Evolve Cafe

Description xxxxxSpacious and open, this coffeeshop has a somewhat industrial feel to it, grey resin floors below and exposed-beam ceilings that have been painted up in a dancing swirl of abstract whorls and starbursts, a riot of colour splashed against a white background. The walls alternate between brick and cheerfully lime-green painted wood that extends to the paneling beneath the brushed-steel countertops. There's an abundance of light, though rather than windows (which are scarce) it comes from plentiful hanging steel lamps. The walls here are home to plentiful artwork available for sale; though the roster of prints and paintings and drawings and photographs changes on a regular basis it has one thing in common -- all the artists displayed are mutants. xxxxxThe seating spaced around the room is spread out enough to keep the room from feeling cluttered. Black chairs, square black tables that mostly seat two or four though they're frequently pushed around and rearranged to make space for larger parties. In the back corner of the room is more comfortable seating, a few large black-corduroy sofas and armchairs with wide tables between them. There's a shelf of card and board games back here available for customers to sit and play. xxxxxThe chalkboard menus hanging behind the counter change frequently, always home to a wide variety of drinks (with an impressive roster of fair-trade coffees and teas largely featured) though their sandwiches and wraps and soups and snacks of the day change often. An often-changing variety of baked goods sit behind the display case at the counter halfway back in the room, and the opposite side of the counter holds a small selection of homemade ice creams. A pair of single-user bathrooms flanks the stairway in back of the cafe; at night, the thump of music can be heard from above, coming from the adjoining nightclub of the same name that sits up the stairs above the coffeehouse. Notes & Trivia xxxxx Evolve's menu caters to a wide variety of dietary restrictions; they favor local produce and goods and have a lot of vegan/GF options available. More recently, their kitchen and menu has also gone fully kosher. Evolve used to be a print shop. When they renovated, the beams were stained with ink half an inch thick. Evolve' originals owners were not, despite plenty of rumors, mutants themselves. Just sympathetic. The person who bought the shop after the bombing, renovated, and reopened it, though, is definitely a mutant. Shane Holland is extremely blue and extremely fishy so there is no need for speculation there. In hiring, Evolve highly prioritizes obvious visible mutants and also mutants with criminal records -- i.e., those in the community who have the most difficult time finding employment elsewhere. There is a nightclub above the cafe, open Thursday through Saturday nights. Though on other nights the cafe closes at midnight, on nights the club is open they stay open till 4 am, when the club closes. At times that the nightclub is not open, the space is available to be reserved -- free of charge, though donations are very welcome -- to groups that would like a safe meeting space. It currently plays home to everything from a mutant-friendly Alcoholics Anonymous to a book club to an LGBT youth group to a knitting circle to a tabletop roleplaying group. Anyone interested in using the space can talk to Shane, Daiki, or B about reserving a time (either one-time or recurring) and they reserve the right to deny any functions they do not feel comfortable with. Evolve's daily specials are always advertised on a 'pay what you want' rate, with fairly low