Merriment 18 | Video

[shadowcourage]

Hey. I'm Shadow and new on blue team. So, from my experience, its better that I do stuff regularly. Keep engaged and all that.

So I'm gonna offer a few services.

One, food. It sounds like yer not strapped for getting enough, but there are limitations. I have an ability to make food, so I figure I'll hit up the kitchen everyday and add to the stores a bit. I can't do a ton, but like feed a few extra people's worth a day should be fine. As long as I'm not wiped out for some reason. Probably won't happen after missions. I'll do this shortly before the rainbow colors disappear.

I can also take special meal requests, or help with special diets that are hard to get what ya need. If those apply, find me in the kitchen, or the training gym before hand. I'll be there regularly. If there's no requests, I'll just add what looks good. Probably rarer items or perishables when its close to stock up time. I reserves the right to reject special requests if yer rude.

Two, I was on Diagad before arriving. And its with great debate I offer this, so I don't want to hear a lecture. I know dark magic. Which is not inherently evil, just a tool, just one that makes it real easy to do evil things. And I do know a spell for mind control. No, I'm not explaining the 'tragic backstory'. [Complete with air quotes] For why I know it. But if ya want to learn how to resist mind control, I can help test ya. Ya can bring a person to monitor me, or another mind reader, or check with my brother whose been here weeks for my character. I'm offering a service, I'm not forcing ya to take it, its up to ya to do what makes ya feel safe doing it.

Three, I guess I can also help people with dark magic. No, I'm not teaching the mind control thing.

Four, I know shadow magic. Yes, that's different from dark magic. This take special kind of affinity to go, so not everyone can learn this, but if ya want to try learning, I can see what I can do.

I'm also gonna hit up the fight club training listing, but I figure I'd throw out the weirder stuff now.

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[shadowcourage]

[What is being thanked. Embarrassing.]

Both, but I was thinking more ingredients. Some items last longer when cooked, but a completed meal usually doesn't stay the best forever and its also more dependent on my sense of taste. Ya know, spices, cook levels, things like that. Ingredients let people do whatever they want and those aren't altered tastes.

[blitzcheer]

Sure, sure. Well! The cooks around here would be able to tell you what they use a lot. Every month's different, but we don't get a lot of the same ingredients - especially meats. Depends on the special ingredient, and what the recipes have.

But if there's anything we run quick out of, it's eggs. A lot of bakers here, and- you can go through eggs fast! [ Hah, especially them. ] Oh, say... you haven't had a red bean paste before, have you? Or- if I showed you some ingredients we've got now - you could make them... if you see them first? Or eat 'em?

[ ...eat 'em raw?? Let's let the guy answer!! ]

[shadowcourage]

Eggs I can do. And most meats, figured a lot of meat at some point.

Red bean paste? I don't think so.

At least see and eat in a meal. Eating them raw is the best result, but some things it isn't advised.

[blitzcheer]

[ ... Does that mean he ate a raw whole egg. Actually, Tidus isn't going to ask. That's rude. ]

Riight, hah. I bet. So, weird ques, but - there's no side effects on you making and eating a meal? You make it, you eat it, and - presto? No downside?

[shadowcourage]

[Or its a common enough ingredient he can figure out Essence Of Egg. But really, it could be either, he has no digestive track to worry about.]

Only if ya ask me to make something I don't know, in which case yer apple might taste like a steak. But it won't be poison or nothing. It does take energy, but it didn't more than food provided. [He's pretty sure that was the case with those who Needed To Eat.]

[blitzcheer]

Well, I was thinking for yourself! But if you use the energy to make food, long as you're not badly exhausted, you can just feed yourself and help yourself along, right?

[ Use a bit of energy to help get more. ]

[shadowcourage]

Yeah, basically. Its more than possible to just survive with the ability. Just a concern if I'm doing other things.

[blitzcheer]

Cooool! I'd ask if you couldn't teach me how to do that, but it's a pain keeping up with the stuff I do know.

[ Plus, he does keep calling it an ability. Still! It's cool stuff! ]

You want anything for doing any of this? Like, for any special orders? I have a friend who eats vegan; I'd love to keep extras of the stuff we bought. Can maybe whip up a list.

[shadowcourage]

I couldn't anyway. Shadow and dark magic I could potentially, but not this stuff.

Not sure what I could even ask for. What's a vegan?

[blitzcheer]

It's when you don't eat anything from animals. Sooo, no meat, no milk, honey, that kinda stuff. But you can get foods with that stuff in it made in different ways! So there's fake cheese, butter, something else you use instead of honey...

I could make you some food with it! How's that sound? Try something new. I can keep everything fresh, so if you wanna try something different for you or a pal, I'll make it!

Then you'll be able to have it again whenever you want.

[shadowcourage]

That's...a very weird limitation, but okay. I'm need to see whatever this fake stuff is, 'cause I've never heard of it, let alone have it.

I guess that works. Might as well try new stuff.

[blitzcheer]

Sure, no problem! How about I meet you later on, or- lemme know when you're free. Since you're offering a lot out.

My name's Tidus.

[shadowcourage]

Can meet tomorrow whenever ya think ya got the food ya need. I did get a little overbooked today.

[blitzcheer]

Then talk to you tomorrow! After breakfast good? Easy just to bump into you that way when we all get waken up.

[ ooc: Would you like to continue an action thread in this set the next day? ]

[shadowcourage]

More like after noon.

I'm not good at early mornings.

[He's nocturnal, the train is going to be Suffering.]

[OOC: Action thread sounds good!]

[blitzcheer]

Riiight. Any idea where you think you'll be hanging out?

[ Them both deciding when 'noon' is was going to be a hassle, but as long as he got some places to check in at... ]

[shadowcourage]

I'll get a book and hang around the kitchen around lunch time.

[blitzcheer]

There we go. Alright, see you then!

[ And tomorrow will come, and a lunchtime-ish timeframe, which is whenever people decide that is for them. A few of the passengers take the opportunity to cook for more people than themselves, but wherever in the kitchen Shadow waits, and whichever one, Tidus poke a nose around until - tada. Guy spotted. ]

Hey. [ He raises a book in hand in greeting. ] 'Sup. Need to get to a stopping point?

[ Said, if Shadow is reading a book. Tidus can wait! ]

[shadowcourage]

[He is indeed. Hanging out in a corner, reading his book. He looks up, putting a bookmark in the page.] Nah. Just reread it if I get lost. Passes the time.