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“Don’t get me wrong. I like pumpkin and all, but not everything has to be pumpkin flavored, just because Halloween is right around the corner.” Gabby held up a Durex condom packet, shaking her head in utter disbelief that the store would carry such a product. “Exhibit A.”

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Jojo’s entire face crinkled up at the pumpkin condom, letting out a little gagging noise. “No. Just....no. And personally? I believe in not stocking pumpkin flavored things until the fall. When they’re in season. No need to start that shit in August,” she said with a shake of her head, her eyes rolling at even the thought of starting to make pumpkin recipes already. It wasn’t even fall.

#jojo has a little vegan bistro that she's referring to #thread #thread: gabby #gabby01

syd-bates

“Oh crap. Was I talking too much again?” Sydney asked the person in front of her who was staring at her with a confused look. “I talk a lot when I’m nervous,” she admitted with a smile as some of her hair hid the light blush appearing on her cheeks.

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“No, no, not at all!” Jojo protested, blinking her eyes a few times to bring herself back to focus. “I’m just in a weird mood and zoned out there for a moment. Rewind. What are you nervous about?”

#i'm kinda assuming a friendship?? but really you can still take this wherever ya want #thread #thread: sydney #sydney01

theomorrison‌:

Jesus, twenty-five and she already ran a successful business? As much as Theo liked to boast about how much money he made bouncing and performing, it wasn’t really a career in itself. This lady had managed to get married, get divorced, and run her own bakery in such a short span of time. Though he’d never admit it — not to her or to himself, she was doing way better than him, and he had a whole decade on her. “At least you got this out of it. Relationships are a fucking waste in my opinion,” he shrugged, more bitter than he’d care to say. “How do you shackle yourself to one person the rest of your life? It can’t be done — at least not for real. You’re lucky you got out when you did. You still got your whole life ahead of you.”

“Trust me, after my attempt at it? I totally agree,” Jojo said, a tight little smile on her face as she answered. She tried to be positive about a lot of things, including her failed marriage. After all, it directly resulted in her bistro, as she reminded herself in moments where she wondered if she had made the right decisions. But sometimes, it rankled her, the way her marriage had turned out. “And my ex certainly agrees on that sentiment. Even while we were together,” she alluded, shrugging one shoulder up. “But enough about that. I know most of my regulars but I don’t think we’ve met before. Is this your first time in, or did your cravings lead you specifically to vegan food?” she asked.

#thread #thread: theo #theo01

isabelhayes‌:

Classes hadn’t begun yet for the University yet Isabel had been busy in preparations for the fall semester but a late afternoon break and a needed caffeine fix had her in line at the coffee shop. “Oh dear god,” she mumbled as she glanced further back in the line to see which girls were discussing how badly they wanted to fuck their teacher. The pair looked as though they were possibly seniors in high school but it was hard to tell these days. Isabel glanced to the person near her, assuming they had heard the girls talking loudly and openly as well. “I hope they’re at least eighteen,” she commented and then smirked with the small joke in her head. “They’re clearly not going to be future literature majors with the lack of eloquence.”

Jojo let out a low cough of laughter at the words of the woman in line in front of her, shaking her head. “You never know, you never know - when you’re eighteen you say stupid shit all the time. And you have to admit you’re curious about what this teacher looks like now, aren’t you?” she joked, shaking her head as she glanced over her shoulder at the girls. “God, high school. What a weird time in life.”

#thread #thread: isabel #isabel01

juliette-lockwood‌:

“You’re not kidding there,” Juliette said with a chuckle before sitting down in the empty chair at the table. “Thank you, and yeah, this coffee shop is usually very busy. Well, to be honest, this is the only coffee place I go to because of how amazing their coffee is,” she said smiling. “I’m Juliette by the way.”

“It is some of the best around, isn’t it?” Jojo agreed with a smile. She could afford to be generous and compliment the place honestly - while her bistro served coffee, it certainly wasn’t one of her major focuses. “I live right around the corner, so it’s an easy way to get out when I don’t feel like sitting at home alone, you know - though I’m sure they get annoyed when it results in me just loitering at a table during a rush.”

#thread #thread: juliette #juliette01

oliverschulz‌:

“On a scale from, ’I can sometimes make important phone calls without crying’ to ’I have a stable job with a steady income, a spouse who loves me, a dog, and two kids who are screwed up minimally at worst’, how much of an adult are you?” He asked, stumbling on some of his words as he was deep into the drinking already but still asked his question nonetheless. For some reason he thought he didn’t have his shit together so asking other adults how much of adults they were seemed like a good idea.

“Honestly? I’m all over the map on that one. I have my own business, but...I hate scheduling my own appointments, and I’ll decline a phone call from someone who isn’t a contact and then google the number rather than answering. No spouse - anymore. No kids, no pets. Just me and my bistro kicking along together,” Jojo answered, one side of her mouth curling up in a smile. It was weird - sometimes she felt so accomplished at her young age and other times she felt like a total mess who had no idea who they were or what they were doing. She supposed that was normal, though. And she knew she had it more together than most, in a lot of ways. “Rough week?” she asked the male in a sympathetic tone, figuring something had to have happened to drive him to be asking such a question.

