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Cho Quigley (charmingcho) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-12-01 16:03:00

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character: cho chang, character: melinda bobbin

RP: Girls & Wine & Whining
Who: Cho & Mel
What: The girls find themselves with a rare night off (and at the same time!)
Where: The flats/roof above Sweet Nothings
When: Monday 1st December, evening
Rating: SFW (potential for language)

Cho made her way up to the rooftop with a bottle of Elvish wine. She hadn't eaten dinner yet but she wasn't worried - she had a stockpile of Adrian Pucey's hangover potion in her flat, having learned young never to go with out it, just in case. It was a surprisingly warm evening for December, and she found herself with a rare night off - especially rare this time of year. Her holiday party schedule was quite full and she knew that as of the third, she wouldn't have a chance to relax again until the New Year.

And so she shuffled up to the rooftop deck - the girls' oasis in London - in slippers and her bathrobe, intending to turn on the wireless and read a sappy romance, memories of Fin's kiss lingering. Pouring herself a glass of wine, she tucked into a comfortable chair and spelled some fairy lights - just enough to read by - and opened her book.

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_melinda_
2014-12-05 03:22 pm UTC (link)

Cho’s enthusiastic reaction had Melinda smiling. Yes, she was thrilled, too, about taking over Sweet Nothings, but also concerned. Her mother had been a great inspiration to her and an even greater source of knowledge when it came to running a business and preparing menus, and now it would be all up to her, which… well, it had its advantages, too.

She watched as Cho disappeared for a moment, but smiled more easily when she saw the bottle she had brought back. “A little celebration, sure,” she agreed with a chuckle. “I still have work in the morning.” Holding up her flute while Cho filled it, she glanced at her friend over the glass. “So what are you celebrating?”

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charmingcho
2014-12-07 04:25 pm UTC (link)

"Me?" Cho asked, her eyebrows arching as she took a sip of champagne. "My best friend's future success, of course," she answered (genuinely) though she could feel her cheeks color just a bit. Setting down her flute she stood and cast a quick charm to strengthen the warming charms they had on the rooftop, hoping it might mask her thoughts.

Surely a first kiss with a (gorgeous, fascinating, though married and seemingly very complicated) wizard wasn't something to celebrate. "I can't wait to see what changes you make, and if you want to throw a party to announce, please let me know plan it? Not Charming Parties, but me." She'd never charge her friend for a personal party.

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_melinda_
2014-12-07 07:59 pm UTC (link)

Melinda looked at Cho, smiling at her friend’s support. She had never doubted that she had it, but sometimes it felt good to hear it like this. “Alright,” she chuckled, “you just made it sound like you had something, too.” Maybe she did, but Melinda could be patient and wait until Cho was ready to share it with her.

Leaning back in her seat, Melinda drew one of the blankets over her legs and took a sip of her champagne. “I can’t wait to see what changes I make,” she said with a slightly pensive smile. “I’ve so many ideas and books filled with design ideas and recipes and flavour combinations, but I think I want to go with something… hmm,” she considered for a moment. “Not simpler, per se, but cleaner, for the shop and then leave the frills and filigree for the specialty cakes.” She could feel her cheeks heating up as she stopped herself, because she could talk about this for hours, but right now they weren’t talking about which cakes to sell, but more along the lines of how to go about it. “The announcement, I think, will just be on the journal, because with mum stopping right after New Year’s and everything that’s going on for Christmas, there’s just no room for it. Instead!” she held up her finger to keep Cho from objecting, because Cho was going to get the party she was talking about. “Right now my thoughts are to keep Sweet Nothings closed for all of January. Get the planned renovations done in the first half, and spend the time planning the new menu and all that, but then have a grand opening on February first for the public and maybe a pre-opening party the night before?” She looked at Cho, hope shimmering in her eyes. “Of course, all depending on the calendar, because I don’t know which day the first is. But I would love to have you do something like that. Thank you, so much.”

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charmingcho
2014-12-07 08:26 pm UTC (link)

One of the things Cho loved most about Melinda was here (nearly) unending patience. When Mel relaxed under the blanket, Cho knew there would be no interrogation and she could relax as well.

At the mention of the plan for the launch party and grande re-opening Cho lit up. "Oh! It sounds wonderful, and I already have a million ideas for an opening part, you have no idea," she said, though knowing Mel, she had quite a good idea how quickly Cho was envisioning pastry-themed cocktails and white linens. "You'll be the toast of the town, I have no doubt," Cho knew that the girls were an unstoppable team when working together, especially if Marietta also happened to join in on their scheming.

Cho sipped the last of her champagne and picked up her interrupted glass of wine. Now that the party was settled, she found her mind wander back to Fin and for a second time her cheeks warmed up, surely turning red.

"Alright fine, Fin kissed me!" She let out in a huff (exasperated at herself) and with a higher pitched voice than usual. She stuck her nose in her wineglass for another drink and looked up at Mel from under her eyelashes as if she were a child waiting to be scolded.

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