07-15-2017, 01:40 PM
Grizz and Panda had a rough first night. The sleeping bags weren't what they were used to.
At least they had a place to go to. They had stopped by Dan and Bob's place to ask where Ice Bear's house was. Fortunately Dan and Bob recognized Grizz and Panda from their conversations with Ice Bear. After all, Dan wasn't about to let a total stranger into Ice Bear's house, but these weren't total strangers to Ice Bear. Plus Ice Bear had sent them to sleep at his place.
They got up, groggy, deciding to find work. First thing's first though: they needed to go to the Sty and Fry. Panda had seen it on the way in to the Cavern Grotto community. Dan lent them some coin to get some food, since they were new to the area.
Panda was slow to wake up.
"Grizz... let me sleep a while longer..."
"No time Pan-Pan, we need to get food." The big grizzly bear said, pulling on Panda's arm.
"... okay fine." Panda said, waking up, being groggy and sluggish.
Panda checked the OmniTwitter. A bunch of people he didn't know talking about things he lacked context on. Just like the Twitter he used to know. Except this felt stranger yet.
"Grizz, what makes you so sure we'll find work... all our attempts at finding work in San Francisco failed... even that coffee shop one." Panda said, pessimistically.
Grizz was cheerful. "Well this isn't San Francisco... this is a different town where we can start fresh and new. And everything is within walking distance!"
Panda was always a bit more pessimistic... he meant well, but it was just the fact every time they tried something, it seemed to blow up in their face. What made it worse was three bears always stood out. Then again, Grizz had a point. This was a fresh start for them.
They got up and walked out of the cave to the Sty and Fry. Mina was on duty as usual.
"Woah, more bears!" Mina said gleefully.
"Our bro got us here somehow!" Panda stated. "You might have met him, polar bear with a big axe."
Mina had to put her tray down. "Ice Bear? You... you're Ice Bear's brothers... he said so much about you. Poor dear was in tears while you two were gone. I'm gonna get you two fish and chips on the house."
"Woah, Panda's a vegetarian... got anything for him?"
"Oh! Sure, I'll get him some chips and our Tofufry." Mina said. "You two take a seat wherever you like."
Panda and Grizz sat at the nearest table.
"Woah, Ice Bear gets around. I wonder where he is now. He was on a mission I think." Grizz said nonchalantly.
Panda was trying to tweet on his phone. "Ugh... nothing concrete is coming to mind." Panda said, disgruntled.
"Maybe you need some time to organize your thoughts." Grizz quipped.
"Twitter is how I used to organize my thoughts!" Panda said in despair.
"Relax bro, we'll figure it out." Grizz said as Mina came by with Ice Waters with lemon.
"Two drinks for you."
"Thanks ma'am. Hey... you wouldn't happen to know if there's a job for me and Pan-pan here." Grizz asked.
Mina thought for a moment. "Nothing comes to mind. You could always try looking at the bulletin board in the town square, people post odd jobs. I think Ice Bear got his first job that way."
Mina walked away, as another patreon needed her attention.
Panda had finally figured out how to watch Dataverse TV on his new fandangled phone.
"Hey, I got TV on this thing... and the only TV station I see around these parts is a local public access TV station. Looks kind of weird. Like... beyond the indie scene of the bay area wierd." Panda was mesmerized by what he was seeing. It was Pinkie Pie doing party tricks and 'magic' tricks... well at least the ones you learn in the third grade. It was very surreal.
Grizz had an idea. "Public access? Hey... let's get on public access and show off our skills! It will be great."
Panda was reluctant. "Well... remember what happened with Nom-Nom?"
"Yeah, but this would be us! We get to do whatever we want on public access... within reason." Grizz thought. "We might get our foot in the door somehow. Someone might notice us."
Panda was shy about the idea, but with no better idea how to go about it, he decided he'd try Grizz's tactics. After eating their meals, they'd go to the public access TV station.
"Okay, we'll give it a try."
At least they had a place to go to. They had stopped by Dan and Bob's place to ask where Ice Bear's house was. Fortunately Dan and Bob recognized Grizz and Panda from their conversations with Ice Bear. After all, Dan wasn't about to let a total stranger into Ice Bear's house, but these weren't total strangers to Ice Bear. Plus Ice Bear had sent them to sleep at his place.
They got up, groggy, deciding to find work. First thing's first though: they needed to go to the Sty and Fry. Panda had seen it on the way in to the Cavern Grotto community. Dan lent them some coin to get some food, since they were new to the area.
Panda was slow to wake up.
"Grizz... let me sleep a while longer..."
"No time Pan-Pan, we need to get food." The big grizzly bear said, pulling on Panda's arm.
"... okay fine." Panda said, waking up, being groggy and sluggish.
Panda checked the OmniTwitter. A bunch of people he didn't know talking about things he lacked context on. Just like the Twitter he used to know. Except this felt stranger yet.
"Grizz, what makes you so sure we'll find work... all our attempts at finding work in San Francisco failed... even that coffee shop one." Panda said, pessimistically.
Grizz was cheerful. "Well this isn't San Francisco... this is a different town where we can start fresh and new. And everything is within walking distance!"
Panda was always a bit more pessimistic... he meant well, but it was just the fact every time they tried something, it seemed to blow up in their face. What made it worse was three bears always stood out. Then again, Grizz had a point. This was a fresh start for them.
They got up and walked out of the cave to the Sty and Fry. Mina was on duty as usual.
"Woah, more bears!" Mina said gleefully.
"Our bro got us here somehow!" Panda stated. "You might have met him, polar bear with a big axe."
Mina had to put her tray down. "Ice Bear? You... you're Ice Bear's brothers... he said so much about you. Poor dear was in tears while you two were gone. I'm gonna get you two fish and chips on the house."
"Woah, Panda's a vegetarian... got anything for him?"
"Oh! Sure, I'll get him some chips and our Tofufry." Mina said. "You two take a seat wherever you like."
Panda and Grizz sat at the nearest table.
"Woah, Ice Bear gets around. I wonder where he is now. He was on a mission I think." Grizz said nonchalantly.
Panda was trying to tweet on his phone. "Ugh... nothing concrete is coming to mind." Panda said, disgruntled.
"Maybe you need some time to organize your thoughts." Grizz quipped.
"Twitter is how I used to organize my thoughts!" Panda said in despair.
"Relax bro, we'll figure it out." Grizz said as Mina came by with Ice Waters with lemon.
"Two drinks for you."
"Thanks ma'am. Hey... you wouldn't happen to know if there's a job for me and Pan-pan here." Grizz asked.
Mina thought for a moment. "Nothing comes to mind. You could always try looking at the bulletin board in the town square, people post odd jobs. I think Ice Bear got his first job that way."
Mina walked away, as another patreon needed her attention.
Panda had finally figured out how to watch Dataverse TV on his new fandangled phone.
"Hey, I got TV on this thing... and the only TV station I see around these parts is a local public access TV station. Looks kind of weird. Like... beyond the indie scene of the bay area wierd." Panda was mesmerized by what he was seeing. It was Pinkie Pie doing party tricks and 'magic' tricks... well at least the ones you learn in the third grade. It was very surreal.
Grizz had an idea. "Public access? Hey... let's get on public access and show off our skills! It will be great."
Panda was reluctant. "Well... remember what happened with Nom-Nom?"
"Yeah, but this would be us! We get to do whatever we want on public access... within reason." Grizz thought. "We might get our foot in the door somehow. Someone might notice us."
Panda was shy about the idea, but with no better idea how to go about it, he decided he'd try Grizz's tactics. After eating their meals, they'd go to the public access TV station.
"Okay, we'll give it a try."