❀ - [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

[shortestfuse]

[ He looks around a little. ] Nah, it's just a little foggy.

[ It's a lot foggy, Shizuo. ] You're alright. [ Patpat on back.

He's getting accustomed to doing that now!! ]

[meilihua]

Y-yeah, you're right. [deep breaths, Taiwan, you can do this] And I feel a lot safer being here with you anyway.

1/2

[shortestfuse]

[ Shizuo looks at her. Really looks at her.

No one has ever said that to him before; his power has only been used to destroy, but protecting someone...? Ever since he was a child he wondered why he was cursed with the anger and strength he had. So many people were afraid of him. But Taiwan...

It's enough to make him go silent for a moment, cheeks tinted red. ]

2/2

[shortestfuse]

That's... [ He didn't deserve those kinds of words. ] Uh, thanks...

[meilihua]

[Turning slightly away to hide her blushing. She seems to be doing that a lot!!] So...what do you think we should make first?

[shortestfuse]

[ He smoothes down his sweater hesitantly, before seeming to sober up.

It looks like he has no reserve walking into her kitchen though, having slipped off his shoes at the door. ]

Ah. Like pudding. And cheesecake. Or sundaes.

[meilihua]

Yeah, those sound good! [All of...them?] Let's see what ingredients I have...

[shortestfuse]

Whichever one you like the best. I want to try that one.

[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?

[shortestfuse]

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

[meilihua]

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

[shortestfuse]

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

[meilihua]

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

[shortestfuse]

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

[meilihua]

[She starts by breaking the chocolate to melt in a glass bowl set in a pot of hot water over the stove, leaving that alone for a moment while she shoves a whisk in Shizuo's hand and directs him to whip the cream, keeping a critical eye on him as he works.]