[fourteenth fragrance] backdated video; August 9th

[bauhinia]

[ Hong Kong has his comm set up for a completely intentional, confessional style video. He's not wandering around or flicking things into buckets of water or filming himself blowing something up. Well, he ought to do that eventually, but not today. ]

So, hey. I didn't realize it yesterday because of all the celebrating and stuff, but it looks like it's been a year since I got here. Doesn't really feel like it. I mean, I seriously never thought I was gonna be here for that long.

Even though it's not that long, I guess. Anyway, I'm just posting this because I kinda wanted to say thanks to everyone. I know this place is like, super ridiculous sometimes, but there's a lotta people who work hard to make it better for us.

So, thanks.

And don't laugh, okay? I'm being serious here.

[ With that, he looks aside, seeming kind of embarrassed. He then ends the feed. ]

Comments

[bauhinia]

If you wanna. I'm good with whenever, y'know.

[fierybluebird]

Let's make some cake!

[bauhinia]

Okay, let's make some cake. D'you have sugar? I'm kinda running low.

[fierybluebird]

I'm running low too. [He's been keeping an eye on Tatsumi & Yuki and what with Stocking's wedding...]

Between the two of us we should be able to come up with enough though, eh?

[bauhinia]

[ Yeah, a lot of his stash went into the confectionary that was that wedding party. ]

I bet we'll be fine, yeah? I hope.

[fierybluebird]

[You gotta hand it to Stocking, she knows what she likes.]

If nothing else, we can maybe substitute with other sweeteners.

[bauhinia]

[ Really, really knows what she likes. ]

Or we'll just end up making a really weird cake.

[fierybluebird]

[And nothing wrong with that.]

That could be its own fun, eh? And apropos of a year anniversary here.

[bauhinia]

No kidding, right? I like it. Let's do it, bro.

[fierybluebird]

Awesome, eh. Let's go raid the grocery shop and see if we can find something really interesting for our concoction.

[bauhinia]

Want me to come down there and meet you? [ Oh boy. Weirdest cake ever, coming right up? ]

[fierybluebird]

Aye, sounds like a plan. Meet you there, eh?

[It will have canned pineapples and probably maple syrup. There is no way it can go right or wrong.]

[bauhinia]

Sure thing.

[ And so he will set off on an adventure to get pineapples and maple syrup and whatever other crazy things they decide upon. ]

[fierybluebird]

[The most epic quest ever.]

[Marco is looking at the "candy" and trying to decide if Neco Wafers count as good or if he should just give them to Terezi since they already taste like chalk. Yeah, he went there.]

[bauhinia]

[ Wow, Marco. Go for the gut there! No, but that is kinda true.... ]

Yo, what's up? [ Now he's looking at candy too. ]

[fierybluebird]

Not much. I'm trying to decide if this candy is even meant for human consumption or if I should just bring it to Terezi instead.

[bauhinia]

Oh yeah, she'd probably get a kick outta that, right? [ He's in support of your plan, bro. ]

[fierybluebird]

Aye. And I promised to start bringing Karkat some chowder, so it can just be an add-on treat. She eats cotton balls, so I figure this has to be a step up.

[bauhinia]

She eats a lotta stuff, Marco.

[ A whoooole lotta stuff. ] She really loves cherries though. Are there cherry-flavored ones?

[fierybluebird]

Eh, really? [Glances around.]

Cherry cough syrup... she'd probably get drunk on that. [UNSURE.]

[bauhinia]

She'd probably like that.

[ He actually seems unbothered by this. Really unbothered. ]

[fierybluebird]

Maybe I can send it to her a little bit at a time.

[bauhinia]

What if she gets hooked?

[fierybluebird]

And she wouldn't on a whole bottle?

[bauhinia]

I guess it'd kinda depend on how fast she drank it. A little at a time's probably just enough to make you want more.

You drink the whole bottle and it'll probably just make you miserable.