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[ on monday, ace might notice that there's the smell of food in the congratulations restaurant - but it's not steak? or at least it's not Only Steak.
it's a warm and spicy smell, definitely some kind of meat, and its wafting up from the stairs where the kitchen are.
investigate? ]
it's a warm and spicy smell, definitely some kind of meat, and its wafting up from the stairs where the kitchen are.
investigate? ]
[ yes immediately with no hesitation he is following the scent of food ]
Helloooo?
[ peering into the kitchen ]
Helloooo?
[ peering into the kitchen ]
[ me too ace
there in the kitchen is strohl! he's shed his yellow coat and is minding a pan of sizzling, tasty looking skewers - he glances up when he's called out to and gives a sup nod in greeting. ]
Ace, right? [ we talked about balls on the network today. friendship ] Come to use the kitchen, or followed your nose?
there in the kitchen is strohl! he's shed his yellow coat and is minding a pan of sizzling, tasty looking skewers - he glances up when he's called out to and gives a sup nod in greeting. ]
Ace, right? [ we talked about balls on the network today. friendship ] Come to use the kitchen, or followed your nose?
[ friendship is stored in the balls
he leans against the doorway casually and laughs ]
Got it in one. And you're Strohl. [ manners established: ] Definitely the latter! I'm fine with grilling or boiling stuff, but I'm no good at actual cooking.
he leans against the doorway casually and laughs ]
Got it in one. And you're Strohl. [ manners established: ] Definitely the latter! I'm fine with grilling or boiling stuff, but I'm no good at actual cooking.
Edited 2025-06-02 23:23 (UTC)
Hat's hard to miss.
[ reaching up and tapping his forehead with his free hand, but he grins back a bit, easy, and nods. ]
Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Grilling, boiling - can you chop? I could use a spare hand, if you've got one. [ and gestures over at some veggies and a knife! ] If you work, you eat.
[ reaching up and tapping his forehead with his free hand, but he grins back a bit, easy, and nods. ]
Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Grilling, boiling - can you chop? I could use a spare hand, if you've got one. [ and gestures over at some veggies and a knife! ] If you work, you eat.
That's how you know it's a good hat!
[ is it. anyway he's immediately walking into the kitchen towards the veggies ]
Yeah, I can chop. If that's all it takes to get a taste, count me in! [ he is a very deft hand with a knife so. he does not hesitate to get to that ]
[ is it. anyway he's immediately walking into the kitchen towards the veggies ]
Yeah, I can chop. If that's all it takes to get a taste, count me in! [ he is a very deft hand with a knife so. he does not hesitate to get to that ]
Don't get too excited - you'll have to help with the dishes, too.
[ though it's hard to tell whether he's being a little bit shitty or he actually means that... bt for now, he gestures to the veggies and then resumes watching the meats. ]
At least there's a kitchen.
[ though it's hard to tell whether he's being a little bit shitty or he actually means that... bt for now, he gestures to the veggies and then resumes watching the meats. ]
At least there's a kitchen.
You say that like I've never done dishes before.
[ he's like yea that's fine and normal. you have to earn the right to eat at all times dishes is a small price to pay ]
Right? The restaurant's a pretty nice place.
[ he's like yea that's fine and normal. you have to earn the right to eat at all times dishes is a small price to pay ]
Right? The restaurant's a pretty nice place.
You never know - could be a spoiled blueblood, for all I could tell.
[ strohl says, clearly recognising ace is literally anything but a spoiled blueblood - and grins a little, adjusting the pan. ]
It could use a bit of variety, but, if you know your way around a kitchen, it's not so bad. We'd nowhere to feed ourselves short of what was provided in the resort, and I'd nearly forgotten.
[ strohl says, clearly recognising ace is literally anything but a spoiled blueblood - and grins a little, adjusting the pan. ]
It could use a bit of variety, but, if you know your way around a kitchen, it's not so bad. We'd nowhere to feed ourselves short of what was provided in the resort, and I'd nearly forgotten.
Hey, don't insult me like that.
[ but he knows it was a joke because. he has. seen himself. ]
So all the food was premade in that resort? [ a beat ] Wait, weren't you only there like two weeks?
[ but he knows it was a joke because. he has. seen himself. ]
So all the food was premade in that resort? [ a beat ] Wait, weren't you only there like two weeks?
[ lol. he grins a bit, though - ]
Nothing wrong with a noble. [ okay,
anyway. to ace's questions, he nods. ] 's right. I've heard we had it easy, supposedly - if you could call it that. It sounds proportionally that more died in the shorter time.
It was months ago, for me, anyhow - tried my best to wipe it from my memory, for the most part.
