Catch-All for Lili

[specialdog]

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Week 1 | Wednesday Morning

[specialdog]

[ what are you doing out and about, Lili? Anything interesting? Because whatever it is, Akane has decided to sit nearby and just - watch???? She's bored, so she's people watching. That's a thing, right?

... Most people wouldn't single out One Person to watch at a time, but okay. Is it more or less weird that there's no one else around? How about that she's playing on her phone, too? WHAT ABOUT IT. ]

[coastal]

[lili was honestly in the middle of futzing around the kitchen trying to find something with no luck when she actually notices akane and

pauses]

... can I help you?

[akane is a cute girl so she might actually mean that instead of just saying it in a snobby way]

[specialdog]

No, I'm just bored.

[ Akane sways back and forth a bit in her seat... Then realizes. ]

Actually--I guess you could. Since I'm bored, do something interesting.

[ ...... she sounds like she's just kidding, thankfully??? ]

[coastal]

[a flat stare]

I'm not some performer for you. Go see Nana or Junna for that.

If you're bored, help me look for something.

[specialdog]

[ Akane laughs. ] I'm not hungry, though.

[ Given that they are in a kitchen, this probably passes for: I don't want to help you look for something. But really what she's saying is: why would I look for Nana when I'm not hungry?

... Anyway, she stands up. ]

Just kidding. ♪ What are you trying to find?

[coastal]

Red miso paste...

I want to try it.

[but lili doesn't know what the fuck anything looks like, she's barely ever been in a kitchen]

[specialdog]

Miso paste? Are you going to make soup? [ Akane starts looking around, chatting as she does. ]

It doesn't need to be kept cold unless it's already opened, so it could be anywhere... Usually it comes in clear plastic boxes about this big? [ ... she turns to Lili to gesture with her hands. ]

[coastal]

I see... Mm, I'm still looking.

Someone mentioned it to me, and said it's better than the other soup I made...

[ . . . . ]

Have you had it before?

[specialdog]

[ Not getting into that can of worms!! ]

Yeah, it's really common where I'm from. And it's tasty. Umm... If you've never had it before, the paste we're looking for is more brown than it is red...

[ search search search ]

[coastal]

I don't think I have... Or at least, I've never seen what it's made out of.

[her food is just

already prepared for her?]

What type of place are you from again, Akane?

[specialdog]

[ Akane doesn't answer that question for a suspiciously long time. She just keeps rummaging around as if she's avoiding it. Then, eventually: ]

... Modern day Japan? Not that "modern day" means much to anyone else, I guess.

[ also, she holds up her victory! ]

Found some.

[coastal]

Oh - thank you.

[she appreciates that! and she'll hold her hands out for it]

Kaoru said the same thing... About things being 'modern'.

Do you have - what are they... tablets and phones as well?

[specialdog]

[ Akane comes over and drops it into her hands. ]

Do you know how to make it?

[ Hmm, she puts a finger to her chin. ] --Yeah, that's right. Phones and tablets and TV. Really convenient stuff.

week 2, friday dieday

[coastal]

[when in doubt to figure out how to start a thread just use an animal

and by that i mean there's going to be a fat little squirrel wandering around the residential area of the village in the evening, scampering right up to akane and making weird little chirping noises at her

aaaand here's lili - ]

Ao? Ao, where did you go....

[specialdog]

[ Akane is out here carving some wood to pass the time and get her mind off of... Dead birds. She doesn't even seem to be carving the wood into anything in particular.

She glances down at the squirrel, then. Up to Lili. ]

Oh. Is this yours?

[coastal]

Akane?

[that's not who lili was expecting to see, but she'll approach]

Oh... yes. Ao, come here. [though lili will pause as she looks over to what akane is doing] ... are you alright?

[specialdog]

It's hard to answer that...

[ So probably no? But everyone is sad on dead-days, aren't they? ]

[coastal]

... right.

[lili can at least understand that]

Have you eaten yet today?

[specialdog]

Mm... A little?

[ she sounds unsure. Like, does... A little bit of bread count? Hrmmm. ]

[coastal]

[there's a frown at that]

... There's food in the kitchen. I'm going to get you some.

[specialdog]

You don't have to do that.

[coastal]

I don't really have to do anything in this wretched place.

[but lili will still turn to go and get the food as she said

ao, however, will pull out an acorn to offer akane in these trying times]

[specialdog]

[ .... Thank you for this acorn, small friends. Akane takes it, but does not really seem to know? what to do with it?

Which is fair... ]

[coastal]

[nice

ao thinks that she's done a great job and will just scamper to sit by akane until lili gets back

and when lili does get back, she's brought two plates of curry and rice, offering one to akane]

Here...

[specialdog]

[ Akane takes it. She's... Eating a bit slow, but what can you do. ]

... Thanks.