flirting.

Avery turned bright red when Bruno asked him if plenty of people asked if they could sit on his face. He wasn't able to keep his composure in the face of such a tempting proposition from the other man. "Not so many. But I would definitely let someone do it if they looked like you. I am sure you have a perfect ass for it." Avery was normally much more bold, and outgoing but the other man flirting with him like that made him falter. Bruno was so handsome- and being a time traveler only made Avery more attracted to him. The mystery of it all.

Dominic chuckled. It wouldn't have been the first time that someone told him that he was too happy in the morning and he was sure that it wasn't his last. "It's a good morning. Especially when I get a chance to see my favorite barista." He grinned. He always enjoyed sharing his positive demeanor, hoping to put a smile on other's faces. He watched as the man made his drink, possessing a talent that he didn't dare think about attempting. "That is tragic. I mean, I also slept alone but it's hard to have early morning when you're sharing a bed." There was a bit of curiosity in Dominic's face as the time travelers were brought up. "Yeah, I'm going to pretend that I know what Outlander is but I think the guys are cute. Definitely curious to see how they fit in. " Dominic took a sip of his drink after it was set in front of him. He let out a small moan as he body processed how good it was. "Delicious as always, Ave." He was still the only one there so he stayed a bit to chat. "I'm redecorating my classroom. New season, new look, ya know? I'm thinking florals... for spring... Admittingly, the decorations are mainly for me."

"Am I your favorite barista? Wow such a high honor I cannot believe that you think so highly of me." Avery laughed as he sipped some of his own coffee and leaned on the counter so he could enjoy his conversation with the other man. "I am super sneaky silent. Well not ghost moon silent, but I move fast enough that I can pretty much make sure I don't disturb my partners. Call it a specialty." he said with a little laugh. "It's a super horny show about this lady who time travels and has a hot past husband." he said summing it down to the basest level for the other man. "Maybe I'll snag myself a little past boyfriend. Who knows."

"Well, I can't speak for all of us, but I'm guilty of charming a few men from back home." Bruno begins to watching the other man place the flowers in a new vase, not exactly being subtle in checking out Avery as he approached him. Bruno wasn't meaning to be brash, but if living in Willowshire had taught him anything, it was to make your interest known as soon as possible. "Although, your looks could rival most of them."

"I am sure you had no end of men swooning for you." Avery said with a little smile, unable to keep himself from blushing, or staring at Bruno. He was so handsome, and it was flattering to have the other man flirting with him so heavily. "Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. You know you are the real looker between us." he said with a little laugh as he began to make the other man the latte he wanted. He wanted to make it the best one he had ever made, if only so Bruno would come back and see him again.

He side smiles as Avery gets excited about shopping while he sips the last of his coffee. "Sure, we can go shopping. I could use new clothes and other stuff, the help would be appreciated as well." He replies going back to his bagel, it was truly delicious and filling. He raised an eyebrow at the statement that they were friends now but quickly smiled at him again. "What is thrifting," he asked then, moving his head to the side in a confusing statement.

"I like helping without having to expend a bunch of effort and shopping is fun and not much effort so right up my alley." he said with a little laugh as he watched John enjoy his food and drink, happy he could meet another time traveler. He was endlessly fascinated by all of them. "Thrifting is like- buying clothes second hand. You usually find really nice pieces that are less money. We also have a problem with waste in this time, so buying more sustainably is helpful."

John pulled out his phone and looked at the picture side-smiling at it a little bit. He placed the phone on the counter then and, with one hand, navigating through it to try and add Avery as his contact. After some failures, he managed to do it. His phone was pretty blank from apps, he only had it because of work and they could call him at any time to go work on an emergency or something, which hadn't happened yet, but that was the sole reason for it.

When John brought up shopping Avery lit up like the night sky under a full moon. "I love shopping! Let's go shopping. Clothes are a lot less expensive I bet. And there is so much variety. " Avery loved to the shop, actually anything that was not necessarily productive. He was enjoying the company of the other man before the morning rush came in and he would actually have to work for the day, though truthfully he never moved that fast. "We're friends now so I feel like it should be my duty to help you shop. We can go thrifting! You can usually find really good stuff if you know where to look and what to look for."

Ludwig glances between the enchanted windows and the barista with a wrinkled nose. "No thank you. I'm not going to risk catching fire." Witches had done enough for his art, enchanting his portraits so the eyes followed the viewer and even changed facial expressions. Blood certainly did sound good Ludwig couldn't ignore the faint rumbling of his stomach. He hadn't eaten since last night and already he was famished. "I'll take a bag of blood too, please. Preferably blood type A- if you have it." Ludwig stepped up to the counter, mouth watering at the sight of that cooler full of his life essence. His sudden inspiration must have made him quite hungry. "I woke up about an hour ago. Last night I had a dream that gave me a few ideas for some new pieces in my gallery. I've got to make them a reality before they're lost in the fog of my dreams." He says, drumming his fingertips on the counter as he waited for his coffee and blood. The typical breakfast for a vampire in New Haven.

"I would never let someone as fetching as you burn. It would be a travesty. A waste really. I mean who am I going to appreciate this morning if you set on fire." Avery flirted, opening the cooler that held the blood and fished out an A- bag. "Would you like it warmed up or do you want it cold? Also what does blood taste like?" he asked passing the coffee over the counter to the other man first, waiting to see if he wanted the blood warmed.

John pulled out his own smartphone so he could search for his phone number in it, and then took the other's phone and wrote down his contact details in it before returning it. It was nice to have someone to…contact? No, there was another word for it. Text? Yes, it had to be text. "There," he says putting his own phone back into his pocket carefully so it wouldn't fall over.

Avery giggled as he snapped a picture of himself and sent it to John's phone so the other man would have his number now as well. "Now you have my number and you can text me anytime you want. I think one of the best things about the world we live in now is that, people are so accessible. Everyone you know is at your fingertips and friends are easy to come by." he said with that easy cheerful smile he was known for.

"I have been religiously studying about your world... your era more like. I have learned quite a bit to be able to say I understand the basics but I wouldn't trust myself with a car in a million years. There are still things I don't know like this latte of yours or how to use a computer properly yet. I'm still getting the hang of these, uh, smartphones. Thankfully I don't have many people I know that I have to call for. I also get confused with the many different alcoholic drinks you guys have, in my era it was very selected ones."

"Oh smartphones. I love smartphones. I mean I don't think I could live without mine." Avery paused for a moment and smiled before pulling out his phone and opening where you could put in new contact. "Here John put your number in so I can text you. And you can ask me questions if you need to." he said offering the lit screen to the other man.