(Catch all) Ominous October Threads

[insinning]

Who: Sinclair and You.
What: Dungeon runs, trauma bonding etc
When: All throughout October.
Warnings: Gore, Emeto, Psychological horror in one thread, NSFW stuff in another

“I see now that the path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being—one of many ways—and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming.”

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[insinning]

[He's walking by one of the pots with the drinks and--who put so much stuff in that one tiny pot?? Aaaaaahhhh]

Um. Should we be worried it's bubbling over so much?

[deto]

[ wow that really is a lot of food in that one tiny pot. wish it'd been him ]

Depends on who has to clean it up, probably.

[ not really sure why he's been invited but free food good ]

[insinning]

...ah. Good point.

[ Rescuing some meat!!]

[deto]

[ oh first come, first serve huh? deto is all for that

he’ll snatch some meat too ]

So what’s this for anyway? Someone’s birthday again?

[insinning]

It's just a normal party for friends. I actually didn't know what shabu shabu was until Noir told me.

[It's so good though?? He's been missing out]

[deto]

[ hell yeah, jp represent ]

It’s just a style of hot pot, yeah? You don’t have something similar where you’re from?

[ophidie]

The greens should cook down fast, but I wouldn't go doing this again.

[Some vegetables definitely need to be rescued. She's just gently swishing the soup to speed the cabbage and mustard green blanching, extremely precariously, with the utmost caution, all the while looking pointedly at his torn up meat-slicing hands.]

[insinning]

[Setting down the drinks - tea, soda, juice as he finds a bowl to put the finished veggies inside]

Smaller amounts are better, right?

[There's nothing wrong with his hands, really!!!]

[ophidie]

[She keeps pot-managing, occasionally fishing out what can be saved when it's ready to be saved. Why is there brisket all the way at the bottom here...? Better eat it fast, Vogel.]

Mm. Especially the meat, if you sliced it thinly enough. You said you had someone to help you, didn't you?

[She's also doing this with gloves on, so after giving his overworked hands that look, she can keep it to herself.]

[insinning]

[Shhhh. Sinclair will still a piece of brisket. That's the best part]

Mmm. Tylor, H--Noir and I were working together on this. But um, someone showed Tylor how to slice it really thinly and then Tylor showed us.

[ophidie]

[As long as it isn't overcooked and he's happy with it, then that's fine. She's much too focused playing pot savior for the moment to eat any for herself, but eventually she does pause to eat some of the brisket before it goes to waste.]

You've done well, [she says in genuine praise. It's difficult to believe this was mostly an amateur effort.] ... There's more than I expected. [A lot of meat.] Are you sure we can finish it all?

[alchemicalbirth]

[ Albedo is a bit more awkward these days, maybe even a tad more frigid, but...

Sinclair invited him. He doesn't understand why, and yet here he is anyway. His gaze looks kind of judgmental at the pot. ]

Then we put a stop to it.

[ He steps forward to shut off the fire immediately. ]

...It's a bit careless, but at least this is an easy fix, isn't it?

[insinning]

Maybe. But I hope the rest keeps cooking...

[Fishing out some of the cooked stuff and putting it into a bowl for Albedo.]

Have you had anything yet?

[alchemicalbirth]

It all depends, I suppose.

[ Albedo looks at the cooked stuff given to him, and just lightly pokes at it. ]

...No, I haven't. Have you?

[insinning]

[ He'll help himself to a piece of meat]

A little. I think everything is out now, so I can sit down and eat.

[alchemicalbirth]

Rest, revitalization, and recouperation is prudent.

[ Especially now. Though he is eating very slow; he never had much of a big appetite. ]

...Was this celebration always planned or enacted in light of recent events?

[murrmoire]

[ haha guilty as charged haha ]

Should we? It seems fine to me?

[ IT IS NOT FINE... ]

[insinning]

[ CULPRIT!!!]

It's... it's going to spill everywhere!

[ Aaaaaa just trying to fish things out]

[murrmoire]

Okay, okay! I'll help!

[ FOOD FISHING TIME...he'll go ahead and pluck out what he can from the pot. ]

Is this because I filled it too much?

[insinning]

Mmm, the water level rose too much...

[Looking at Memoir mournfully. He's stealing the meat tho. Yum]

[murrmoire]

Ah...

[ Well, shit. Noé will pick out some of the noodles. ]

Does it at least taste good?

shhh I didn't forget

[tinged]

No!

[ that's it. that's their answer. ]

[insinning]

Oh. If you say so.

[He'll accept this nbd]

[tinged]

I say so because we are sharing.

[ clearly the fragment gods (oria) wanted them to share by conveniently providing a pot with a little too much for one, but just enough for two. it’s destiny! ]

[insinning]

Then, I definitely can't disagree.

[He sits down, done with trying to get everyone their drinks and utensils]

What do I start with?