[text] Making Deliveries

[whenyouneedme]

[Did you hear about the guy that got ushered out of Diacht's temple because he went off and started shouting at god? Yes? Maybe forget about that. No? Excellent, that's not what his post was about.

Kai had been meaning to post about this for a bit. Now that he deeply needed a distraction that was more constructive than trying to fight god and losing-- not that he'd done that! ... yet!-- it was a pretty good time.]

Hey. Figured I'd throw this out here while all the shops are putting in orders.

I've got a pretty quick motorbike and lots of free time to ride it in. If you want something delivered or need a ride somewhere, you can contact Kaito. [Here's his number, wow.] It's pay-what-you-want, but the minimum's ((the equivalent of $5)) unless it's somethin' real crazy. I can do store pick ups and stuff too, if you let 'em know I'll be the one grabbing your stuff. Open till 10 PM unless its an emergency.

If you're interested, hit me up.

Oh, and let Magolor know if you need something made. He does good work.

Comments

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[daikonrose]

Grand Emissary Magolor made your bike?? It was him!?

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[whenyouneedme]

[Oh that is how that could be read, isn't it. Oops.]

Oh, no no. He helped me out with the storage and stuff. The bike just kinda happened.

[daikonrose]

Oh, I see! He really is very talented though, huh?
I'm not sure I understand how a bike can just happen, but at the same time I guess I get it.... Since it's this place....

Good for you, though! It must be nice, having a job.

[whenyouneedme]

He is!
And yeah. This place.

[The giver and taker of people and things. Kai frowned at his phone for a few moments.]

We'll see how it goes. I don't actually need an excuse to ride around all day, but it's nice to have one sometimes.

[daikonrose]

So, do customers need an excuse to ask for a ride?

[ It's not until she presses send that Kyoko pauses long enough to wonder at herself for asking that kind of question, and for how easily it had rolled out. Unless Magolor's modifications included a sidecar, she knows what riding with Kaito would entail. ]

[whenyouneedme]

Course not.

You wouldn't either.

[daikonrose]

Oh, I'm not trying to ask for freebies!! I'm really not. I would pay you properly.

video

[begguiling]

Thank you for the plug~! Advertisement's worth its weight in Dora! Not that I'd ever turn down Dora. I'll let you know when I next need a delivery!

video

[whenyouneedme]

[Oh, a video. Kai didn't mind flipping it on for this particular orb.]

Course, I'm real happy with it. I'll be lookin' forward to your patronage.

[begguiling]

[He's always gotta video! Gotta get his cute face seen! And texting is annoying.]

You know, I had a good time working on it too. It's been a long time since I did that kind of custom work.

[whenyouneedme]

[Mittens are in fact the worst texting apparel.]

Hoh, that's good! What other stuff have you done before?

[begguiling]

Hehehe, that's quite a long list you're asking for. I have many, many skills. I reeeeaally should get to work on promoting them more . . .

[Craftsmanship isn't the path he'd decided to pursue on this planet; he's been throwing his efforts behind acting as an envoy and all, and had decided early not to pursue something more mundane like keeping a shop. But . . . he misses it. He has to admit now more than ever that he misses having physical handiwork to do and regular customers rather than just people who address entirely other people through him.]

On the simpler side of things, I'm always available for sewing work!

[whenyouneedme]

Ohhh. Don't doubt it.

[And he didn't! A tiny smile had worked its way to Kai's face despite himself, the kind that said he was proud of his friend's accomplishments.]

Guess I shouldn't be surprised by sewing. You did your hoods and stuff, yeah?

[iustaegis]

Is this a courier business? Or a one-time thing?

[whenyouneedme]

OH

A business. Any day, not just today.

[iustaegis]

And it’s not to pricey, too!

Oh my goodness, oh no, did you always have this and I didn’t realize it until now?!

[whenyouneedme]

I've been giving it a few trial runs, but I haven't put it out there til now

You haven't missed anything!

[iustaegis]

Oh, phew. I’m glad to hear. I dearly wouldn’t want to miss a grand opening of yours or anything like that!

Or does this count as one?

[whenyouneedme]

Ha, this is it! It's not like I've got a storefront or anything.

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[shroudedsecrets]

[also: private, at some later date toward the end of the month]

Hello.

When you are available, I have a request for a delivery of twelve (12) of your oranges to be brought to Affurgato.

This... is is a separate order from our usual requests, so please inform me when you arrive. Thank you.

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[whenyouneedme]

[Gotta love them direct text messages!]

Can do. I'm guessing you'd like them sooner than later? I'm free now.

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[shroudedsecrets]

Yes, that would be best, if it is not an inconvenience.

[ It's within the hours he said he'd be available, so she'd suppose it isn't, but hard not to feel a little strange about it all the same. ]

[whenyouneedme]

Gotcha. Be there soon.

[Don't worry, Honerva, that's just the first time delivery oddity. Soon that would wear off and there would only be the feeling of Convenience™.

And lo, it wasn't that long after that Kai would arrive. It had seemed a little weird to specify that it was a separate request, so he just kept himself perched on his bike while he shot off another message.]

Hey, I'm here. Did you want me to bring them in, or should I wait outside?

[shroudedsecrets]

[ She checks the ping. He had been quicker than anticipated. Strange, that this seems to be outside of the cafe's hours, but... ]

You may enter, just follow Kova for now.

[whenyouneedme]

[Unless a timeframe's set, Kai was rolling with the notion that most deliveries were ASAP. And here we were, with ASAP being... now!]

Gotcha.

[Things he could do. Gathering up her orange bounty, Kai let himself in to the establishment. At least he was familiar enough with it that he had a sense of where to wait and where to start keeping an eye out for certain feline friends.]