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Lemonade smiled at Calla and nodded "I do and it may seem that way but it is a lot easier to pull it off thanks to my family who are, if you could put it one way, made up of ice so we basically have ice running through our veins and because of that, what usually takes several hours from prep time to freezing time it just takes a few minutes, I may not have full on ice skills like my parents and siblings but I do have enough to freeze the ice cream mix, at least, practically instantly and its all natrually and normally made so no magic involved which, at times, you can taste it not being totally fresh which gives me an edge on other ice cream shops around here." she said as she grabbed the pencil and pad and placed it on the table, deciding that for once, maybe writting it herself might be easier "and as for the flavors, well, I guess that is my fault, I want unique flavors as well as old reliable ones, something for everyone, but I do admit I may have gone overboard a tad, when I start making ice cream I tend to end up making alot more then I first wanted to, it is a bad habbit of mine" she said as she poured herself a glass of water, making a note on the pad to get Lore a clean glass once she got back to work.

"This place is amazing!" Iris said as she looked around once more "you may make too much but it seems like you have to, if this is what the shop is like every day" she said looking at some of the more stranger creautres in the shop as she looked around "then I think the ice cream will be needed, you seem to have a hit with this shop" she said as she looked at one ice cream being delivered to some goblin or something at the next table over "er...whats what?" She asked gesturing towards the sunday that the goblin just got.

"That is A Bugging Out sundae" she said proudly "a specialty of mine and popular to, go figure" she said as she looked back at Calla and Iris "I know it sounds gross and belive me, I wouldn't touch it if you paid me to but being in the magical realm you sorta have to make ice cream according to what people like and so besides the normal flavors which, people do like thankfully, we also get...well, that sort of thing. It is basically just ice cream floavored potion ingrediants, at least to me it is, it is just as disgusting to make ice cream out of some of the things people like in this place but I want to stay in business so I have to" she said, remembering back to some of the more grotesque types of ice creams shes made and just shuddered.

((Lenore being too lazy to get Iris's color so hence why she is black.))

"It is fun, maybe I should let you have a hand at making some, it isn't that hard to do and I do have my own workshop out back if you wish to try" she said, having had to make sure she had one, just a kitchen area wasn't going to cut it, not when Lemonade was on a roll and making twenty different ice cream flavors at a time, the kitchen would be covered in containers and nothing else would get done so thankfully her partner made a nice spacious addition to the shop. "You both can try if you want" she said looking at Iris and then back at Calla "and Idon't, I would like to but I live on the snowy mountain in Dream Valley, I would love to grow my own ingrediants and what not but most of them wouldn't survive so I get mine freshly grown and delivered by another pony in the herd called Moonlight Shadow, he can grow anything in a matter of seconds so it is easier to just get him to grow and deliver what I need, he is always willing to help and use his powers so thankfully he is on hand when and if I need him" she said just as Lore appeared once more, this time with a gift bag.

"Welcome back, Lore, whats that?" Iris asked, gesturing towards the medium sized gift bag that was now sitting on the table.

"Thank you and this is just a small gift 'for Calla" he said pushing the bag towards her, inside it was a cute medium sized bear that he picked up from the toy shop "just something to remember your day here, sure it is but a small amount of time here but still" he said as he smiled at Calla and pushed the bag over to her.

"And it begins" Iris said in a whisper to Lemonade, making sure it was only her that could hear it.

Lemonade smiled softly and looked at Iris "what begins?" She whispered back.

"Lore trying to win Calla's heart" Irisi said in a whisper, hoping the other two were to involved with the gift to bother about them "you see, ever since he first laid eyes on her she has been the object of his affection, he isn't as forward as what Zanarkand was which is why he is making a small gesture, a small gift is sweet but when I don't get one, well, this isn't just a normal 'something to remember your time here' sort of gift, it is that and a small hint that he does seem rather taken with her though hes only been around her for about an hour or so which is why it isn't just a normal remembrance gift."

"Oh, I see" Lemonade whispered back "it is sweet though" she said, as she watched the others

"It is, I would have to say" she whispered back "that I would rather have a guy do this for me then be as forward as Zanarkand was, less scary and more romantic" she said as she took a sip of her water.

"Iris, I have to go make another lot of triple chocolate chip ice cream, would you like to give me a hand?" She asked Iris, hoping she would get the hint that she was trying to leave these two alone.

Iris looked at Lemonade curiously and then nodded, finally getting it "yes, of course, be happy to help" she said as she got up "back soon guys, excuse us" she said as she followed Lemonade back towards the counter.

