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" don't bother. you can't fix a clear skill issue with one complaint. " and considering since this establishment is still running, the people of this town must enjoy eating dog food. " you should know, i'm sure you've tried the food here. " isn't that why the girl is in such a bad mood? because she has to be surrounded by inedible food all day? she retracts her fork, setting it down on the table. her arms cross as she leans back into her seat. " are jobs hard to find? you clearly hate being here and with every second your expression sours your tip lessens by 10%... "

In all her time here, Georgia can confidently say this is the first time a utensil is in the other hand. Is this how her co-workers feel whenever she's in the kitchen? "Um, no, but I can pass your compliments to the chef." She grimaces. "What's wrong with it?"

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" mango bay. " she chooses for them. she's not risking vivi be in poor condition over potential spoiled shrimp when she has dates to go on! chalita gasps. the sign of fine lines were so visible. " i'm booking you in right now. " she schedules nevaeh an appointment for tomorrow. she looks at vivi. " i don't care what you say, you're getting a laser treatment. " both of her roommates phones ping once the scheduling was complete. " never mind all that — i just got the contact information of the producer for the bachelorette. this is perfect! after your laser treatment we'll do an audition tape. " — @opvline

" you'd think living with a chef, i wouldn't have to worry about starving here in palmview ! shall i book dinner ? where do people eat around here ? " and, before vivi has the chance to suggest it, " – don't suggest giselle's. i know for a fact you won't stay sat for a full course without fidgeting. " and there's simply too much to catch up on – especially with chai. " i am, i am. i'll be here for a few months, at least. which really is quite convenient for me because... " she points to her forehead, making every effort to frown until the faintest lines reveal themselves upon her forehead, " i'm in desperate need of a touch up and my aesthetician, back at home, is on maternity leave. " @mcktub

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cute girl, but the dreadful outfit is weighing down her spirit. if god blesses you with visuals and you don't maximize it to your full potential — you are living life wrong! " ah! so it's like xanax for regular people. i'll take both. " the packaging could use some work... and the shop overall had bad feng shui. how is it still in business! she wonders if the girl actually takes this relaxing blend or if she's purely spewing out customer service nonsense. she picks up a few incense sticks. " do you sell these for wholesale? and if so, what is the MSRP? "

she's  trying  her  best  not  to  stare  at  the  woman  perusing  their  shelves,  but  having  only  one  customer  in  the  small  shop  makes  it  almost  impossible  not  to.  she's  already  welcomed  her,  and  doesn't  want  to  seem  overbearing  by  asking  if  she  needs  anything  again.  she  decides  to  busy  herself  with  packaging  small  vials  of  sample  teas,  avoiding  the  urge  to  hum  as  she  does.  “what  ?”  she  asks,  head  whipping  up  and  fixating  on  the  box  in  her  hand,  and  then  over  to  the  one  she's  pointing  to.  “oh  !”  hands  dust  on  her  apron  as  she  comes  out  from  behind  the  counter,  friendly  smile  plastered  on  her  features.  “the  best  way  to  put  it  is  the  calming  blend  is  for  your  mind,  where  the  relaxing  blend  is  for  your  body.  personally,  the  relaxing  blend  is  a  favorite  of  mine  before  bedtime.  it  has  both  chamomile  and  valerian  root,  so  by  the  time  my  mug  is  finished  my  muscles  are  practically  jelly.”

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the word he uses to refer to her explains what type of person he is. she's not offended, instead, she's elated. only because this is the perfect specimen for the experiment she's conducting. she's impressed with herself, it didn't take long for her to find someone to match up with vivi. he'll definitely traumatize her back into dating billionaires! " an hour i can do. " she peers over, craning her neck a little to see if she can see a ring. " do you have any children? "

so it seems troy has two options — he can be a complete dick and ruin her day in its entirety, or in true customer-focused fashion, he can get her back on the road in no time. luckily, he’s in a good mood, and she hasn’t done anything to piss him off. so, he opts for the latter. “ look, love, i can clearly see you have places to be. if i have the parts, i should be able to get it done in… maybe an hour, tops? ”

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" then i'll have to relocate somewhere so far the judge will not rule in my favour. " she had a backup plan and a backup plan to her backup plan and so forth. " my dearest, vivi — did you forget i thrive best in hostile environments? " she would make it so vivi's future husband would hate being around her first. " how the fuck does swimming come to your mind first when i say athletes? " swimming isn't even an attractive sport either. " you can't stand that i know what's best for you. " is it her fault for wanting to enhance her natural features? she's being such a good friend! " um, me? who else. " she stands up. " anyway, i have to get my car looked at, it's making weird noises. don't eat any garlic today in case if i schedule a date for you! "

