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[self-made-marian]

Antoinette entered the cafe and the bell on top of the door jingled. The cafe was a little more crowded then usual because of the bazaar, but that wasn't going to turn Antoinette away from some much needed lunch. She walked up to the counter and stared at the deserts on display in the glass. When she saw Marian approach the counter she gave her a small smile, "Good afternoon, Marian. Did you get in any more Cherry Tea yet?"

It’d been a busy morning at the cafe.  Nothing that would have typically overwhelmed Marian, but she hadn’t slept well last night, so she felt more stressed than she normally might. Already she’d forgotten to give complimentary water to one customer, and to another, she’d brought tomato salad instead of herb salad - such a simple order.  She couldn’t believe she’d fowled that up.Still, as always, she kept the smile on her face, but it grew when she saw Antoinette walk into the cafe - finally, a regular.  Listening to the young lady’s request, she racked her brain to try and remember, and then did…"We haven’t finished unpacking this week’s shipment, but I can check in just a few moments"  Her voice held a bit of a distracted quality, and her gaze carried over to one of the tables by the window, where an impatient looking man appeared to be finished with his meal and tapping his fingers, waiting for a check.Bringing her full attention back to Antoinette, she retrieved the order notepad and pen from her apron, out of habit, reverting to attentive server. "Would you like some soup while you wait?  Today we have radish or pumpkin."  

[goggles-and-guineapigs]

Antoinette was walking through Echo Village, getting inspired by the buildings and landscape and sketching in her notepad. But on her way back to town she was stopped by a growling dog. "There, there." She gulped audibly. "No need to do anything...rash." She tried to talk to it, but the dog just looked even more annoyed then before. Antoinette sighed and mumbled under her breath, "Why do animals hate me so much...?" The dog suddenly barked at her and Antoinette accidentally let out scream.

Rod probably should have been paying attention to his surroundings. Keyword: Should have been. He probably should have also heard the growls the second they came out of the dog.

Instead, the pet shop owner was busy cleaning up his stall. And by cleaning, making sure he had everything settled in the right spot. He paused for a moment, hearing a dog bark… Then a girl’s scream.

Without missing a beat, he ran over to where she was, almost tripping over himself (like a dork) and quickly asked “Hey are you okay? Is the dog okay? What’s wrong?” He looked over at the dog, then back at her. “Why’s it angry?” He blurted out.

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(Antoinette & Jack)

'Oh. He's talking to me?' Antoinette was genuinely surprised that he was bothering to talk to her at all. After all, she only ordered him to get her hat. She wasn't  expecting conversation.

It took her a moment to reply, “….I’m from Zephyr Town. What does it matter to you?” She sounded suspicious of him.

[thecarefreefarmer]

Jack listened to her as he climbed up another branch to where her hat was hanging. "It's just interesting to hear..." He paused to pull himself up. "...where people are from, when they visit. I've been to Zephyr before--a good friend runs a farm there--it's a nice place." He held onto a branch above him to keep his balance as he reached out to the hat and grabbed it.  He poked his head out from the leaves and waved it. He glanced down to where Antoinette was standing and immediately regretted it. "You uh... think you can catch it, if I drop it from here?"

I did not think this through... If only he had not looked down.

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A Clash of Prides (Jamie & Antoinette)

"These were brand new too…what a shame." Antoinette tried to wipe off her shoe with her handkerchief and sighed again, hardly noticing that someone was watching her. "Could this day get any-" She looked up and met the eyes of a stranger. How long had they been there? Antoinette stood up straight, "Well, don’t just stand there, commoner. Tell me the quickest way out of this dreadful rain."

[thedistantrancher]

"Commoner?" Jamie scoffed. "Who do you think you are talking to?" She looked at her and shook her head. "You can't just insult me and expect me to help you." She kept standing her ground, however. She had a feeling that this woman would not let that go and Jamie was not going to back down. She acts like she's a queen, she thought. She has not earned the right. 

[thecarefreefarmer]

"...." Antoinette stared up at the white springtime hat that, thanks to the wind, was now stuck at the top of a tree. It was the hat Antoinette had just finished making last week, she had spent a lot of time perfecting it and wasn't going to leave without it. Obviously she wasn't going to go up there. Princesses don't climb trees! But luckily for her a villager was just passing by. "You." She called out to him and nudged her head in the direction of the tree, "I demand you get my hat."

Jack was aimlessly wandering around the Valley to kill time, when he was suddenly called out to. Blinking a couple times, he turned to face the person it came from. He silently looked at her and then to the tree she was nudging her head towards. 

Not exactly the polite way to ask for things, he thought. Still, it was not too high up, it seemed. “Yeah, sure, no problem,” he replied. He could not just refuse her, even if she was rude. A person in need was still a person in need. He walked over to the tree and reached up to the lowest hanging branch and put a foot against the trunk. Seems sturdy enough… With a grunt, he hoisted himself up onto the first branch. “So, where are you from?” he asked. He reached out to the next branch and pulled himself up. 

[thedistantrancher]

It was a ridiculously gloomy day, rain pattered down and it took Antoinette's mood with it. The sky was dreadfully gray, not a pinch of sunshine, just gray with a light thundering in the distance. Antoinette's train out of this village had been canceled, and without an umbrella she was walking through the rain, looking for shelter. She accidentally stepped in a puddle, "Are you serious?" Antoinette shook her foot with a heavy sigh. Today was already looking like the worst the worst day ever.

Jamie was returning home from fishing by the river with a bucket filled with today’s catch. Once she properly stored them, they would be ready for shipping. When it rained, Jamie had very little to do aside from foraging or mining. In fact, given the current state of things, the money from mining would be a great boost. 

She was warm in the cool spring rain thanks to her poncho and her head was kept dry with her hat. The same could not be said for the stranger Jamie passed by on her way back to the ranch. She stopped walking and glanced back at the woman. When she initially passed by, she saw the blue hair and just assumed it was Gina, but then it had occurred to her that it was very stupid to assume based off hair color alone. The woman was not from Flowerbud.