songerein | open 🌠🐾 the starflower café and sanctuary

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open 🌠🐾 the starflower café and sanctuary

Who: Tifa Lockhart, Eustace, Lyria, the animals, and YOU!
Which: Open mingle log
Where: The Starflower Café and Sanctuary
What: It's the grand opening of Tifa's new café/bar and animal sanctuary! Come meet and play and cuddle with animals, have a drink, eat some delicious food, chat with friends or make new ones! Whatever you want. Forward dated to next week.
Warnings: High levels of cute

Welcome to the Starflower Café and Sanctuary!

Upon entering into the rustic-style building, the paw-shaped chimes ringing to welcome you, you'll be greeted by a large white, rose-covered dog who will bring your attention to the small basket of flowery crystals, the sign above them stating that they can be turned into candies and jams with the help of dreamotion. Lyria will be there handing out a variation of animal ears for anyone to wear if they would like. Out and about around and in the café, you'll find a big red panda walking around! She's trading hugs for goodies, so be sure to pick out something for her as well while you're up at the bar if you'd like a cuddle!

The main floor features the bar and café proper with the walls filled with vines of shimmering blue starflowers. There is a wide space for tables and chairs, both for larger parties and smaller ones, with the center featuring a broad wooden tree fit for perching for both cats and birds alike. To the right is the bar counter, as well as a glass case showing off the wide selection of desserts that they have available for the day. To the left in the far corner is a small lit fireplace surrounded by comfortable seating. Next to that, there is a glass case filled with merchandise for the café, such as coasters, engraved glasses and mugs, plastic samples of pet treats that are available. Alongside them are the glass figurines of the corgis that Eustace had made at the Dream Faire. Beside that, there is a set of glass doors that will take one out to the patio outside.

The second floor boasts more intimate seating, tables mostly made for two or three, as well as floral-themed couches set up at each corner. Here, the berry turtles have a small fountain pool, as well as a terrarium set up for them.

Should one decide to go outside to the patio in the back, not only will they find tables and chairs, but despite the cooler weather, the garden is blooming with colour. Among the designated play areas for the animals as well as all along the outer walls of the café, there are starflowers, roses, lilies, and daisies all in bloom. Take a walk through the garden, and stop by the pond to visit the fish.

As your orders are taken, keep an eye out for the pair of blue lovebirds that fly around delivering them from the floor to the back to Tifa!

There are plenty of places to play with the animals or simply watch them, so grab a drink, some food, and a seat, and enjoy your stay at the Starflower Café, Bar, and Sanctuary! 💙

with love,

thank you, kassie 💙💙

🐕 I. MEET THE ANIMALS

A. THE DOGS. Of course, this wouldn't be Eustace and Tifa without the presence of the corgis. All seven of them wear matching bandanas around their necks, along with Tifa, Lyria, and Eustace, to show that they are part of the Starflower family. Rather, they are here to serve! Have you placed an order for food? They will happily carry out your order to your table and demand praise and pets afterward. Do you need a cuddle? They can help with that, too! They'll do tricks for anyone who has a treat to offer, like dancing, handshakes, and even singing, if you are so inclined to listen. Be careful, however! Should Idris get too excited, he might create a gust of wind that could knock your table over, or Aerona might steal something valuable of yours in an attempt to get you to play with her. They may be well-trained, but they are still corgis!

Some of the flower dogs have also made an appearance today. Rose will be gifting everyone small crystal flowers as they walk in that, as Eustace, Tifa, and Lyria will explain, can be turned into floral candies and jams. Edelweiss will greet people with small flowery fireworks that he sheds from his fur, but don't let him get too excited, or the café might have a fireworks show on their hands... Watch out!

The corgi puppies that were announced last month are making an appearance on opening day as well! Lyria has set up a playpen in the center of the café for anyone who would like to meet with and play with the new corgi puppies under her and Rhonwen's supervision. Sorry, they are not up for adoption yet!

B. FAIRY KITTENS. There are three winged kittens flitting about the café, and they are extra curious. If you aren't careful, you might find your pants covered coloured sprinkles if Sprinkles (yes, that's her name) wanders too close, or in glitter if Shimmer shakes herself off near you. Flutter's butterflies like to stay close to her, but sometimes they do lose track of where she is and both Flutter and the butterflies become distressed, so please help to reunite them again!

They are all still learning how to use their wings, so give them a hand or a word of encouragement. Mirabelle, the plum fairy that resides in the building, will tell you to take them outside to the back where there is plenty of space, and the pollen of their flowers will help give them a boost... and who knows, you may start to feel it, too! Think of it like fairy dust.

