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TDM #4 - Aurora Borealis Bust? [REPRINT]

Pumpkin Hollow Gazette February Issue


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Pumpkin Hollow Gazette

2/8/24 | TDM #4 - AURORA BOREALIS BLITZ BUST? Content Warnings: "Further Details" section has independent CW labels.
Forecast: SEVERE BLIZZARD WARNING

REBUILDING HELP REQUESTED

By Cecil Gershwin Palmer

The image?

A photo taken of the damage.

ACROSS PUMPKIN HOLLOW - City government is requesting aid with repairs to public buildings and local fixtures after the recent earthquakes on Tuesday, January 8th. While there was minimal damage to Town Hall itself, several important buildings sustained damage, including the Magpie National Bank, the South Train Station and the Clock Tower, which is now stuck with hands at 8pm.

Regarding the cause of the earthquake, local biologist Dr. Elias Coldwood was heard to say “There's never been seismic activity here.” And he’s a scientist, so he would know! But clearly this is no longer the case. Perhaps Pumpkin Hollow has a mysterious tiny civilization underground worshiping a destroyer god, planning to attack through the bowling alley, the moment we create a bowling alley. Perhaps not. More on this story as it unfolds, faithful readers.

In the meantime, volunteers to help with the damage to city buildings are invited to meet with Mayor Hellen Poe for assignments.

AURORA TURNS VIOLENT - MYSTERIOUS BLIZZARD INTERRUPTS CHAOS

By Yorick Aberdeen

The image?

An artist's rendition of last year's view.

ABOVE MARROW ISLE - Despite our earlier report, it turns out that this year's annual aurora borealis season did not turn out to be a pleasant or romantic viewing experience. Instead, starry monsters based off of classic constellations have been attacking the town each time the aurora is in the sky! However, due to some extreme blizzards that have been occurring most nights each month since late January, the aurora has been interrupted more nights than not and the monsters intercepted. Still, the Pumpkin Hollow Safety Board would like to remind everyone to take appropriate precautions during inclement weather, and to tread carefully on clear nights as monsters may still be attacking until late February!

HOROSCOPES

By Cecil Gershwin Palmer

The image?

What do the stars say about you today?

Capricorn: Do you feel as if you’ve lost something? If not, it’s wise to double-check. Perhaps it’s not something like a button or a key, but your sense of wonder or your self-confidence. Remember, things tend to be in the last place you look.

Aquarius: Something about the year ending made you feel lighter, like taking off a heavy wool coat. Ride this burst of energy as far as it will take you, because the shiny of a fresh beginning tends to wear off quickly.

Pisces: Don’t worry, I don’t believe what everyone says behind your back. You’re not too sensitive or too naive. They’re just jealous. Really, most of the time when they’re whispering, it’s not even about you.

Aries: You’re the sort of warm individual that babies and animals are drawn to. Unfortunately, this may include hungry wolves and swarms of insects. But don’t let that bring you down! We need that sort of personality around here.

Taurus: There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be the best, until you work to stop others from also being the best. That’s called cheating and may lead to you being disqualified from competitions. If you get caught, that is.

Gemini: You know those riddles about the two guards, one who always tells the truth and one who always lies? Well, everyone hates those riddles with a passion. You’ll see for yourself, soon.

Cancer: Wouldn’t you like to know?

Leo: Your incandescent personality often makes you the center of attention. However, that’s not the only thing about you that glows. Moths may flock to you in the dark this week, and so might children afraid to sleep with the lights out.

Virgo: Be careful with your words–they aren’t just the precursors to your deeds, but the manifestation of your will. This is not a week for idioms and metaphors, not for you. Even something like bemoaning a lack of spoons may make eating cereal harder.

Libra: You are, inevitably, the first one heard to say a situation isn’t fair. And it’s not, nor will it ever be. Instead of getting upset, have you ever considered getting revenge? That’s usually more satisfying in the long run.

Scorpio: Ugh, Scorpios. The position of Venus means your usually volatile emotions will be in the doldrums instead. Enjoy this while it lasts I guess. Who knows if you’ll ever experience such peace again, given, well. You’re kind of an emotional mess and no one likes you.

Sagittarius: There will never be another day like today. You must strive to make the day everything you want it to be. No mistakes, now! Consider your choices very carefully. Consider your choice to consider, very carefully.

