#cursed cafe

"Well hey there, little flame princess."

"What do you want with me?"

"Oh, you look bothered. Is it the scars?"

"You wanna know how I got 'em?"

"That depends. Do you want to know how my foolish big brother got his scar burned onto his face?"

"Uuuuh....dunno. Don't think it'd be as interesting a story."

"Well then you can talk to the back of my hand while I go finish the rest of my Red Tea and Hot Cheesy Grits."

"And I'd not recommend getting too close to the hand, either. Wouldn't want those scars to suddenly get much larger."

"Potionista! I have evening plans requiring knowledge of flowers. Make me that special learning potion of yours!"

"So you have a thirst....for knowledge?"

"I do not respond to puns, darling. My lawyers do. Now you see, flowers are so very fragile. Vulnerable to pests, weather, darkness..."

"Yep, they need care just like any fine concoction or ingredient."

"Are you planting some over at your place?"

"No. I hate them. Especially my neighbors treacherous roses!"

"They climb over my fence and catch on my clothes as I rush on by!"

"So I intend to use my newfound knowledge to kill them - and make it look like it was an accident!"

"Of course she does. Should've figured she's as much a menace to plants as she is to animals..."

"Hello? This is Powah Broker. Am I speaking to Count Olaf?"

"This is indeed the very talented and handsome Count Olaf answering your call. Oh what now do you beckon me for, Lightbringer?"

"Well see, I had a business partner doing work for me in my most recent schemes against the Cursed Cafe on the City outskirts, but he kinda sorta got completely obliterated so now I'm lacking an extra set of eyes to spy on the Cafe for me."

"That is a most....unfortunate event. So is this where you'd have me come in? Close range spywork really isn't my strongest suit, and were I to do it I'd expect to you increase my pay."

"Hey, I didn't say anything about slotting you into a dead lizard shaped hole, Count Cockadoodle! Don't get ahead of yourself and especially don't get ahead of ME! This call isn't about you per say, but about your acting troupe. Has there been any new arrivals in it, anyone particularly physically fit who also would not give off the impression that they're out doing any dirty work for anyone else other than themselves?"

"As it so happens, we did accept a new arrival into the troupe just last month. You probably know of him - calls himself....Captain Hook."

[Kanade hangs her head and says no word. She silently walks over to pick up her guitar and begins to play, singing in a melodic voice.]

Heard her say "Hasta la vista" I ran out the door to see her She was meeting up with Freeza And that's where I had to leave her I said "Get a grip, you diva You'll be able to retrieve her Man, I wish I could believe her Oh, the less I see the better The less I see the better Oh, my love, can't you see that I own your mind? No surprise when you're ridin' with him like every night. Oh, my love, can't you see you belong at my side? Don't suppose you could convince your mentor to change his mind? So goodbye..... She says, "It's not all or neither Wait a while, it'll break the fever" I said, "Sure, that's a reliever Just hope I can still decieve her Hope I can still decieve her Hope I can still decieve her Oh, my love, can't you you belong at my side? I don't suppose you could convince your mentor to change his mind? I was doin' fine where I was 'Til I saw your face, now I can't erase Answerin' to all his bullshit Is this what you want? is this who you are? I was doin' fine where we were 'Til I saw your eyes turn away from mine Oh, he's got you where he wants you Said, "well, barbarian, it's time for you to die!"

Said, "well, barbarian, it's time for you to die!"

"Uh....you might have to define "feeling" in this context?"

"Well, I know that Kizuna can be a real pain 'cause she's....well, like that. But she still didn't deserve what happened to her - what I did to her. Despite the bad blood we still clearly have in our personal lives, she's been surprisingly supportive cheering for me during my track runs, so I guess that's her way of showing me she's not all bad, nor has she been holding a real grudge over the killing game."

"As for Akane, I've been trying to figure her out this whole time and now I know for sure that the Akane who I became friends with, that side of her, wasn't a total fabrication put into her head, nor did it go away after she got her memories back. She cares about me just as much as I do her, even if she's got a twisted way of showing it."