Feylore

Book Bakery

Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Welcome. What can I get you today?
In the island of Barnable, there were quite a few bakeries that populated the busier parts. A whole district was dedicated to restaurants, cafes, and such.
For Kiya, he's proudly a manager of one busy bakery, where copies of the population's books can be located and read at the leisure of others.
When you're stuck having to write a book every few years, you learn how to manage yourself through other means.
??? Customer
I'd like...uh...
??? Customer
...These bread look kinda weird.
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Oh, these. Yeah they're shaped like different monsters.
??? Customer
Really...?
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
This one's a mummy. This one's a ghost. Perfectly edible. Here, have a sample.
??? Customer
Oh-!
He wasn't the owner of the bakery, but somewhere along the way, he became the manager. Workplace structure was a little weird in the first place. Everything could be given to you if you wished for it.
But for him, there was something about having to work that made him feel significant. Important. Like he meant something in this unnatural world at all.
His unwillingness to be adopted by the collectives above was proof of that.
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Here's your order.
??? Customer
Thank you! Do you have any romance books on hand today?
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Mmmm.
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Just this dusty one. It's not very good.
??? Customer
Aw, man. I read this one already.
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Come back tomorrow if you want more, or something.
Yes, the books that would be on the bakery's shelves would come in rotations. Someone had to sort them out. He was always busy tending to customers, and sometimes he'd lose track of time.
This was a mundane life. Away from family, the past.
Was he content with lying to himself that this world was a good one to live in? Maybe. Sometimes, he'd falter.
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
You're late...
Guy Nameless Rabbit
Sorry...I had to clean the house until the morning.
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Did you sleep at all today? You need to eat. You know you need to eat, right.
Guy Nameless Rabbit
Agh. I guess I forgot...
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Take fifteen minutes before you start sorting.
In truth, he wasn't exactly the most stable. In his own eyes, he wasn't a leader who was capable of dragging people around for as long as he'd like.
Today wasn't a day to think about that.
Yet he knows someday he'll have to deal with his problems.
Kiya Bobtailed Cat
Oh. The cake.
Guy Nameless Rabbit
Ah, it's frozen...!
Until then, he can only hope to hold the thoughts back, one way or another.