Monday, June 9, 2014

29 - A Jungle Cafe


They came to this city to help a lady hit by a rather unfortunate streak of bad luck. After solving her problems, they ran into a cryptid and prevented it from ravaging the entire county. They will soon be moving on to the next city. It is time to strike.
My second test begins in a few minutes. They decided to dine at a rain forest-themed restaurant. How ironic considering this began in a rain forest. I expect a rather cheesy attempt to recreate the lush plant and animal life in an obvious attempt to take advantage of the bleeding heart’s cause of the week. But I am pleasantly surprised.
The facility is three stories with a large opening in the center of the top two floors so all diners can enjoy a three-story cliff with double waterfalls rising to the ceiling. Every twenty minutes the lights dim followed by a brief narration and then two divers (members of the local university’s diving team from the look of them) perform a synchronized ten-meter dive. In between dives, animatronic wildlife spaced throughout the rather realistic looking foliage sing a playful jungle tune. They’ve somehow managed to give kitsch a sense of elegance and dignity. Who would have thought it possible? I’m almost impressed.
My prey are seated on the second tier. I insist the hostess seat me on the third tier 30 degrees from them. She is visible annoyed, but smiles and complies to not upset a customer.




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