Need to talk privately with Cilan? Send him a message via the crystal or carrier pigeon? Want to meet with him without posting a log for it? Here's the place to do it!
Oh? [Cilan's going to immediately skip over and take a look now, tapping his own finger against the ad now.] My, what an excellent opportunity to get to taste the various delicacies that this city has to offer... plus, this will help our research for the restaurant back in Verens!
[Because of course we're a good little worker bee, even when we're not actually at the restaurant right now.]
Oh, but look at this one here! [ Sorry, Red's already distracted right onto another ad. ] Young wyverns need taken care of! Have you seen them before, Cilan? In the Ferril Mountains? They wanna pay people to take care of them! [ Ohhh, how different are they going to look? And people taking care of wyverns!!! ]
I bet we could get some pointers of how they deal with creature care and using dunamis! Let's get the details for both!!
Oh my, that's amazing! I've always wanted to get a better taste for the wyverns that live here...
[Cilan might be sparkling a little now, near humming with energy. He absolutely agrees that they should look into both, though he can't help but quip--]
It looks like we're both going to be quite busy while we're down here, huh?
You are on a business trip. [ Ergo, he should be busy with more than cooking-related work? That's how this works, by the very serious smirk on Red's face. He pulls on the straps of his bag, feeling the weight of what's inside pulling on his shoulders. ]
We can get the addresses and see how it goes. Did you wanna sign up for them now or check out the market stalls and find a place to sleep while we're here first?
Ah... well, as eager as I am to sign up and get started, I suppose the recipe that will have the best taste for us is to make sure that we have a place to stay here beforehand.
[Or at least that would be the responsible thing to do anyway, and we're both mature enough to do responsible things while we're down here, right.]
Sure... [ ... ] ...but since we're already here, let's sign up anyway! It'll only take a minute and we can ask them if there's anywhere we can stay!
[ Then why did Red ask, we'll never know, but he's around going over to the very stylish counter to sort out the details and get them signed up. Yo Cilan, you need to actually put down your name too. This is a professional business. Sign on the dotted line, or something.
But with that... ]
So...we need to find someone to stay with? [ At least Red did ask about housing, and of course, why would a city with nothing else around have an inn. ] It sounds like the client wants to meet you as soon as you're ready too. What do you wanna do? I brought some rice with us to cook with-- I heard they don't have it down here.
Really? That's quite a surprising taste... in that case, I'll have to introduce them to some of the wonderful dishes that can be made with rice. Do you think they would like the taste of onigiri down here?
[We can even shape them into cute animals or something, wouldn't that be nice.]
[ It's hard to tell when one's pleased when they've been chipper most of the day, but Cilan couldn't have made a better suggestion. ]
Actually, I found some sheets for onigiri too! I got some tips from a friend. [ ...That he went to specifically for onigiri and this and anyway, don't think about this. ] But what about a curry too? Do you think they know what a curry is?
[ Then let's make our way to the client with the directions we've been given! Which the pair will soon discover is on the upper level of some shops, the buildings interconnected with one another on both sides of the road.
...which will become important later, but for the time-being it's an enthusiastic client and two pokéguys for now, with the smell of the spices welcoming them into the open living space, and then that of the crisp, unmistakable smell of fresh produce waiting them on a spacious kitchen table, bringing to the room a sense of colour in an otherwise minimalist layout. But the person is as vibrant as the foods offered, quick to introduce themselves and the foods, and slicing into pieces to offer to taste and compare, for confirmation, the foods they've already heard about that they're more than willing to hear them get into, and their own opinions.
Even Red's, who's told to stay as well despite his honesty about knowing very little about food, and his best in describing the tastes can't be compared to whatever Cilan will have to say, but he wears his initial and after reactions loosely, always too late to cover them up. (He sees the akidata fruit there, having spotted it earlier in the day with all the newcomers and never trying it for the smell, but actually enjoying it once he dares to taste it--it's popular in desserts, and even some drinks, will be shared with Cilan.)