suggested payments offered. Past that, Evolve's suspended-payment plan means that even those who don't have money to spare can often find a meal here. Anyone with the money to spare can purchase extra "suspended" drinks or food items which the system keeps track of. People who cannot afford their own food can, subsequently, use the suspended purchases as vouchers to purchase their own coffee or food. At any given moment there's usually a little bit of stored credit available for use, which is beginning to earn the cafe a reputation in the mutant community as a place where down-on-their luck mutants can get a free meal. Evolve is CLOSED to the public on the following days each year: First night of Pesach, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Lunar New Year. The nightclub does have a large NYE party, though. Though not open for actual business on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day, the cafe does hold a large and free dinner for those in the mutant community who want to come eat. From about 6-9pm people can turn up for free food and socializing, holiday cheer optional. Similarly they hold a free seder meal on the second night of Pesach (upstairs, not in the main cafe room); on years when this overlaps with a Thurs-Sat night the nightclub is closed that evening. Employees xxxxx Shane - Owner Polaris - Barista Daiki - Finance & Distribution Ravenna Lucilia (NPC): Barista. Short and pleasantly plump, this nineteen-year-old girl is fair skinned, ice blue eyed, and her long, thick hair is probably black naturally though it doesn't stay any one colour for too many days on a stretch. Her style most decidedly leans toward gothy. A former Promethean, she makes an amazing barista with her ability to modify the temperature of any object she touches. Including reheating that luke-warm coffee. Takeshi "Tak" Ji (NPC): Barista. Tall, thin, twenty-something young man of Japanese ancestry with mid-length, often asymmetrically cut black hair. A former Promethean, Tak has a finely tuned danger sense that makes it worth paying attention when he starts acting tense or nervous. Haley Zhang (NPC): Cashier/busser. A small, brown-skinned genderqueer person with hooves, small backswept horns, a tail, and a great deal of coarse, dark hair on their head as well as their body. Important Events xxxxx 2013-06-11: An anti-mutant firebombing burns Evolve down, killing three and closing the coffeeshop. 2014-05-29: Almost one year after the bombing that closed the shop, Evolve reopens under new ownership. Late 2015-2016: Early into its operations, Evolve was hit by another anti-mutant attack and closed for nearly a year amidst rumours of bankruptcy. The cafe reopened Halloween 2016 following the Evolympics, a mutant-focused sporting event that began as a fundraiser to reopen the cafe has since turned into a regular occurrence for mutant athletes. 2017-01-02: After a shooting and firebombing, the cafe closes temporarily for repairs.	Evolve Coffeeshop Neighborhood Lower East Side Type Cafe Hours of Operation Su, 9a-Midnight; Mo - We, 7a-Midnight; Th, 7a-4a; Fr & Sa: 8a - 4a Mutant-friendliness Extremely welcoming; known in the mutant community as a safe hangout & community gathering-space.
Logs
