[The door opens and in steps a pair of siblings, both of Asian descent; one young boy probably in his early teens and a small girl of 7, both wearing modern clothes and sporting backpacks although the little girl is wearing a bear hoodie, making her look like a shy teddy bear, holding onto her brother's hands.
The boy looks at Claude and then at Iona warily, mostly because she hasn't changed out of her ruined dress yet.]
"Uh... We're not interrupting anything, are we...??"
[Iona laughs, shaking her head and going over to her customers, kneeling down in front of the little girl first (who may or may not be eying Claude thoughtfully).]
Not at all! And don't mind him over there, he's still new. Anyways, how'd you two know I was going to be open? I thought people wouldn't come after I said I'd be closed...
"Oh, well, Emily... You know, she "saw" you opening up again. So we decided to drop by and well, she's right. Again. We wanna finish our homework and study for a few hours if that's okay...?"
["Emily" looks down at her shoes, shyly while Iona nods understandingly.]
Got it, got it. The usual places are probably buzzing with everyone worrying about exams, huh? Oh, Emily, do you have what I asked for??
[The young girl nods wordlessly, reaching into her backpack and producing a jar of paper stars. Iona claps her hands together and accepts the offering with a beam.]
Perfect! This will pay for both of your drinks! Alright, both of you settle down and I'll have them out right away! Oh, and text your friends to tell them I'm open!
[The boy chuckles choosing a table near the larger sofa which his sister climbs onto after they set down their backpacks.]
"Well, you gotta let us pay for Oren's food at least..."
[And the two children get to work, looking much more at ease even with the presence of an unknown customer near them.]
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The boy looks at Claude and then at Iona warily, mostly because she hasn't changed out of her ruined dress yet.]
"Uh... We're not interrupting anything, are we...??"
[Iona laughs, shaking her head and going over to her customers, kneeling down in front of the little girl first (who may or may not be eying Claude thoughtfully).]
Not at all! And don't mind him over there, he's still new. Anyways, how'd you two know I was going to be open? I thought people wouldn't come after I said I'd be closed...
"Oh, well, Emily... You know, she "saw" you opening up again. So we decided to drop by and well, she's right. Again. We wanna finish our homework and study for a few hours if that's okay...?"
["Emily" looks down at her shoes, shyly while Iona nods understandingly.]
Got it, got it. The usual places are probably buzzing with everyone worrying about exams, huh? Oh, Emily, do you have what I asked for??
[The young girl nods wordlessly, reaching into her backpack and producing a jar of paper stars. Iona claps her hands together and accepts the offering with a beam.]
Perfect! This will pay for both of your drinks! Alright, both of you settle down and I'll have them out right away! Oh, and text your friends to tell them I'm open!
[The boy chuckles choosing a table near the larger sofa which his sister climbs onto after they set down their backpacks.]
"Well, you gotta let us pay for Oren's food at least..."
[And the two children get to work, looking much more at ease even with the presence of an unknown customer near them.]