Nothing wrong with a noble. [ okay,
anyway. to ace's questions, he nods. ] 's right. I've heard we had it easy, supposedly - if you could call it that. It sounds proportionally that more died in the shorter time.
It was months ago, for me, anyhow - tried my best to wipe it from my memory, for the most part.
Agree to disagree.
[ he is also clearly kidding. he nods along at that ]
Probably harder to lose more people that fast, but a lot of the worst part of this kind of thing is the waiting around with a predictable schedule. You know exactly what'll happen every week, but you can't do anything to stop it.
[ he is also clearly kidding. he nods along at that ]
Probably harder to lose more people that fast, but a lot of the worst part of this kind of thing is the waiting around with a predictable schedule. You know exactly what'll happen every week, but you can't do anything to stop it.
Of course it is. You don't grab a group of people and make them kill each other for good reasons. [ he shrugs a shoulder ] And there's nothing we can do about it right now even though we know exactly what's coming.
Now you're speaking my language.
[ which would almost sound cool when he's holding up a knife but there's some like bell pepper stuck to it that ruins the image ]
[ which would almost sound cool when he's holding up a knife but there's some like bell pepper stuck to it that ruins the image ]
Kind of a puny sword, too, isn't it?
[ laughing along as he goes back to chopping ]
I'm more of a brawler. Swords have never been my thing.
[ laughing along as he goes back to chopping ]
I'm more of a brawler. Swords have never been my thing.
I can respect that - don't mind doing the same, myself.
[ (me pushing up my nerd glasses) brawler archetype is my favorite strohl archetype ]
It sounds like most of us are of the same mind, at least. The whole thing's a damned injustice, so we ought to find a way to take it down. [ a beat. ] Thrown fists with Vi, yet?
[ (me pushing up my nerd glasses) brawler archetype is my favorite strohl archetype ]
It sounds like most of us are of the same mind, at least. The whole thing's a damned injustice, so we ought to find a way to take it down. [ a beat. ] Thrown fists with Vi, yet?
[ brawler cow... ]
It's kind of the obvious goal for everybody to share, right?
[ oh, perking up a little at vi mention ]
Vi and I have talked, yeah. Wait, that's right, she said she was planning to go to your place before she wound up here instead, didn't she?
It's kind of the obvious goal for everybody to share, right?
[ oh, perking up a little at vi mention ]
Vi and I have talked, yeah. Wait, that's right, she said she was planning to go to your place before she wound up here instead, didn't she?
Right. So you'd think, but you never know.
[ people are selfish, sometimes. not strohl, but. dang.
anyhow - the perking up makes him smile, too, brief because that's his blorbo!!! though it flickers away fast as he continues. ]
...Yeah. That was the plan, right up until it wasn't. Something went wrong, when we tried to leave together. [ mods voice: funny ] For as awful as this whole situation is, I'm thankful we've the chance to try again - hardly any time's passed for her, but it's been months, for me. All that stress.
[ people are selfish, sometimes. not strohl, but. dang.
anyhow - the perking up makes him smile, too, brief because that's his blorbo!!! though it flickers away fast as he continues. ]
...Yeah. That was the plan, right up until it wasn't. Something went wrong, when we tried to leave together. [ mods voice: funny ] For as awful as this whole situation is, I'm thankful we've the chance to try again - hardly any time's passed for her, but it's been months, for me. All that stress.
[ people are selfish! but that is why ace thinks the goal is easy because they're all tied together. can't be selfish if failing fucks you over?? ]
Huh... So you knew she hadn't been able to come with and she was missing the whole time, even though you both wound up here? Or what?
Huh... So you knew she hadn't been able to come with and she was missing the whole time, even though you both wound up here? Or what?
About sums it up, yeah.
[ incredible!!! truly!! ]
Ridiculous, isn't it? That doesn't even cover the fact that apparently a couple friends of ours were in one of these things - despite the fact that they would've had to be dead to be in it, and we just were with them five minutes before we arrived here. All this time stuff gives me a headache, if I'm honest.
[ incredible!!! truly!! ]
Ridiculous, isn't it? That doesn't even cover the fact that apparently a couple friends of ours were in one of these things - despite the fact that they would've had to be dead to be in it, and we just were with them five minutes before we arrived here. All this time stuff gives me a headache, if I'm honest.
Oh, yeah, people from the same world but different times was pretty common. I wonder if anyone I knew was in those other places...
[ yes but only sanji ]
It's weird, but the entire thing is weird in the first place, isn't it? It's better not to worry about the details too much.
[ yes but only sanji ]
It's weird, but the entire thing is weird in the first place, isn't it? It's better not to worry about the details too much.
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