#thread #thread: oliver #oliver01

theomorrison‌:

“Props to you,” he grinned, leaning back as she took his plates away from him. Living in Portland, it wasn’t incredibly hard for him to find vegan options, which was definitely a blessing considering he didn’t cook much. Well, more like he couldn’t cook much since he’d never really learned the craft other than some pasta and frozen dinners. “That’s sick, dude. How old are you, though, for real? ‘Cause you don’t look much older than twenty, and I’m trying to figure out how the hell you have this shit together so tight,” he raised his eyebrows.

Jojo laughed at the male’s question, dipping her head to one side in sort of a shrug, a smile playing on her lips. It wasn’t an uncommon question for people to ask - she was young, after all, and people couldn’t help but wonder how she had gotten this place set up so successfully. “I’m twenty-five, but you’re not alone in that assumption. I still get carded every place I go,” she explained jokingly, passing the dirty plates off to a support staff member that was walking by. She got more enjoyment out of actually socializing with her clientele than staying behind the seasons, which as the owner was luckily something she could indulge. “I got married young and divorced almost younger with how quickly that turned around. And I put my settlement to good use - something I was actually passionate about, which I can’t say applies to the short lived marriage,” she said, letting out another laugh as she explained, waving a hand around at the bistro as she spoke.

#thread #thread: theo #theo01

eleanorxcrane‌:

“God, you are the worst,” she teased but truth be told, she already had forgiven her friend for having ditched her and not getting the fact that she was begging Jojo to save her. It didn’t really matter. Slipping her arm around Jojo’s, Eleanor watched her boss from afar before scoffing. “The man has forgotten how to be a doctor ever since he stopped practicing medicine that he doesn’t even know what he’s talking about anymore,” Eleanor commented before then turning to Jojo and taking her drink when she offered it. It didn’t take long for her to down it and then place it back on the table once it was completely empty. “What should we do now?” Eleanor asked, turning towards her date and grinning.

Jojo pushed her lower lip out in a pout as Eleanor reprimanded her jokingly, a laugh leaving her lips shortly as she let the brunette slip her arm through hers, her eyes following her friends to look at her boss. “An old male not realizing that he’s not at the forefront of his industry anymore - what a shocker,” she said dryly, glancing at Eleanor out of the corner of her eyes before rolling them over dramatically, amusement quickly crossing her face again as she leaned against the table. “Hmm. Well, most of the food is out - they really should’ve asked me to cater some vegan options, but I digress. Drinking should be out for me for probably at least thirty minutes, so....I guess we’ll have to find our amusement some other way. Any cute, single, non-patriarchal doctors you want to introduce me to while we’re here?”

#thread #thread: eleanor #eleanor01 #event: charity gala

tess-atwood‌:

Tessa chuckled at the other, following her inside. She was definitely curious for the meals she’d ready for her to test. After all, food was food. Whether it was vegan or not. Tessa was definitely a big fan of a good steak, preferably paired with an equally good beer. She honestly didn’t even get how people could be vegan when they had to miss so many good foods. But then again, eating at the little bistro definitely had opened her eyes to possibilities. “ That sounds absolutely great. I’m definitely a potato gal, so I’m definitely looking forward to that one. ” Tessa chuckled. “ Is there ever a time that isn’t a good time for comfort food? Comfort food is always good, vegan or not vegan. ”

“Everyone is a potato person. Or if they aren’t, they should be. Potatoes are life changing,” Jojo said, returning the blonde’s laugh with one of her own. She could was poetic about all the perks about potatoes for hours, but she’d refrain. “Isn’t it? I mean, food should make you feel good and comfort food definitely does that emotionally - I’m just trying to find a way to make it do that physically too. There’s no reason why it can’t be healthy and comforting..”

#thread #thread: tess #tess01

theomorrison‌:

“Fuck yeah, keep ‘em coming,” he grinned up at the woman. Something that surprised most people about Theo was that he was vegan — and he couldn’t really blame them considering his ‘I don’t care about anything’ attitude. The first couple of years that he was traveling as a roadie, the band he worked for consisted of all vegans, so he kind of got used to the lifestyle. Besides, they were pretty much feeding him for free in exchange for his work, so he wouldn’t have complained anyways. Being vegan didn’t mean he couldn’t down his body weight in alcohol and drugs. “I came here for some good grub and I got it. You own the place? Bake everything yourself?”

Jojo laughed, lifting the dirty plates in front of them and balancing them on her arm as she shook her head. She was used to get a bizarre clientele here - there were your normal vegans of course, but then her place had a fairly decent reputation. The food was good enough that others came in as well. Though she wasn’t sure which category this guy fell into. “I own the place, I brainstorm a lot of the recipes, but I’m not in the kitchen day to day - I kinda just fill in wherever I’m needed.”