SUNFIRE'S HEARTH

By Yorick Aberdeen

The image?

A photo of Mayor Poe's cats, Toffee and Butter, enjoying the view.

ASSORTED LOCATIONS - As the coldest part of the year settles over our fair isle, it is time for Sunfire’s Hearth--- an informal celebration of bonfires and hearth flames, for those unfamiliar! For the months of January and February, a raised platform for bonfires will be lit on weekends, and restaurants and taverns across town will keep their fireplaces lit. Unlike many of our other festivities, there is no structured celebration--- simply make some time during this time to bask in the warmth of a fire! You can even celebrate at home.

An additional benefit of this time of year is that Merrymeet is well on its way. So take this time and get snuggly in front of a fire with your special person to get in the mood for romance! (Or they could be platonic snuggles. Whatever suits you best.)

LOCAL ALCHEMIST REPORTS MISSING POTION

By Yorick Aberdeen

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Some of Mx. Sallek's usual stock. Could stand to have better labels./p>

LOCATION UNCERTAIN - Early Monday morning, local alchemist Aeryn Sallek reported that a large container of magical potion has been swapped with another, and it would seem that the mistaken jug has been sent out for delivery. According to Mx. Sallek, they sent a number of jugs out for delivery in a case with our local delivery extraordinaire, Sam Porter Bridges. The jugs were meant to contain a harmless, potable freeze-resistance potion for our town’s various water sources, in the interest of keeping water reserves drinkable in sub-freezing winter weather. However, when they returned to the shop, one of these potions remained on their counter while a love potion they’d been working on went missing.

“‘Love potion’ is kind of a misnomer, honestly,” Mx. Sallek is quoted to have said on the matter. “But ‘emotional acuity’ potion doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. Basically what it actually does is enhance existing romantic desire and embolden the user to be emotionally open. But Yorick should already know all this, since he’s the one who ordered it.” [Editing note: don’t forget to cut the last part of that comment before publishing. Cecil, you don’t need to include personal statements directed at reporters from these interviews!]

It’s unclear which area of town this particular potion ended up being injected into the water source, but according to Mx. Sallek, the potion was not particularly intense to begin with. It should be significantly diluted as to be harmless. Still, if you notice any strange symptoms such as butterflies in your stomach, a desire to burst into song, or inexplicable yearning, please file a report with the Safety Board at your earliest convenience.

FOOD SHORTAGES PUT STRAIN ON ISLAND ECONOMY

By Yorick Aberdeen

MARKET DISTRICT - While there are many things to celebrate this time of year, Marrow Isle is not without its adversity. Over these past months, many new members of our community have arrived by ferry after our numbers remained small and stagnant for many years. And the presence of our newfound neighbors has been a boon to all of us. Many artisans have opened useful businesses, medical professionals have expanded our access to healthcare, and a new fishing vessel has taken to the seas. However, despite a few additions, our farming community remains quite modest and planting was not planned with such incredible new growth in mind.

The unfortunate result of this is that food reserves on the island this year are uncharacteristically low. As such, Town Council has made the difficult decision to allow for the temporary inflation of food prices and the rationing of food staples.

“We understand the hardship this will place on the residents of Pumpkin Hollow,” said Mayor Poe in a statement after this decision was made. “But please know that we are all in this together. We hope to be able to offer a better incentive package for those interested in farming in the coming springtime.”

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Further Details...


Aurora


The dead of winter sheds all colors of the trees and flowers across Marrow Isle, but tonight, there are no stark whites and grays and browns.



Tonight, in the sky sprawling with stars above the dreary town, there are lights.



Sprawling trails of violet and green twist and wave through the sky, brightening the earth below and the sea beyond Jack's Marina in magical colors. The return of the borealis is something many Pumpkin Hollowites look forward to, and their reactions are very clear: people scurry down to the shores to watch with wide eyes, many retrieve telescopes, and some even borrow the decks of ships, abandoned for the night at the docks, to watch the sights.



It doesn't take long for this to change, however; the sea nor land are safe from the curse, and it's made quickly apparent that the sky is no exception.