C. BUNNIES. Have you looked away for a moment and looked back to your table to suddenly find something missing? Maybe a bite has been mysteriously taken out of your meal? Look more carefully and you might find a small pair of ears peeking out from behind your plate or your cup of coffee. Look even more closely, and you will discover that it is a small bundle of fluffy, white fur. A bunny? But how? It's the size of your thumb nail, maybe smaller, and it's sniffing at your food. Or maybe it's searching for a warm place to curl up and sleep, and your hair is just the right temperature. They're completely harmless and are just looking for friends and playmates! They are quite fond of paper, and will grow excited (and in size, but only by a little!) if you can fold up these small colourful squares of it into animal-shaped friends for them! Just be careful if you're eating a salad! They may have ended up finding their way in there!

D. OTHER ANIMALS. There are plenty of other animals to meet and play with! There are some 🐢 berry-shelled turtles 🐢 that will drop off raspberries or blueberries for you if you share your salad with them, a 🕊️ pair of birds 🕊️ that will sing a love song for you (and your special someone if you've brought them), and will belt poems for the whole café to hear. They'll also preen your hair if they think it's a bit too unruly. There are also 🐠 a few fish 🐠outside in the pond that will put on a light show for you if you wave at them.

There is a large selection of toys and treats appropriate for every animal so feel free to interact with them however you'd like. For the full list of animals, please refer to this list! And, if you've brought your own pet, the animals would be happy to meet and socialize and mingle with them! Be sure to grab some of the homemade treats, as well!

🐈 II. FOOD AND DRINKS

A. SPECIAL DONUTS. Made with love and care, these donuts are a special item for the opening week of the café. There's a wide selection to choose from, and all of them are based on the animals that they have up for adoption at the moment. As well as a set of them for the corgis because we all know they would be jealous if there weren't. There are also limited edition Eria and Clover donuts—those who have visited Eustace and Tifa's treehouse will be familiar with them. They come in different flavours—vanilla, maple, matcha, chocolate, double chocolate, jelly-filled vanilla, so feel free to choose one!

However, they may have been crafted with a little too much love. (This is all a work in progress!) So, depending on the flavour you choose, you might start to notice some residual effects. Nothing too scary! Well, depending on who you are.
🐱 Sprinkles donut: No matter what you do, this vanilla sprinkle donut will have you leaving sprinkles everywhere you go. You may also start to feel yourself floating on air when you walk? Uh oh, or maybe you really are walking on air! Don't worry, it's only a few inches, and the effects will wear off quickly enough.
🐺 Eria donut: While you won't feel cold, you're suddenly gifted with a brief bout of snowy dreamotion after eating this powdered jelly-filled donut, allowing you to create snowflakes that turn into powdered icing when it touches your food. It will also cool off anything you touch, so be careful not to let your coffee get cold!
🌹 Rose donut: This floral flavoured donut will have you leaving behind rose petals that can be later used to turn into candies or jams, so be sure to collect them when you find them!
🍃 Idris donut: This minty flavoured donut will make anyone who eats it feel like they're moving faster than they actually are. Are you running? No, but it will definitely feel that way. A bit trippy...

B. Drinks. Of course, a bar and cafe wouldn't be one without drinks! And once again, these ones have ended up with some effects. None of them are harmful, but you may find yourself being very popular with the animals...

☕ Flavoured Cattuccinos: These cappuccinos (choose a flavour, any flavour!) are as fluffy as they can get! With this, the animals in the cafe will be drawn to you and will relentlessly seek out cuddles until you leave. Be careful, if you drink it too fast, you'll be inundated with cats, dogs, bunnies, and birds trying to steal sips of your drink.
🍵 Corgi Tea Lattes: These tea lattes (currently, they come in matcha, chai, and earl grey flavour), will make the drinker feel nostalgic, whimsical, incredibly relaxed. Drink too much, and you might find yourself dozing off into a daydream...
🍹 Starry Night: The Starflower Bar's special! Comes in alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions! The drink will simply make you feel warm and happy no matter what mood you are in, and will make you feel tempted to cuddle with animals–or someone else–for a while.

🐇 III. OUTDOORS

A. RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY. While for the most part, the weather is sunny and warm, the random weather changes that are happening around town can bring about sudden rain or snow. These small storms won't last long, but a sudden downpour or blizzard will no doubt put a damper on those dining or spending time with animals outside. Try to keep the mood light and cheerful–socialize, play with the animals, tell some jokes, but when it starts storming, it will be time to get the animals back inside–and help chase those storm clouds away! Speaking of clouds, some lower ones have started drifting through. However, they aren't just any ordinary clouds... they're made of cotton candy. Enjoy some sweets! Just be careful, some of the stormy ones are floating in, and those might have a bit more "zing!" to them.

