Chromatober 2024 - Steve Lab Edition

Day 25 - Warm

World / Series: Steve Lab
Timeline: ????
Overall Feeling: Ambiguous
AU: Steve Lab, Cafe / Modern
Characters: Prof. Favre, Modern!Sabre, Baker!Time
Settings: ?????
Word Count: 782

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Prof. Favre cursed, a million times really, when he had first found this modern like world, he didn't think too much about it. It was just one of those random worlds he would find on occasion, but for it to be in the middle of winter was not something he had ever expected.

Especially since he wasn't, by any means possible, prepared to even handle the biting cold!

There's a reason why he dislikes the cold weather and it was because of his current predicament. He's starting to regret even visiting this world in the first place, but alas, he was curious and he was in some serious need in materials and items that he could only hoped to find in the modern world anyways.

Which is a shame, but still!

With a sigh, he continues to look around, shivering as he goes, his lab coat was most certainly not enough for this weather–

"Huh, this isn't something I expected to see today." Prof. Favre blinks as he turns around, facing a modern dressed Sabre. He scowls, of course he would find a Sabre, this world is in the clutches of the FMS Community after all! Yet at the same time, he's jealous of how warm they look, the Modern Sabre most certainly took note how they're shivering in the cold.

Seemingly amused, he gestured for him to follow, which actually confused him, but followed nonetheless.

Prof. Favre certainly hopes he's not a modern version of Assassin, but as much as he would have liked the thrill of being killed, he was too moody and angry at the cold to die at the moment. So he reluctantly followed after the Modern Sabre, quite curious of where they will be going for the most part.

So imagine his surprise when they ended up at some kind of Cafe. It seems to be a strange, yet cozy looking Cafe really, it could even double as a Bakery by the looks of it, but he wasn't sure until he actually went inside the building and saw for sure. So he continued to follow Modern Sabre, noting that every single of the Customers seems to resemble the various steves and side characters he saw in most of the main world in the FMS continuity.

Which isn't too strange now he thinks about it– maybe he had grown desensitized to the fact that he visited so many worlds.

Although he does pity the fact that Flub is getting bullied in the corner by...their version of Sabre? Both are from the Assassin world...maybe this cafe is acting as some sort of neutral hub for those that can travel through worlds or are aware to hang out in.

Regardless, he doesn't pity the guy at all.

"You're thinking this is a neutral hub for the FMS community, you'll be correct."

Prof. Favre looked at Modern in surprise. "Was that obvious? Or is this something you are commonly used to." He wondered, Modern shrugged as he walked towards the front desk with Prof. Favre following, noting how significantly warmer it has been here compared to being outside.

He likes how warm this cafe makes him feel.

He'll definitely like this place–

"Is there anything you want to drink?" Prof. Favre blink, staring at the person behind the counter– a Time Steve. A baker one, at that. "I take it you refer to Baker?" The modern Time Steve looks a bit surprised, but nodded in confirmation. "Yep, but back to the question..."

"Hot Chocolate. It's my favorite, one that Ry'quest and Twisted would always make me."

No sooner did he answer and mention RQ and TR Sabre, especially by their nickname, the entire cafe went silent. Baker Time and Modern Sabre looked at him in utter surprise but also fear.

"Should...you even refer to them in such manners?" Modern hesitantly questioned as Baker Time went to make the Hot Chocolate, Prof. Favre just stares at them in confusion.

"Of course, they're technically my older Brothers in some sick sense of revelation." Prof. Favre didn't really care too much, but it wasn't technically a lie, they were in some weird way siblings, mostly since they were the one to care for him at all.

Nothing compared to Saga disturbing optimistic nature.

Thankfully, none of them questioned him further, most of all he got the Hot Chocolate! One sip and he was in essentially heaven as the saying goes! Sure he had sneezed, he was in the biting cold for awhile, but he was just happy to have his Hot Chocolate.

It made him feel a warm sense of love, after all.