Aria visits the bakery (again)

[lovedbyyendis]

Once again, as she does every trip to Shallybrook, Aria visits the bakery. She cheerfully enters, bouncing through the door. As usual, she stops, closes her eyes, lifts her chin and inhales deeply. Slowly she releases her breath, lowers her chin, and bounces over to the counter where she greets Merridoc cheerfully with a warm smile and small wave.

"Iracee, Mer!" she grins wide.

"I'm practicing my Elvish, see??" she bobs her head in a nod and repeats, "Iracee!"

"It means Greetings, or maybe hello or hail, but it's informal, so no need for bows and curtsies and the like, I think."

After a few moments and a personal order of 4 cupcakes to fill her ornately carved, special cupcake holding box, she blinks a few times.

"Say, Mer, do you think I could make a special order or two? Like, a strawberry cupcake with cream filling? Maybe a blueberry cupcake with enough berries to make the dough that beautiful shade of violet? If it was popular enough you could add it to the menu! It could be ..."

She pauses just briefly to think.

"Quill's Ink! Oh! And portable sugary nutty pies! Also, maybe you could stock the inn in Greatgaunt? I'd also like to check on getting Mr. Bron a daily cupcake as well, maybe delivered weekly? I'd be happy to pay for it. You've just got the best baked goods this side of the Stormhorns!"

She takes in a deep breath after the long-winded request and beams her a hopeful, charismatic smile. (Roll 18 + 3 = 21)

//ooc idk if a specific DM handles each area or how that works, but I'm just gonna tag one randomly DM Grizwald

[grivel]

Merridoc hands her the order with a smile.

"Manus is asleep in the back,but I will give him your request. We've been awful busy with our regular orders

[lovedbyyendis]

Aria smiles warmly.

"Of course!"

She carefully tucks away the 4 cupcakes into her special cupcake holding box.

"I'll see you soon! If you'd like to contact me any time, you can leave a message at the Regal Griffon."

She dips her head respectfully and bounces off out the door humming, 'I've got a Dream".

[lovedbyyendis]

Aria returns to the bakery for the 4th time since this visit.

"Hi Mer! I'm just here to pick up for Bron and to fill the box. Maybe I could talk to some of the adventurers around Greatgaunt about delivering his cupcakes. I bet someone there is looking to earn a few coin."

Receiving her order she tucks everything safely away in her bag.

"Thanks Mer! You're the best!"

[grivel]

(Manus calls out from the back room to Meridoc)

"If tha be that lass what buys all me cupcakes, gi er a free one."

[lovedbyyendis]

Aria returns to the bakery and beams a warm smile to Mer with a little wave.

"Hi Mer! Is Mister Manus (grivel) in? I have kind of... well, maybe a big, big request. Could you maybe get with him and see how much it would cost to buy a cupcake for each child in the orphanages across Cormyr?"

She gives a sheepish smile and blushes some.

[grivel]

Manus comes out of the back room, wiping his hands. "Ahh, dis be tha cupcake lass. What kin oi do fer ye?

[lovedbyyendis]

Aria blushes some.

"Oh, Hi! Your cupcakes are so delicious, Sir. I have started raising coin for a donation to an event where I will deliver cupcakes and a storybook to each child in the orphanages of Cormyr. I suspect ab out 25,000 total. Thought, that is just an educated guess at this point. I was wondering how much that might cost as I've started raising coin already. Would you mind an order that big?

She flashes a bright smile.

[grivel]

"Nae order be too big lass. Just need ta know wha flavors in wha quantities. Oi be offerin a 20 percen discount on tha ole batch."

[lovedbyyendis]

Aria sighs in relief, the tension in her shoulders releasing.

"Thank you so much Mister Manus! I will let you know as soon as I can!"

She considers hugging him, but stops herself mid-lean.

"You have no idea what this means to me, to us, to the kids, to Cormyr's future!"

She eagerly bounces out the door, mumbling something about talking to heralds.