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Post by CautionCat on Jul 12, 2023 15:07:53 GMT -5
The night prior had some interesting discussion, and interesting time spent before bed. Konane didn't go and farther than kissing, but that set such a good mood for the following morning.
Konane was busy in the kitchen of the Glade, whipping up some breakfast while the unseen servants helped. Alastair liked waffles, and after finding out how to make them, Konane was putting her own spin on the recipe. A dash of nutmeg, maybe some cinnamon... And she asked the unseen servants about whipped cream- something she hadn't made herself, but has had before. Watching them make it, she felt quite foolish of how easy it was.
Sausages, bacon, eggs, all cooked in a short time with the help of the unseen servants. She wanted more of a breakfast you'd find outside of Otori, something she quickly grew to love everytime they stayed someplace that would have it.
Food was ready, and she would speak over the earring to whoever was not in the mess hall, that could actually hear her. "Everyone, good morning. Breakfast is hot and ready, so do come over to have some. I made waffles! And other breakfast goodies."
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Post by opius on Jul 12, 2023 18:03:50 GMT -5
Early riser that he was, Alastair arrived in the dining hall shortly after Konane called out to the group. His adventuring gear was tucked away in the room Taliesin had provided, and he arrived with a rarely seen relaxed kind of dress. A billowy shirt, slacks, suspenders and indoor shoes. Despite this, he already had the telltale signs of work on his regular clothes- small smears and dabs of grease on the cloth, dark oxidation stains under his fingers and on his skin- stubborn kinds of evidence suggesting early morning tinkering.
As he entered, Hermes skittered across the floor underfoot and proceeded to explore the space.
He sat at the table, curious to see if others would arrive. He had some idea of where the others had been and what they'd been up to, but for the most part his evening left him... distracted and more or less indisposed. It would be good to touch base over a good meal. "Good morning." He called after Konane with a little wave.
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Post by redcoat on Jul 12, 2023 20:00:16 GMT -5
Sae had been up early- drafting plans for ship mounted... defenses? Weapons? Both? Something to give the Mareki Navy a bit of cover away from Kilamo.
Breakfast... sounded like a good break.
So, her fingers stained from ink she shuffled over to the group kitchen, sitting at the table near Alistair. She was dressed casually- for Sae anyway- leaving off her gloves and armor.
"Good morning- is there coffee?"
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Post by uberwulfx on Jul 12, 2023 20:35:55 GMT -5
Jaeger had spent his night conversing and getting to know some of the goblins-- talking tinkering with the makers, talking pleasure with the butt shakers. After a very good night's sleep, Jaeger awakened in a pile of green to the news of food, and untangled himself from the blanket of friends to find himself to Konane's cooking. When he emerged, he was yawning mightily and scratching his chest.
"This all smells delicious, Konane. And hello to you two, Sae and Alistair. You've both gotten your earned rests, I hope?"
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Post by §~Samwise~§ on Jul 12, 2023 20:58:41 GMT -5
Taliesin had been awake for some time now, but the call for breakfast coaxed him away from his meditation. He peaked his head to where Mirrai slept. "Breakfast is up and I'm heading down." He walked down the spiraling stairs to the common area. He entered with his hair braided back through the tail, shirtless, and shoeless.
"Waffles! Now I haven't had waffles since I first arrived in Farondis!" He walked over to the main food staging area. He grabbed a plate and began to fill it up when he started speaking. "This all looks and smells so good, Konane. Please tell me you let the servants assist you in getting this all done."
Looking at the spread he figured it would have been well over an hour of work for a single person to manage.
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 12, 2023 21:15:46 GMT -5
As everyone arrived, Konane got herself a plate of all the fixings, bringing another plate of the same- but more waffles than meat- and set the waffle heavy plate in front of Alastair, shortly after Sae took hers. She placed her plate down, and went to grab a mug of coffee, and a cup of tea, bringing along sugar and cream on a tray.
"Oh yes, coffee, tea, and whatever you feel like putting in it." She replied to Sae. "Make it however you like." Konane's tail swished from side to side, showing her happiness quite easily.
As she came back with the sugar and cream, Taliesin spoke. "Of course! They are quite helpful when I lack eight arms to do it myself. There is some cinnamon and nutmeg in the waffles, and I had the servants make whipped cream." She smiled, and took her seat next to Alastair.
"I see everyone is in a good mood? Good enough mood?" She looked to Sae. "Both you and Alastair are like grubby siblings... Fingers covered in ink, fingers covered in grease. It has not even been a few hours of daylight."
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Post by opius on Jul 12, 2023 22:04:57 GMT -5
Alastair smiled as the others filled in one after the other, waving some each time. Konane set down food and he stood, reaching across platters to pick pieces and samples to add to his plate of waffles. "Ooh. Nutmeg. And cinnamon! Very nice."
He set to fixing his coffee next. "whipped cream- surprising, I didn't think you had the strength to shake a whole cow. Or that we had a cow to begin with, well done."
He sipped and regarded his fingers, "Well, I suppose I am a little grubby. Never did invest the time into prestidigitation. Though it's never bothered me enough to either..."