Somewhere in this however, before any actual cooking is done, words said about their coming here not long after their arrival will get a few drasks handed their way, and the offer to spend an hour to see what's on sell before the stalls wrap up than just what's already here, and for Cilan to buy anything that catches his eye that he thinks he can use for cooking with. They've invited friends over later to see and sample the end results, so absolutely nothing will go wasted.
They're offered cots and a place to stay to go with them as well when that subject comes up (by Red, and very politely, okay Cilan!!), so they can leave their extra gear and walk with less heavy shoulders than they did when they leave. ...which Red definitely will, now that he's not carrying rice on his back, and he's rolling them even once they're back on the street, but he's paying more attention to whatever Cilan's current mood is than the marks that might still be imprinted into his skin. ]
So? What do you think so far?
[ Red will be utterly disappointed if all that food nerding has not put Cilan in such a blissful state of existence because that is what we're grinning about here and expecting to see. ]
Oh, I loved it! Everything has had such a wonderful taste so far: not just the food, but the people here too!
[Cilan is indeed in a blissful state, near floating with joy in addition to his usual sparkles (and even a few hearts!!) as they move along down the street. He may as well be on cloud nine.]
It was so kind of them to give us a place to stay, as well as this opportunity to taste the delectable food they have down here, and the dishes I was able to make today with the ingredients provided... it's as if the door to a whole new world of recipes has been opened before my eyes...
[ People expect emotional effects to be flowers and rain storms. Do the Shaarnathian get forecasts of odd green-haired guys making sparkles and love hearts? And it's such a usual thing to Red, it doesn't cross his mind how odd it might look with the pair of them walking together to reach the first stall that catches their eye. ]
Isn't it more like a pair of double doors flinging open? Wide open! [ Heheh! ] Everyone cooks in Shaarnath! Just think of all the recipes their friends will be willing to share when they come over! I think you've made a new friend for life with the client too.
Indeed! I'd like to speak with them more again once I've had a chance to try that recipe they gave me...
[And then he suddenly pauses in his train of thought as he takes interest in a nearby store that has some hair and clothing accessories on display in the window. Forgive our attention span here Red, but--]
Oh, take a look at these! They've got a unique flavor in comparison to what they have on the island, don't you agree?
[ In they go, Red a willing victim and laughing as they enter through. What poor shop owner just had these pair come into their store?
Red might not be a fashionista, but he eyes the store upon their entrance, at the mix of his and hers, the selections available on the racks with some interest. It was all the more interesting for not being Verens. ]
What first? The clothes? [ Aha ] You've got the expert eye in that department.
Indeed: it's time to taste and compare the fashion of this city in comparison to Verens!
[So I hope you like listening to Cilan picking random things out and having comments on whether or not this shirt or that pair of pants is "tasteful" or not, before he finally asks--]
What do you think, Red? [What's your opinion on these clothes?]
[ Cilan when we say you have the expert eye here we mean it, because even after all the comments... ]
I think... [ Just going to idly push some of the clothes apart... ] ...they're too different from what I'm used to for me to know what I think. [ Eh...heh. ] They remind me of some of the costumes I saw at the masquerade, and, uh...
Well, I'm not sure about these pants, but I do like this shirt here... I could certainly see myself wearing them, if there was a good occasion for it...
[And pants that look good with it, so we might need to look through these some more.]
What about...the occasion being the experience itself? Dressing up in something new, in a city you haven't been to in a long time. You can blend yourself in with the locals!
[ He's distracted from the side he's looking through, a thought coming to him--but a pair of pants catches his eye, and he pulls them out. ]
How about these? [ ... ] And you know, maybe you could leave your hair how it is before you tidy it. You [ uh ] you look like a whole different you in the mornings when it's like that.
