WEEK 6 - LOBELIA

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Six weeks.

They had been here for that long, and still...the game was continuing.
Yet, it felt like they were finally about to reach the end of it...
Just a little longer. 🗈

Still, things were just the same as they had been the past few weeks.

The goats and servants were still around, and so too were the witches.
Yet, it felt like this week would be the week they would finally get all the pieces to the puzzle.
But...could they solve it?

Only time would tell.

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[excavated]

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I see. Do you mind if I make something else to contrast it?

[byanyother_name]

Not at all, go right ahead. I'll be interested to see what you choose.

[excavated]

[ Well, he floats on by, goes to pick things out from the cabinets and then.


What Kurama will find Caim making is. Tacos. It's Taco Tuesday. ]

[byanyother_name]

[Pfffffft.

You know what? Fair enough. Kurama lets out a soft chuckle as he starts preparing things for frying.]

I admit I've sometimes thought about expanding my repertoire more to dishes from other countries.

[excavated]

It is good to expand your knowledge, yes.

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama hums thoughtfully.]

Do you think you've learned much in your time here?

[excavated]

Yes. I have.

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama considers that answer for a long moment as he coats the tempura.]

Does that make you happy?

[excavated]

I'm not sure. I've never considered it.

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama is quiet again, thinking. There's the sizzle and pop of hot oil as he starts frying.]

Do you know what happiness feels like?

[excavated]

. . . I have never felt it before, nor have I have ever had a need to.

[byanyother_name]

Hm. It's true that happiness isn't an absolute necessity to existence. It's possible to live without it. But not terribly pleasant.

[Pop. Hiss. Drip.]

And happiness can come in many forms. It's not all strobing rapturous joy. It can be the steady satisfaction of a job well done. The soft warmth of a particular person's presence. The bubble of laughter at a joke or a prank.

[excavated]

. . .

[ He's just going to continue on making these tacos as he listens carefully. ]

I suppose there are things that I do 'enjoy', but I do not necessarily think they make me 'happy'.

[byanyother_name]

It can be a very blurry line between the two at times.

What do you think makes the difference between enjoyment and happiness?

[excavated]

I am not certain.

Based on the definition, you can benefit from them both but you don't necessarily have to be happy to enjoy something.

[byanyother_name]

That's true.

[Kurama is quiet for a moment, thinking.]

As I see it, happiness is something that reaches deeper than enjoyment. Something like the saying that "Beauty is only skin deep"? Enjoyment is a good thing but it's skin deep. Happiness reaches all the way to the heart.

[excavated]

[ Caim nods in understanding as he listens to Kurama's words. ]

I see. [ He places a hand over his chest. ] I wonder what that's like.

[byanyother_name]

It's a wonderful feeling for as long as it lasts.

[Kurama sounds wistful and a little sad. Neat rows of shrimp and chicken tempura are starting to line up on a drainage rack.]

Have you not felt anything yet that seemed to reach you more deeply?

[excavated]

. . . I do not think so. Or at least, I do not recognize it.

[byanyother_name]

Perhaps you will, in time. It might just be waiting for you to look and acknowledge it. Or perhaps you won't.

I can't say what would be better. Happiness is wonderful, but a feeling that goes to the heart cuts to the heart when it's lost.

[excavated]

Then I shall wait for that day. For when I can figure it out. [ Okay tacos are done at least?? For the most part, anyway. ]