    “   or   being   forced   to   be   with   them   there   is   going   to   be   your   personalised   torture   .   ”   she'd   learned   a   long   time   before   not   to   try   understanding   or   questioning   chalita's   life   decisions   ,   just   mind   her   business   .   “   not   the   same   as   finding   one   to   be   my   husband   ,   ‘cause   you’d   have   to   be   on   the   look   for   someone   you don't mind being   around   .   ”   and   god   only   knew   how   hard   of   a   job   that   was   for   chai   .   “   depends   on   the   sport   ,   i'm   not   dating   some   swimmer   ;   no   one   cares   about   swimming   .   ”   if   she   were   to   be   a   wag   ,   even   an   okay   one   ,   it   should   be   at   least   to   someone   relatively   important   .   “   please   stop   trying   to   inject   things   into   my   face   .   also   do   you   ,   perchance   ,   have   a   list   of   people   you   consider   eight   or   above   ?   i'm   just   curious   .   ”   she   imagined   it   could   be   written   in   a   post   -   it   .

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" you'd be a great airbnb host. " she meant it in the most insulting way possible. chalita looks to nevaeh with a look of concern. " babe, are you actually planning to stay here? " this is shocking news. " there is food? i put collagen powder in there yesterday? " not exactly food, but you ingest it the same way you would eat or drink something. — @opvline

" thank you for letting me stay with such little notice ! " while the hospitality at mango bay hotel was nothing short of lovely, she definitely overlooked just how 'cozy' the space would be when booking her indefinite stay. " i promise i'll start looking for a more permanent location once i've settled down. "

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the shopping sucks in this town. all the shops look like they belong in one of those horribly colour graded cw shows! it doesn't help the particular one she's currently in overpowers her baccarat rouge 540. she uses the very tips of her fingers to pick up a box of tea. the handmade label is very noticeable. seems suspicious — dropshipping activity perhaps? but if they were dropshipping, surely they'd be selling more product and renovate the place a bit. " what's the difference between the two? " one says calming and the one beside it said relaxing — aren they not the same thing?

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" i want to see those ungrateful fucks suffer when i go to hell. " chalita is self-aware enough to know she has collected enough bad karma — correction: all she ever collects IS bad karma. she knows she will not be seeing the gates of heaven. " um, i literally go near them all the time at airports when they're helping me with my luggage? " duh! " wait — how do you feel about athletes? you would make an ama— " hold that thought. she narrows her eyes at vivi. " mmmm.... — an okay wag. " she was seven years too late. " maybe like 20 units of botox on your elevens... and maybe 1ml of restylane on your upper lip... 6ml of rejuran... then you'd go from a 6 to a 6.5! georgina is a 5.5 at best so you'd be leagues above her. "

    “   no   ,   i   pay   people   to   be   responsible   for   that   part   .   ”   because   she   had   no   knowledge   on   it   and   didn't   care   to   either   .   “   don't   go   thinking   of   death   now   ,   you   still   have   a   custody   battle   to   intentionally   lose   and   a   divorce   settlement   to   cash   on   .   ”   there   were   no   parts   of   vivi   that   doubted   a   pre   -   nup   had   been   signed   ,   but   if   she   knew   chai   ,   there   for   sure   was   some   loophole   her   lawyer   was   basing   their   entire   claim   on   to   get   as   much   out   of   her   husband   as   possible   .   “   of   course   ,   i'll   base   an   entire   relationship   on   three   -   minute   -   long   conversations   .   ”   you   couldn't   place   a   proper   coffee   order   in   such   little   time   .   “   you   wouldn't   want   to   go   near   a   five   figure   blue   collar   hard   work   individual   .   but   okay   ,   i'll   entertain   you   .   just   for   the   fun   of   it   .   no   restrictions   ,   who'd   you   set   me   up   with   ?   ”

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speedy — what? did people really say things like that in real life? " might? " might is not good enough! how is she going to get back home? do they even have an uber black option here? thinking about riding back seat in someone's tesla makes her nauseous. " and if you do have the parts how long would it take? " in translation: i have shit to do!

troy wasn't a stranger to people pestering him while he was working, and he couldn't help but let out a snicker at her blatant impatience. “ in a hurry, are we speedy gonzales? ” he knew better than to tease customers, though being a smart-ass was in his nature. “ looks like you’ve got rocks lodged in your brakes. i might have parts in stock to replace them. ”

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" this is disgusting. " she uses a fork and knife to cut off a section of the pizza. inspecting the bite sized piece with disgust. she eyes down a worker. a rather short girl. " you. " chalita points at her with the fork. " did you make this? "

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" so... what's the diagnosis? " she asks impatiently. the ferrari is the only car she has in palmview. and going back to miami right now to get a back up is out of the question.

