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[onebadapple]

...no no, it's alphabetical, sillies! We don't want the cherries next to the gooseberries when there are blackberries and blueberries and elderberries to think of first!

[Good morning, Trench. What you are witnessing right now is a giant hawk alongside several songbirds, chipmunks, squirrels, and all sorts of other forest animals all along the shelves with jars and jars and JARS of fruits, vegetables, and various other items, putting things in alphabetical order while there are meats drying and curing above in bunches hanging from bars just above the shelves alongside plants like sage, willow bark, lavender, and more. Snow is putting up another row of meat to dry out on the bars.

Her Omen, a giant stag, stomps a hoof and Snow turns to look at him.]

Oh! Yes, thank you Faramund!

Why hello everyone!

[There's some chittering from behind Snow White, two raccoons holding up a bowl of washed strawberries.]

Oh, yes, I'll get to the strawberries in just a moment, thank you dears, why don't you start on the cucumbers? We're saving the fish for pickling last.

[She turns to look back to the stag.]

Where was I? [One of the songbirds tweets behind her.] Oh yes, thank you.

I was speaking to my friends, and they said it would be best to prepare for winter!

[Snow, for her part, is quite in her element, being from the 1500s and Germany, winters could be particularly harsh and it wasn't all that strange to dry and cure and jar and pickle things to survive the winter.]

Well, when we went foraging, my friends and I gathered such a large amount that I have plenty to spare!

So, would anyone like some preserves? I have all sorts of fruit and vegetables, and the meat isn't done drying and curing but there should be plenty of that to share as well! And there will be pickled fish and crab. We're going to go mushroom and truffle hunting once we have this all done!

[Snow giggles when there are cheers of excitement around her by the animals.]

Well of course we'll get enough for everyone!

In any case, please don't hesitate to ask if there is something you would like!

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[imaglyphwitch]

Heya Snow! Wow, you and your friends have done a great job! You should make a job out of this!

Would you mind giving up some preserves and veggies, actually? I want to make sure I have something for the guys and Ahiru for the winter, in case we need to stay in for some reason.

[You'll have a few more mouths to feed than that Luz, but you have no idea about that yet].

[onebadapple]

Luz, dear, you need better listening ears! I just said that I would be happy to share all that I have to spare.

But my goodness! Who might Ahiru be? Yet another roommate? Are you trying to compete with my seven dwarfs? [She giggles.]

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[meds4sale]

Would a trade be agreeable? I have a

considerable

quantity of chestnuts and persimmons from the orchard.

Such things keep well for the winter, but I would not mind exchanging some for preserves.

[onebadapple]

Oh! If you would like, but we don't really have to! But oh, roasted chestnuts are delicious! Persimmons too! I would love to have some!

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[enblightened]

You're simply giving it away without any expectations in return?

[onebadapple]

Yes, that's right! Would you like some?

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[droptheious]

Wow, you've been busy.

[He's not even going to comment on talking to the animals- hell, that's one of the most normal things he's seen for literal months. ]

I'm sure we could use some of that. Just make sure there's still plenty for yourself, too. Are you settling into your new house okay?

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[onebadapple]

Oh, why thank you Varian! Well, if the winters here are anything like back home, we'll need a steady supply! I'm actually a bit behind! I haven't even begun making the mead, yet! [Because again, Snow is from the 1500s, what is an age limit on drinking]

I should have enough honey for at least a few jugs. The issue is that I need to get more honey for storage.

But you live with Luz, yes? She asked for some already, but I can give some more if you need! Apparently, you have another mouth to feed! My goodness, at this rate you should be the ones running the home for children, Varian!

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[laminae]

[Ooooookay, Snow is officially the most responsible person in Trench.]

Geez, you're super popular already. Uh, it doesn't look like you need anything, but if there're any other fruits or veggies or mushrooms or whatev you wanna jar that you guys couldn't find, I could probably try growing some.

[He pauses after saying that, then reluctantly adds:]

... You know how to make pickles?

[She did mention cucumber....]

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[onebadapple]

[Being forced to raise yourself from the age of 6 will do that.]

Am I? [She honestly has no idea if she is.] Still, I will never say no to more things for preserving, after all! If a winter here is anything like ones back home, we'll need as much as we can be dried and saved up!

Oh, that's not very hard to make pickles, all you need is vinegar, a jar, cucumbers, and some seasoning! I prefer sweet pickles myself but I can also make garlic, dill, and everything in between. Why, do you like pickles, Fern?

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[grice]

[ here’s a young face, much younger than snow, at least (by some two years)! he’s eying her and the animals and— is amiably reminded of cassandra and owl. they spoke the same way to each other.

neat. and worthy of a little smile, though it seems a touch meek. ]

Do you need help with those, Miss?

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[onebadapple]

Oh! That is very kind of you to offer! But my friends and I have the sorting all settled now, I think! Unless you mean you would like to hunt for mushrooms and truffles with us? Or perhaps with pickling and jarring?

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[deathrespect]

You outdid yourself, damn. I'd take some off your hands if you really got it to spare.

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[onebadapple]

Oh no, this is actually quite small! I should have started weeks ago but I got so caught up in the celebrations!

