Happy to be alive

Lonely Tourist Charlotte Charles. Beekeeper. Currently at the Pie Hole.

[edwin-cooper]

So who do I call about Punxsutawney Phil’s end-of-winter date being very, very wrong?

[beekeeperchuck]

There must be government officials who deal with that sort of stuff. Like a secret season division.

[ned-baker]

Is that right? But pies smell the same, whether it’s mine or John Doe’s pies.

[beekeeperchuck]

It is right, your pies have a special smell, because everybody makes their pies slightly different. You don't put any cheese into the crust, for example.

[gerhard-martin]

[nostlenne]

Hell yeah I’ll grow my own sage and thyme.

[rosebramblewolf]

although i will bet you approximately nine million dollars that is in fact sweet alyssum and not “sweet asylum”

[ned-baker]

Nothing beats the smell of pies in the morning.

[beekeeperchuck]

Nothing beats the smell of your pies in the morning.

[bentheflorist-deactivated201404]

… Really? That just makes it even cooler. Wow. That’s, like, Saint-level of niceness. I was told to give my cookies to the homeless shelters but we decided it wasn’t a good idea ‘cause they’d have chipped a tooth or something.

Flowers are always great to have, especially when they’re for bees. I’m actually really looking forward to it too. I don’t get to do this much for friends. And you gave me honey, so you’re definitely a friend.

[beekeeperchuck]

Thank you. But now I'm curios about these cookies, what happened to them? I know a thing or two about baking, maybe I can help.

Exactly, flowers are one of the most amazing things! They are really pretty, they smell nice and together with bees they create the amazing gift of honey, there's no reason not to like them.

[bentheflorist-deactivated201404]

When you come by the shop, I’ll give you a donation. Quid pro quo, y’know? But I wouldn’t ask you to buy something just because you want the donation. I’ll give you it anyway, and you should definitely sell it, home-made honey is so cool.

There’s a lot of stuff for outside. If you want something for bees, then I’d recommend things like bluebells, daffodils and forget-me-not’s - they’re actually my favourite flowers, but each to their own -, and they all look pretty. And you can pot all of them.

[beekeeperchuck]

I used to sell it, actually, and give the money to the homeless or those who needed it. It was a community project and I really liked doing it, but of course there was only minmal profit.

Oh I already have a lot of flowers, I just need even more. For the bees and because it makes the rooftop look amazing. We can pick out the pretty ones when I'm at the shop, I'm looking forward to it.

[fjcjessica]

I would recommend you to not make it that girly. I mean, the pictures are too feminin, the colors are like too bright. Try to change them into a little bit more softer colors, if you understand? Well, you should’ve tried harder.

[beekeeperchuck]

Oh I will definitely keep that in mind, thank you very much.

You're always welcome to the Pie Hole to help me pick out better decoration and maybe eat a pie or two, you know?

[fjcjessica]

I’ve seen better, and you have seen better. You’re taste is not really the best, I see. You should definently try to do something about it. Trust me, it’s for your own good.

Well, the sizes of the pictures says something else.

[beekeeperchuck]

So what would you recommend? Just letting everything rot away? You know as well as I do that without a bit help nothing would ever change in there and while that has a peculiar charm, it doesn't work after a while. I was just trying to help.

[fjcjessica]

I’m pretty sure you won’t be able to convinve Ned. You didn’t convinve me, I’m sure you won’t convince anyone else then. It’s not looking good, and I’m not just saying that to be a bitch.

It could be.

[beekeeperchuck]

It looked absolutely great, that wasn't even the problem! And you can't just... not change anything until your costumers die away from old age.

And I would never break down the Pie Hole. I just changed some of the pictures, it's nothing big.

[bentheflorist-deactivated201404]

I was a little worried in case they came in buckets and I had to drag a bucket of honey home but yes, definitely, jars are great. [He takes the jars with a wide smile] What do I owe you for these?

Yeah, of course. We do bouquets and flower arrangements, sure, but we got loads of stuff for just around the house or in the garden if you wanna come by and take a look.

[beekeeperchuck]

For now, nothing, but you could always donate money for a good cause! I'm giving it away because I don't have enough space to store it. I might sell it in the future, who knows.

Oh that's great, I kind of need some that I can out outside for the bees, I might come over and look at the soon. As soon as I'm done giving away honey.

[fjcjessica]

Nothing’s perfect, never heard of that? And it was a bad idea. I haven’t heard that sort of bullshit in a long time, you’ll have to work a lot if you want it to be good, because honestly     It wasn’t. You shouldn’t be taking yourself or that idea so solemn.

[beekeeperchuck]

Even if that's the case, everybody has made mistakes and this surely wasn't one. It could have gone better, but it had great potential. I just... need to convince Ned that this was the case and everything will be fine.

It's not like I broke down the Pie Hole.

[fjcjessica]

Wow, I told you that was not a good idea, but did you listen? 

[beekeeperchuck]

Well, I still think it was a good idea. It would have needed a bit more work but then it would have been perfect.

And it can still work, if I try hard enough!

[henrymacmillan-blog]

That would explain it! I was gonna say selling things to the homeless doesn’t sound like the most intelligent business plan.

I’m Henry by the way.

[beekeeperchuck]

And not the nicest thing either, they don't really have that much money to give away.

Nice to meet you Henry, I'm Chuck.

[bentheflorist-deactivated201404]

Like… Two jars? Do you do jars? I only ever bought honey from supermarkets, I don’t know how it comes if it’s homemade. But yeah. Like two jars.

[beekeeperchuck]

Yes, they come in jars. Unless you prefer something else, but jars are the most practical. [She hands him two jars] Here.

You're the florist, right? Do you have potted flowers?

[henrymacmillan-blog]

Oh so you have a wealthy family? Lucky you! But how can you sells something to the homeless, what do you get in exchange?

[beekeeperchuck]

Well, kind of.... we didn't really have to worry about money at least.

No, I mean I sold the honey and donated the money I got to help the homeless!

[henrymacmillan-blog]

I’m not really a fan of honey but thanks. Judging by your outfit you’re a bee keeper right? Do you make a lot of money off that?

[beekeeperchuck]

I used to sell honey for the homeless, which doesn't really make any money, but my aunts had enough of that so it didn't matter. Then I moved, but kept my bees so now I have too much honey to keep all of it.

[bentheflorist-deactivated201404]

That actually sounds really, really cool right now.

[beekeeperchuck]

Great! How much do you want?