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Potluck Mingle: Welcome Party

When March 2nd Where Blossomcrown Central Park
What Potluck Mingle/Welcome Party

About.

What had started with Mami stress-baking far too much cake and offering to give some away, had lead to a number of other offers to bring food, and soon she had ended up in charge of a substantial potluck mingle. Well, she supposed it would make for a nice welcome party for everyone else who had been dragged into this strange new world with her!

And so, a number of small tables and picnic blankets had been set out with cakes, cookies, hot dogs, burgers and other sweet and savoury treats that her and others had been brought along. Mami had even taken the time to decorate the table with little flowers that she'd gathered as well, just to add to the atmosphere that the cherry blossom trees already provided.

Hopefully it would be a relaxing, pleasant afternoon.

Notes.

OOC: Feel free to make your own TLs, mingle, interact with each other and all of that stuff! I'll add a comment at the top for people to add what they're bringing along for reference (but contributions are of course not mandatory).

CODE BY MARWOOD

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It's my nature. Literally. The ones I had back home were bonded to me, and I had plenty of those but they wouldn't have dreamed of looking elsewhere. It's kind of complicated and obnoxious, but hard to fight. Like suppressing the urge to sleep. [ She had a full-on harem but they were never allowed to stray, and wouldn't have wanted to. Her species is hard-wired for exactly that set of conditions. ]

He and I agreed a while ago that we wouldn't restrict each other physically, as long as nothing got romantic. Despite that everything in me wants to have my cake and eat it too while he doesn't get to, that's unfair and I wouldn't ever ask that. He'd probably agree if I did, honestly, but I wouldn't be able to live with myself.

It's cope with monogamy or cope with jealousy. The latter's easier, but that doesn't mean easy.

[ Okay, some of this is sounding familiar to her. ]

You definitely don't have it easy. So is the problem that any kind of attention or affection paid to someone else could trigger your instincts?

I don't think any attention or affection. I might get jealous over small things in a similar way to what I've observed in humans. Over big things... maybe something more. I don't think I'd hurt anyone over it, not when I'm in my right mind, but you've seen that it's too easy to put me in my wrong mind. That's what worries me.

Mostly, I think I'd be hurt when I really shouldn't. And I don't want to be manipulative in that way.

Feeling hurt isn't manipulative. It's what you do with that feeling that counts. I think if you can talk things over, or find someone to confide in to vent to--that will help most situations.

As for not being in your right mind.... we shouldn't be messed with here like before.

[ If they're not being deceived. ]

I know blood is a trigger, but were you able to remember anything else we should be on the lookout for?

I know what you mean. I just want to keep it to myself because I know he'd stop if he had any clue that it hurt me as much as it does, and I'd feel terrible about that. It's not even me, it's some dumb instinct I'd rather not have. But I'd rather be hurt a thousand times than even chance hurting him.

As for other triggers, I'm not sure still. I didn't get my memories back, so I have the dozen or so I bought and that's it.

It's not like the change is subtle, so the best I can say is try and knock me out. That'll be harder here, but it's worth a shot. Or somehow drag me out to the edge of the map and leave me there.

No one's going to drag you to the edge of the map and leave you there.

[ That sounds horrible. Even if Saya is having an Episode, abandoning one's friend is a bit much. ]

We'll work something out. Maybe the inhabitants of this city have the ability to build something that could contain you--or let you work the rage out.

[ What with the holograms and super-advanced technology.... ]

We can ask around a bit later.

[ She reaches out to press her head gently against Saya's back. ]

I know you don't want to hurt his feelings, but I'm sure he wouldn't want you to be hurting alone either--much less a thousand times. At least, I know if it was me, and it was Venti, I would feel selfish and obtuse.

[ It's not like she can die, it'd be fine. However: ] If you think so. [ She's not trying to ruin this occasion with the horrors of her life. ]

I know. I'm trying to get better with that.

[ She feels a little guilty. She didn't mean to derail their happy potluck with so much heavy talk. Maybe she should switch topics? ]

Well, let's not worry too much, We'll cross those bridges together when we get there! Okay, so you said the beer cheese soup is good--anything else I need to try?

I like everything, so I'm not sure I'm the best person to ask. Buuuut...

If you like spicy things, the mapo tofu is great.

I'm not picky!

[ Spicy, sweet, savory, tart, umami. They're all good. She's going to help herself to some of the mapo tofu at Saya's suggestion. Excuse her a moment as she chews. ]

I knew we got along for a reason.

[ Waiting for her review of the spice with a side of tofu, ]

Maybe one of these days I'll be able to contribute something to one of these besides lifting 400 pounds of dishes.

This is probably going to sound pretty corny, but I think that for a cook, having someone who really, truly appreciates their food is a pretty big contribution. Nobody likes to feel like they brought something nobody wanted to eat. --But I know you want to learn, and now we're sharing the same house with a kitchen, so it should be pretty easy to have lessons.

It does sound a bit like you're trying to make me feel better. But you succeeded, so joke's on me.

[ Honestly if Saya could be half as graceful as Lumine she could spend the rest of eternity happy. ]

I did ask someone here who was offering lessons for help, so that's progress. Maybe I'll start feeling more comfortable trying to practice given that I'm sure everyone who lives with us would be nothing but good-natured about it.

Oh, you've found a teacher already! That's great. Who is it? Personally, I'm looking forward to getting to eat the fruits of your labor, so I hope you'll bring them home to try.

[ She points toward the person with the "learn cooking here!" sign up ~~whose name I didn't get yet so can we just handwave it lulz~~ ]

I know you're a great teacher, as is Yuri, and Doctor, but I prefer to get the cobwebs out with someone I mind being embarrassed in front of a little less. I think that might be a portion of the trouble.

Doctor refused to let me teach him to fight for the same reason. We always want to impress the people we love.

[ She laughs. ]

That's true. If Venti tried to make me play an instrument, I'd feel pretty intimidated.

He's a good teacher, but I can see that. He taught me archery, and I taught him to speak my mother tongue. [ One may have noticed that in the house, she and Venti speak French to each other sometimes. ]

I didn't know he taught you how to shoot a bow. Do you like it?

It's nice to have a new skill! I still prefer my sword, though.

[ Lumione nods; she can respect that. ]

Everybody always has a favorite.

Maybe I'll get more comfortable with archery. I was starting to get there with my rope dart before we came here. I should look into getting it back.

I have a very long time to get good at them, after all. Off and on.

Rope dart? How does that one work?

[ She hasn't even heard of that weapon before. ]

There's a blade on one end of a long rope, a counterweight on the other. You swing it around in a rhythm and wrap it around your limbs to shoot it at a target.

That sounds like it needs a lot of practice to get good at.

[ With a high likelihood of someone getting injured if they don't know what they're doing. ]

Where did you learn something like that?

I just picked it up and worked with it. Fighting's what I'm great at. It's like Venti with instruments. Put a weapon in my hand and I learn it quickly.

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