Lore grinned a little, pleased that she liked her gift "his name is Ryder, names on the back of the tag" he said turning over the tag to show her "and you are most welcome" he said seeing the others leave out the corner of his eye but not taking his eyes off Calla or the bear, to him, she deserved his attention right now "I am glad you like it and I wanted to, I thought something cute would be nice as a small memento for you" he said as he stopped himself from going further and sat back a little and just let her admire the bear a little more. What Lore wanted to ask her was if she would like to go out with him, maybe go to the carnival that was being held soon here, or maybe dinner and a show and afterwards a moonlit walk along the beach back home before he took her home but he knew that after what his nephew did today, being as forward as he was, it was best to just bite his tongue, maybe his plans for asking Calla out on a date would have to wait for another day, being shaken by one abrupt date offer may be enough for poor Calla and he didn't wish to upset her more, he just hoped he would see her again... no, he HAD to see her again, he knew he wouldn't be able to stop thinking about her so he just had to find a way to meet her again after today, he truly did want to get to know her better.

"He is" Lore agreed "I have always had a fondness of stuffed animals myself, at last count I had over two hundred and thirty five in my room but thanks to magic I can add more and more to my room and it never gets full, just looks like I have a few bears around the place but when you remove one from where its sitting another will show up in its place, my favorite was one my mother and father gave me before they died and, between you and me, it is the one thing I still sleep with at night" he said to her, blushing a little, he never had told anyone that before, even his sisters don't even know that, they suspect but they haven't been able to confirm it which was exactly what he wanted and how it will be kept. "Calla..." He said softly as he smiled at her, deciding to ask her, he shouldn't, he knew it may stuff up his chances completely but he was just THAT desperate so he decided to give it a shot, if it fails it fails he was just hoping that it wouldn't "I was wondering" he said looking at her "if you would mind going out with me some time? There is a kind and welcoming aura around you that has gotten me intrigued and I would like to get to know you better, that is, if you don't mind" he said to her as he looked back down at the table,toying with a dog-eared page of one of the menus, waiting to be rejected.

It wasn't a no, Lore thought to himself, that was something but he did think that it was more polite to let her think about it if need be "if you wish to think about it, then please, by all means, take as much time as you wish, I don't want to rush you" he said smiling back at her, silently hoping she would say yes but,of course, he did have that nagging thought at the back of his mind that she would but he just cared to ignore that.

Lore nodded, smiling at the other "then be my guest, take as long as you wish to think about it, I usually hang around the castle back in Dream Valley if you need me, it beats sticking around the house of doom and gloom that my mother and father left my sisters and I" he said as he grinned a little now, it had been the first time he had asked a girl out without being shot down, after they find out Raven is his sister they usually back well away and as fast as possible and he never hears from them again so hearing someone might be interested in him well...how could he not be estatic at the idea? This was new to him. "Oh wow, I can't belive it worked" he said without thinking and totally went bright red which made him turn away, he wasn't actually meant to voice that "I...I mean, yes, it is" he said trying to gain composure "it is just getting to know each other, I promise, it will just be two people who care to know a bit about each other, you can even choose where and how we do this, it will be completely up to you" he said to her, deciding to let her choose if it will make her a bit more comfortable in the long run.

"Hmm well then, it seems you have a whole world to discover...well two if you count this one and I highly doubt you are boring" he said as she thought of places around here she could go to "hmm how about the carnival that starts tomorrow? at the end of November to the end of December a carnival is held here, getting everyone into the Christmas spirit and all of that, everyone goes, its a way to unwind and just forget about the worries of work and gift buying etc and apparently, this year, they have decided to go with a 'mortal' themed carnival. You see, every year we have a magical one, where its just Magical Realm themed and you can use magic to win but it isn't as easy as it sounds, no one can cheat because the magic the carnival people use are a more special type of magic even still so whilst people can win its just not easy, anyway this year Lady Wicca, an elder, decided that it might be fun for a 'mortal' themed carnival this year so we have a magic free carnival and so that might be fun to go to, that is, if you don't mind a bunch of goblins and ghosts and brownies and other magical creatures hanging around."

Lore said as he finally gave her eye contacted, having calmed down "afterwards, maybe I could buy you dinner?" He suggested to her, deciding to end the day on a positive note "and, of course, I will see you safely back home, I wouldn't want anything to happen to you of course" he said, being the gentleman he was taught to be by his foster mother.