1..5051..92(92 total) Date Title Cast Mentions (2024-12-18) It's twisted, in there. / Blood pacts and dark arts, but still -- / Friendship is magic. Cyan, Natsumi Jax, Shane (2024-11-29) No Cheat Sheets Daiki, Jade, Jax (2024-11-24) Opening Up Jax, Joshua, Polaris Jade, Shane, Dawson (2024-11-16) Asueto Ion, Jax Scott, Ryan (2024-11-10) Resting And Recharging Colin, Polaris, Gino Jax, Shane (2024-11-05) Collateral Damnage DJ, Hive, Polaris, Matt Shane, Bryce, Dallen (2024-10-13) Processing Power Polaris, Wendy Erik (2024-10-12) Less One B, Jax, Ryan, Spencer Shane (2024-07-13) C is for Conspiracy B, Skye Shane, Taylor (2024-06-15) Long Haul Anahita, Tok Charles (2024-05-23) Havens For Those Scattered Lumin, Anahita (2024-05-19) S: Pt reports a feeling of worry about the future and uncertainty as to what she will do. Denies recent history of COVID; reports history of desensitization to smell (congruent with observed behavior.) Celestine, Zack (2024-05-09) Package Deal Harm, Jax Naomi, Ryan, Joshua, Avi, Lael, Charles (2024-05-08) No Demonstration Without Hydration Anahita, Gino B, Shane (2024-05-01) Many Hats Anahita, Jax Taylor, Tag, Dawson, Lucien, Ryan (2024-04-29) Red Flags Harm, Joshua Nahida, Naomi, Lael, Avi, Jax (2024-04-21) In Which an Evolve Customer Buys Something They Don’t Need, but Gets Something They Do for Free Lumin, Taylor (2024-02-10) Strong Words Bryce, Dallen, Lily DJ, Lael (2023-11-15) SITREP: As The Kids Say Blink, Scott Alice (2023-09-25) In Which a New Evolve Patron’s Paranoia Is Founded, at Least a Little Bit. James, Taylor Naomi (2023-09-25) A Whole New World James, Naomi Taylor (2023-08-13) In Which Some Patches and Some Labrats Are Heading Toward Becoming a Colorful New Quilt Joshua, !Karrie, Karrie, Daiki, Echo, Nahida, Naomi, Sriyani, Taylor Dusk, Spencer, Avi, Roscoe, Naomi, Nevaeh, Hive, Gaétan, Leonidas, Lael, Nick, B, Shane (2023-08-06) Danish Welcome Kitty, Lincoln, Scott, Shane Jax, Steve, Leo, Ryan, Rasa, Charles, B, Akihiro (2023-07-21) In Which Evolve Has Storytime and Nobody Helps to Get a Bingo Marinov, Regina, Taylor Shane, Erik (2023-07-19) Regina and the Chocolate Factory Regina, Shane Taylor, Jax, Ryan, Hive (2023-07-07) In Which Evolve Is Not a Particularly Helpful Source of Information, but Someone Still Gets a Big Tip Alexander, Taylor Ryan, Spencer, Jax (2023-01-28) In Which a Family Meeting Does Not Go As Planned and Evolve's Patrons Get Far More Than They Ordered Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive, Hive Kitty, Dawson, Charles, Dusk (2022-11-22) Bespeaking Desi, Marinov Ryan, Charles, Daiki, B (2022-05-17) Slowly Evolving Carnage, Dusk (2022-05-06) Freak Index Anole, Naomi, Nick Erik, Nessie, Lael, Taylor, Marinov (2022-04-14) Foundation Hive, Polaris DJ, Dawson, Wendy (2022-01-14) Making Waves Joshua, Skye Daiki, Jax (2022-01-09) Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. Heather, Leo, Naomi Steve, DJ, Lael (2021-12-22) Those who trouble their households will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. Jamie, Leo, Polaris Dawson, Hive (2021-12-18) Friend-to-Be Hulk, Marinov Taylor, Bruce, Polaris, Tony (2021-12-14) Adulting Desi, Shane Charles, Lucien, Daiki, Sera, Matt, Gaétan (2021-11-14) In Which Some Memories and Soup Are Both Shared and Some Souls Find a Bit of Cozy Taylor, Winona (2021-10-26) I will study the way that is blameless. When shall I attain it? Bruce, Leo (2021-03-17) Ocean's Three? DJ, Hive, Skye (2021-03-05) Loose Ends Malthus, Polaris, Wendy (2021-02-12) Escort Mission Ion, Tian-shin (2021-01-31) Mere Anarchy Fred, Polaris (2021-01-24) For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. Leo, Lily, Polaris, Winona (2021-01-04) Teachable Moment Joshua, Spencer (2020-12-06) Holland Holland (& Holland) Holland, Joshua, Kitty, Spencer (2020-12-05) Something Like Human Hive, Skye (2020-11-11) The Other Shoe Dusk, Hive, Lily (2020-10-29) In Which Evolve Gets Some Rags, and An Immediate Use For Them Daiki, Rasa, Taylor (2020-10-24) A Certain Boy Scout Polaris, Lily (2020-10-22) Anarchist Sherlock Holmes Joshua, Polaris, Wendy 1..5051..92(92 total)
