SigilFey;n7321290 said:
Placeholder! I'm calling "placeholder" now. Gods -- even in Velen has Starbucks!? (Faceplant.)
Crows Perch has TWO Starbucks. They're right across the Courtyard from one another.
I once saw Geralt of Rivia order a large Gingerbread Latte at one of those stores. The barista, who must have been no more than seventeen, told the Witcher that he must have meant a "Venti" Gingerbread Latte, because they don't have "large."
The Witcher gave the barista a look that would have sent chills of the spine of any sensible Northerner, and said "Just give me my damned coffee or you can deal with your own damned Shrieker." The barista, clearly ignorant of who (and what) this man was, just rolled his eyes and replied with a smirk, "What
size coffee would you like?"
I feared blood was about to spill once again in Velen. We had seen so much violence over the last year that it was almost commonplace. However, I am glad to say the Wticher chose to stay his hand. Maybe the tales of their wicked nature are not entirely true. The Witcher merely said "Fine" and walked off to his horse. Once on top of the mare I saw him pause for a moment. He appeared to be considering his options.
You see, I happen to know that he had been up all night and day for the past 24 hours kneeling over some hole he and the Bloody Baron had dug. The hole was now empty, and the Witcher's work in Crows Perch apparently done ... but even a Witcher must get tired at some point. He probably had a long day ahead of him. After what seemed a long time, the Witcher dismounted his mare, and walked across the courtyard to the other Starbucks. Over the low hum of the bustling Courtyard I heard him mutter, "One venti Gingerbread Latte please."
