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[emotive]

Who: Ai Thao (emotive) & Vietnam (hoasen) + EVERYONE NEW AND OLD. IT'S A MINGLE POST.
When: Backdated | OOC: 11/16, IC: 4/7, late at night
Where: The Sanctuary
What: Vietnam and Ai Thao decide to welcome new and old alike to the colony by making and distributing delicious foods from their country.
Rating/Warning: Food, food, and more food (and cheesy Vietnamese music?)

[The Sanctuary, being a CERES-free zone, is the first place Ai and Vietnam thought of in order to host this party. It's taken them all day and Ai was also part of the ViViD session before going to help Vietnam, so now it's quite late at night. After a long and most likely tiresome session of ViViD, anyone who's on their way back to their living quarters may notice a tantalizing aroma wafting from the Sanctuary; it's a combination of savory, meaty scents, plus... coffee? The lighting is strange too as if it's too bright, but too dim at the same time. Also this weird music is playing.

Go inside, and you'll see cooking equipment set up with Vietnam at the ready while Ai scurries about, setting up proper seating with utensils and napkins (weird, a lot of those aforementioned items are floating in the air and moving about on their own since Ai's hands are full). What's on the menu you ask? The handy sandwich board sign set up near the entrance tells you:]



[Ai is the one who pauses to greet anyone coming inside, newbies and regulars of Cerealia alike.]

Welcome! Please, help yourself! There's no charge and plenty to go around!

If you have a question about the food, you can ask me or Miss Sen!

[OOC: You can start your own top-levels and tagging around is encouraged especially since the Sanctuary as noted, is a CERES free zone, so characters can use this opportunity to relax, but also talk plot if they so wish! Or just meet new people and wonder what the hell is a grass jelly.]

Comments

[unswerved]

[ as promised, yata shows up, leaving his cerevice at the door.

he didn't really want to go because he feels like he has other things to do, but he did. . . sort of tell ai that he would invite people, and what kind of helper would he be if he didn't go to the event that he'd been threatening people over?

so, yeah, he's here, seated on a couch and is just looking around. he's obviously trying to avoid any conversation, especially with women. ]

[emotive]

[Time to ruin everything aka, Ai goes over to Yata pouring out some Vietnamese coffee in a tall glass full of ice and putting it in front of him.]

Thank you for coming! I'm glad you could make it!

[unswerved]

[ SHE IS KIND OF RUINING EVERYTHING... why this!!! in fact, it got so ruined that yata backs away on the couch until his back starts to hurt. ]

I- Uh... s- sure! No problem!

[ he tries to smile, but it's so awkward for him that he probably looks like a creep. ]

You, uh, you can make things fly?

[emotive]

[Yata you're so weird!! Coming from the psychic weirdo right here...]

Oh, yes. I'm an esper! Telekinesis is one of my abilities.

[unswerved]

[ shit, that is so cool. why can't yata be an esper? ]

D- Do you need help with stuff?

[ BECAUSE HE WILL HELP... and make things even more awkward, god why. why does he do this to himself? ]

[emotive]

That's alright! I wouldn't want you to push yourself.

[Especially if he has this much trouble around girls... is what Ai is thinking, but she won't say it aloud to avoid more awkward. Plenty of that to go around in the future anyways.]

Actually, we never introduced ourselves did we?

[She bows her head politely.]

You can call me Ai.

[unswerved]

I, uh, I'm Ya— [ she probably already knows his name from the dumb thing hovering over his head yesterday, so is there a need to introduce himself, still? what's more important is an apology. ] SORRY FOR RUNNING OFF THE OTHER DAY!

[ oh, whoops. . . way too loud, yata. way too loud. ]

[emotive]

[Good point, although Ai's more concerned with his outburst, blinking in return.]

That's... No, it's no trouble at all!

[unswerved]

Seriously?

[ he scratches the back of his head as he looks away, cheeks flushing red. ]

Th- Thanks for being cool with it.

