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seasonsrpg2023-07-01 09:46 am
mistsplitter) wrote in seasonsrpg2023-07-01 09:46 am
βοΈ all the trees change in the fall
WHO: Everyone who wishes to visit the tea house.
WHAT: Tea house opening!
WHEN: Forward-dated a couple of days, but early July!
WHERE: shinrin-yoku, Sunwaning
WARNINGS: Mystery hot potβ¦β¦β¦β¦ (shudders)
[ It had been a couple of months ago, when Ayaka informed the network of her desire to open up a tea house. Many people showed interest, and as such, may receive either a written invitation (so formal) from her, informing them of the tea house's opening. Others may find the invitation via network from the white heronwhich we will conveniently handwave, announcing the opening of her tea house, shinrin-yoku in Sunwaning.
The invitation somehow asks guests to bring an ingredient for foodβ whatever it is they like!-- with no explanation whatsoever. Huhβ¦ wonder what that's about?
And to those who visit, they may find themselves in a little haven of zen for a while. ]
Welcome
πΈ shinrin-yoku seems like a simple tea house upon entering, with a large wooden sliding door that's already opened for guests to enter.
Ayaka will be the one to personally greet her guests, offering three possible areas for seatingβ the traditional Inazuman set up, the space for where you can let your legs down and not kneel while seated, or outside in the gardens. Of course, since it is a grand opening of the tea house, people aren't limited to their own tables! Familiar faces may be abound, and guests may like to walk around and see the interior, perhaps even say hello to the manager who is walking around and sniffing people here and there.
For future endeavours, Ayaka informs guests that they may use the shinrin-yoku for business gatherings and meetings. Members of the Welcoming Committee and Ayato's own committee are more than welcome to use the shinrin-yoku, and may even become a place for exchanging information and the like. The tea house promises to be a safe place to all.
A Simple Game of Snack
πΈ While guests may order food separately with any of the tea house's servers, there is a long table at the garden area offering all the items on the menu (except for the udon). It's free, and part of the ways Ayaka wishes to celebrate the opening of her tea house. There is a small card in front of the display of food, however, and it reads:
a cup of tea, warm
savoury, sweet wagashi
new names under trees
Strange? Random? What does that have to do with food? Well, it seems our little proprietress just loves it when people gather. She doesn't wish for the grand opening to just be a simple transaction, and she wishes for her tea house to be a venue where people can make friends, exchange stories, and feel safe.
It is why these snacks offered at the buffet table are laced with enchantments. The side effects are not harmful at all, and she only wishes for her guests to mingle, as well. As such, some may make people extra friendly, wanting to break the ice with a joke or a funny story. Some may end up bursting into song because of the snack they ate, while some may not be able to hold it in. They have to compliment another person before they can proceed with the rest of their conversation!
Ah, now the poem makes sense⦠as for the tea? Guests will have to order their own, as it is best served hot.
Mystery Hot Pot
πΈ Thanks to Ayaka's time spent in Nippon, she's become. . . excited and wants to continue this tradition she has when she hosts gatherings. If her guests have brought ingredients, there is a large pot of broth being boiled in the garden, with a card informing guests to put in the ingredients they brought! It also informs guests to try the hot pot, despite not knowing what others have put in it. [it is a mystery.png] Ayaka has started it off by adding matcha powder into the hot pot, giving the broth a bit of bitterness to it.
One of the things she enjoys whenever she has the pot boiling are people trying to figure out what the taste is, together. And anyone who manages to finish their bowl of mystery hot pot, regardless of how delicious or questionable it is? Will just have to show their bowl to Taroumaru in order to win a prize!
The prize is a box of Snow on the Hearth, a special kind of sakura mochi that only Ayaka is able to make. Be glad, for people of Inazuma would consider receiving a mochi like this a blessing! If one had the honor of enjoying such a treat while having tea with a princess as graceful and noble as a white heron, one would surely yearn to have that moment stretch into eternity.
Sunset in Sunwaning
πΈ Much like how beautiful the sunrise is, the sunset is beautiful and provides the tea house a nice and cosy ambiance. Guests needn't stay at the tea house the whole dayβ if they are done with their meal and tea, of course they are free to say their goodbyes! But the tea house is definitely open to all until the sun is down, should they wish to stay and spend the rest of their day here.
