paint the town red (open)

"Coffee. Bitter water." Came a voice from a gold bordered tear in the universe that had opened up behind her. Laetus emerged from the hole and it closed behind him, leaving him floating there. His eyes had dark rings about them as if he had just been rudely awakened. He let out a yawn.

"Humans really like the junk, but trust me, you do NOT want that stuff by itself." He said making a face of mock disgust. He then reached out and opened the door.

"That said, the humans came up with some great things to fix all that." He would float inside, but hold the door open for the young girl. As he did, the mix of sweet scents from the shops pastries were fully unleashed, though all were overpowered by the more powerful aroma of freshly brewed coffee.

Through the door, one could see a long counter stretched across a wall that seemed to be the center of everyone's attention, many people surrounding one side of the counter as if impatiently waiting for a medication that would prevent their rapidly approaching death. Rising above the mob, one could hear the voice of a young woman who was obscured by the crowd call out strange words.

"Venti Caramel Machiato! Grande White Mocha! Venti Latte!"
And as the voice did so, someone from the mob would grab a cup and leave the hoard.
Those that had already received their cups fell into two groups. Those that sat in the cafe talking or typing away, and those that rushed out the door and past Elatia, usually looking rather stressed or angry. On the other side of the counter was a young man, rushing to type the demands of a mildly more orderly hoard into a computer monitor. The people among this hoard were shouting similarly strange words to the ones the obscured woman had been calling out, and shoving money at the man before rushing to join the other hoard.

((Is it obvious? I work at Starbucks XD))

Laetus nodded and moved into line.
"Yeah, I've had a few. Some things don't drown out the coffee taste enough." He said as he looked up at the menu board above the counter. Slowly, the line inched forward.
"The humans came up with something called 'caramel'. That ones the best at sweetening this stuff if you ask me." He pointed up at the board. Something called a 'caramel latte'.
"That one would be my favorite, though you have to ask them to drown it in the caramel. They always skimp on the sweet."

Laetus smiled, simply letting her cling to him. "Kinda. At least by coffee standards." He said with a sigh. "I don't know how they get away with it. But it's also the best I've had so far."
When she ordered so enthusiastically, Laetus could only laugh. He reached into his pocket and took out a red card. "Make that two, Venti." He added. The young man took the card and swiped it across the top of his monitor.