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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

[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.

[hoasen]

[mmmy god.]

I am very sure. [She looks around and spots an empty spot in the Sanctuary.] Just sit down over there! If you are new here, you should relax.

[unswerved]

[ he nods, gets up, and does what he's told... he's an obedient boy, you see. ]

[hoasen]

[Yes good...and so begins his life in eternal servitude--wait.

NO, as soon as he moves to sit down, she turns to get him a bowl of pho. Since he's a punk, she decides he'll get a can of Sa xi as well, their only soft drink for the day.

After grabbing a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, she returns and puts the food down in front of him.]

It is still hot. [Because she made sure of it.]

[unswerved]

[ he looks up at her, feeling a bit bewildered. he can't help but feel bad that she knows him, and he doesn't. it's kind of getting annoying that so many people know him, too. ]

Th- Thanks... What's your name?

[hoasen]

[Because she does! But that's okay, she knows how this place works. One can only be so lucky that another person remembers them after they return.]

My name is Vietnam. It is nice to meet you [Again] Yata.

[unswerved]

Oh...

[ he was about to open the can of soda, but he stops midway when vietnam introduces herself. ]

You're the one who runs the flower shop?

[hoasen]

[Keep going...then again, if he wants it nice and fizzy, maybe it's a good idea he stopped.

She nods.]

Yes, I work at the flower shop, Thistle Do Nicely. Did someone mention it?

[unswerved]

Some old man named Edgeworth did.

[ sorry, edgeworth... ]

And some girl named Celty.

[hoasen]

Ah, yes. Celty works there too, delivery. Edgeworth mentioned it too? How nice.

[She'll never tell him Yata called him an old man...]

Do you want to come visit, one day?

[unswerved]

Would that even help? I mean, with my memory and all.

[ somehow, he thinks that he might have amnesia. what an idiot. ]

And I don't know anything about flowers, so what's the point?

[hoasen]

[YATA...]

Well, perhaps, if by seeing a familiar place? [If he did just forget, and was not reset.] Or you can visit just because.

There's a tea house there, a small cafe with things to eat. You need not visit just for the flowers.

[unswerved]

[ well, he doesn't want to disappoint her now. ]

I guess I can come by some time. When I'm not busy with work, or something.

[ excuses... ]

[hoasen]

[Yes good, she'll take that too. She can always convince him somehow later.]

I'll look forward to it. For now, you should eat before it all goes cold.

[unswerved]

O- Oh, yeah. . .

[ he grabs the bowl and gets ready to eat. ]

Thank you for the food!

[hoasen]

You are very welcome.

[Now she watches him because she wants to know what he thinks.

Jiiiiiii...]

[unswerved]

[ in the middle of chewing... ]

Do- Do you have to watch?

[hoasen]

[He's always such a good eater--ah?]

O-oh, I apologise, I was just wondering what your opinions are.

[unswerved]

[ oh great, now he feels like he's embarrassed her. ]

It's good! [ he nods, swallowing the rest of the food in his mouth. ] Really good. Thanks again!

[hoasen]

[If only he knew she's practically embarrassed 75% of the time.

At least she's practically beaming when he gives her a positive answer.]

Thank you very much, I am pleased. If you want anymore, do not hesitate to ask.

[unswerved]

[ he bows his head again. ]

Y- Yeah, thanks... I might have to ask for another later.

[ is she going to leave now? please leave, woman.... why are women so scary???? ]

[hoasen]

[He wants more, which is good because she thinks he's probably still growing?!]

Of course! You can have as many as you would like. Or something else too, if that suits you.

[Why isn't she gone yet.]]