"Thank you," Etona said, looking very pleased indeed. Some people had cooking magic, which made most foods they cooked very delicious. Unfortunately she was not one of, what she considered, the lucky people which showed how much work she had put into cooking.
She shrugged modestly. "I listen to the elderly folks. And combine them to my own liking."
She looked about to continue, but then the other customer called again, forcing her to leave Aerynn.
She supposed he wanted something more, he didn't seem like the decent sort who would call people over to give them their payment. Etona sighed and, quite aware that it was rude, requested for him to pay his bill before she served him anymore. She requested a higher price than what she usually asked for. She felt it quite alright to be paid for bearing with his table manners.
With the money safely in her hands, she dumped it into a small box under the counter and attempted to make a start on cleaning up before she gave him his second serving. It was a poor attempt, the man was too big and was in the way.
"My wallet was stolen..." he grumbled, and looked pleadingly at Etona.
What, you're still going on about that?
"I don't see why you mind so much sir. Excuse me, but I'm sure you have more than enough in your current one." Etona replied calmly.
"But you're supposed to be angry about it," he whined. "It makes me a decent citizen."
I do think not complaining about stolen wallets would send you a step toward a decent citizen, she thought silently.
"I thought there'd be more people. What kind of bar is this, anyway? Very unpopular, eh?"
"I think most of my customers ran away when they saw you coming in, sir."
"But there is someone," he said, practically ignoring anything Etona said. He seemed to be attempting to face Aerynn and was failing miserably.
Most people would have been able to turn to look to the side with their hand still on the pouch but his multiple layers of fat kept him from doing this. He inched around slowly and managed to turn his whole body to her. And in the process knocked down the guard on his right, followed by a plate which fell square on the guard's face. He also managed to send another empty plate flying across the room. It seemed, that his fat boosted his strength a bit. The plate shattered to pieces against the wall.
Etona imagined that his current position was very uncomfortable considering the counter was digging into his side. He didn't seem have the ability to move so that he wouldn't be touching the counter. She prayed that he wouldn't break the counter, which wasn't so cheap as a couple of plates.
Etona sighed. There didn't seem to be much she could do for Aerynn right now, other than hope that she had finished her ice cream. She got to work cleaning the mess.
