did she want a drink? avi looked at the iced latte she was holding, the cup pretty much empty, and finally figured out how she’d gotten to this particular duck suit topic in the first place. “oh yeah, i’m picking up for my friends, including the duck suit offender, but i guess i could use a new iced latte as well.” she walked a few steps to the nearest bin and to throw the empty cup away. “yeah see, normally i’d support outrageous outfit choices…” she gestures to herself, bright red skirt with an oversized band tee, platform boots and pink sunglasses that definitely clashed with the skirt. “but i know the stuff that gets dropped off at the clothes swap, i’ve worked at hand me down for long enough now. and any weird adult sized costumes are just not trust worthy. like, i do not want to think what that was used for. do you?” avi explained with animated hand gestures, seemingly oblivious to laika’s tone of voice. “anyway, i’d like a new iced latte with almond milk, a flat white, and a black coffee with extra espresso, please?”
“ new iced latte . almond milk . flat white . black coffee , extra espresso .. got it , “ she turned back to the wide array of syrups , milks and stirrers , working on the order that avi had spouted off , just like her job description noted . she wasn’t the best at what she did , but laika didn’t hold much of a relationship with her boss , fellow colleagues or the profession in general . the cafe allowed her enough money to get by , to pay her rent and bills with some left over for a few fresh garments each month , but did she enjoy it ?? well , wasn’t that obvious by the sour expression across her features ?? “ yeah , i don’t wanna think about grown men in animal suits any more than i have to . there aren’t many excuses there that make it not creepy . i mean , it’s always creepy , but some are more understandable than others . as long as it’s not , like , a weird sex thing .. “ shoulders rolled , sitting the black coffee on the counter once it was complete and turning to finish off the rest . “ are you paying on cash or card , and do you have a loyalty card ?? “