Mentions
1..5051..92(92 total) Date Title Cast Mentions 1..5051..92(92 total) Archived Logs 1..5051..100(154 total) Date Title Cast Mentions (2018-05-28) Pulling for You Marinov, Alice (2018-01-05) Hush Hush Business Blink, Mercy (2017-09-30) In Which A Table And Some Experiences Are Shared Lael, Taylor (2017-09-10) Unique Marketable Talents Blink, Flicker, Heather, Paige, Theo (2017-08-27) In Which Certain Problems Are Discussed And Others, Less So Allison, Blink, Taylor (2017-08-26) In Which the Future Of Evolve Is Discussed and Some Monsters Contemplate Relaxing In Proper Monster Digs Marinov, Nick, Taylor (2017-08-19) Of the Mundane and the Magical (Or, a Serendipitous Beginning) Harm, Kavalam, Lucien, Matt (2017-08-13) In Which Bad News Is Received And Tables Are Cleaned Way More Than Is Entirely Needful Allison, Taylor (2017-08-11) In Which Coffee Is Made And Assistance Is Offered Allison, Paige, Taylor (2017-08-10) In Which A Picture Is Taken, With A Lot Of Flash Allison, Blink, Taylor (2017-08-06) Real Dinner Allison, Jax, Spencer (2017-08-04) Accommodating Allison, Flicker (2017-08-03) Inquiring Minds Allison, Gaétan, Marinov, Matt, Paige (2017-06-07) Not Super Okay Husk, Marinov, Nic, Paige (2017-06-05) Pinecones Eric, Heather, Nic, Paige (2017-05-19) All Aboard The Cat Train Eve, Heather, Taylor (2017-05-18) Loud and Expressive Alice, Eve (2017-05-05) In Which Teenagers Are Quite Unprepared For Children And Ponder Questionable Birth Control Methods B, Desi, Eve, Taylor (2017-05-04) Mutant Pastry Terrorists Eve, Marinov, Shane (2017-04-26) Hooves and Horns Eve and Paige (2017-04-25) In Which Mutual Support Is Awkwardly Offered And Thoughts Are Awkwardly Overheard Eve, Taylor (2017-02-07) Horrible Human History Stuff Marinov, Nekara (2017-02-04) Not Like Them Anette and Paige (2017-01-22) The Newbie Katheryn Pryde, Marinov, Paige (2017-01-15) In Which There Is Some Excitement At Evolve, Non-Catastrophically So (Except Perhaps For The Kitchen Floor) Rasa, Taylor (2017-01-11) Bitterness Paige, Marinov (2017-01-06) In Which Some Assistance Is Given In The Matter Of Reopening Evolve, Among Other Things Flicker, Taylor (2017-01-02) Places to Go Fiona, Paige, Steve (2016-12-29) In Which Evolve Is Temporarily An Unwelcoming Place, And A Customer Would Like To Speak To A Manager About The Service Mai, Shane, Taylor (2016-12-27) Quite Unique Flicker, Mai (2016-12-27) Queue Dusk, Fiona, Mai, Tag (2016-12-25) In Which Mutants Are Not Successfully Dissuaded From Their Holiday Cheer, Despite (Questionably) Valiant Attempts Blink, Flicker, Rasa, Taylor (2016-12-08) Fashion Sense Marinov, Paige (2016-11-23) In Which Tea Is Made And Some Opinions Are Shared (Both Aloud And Otherwise) Marinov, Paige, Taylor (2016-11-15) Fuck Akihiro, Anette, Paige (2016-11-10) Real People Dusk, Matt, Paige (2016-11-01) The Owl and the Pussycat Anette and Marinov (2016-10-31) Re-volve Dusk, Flicker, Shane, Steve (2015-12-15) Two Parts Mutual Aid, One Part Caffeine, Garnish With Bling Eridani, Ion, Isra, Natalie (2015-11-29) Improvement Dusk, Pedro, Steve, Tag (2015-11-07) Stabadood Ellin, Hive, Shane, Tian-shin (2015-10-24) (Brief) Relief Hercules, Jax, Tag (2015-10-17) Social Lives Dusk, Jack, Shane (2015-10-16) Unsolved Dusk, Flicker, Hercules, Jack (2015-10-11) Listening Hercules, Rasa, Taylor (2015-09-09) Talk About It Bruce, Rasa (2015-08-19) Float Break Autumn and Jack (2015-08-16) The Usual B, Jack, Sera, Spencer (2015-07-04) Mainline Sugar Rasa, Eric, Jack (2015-07-02) Mistaken Identities Jack Rictor Teague 1..5051..100(154 total)