At first, the sight seems like none more than an illusion, perhaps someone blinking and missing a strange shift of the lights. A glimmering outline forms around a cluster of stars, only slightly harder than any of the lines that define the aurora's rays. Several of these shapes form, each array of stars different from the last, some larger, some smaller.



And then, the stars begin to fall.



Seeming to peel off the painted sky, the ebbing colors surrounding the starlight drop, crashing to the world below. Some fall to the streets and beaches, while others fall into the forest, leaving view, or drop into the sea, leaving splashes and waves in their wake that ensure any watching knows full and well that this is not a trick of the light. At first, these shapes are unmoving, glowing masses of aurora-light with stars shining brightly within them. Most townsfolk are uneasy, but this seems to pale in severity to the other disasters, even if they lack any idea of what it could mean for them.



That is, of course, until the masses begin to move.



Each one is as varied as the constellation it stole from the sky: stars form suggestions of skeletal structures, and their "flesh", only consisting of swimming lights and liquid sky that steals any lights around them. Two identical glowing shapes rise to a face finally taking form, and slowly, moving more like gel than animal as it rises to freshly-formed legs, it settles on the closest living thing it can find.



There is no calculation in it, nor what seems to be a glimmer of thought.



It simply lunges with intent to kill.





Horoscopes
[CW: Altered emotional states ]


Cecil’s disconcerting horoscopes have the following effects for the next few days:


  • Capricorn: misplaced things, particularly small objects


  • Aquarius: zoomies!


  • Pisces: intense paranoia


  • Aries: Disney princess-like magnetism to local fauna


  • Taurus: insatiable perfectionism


  • Gemini: reversed truth values; lies come out honest, being honest sounds like a lie.


  • Cancer: Pandora-esque curiosity, to the point of personal detriment


  • Leo: radiant glow emanating from your person


  • Virgo: figurative speech is manifested into the world with its literal meaning


  • Libra: a particularly potent desire for revenge


  • Scorpio: numbing of emotions (can be counteracted by love potion, partially)


  • Sagittarius: incapacitating indecision

(Don’t know your character’s sign? Feel free to just decide on one!)




Love Potion
[CW: Altered Emotional States ]


Unbeknownst to the townsfolk, the “love” potion ended up in the water supply of the Oak & Iron. As promised by Aeryn, it is thoroughly diluted, as its recipients believed it to be a normal freeze-resistance potion to be mixed with their water.


The effects are not particularly intense. However, anyone who drinks any of the tavern’s housemade ale or cider, drinks the coffee, or eats any food that might require water to cook will experience symptoms of “emotional acuity”. This involves feeling more emotionally open, more receptive to positive feelings about others, a strong desire for physical or verbal affection, and the intensification of romantic or sexual attraction that you might already be experiencing. It will last about half a day. Just in time to help potentially land you a date for Merrymeet, a flower and fertility festival in early spring!






Famine
[CW: Starvation and food scarcity ]


Food rationing and inflation will have the following impact:



Grocery budgets for apped-in characters will be reduced in their efficacy.
Basic groceries will be only the most minimal of staples. You will likely go hungry if you do not find a way to supplement this.
Bountiful groceries will be reduced to the amount of food normally contained in basic.
Lavish groceries will not be available at all.
Your grocery choices from Activity Check are not able to be modified for this month unless otherwise stated.



Bonuses and Discounts associated with the Farmer and Fisherman jobs are also reduced.
Level 1 bonuses will be reduced to standard, which is to say how they would function for a non-Farmer/Fisherman character during a normal, pre-famine month. (ex. Whereas normally a Level 1 Farmer would get free Basic groceries, they will now have to pay the 50 Brass, but do not have the efficacy of Basic groceries reduced as described above.)
Level 2 bonuses will be reduced to that of a Level 1 Farmer/Fisherman. (ex. Whereas a Level 2 Fisherman would normally be able to have Bountiful groceries discounted to 50 Brass, they now must pay full price for Bountiful groceries. However, they can still get Basic groceries for free and don’t suffer from the famine induced efficacy reduction for either budget.)



Oak & Iron Residents will only be able to receive bland, repetitive meals with their food vouchers consisting of simple broth, plain bread, bland potato dishes, and the like. It is enough to be fed and comfortable but it is incredibly unsatisfying. (This includes all new characters that are not apped-in.) Drinks, however, are still plentiful.



