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[theboogieman]

Who: IT'S A GAME MINGLE GET IN THE VAN
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: All of it!
When: Second half of the month.

[hey everyone! how's it been going? how's medieval-fun-time-world treating you? anyone pillaged and burned anything yet? got kicked out of the castle? been planning expeditions? registered for jousting? busy angsting for the last two weeks on your ship?

this is a mingle for everybody, whether they're hiding in the volcano, out and about in the city, or up on one of those random random stations where you can get quirky souvenirs.]

Comments

adlkgh it's okay, one of your tek tags was in my spam folder for a million years one time ;A;

[blindoptimism]

[she does indeed roll her chair closer]

It seems like you're really enjoying yourself! [she sounds genuinely glad for that] Is the food delicious?

[catamite]

[and whether or not her first comment is true, he skips right over it to the second half. that's the important part.]

Yeah, here-- open your mouth. [as he's already tearing off a bit of whatever food he has wrapped in a little bit of paper]

[blindoptimism]

[being fed would normally be embarrassing, but with Nel it feels more natural, like hanging out with a sibling. So she giggles a bit and complies]

It smells good!

[catamite]

It's elven!

[which, to him, is the only explanation needed.

and the food lives up to the smell--some soft, dense bread wrapped around spiced meats and roasted root vegetables. it's full of aromatic herbs and flavors, but the actual taste is milder than expected, and not spicy at all.]

...Well, they're not saying that it's elven, but it totally is. I'd recognize it anywhere.

[blindoptimism]

[oooh, she chews it slower, but then takes the second bite more quickly than the first. She nods in agreement]

I thought it would be too spicy, but it's delicious. [hmmm, she's so glad that he could find some little happy piece of memory here. But it makes her wonder...]

I wonder how this style of food came to this planet? Do you think it's possible that it had contact with your world a very long time ago?

[catamite]

[he'll just go ahead and share the whole thing with her, then]

Yeah, I don't know... they said that this all came from some land across the ocean... but had no idea what I was talking about when I said it tasted like elven food.

Like, you taste that, um... it's kind of buttery? But also kind of leafy? That's tallowplant. Only elves ever use that. My mom had a couple growing in a little window box thing back home.

[blindoptimism]

That's so interesting... [to think of these planets as part of a larger galaxy... It's strange to think that everyone's homes might not be so far away in that sense]

It seems like it could also work well in desserts... Is it ever used to make sweets? [she can imagine pairing this taste with strawberry for some reason]

[catamite]

Oh, yeah. You can fry things in it, and it's really good for, like... creams and frostings and stuff.

My mom said it was kind of a replacement for fat. And butter. [and he pauses to stuff some more into his mouth because just talking about it is making him hungrier.] --But it's a plant!