She was used to people clearing a path at the very mention of her name, murmuring humble thanks if she bumped into them, and quailing in a satisfactory manner if she shouted at them. The princess was not used to this kind of treatment. She had been shoved, had her toes trod on, and been Cursed at. Yes, just one.Īshe was jostled and bumped by the tide of bodies as she pushed her way through the throngs and found shelter behind a pillar. The only option is to keep inserting change until enough food packages shift and loosen the first package and allow one to fall. No amount of rocking or shaking will dislodge the snack, oh no. They are ingeniously designed to trap the snack against the shelf and the plexiglass. They are filled with tasty snacks and drinks…and are rigged to squeeze every last cent out of unfortunate travelers. Worst of all were the newfangled food vending devices.Īh the vending machine! A boon to any hungry traveler finding themselves stuck in a travel center overnight. Never having to deal with the stresses of travel center workings, Ashe was slightly appalled to realize that people regularly lost their luggage and spent the night in the Aerodrome. The noise of traveling was added to by the protests of upset travelers and those putting up a fuss about smuggled items/food/small animals. There was a long line of disgruntled travelers groaning about delayed and cancelled flights, and a small army of people yelling and waving handmade signs to greet or see off family and friends. There’s always someone listening to loud music, mannerless people who put their feet up on your armrest, children running loose, and a crowd of anxious people gathered around the luggage carousel. She joined the crowd of travelers impatiently waiting, barely tolerating the usual annoyances that went along with traveling and transportation centers. :Īshe made it to the Aerodrome, only having to order three more guards not to see her. She is now waiting for Larsa and Basch to arrive. :Location - Rabanastre - Aerodrome - Lady Ashe has successfully navigated the crowded city. They have invited their companions and are seeing to the preparations. :Setting - Vaan, Penelo, Fran, and Balthier, struck with a bad case of loneliness, have decided to have a reunion (not the kind where anyone is infected with cells and the whole city is attacked by Remnants, just a plain old reunion of friends). Summary: Ashe experiences the everyday struggles of commoners while she waits for Basch and Larsa at the Aerodrome, and Balthier finds himself the butt of everyone's joke.Ī/N: Post game, assuming Vaan and Penelo convinced Balthier and Fran to take a quick detour in their treasure hunting. I should probably make a master fic list page for these. In the glass, Willamette opulence and earth meets Burgundian structure and mouthwatering acidity.Here's chapter 2 of the FFXII version of Random Bits. Another site, in the Chehalem AVA, was planted by Gary Andrus (Archery Summit Winery) to Burgundian spacing and clones from Le Musigny. The cuveé blends beautifully concentrated, tight-skinned Pinot Noir grapes from a site the in Yamhill-Carlton AVA, neighboring Tony Soter’s Mineral Springs Vineyard and Ken Wright’s Abbott Claim Vineyard. In 2014, one of the finest vintages in Oregon history- Spectator awarded it 96 points-Sanders crafted his finest “Le Verre Cuvee” since Joleté debuted in 2008. 93 points for a Pinot James Suckling calls “a beauty.” Produced by Jim Sanders, one of Wine Spectator’s “Eight Names to Know,” this stunner blends Willamette opulence and earth with Burgundian structure and mouthwatering acidity.īeyond Joleté, Jim Sanders is also the owner and winemaker of Aubichon Cellars and Le Cadeau Vineyard, where he’s racked up a bevy of 90+ scores from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator. After a bottle, we were reaching for our phones, in pursuit of an allocation. After one sip, we were reaching for adjectives. The coveted by-the-glass Pinot being offered was the 2014 Joleté “Le Verre Cuvee” from Willamette. Chef Jean-Jacques Chatelard prepares classic French cuisine, while his wife Deborah-formerly of Tavern on the Green-maintains an exceptional dining room experience. One of our finest Willamette Pinot discoveries ever is this 2014 Joleté “Le Verre Cuvee.” At the 31st annual International Pinot Noir Celebration, we dined at the immensely popular Bistro Maison in the heart of Willamette Valley wine country.
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