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" and this is why you're in the food industry and not marketing. " she repetitively smiles and purses her lips through the front camera of her phone, seeing if there were any signs of smile lines since moving into this tiny storage room they call an apartment. she felt like a rat in a laboratory! chalita did not think she would ever in her life sympathize with a rodent. if this doesn't make her shop cruelty free — what will! is this why people like ratatouille? " ugh, if i were an old caucasian man at least i would be closer to death! " she sighs dramatically. " i wouldn't have to see my kids or husband again. " what she said could have been insensitive considering vivi's dating history, but this is merely exposure therapy! the more they talk about it, the more she'll get over her trauma of dating someone rich! chalita is being charitable for offering her services for free. " if you have time to stand in your kitchen and talk to me about my skincare colonizing your fridge, i think you have time to date. and like i said, i'll shop around for a five figure, blue collar hard working individual — blah blah blah, missionary only, boring boring boring. "

    “   turn   it   into   a   museum   .   ”   she   joked   .   “   and   this   is   why   i   prize   your   opinion   ,   other   people   would've   lied   not   to   hurt   my   feelings   .   ”   and   that   was   something   she   knew   wouldn't   even   cross   chai's   mind   .   “   wasn't   trying   to   ,   it   was   a   polite   request   .   ”   she's   only   ever   authoritative   with   her   brother   and   at   the   restaurants   ―   even   so   ,   it   was   a   soft   -   toned   almost   advice   -   like   approach   rather   than   a   command   .   “   you   sound   like   my   father   ,   and   i   know   the   most   offensive   thing   one   could   do   to   you   is   compare   you   to   an   old   caucasian   man   so   …   ”   her   voice   trailed   off   ,   a   hint   of   humour   in   it   .   “   and   here   i   thought   we   were   on   the   train   to   a   roommates   to   lovers   trope   .   you   wound   me   .   i   don't   have   the   time   to   be   arm candy   to   a   billionaire   ,   chai   .   dating   requires   effort  ,   and   i   just   don't   feel   like   making   any   right   now   .   ”

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" not true. if i like it, i wear it once and keep it in my archive. " a nicer way of admitting you're a hoarder without saying hoarder. it's all for the future! once she passes her estate sale will go crazy. a depop upseller's dream. " oh, thank god you said it first because teal definitely gives you a jaundice like complexion. " as if she wouldn't have told her otherwise. " you're so cute when you try to be authoritative. " this only tempts her to intentionally put her skincare on vivi's prized kitchenware. " so, my dearest vivi. tell me why you're not dating anyone? what do you think we need to work on? because i know a few billionaires — or multi-millionaires if you want to stay modest and humble who would be very interested. but if you want to keep it cute, i suppose i can scavenge for someone local with a sad five figure salary. unfortunately, for you, i'm still legally married and not interested in you. "

    “   prada   .   double   .   teal   .   ”   she   specified   .   “   and   that's   because   you   wear   something   once   and   already   think   it   should   be   discarded   .   ”   and   perhaps   it   was   because   vivi   wasn't   born   into   money   that   she   had   a   lot   more   care   for   hers   ,   despite   being   known   to   not   hold   back   on   spending   it   when   the   opportunity   came   .   “   but   not   this   time   ,   i   was   trying   something   new with   the   colour   but   it   just   doesn't   suit   me   .   ”   too   much   of   a   contrast   to   her   exclusively   neutral   looking   wardrobe   .   “   no   ,   i   didn't   .   ”   she   almost   laughed   .   there   wasn't   even   much   in   the   fridge   since   viviènne   had   most   of   her   meals   at   the   restaurant   and   ,   whenever   she   needed   groceries   ,   she'd   get   only   what   she'd   be   cooking   from   the   garden   on   the   way   home   .   “   but   i   would   appreciate   it   if   your   products   did   not   touch   my   christofles   .   or   the   puiforcats   .   or   any   of   the   hermès   .   ”   basically   none   of   the   kitchenware   .

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who is she talking to? the girl looked too old to be having any imaginary friends. she proceeds to walk to find a spot to sit without any disturbances. to her dismay, the girl targets her attention toward chalita. " i didn't ask. but yes, good for you! " ugh, she should have dragged vivi with her — she could have repelled all the small talk by using her friend as a shield. as her foot reaches to take another step, the girl speaks again — and then again. this time, chalita is visibly annoyed, she pushes her sunglasses up. to look at the crab resting on the sand and then to the girl. all this fuss and baby talk for a crustacean? " kill it or eat it. or both if you like seafood boils. "

Location: Beach (of course) Status: OPEN | @palmviewstarters

Sadie’s crouched near the shoreline, sand clinging to her knees, fingers gently cradling what appears to be a confused (and slightly grumpy) horseshoe crab. Her surfboard’s stuck upright in the sand nearby, wetsuit unzipped to the waist and hanging loose around her hips.

