nobody's in the mood for recording 6.9: the post-trial garden tea "party"

[tsunderine]

The flowers that bloomed at the end of the trial are ones that only seem to prove, continuously, that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Of course, it's only natural that many of the people are full of mixed emotions - grief? sadness? anger? frustration? maybe something else completely different?

But it's there, along with the end of the week.

Miasma still continues to be around, of course - but make use of the fact that this might be the last time it'll be at a low level one before it shoots up again.


Well.

Life continues as usual, disregarding any feelings that any of the house's occupants might be feeling.

So what are you doing these next two days?

Comments

[lightreaching]

[ Who the fuck wants to go in the Greenhouse after all of that, honestly?

...Flayn does. She lingers in the doorway for a moment before walking in, stepping over the evidence on the floor, staring at the general carnage in the room. Human carnage and plant carnage alike. ]

Goddess. Give me your divine wisdom in these most trying of times, I beg of you.

[ She's not touching the poison without towels wrapped around her hands, but she's trying to tidy up as much as she can, mostly sweeping up.

Alternatively, she can be found in the kitchen, quietly eating her MRE dinner. Truly gross. ]

I have never tasted such strange food before. I do not even know if I can call it "bad" precisely, but it is very strange.

kitchen

[kaliedoscopes]

You can call it bad because it is, though disgusting might be better. [ Hikage was just passing through for water (in a momentary escape from Carona) but ty for the reminder of how much he doesn't like the food choices here. ]

[lightreaching]

Is it? [ poking at it. she has uh. some kind of steak-like entree and A Vegetable of Questionable Origin ] I have come to find even most bland food rather palatable. I cannot tell.

[kaliedoscopes]

I'd prefer bland to this. [ Cause you gotta get your sodium somewhere so most of the stuff is just seasoned with that in mind and ick. He shakes his head then almost immediately regrets it after. Right, he didn't stop to talk about terrible food. ]

Thanks for before.

[lightreaching]

Ah--

[ setting her fork down and looking up ]

It was the least I could do. I am sorry that you ended up becoming injured in your attempt to clear one of us.

How are you feeling, at the moment?

[kaliedoscopes]

I'd do it again if I needed to, though that's not really a feasible option going forward. And it did clear you, even if it was too late by that point.

[ He offers her a small smile. ]

I've been better and worse.

[lightreaching]

[ awww he's smiling. It makes her smile a little too. ]

I appreciate it, regardless.

Worse? I shudder to think what "worse" might have looked like.

[kaliedoscopes]

...that was kind of a lie. [ His smile turns a little mischievous. ]

I have amnesia so I can't really rank my experiences properly. That being said, it does surpass the worst experience I can remember having, barely.

[lightreaching]

Amnesia...were you injured, previously? Was your head wounded?

[ FLAYN THIS ISN'T A BOOK-- ]

[kaliedoscopes]

[ No, but it is an otome. ]

Until today, not that I can remember at least. I woke up in a mansion similar to this one with no memories of how I got there, or of myself, not even my name.

[lightreaching]

[ flayn is an otome heroine deep down in her heart ]

And--were you summoned to the Foundation after that?

Kitchen

[impyroverished]

It's not that bad. I have eaten worse.

[Emil is glancing at her MRE. Really? Is it your first time eating it? It's been two weeks! Well at least now they know who isn't starving to death.

...that was a morbid thought. Emil shakes his head, not liking that crossed his mind]

[lightreaching]

[ Oh no, she's been eating. This is just the first time the weird taste has occurred to her. She's been too preoccupied to think about the weird food. ]

Such as what?

[impyroverished]

I don't know. It was a mystery soup. I think it had candles in it.

[The food the medic of the crew used to make for them is a huge question mark in terms of ingredients]

1/2

[lightreaching]

I have made mystery soup before! It was quite fun!

2/2

[lightreaching]

[ ............ ]

Although, I was told it was inedible and an air hazard for others in the dining hall.

[ two peas in a pod, these cooks ]

[impyroverished]

...what did you put in it...?

[Does he dare ask]

[lightreaching]

[ Flayn hums and lists off a handful of ingredients that absolutely do not belong together in a soup. Ever. ]

[impyroverished]

[With everything Flayn mentions, his face turns more and more into a grimace, until...]

Please tell me you don't plan on trying that here. Be merciful.

kitechen

[dreamshielder]

Oh? What kind of food do you normally eat?

[Don't mind him, he's just prepping his own MRE rations.]

[lightreaching]

Fish is my favorite. I will eat most any kind with appreciation.

[ looking a bit wistful. the fish.................THE FISH..................

Flayn will chatter on a bit about some medieval European eats, a lot of which have weird names like 'Duscur boar steak' and 'Morfis plum pie'

But it all circles back around to fish. She loves fish, man. ]

[dreamshielder]

[Honestly he'll be listening to her ramble with intrigue because he just doesn't know anything about medieval Europe and the food names are kind of wild to him.]

I see! It seems like you're quite used to eating extravagant dishes.

[lightreaching]

It was entirely dependent on what we had in stock at the monastery at the time, really. Our supplies fluctuated, especially in recent years. But when we do have enough resources for more elaborate meals, I happy to eat them.

[dreamshielder]

I see. You're a monk?

[This is not remotely what his mental image of a monk is, but other worlds be weird....]

[lightreaching]

Not in the ascetic sense, if that is what you are wondering. I lived at a monastery that is the headquarters for the Church of Seiros, but also hosted a military academy for the land's youth. Seteth and I were allowed to live there as a favor, but I attended the academy proper after some time.

[ so less "monk up in the mountains" and more "priest spreading the word of anime jesus" ]