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Post by redcoat on Jul 13, 2023 20:13:24 GMT -5
"Well, we're basically siblings, and are both grubby." Sae agreed, looking at her ink stained hands- glad she'd not been wearing her gloves for her more... expressive brainstorming session.
Grabbing a cup of coffee, she'd add some cream and sugar.
"Nothing too strenuous. Just getting thoughts onto paper about the dragon lance I'd been thinking about for awhile."
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Post by uberwulfx on Jul 15, 2023 13:46:49 GMT -5
Jaeger blinked slowly, discreetly lowering his head and lifting an arm to smell himself. He'd taken a quick rough scrub when things had settled down because no goblin would get near him for conversation when he was covered with blood, sweat, and detritus, but the threat of being added to the "grubby" pile had him check that he wasn't offending anyone with his scent. Finding himself acceptable, he completed the approach to the table and decided on coffee.
"This glade is well kitted Taliesin; if I haven't already done so, I wanted to be sure to thank you for making it so robust with facilities. It had been so long since I'd been able to turn my mind off and use a forge. Helping Alistair is great to be sure," he said with a small nod to the young man, "but working the metals of our former enemies has proven refreshingly difficult."
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Post by §~Samwise~§ on Jul 15, 2023 17:15:44 GMT -5
Taliesin blinked and corrected himself. "No, wait - I think Shepherd Drummond made waffles our first day at The Refuge. Though to be fair I think I might have only had meat snacks." He shrugged at talking to himself for a moment.
He placed two waffles onto his plate and then added several sausage links. He was getting to a cup filled with coffee when Jaeger was addressing him. As he poured the coffee he replied "The green provides. I couldn't tell you if this is part of being Silvanus' champion or if this is something all Greensingers can do."
He added cream and sugar to his coffee and stirred it up. "I do feel that there are limitations to what can be created within. But so far no one has asked for something outside of what was possible." He thought for a moment. "Then again, there haven't been many requests for modifications." He joined everyone at the long table and silently stacked several sausages in his waffle and began to wrap it around the sausages.
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 16, 2023 14:43:18 GMT -5
Konane smiled, and wiggled some in her chair, excited about good food and Alastair. She couldn't stop thinking about it.
"Yes, Drummond showed me how to make them when we were helping. I think they feel more like a dessert with the spices added." She would sample a bit of everything in one bite, getting thr salty and the sweet mixed together.
There was some silence as she thought, and she looked to Sae. "I kissed him."
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Post by opius on Jul 17, 2023 21:51:54 GMT -5
Alastair wasn't the biggest on table manners- not since their adventure went off the rails near Donal's crossing. He was deep in his plate, working on a slightly too big piece of waffle and reaching for his cup. Pushing the mouthful to one side so he could form a word or two he responded to the comments about the green. "The place is very well kitted, I can't imagine needing much else."
He sipped his coffee to keep the train moving.
And then Konane spoke up.
It wasn't quite a sputter, nor was it an elegant spit-take. So startled as he was, caught between a gasp and a laugh, Alastair made a graceless noise and scrambled for a handkerchief.
It took him a full fifteen seconds or so to clear the jam in his mouth, clean his lip and chin, and mop up the small spritz of coffee near his plate. Cheeks and ears red, his voice cracked as he awkwardly chuckled- and didn't dare make eye contact with a single one of them. "...oh we're just announcing that then... Ah.. hah... Hmm!"
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Post by redcoat on Jul 18, 2023 6:19:56 GMT -5
The spit take from the grubby gingers- in unison- likely only added to the illusion of them being siblings. Thankfully, hers was less violent explosion and more graceless leaking.
She also grabbed a napkin- attempting to clean herself, and giving up on some of the coffee stains on her linen shirt. Thankfully, it wasn't her good shirt.
"Good job- congratulations, you two."
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Post by uberwulfx on Jul 18, 2023 10:52:42 GMT -5
"You kissed him?" Jaeger looked up from the loading of his plate with foodstuffs, glancing between the two but lingering on the not-sputtering Alistair.
"I'm glad to hear it. Were I betting on how long it was going to take, I'd have wagered that you still had another couple of days, when you were completely settled in moving to the next area. But the seclusion of a beautiful glade like this makes for a great backdrop for a first kiss."
He nodded his head to Alistair. "Congratulations, my friend."
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Post by opius on Jul 18, 2023 13:34:16 GMT -5
He glanced at the doctor with a crooked smile. Still cracking he warbled out, "Yuh-uh- well, I mean, Konane shared her, uh. Feelings not long ago and..." He shrugged and put his mug and fork down, dabbing his lip.
"And I thought well, I mean, I do enjoy spending time so maybe- I don't know, I'd try. And see if I like it, or wrestle with whether i'm- you know- into people rather than existing as an asocial nonromantic homunculus... And last night she approached, and... Nervous as anything else, kissed me."
He dabbed his lip and quietly, while kind of just looking at his plate shrugged. "... And I kind of liked it, so I asked her to, y'know, help me figure out how to do it right and... I kind of liked it. So... Weee'll seee how it goes while I figure things out."
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