Best In Universe

Gaius and Pierre-Louis cycle back towards Yellingbo, along the Koo Wee Rup road.

They stop outside the Yellingbo Central Store.

Coffee, read Pierre-Louis. Pies and cakes. Sandwiches. 

I do hope they sell apples, says Gaius, 

It's a general store, says Pierre-Louis. No doubt they will.

Coming Terence? says Gaius.

Terence jumps out of the carriage.

Easter Morning jumps out as well.

So this is the Yellingbo store. Overwhelming!

I might stay out here, says Easter Morning.

Okay, says Terence. Do you want me to choose you a snack?

Okay, says Easter Morning.

What do you like? asks Terence.

Anything, says Easter Morning, But I love grasshoppers especially.

They won't have any grasshoppers, says Gaius, overhearing.

How do you know? asks Terence.

I just know, says Gaius. 

Gaius, Pierre-Louis and Terence, enter the store.  Easter Morning goes for a wander.

Next door is an old wooden building with its door open.

Above the door is the front half of an old Holden.

Dare he go in? What if the old Holden falls down?

Courage, Easter Morning!

He goes in.

Inside the Yellingbo store, Gaius is looking for apples, but smelling tempting coffee.

I'll order two coffees, says Pierre-Louis. 

Hi guys! says a smiling person behind the counter. You're in luck today. Our famous cheesecakes are back.

Can I have a famous cheesecake? asks Terence.

No, says Gaius. Do you have red drinks, by any chance?

Do we! says the smiling person. We have the best strawberry milkshakes in Victoria. In the universe actually.

Hum, says Gaius. All right. We'll have one.

He goes over to a box of apples he has just noticed.

Pierre-Louis orders two coffees, two famous cheesecakes and a strawberry milkshake.

To have here? asks the smiling person. 

Yes thanks, says Pierre-Louis.

If you like you can sit in the old wooden building next door, says the smiling person. There are chairs and tables.

Great! says Pierre-Louis.

He and Terence go next door.

Gaius decides that the apples can wait. He follows the others.

Easter Morning is waiting just inside the door.

I'm getting a strawberry milk shake, says Terence.

I found a dead moth, says Easter Morning.

Lucky, says Terence.

They sit down at a wonky old table on wonky old chairs. 

It is old fashioned and evocative of places that once looked like that.

A different smiling person brings coffee and two famous cheesecakes. 

She goes back to the store. Returns with a fantastic milkshake.

Pink milk in a glass jar with a glass handle. 

Bright red strawberry topping on top, and drizzled down the sides.

Multicoloured sprinkles, sprinkled on top of the strawberry topping.

A black straw.

A long pink thing lying across the top of the topping.

What is it? everyone wonders.

Easter Morning thinks it looks like a grasshopper's insides.