A cozy, bustling café in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Vortex Crew is seated around a small table, sipping their drinks and chatting animatedly. The morning sun filters through the large windows, casting a warm glow over their faces.
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Lemonfluff was adjusting her chair, spritzing her lemongrass spray into the air. The crew laughs as Willybottle dramatically waves his hand to fan away the mist.
Lemonfluff looks at him, grinning mischievously then saying, "Another day, another lemongrass shower, eh Willybottle?"
Willybottle, faking an outraged look, though his eyes showed a bit of amusement then replying, "I swear, Lemonfluff, one of these days I’ll bring my own spray, and we'll see how you like it!"
Mintysweet, laughing while shaking her head retorting, "As if we’d ever let you get that far! Besides, we know you secretly love it."
Willybottle scoffed, "Secretly? More like “reluctantly tolerate”! What would I do without you lot to keep me on my toes?"
WM Steve, listening to said conversation, leaning forward with a grin interrupting, "Speaking of toes, did you guys read about the Majapahit Empire in history class? They said it was so vast, you'd need extra ones just to walk across it!"
Flameny raising an eyebrow in interest saying, "That’s quite the historical tidbit, WM Steve. Why the Majapahit Empire, though?"
WM Steve said enthusiastically, "Just thought it’s interesting how we're living in Jakarta, and this place was once the heart of such a huge empire!"
Lemonfluff had a little glint in her eye showing her excitement saying, "That’s pretty cool! Imagine all the chaos we could cause if we were around back then!"
Willybottle, trying to sound knowledgeable but failing miserably saying, " yeah, the Kingdom of...uh...Ma-ha-ja-pit. Or is it Ma-ha-pa-jit? Ma-ja-ha-pit? Uhm, how do you say it again?"
Everyone bursts into laughter.
Flameny said while chuckling, "I think you just created a whole series of new kingdoms, Willybottle."
Mintysweet said jokingly, "Sounds like a great place for your next dramatic performance!"
Willybottle, finally cracking, joining in the laughter, trying to retort, "Hey, I’ll have you know, my pronunciation skills are top-notch. Just...not today."
WM Steve suggested, "Maybe we should take a little trip to Trowulan someday, get you a proper history lesson."
Lemonfluff exclaimed, "Oh, I’d love to see that! You trying to learn the history while getting sprayed with lemongrass."
Willybottle looking up in terror, "My worst nightmare! But also, knowing you guys, probably my fate," Though his face shows mock horror, he was finding the conversation of lemongrass to be slightly amusing.
Flameny, ever the silent one, smiling calmly at the other's conversations and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
They all share a moment of laughter and camaraderie, sipping their drinks, enjoying the easy banter that defines their friendship.
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