video, un:charon

[notimeforfailure]

Good evening, all. I think this is what is termed a 'bandwagon.' However, as I imagine we will all be busy dead, dying, or in the process of resurrecting soon, I thought I had better commit before October.

I'm opening a bakery and sweets shop.

[Lysithea pans the camera to a table that is covered with pans filled with dozens of buns, cakes, and confections of different colors. It really looks extremely well done. One would imagine that Lysithea applies herself with the same intensity to any task she undertakes.]

Everything will be sourced from traditional Fódlan desserts, passed down through family histories and collected by hand in this book. I've realized that if I'm not the one who makes these treats, I'm... never going to taste them again. So I thought I should share.

[The view changes to an enormous tome currently open to a page titled Saghert and Cream in script prominently displaying a luscious picture of some kind of fruit and cream concoction. It really looks like this was drawn by hand.]

I'm baking from my room for now. If you want anything here, you can drop by or I'll bring it over. If you want delivery, you've got to get at least a dozen, because frankly, I'm not running all over town to give you one sweet bun. I'll open a proper location when it's not Death Month.

...Thanks.

[She signs off after a moment's awkward hesitation, as if she's not sure what to do next.]

[video pt 2, ten minutes later]

It's -- me again. Upon further reflection, I have no idea how to run a business, at all, apart from the portion where you confidently declare it in public.

I would... appreciate advice.

And help. If you are willing to be paid in cake.

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[vibing]

Diligence? Sure. I can be diligent.

[ At least, he thinks so.

He should probably protest her assuming he's going to fund this venture, but... he's bad with money, and kind of hates money, so, whatever. Yeah, he'll bring his best rocks. ]

I'll grab some sugar for myself too...

[ He wants Blue to try cake, anyway. Lysithea's cake, sure, but he wants to teach Blue how to bake, too. ]

Wonder Chef? Weird guy. He would always disguise himself as something weird and if I found him, he'd teach me a recipe. [ JRPG logic ] Learned some good stuff.

[notimeforfailure]

[If they're working together, it's a joint venture!! Your success is my success. Your rocks are my rocks. It's not as if she isn't volunteering any of her own hard-earned... granular aggregates.]

I...

Don't understand.

Are you saying a man followed you around the world - you, and only you - hoping that you would find him on your path? While disguising himself?

What if you missed him somewhere? And -- can't you ask normal people for recipes, or was he the premier cook across the land? But how could he be if he spent his time following you in disguise?

[lysithea is from a jrpg and she is not amused]

[vibing]

Huh. Maybe he taught other people, too, I dunno.

[ Honestly, he never really thought about it. He considers her for a second, then shrugs. If he didn't put thought into it while it was happening, he isn't going to put thought into it now, either. ]

Wouldn't be the first stalker who followed me around. He had some good stuff, though. You know how to make sorbet? He taught me that one.

[ She certainly has a point ]

[notimeforfailure]

How truly bizarre.

[...Lysithea just looks at Yuri for a few moments with her lips slightly pursed.]

But no, I don't know how to make sorbet. I remember a luscious peach sorbet served in the school cafeteria when I was in the academy - but that requires ice magic.

I don't actually use those kinds of spells.

[vibing]

...I have ice magic. But I didn't, before. I know how to make sorbet the old fashioned way, no magic involved.

Hey, maybe I can try your magic sorbet.

[ Using his new powers to make sweets? Yes please. ]

[notimeforfailure]

Oh -- Coldblood?

[Lysithea is getting fairly familiar with the terminology by now. After a moment's pause, she reaches out past Yuri to grab the encyclopedia sitting on the table and eventually flips to an entry about Peach Sorbet.]

I think the ice will be less of a problem than the fresh peaches.

[But she slides it over to him. Like everything else in the Encyclopedia of Sweets, it looks delectable.]

[vibing]

True to its name.

[ He sure is tired of being cold all the time.

But that book looks great. Even though he doesn't like books. Books about sweets? That has to be good. ​]

Dunno, think you can use any fruit. Uh... are there fruits here? Been getting real into mushroom stuff, but I dunno if a mushroom sorbet sounds good, at all.

[ It's some shit Flynn would probably make ]

[notimeforfailure]

That would be what they say 'hard pass' in this world.

[Lysithea responds, not so diplomatically.]

We'll experiment. In the meantime... oh, just take some cakes. I'm looking forward to a profitable partnership.

[And Lysithea will slide over another little honeyed bun - and perhaps they can end on this positive note. Look forward to a lot of bossiness in the future, Yuri!]

[vibing]

[ Yuri takes it with a quirk of a smile on his lips. ]

You got it, boss. I'll be here.

[ And, you know, at the ship yard to haul all that sugar. He gives her a little wave as he bites into the honey bun (wow it's a really good bun), and makes his way back out the door ]