The Bakery of Julia II

[Bigmouthstrikes]

Reality had rewritten once again. The gunslinger that existed before now did so in tandem with the sweet baker she'd turned into.

This is her story.

Julia II cleaned up her bakery. She stuck several loafs of bread in the oven, swapping them for a freshly baked batch of cupcakes. She stopped to rearrange some cookies and donuts so that they were neatly on display. Finally, she dusted off her register and went around to unlock the door and switch the sign from "Closed" to "Open".

[Harri-chan]

Almost as soon as she'd turned the sign around to open, Elliot had appeared at the door. The bell jingled softly as he opened it and slipped inside, wearing a pale blue t-shirt with a white guitar on the chest, and a pair of knee length short jeans. "Hey... ", he said, rather awkwardly. "Do you have any help today? I... I need to talk to you", he said, chewing on his bottom lip as he looked at her.

[Bigmouthstrikes]

"I was hoping you'd be by today." She said, sliding over the counter top. She landed in front of him and whisked some hair out of her face. She had a serious look on her face.

"I know what happened." She said. "The other me told me about it."

[Harri-chan]

The movement of her adorable dress as she slid over the counter and landed on her feet comforted Elliot slightly, but that was shattered by her revelation. Lifting a hand, he rubbed the back of his neck, loose blonde hair hanging down over it. "Yeah... that's what I wanted to talk about", he said before drawing a deep breath. "I was trying to make things better. The girl in that place... she showed me your childhood. I mean, the one the other you had. It was such a horrible place... I hated picturing her growing up there. The girl said I could change it, and give Julia a happy and comfortable childhood... and that's where you came from. You can see I was trying to do something good, right?".

[Bigmouthstrikes]

"Shhh!" She said as she put a finger to his mouth. She smiled.

"I'm not mad. Not at all."

[Harri-chan]

His blue eyes widened in suprise as he soft finger pressed against his lips. Reaching forward in a very slow movement, he gently grasped her hips with each of his hands. "It's a relief to hear that, but I'm pretty sure the other you is", he said, or atleast, tried to say with her finger over his mouth.

[Bigmouthstrikes]

She let her finger down. "Forget about her. She's kinda mean anyway."

She smiled for a second before continuing. "You created me, and I'm actually really happy about that."

She gave him a slow kiss on the cheek. "That's for helping me."

Then, she wiggled out of his grip. "Still...one thing at a time. You wanna go out sometime? I think it's the least I can do."

[Harri-chan]

Elliot winced slightly, "She's not mean, considering where she gr-", he trailed off as she kissed his cheek, and she might even have been able to feel his heart racing inside his chest before she wriggled out of his grasp. "I... I'd love that, but... only if you really wanted to. I mean, not as like a favour for what I did or anything", he said, watching her dress as she moved back slightly.

[Albedo]

A bakery!? A bakery! Yes a bakery! So Albedo enters the bakery and starts to look about, among all the yummy yummy things. Bakery!

[Bigmouthstrikes]

Elliot winced slightly, "She's not mean, considering where she gr-", he trailed off as she kissed his cheek, and she might even have been able to feel his heart racing inside his chest before she wriggled out of his grasp. "I... I'd love that, but... only if you really wanted to. I mean, not as like a favour for what I did or anything", he said, watching her dress as she moved back slightly.

She hugged him. "You're a good guy. I want to."

She looked over at Albedo.

"Looks like I have a customer." She said as she did a small hop to him.

A bakery!? A bakery! Yes a bakery! So Albedo enters the bakery and starts to look about, among all the yummy yummy things. Bakery!

"Welcome! What can I get for you?" Julia II greeted warmly

[Harri-chan]

Elliot returned the hug, and brushed a kiss to her forehead, before leaving his hand out so her dress tickled against it as she went passed to see to the customer. He watched her greeting Albedo, and then walked up behind her. "I take it you're gonna be pretty busy for the rest of the day... ".

[Albedo]

"Um... well maybe a big cookie or a cupcake or something?" Al says, he's not totally sure himself

[Feng]

A college student from the local university stumbles into the bakery carrying a bunch of heavy books. One of them, a thick tome titled Metaptropi, slips from his grasp falling to the ground with a loud thud.

"Oh bother" he mumbles under his breath. "Dr. Augustine really needs to consider investing in lighter literature for his classes."

Picking up the book, the young man known as Raoul sniffs the air, taking in the pleasant smells of bread baking in the oven.

"Something smells delicious" he says, turning to Julia II, smiling. His tummy suddenly rumbles loudly, much to his embarrassment. In the attempt to study for his exam earlier, the boy had forsaken eating breakfast in order to cram extra time memorizing famous dead guys.

"Errr... please excuse that. I haven't eaten all day. My history professor is quite the slave driver I'm afraid!" ^_^'

[Bigmouthstrikes]

Elliot returned the hug, and brushed a kiss to her forehead, before leaving his hand out so her dress tickled against it as she went passed to see to the customer. He watched her greeting Albedo, and then walked up behind her. "I take it you're gonna be pretty busy for the rest of the day... ".

"Probably." She said. "But I'd like it if you hung out while I did my job."

A college student from the local university stumbles into the bakery carrying a bunch of heavy books. One of them, a thick tome titled Metaptropi, slips from his grasp falling to the ground with a loud thud.

"Oh bother" he mumbles under his breath. "Dr. Augustine really needs to consider investing in lighter literature for his classes."

Picking up the book, the young man known as Raoul sniffs the air, taking in the pleasant smells of bread baking in the oven.

"Something smells delicious" he says, turning to Julia II, smiling. His tummy suddenly rumbles loudly, much to his embarrassment. In the attempt to study for his exam earlier, the boy had forsaken eating breakfast in order to cram extra time memorizing famous dead guys.

"Errr... please excuse that. I haven't eaten all day. My history professor is quite the slave driver I'm afraid!" ^_^'

"Anything in particular you'd like?" Julia II asked.

"Um... well maybe a big cookie or a cupcake or something?" Al says, he's not totally sure himself

"Well, they're right over there. Feel free to help yourself." She said

[Feng]

"Do you have anything filling but easily portable?" asks Raoul. "I have to rush to my archaeology class in about an hour from now."