B. ART ATTACK. Some of Eustace and Tifa's dogs are particularly fond of art and the messes that comes with it, so they have set up some stations outside behind the cafe for people to have some fun with the animals. They love to make paw paintings, and will "help" anyone who would just like to do something artsy with it (by help, they will add their own flair to them). Remember those rose crystals that Rose had given to you when you walked in? She'll also sit with you and encourage you to turn them into candies with dreamotion. Or perhaps you can assist someone else?

C. GLASS ART. Remember the glass blowing back at the faire? Well, it's back! Just like the small glass figurines of the corgis on display in the glass case inside, there is an option to create small glass animals using the glass blowing method with a little bit of dreamotion. Create whatever you'd like (it doesn't have to be an animal!), and don't be afraid to ask someone if you need help with either part. If you'd like to take them home, you may, but there is also the option to leave them on display with the others near the fireplace, if you so wish—Tifa would love it if you did!

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FOOD

BREAKFAST

Pancakes. Waffles. Any style eggs. Breakfast burger. Breakfast Sandwiches. Oatmeal (hot or cold). Breakfast bowls.

Sides: Hashbrowns. Sausage. Bacon. Toast.

LUNCH

Variety of sandwiches. Burgers. Grilled Cheese. Daily Soups. Salads.

Sides: Fries. Small Salad. Coleslaw.

Opening Week Special: Blinis.

DINNER

Steaks. Burgers. Salads. Stews. Stir Fry. Curry. Spaghetti and Meat Sauce.

(Breakfast and lunch served all day!)

DRINKS

COFFEES

Flavoured Lattes & Cappuccinos. Americanos. Espresso. Macchiato. Drip Coffee. Mochas. Frappuccinos.

(All coffees available hot or iced.)

TEA

Black Teas. Green Teas. Herbal Teas. Floral Teas.

(All teas available hot or iced, sweetened and unsweetened.)

ALCOHOL

Scotches. Whiskeys. Wines (Red and White). Beers. Cocktails.

Special: The Starry Night

OTHER DRINKS

Hot Chocolate. Homemade sodas. Homemade, freshly squeezed juices. Milkshakes.

DESSERTS

ICE CREAM

Vanilla. Chocolate. Strawberry. Chocolate Chip. Butter Pecan. Cookie Dough. Lemon. Mint. Cotton Candy. Matcha. Rose.

CAKES

Lemon. Chocolate. Vanilla. Strawberry shortcake. Black Forest. Red Velvet.

Cheesecakes (lemon, strawberry, white chocolate, plain, blueberry, caramel).

Cinnamon buns.

DONUTS

Maple. Matcha. Vanilla. Chocolate. Honey Glazed. Jelly-filled.

Opening Week Specials: Cherry Blossom donut. Seafarer Maple donut.

ADOPTABLE ANIMALS

Peony Sparrows (2)

As they are a "couple" they cannot be separated and come in a set. Together, they sing songs to fit the mood.

Difficulty of Care: 🐾🐾🐾
Food Preferences: Sweet fruit, fresh seeds
Other: They should be free to fly around and not have their wings clipped. Once they have learned where their home is, they will always return to it.

Rainbow Fish (3)

They leave trails of light/glitter wherever they swim and like to put on small light shows for whoever might be looking at them.

Difficulty of Care: 🐾🐾
Food Preferences: Fish pellets, vegetables
Other: Small aquarium provided, but it is recommended to keep them in a small pond.

Tiny Bunnies (6)

They like to burrow into the stems and live there, and are small enough to do so (about the size of someone's thumb nail). They are very curious and hungry, and like to steal food when no one is looking.

Difficulty of Care: 🐾🐾🐾🐾
Food Preferences: Plants, fruits, vegetables
Other: An enclosed potted plant provided. They do not need a lot of space; a small sized, enclosed hutch will suffice as long as it has enough greenery; potted plants will do well. If they manage to escape, leave out a potted plant with food and they will go to it.

Turtles (2)

There is a raspberry turtle and a blueberry turtle, and once ripe, the berries can be picked from their shells, washed, and eaten without harm. Take good care of it, and their berries will taste sweeter!

Difficulty of Care: 🐾🐾🐾
Food Preferences: Plants, fruits, vegetables
Other: Small tank provided. Can be adopted separately or together. As tortioses, they'll need a decent sized terrarium or safe outdoor enclosure with plenty of cover, access to sunlight or a heat lamp, and some water. They are small and already adults.

