Nightshade

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"Welcome to the Blueberry Cafe!"
Nightshade, the owner of the Cafe, greets you.

The interior is quite cozy, the walls are made of dark brown wood. Intricate designs are
carved into the walls.
The tables are also a dark wood, with blueberries and vines carved into them.
It's clear whoever did the woodwork put a lot of effort into it.

There are booths along the walls with blue cushions, some tables with wooden chairs near the middle,
and a bar with blue cushioned stools.
You sit at the bar and Nightshade hands you a menu.

There are shelves all around the Cafe, holding all sorts of nick knacks, books, and more plants.
You notice that most of the books are Mystery or History.
Even more plants are hanging from pots attached to the ceiling, mostly Ivy and bunches of yellow and blue flowers.

You look over your menu.

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The Menu

{Specials}

-Lemon cake
-Blueberry Cheesecake
-Blackberry pie
-Muffins (Strawberry banana, Blueberry walnut, and Cinnamon apple)

{Drinks}

-Hot chocolate
-Hot coffee
-Iced coffee

{Our tea flavors}
Hot or iced!

-Earl grey
-English breakfast
-Oolong
-Green
-Lemon tea (Hot water + Lemon and Honey)
-Floral tea (Hot water + Flowers)

Add fruit or flowers!

-Blueberries
-Blackberries
-Raspberries
-Boysenberries
-Lemon
-Orange
-Strawberries
-Cranberries

-Hibiscus
-Rose petals
-Jasmine
-Lavender
-Chamomile

We offer Honey, Cream, and Sugar with each cup!

{Desserts}

-Slice of cake (Lemon, Strawberry, Blackberry, or Blueberry)
-Slice of pie (Blackberry, Blueberry, Apple, Lemon)
-Cookies (Chocolate chip, Peanut butter, Blueberry Thumbprints and Sugar cookies)
-Muffins (Strawberry banana, Blueberry walnut, and Cinnamon apple)
-Slice of Cheesecake (Blueberry, Blackberry, Lemon, and Strawberry)

{Sandwiches + Pastries}

-Classic sandwich (White bread, Ham or Turkey, Cheese, Lettuce, Mustard or Mayonnaise)
-Spicy sandwich (White bread, Spicy ham or Turkey, Cheese, Lettuce, Mustard or Mayonnaise)
-Croissant
-Cinnamon rolls
-Scones (Blueberry, Strawberry, Blackberry, or Lemon)
-Cheese Danish (Strawberry, Blueberry, or Coffee)

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"Are you ready to order?"
You nod and Nightshade takes your order.
As you wait, you look around once more.
It's not that busy today, but there's still a few familiar faces.

Amethyst and Obsidian seem to be trying to write something in the corner booth, most likely scheming their next prank.
Carrie is enjoying a cup of earl grey at the end of the bar, she smiles at you when you look over.
Jessie, Nemesis, and Jinx are at a nearby table talking about their latest adventure.
You feel bad for Jessie's melted ice cream, he seems to have forgotten it.

Nightshade comes back, putting a pause to your dragon-watching.
He places your order down.
Nightshade stands behind the bar, brewing another pot of tea
while you enjoy your order.

When you're done, he starts talking to you.
You answer a few of his questions, he seems pleased.

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"Anything you want to ask me?"

("Any news?")

"The clans been quite busy lately, a bad storm destroyed a lot recently.
It's not too bad, luckily. My Cafe was mostly spared."

("Clan info?")

"If you want to know more about Morning Glory, you should ask Thistle. He's probably busy with restoration right now, but he'd be happy to talk about it afterward."

("Where should I visit next?")

"Well.. Most of the clan is still helping fix up the town. I believe the Blueberry Cafe is the only place
open as of right now. I'll be sure to keep you updated next time you come by."

("Gossip?")

"Oh? Well.. Alright. Just make sure you don't tell Vesper any of this.
Right now there are rumors of Skellie adopting an egg. Not sure, we'll just have to wait and see.
There's not many rumors about the Clan currently, or any new projects.
Maybe there will be something after the towns fixed up.
Actually, I remember someone talking about a possible Garden center.."


("Did you make the Cafe yourself?")

"I'm flattered, but no. I had help from my siblings and Atlas.
I did do all the wood carvings. It took ages."

("What's your favorite tea?"

"I like earl grey with lemon and blueberries, personally."

("Why do the pictures on the Menu look different?")

"Well, they were taken in front of a cloth, on top of a blueberry-themed tablecloth. I was
just going to take them here, but my sisters insisted that it'd look more professional."

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After a while, you realized it was time to go.
You can't spend all your time here after all!
You pay, and start to leave.

Nightshade waves as you walk out the door.
"Come back anytime."



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{Description}

Nightshade is a quiet Fae.
He prefers calmer spaces and listening to others talk rather than speaking himself.
Because of this, he usually fades into the background of conversations.
He has a great memory though. If you tell him something there's almost no chance he'll forget; even if you want him to!
Because of this, and the fact that dragons love to gossip at his Cafe, he knows a lot.
If you want the latest rumors, chances are he'll know.
He might even tell you! (Unless you're Vesper.)

{Age}

Young Adult

{Job}

Nightshade owns the Blueberry Cafe.

{Family}

Nightshades parents are Thistle and Lilly, he's on pretty good terms with his family.
He has three siblings, Boysenberry his older sister. (Who is serving under the Gladeskeeper),
Chokecherry and Chokeberry, his little sisters, and the self-proclaimed twins.
He's close with his younger siblings and usually stops by to chat with them in his free time.
Sometimes Boysenberry will visit his café.

{Friends & Enemies}

Nightshade is on neutral terms with most of the clan, even Vesper.
Vesper annoys Nightshade quite frequently for the latest rumors and possibly leaked Clan news.
Nightshade rarely gives him anything good enough for the paper, but every once in a while, he'll
indulge the Imperial.

He's friends with Atala and Wisteria.
Atala has a tea shop in Bell street, Nightshade frequently buys tea and honey for his café from him.
Because of this, they quickly found some common interests and have become close friends ever since.
Wisteria, on the other hand, became friends with him from visiting Nightshades café often.
His brother Atala first recommended it, after Wisteria kept pestering him over his new friend.
Now Wisteria pesters them both, but they have some enjoyable banter.

{Likes & Dislikes}

Nightshades loves Tea and Blueberries, surprise.
He's also a fan of wood carving, he took lessons from Drudwen, and fell in love.
It's a nice quiet activity.
He tends to read Mystery novels and History books aswell.
Nightshade likes knowing things.

He doesn't like busy places like parties that much, but he'll come to them occasionally.
He absolutely despises most yarn. He doesn't know why, he just can't stand the feeling of it.
(He still has the yarn sweater Boysenberry made for him, he just doesn't wear it.)

{Hobbies}

Wood carving and baking mostly.
He has his own little garden, and he takes care of the plants in his Cafe as well.

{More info}

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{Theme song}

Bluestone Alley by Wei Congfei