Mind Blind Sneak Peak: Vegetarian Restaurant Button
Added 2022-04-24 02:40:58 +0000 UTCChapter Five 2.0 will go up in a few hours (internet willing), but I'm sharing this snippet because I suspect most Buttons won't take time off wooing their love interests to go have have pineapple salsa with Nick at "Don't Kale The Vibe."
I'm really, really proud of the vegetable joke. Thanks to everyone on The Sanctum discord that helped me workshop it.
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Don’t Kale The Vibe’s entre dishes are adequate enough, but they’ve gained popularity due to their dips. You order a basket of corn chips and half of the salsas on the menu. It’s expensive, but Nick’s paying.
[i]I am?[/i]
He is. You nicked his spare credit card from where it was taped to beneath the cookie jar.
CHOICES:
#I smile at the stranger and ask if he comes here often.
Your conversation goes smoothly enough until it’s time for you to leave, when the man asks if you’d like to come back to his house for a massage. You wouldn’t, which seems to offend him, and he leaves in a huff.
Not the best social interaction to celebrate your first day as a newly minted Pollard Five.
[i]You’re too charming for your own good,[/i] Nick thinks. [i]Also, he was an asshole.[/i]
#I open with a lighthearted joke. “Why did the tofu cross the road?”
The man squints at you.
“To prove it wasn’t a chicken.”
Nick laughs. The stranger switches booths. Overall, not the best social interaction to celebrate your first day as a newly minted Pollard Five.
#I open with a dark joke. “Why did the vegan cannibal visit the ICU?”
The man squints at you.
“They were shopping for vegetables.”
Nick laughs despite your joke putting him on the menu. The stranger switches booths. Overall, not the best social interaction to celebrate your first day as a freshly minted Pollard Five.
#I try to find a common interest. “Did you read [i]Animal Empowerment[i]’s recent article on slaughterhouse conditions?”
The man eventually moves to another booth. This is fine by you because he forgets his chip basket.
[i]We need to work on your social skills, Button.[/i]
Comments
This is the silliest thing ever but your story helped me seem oh-so smart while watching Law and Order. The witness mentioned that the explosion smelled like garlic, and I was like "hey, I know what that means!" Basically, you get full credits for making me seem smart in front of my family, lol.
2022-04-24 22:13:31 +0000 UTCThere's something very surreal about a disembodied voice telling you to work on your social skills
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2022-04-24 17:59:57 +0000 UTC