She’s talking to the crab like it’s a toddler who wandered off at the grocery store.

“Buddy. You are so not supposed to be here.” A pause. Then, to no one in particular - maybe the wind, maybe the sky:

“I mean, same, but still.”

She notices someone watching. Blinks. Smiles a little sheepishly.

“Don’t mind me, just trying to save a prehistoric sea bug from certain death. No pressure or anything.” She glances back at the crab. “And you need to stop pretending you’re lost on purpose.”

Beat. Her eyes flick back up again, brighter this time.

“You local, or just visiting the weird part of the beach today?”

Then, without waiting,

“Wanna help me put him back?”

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" what bag? " she has so many! " don't bother. you can keep it. you're used to accepting my hand-me-downs anyway. " she looks to her nails, admiring her fresh set of acrylics. " i did a little fridge cleaning, you had so many expired things, disgusting. " they weren't expired. all the prepped containers had dates meticulously written on them. however, those same containers were taking up too much space. where is she supposed to put her pdrn moisturizers?! suppose they can call it even for leaving her bag behind. if anything, chai is being generous! garlic confit and minced veggies do not equal in value to what was most likely a five thousand dollar bag vivi abandoned.

    at   the   apartment   with   chatnalin   vijigvongthong   …  @sirenoire

    “   if   you're   looking   for   your   teal   bag   ,   i   borrowed   it   yesterday   .   and   left   it   at   the   restaurant   .   ”   sitting   pretty   over   the   desk   in   her   office   ,   because   she'd   forgotten   she   had   taken   it   there   in   the   first   place   not   being   used   to   carrying   that   particular   bag   around   ,   given   it   wasn't   hers   .   “   i'll   bring   it   back   tonight   ,   promise   .   ”

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𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙨

name : chatnalin vijitvongthong nickname : chalita, chai ( friends & family ) age : thirty-two years old height : 175 cm / 5'9" gender : cis woman, she/her

languages : thai and english status : separated children : one daughter, one son — born : bangkok, thailand raised : miami, florida — moved when she was 12, has been back and forth between thailand and miami since

𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚

education : national university of singapore for med school specialty : plastic surgery employment: — owner & founder of hera clinic franchise * hera clinic is an aesthetics clinic offering a wide range of cosmetic treatments including botox and fillers, cosmetic procedures, ivs, injectables, laser treatments, skin rejuvenation, body shaping and more.

𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨

— temporarily living in harborview residences in apartment 5c with vivi — her extended family lives in palmview, she's been familiar with the town her whole life. has spent summers and holidays there.

𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

— her grandparents became rich since they were some of the first thai people to settle in florida. if anyone wanted to immigrate into the states from thailand, her grandparents would help with their application process followed by a nice tip. their influence was very prominent and they became pillars of the thai community in florida. they were able to invest in a lot of properties as well as create a successful thai family style restaurant chain. — her father moved back to thailand since there was family drama due to multiple "unclaimed" property left behind from his parents. the people in their village were trying to take it for themselves since it had been vacant for some time. his parents didn't want to deal with it so the burden fell onto her father since he would eventually inherit all the properties once his parents pass. out of spite and not wanting to deal with the angry mob of villagers, he sold the property to a coffee franchise, a boba franchise and a kfc. he felt guilty for gentrifying the area, but at least he was handsomely paid. — her mother and her three children moved to thailand and soon after chatlina was born. — pretty privilege worked to chatlina's advantage. she hardly had to do anything to live a comfortable life. casting directors and modelling agents would chase her down, and she was popular in school. — what she fears most in life is to be broke or to be average. and both of those things were beneath her. sure, she could have easily gone down the celebrity route, but not being in control of your likeness and having to serve others constantly grossed her out. yes, her family was and is rich, but she can't depend on her family to stay rich. who knows what one of them will do for their legacy to crash and burn! – and with that, it doesn't come as a surprise that her only intention in going to med school was to become a plastic surgeon and eventually open up her own practice and make a lot of money. she created her own franchise, hera clinic. she originally launched in miami. it was a big success which resulted in many more clinics opening in florida, across america and even in singapore, bangkok and saigon. — she was on two seasons of the real housewives of miami. she was a fan favourite. left the show since separating from her husband and moved to palmview. she didn't want this part of her life to be broadcasted for everyone to see. and it's embarrassing to talk about her divorce to people considering it's still all over the media. — the reason she moved to palmview: it's close enough to miami and it's familiar. most of the people living there look like they don't pay attention to reality tv shows on bravo and don't care to know the intimate parts of her life.

𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗰

— siblings : can be half-thai or fully thai, i can edit her bio to adjust accordingly — cousins : half-white, thai or half-thai. — assistant : anyone younger than her with the appropriate experience — employees : anyone who works at her clinic — interview : anyone trying to work for her or her clinic

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