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and maybe today we'll be fine

Who: Kenkou and You
When: September 7th-September 10th
Where: Kenkou Dorms
What: we're being fine! so fine. probably. (not at all.)
Warnings: Familial abuse, regicide, hallucinations, various ailments of the mental health, frostbite, various ailments of being in the cursed with sick house, more tba

( we freed the kitchen, but can we free ourselves?

no. )

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[look, Dimitri's on crutches now! that's good at least (probably). he's in the kitchenette]

Oh, Dove. It's good to see you.

[ GOOD ]

And you're already looking better! Thank goodness... I've been worried.

I'm sorry for worrying you so... I admit I can be prone to melancholy, especially after difficult missions.

No, no, you don't have to apologize—really. Everyone's been going through a rough time, right? So I think it only makes sense to feel down after something so awful happened to you.

All the same, I should not inflict my poor moods on others. It doesn’t do anyone any good.

[ shakes her head ]

It's okay. Whatever happened... it must have been hard. And... well, it's no good to bottle things up, anyway.

So I keep hearing, and yet I still keep returning to my bad habits.

[sigh. maybe he should just change the topic.]

At any rate… does anyone from Yakuyoke enjoy cooking? I hope as many people as possible can get use of this new kitchen.

[ ... Well, no use pushing it further. ]

Oh. I'm... not actually sure—maybe Brisa does? She seems like the type... I can a little, but it's mostly basic things.

I’m sure you must be better at it than me, at any rate. I still manage to make a mess of even the simplest of meals.

Maybe you just need practice! Why not have someone show you the ropes sometime?

I only wish there was someone here familiar with dishes from home... they're what I miss most, if I were to try making my own food.

[ Oh, right... ]

What do you normally eat, anyway?

Meals back home are often hearty and meaty, but apparently our seasoning is an acquired taste. There's little fresh produce due to our long, cold winters, so much of our vegetables are pickled. And we have a cheese famous to the North that we melt over our dishes - I'm especially fond of that.

Hm... None of that sounds that unusual. Do you think someone would be able to replicate it for you?

I wonder how accurately one could recreate it based on my descriptions alone... still, I'm not picky. It's only out of nostalgia that I long for these meals, less than the authenticity of flavour.

I think it's worth trying. I'm sure everyone wants something familiar to them when they're away from it for a while.

[ Especially when times get rough, but she doesn't say that bit aloud. ]

Is there anything from home you miss? Or is all this familiar enough for you - ghosts and curses nonwithstanding, of course.

Well... It's familiar enough that I don't feel totally out of place, but it's still not really home... I just miss being in the city and not having to worry about everything all the time.

Ah, I suppose this is a far cry from being in the city. Even I can recognize that.

Yeah... The longest I've been to the countryside is a few days, but I still wasn't stuck at a school even then.

You mentioned once that you were invisible to most people normally. How does that affect your living arrangements? And your daily needs, even?

—Oh, right... Well, uh—we do have our ways of blending in and making sure humans don't get suspicious of us, but we still try to hang out where they're less likely to be.

... But to be honest, I guess there isn't much stopping us from taking what we want sometimes, too...