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[wishforaneye]

[There was some adjusting before the young and very pale girl sat back, looking past as if something was holding whatever was recording-]

Just keep it steady, Dinah!

[-letting out a breath then, sitting on a spread blanket and a basket just in view beside her covered with a cloth.

That was definitely a few gravestones in the background. All the same, Alice kept her tone surprisingly bright, even calm.]

Hello, I'm Alice. I know some of you are still popping in and out of the catacombs- or perhaps you're waiting for someone else to come up? Well, I live nearby and figured some of you might like some food after what bits of horror can be going on down there.

Food can be very comforting after all, right?

[A tap of a finger against the basket's side.]

I've a few hand pies of various flavors, along with more savory empanadas that someone kindly taught me about, and how to make. Hopefully I am very easy to spot if you are already out here! If not, I can try to come to you.

[She might look familiar to those who have met her darker haired twin also named Alice.]

Ah- I've also some tea on hand, if any desire a cup.

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[wishforaneye]

Mhm. [She thinks so at least- honestly. Even if that took her a second, head tilted to look back towards the graveyard, and the area most were coming up.

... She was probably just out here to look at the statues and make sure none of the bat cats got lost out there again. Yeah. Well, until now.]

I still know it as been so very rough, and worse, on some who ended up down there- so, I figured it would be better to allow some of them a bit of something sweet -or not so sweet- to try and help them feel better for a moment. Food helps others feel better, doesn't it?

[swornto]

[He's relieved to hear that she hasn't gone down there. That somehow makes his trips a lot easier to bear. Oz sighs in relief, then attempts a smile.]

I think you're right. Some warm tea and sweets can help ground anyone. Has anyone taken you up on your offer so far?

[wishforaneye]

I've even made the empanadas for those who might not feel like a hand pie, so they get to have that choice. [Which should help further, right? Not be stuck to something- even if most of the empanadas had mushroom to help with stretching what bit of meat she had on hand to use.

Honestly? It tasted good to her.]

Not yet, but I've left some of the kitchen table if you're in or around the house and would like to try one, Oz. A few of them look a little strange, but that doesn't change their taste.

[swornto]

[He wonders if her offer is because she knows he's been down there too, or just made because she knows that he likes snacks. Oz chuckles likely, offering a reply that will only subtly show his hand.]

We should save them for your sister. There's not much meat left, right?

I'm happy to see you having a picnic. [And knowing he didn't abandon her down there when he escaped.] It looks like fun!

[wishforaneye]

I have some of the empanadas placed back just for her! She ate some when Reaper was teaching me about some foods, and made them for the Halloween movie night had a few months ago, so I know she likes them. [Guess who taught her how to make empanadas- and what and empanada even was. So really, it was alright for Oz to have a few of those, or just stick with hand pies if he so wished.

She helped one o the bat cats up on to the blanket beside her, one of the smaller ones that had misjudged a jump.]

It's nice out here, despite things you know. [Define 'nice'.] Better to have a friendly face, even if that of a stranger, after whatever goes on down there.

[swornto]

Ah, right. Mr Reaper is that new friend of yours, right? I've still yet to chat with him myself.

[Oz has kept himself busy in the archives lately.]

It really is nice out, isn't it? Despite everything, this place can be quite nice to live in. And you've gotten good at not just finding nice picnic spots, but nice new friends.

[wishforaneye]

Yes, he is. I think Alice finds him suitable enough, too- I know she worried because he's an adult. Perhaps you shall chat with him one day! Another time he visits, whenever that may be.

[They all know what happened the last time a grown ass man was nice to her, so Alice was honestly understandable of why her sister was suspicious. Very, very understandable.]

This world's horrors are simply not hidden for the most part, even if some can still sneak up. [Some monsters may still whisper promises, of course. More human faces to them.] I've been enjoying stretching my legs, and even the shop keepers have been kind.

[swornto]

Hmmm~ [Oz would also have been inclined to view an adult friend as suspicious, had he learned of Reaper in any other way. But, well. He has to remember that it is not the case that adulthood is cruel and warpped: Only Jack was those things, and it had nothing to do with his age.] I will have to meet him, yeah.

Still... Moments like these are nice. The ones in between everything else. I'm glad that you're able to enjoy them now, Alice. So, you've tried art and cooking... What's next on the agenda?