Characters who do not eat will find that their respective sources of fuel will be reduced to just barely enough to keep them functional, provided that they ration carefully. (Ex. Transformers may want to be less active. Vampires will find that victims cannot handle excessive blood loss without fainting and generally prefer to stay home.)



Characters who were present to fight the Mother Crab back in late summer and chose to can some of their crab can use it now!



Hunting, foraging, and fishing can help reduce the impact of these reductions, and people can share their food. You can absolutely die of starvation. After Merrymeet in February, food will return to normal.



maskedstarbunny: (Default)

[personal profile] maskedstarbunny 2024-03-19 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)

Ryja tilts her head to the side. "I would be delighted to be your friend. I am, admittedly, somewhat new to the way most others approach partners and relationships. My people did not have a concept of such things." Food! Ryja eats enthusiastically once she's done speaking.

theresalwaystheview: (watching)

cw continues

[personal profile] theresalwaystheview 2024-03-19 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, even if it did show on his face what he thought in that moment, it isn't as if she hasn't seen all of the usual reactions. He's just lucky that she's in an amiable mood, and that Bart is there and already nervous enough as is.

As soon as she's gone off to see to other patrons with the hope that Bart would be able to take care of getting the new boy squared away, Bart himself straightens up, starting to put a hand up to stop Leon from touching the wound as soon as he realizes that he can see blood seeping into the fabric of his new clothes.

"Ah- don't touch it," he admonishes quietly, pulling Leon's hand down by the wrist with just his fingers on the inside of the man's wrist. Dark eyes look over the little bit of the wound that he can see, and he can't help the soft frown on his face. "I don't think that creatures like that can have venom, but I don't trust that they can't leave something. Would you mind terribly if I looked at it? I work at one of the local clinics and there is an open bathroom here. Not the most private, but having access to warm water will be necessary."
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[personal profile] nothingbadeverhappensto 2024-03-19 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Leon agrees, going a little distant as he thinks that over. He hadn't really thought all that deeply about it, but it makes a lot of sense, in a way. "I guess I'm just glad that things being tough looks like it's brought people together here, instead of tearing them apart."

All too easy to lash out when you're so used to being afraid that you forget how not to be.

"Seriously, though, thanks for all this. I know it's your job, but - you're good at it. It means a lot." He smiles again, subdued but warm.
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Mmm...Wrap?

[personal profile] restingslasherface 2024-03-20 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Then I suppose we'll learn together," Jean says warmly as they start to dig in. "I need to talk to my partners when they come ashore, and then perhaps we can make some introductions."

"...I was serious about fighting you on Pomni's behalf if she's interested."
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[personal profile] batteryacid 2024-03-20 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Eddie has no opinion the proper way to speak with therapists versus with friends... therapy was never really an option for him.

"It was Myra's idea to get married. A lot of things were her idea, really -- where we should settle down, how we should spend our weekends, what friends would should have. She knew not to interfere with my chauffeur business, but that was about the only thing she didn't weigh in on. Or criticize." Eddie sighs. "I'm not an assertive person. It was much easier to just go along with what she wanted for most things. And if I ever asked for her reasoning, it always seemed solid... but sometimes, if I pushed back on something she was really set on doing... woof. Those arguments were something else."

Eddie pauses. He takes off his glasses, and starts polishing at the lenses with a handkerchief. Then...

"Like when she decided we should stop trying for a child. At the beginning she'd said she wanted kids, and then here she was... not even giving me a reason... I think that was the only time I really screamed back at her during an argument. Things really started to crumble after that."
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[personal profile] thelatechrisfreeman 2024-03-20 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
"You're very welcome, Leon." Chris smiles back.

Once again in that gently amused tone: "One of us ought to get some sleep, and I'm updating paperwork... so I guess it's up to you."

Go to bed, sir. You'll have places to visit come the morning.
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[personal profile] graphomaniac 2024-03-20 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)

Oh. Right, first guess was right. Lev pauses to try and reassess the situation, then decides it's too cold and he's too tired to do quite so much thinking while standing in the middle of the street.

"No, uh, I think like, thou had not the wrong idea," he says to Leon, feeling sheepish in turn. "Ah. And nu, I meant, well. I think most others what are not me would say in the closet, and not overwintering."

He pauses again, and sighs, frustrated at himself.