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[threelayers]

Need an escort on an of those deliveries?

Also, do the animals actually talk to you?
That's definitely kind of unusual.

[As semblances went, that was ... definitely something. But either way she wanted to offer some level of assistance and service. Sure, she could take free food, but she didn't like being indebted to someone, whoever they were.]

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[onebadapple]

[Just like Neo sticks to text, Snow will stick to voice or video, an infinitely faster speaker than writer.]

An escort? Oh, I don't know about that! Most everyone is offering to come pick them up! Or I suppose I could have my much larger animals go.

I seem to get so terribly lost when I try to go somewhere that isn't the forest, really.

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[prodigalhairess]

[Hey Snow, please... ignore how the visual on this response is taken from a very tilted angle. Rapunzel's still trying to get used to working this strange machine, but oh gosh she can't let her inexperience get in the way of this.]

Oh wow, look at them go! Your friends really know their stuff!

[Though Rapunzel never went foraging before she escaped her tower, she knew a lot about canning. It was one of the many things she taught herself to keep herself busy, so she knew how much work goes into it. Especially with all those finished jars already...]

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[onebadapple]

[Oh! Isn't she simply lovely! What large green eyes and beautiful blonde hair!]

Don't they just! You should see them help me bake a pie or help me with the laundry!

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[swornto]

Preserves? Do you know how to do that sort of thing on your own?

[Mystified noble here. He's been worrying about the oncoming winter as well, but hasn't found a book that properly explains how to preserve food.]

Is there a way to preserve meat, by any chance?

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[onebadapple]

Oh yes! I know how to do all sorts of things on my own!

[Snow White gestures to the drying meat above her head and towards the shelves.]

There is, would you like some, Oz?

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[hopticulture]

[It's not that the sight of animals listening and doing things throws her off (I mean, look. She's a rabbit. In her world, animals walk and talk, after all) but it's seeing these animals in particular that has her squinting at the video with some suspicion.]

They talk to you? I thought the animals here don't talk.

[Because, besides her omen in a way, they've been dead quiet with her.]

At least, not in the normal way we do back home.

[onebadapple]

Oh! Why hello there! Yes, that's right! And I talk to them no differently than you and I are talking!

My! That must be very strange to be in a place where animals aren't speaking to you when that's simply how it was back home.

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[venatoris]

I'll trade you some spices for some preserves. I've got rosemary, thyme, parsely, sage...

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[onebadapple]

OH! I can't resist some good spices! Yes, I would be happy to trade! What would you like?

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[sparkknight]

[Have a little blonde girl clap at seeing Snow Whit animals do tasks. She's never seen anything like that ]

Wow, Miss you got lots of stuff and animal friends! Umm, Klee wants to ask for some, but I found some mushrooms. Or Klee can help find mushrooms! I used to go look for all sort of stuff like mushrooms, carrots, pinecones and stuff!

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[onebadapple]

[She's. A.DOR.ABLE! Snow White smiles bright.]

Oh! Well, hello there Klee! My name is Snow White! It's so nice to meet you! I would love your help looking for all those things! You must be so skilled!

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[thunderingcourage]

[Wow, Makoto was impressed, embarrassed, curious, and so much more all at once. Was she really talking to the animals, and they were helping, that was pretty amazing. Plus she'd already gotten a lot of things gathered and prepared, Makoto only had a few things she'd just started on.]

It looks like you already have help, but if you need an extra hand I'd be glad to help. I've been working on learning and doing the same thing.

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[onebadapple]

Oh! Well, an extra helping hand will always be welcomed! And if you're still learning, perhaps we can share tips with one another! I'm sure you know something I don't!

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[themuseabandonsyou]

[ Orpheus's expression lights up as he watches this girl and her animal companions working together, clearly delighted by the whole thing. ]

Oh! They like you, too! I mean - [ wait, hold on, he needs to back up and explain. He pauses, trying to catch up with what he means to say. ] Your friends there - animals usually like me, too, but not nearly as much as they seem to like you, and they usually only stay near me when I'm singing. I've never met anyone else who they liked to gather around quite as much, though! Is someone in your family a wood nymph, or something like that?

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[onebadapple]

Why hello there! [Oh! Another new face! How wonderful!]

Oh, they come near me when I sing as well! [She literally can summon them to her if she sings.] That's how I got them all to meet with me in the first place.

A wood nymph? Not that I'm aware of, but perhaps so. I don't think I have any nymphs in my lineage, though.

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[survivalthroughhate]

It is kind of you to offer your goods to others.

[Maul can't even deny Snow's goodness at this point even after such short acquaintance. She's just too pure for words.]

I wouldn't mind some meat, fish, and crab if you are still offering.

[Zabrak diets are pretty specific which means Maul and Savage have got less of a chance to vary his diet in case food gets scarce this winter.]

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[onebadapple]

Why hello again, Maul! And thank you! I think it's very important to be kind and helpful to everyone you meet! And everyone in Trench is just someone I haven't met yet!

Well, we haven't pickled the crab and fish yet, but I am drying the meat, if you're willing to wait a day or so there will be plenty of that to spare!