... Really? [Cilan reaches a hand up towards his head, playing with a loose strand for a second, considering.] My hair in the morning can be rather unruly though... are you sure that it would look alright if left as is?
Huh... well then, I suppose I'll have to try this flavor sometime and see how it tastes.
[But then his attention ends up being sucked into hair accessories, looking them over. These are kind of pretty... he holds one up to the light for a moment, appraising it before turning to Red.]
Hey Red, do you think Sonia would like it if I brought back something like this for her?
[ The subject and clothes are pushed aside and forgotten so easily that it's strange how dazed the question makes Red, blinking, the strange emotion in him draining away so quickly that it's uncomfortable. ]
Uh... if it's from you, I think she'd appreciate anything. [ He'll just...put away the trousers he was holding, now with that an old subject. His eyes search the table, and -- there's one there, one that makes him think of the princess. But something keeps him where he is than inspecting it closer, and keeps himself from pointing it out.
Instead, he looks back at Cilan. ] Are you going to buy it? It's the first shop we've been in.
[ Said in a very 'aren't you rushing a purchase here' way. ]
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[Because of course we're a good little worker bee, even when we're not actually at the restaurant right now.]
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I bet we could get some pointers of how they deal with creature care and using dunamis! Let's get the details for both!!
[ CILAAN THIS IS SO COOL. ]
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[Cilan might be sparkling a little now, near humming with energy. He absolutely agrees that they should look into both, though he can't help but quip--]
It looks like we're both going to be quite busy while we're down here, huh?
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We can get the addresses and see how it goes. Did you wanna sign up for them now or check out the market stalls and find a place to sleep while we're here first?
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[Or at least that would be the responsible thing to do anyway, and we're both mature enough to do responsible things while we're down here, right.]
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[ Then why did Red ask, we'll never know, but he's around going over to the very stylish counter to sort out the details and get them signed up. Yo Cilan, you need to actually put down your name too. This is a professional business. Sign on the dotted line, or something.
But with that... ]
So...we need to find someone to stay with? [ At least Red did ask about housing, and of course, why would a city with nothing else around have an inn. ] It sounds like the client wants to meet you as soon as you're ready too. What do you wanna do? I brought some rice with us to cook with-- I heard they don't have it down here.
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[We can even shape them into cute animals or something, wouldn't that be nice.]
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Actually, I found some sheets for onigiri too! I got some tips from a friend. [ ...That he went to specifically for onigiri and this and anyway, don't think about this. ] But what about a curry too? Do you think they know what a curry is?
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[And that is to make some curry for the people down here, show them what ours might taste like in comparison to what they're familiar with.]
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[ Then let's make our way to the client with the directions we've been given! Which the pair will soon discover is on the upper level of some shops, the buildings interconnected with one another on both sides of the road.
...which will become important later, but for the time-being it's an enthusiastic client and two pokéguys for now, with the smell of the spices welcoming them into the open living space, and then that of the crisp, unmistakable smell of fresh produce waiting them on a spacious kitchen table, bringing to the room a sense of colour in an otherwise minimalist layout. But the person is as vibrant as the foods offered, quick to introduce themselves and the foods, and slicing into pieces to offer to taste and compare, for confirmation, the foods they've already heard about that they're more than willing to hear them get into, and their own opinions.
Even Red's, who's told to stay as well despite his honesty about knowing very little about food, and his best in describing the tastes can't be compared to whatever Cilan will have to say, but he wears his initial and after reactions loosely, always too late to cover them up. (He sees the akidata fruit there, having spotted it earlier in the day with all the newcomers and never trying it for the smell, but actually enjoying it once he dares to taste it--it's popular in desserts, and even some drinks, will be shared with Cilan.)
Somewhere in this however, before any actual cooking is done, words said about their coming here not long after their arrival will get a few drasks handed their way, and the offer to spend an hour to see what's on sell before the stalls wrap up than just what's already here, and for Cilan to buy anything that catches his eye that he thinks he can use for cooking with. They've invited friends over later to see and sample the end results, so absolutely nothing will go wasted.
