Chimper #4126
Rinami keeps the only strawberry milk bar in The Crystal Highlands of Armaria. Their most loyal customer is Kyan, a grumpy Rock Wizard who insists the drinks are too sweet and the Meow Cap is an insult to serious arcane study. Every sunset, Kyan would arrive, order the usual, and complain about the Mystic Cats while Rinami polished their combat pole. Kyan assumed it was a comically oversized stirring spoon. That changed when a monolith Kyan was charting fractured, releasing a wave of raw magic. Before the wizard could react, Rinami moved. They didn't attack; they spun the pole, catching the chaotic energy and weaving it into a harmless, shimmering orb that drifted away. Kyan was silent for a full minute. "That's not for stirring, is it?" Rinami just wiped the counter. "It's for the lumps you can't see."