❀ - [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

[video]

[ilyana]

Ah! So you were the one who made the delicious moon cakes?!

[Ilyana ate them all... and then was sorely tempted to ask other people for theirs as well]

[Video]

[meilihua]

Yes, did you like them?

[Video]

[ilyana]

Like them? I loved them! They were one of the best presents I could have asked for! I only wish there had been more of them really... did you make all of them yourself?

[Video]

[meilihua]

H-hey I don't know that they're that amazing... B-but if you want to come over some time I can teach you how to make them!

[Video]

[ilyana]

Really? Are you... sure? I-I don't want to be a burden on you or anything...

[Video]

[meilihua]

Nono, I like meeting new people, and it would be really nice to meet you! And I love teaching people to cook, so-!

[Video]

[ilyana]

If you're sure, then I would love to cook something with you! If you like I could come over right now... or you could come over here. Although I don't have much for ingredients, so I'd have to go find some.

[Video]

[meilihua]

Ah, where do you live? You could definitely come over right now, if you want! I live in Latimir.

[Video]

[ilyana]

Oh, I live over at the Horton Lane apartments!

[She's the only person who lives there ._.]

I'll be over in just a bit, okay?

[Video]

[meilihua]

[Maybe they should move in together...]

All right, I'll be waiting!

[We can thread action here, if you want!]

[Action]

[ilyana]

[Well there are 74 vacancies there. Before too long there is a soft knocking at the door.]

Umm... hello? It's me... Ilyana?

[Action]

[meilihua]

[Taiwan opens the door almost immediately, smiling bright and excited.] Hello! [Laughing a little bit] You know, I was just thinking that we didn't really introduce ourselves...

I'm Taiwan, Ilyana! It's really nice to meet you!

[Action]

[ilyana]

Hehe, it's nice to meet you too Taiwan! I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself a bit sooner. When it comes to food I can often lose my head and forget things.

[And as if on cue her stomach lets off quite the growl.]

Ooh... I wish I had something right now...

[Action]

[meilihua]

[Giggling] Let's see if I can find something in the refrigerator for you now, I guess...?

[Let's see...] What are you in the mood for?

[Action]

[ilyana]

I'll eat just about anything really... so long as it's filling.

[Action]

[meilihua]

I have some curry and rice left over from the day before yesterday, how does that sound? [She's already pulling it out...]

[Action]

[ilyana]

That sounds wonderful!

[Maybe if she could eat something else while cooking she wouldn't feel the need to eat the ingredients.]

So where do we start with the cakes?

[Action]

[meilihua]

Well, we need a bowl first... [She's warming up the food as fast as she can, please don't eat her table!?]

[Action]

[ilyana]

Umm... okay, where do you keep the bowls?

[That's okay, she seems to have found some bread to eat... although those table legs do look pretty tasty.]

[Action]

[meilihua]

[Is she going to have an apartment still, after this...?]

Oh, right over there! [She stirs the leftover curry once as it heats and then points with the spoon to a set of cabinets.] Just bring me the biggest one, okay?

[Action]

[ilyana]

[Possibly? But, oh did that curry did smell heavenly.]

O-okay!

[Ilyana quickly grabs the biggest one she can find and places it on the kitchen table, feeling optimistic that this may mean a lot of food.]

That... smells really good.

[Ilyana might be hovering over your shoulder slightly, so hopefully you don't have too many qualms about personal space.]

[Action]

[meilihua]

[Taiwan looks over her shoulder, but she looks perfectly friendly otherwise.] It's not much, I mean...it's just leftovers, but I hope you like it!

[The curry bubbles a little bit and Taiwan switches off the heat, bringing over another, smaller bowl of rice.]

Did you not eat enough today?

[Action]

[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.

[Action]

[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.

[Action]

[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?