Ice Cream (RP)

Circe knows that the snowy white raven in the cage will take any opportunity to try escape, and almost always causes a ruckus when the door opens. This time is more extreme, maybe it is because you two are entering without Benji, but it seems frantic to get out.

- Max -

Benji's apartment is small, and cluttered, it gives distinct 'drug den' flavour, though also hints of 'grandma'.

There is a bird in a gilded cage, it goes berserk at your presence. You may have never seen a snow white raven before, and, no matter your general view on birds, this one fills you with a sense of revulsion. Its cage is clean, with zero droppings or anything, but something —maybe the smell, maybe the squawking racket, or something else you can't put your finger on— makes you angry.

This is not exactly a scene conducive to a mellow experience, not with that thing in the room.

What do you do?

- Emma -

Chablis (probably-)subconsciously moves to block your exit. "But where is she?" She asks again, a bit petulantly, either not processing or not believing you when you said you don't know. How can you not know!?

"You know she can't take care of herself on her own!" Chablis wails, which is a worry, given how incapable Sarah seemed the whole time you have known her.

What do you do?

- Max -

The bird goes mad when you approach the cage, arms wide open ...to cover it, sure, but it may not know that. It beats itself against the bars and claws and pecks at the blanket till there is a hole in the nearer side, the blanket did little to block the noise and nothing to stop the bird's panic.

What do you do?

- Max (and Circe) -

The cage is large —it has to be since the raven is large, and has large 'teeth' and claws (though the 'teeth' part is not literal)— but, between the two of you you can get a broomstick through the loop at the top and carefully move it out of the main room while remaining out of reach. The bird still makes a fuss, but that is, now, muffled by the closed door.

What do you do?

- Emma -

Intimidated, Chablis immediately steps aside, apparently not even realising her action, she looks away submissively. "But who's going to look after her?" She says pleadingly as you leave drawing a bit of attention from the other patrons.

What do you do?

- Persephone -

Viv looks mortified to have been caught as she was, but she also looks ... a tiny bit relieved? Maybe she was not as enthusiastic about the inclusion of a 'male appendage' into the relationship... especially given where such a thing goes and the size of the appendage in question.

"Um... Should I go?" She asks. "Maybe I should go?"

What do you do?

After giving Circe the go-ahead to use his flat, Benji plays a few more songs with Aart until the station closes and the last of their audience disappears. "That was great!" he says, to Aart, as he puts away his violin and Aart begins to pack up his guitar. "I don’t often get the chance to play with other people. Are you in London long?"

- Emma -

"What!? I would never hurt her." Chablis says in denial of the facts. "I just need to know she's alright. That she's being taken care of." She does not believe you that you don't know, and is sure you are holding out on her, like you did before.

What do you do?

- Benji -

"I don't know, man." Aart says. "I'm not liking the weather much, but I can't afford to go back." Maybe with your help he can earn enough to return home, but you know hard it is to get out once the city has a grip on you, very few ever do.

What do you do?

"Well, you are certainly welcome to stay and play here with me as long as you like," Benji says. "But it’s true that the weather has been positively beastly in London lately. Have you thought about going up to Birmingham or Manchester? Or even all the way up to Glasgow? I don’t think they’ve been inundated with rain like we have down here."