The Auburn Vale

This is The Auburn Vale, home to the finest coffee in the kingdom. It can be used freely in RP chat as well as team pictures and OC crossovers.

Layout:
The Auburn Vale, owned by Joseph Cortado, is a two story cafe and diner located in the coastal city of Vale. Though the exterior fits Vale's overall theme, the interior is relatively dated compared to the more modern appearances that other stores have.

The first floor is the dining room. The walls are wooden and brown, and the chairs by the open tables have wooden seats and black, metal backs with no arms. The seats nearest the windows are a pair of auburn, furnished pews separated by a long table. Each table is equipped with a holographic projector used for watching the news or ordering food when the waiters/waitresses are busy. The ceiling houses several hanging pots suspended by black, metal poles with green vines and foliage coiling around them.

The second floor houses all of the diner's workers, whether they are brewers, chefs, or Joseph himself. Each room is a single, one-windowed bedroom with basic utilities such as a bathroom and closet. The kitchen, however, is located downstairs in a room behind the counter where customers pay for their food or speak with the owner. This is also where the workers brew their coffee.

The Golden Rule:
Despite the name and the natural aroma of coffee in the air, The Auburn Vale is known to serve several other drinks and dishes. The plaque behind the counter states, 'The customer deserves only the finest of foods. Let thy order be fulfilled.' Thus, due to this golden rule's authority, many people have entered the diner with absurd orders. Nowadays, the Joseph rarely receives an order for his famous "Cup o' Joe". He occasionally looks back on this, wondering how his diner ever evolved into such a test of endurance.

Notable Staff:

 * Joseph "Joe" Cortado (owner)
 * Vanille Lione (waitress)

Trivia:

 * The Auburn Vale was originally a location in a fanfic currently being written by Qrow Silvermane to give Vale and his OC team a brand new location to visit as a hub for their activities.
 * The original drawing was the result of receiving several RWBY OC requests at once. The solution was simple: Shove all of the OCs into a single scene/setting.
 * The initial sketch for The Auburn Vale included the hanging pots and vines, but, since the vines nearly blocked the OCs' faces, they were erased from the picture.
 * The Auburn Vale was never intended to be used for a single person. The creator's deviantArt page provides a .psd file for any artist who wishes to draw their OCs using the background provided.
 * A wonderful theme for the diner can be 'La Vanille' by Chalili.