It was very early but Olivier was already up. He was always up at the crack of dawn. No matter how late he went to bed, how much he had to drink the night before (although he rarely drank because he was always busy running the bar at the Inn at night), how much work he did before, or anything else that would cause a normal person to sleep in, Olivier never slept in. It wasn't that he couldn't sleep in, he could, he loved to sleep and if he had the chance he would sleep in everyday but he was in charge of the only Inn in Alvaria. He had to be up early in case a guest needed him, if someone decided to check in this early, to go over records for the Inn, etc. Needless to say he was busy; too busy.
His sister did help out with the Inn, mostly with keeping it clean, serving guests meals, and keeping their guests happy but it still left Olivier with workloads to do. Olivier wished that he could have her help out more or that they got more help for the Inn but with only a few residents who all had jobs of their own and his sister's illness, he was out of luck. He had to do most of the work on his own which left him little to no time to do anything he liked. If anyone ever needed him, they could always bet that he'd be at the Inn. It was rare when he got out.
Today was no exception. Olivier was already absorbed in going over paperwork. He had to order some supplies from nearby towns as well as make sure all the guests who were scheduled to leave today were out on time or he'd have to charge them an extra day. The windows started to ice over and had Olivier not looked up to stretch he would not have noticed it at all. That's strange... he thought seeing the small ice form on the front windows. It was early summer, sure there could be some cooler days since spring had just ended but it still seemed strange. Things had been strange in the town as long as he remembered so maybe this was just another one of many strange events that made this town so unique. He made a mental note to go check it out as soon as he finished the paperwork.
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It was rare for Jill to be up early but the encounter she had with the hooded lady had her excited. She still had the small snowflake the woman had given her yesterday. She was surprised that it hadn't melted but at the same time it was a magic snowflake so this fact didn't bother her. She quickly dressed and grabbed herself some bread. Her brother was a fisherman and wasn't making a lot of money right now so they had little food. She wished that he'd at least buy some sweets every now and then. She hated always eating bread, fish, and some veggies like potatoes and carrots.
Her brother was still asleep as she quietly slipped out of the house. She walked up to the townsquare, where she had seen the woman the day before and was greeted with a gush of cold air. “Brr!” Her body started shaking. The sudden change from hot to cold was surprising but she soon forgot about the cold when she saw the ice pedestal. “Whoa!” Jill looked at it from a distance with wide eyes. She noticed a man eating some of the pedestal and giggled.
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It was another early morning for Sage but today he was not busy working on a design. Today he was packing up all the furs and leathers he bought from the skinwalker man yesterday. He was going to send them out to be processed so he could use them for new outfits. The man had saved Sage a lot of money by having to send them to get cleaned but he still had to get them processed properly. He lacked the skill and tools to do it himself at the shop.
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Adrian had went to bed early. He was used to sleeping during the night and being up in the day now but still felt strange about it. Not many people have ever heard of a daywalker vampire. Adrian wished that he had opened a bar at his winery. He would have loved be a bartender and serve the town their daily drinks. Maybe find a pretty girl in the crowd and enjoy her company and blood for awhile before leaving her somewhere in a diluted dazed state. He would also love to see what his worker, Bri would look like in a cocktail dress. He sighed, turning back to his paperwork. He couldn't do that to Olivier. The Inn was already suffering enough. Adrian seemed to be one of the only ones doing well in the town due to his wine's popularity in other towns. He had more than enough money. “Maybe I'll see about hosting some sort of event soon.” He thought aloud to himself. It might be fun to get the town together.