driftfleet | The Way to a Blue Fish's Heart...

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The Way to a Blue Fish's Heart...

Who: Blue Fish crew and visitors
Broadcast: Maybe some accidental, but not overall
Action: The Blue Fish kitchen
When: All Day, Feb. 7

[It had been a rough month for a lot of the Blue Fish crew. From blenders to family members and lost friends and blocked credits, they'd been soldiering on through a lot. And while Jilly was new enough to have skirted by most of the drama, she was keenly aware of the underlying stress of her crewmates. She wants to help.

Sometimes, though, words aren't enough...and so she sets about taking advantage of her augment to the best of her ability. For the past month she's been collecting recipes from the datary and experimenting with the supplies provided by the Atroma. And, in the days leading up to the 7th, she quietly recruits Beverly for a pair of extra hands with some Station grocery shopping and behind-the-scenes planning.

It's not announced, but on such a small ship it's hard to miss that something is going on that day. Forgoing her usual trip to the Station for job hunting and people watching, Jilly gets up extra early and sets the kitchen in motion. Recipes are taped up on the cabinets, ingredients are gathered, and so begins a marathon of food.]

[Between the combined forces of Jilly and Beverly, the two "cooks" for the Blue Fish will be setting out food all day as a bit of a much needed holiday for their crew (and any visitors who stop by). Volunteer as a taste-tester, grab food on the run, help clean dishes between baking bouts, or simply sit and relax with your crew mates. Food therapy is a go.]

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[ so zuko has been oddly radio silent for the past week or so, keeping mostly to himself and his room. but even zuko can be lured out of his room at the promise of a lot of food. he is, indeed, a teenage boy.

he's mostly been bothering at beverly and jilly in order to ask how to help, but once he's been effectively shooed away to go hang out with his friends, he's settled in a corner prodding through the pile of food that has been forced upon him.

apparently he looks like he needs to eat.

~~why are there so many moms on this ship~~ ]

[Socially awkward teenager you say? Beverly actually understands this quite well, and not just because of Wesley. Despite current appearances, she was once one herself. So though she has been worrying about Zuko keeping to himself so much lately, she'll only be so pushy about it. And after all, he's been through a lot these past few weeks.]

Mind if I join you?

[ he looks up at being addressed, blinking before scooting over slightly. ]

No, I don't mind.

[ why would beverly even ask, jeez ]

Thank you.

[It's manners Zuko!!! She takes the seat next to him, eyeing his food with a rueful smile.]

I guess we got a little carried away, didn't we? Sorry about that.

It seems to be putting people into good spirits, so I wouldn't apologize.

[ zuko himself is not a fan of large groups of people and chatting, but if it makes his friends happy, he'll tolerate it. he's here, isn't he. ]

That was the goal, yes. It's been a long time since we've done something like this.

[ the plate katara has may actually rival sokka's, but. at least she's only sticking to a single plate, here.

she settles down near him, glancing at his own pile of food. ]

Good. You need to eat.

[ so many moms. ]

It's not like I've been starving myself.

[ jeez, and he pushes around the food on his plate in order to organize it a bit better ]

Why are we having so much food to begin with?

[ you should be eating, zuko, not organizing.

and making sure that he's fed is pretty much the only thing it feels like she can do at this point for him. ]

Are you complaining about it?

No, I was just curious if it was a special occasion or something.

[ should he know what's going on, did he miss something. ]

It's a lot of food.

I don't think so. I think it's - the food was there, so they could.

[ she shrugs once, glancing down at her plate. ]

It's nice. I wish we'd had more chances like these back in Adstring.

... do they really expect you to eat all three cupcakes?

[ Better question, why exactly is he here and for how long has he been standing quite so close by without making any sound or giving off any wave of presence. Hint: he's not actually thinking about cupcakes. ]

[ it's probably been at least fifteen minutes, but zuko hasn't said anything, or really noticed -- but he also isn't startled at sasuke's sudden question, because... sasuke just appears places. it happens. ]

You don't have to eat anything if you don't want to.

[ zuko, however, is totally taking a cupcake. ]

No one is forcing you to eat something you won't like.

I wasn't under any conflicting impressions. [ Just to be clear. ]

Allen said this was arranged to boost spirits here.

[ . . . ugh. that makes sense. and it's probably because of him, and his neverending gloom cloud, which immediately makes him frown, which gives allen EXACTLY WHAT HE DIDN'T WANT ]

It looks like it's working.

[ god his friends are literally terrible ~~not really~~ ]

Everyone seems to be happy, anyway.

[ Sasuke notes the change in expression but it doesn't affect his own, wondering if perhaps he's already said more than he was meant to. Always a likely possibility. And also not really his fault. ]

You don't. [ blunt as hell ]

[ zuko stares at him for a moment before collecting up his own cupcake, carefully unwrapping it. ]

I'm thrilled.

[ do you feel

how thrilled he is

truly ]

It's been a great week.

[ of lingering in his room and not talking to anybody it's been great tbh ]

Sarcasm still doesn't enhance your point. [ He has yet to find anything that he finds appealing to eat, apparently just too picky or too much of a killjoy. ]

I'm surprised they didn't arrange some kind of chamber of solitude for you instead if this party was motivated by your week in particular. [ He's learning about you so fast, bro. ]

I'm sure the party was motivated by everybody's week, not just mine.

[ otherwise it wouldn't have happened, in all fairness. his friends know him too well to force him to do that. and he's pretty sure it was organized by jilly, who doesn't know him very well.

... which might explain why it happened at all. but. whatever. ]

Have you eaten anything yet?

[ Which had been his point, but now he's finding himself wondering what the hell everyone else has been dealing with on this ship. What a mess. ]

Not from here. Most of it...

It doesn't suit me, really.

[ . . . ]

I'll never understand why cupcakes don't suit you.

[ because he's definitely warming his own cupcake with his hands to make it gooey and taking a bite out of it, because he can. ]

[ That's so... horrifying... ]

Personal preference. That, and eating something like that when my body isn't used to it would slow me down.

[ he supposes that makes sense, but

nah ]

I guess.

[ pause, and zuko takes another bite of the cupcake ]

Sokka and Katara have been trying to force me to eat whale blubber for years.

[ literal fucking years sasuke LITERAL FUCKING YEARS ]

[ ....,,, wHAT ]

That's revolting. What possible benefits would that have? [ Are you suffering from an intense lipid shortage or something, DAMN SON. ]

... you didn't eat it, did you?

+1 socially awkward teenager.

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it didn't make sense to only tag Allen

we need one (1) not depressing thread

aguri wasn't depressing

aguri is the living embodiment of depression

aguri is a pure being of joy and light, how dare you

jfc that thing is a demon

there's no accounting for bad taste

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