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Yeah. It's... awkward, to say the least.
[save them all.]
[save them all.]
[She pauses for a moment, before:]
Lutefisk. I did a study abroad program in my undergrad and visited Sweden for a weekend... I don't think I've ever eaten something that smelled so bad. Never again.
[How many words in that sentence will he comprehend, take your bets now.]
Lutefisk. I did a study abroad program in my undergrad and visited Sweden for a weekend... I don't think I've ever eaten something that smelled so bad. Never again.
[How many words in that sentence will he comprehend, take your bets now.]
To say the least! [He repeats, even more indignantly... He hates this? He has better things to be doing??]
I wonder what it's getting out of all of this, honestly. Some form of energy?
I wonder what it's getting out of all of this, honestly. Some form of energy?
[HE SURE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND LIKE, HALF OF THIS. That said he at least gets the gist that while she was studying somewhere for some reason she smelled a Questionable Food that was real bad. Good enough for him!]
What is it, exactly? Is the smell really that bad? I don't think I've ever smelled a food so unpleasant that I'd never think to eat it.
[His senses cannot be trusted though.]
What is it, exactly? Is the smell really that bad? I don't think I've ever smelled a food so unpleasant that I'd never think to eat it.
[His senses cannot be trusted though.]
It's a kind of fish, but when you prepare it, you soak it in cold water and lye for a few days... It gets kind of like jelly after all that, and it doesn't smell awesome.
Anyways, your turn! Truth or dare?
Anyways, your turn! Truth or dare?
Maybe it just wants entertainment... Like some really messed up reality show.
[He doesn't know what lye is, but the mention of a fish turning into jelly definitely causes him to make a face... He's only just learned what jelly was thanks to the magics of Modern Food in their kitchen but that texture is hard to forget?!]
Wow! I wonder why anyone would take time out of their lives to invent something like that, let alone eat it. [People are wild.
Anyway:] I learned my lesson, hah. Truth!
Wow! I wonder why anyone would take time out of their lives to invent something like that, let alone eat it. [People are wild.
Anyway:] I learned my lesson, hah. Truth!
[On one hand, the look on his face absolutely says he has no idea what a reality show is. On the other, at least he understands the idea of Evil Things Just Wanting To Have A Good Time.]
Possible, possible - though it would be the first time I've seen anything go to these lengths just to amuse itself. [...Well, not counting humans, who are buck fuckin wild at any year in any world.]
Possible, possible - though it would be the first time I've seen anything go to these lengths just to amuse itself. [...Well, not counting humans, who are buck fuckin wild at any year in any world.]
[She frowns, thinking it over.]
I can't say I'm familiar with... people who could have done something like this in the first place.
I can't say I'm familiar with... people who could have done something like this in the first place.
Okay, let's see...
[She pauses for a few moments, before:]
What's the most food you’ve ever eaten at once?
[She pauses for a few moments, before:]
What's the most food you’ve ever eaten at once?
All the better for you then, isn't it? Hah, no one should have to deal with these messes. It's a shame you couldn't keep up your streak of luck.
[They're simple and to-the-point words, but there's a definite current of sympathy there.]
[They're simple and to-the-point words, but there's a definite current of sympathy there.]
Ooh, that one's easy! When I first came back from my studies in Gusu, I ate everything anyone brought me from the kitchen! Watermelon, fresh steamed buns, loquats, and my shijie's lotus and pork rib soup! So much of it that I could hardly move!
[AH, FOND MEMORIES.]
What about you?!
[This isn't how you play the game...]
[AH, FOND MEMORIES.]
What about you?!
[This isn't how you play the game...]
Yeah... It'll be nice for things to go back to normal, once all this is done. For you, too, I bet.
[She doesn't really mind that he hasn't gotten the hang of it, and the sudden excitement is endearing in a way, besides. She laughs softly.]
Jeez, um... Excluding Thanksgiving, it was also probably the first time I came home on a break from school. My mom went a little bit overboard with the welcome party.
Jeez, um... Excluding Thanksgiving, it was also probably the first time I came home on a break from school. My mom went a little bit overboard with the welcome party.
[Funny story about that there!!]
Mm, you're right. ...Well, we'll just have to do our best to speed things along - figure out as much as we can, keep as many people as possible safe.
Mm, you're right. ...Well, we'll just have to do our best to speed things along - figure out as much as we can, keep as many people as possible safe.
[He got distracted by his own excitement LIKE A FOOL... But he does seem perfectly content to keep this topic for the time being.]
A welcome party! How wonderful! What was it you ate? What was your favorite dish?
A welcome party! How wonderful! What was it you ate? What was your favorite dish?
Yeah. As much as I hate to say it... [After her first experience with them, at least.] We'll probably need to break into more of those rooms.
Well, my mom makes some mean roast beef. It's hard to beat that. But she made mashed potatoes, green beans, we had some champagne... It was nice.
[She glances back his way, though, equally curious.]
What are loquats? I don't think I've heard of them.
[She glances back his way, though, equally curious.]
What are loquats? I don't think I've heard of them.
[He just sighs, crossing his arms over his chest.]
Poking around like this while things are as they are is definitely a risk, but if there's no way to gain anything without taking one, then... [A shrug, but it's a miffed shrug.] No choice, is there?
Poking around like this while things are as they are is definitely a risk, but if there's no way to gain anything without taking one, then... [A shrug, but it's a miffed shrug.] No choice, is there?
I guess we can just hope not all of them are as... rough as the recording studio was.
[Stupidly, he recognizes like all of those things and he seems particularly enthused about the potatoes...]
That sounds like a great meal, indeed! Ah, it makes me hungry... [This is probably why he's just got fuckin snack packs strewn across the floors. As for her question:]
It's a fruit! The ones that grow by the river get big and sweet, and there are enough of them to fill more baskets than anyone could carry!
That sounds like a great meal, indeed! Ah, it makes me hungry... [This is probably why he's just got fuckin snack packs strewn across the floors. As for her question:]
It's a fruit! The ones that grow by the river get big and sweet, and there are enough of them to fill more baskets than anyone could carry!
Edited 2019-10-17 06:05 (UTC)
It's a good thing to hope for.
[Though his tone says "all we can do is hope for it haha, damn."]
[Though his tone says "all we can do is hope for it haha, damn."]
...You don’t seem too optimistic.
[Which is fair, but.]
[Which is fair, but.]
[He's not in the business of sugarcoating, unfortunately... With a somewhat sloping raise of his shoulders:]
Things haven't been stacked very fairly in our favor so far, you know? It could change! But chances are it won't, and it's best for people to move forward with their explorations understanding the risks.
Things haven't been stacked very fairly in our favor so far, you know? It could change! But chances are it won't, and it's best for people to move forward with their explorations understanding the risks.
[Honestly this is like. IT'S BAD. BUT ALSO... not as bad as he'd been anticipating?? He likes Prompto but also everyone ends up in the kaleidoscope vortex (presumably) so he's running by the assumption that he's not dead dead. Wei Wuxian is thus much more concerned with figuring out this possession business than with mourning their loss just yet...
Also concerned with the well-being of the more Regular Degular Human members among them... SO!! Whenever they're both back in their room at the same time:]
—Still holding up alright, all things considered?
Also concerned with the well-being of the more Regular Degular Human members among them... SO!! Whenever they're both back in their room at the same time:]
—Still holding up alright, all things considered?
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