"Listen, like, the weather's miserable, nu?" he says. "I feel I owe thee a real explanation, but like, I'd rather deliver one indoors."

And while they're walking to wherever said indoors will be, he can maybe figure out how to extract his foot from his mouth. Something about Leon's reaction is leading him to think that he really, really shouldn't have made any comments about being in the closet. At least the other doesn't seem hurt; merely unbalanced in a way that Lev finds regrettable. There are people he prefers not to start off on the wrong foot with, and it seems Leon may be one of those.

He spares no thought, yet, for the fact that his sense for who is and isn't a hothouse flower is intact despite no longer being on the same world, let along in the same country. Such things are private, midnight worries, not something to dwell on by day, when surrounded by others.

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[personal profile] nothingbadeverhappensto 2024-03-20 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Really? That'd be great actually, thanks," says Leon, who by this point is pretty used to having to field dress his own injuries most of the time. Makes sense that he wouldn't have to do that in a town that isn't dealing with some kind of horrifying zombie plague or another, but even so, stumbling across someone qualified to look him over is an unusual stroke of luck.

Standing, he'll head to the bathroom as requested, talking as he goes.

"Sorry about all your papers, by the way. Uh, hopefully they weren't anything too irreplaceable." It might be possible to salvage some of them, but seeing as it doesn't seem too safe to get out there again right now, that might have to wait, and by then who knows where they'll have gotten off to.
nothingbadeverhappensto: (smile)

wrap?

[personal profile] nothingbadeverhappensto 2024-03-21 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
"That's a lot of responsibility for one guy, but I think I'm ready."

Nodding, he smiles and heads off to bed, waving a quick goodbye as he goes.

"G'night, Chris."

(He will proceed to put off seeing Sally for over a week.)
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/wrap

[personal profile] thelatechrisfreeman 2024-03-21 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Good night, Leon."

(Once Chris gets wind of that, they might just turn their Big Sorrowful Eyes on Leon and tell him that he needs to take care of himself. Chris is not above using any 'weapon' in their arsenal to get things done.)
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[personal profile] nothingbadeverhappensto 2024-03-21 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Leon cocks his head to the side slightly like a puppy that's been presented with something mildly incomprehensible to its tiny dog brain, brows furrowing. This person's mode of speech was a little hard for him to follow, but he's starting to get the hang of it, he thinks. Like watching a Shakespeare play, he just has to not overthink it.

(He does just, casually opt not to comment on the issue of being closeted or not. From the sound of it they would probably understand, but he's been burned enough times to still be skittish about the idea of just outing himself to a stranger in public.)

"Yeah. Seems like it might rain soon anyway." Overcast and starting to mist up in that way that it often does before a drizzle. Leon may be the sort of guy who takes pride in wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the dead of winter in the grand tradition of dumbass male posturing, but he gets that that's not for everyone. "We can head to the inn, I'll buy you a drink. You, uh, got a name?"
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[personal profile] sistermagnetic 2024-03-22 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can imagine that the yakisoba isn't nearly as good in the US as it is at home," she notes, and starts to move to clean a space and start heating one of the pots to start the rice, intending to wash it in the time that the pot warms, though she pauses when he wraps his arms around her.

"I'm looking forward to having something to take to work with me later then," she quips. A look over her shoulder is accompanied by a small smile, and she butts her head up against his before returning to the task at hand. "So show me how to put it all together."
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[personal profile] sistermagnetic 2024-03-22 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Psh, that's just an upside," she teases in return, wrinkling her nose at him then shaking her head. "We lose so much when we get here, I'd like to be sure you're not going to come apart because the powers that be decided that you don't need certain things."

With a small smile into her drink, she nods at the idea of this being like their first hideout. "It's better, but I miss the old drinks. Nobody can make a proper old fashioned like Kurogiri."
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[personal profile] iamthepyre 2024-03-23 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Dabi just grins around the spoonful of soup in his mouth before shrugging.

"Yeah, your boyfriend found me because I was looking for my fucking piercings. Thought they fell out when I wasn't looking." No he doesn't need them but he still wouldn't mind those back. Thanks.