Fairy Cat (Shimmer)

An energetic cat who spreads glitter wherever she goes.

Difficulty of Care: 🐾🐾🐾🐾
Food Preferences: Flowers, fish
Other: Collar provided. Must be able to maintain Shimmer's glitter and not be bothered by it.

Fairy Cat (Flutter)

A playful, cuddly cat that will always leave a trail of butterflies

Difficulty of Care: 🐾🐾🐾
Food Preferences: Flowers, fish
Other: Collar provided. Having a large garden to help attract the butterflies will be beneficial.

Autumn Fairy Dogs (3)

Each dog has unique colored leaves that will change to autumn colors. Playful, energetic, just be careful when they shed!

Difficulty of Care: 🐾🐾🐾
Food Preferences: Fruits, flowers, small amounts of dried meat
Other: Collar and leash provided. Dogs can be adopted separately or together; they are not related to each other. While they would make good house pets, they do require a fair amount of exercise. Their leave naturally grow in their coats and will fall off, but some grooming is still required.

OOC NOTE: This is an open mingle, so anyone is free to make top levels using the prompts provided! You may use the animals as you see fit, as long as it's within reason (not too much chaos or else the corgis or Eustace and Tifa will step in to stop it!).

If you would like to adopt any of the animals above, please fill out the form here!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at

crystariums or via PM or on the game discord!

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[Of course he came prepared, and it draws more peals of laughter out of Tifa because she really should have known better.]

Look at you go...

[She can feel herself blushing furiously and drops her gaze down to the flowers, as if this is the first time he's ever given her a bouquet of them. There's that flutter in her stomach, both a nervous and a joyful one, as she takes the vase in her other hand.]

I'll have to clip them first, but... here. [She rushes to the counter to place them down first.] Do you want some help with the rest of it?

No, it's fine. It's not that much...

[Small pause.]

Though I may need direction where to put the plants. I have one small tree that I think would work well for the birds and could be used to hand some small decorations or treats for them. We'd just have to be wary of the cats trying to aim for it.

I have about four smaller ones that could be placed on tables.

The cats have been pretty good about things lately.

[Fortunately, they have plenty of things for the kittens to do and places for them to perch that they don't bother the birds. Mirabelle has been good at keeping an eye on them as well, so she doesn't foresee any problems with them.

Speaking of, Flutter hops up onto the counter where she placed the flowers and sniffs at them, her tiny whiskers twitching, and one of her butterflies flies about them, landing on the starflowers that have bloomed among the rest.

Tifa pauses to give her a small scratch behind the ears.]

I wonder if maybe the tall one should go upstairs? Maybe next to one of those flower couches?

[Ah. His eyes light up slightly in recognition of the area she's talking about.]

That would be a good place. Better for both birds and customers so they won't be distracted by the food.

[He then picks up the potted tree with ease.]

I'll set this up and come back for the rest.

[Quiet little corners for the birds to relax and maybe sing for those people who are sitting there. And she watches him, her eyes roving over the trees as he takes the potted tree, and she can already picture how she wants it to look. Maybe put some flowers in there that would attract the birds, and like Eustace said, hang some things up there for them to play with and eat...]

Okay. [With the colour still lingering in her cheeks, she picks up the bouquet of flowers again and hides her smile behind the blossoms, and the butterfly that had been fluttering around lands on top of her head. I'll get these flowers set up.] I'm putting them right here at the bar... I want everyone to see them...

[She practically skips around the bar with them and grabs a pair of scissors on the way to get to work on clipping the bottoms of the stems while he takes the tree upstairs.

Already, the sparrows that had been perched up on a ceiling beam are curious, the pair of them flying down together to meet Eustace on the railing to see what this new tree is all about.]

Looks like they're already into it.

I would hope so. The florist said these trees are good for small birds.

[He smiles a little at the birds as he looks over at the space before finding a good place for it. As soon as he has it settled, the birds fly in to try and perch, twittering away in approval.

He'll then readjust the furniture just a bit so there's a bit more room, mostly just shifting them to one side or the other.]

This should do.

[He'll reach out to gently touch and caress the tops of each bird before heading back downstairs.]

[She can hear the birds singing from downstairs as she happily snips at the flowers, Flutter and her butterflies keeping her company as the kitten tries to sniff and paw innocently at the petals, and Tifa can't help but smile a little wider. This place... everything about it is theirs. From the decorations to the food, right down to the flowers that she slips into the blue vase...

