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bottlecaplogs2025-12-14 07:45 pm
bladeofnymeia) wrote in bottlecaplogs2025-12-14 07:45 pm
HOLIDAY HOTPOT MINGLE LOG
WHO: Firoza Istus, Ren Amamiya, and YOU!
WHAT: The results of the Holiday Hotpot player quest - and an open invitation for everyone to gather together and enjoy a hot meal!
WHEN: Monday, December 15th
WHERE: Bottlecap Bay, down on the beach
WARNINGS: I can't think of any, unless hot soup is a warning?
It may be a bit nippy with the wind coming in off the ocean, but the beach is the best place to construct and keep up a few large bonfires, if summer's events were any indication. Three pits have been dug and filled with firewood, and set up with large pots with dividers, full of savoury broth divided into a comforting, creamy concoction and a spicy, sweet surprise - options, after all, are not just a considerate consideration, but necessary!
There's plenty of food to add to these pots - lots of wild mushrooms plucked just before the harsher frosts claimed them, sliced berries, nuts, seeds, various leafy greens still clinging to their color, wild carrots and wild potatoes, seaweed...tofu? There's tofu. Some Pokemon in the Bay must make it and sell their excess, which is very generous of them. And, unless someone decides to surprise everyone with rice, there's bread to soak up all that lovely broth!
Looks like this is something you do together with others - cooking the bounty provided by your fellow otherworlders-turned-Pokemon, that is. The sand is thankfully, somehow, not wet, so you can sit there, wrapped up in your winterwear or a bolt of pressed wool provided for the occasion, watching your delicious meal simmer as you swap stories and laugh and have a good time, perhaps even make new friends with those outside of your assigned guild!
Which is exactly what your hosts, Ren and Firoza, would love for you to do! Don't be shy - come on and join us! There's plenty to go around!
[OOC: if you feel so inclined as to bring something along for the hot pot last minute, go right ahead! The more the merrier!]
WHAT: The results of the Holiday Hotpot player quest - and an open invitation for everyone to gather together and enjoy a hot meal!
WHEN: Monday, December 15th
WHERE: Bottlecap Bay, down on the beach
WARNINGS: I can't think of any, unless hot soup is a warning?
It may be a bit nippy with the wind coming in off the ocean, but the beach is the best place to construct and keep up a few large bonfires, if summer's events were any indication. Three pits have been dug and filled with firewood, and set up with large pots with dividers, full of savoury broth divided into a comforting, creamy concoction and a spicy, sweet surprise - options, after all, are not just a considerate consideration, but necessary!
There's plenty of food to add to these pots - lots of wild mushrooms plucked just before the harsher frosts claimed them, sliced berries, nuts, seeds, various leafy greens still clinging to their color, wild carrots and wild potatoes, seaweed...tofu? There's tofu. Some Pokemon in the Bay must make it and sell their excess, which is very generous of them. And, unless someone decides to surprise everyone with rice, there's bread to soak up all that lovely broth!
Looks like this is something you do together with others - cooking the bounty provided by your fellow otherworlders-turned-Pokemon, that is. The sand is thankfully, somehow, not wet, so you can sit there, wrapped up in your winterwear or a bolt of pressed wool provided for the occasion, watching your delicious meal simmer as you swap stories and laugh and have a good time, perhaps even make new friends with those outside of your assigned guild!
Which is exactly what your hosts, Ren and Firoza, would love for you to do! Don't be shy - come on and join us! There's plenty to go around!
[OOC: if you feel so inclined as to bring something along for the hot pot last minute, go right ahead! The more the merrier!]
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He still thinks the fact that there's a divider is the coolest thing ever. Two flavors in one pot? Wild.
Still, he can at the very least understand the sentiment and nods.]
It's good! I really like how the mushrooms taste when you let them cook really long, heh...
[As if to emphasize his point, he plops one in his mouth and chews happily, savoring the flavor. He's been partaking in the creamier broths for obvious reasons.]
I kinda wanna try the spicy one, but...doesn't it hurt? Why do people like spicy food?
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[ Another why question... normally she'd make a face at hearing the word, but she is aware he is genuinely innocent in this regard. It's almost tolerable when it's not asking the existential and is instead curiosity. Talking, being sociable, was that just because of the better mood? It was weird - but she was not about to think about that.
Either way, she has her own balanced portions of the hot pot in front of her, so she pauses a moment while she considers the question. ]
If it's done right, the flavor should outweigh the heat... and adds a little different flair. But, as for "why", you're opening yourself up to many types of responses as well. You might hear that some like it hot for the sake of it, or just to feel the pain or just to feel... something~ others might just think they're adding more to what they find bland or tasteless. Others still, just won't touch it at all to avoid the mere thought of pain, others just can't eat it because their bodies won't allow it. And then you would have to consider that there are different levels, different varieties-- like unexplored worlds, in a way.
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[She's right, he could try it and just figure out that answer himself. Even with her explanation, he still eyes the broth warily.]
I don't really get it, but...okay, I'll give it a shot.
[The idea of purposely inflicting yourself with something like that just to feel something makes him kind of.......sad, but treating it like an unexplored world also makes it sound kind of exciting??? He eyes the broth one more time, then at her just in case she has any last minute warnings, and when there isn't any he finally takes a small sip.]
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[ It's odd, to feel... proud of him for trying it anyway? She doesn't expect the feeling, so she tries not to think of it.
She'll patiently wait for him to try some of the unknown. Whether or not he does have a taste for it, or if he doesn't... then he'll know what to avoid, at least. She doesn't say anything at first, seeing what his initial reaction is or if she'll have to use some kind of healing move in an emergency response... ]