As the celebration begins to wind down, lanterns are lit in the gardens to keep it well-lit, yet still cosy.
Those who stay until nightfall may be treated to Sunwaning's local theatre group performing. Celebrating the tea house's opening, the theatre group volunteered to perform at the shinrin-yoku with a performance. It is very familiar to Ayaka and the Kamisatos, and no doubt those from Inazuma and Japan, but it may be a new cultural experience for those who have yet to witness such a dance.
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((OOC: Ayaka's tea house is finally open! The prompts are set throughout the day, and are definitely open to anyone and everyone! Feel free to make your own top level and mingle~
The tea house serves the NSFW tea that was mentioned in the recent quests, but she also doesn't want anyone to engage in nsfw activities in her tea house. Anyone who orders those flavours of tea will be advised that there is an inn just down the street FDASGDSGH ))
WHAT: Tea house opening!
WHEN: Forward-dated a couple of days, but early July!
WHERE: shinrin-yoku, Sunwaning
WARNINGS: Mystery hot potβ¦β¦β¦β¦ (shudders)
[ It had been a couple of months ago, when Ayaka informed the network of her desire to open up a tea house. Many people showed interest, and as such, may receive either a written invitation (so formal) from her, informing them of the tea house's opening. Others may find the invitation via network from the white heron
The invitation somehow asks guests to bring an ingredient for foodβ whatever it is they like!-- with no explanation whatsoever. Huhβ¦ wonder what that's about?
And to those who visit, they may find themselves in a little haven of zen for a while. ]
Welcome
πΈ shinrin-yoku seems like a simple tea house upon entering, with a large wooden sliding door that's already opened for guests to enter.
Ayaka will be the one to personally greet her guests, offering three possible areas for seatingβ the traditional Inazuman set up, the space for where you can let your legs down and not kneel while seated, or outside in the gardens. Of course, since it is a grand opening of the tea house, people aren't limited to their own tables! Familiar faces may be abound, and guests may like to walk around and see the interior, perhaps even say hello to the manager who is walking around and sniffing people here and there.
For future endeavours, Ayaka informs guests that they may use the shinrin-yoku for business gatherings and meetings. Members of the Welcoming Committee and Ayato's own committee are more than welcome to use the shinrin-yoku, and may even become a place for exchanging information and the like. The tea house promises to be a safe place to all.
A Simple Game of Snack
πΈ While guests may order food separately with any of the tea house's servers, there is a long table at the garden area offering all the items on the menu (except for the udon). It's free, and part of the ways Ayaka wishes to celebrate the opening of her tea house. There is a small card in front of the display of food, however, and it reads:
a cup of tea, warm
savoury, sweet wagashi
new names under trees
Strange? Random? What does that have to do with food? Well, it seems our little proprietress just loves it when people gather. She doesn't wish for the grand opening to just be a simple transaction, and she wishes for her tea house to be a venue where people can make friends, exchange stories, and feel safe.
It is why these snacks offered at the buffet table are laced with enchantments. The side effects are not harmful at all, and she only wishes for her guests to mingle, as well. As such, some may make people extra friendly, wanting to break the ice with a joke or a funny story. Some may end up bursting into song because of the snack they ate, while some may not be able to hold it in. They have to compliment another person before they can proceed with the rest of their conversation!
Ah, now the poem makes sense⦠as for the tea? Guests will have to order their own, as it is best served hot.
Mystery Hot Pot
πΈ Thanks to Ayaka's time spent in Nippon, she's become. . . excited and wants to continue this tradition she has when she hosts gatherings. If her guests have brought ingredients, there is a large pot of broth being boiled in the garden, with a card informing guests to put in the ingredients they brought! It also informs guests to try the hot pot, despite not knowing what others have put in it. [it is a mystery.png] Ayaka has started it off by adding matcha powder into the hot pot, giving the broth a bit of bitterness to it.
One of the things she enjoys whenever she has the pot boiling are people trying to figure out what the taste is, together. And anyone who manages to finish their bowl of mystery hot pot, regardless of how delicious or questionable it is? Will just have to show their bowl to Taroumaru in order to win a prize!
