❀ - [Video/Action] - 第五 [中秋節; Mid-Autumn Festival, Discedo]

[meilihua]

[Hopefully by now, most people on Fortuna have somehow received a prettily wrapped package containing four different varieties of home-made mooncake outside their doorstep. Those within Discedo had them hand-delivered; everyone else...hope they made it...]

Hey everyone! I know things have been really crazy recently, but if you have a chance [pause] and are in someplace where it's safe to do it [pause...], you should definitely go outside and take a look up at the moon! If you squint really closely, maybe you'll see Chang'e ( 嫦娥), the moon goddess who lives there, or the Jade Rabbit making medicine!

[A soft, kind of wistful laugh] At least, that's what I would say if we were at home...

Anyway, I hope all my packages made it safely, but even if it's not the same moon, you can definitely still eat the mooncake! There's 4 kinds: lotus-paste, red bean, green tea, and chocolate! Just for variety.

I included egg-yolk in a few of them, but you don't have to eat it if you don't like it.

[Oh wait...] Yeah, and I guess it's China's birthday tomorrow too.

祝你生日快樂，老師！ You're still old, by the way!

Oh, and I don't care if you changed to simplified, you're still going to have to get all your greetings in traditional from me! [Yes, Taiwan did just stick her tongue out in the video. How mature.]

Comments

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[ilyana]

[She lets out a deep sigh at that question.]

No... I have been having a very hard time lately trying to find enough food to eat. I was passed out on the floor for almost all of yesterday thanks to hunger pains.

[meilihua]

Well, I'm kind of in the mood for pudding... [And out come cream, eggs, chocolate, sugar...] Or maybe a chocolate mousse would be better, what do you think?

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[meilihua]

Oh, you poor thing-! [/sobs, Ilyana please don't abuse her hospitality...] I can't believe...

[Here. FOOD. ALL OF IT. Please don't eat the bowl too, she needs it.]

I'm making more right now, you can bring back the leftovers too.

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[meilihua]

That would be a much nicer ending to the story, I think!

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[meilihua]

[Taiwan has to laugh at the sentiment, as she tucks him back in on the couch.] I guess I really can't say anything about that, but...

You know, I'm pretty sure this doesn't count as a first visit with you as a host, because you're sick! So maybe when you get better I can come over again, and that can be my "first" visit!

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[tapdancinskelly]

[Brook wipes away a tear from his eye at the beauty of the sentiment.]

That's really very sweet of you Taiwan. Yohohoho! I promise, the next time you come to see me, you'll say, "Wow, this skeleton knows how to treat his guests!" Or at least... something to that effect, in your own words. Yohoh-ughh-ack... Sorry... too much laughing... throat not cooperating.

[Brook finishes his coughing, with his sore non existent throat, but is still smiling as he wipes his eyes and nose again.]

Hooo... that's better.

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[ilyana]

[Her eyes widen at the food being shoved into her hands.]

Eh?! A-All of it, for me? I... That's... that's so nice of you! But I just couldn't do that!

[Well... actually she easily could, but it wouldn't be nice of her to let a friend go hungry in her stead.]

If I eat all of your food, what will you eat?

[shortestfuse]

I haven't tried mousse. I like pudding though. [ Understatement of the century. ] Are they easy to make?

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[fierybluebird]

I'll keep holding out hope for them then, eh.

[meilihua]

Yep! They're pretty easy if you have a good arm. Unless I can find my electric mixer...

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[meilihua]

I guess we could also pester my brother to figure out how it ends...

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[meilihua]

I-i'll be fine, don't worry! I have a lot of raw ingredients lying around...

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[meilihua]

[Wow, this is awkward. Taiwan seems stuck between figuring out if a glass of water or a pat on the back would be more helpful, and luckily settles on neither.

Smiling reassuringly:]

Well, it'll also be my first time being hosted by a skeleton [eep?] so that'll be interesting too!

[shortestfuse]

I can help, maybe. [ If he doesn't break the bowl- ] I got a good arm.

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[ilyana]

Thank you, Taiwan... I don't know what to say... You're like an angel.

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[fierybluebird]

Would that actually work?

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[meilihua]

You never know unless you try, right?

[meilihua]

Ah, really? Well, what if I measure out the ingredients and you mix it up?

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[meilihua]

H-hey now, that's going a bit too far... [It's just food...]

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[fierybluebird]

That's exactly right, eh. So might as well give it a shot.

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[ilyana]

... You think so?

[Just food? Just food?! Food is life! Without food we die, and we all need food to live! In effect, she has given her the gift of life! And how much more angelic can you be than bestowing the gift of life on another human being? Or at least, that's what she would say if she weren't so shy, and Taiwan had actually said it's just food <_<]

[shortestfuse]

Sounds fair. [ He wouldn't know what to do with a cook book. He hovers near her, trying to watch and learn. ]

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[meilihua]

We can write him a letter. With detailed illustrations about how we want the story to end.

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[meilihua]

I'm just glad I can help you out. It's not really anything special.

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[fierybluebird]

This seems like a good plan.

Okay how should the story end? Other than her husband finding a way to live with her and the rabbit.