[hoasen]

[Did you say "wanting conversation with women"? You got it. Almost like she could smell the challenge of tormenting a young man by just being there, she feels herself walking in his general direction.

Only this is less hilarious and Vietnam's staring at him with wide eyes.]

...Yata?

[Alas, she did not realise he doesn't remember her.]

[unswerved]

[ THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE THAT AT ALL IN MY TAG, HOW DARE YOU. he tries to STAY CALM as vietnam talks to him, though he does turn very, very red. ]

I, uh... if you know me, sorry. I don't remember you.

[hoasen]

[LAUGHS AS I WRING MY HANDS TO THE SKY. TOO MUCH POWER!!!!

She deflates, clearly disappointed, but hey, it's still the same old Yata as he's already embarrassed (for some reason).]

I-it's fine. The chances of this happening here...it's normal. Do you want something to eat?

[unswerved]

[ food. YES. if he eats, then he won't have to talk to women. tHANK YOU, TINY LADY FOR YOUR SUGGESTION. ]

Y- Yeah, why not. What's the best thing on the menu?

[hoasen]

[He says this now, but...also WOW okay mountain.

And did you really just ask her that.]

Personally I like everything. [See.] Pho is our most famous, usually the beef version. It is rice noodles in a special broth.

[unswerved]

[ YATA IS A MOUNTAIN, IT'S TRUE. looms over vietnam like mt. everest. ]

Pho! [ okay, that's familiar to him, at least. and at least he isn't picky like his dumb friend who just top levelled after him. (spoilers: it's fushimi.) ] Okay, can I have some?

[ wait, no... a girl serving him? what's he even thinking? ]

I mean - I can help myself. Where do I get the food?

[hoasen]

[How does he feel being part of the Himalayas now, to this tiny human...]

Of course!

[Except he's new and a guest?!] No no, you sit down! I will bring it over.

[unswerved]

[ it feels ABSOLUTELY NORMAL. (why am I full of lies?) ]

Are you sure? I can totally help out.

[discard]

[You're the worst helper, Yata, and Leon does not appreciate the fact that he was dragged here. He especially doesn't appreciate the fact that he hasn't heard anything useful since he got here, like Ai promised him... overall, he's just not happy with the situation.

So he's wallflowering.

Unfortunately, wallflowering is hard when there are this many people, so he ends up stumbling against said couch in his efforts to avoid people.

Ugh...!!]

[unswerved]

[ oh, it's this guy!!! this guy!!!

yata smiles at him. ]

Hey, you actually game! That's awesome!

[ YATA IS SO PROUD OF HIMSELF RIGHT NOW. ]

[discard]

[Oh god... why are you smiling. Why are you so exuberant?? Why???

Leon officially understands nobody here.]

... I was promised information if I did.

[...]

I didn't come because you asked me to.

[unswerved]

[ why are you so tsun?? why???? ]

Oh, well, thanks for coming, anyway. [ he laughs sheepishly as he scratches the back of his head. leon seems like a good kid. ]

So, what'd you find out?

[discard]

[No he's not a good kid don't be ridiculous.]

Nothing of any use, here.

[He's learned some things during the intro scramble, but he came here to learn things.]

Everyone seems more interested in wasting time. [hmph!!]

[unswerved]

What'd you learn?

[ he looks up and crosses his arms, then hums in thought. ]

Maybe we can exchange info.

[discard]

[Leon contemplates that for a moment, crossing his arms, before he nods.]

Very well then. First, what topics have you learned about? I don't intend to waste my time or breath on things you've already figured out for yourself. Even you must have been capable of that much.

[Learning some things already, that is.]

[unswerved]

[ FORGET WHAT HE THOUGHT. THIS GUY IS AN ASSHOLE. WHO'S ALSO KIND OF LIKE FUSHIMI. jfc. ]

Well, a lot of people don't believe the shit in that powerpoint... [ there's one. ] And some people were even able to go back to their worlds even after being stuck here for a while.

So what I'm thinking is the whole aliens thing is a load of bull.