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Who: Lup + anyone!
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Heron / Iskaulit
When: Nowish

Hey there, fleeter friends, let me pick your brain for a few minutes, get those creative juices flowing.

If you could have any kind of magical weapon, armor, or a fancy artifact- what would it be, and what could it do? The theoretical sky is the limit, here, this is just a fun thought experiment.

[Toooootally theoretical. She's not fishing for new stuff to work on, no sir.

Lup can be found easily enough in person as needed, either in her room or in the kitchen on the Heron, or messing around in the smithy onboard the Iskaulit. It's project time.]

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Ohhh Taako, think about what you're asking! If I worked more shifts, you'd have customers banging on your door demanding my cooking instead of yours. How could I, your incredibly loving and supportive as-yet-unnamed-associated-person, do that to your ego?

[SEE this is his great dilemma. Does he let Lup take half of the reigns over the menu and relinquish control so he can be lazier? Or does he stick ferociously to his brand like his heart tells him, but also work himself half to death?]

Pfft as if that'd happen. We all know my recipes are superior.

[And what is that "unnamed-associated-person" jab about, huh????]

If I named you at the restaurant, you're going to have to take more responsibilities. You realize that, don't you?

[Look, it's not her fault she can't say sister, she has to be vague about it.]

Unlike some people, I have no qualms about responsibility. You might even say I thrive in it!

[Magic words there, Lup. The path to her having to do more than him has just opened.]

Is that so? Well then, by all means, expect me to dump more of the heavy lifting at your feet.

Just remember that extra work comes with higher pay. Balance is important in all things...

[Much like him, she doesn't work for free. Usually.]

But sure, do your worst. I'm no slacker.

[Balance. He snickers at that because of his current employer and how many "words" he's going to have for her when and if he ever sees her again. And depending on her answer, he'll have a lot more than words for her, maybe a few gestures, a few other things, too.

Best not to think of that right now though. Instead, he shrugs at Lup's jab and waves a hand dismissively.]

We can negotiate that later. [read: never] Taako's got a lot on his plate, so if you wanna take more? I'll give you a "Lulu Do List" and leave it at the restaurant.

[If he can be bothered to put such a list together, that is.]

Cool with you?

Cool with me. Throw all the Taako Tasks that you want at me- just be ready to receive my invoice when they're finished!

[And she always collects on her debts! ...Which... he would know, usually. And it's high time that he re-learned.]

Ah dunk, that's a better name.

[Never mind about the invoice - he's more concerned about the title of this list that he needs to write.]

How many d'you think you can do in a day? 'Cause you've got like, a billion orders for making crock pots or something already it looks like.

Double up, fuck it! Lulu List of Taako Tasks.

[brb laughing at her own dumb joke.]

Gods, I wish it was only crock pots! Though technically I don't have that many real orders- most people are just talking shop with no commitment.

Tell you what- figure out how much you could do in a shift, then halve that, and that's what I'll work on. I'm just as quick as you in the kitchen most days, but I do still need time for these projects.

Ugh you're such a nerd.

[But that's exactly what he's going to scrawl across the top of her to-do list in bright glittery pen.]

But fair enough - hope you can get people to put their money with their mouths are. You'd think people'd jump at the chance to get some cool ass shit here considering how little actually useful stuff we get.

[She just sticks her tongue out at him. Takes one to know one! And he will, eventually.]

I think I was just too subtle about my offer to the peons around here. That, or they know they can't afford me.

Probably the latter. I mean, fuck, how much more of an advertisement can you put out there without looking like you're begging for work? If they can't understand your offer, they don't deserve the help.

I'm on board for that. Though that also means that I don't have that many new projects, and with my rad, natural talent with artificing, I'll get bored waaaay sooner than I'd like.

[Which is a mixed bag, because on one hand Taako will have an excuse to throw more work at her in response giving her an excuse to hang out more- but on the other hand, as much as she loves cooking, experimenting with magic bullshit is way more fun.]

How about you make us an ice cream machine then?

[It's a dumb use of artificing, but without Mikleo around, Taako misses having ready made ice cream ~~and a friend, but whatever, that comes close to an Emotion™ so fuuuuck that~~.]

Two birds with one spell - get yourself some more work to do and tick something off your Lulu Do List of Taako Tasks.

...Oooh, I love it! That's a damn fine idea. And it works with my speciality, too!

[Plus it would mean free ice cream any time they want, which is the best thing ever.]

Though I'm not sure how to make an actual machine... maybe just a container that transmutes the raw ingredients in a flash? It could be a two-part process- Creation, plus a cold element? ...Hang on, I need to start designing this shit.

[There's the sound of a chair sliding across the floor, and then the scrape of chalk on a board.]

[He snickers as he can almost hear the gears turning as she leaves. He might be benefitting from this, but that doesn't mean he can let it go without saying something.]

I'm so glad to be of help to keep your nerd brain kicking.

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