Catch-All for Namine

[specialdog]

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[whitewalls]

[ i can't believe she is just

doing all the mixing

but it's fine ]

When the contest is over, will you start doing it together then?

[specialdog]

Oh, that could be fun!

[ The truth is she's thinking: if Minato learns to actually cook, she'll just? rely on him for it and not have to do it herself?? But if he's still a disaster maybe she can help him and then it'll be less effort and less of a disaster than having to cook for herself by herself. ]

[whitewalls]

[ please babysit his cooking ]

Friends do things like that together, so it'll be a nice way for you to make memories.

[specialdog]

Do they? I've never cooked with a friend before.

[ Is it because her friendships are all super shallow? Is it because she doesn't like cooking? Is it an attempt to cement the idea that she and Namine are having a friend-moment right now?

Yes. ]

[whitewalls]

[ well. it works.

she blinks, pausing what she's doing for a second before getting back to it. ]

It can be nice.

[specialdog]

It's really nice, so far!

[ :) We're such good friends. Meanwhile Akane is melting some chocolate, because that's a thing she can do even injured! ]

[whitewalls]

What have you tried making so far on your own?

[specialdog]

Mostly simple stuff... Stew and curry are both really easy, so I started with that kind of thing.

[whitewalls]

[ she nods. ]

What's your favorite kind of food?

[specialdog]

I'm not picky. I like stuff with strong flavors, though, whether it's sweet or savory.

What about you?

[whitewalls]

I'm the same.

But sweet stuff is really good. I've been trying a lot of different things here.

[specialdog]

Really? I feel like I get less variety here since I can't just go to a restaurant or order delivery.

Do you not usually branch out much?

[whitewalls]

No, it's just that where I was before, I didn't really have access to a variety... but now I do.

[specialdog]

Oh, that's right. You never told me about where you're from!

[ As if it just never came up, rather than Namine avoiding it? As if Akane has told Namine anything about her own home?? ]

[whitewalls]

[ akane, why. ]

It's... a little difficult to explain.

[specialdog]

Oh... You think it's too complicated for me to understand...?

[ She's so disappointed... That her dear friend thinks so lowly of her... ]

[whitewalls]

[ why does akane keep getting her this way ]

No, it's just... have you seen how my age is listed on my scroll?

[specialdog]

Mmm, it says "or 1" right? So what, are you a clone? Of that girl who looks like you?

[ that's her first guess ]

[whitewalls]

Not exactly... I'm something called a Nobody. Where I'm from, you're able to lose your heart. I guess it's... easier to describe it as something magical than the organ in your body?

But the body and soul that's left over turns into a Nobody. Usually, they look like monsters, I suppose, but if the person had a really strong heart then their Nobody will have a human form.

[specialdog]

... Huh? So you lose your heart and keep your body, but become a "Nobody"?

[ welcome to 2005 era discourse, akane ]

And I get that a heart is a metaphorical thing or whatever, but it's different from a soul? Usually the heart and soul are the same concept, right?

[whitewalls]

In this case, yes. A heart is... I'm not sure how to really describe how important it is where I'm from.

The way I was born was... special, so I'm a little different from other Nobodies.

[specialdog]

How? The memory powers?

[whitewalls]

That's part of it.

The way I was created was... different, compared to other Nobodies. So I think that's why I ended up with the powers that I have.

[specialdog]

What made it special? Like it happened during an eclipse with a once-every-thousand-years planetary alignment?

[whitewalls]

... mostly the people involved. The girl I was born from has a pure heart. Most people have both light and darkness in their hearts, but she's one of the only ones who has no darkness at all.

And... other things happened, but it's kind of a long story.