All of this is thanks to their hard work, and as he returns down the stairs, Tifa feels that warmth swell thick in her chest, making the petals on the flowers all glow with colour when she places it as the centerpiece of the bar.

She gestures wide at them before propping herself up on the counter.]

Well? What do you think?

Looks good.

[He makes his way over so that he's leaning directly opposite her.]

I'm going to have to buy fresh flowers to replace them every now and then, aren't I?

[She leans a little further over the counter, closer to him... close enough that she can almost brush the tip of her nose against his as she crinkles her face with a smile.]

Yep. Unless you want my other "fans" to replace them with their flowers instead...?

[Tifa's still not entirely sure what he meant by that, but the only "fan" she wants flowers from is him.]

Rejected.

[The answer comes out before she can even finish.]

Then I'll be waiting for the new flowers.

[That's what she thought, and with that, Tifa does lean over the counter and gives him a light, quick peck on the lips before she falls back on the balls of her feet.]

Oh. I thought you might be back sooner than later, so I prepped some sandwiches for lunch if you're feeling hungry. Put them in the fridge to wait for when you got back.

[Their first lunch together in the café now that it's all come together... and she wants to have it with him.]

[Only with the kiss does a soft smile appear.]

Sure. Could use it.

[He did walk around quite a bit, and while pulling a cart.]

Mm. We can finish putting out the trees after. [Her hand goes to her stomach.] Feeling a bit hungry myself.

[With that, she runs into the back to grab their sandwiches from the fridge. They're simple—roast beef, cheddar, some homemade garlic aioli, lettuce, tomato, and cucumber slices—but they're fresh and cold and ready to eat as she unwraps them.]

Want something to drink, too?

Hm... Just water is fine.

[He moves around to grab a set of plates before heading towards the corner of the bar that he's decided to use as "his" personal spot, which then of course became "their" spot. It's more towards the back and out of the way, perfect for letting be able to keep an eye on thing in the future whenever he's taking a break.]

[She pours him the water with some ice, and as she brings the glass to him, she gives him that playfully flirty smile.]

A glass of water for the gentleman...

[And she sets it down in front of him with a wink.

He'll have to give her a minute while she shakes herself a glass of sweetened iced tea that she then brings with her around to the other side to steal the stool next to him, her hand lingering on his back when she passes behind.]

So, where did you end up going today?

[He can't help but quietly chuckle at her little antics before pulling the glass towards him to take a well earned drink.]

Mostly around the Markets to pick up the last of the supplies we had ordered.

[They may be sitting a little further apart with the bar stools, but it doesn't stop Tifa from leaning over to bump his shoulder lovingly with hers.]

Did you find the trees at the Markets too? [She glances back at them.] They're so pretty.

Mmm, somewhere between the Markets and the Riverside shops.

[She takes a bite from her sandwich, the crunch of the cucumbers refreshing, and she only just realizes how hungry she is as she takes a moment to savour that first bite.]

Maybe we'll stop by there when the weather's a little less unpredictable and pick some up for the back. The patio could use a few extra trees, I think.

[Of course, with her attention stuck on Eustace, she doesn't notice that the cut of lettuce in the other half of her sandwich is slowly being tugged away......]

[He's also too busy taking the first few bites of his own sandwich to really notice. He knew he had worked an appetite, but he didn't realize how hungry he really was until he took that first bite.

Doesn't help that her food is always delicious—]

Sure. They have a lot of different plants and flowers that I think would work well.

[As Tifa sets the half of her sandwich down, she lets her gaze linger on Eustace, and he may spot the way her smile grows a bit sad in her eyes.]

... Do you think they have lilies? And maybe... daisies?

[He does, and his own expression softens as he realizes why she specifically mentioned those flowers.]

I can already confirm that they do.

[...?

She pauses, looking over when she hears a soft rustling sound, only just missing how the small piece of lettuce has fallen from the bar and onto the counter behind it. Must have just been a breeze... or maybe another flower blooming as she thinks of old friends.]

I'd really like to grow some out back. I know that we could probably do it ourselves, but... I want us to do it the right way.

[In the way that Aerith and Ori would be proud knowing that she could.]

Mm...

[He hums as he chews thoughtfully, not noticing that now a small bit of lettuce is sliding away from his plate.]

They had some in pots, but they also sold the seeds, too.

I'd like to try my hand at the seeds. I don't know if I've got as much of a green thumb as Aerith does, but it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot...?

[And if worse comes to worst, she can create those lilies on her own...

Tifa rocks gently on her seat, and drowns out the small, apologetic laugh with a sip of her iced tea.]

You'll help me, won't you?

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