"You're tellin' me. We ended up at a new place later that had alcohol but it still wasn't the same..."
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[personal profile] iamthepyre 2024-03-23 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, food. Yeah that does actually sound pretty good. He's been living off what he could get at the Oak and Iron and while it's food...something different could be better.

"Sure why not. So long as it's not too spice." His spice tolerance is shit...funny considering he's from Japan and they do a lot of spice compared to some other countries.
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[personal profile] pineapplesalmon 2024-03-23 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
"American yakisoba is horrid." César deadpans. "And you'll have multiple servings for work."

A return butt of the head, another kiss on the cheek, and he lets go to give her room to work (washing the rice, of course!), grabbing a paper he's left out in a corner. "I've got the recipe over here, but... cut up the meat into pieces, add in the vegetables and spices, add in some of the broth, then the rice to absorb the liquid. And slowly add in more until it's done. Some times you move things around, some times you don't. The rice gets cooked with the rest of the dish."
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[personal profile] pineapplesalmon 2024-03-23 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
It's food, but it's not as filling as a full meal is. And the paella they made is very full of food.

"The base dish wasn't very spicy to allow for customization." César walks towards the kitchen and goes to get a pot from a cupboard. "I miss microwaves."
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[personal profile] iamthepyre 2024-03-23 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Look, he's never had paella but it's not too dissimilar to some dishes in Japan so he's sure to like it just fine.

"Spice just doesn't really...it's not something that goes well with me. Pain receptors are all fucked so it's complicated." Following the other, Dabi just watches him. Leaning against the door frame while keeping an eye on César. Does he think the guy is gonna poison him? No. Old habits just die hard.
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Late as fuuuuuck I'm so sorry

[personal profile] skeletonkeay 2024-03-23 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Can do. I'm sure you'll meet him at some point. Kinda stocky, very animated redhead with the deep, smooth radio-type voice. He's a real social butterfly." Gerry accepts the handshake. "Gerry Keay. When'd you roll in?"
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[personal profile] theresalwaystheview 2024-03-23 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Bart huffs quietly, glancing back toward the door, then shaking his head. "Documents are replaceable. Someone else might find them, or they'll be blown out to sea, it's not the worst thing that could happen." He leads the way upstairs to one of the two public bathrooms as he speaks, rolling up his sleeves then reaching past the man to the sinks to draw enough warm water in the basin that he can soak a cloth and wring it out.

"What's your name?" he asks as he moves to help Leon out of his shirt to get to the wound. "There wasn't much time to ask, before."
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[personal profile] sistermagnetic 2024-03-24 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh no, they're all going to close up if you don't find replacements..." She knows that he has more than just the ones that she's seen, and can only imagine how weird he feels without them.

"Maybe we can figure out how to do them ourselves. There's a man that brews his own liquor here, I'm sure we can at least get decent gin." Hawkeye, making good gin? Absolutely not.
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[personal profile] pineapplesalmon 2024-03-24 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
César pauses for a moment, digesting that information. "... I'll keep that in mind. My spice tolerance is on the opposite side. But it's easy enough to add spices after."

He grabs a flatish pan and puts it on the stove before going to the ice box to get the leftovers. César doesn't mind he's being watched. What else is Dabi going to do?
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[personal profile] iamthepyre 2024-03-24 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Definitely high on my to find list. I may not feel it but reopening some of them will just be a pain in the ass." Plus the healing process is bad enough for a normal person, for him it's extra annoying.

"Start perfecting your own liquor? Could be fun."
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[personal profile] iamthepyre 2024-03-24 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly, there isn't much else for him to do at the moment. So he just leans there and watches.

"I just don't see the appeal. My nose and my mouth don't like to cooperate when it comes to spicy foods, but I'll eat whatever's put in front of me. So long as it's not fish."
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It happens!!

[personal profile] nothingbadeverhappensto 2024-03-24 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Leon's handshakes are the sort of extremely firm of a guy who does know his own strength, but has very slightly miscalibrated his understanding of other peoples' desire to experience it. Not bone-crushing, but enough that one would be forgiven for assuming he's trying to prove something by it.

"Just a few hours ago," he says, jerking his thumb over his shoulder back towards the ferry dock. "I'm still pretty out of sorts about it, honestly. What about you? You a local, or... ?"

He's guessing not, personally. The goth aesthetic kinda stands out, even as superficially old-fashioned as it is in parts.