The prize is a box of Snow on the Hearth, a special kind of sakura mochi that only Ayaka is able to make. Be glad, for people of Inazuma would consider receiving a mochi like this a blessing! If one had the honor of enjoying such a treat while having tea with a princess as graceful and noble as a white heron, one would surely yearn to have that moment stretch into eternity.
Sunset in Sunwaning
πΈ Much like how beautiful the sunrise is, the sunset is beautiful and provides the tea house a nice and cosy ambiance. Guests needn't stay at the tea house the whole dayβ if they are done with their meal and tea, of course they are free to say their goodbyes! But the tea house is definitely open to all until the sun is down, should they wish to stay and spend the rest of their day here.
As the celebration begins to wind down, lanterns are lit in the gardens to keep it well-lit, yet still cosy.
Those who stay until nightfall may be treated to Sunwaning's local theatre group performing. Celebrating the tea house's opening, the theatre group volunteered to perform at the shinrin-yoku with a performance. It is very familiar to Ayaka and the Kamisatos, and no doubt those from Inazuma and Japan, but it may be a new cultural experience for those who have yet to witness such a dance.
((OOC: Ayaka's tea house is finally open! The prompts are set throughout the day, and are definitely open to anyone and everyone! Feel free to make your own top level and mingle~
The tea house serves the NSFW tea that was mentioned in the recent quests, but she also doesn't want anyone to engage in nsfw activities in her tea house. Anyone who orders those flavours of tea will be advised that there is an inn just down the street FDASGDSGH ))
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Coughβ!!
Heat's buildin'...
[ Okay so Cloud wasn't entirely immune to the chilis the fireworks expert sprinkled in. Best get back to that water. ]
What's the craziest ingredient you'veβ [ Cough! ] βseen get put in?
[ Offering water as he sits down with her, he can't hide his silly light smile. He can't hide it. He got got too. kfdljaas ]
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[ Pepper is not that odd, so even though she almost died right there, it's not the right answer! ]
I think you and Pikachu may have won... I've never tried adzuki in hot pot before.
[ And she most certainly isn't going to talk about her macarons!! That's for other people to guess! ]
There was a hint of sweetness, but the pepper was so strong... I think I could finish this, otherwise.
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...then again. That was likely the point of this variant; hence the game aspect. ]
You think cream would do something 'bout that?
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[ AYAKA NO ]
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[ CLOUD NO ]
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[ She will go get some!! In fact, she stands up now. ]
Is there anything else I can get you, my love?
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[ Listen. Cloud's already deep enough in as is. May as well go for broke. This time, he'll wait for her so they can test this together and finish their bowls. Looking up to her, he smiles warmly before gently shaking his head, golden spikes of blond swaying with. ]
Nope. [ A beat. ] Just you. ... And the milk.
[ Okay this time, he knows what he said. It was on purpose. ]
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But you already have me.
[ Then she walks away. Hah! Take that >:) She can be cool too!!
She heard it in a tv dramaNow, when she comes back, she has a cup of condensed milk (uh-oh), as well as some honey. The honey might help??? Who knows... She pours half the cup of the milk into her bowl and tries to incorporate it with the rest of the broth. It mixes in nicely, despite how thick it is, though it certainly makes the soup no longer soup. ]
The soup's become a lot lighter in colour. It's no longer red.
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[ Staring into his
accursedsoup as she walks away, he can't help but amusedly muse to himself, ] Got me there.[ Good job Ayaya. ]
[ She returns soon enough, evidently with the condensed milk (uh-oh) in hand. The honey? That actually sounds like a decent idea to incorporate. ... the milk, he's less certain of. But it's not like it's going to curdle or something crazy when it hits the soup. Right? ... Right? He can't help but scoot a little closer to Ayaka at his side when she incorporates the condensed milk, getting a good look at the change in her bowl. He still needs to get his done too...
It's no longer red. ]
It's also no longer soup.
[ But that's not a bad thing either. They're defeating the menace that is the Pepper Youkai. To that end, he offers his bowl so that she may pour some in his in turn. It's not quite tea! But it's fulfilling something. Something that he'll thank her for should she help him out. ]
Who knows? [ you sound so certain cloud ] Could get new ideas outta this.
