Philip was later than he`d liked. But like last time he`d come prepared, cleared schedule and all. He came dressed in his same business suit, black and polished, no tie of course. Those had been O-U-T out for a long time now. But with a blue sweater underneath. And white pants with black shoes that were equally polished. Trimmed and proper like for a formal business meeting. Also like last time, he`d taken his second backpack with him, with 2 1- liter bottles, 2 thermos flasks of hot non-alcoholic and alcoholic punch, as well as his chocolate chip cookies in the same jar he used for them. Paper towels and plastic cups for everyone were of course included as well. His desktop-replacement laptop was again along this time, despite the risks. As were as a matter of course, his order-tool-slash-phone and wallet with keys and IDs, the latter of course being hidden. Everything would be to specs. Straining just a little less than last time, due to rolling his second backpack on wheels on the ground less awkwardly, he took in the amazing smell. Chambers` cooking no doubt. He came in with a smile and offered everyone his hand to shake. With the obligatory, but sincere
"Nice to meet you. How`re you doing."
to all who accepted his handshake and all that did not. Hopefully they don`t snub me like Witch did last time. Let`s see. he thought. After all, he got the feeling shaking hands wasn`t as much a thing for some of them, and that it had merely been his audacity that won some of them over. He gave these pleasantries quite a bit of time, waiting to see who accepted and who returned his greeting. After a beat, he continued:
"So anyway, I got hot alcoholic and non-alcoholic punch in thermos flasks and water as well. Hope it`s still the season for that and it`s ok. But man, that smells awesome."
He didn`t feel the need to state the obvious and disrespect the others, that the smell was likely Chambers` doing. But to his mind it was clear. Once he was settled and ready, he had one thought:
It`s showtime. Time to see how these masters act in a formal setting. They seemed to be quite interesting to share just about everything, despite being Mystagogues last month. about Aurora and Corn.
Equipment: 2 backpacks: 2 1- liter still water bottles, 2 thermos flasks of non-alcoholic and 2 of alcoholic hot punch, jar of chocolate chip cookies, Desktop-replacement laptop, 2 TB SSD and USB 4.0 cable, order-tool-slash-phone, wallet, first aid kit, can of hairspray, lighter, pack of cigarettes, paper towels and plastic cups, wallet.