They're offered cots and a place to stay to go with them as well when that subject comes up (by Red, and very politely, okay Cilan!!), so they can leave their extra gear and walk with less heavy shoulders than they did when they leave. ...which Red definitely will, now that he's not carrying rice on his back, and he's rolling them even once they're back on the street, but he's paying more attention to whatever Cilan's current mood is than the marks that might still be imprinted into his skin. ]
So? What do you think so far?
[ Red will be utterly disappointed if all that food nerding has not put Cilan in such a blissful state of existence because that is what we're grinning about here and expecting to see. ]
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[Cilan is indeed in a blissful state, near floating with joy in addition to his usual sparkles (and even a few hearts!!) as they move along down the street. He may as well be on cloud nine.]
It was so kind of them to give us a place to stay, as well as this opportunity to taste the delectable food they have down here, and the dishes I was able to make today with the ingredients provided... it's as if the door to a whole new world of recipes has been opened before my eyes...
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Isn't it more like a pair of double doors flinging open? Wide open! [ Heheh! ] Everyone cooks in Shaarnath! Just think of all the recipes their friends will be willing to share when they come over! I think you've made a new friend for life with the client too.
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[And then he suddenly pauses in his train of thought as he takes interest in a nearby store that has some hair and clothing accessories on display in the window. Forgive our attention span here Red, but--]
Oh, take a look at these! They've got a unique flavor in comparison to what they have on the island, don't you agree?
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I didn't know you were into this kind of thing. [ But hey, if he's interested- ] Did you wanna take a look inside? Maybe they sell fabric too.
[ Since he took on some jobs to bring back samples for the extra cash! ]
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[In fact he might already be reaching out to grab your arm and pull you along inside with him.]
Come on, it's shopping time~!
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Red might not be a fashionista, but he eyes the store upon their entrance, at the mix of his and hers, the selections available on the racks with some interest. It was all the more interesting for not being Verens. ]
What first? The clothes? [ Aha ] You've got the expert eye in that department.
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[So I hope you like listening to Cilan picking random things out and having comments on whether or not this shirt or that pair of pants is "tasteful" or not, before he finally asks--]
What do you think, Red? [What's your opinion on these clothes?]
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I think... [ Just going to idly push some of the clothes apart... ] ...they're too different from what I'm used to for me to know what I think. [ Eh...heh. ] They remind me of some of the costumes I saw at the masquerade, and, uh...
[ ....nope. no clue. ]
Would you wear any of these?
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[And pants that look good with it, so we might need to look through these some more.]
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[ He's distracted from the side he's looking through, a thought coming to him--but a pair of pants catches his eye, and he pulls them out. ]
How about these? [ ... ] And you know, maybe you could leave your hair how it is before you tidy it. You [ uh ] you look like a whole different you in the mornings when it's like that.
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Yeah! I dunno if the weather here will do anything with it, but when you wash it the night before and you haven't worked on it, it's... it suits you.
[ A light shrug, and he looks away. ] I think so.
we're so sorry for this tag red
[But then his attention ends up being sucked into hair accessories, looking them over. These are kind of pretty... he holds one up to the light for a moment, appraising it before turning to Red.]
Hey Red, do you think Sonia would like it if I brought back something like this for her?
no you're not
Uh... if it's from you, I think she'd appreciate anything. [ He'll just...put away the trousers he was holding, now with that an old subject. His eyes search the table, and -- there's one there, one that makes him think of the princess. But something keeps him where he is than inspecting it closer, and keeps himself from pointing it out.
Instead, he looks back at Cilan. ] Are you going to buy it? It's the first shop we've been in.
[ Said in a very 'aren't you rushing a purchase here' way. ]
... okay you're right, I'm not
[Putting the accessory back now!]
( coughs out salt )