[ It's happened. She's rubbed off on him. ... Or was it the other way around. ]
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As for Cloud's serving of hot pot, though, she doesn't empty the cup when she puts it in, in case it may be too sweet for his tastes. He can add some more if he likes! ]
Shall we try it again, then? Hehe... What a strange combination. . . I put macarons, you put some adzuki, there was pepper and some other ingredients mixed in... now, there's milk.
[ But she has her spoonful ready now!! 'u' Three, two... ]
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Bottom's up.
[ One...! Om. ]
... ....
[ Yeah Cloud. Can't. Help but shoot up an eyebrow. It's somehow still palatable? And yet at the same time, he also knows exactly why this is typically reserved for being a game. ... Because no one in their right mind would eat something like this on the regular. The added condensed milk makes the bite thicker. And he can feel it as he swallows. There's an order to these things?? Adding the milk...ah... ]
So who do you think putβ [ CLEARS THROAT. Sorry. Milk. dfaslkjh ] βthe peppers in?
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She will not be finishing this anymore. ]
I should bring these bowls to the kitchen to empty and clean...
[ Because. Yeah... Do they have to talk about why? ]
I'm not sure who it might have been. It could have been Ayato, because he does like to experiment on all sorts of flavours.
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Oh thank god.]I'll go with.
[ It wasn't fair that she do all the work herself, after all. When she's ready, he'll be ready too. ]
Hm. Maybe I should drop tapioca pearls in next time. See how many people I can get pinning 'em on Ayato.
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Please don't do that to Ayato.
[ He's going to get blamed for something he didn't do!!!! Ayaka is going to be SO BAD at Among Us.
Clearing her throat, she stands up with the bowl in hand. If Cloud's coming with her, then he can bring his bowl on his own!! She looks around though to make sure no one's looking before she leads the way. ]
Perhaps we can have a snack afterwards? To cleanse the palate.
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[ And that's the end of that! ... Unless Ayato attempts messing with him first. Then it's all fair game. But he'll be patient. ]
Tea with some cheese and apple?
[ Something light and easy. They can actually prep something fancy and more time consuming another time. Unless she wishes to snack on something else. He follows! ]
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[ Well, it's no wonder his name is Ringo, then. ]
Perhaps Pikachu would like some, too?
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[ Though to be honest, his partner would probably like the apples more too. ]
Prolly a good idea to check up on him. See what he's up to.
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[ Or guarding the area together, as they would do at home.
Once they finish up in the kitchen, they actually find the two with Taroumaru. It seems they're having a meeting. ]
Ah... [ She's a little hesitant to approach now. ] I feel we may disturb them. Let's just serve them a plate of apple slices, instead.
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[ This is...actually pretty wholesome. A feeling he didn't think he actually would ever get a chance to experience in recent days. Not since arriving in Nippon. Especially not since Ayaka came into his life. But watching the two PokΓ©mon have a little roundtable session with Taroumaru, seemingly happy as can be yet hanging off the dog's every word(?)... ]
Was thinking the same thing.
[ And since no one is watching, in this secluded little space, before they can go and prep apple slices together... Cloud rests a hand upon her shoulder at his side, giving it a gentle squeeze to take her attention. A kiss on the cheek, smiling as he does it. A silent 'thank you' for having him here. For letting him be a part of something so precious to her and her brother. Something that was just as important to Cloud now. And he would protect everything this teahouse stood for as long as he was able and willing. ]
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[ Good job, Cloud. It may have been a silent "thank you", but it's caught her a little too unaware and she has to stop and tell herself to calm down. Even after a year of dating, Ayaka's reactions to little surprises like these make it seem like she's only just started seeing him. ]
How lucky I am...
[ She'll bow her head as she heads back to the kitchen to prepare a plate of apples for the critters. ]
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Hm. [ Guess whose following her? ] My line.
[ But Ayaka is free from further little displays for now. For now, he follows her so that they may prep apples for their newfound partners. Even if he's simply waiting and watching over such a simple little task. He wasn't sure about Ayaka, Thoma and the others. But in his eyes, this little opening for the teahouse was a rocking success. Now to find the best way to celebrate it when the doors close. ]