open mingle 🍷 grand opening

[discourtesies]

Who: Diluc Ragnvindr, Barok van Zieks, and anybody!
Where: At Day's End bar and winery
What: After a few months of preparation, Diluc and Barok's Fine Drinking Establishment is finally ready to open! So they're doing that. With a party! Bring your own toplevel.
When: A few days before the flower festival
Warnings: I mean. Alcohol?

Welcome to the grand opening of At Day’s End!

As a nod to the upcoming holiday, the bar has been decorated with carefully arranged flowers in addition to the planned garlands and lanterns to evoke a comfortable but festive atmosphere. Although the pair didn't exactly anticipate the sudden influx of emotion-steampunk-land natives, they have temporarily removed a few tables in the interest of opening up the floor for more visitors, and the weather is thankfully warm enough for the doors to remain open. Attendees are encouraged to try small tastes of different drinks before deciding upon a full glass, giving an easy opportunity to mingle with others.

At Day’s End serves a variety of locally-crafted wines and spirits as well as non-alcoholic options such as juice, coffee, and tea.

• ALCOHOLIC SPECIALS
  
  • Cider Special: Applebloom Cider - Apple cider brewed with apple blossoms. Light and floral. Usually only available during Windblume in Mondstadt, and similarly will only be available during the month of April in Songerein.
    
  • Red Wine Special: Midnight Harvest - A sweet red wine with a very fruity taste and hints of nutty flavor.
    
  • White Wine Special: Winter Moon - A dry, crisp white wine for those seeking a less sweet drinking experience.
    
  • Cocktail: Thorns of Springtime - Whiskey, honey, chamomile tea, and elderflower liqueur. Served over ice.
  
  
• NON-ALCOHOLIC SPECIALS
  
  • Gray Valley Sunset: It’s just fruit punch with a fancy name.
    
  • Rosé Bloom: A mix of juices made from only the finest red and white grapes, according to van Zieks.

Comments

[thegamesafoot]

Regardless, this scrappy band of intrepid pioneers will weather the challenges of community politics, I'm quite certain. [ There. A bit of optimism, even if his tone is too theatrically chipper to be believably genuine. ]

Now, I have been holding in about a dozen sneezes and they will soon breach containment with terrific violence—if you'll excuse me, I must remove myself from polite company.

[ Sholmes' kerchief reappears to cup his lower face, muffling his parting words: ] It's been a pleasure, General Beatrix. Till next we meet!

[roseofmay]

['Scrappy' is certainly the way to put it. Optimism and realism wrapped into one, though she suspects heavily that he has only said it perhaps to please her. Although few things seem to please Beatrix.

The furrow of brow ensues as he continues and she's at least minutely grateful he doesn't have the intentions to unleash said sneezes on her. He's met with a subtle dip of her chin in an initially wordless acknowledgement. Until—]

Likewise. I would not dislike spending time with you again. I cannot imagine this to be the last time we will see one another.

[Honestly, the eccentricities of the man are more than intriguing enough to keep her attention fastened upon him. She doubts she's the only one to think so either. What a strange, fascinating man.]

[thegamesafoot]

[ Sholmes holds his breath to fight down the laugh that threatens to break the precarious sneeze dam. He's not fool enough to think that he's the most pleasant company, especially to such thoroughly sober types—a bit like a pesky crow annoying an imposing eagle. As such, her hesitantly positive wording takes him by surprise.

Fingers pinching the brim of his cap, he bows as far as he dares then says, strained and nasal: ] God willing, my sinuses will be less disruptive in future. À bientôt!

[ With that, he turns on his heel and hastily shoulders his way between the other guests. Through the still-open doors, one can clearly hear a series of rapid-fire, dad-worthy sneezes. He was not exaggerating. ]