Somewhat Special Event: The Extras Talk Back!

[AmbushCat]

Yeah, that's the gist of it. All of it's more background information on me, my family and Cal than anyone cares to know about, but just talking about it is entertainment in itself. *puts his models away*

[Ookalf]

Well, that kind of talk is what we're here for, right? It's all good. But if that's it, then I figure I'll get going now. There's a lot more people to see, after all! Just need to decide who's next... *Sassafras looks at the map again.* Mmm... Do you have any suggestions?

[AmbushCat]

*gestures off in a southwesterly direction* Normally I'd suggest my nearest neighbor, but I heard you talking to Ms. Berra earlier, so that's out. Risk's out past her if you wanted to give her a try. Also, judging from the lack of activity from Phosphora's booth, I'm guessing not too many people are comfortable talking to Viridi's lieutenant. Having someone visit her might cheer her up. So yeah: one of those two.

[Ookalf]

Oh, cool! In that case I think I'll go see Phosphora… Thanks for the tip, Mr. Teasy! *Sassafras heads off toward Phosphora's booth.*

[AmbushCat]

*Teasy waves good-bye, then goes back to the comedy sketch he'd been practicing earlier.*

*Whereas most of the booths around the park have people gathered around them by now---in fact, Sabrina's booth farther out has what amounts to a small crowd---the area around Phosphora's booth is startlingly empty. As such she looks incredibly bored, idly filing her nails while listening to music through a set of earbuds. On the counter off to the side is an unlabelled bottle filled with a reddish liquid alongside a stack of paper cups, and next to the booth sits a recycling bin.*

[Ookalf]

Ah, there she is. *Sassafras approaches Phosphora.* Hello! I'm going around to talking to people, and I saw you didn't have a lot of company... So, what's up?

[AmbushCat]

Phosphora: *perks up* Ooh, a listener. Finally! *shuts off her music and sets it aside* I didn't think anyone was going to get over here. Got some fruit punch here if you wanna try it, sweetheart. Made it myself. All-natural ingredients and everything!

[Ookalf]

Really? Thank you! *Sassafras accepts a cup and readily lets Phosphora fill it up.* I was actually starting to kind of thirsty. I've pretty much spent all day on my feet...

[AmbushCat]

((OOC: I'm strongly considering saving some of these threads to disk in light of what happened recently.))

Phosphora: *fills up the cup for her* If they haven't started setting drinks out, they will soon. Might as well get a head start, kid.

[Ookalf]

(Backups might not be a bad idea...)

Yeah, sounds good... *Sassafras takes a sip before continuing.* So, you made this yourself? Did you grow all the fruits, too?

[AmbushCat]

Phosphora: It's more a hobby than anything else. Like, I don't spend all my time following Lady Viridi's orders or fiddling with fancy tech. I do actually have a nice little garden of my own along the edge of the Mungojerrie. A normal garden; I don't do Color fruits.

[Ookalf]

Oh, cool! And yeah, I didn't think I smelled that sort of thing here... What kinds of plants do you grow? Anything fancy?

[AmbushCat]

Phosphora: Oh, there's plenty. Blackberries, plums, pummelos, raspberries, literal egg plants, scarlet firethorns, Eugenia involucratas---you'd probably know them better as Cherries of the Rio Grande---limequats, cassabananas, mandarin oranges... Lady Viridi loves those, by the way... Northern Spy apples, hamburger plants...that last one's mostly mine, Viridi's a strict vegetarian...

[Ookalf]

*Sassafras nods.* Cool. We have a garden too, but I don't spend a whole lot of time with it... Is that all hard to take care of?

[AmbushCat]

Phosphora: Ehhh... *waves one hand around a little* Kinda 50-50? Some of them are more "time-consuming" than "hard", since they're meant more for warmer climes... still doable with Viridi's blessing, though. The egg and hamburger plants are the real tricky bits. Their very existence is a violation of the natural order. I mean c'mon, am I right? How often do you hear about people getting hamburger patties by planting them in the ground like your average geranium?