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[So Kayneth is in a rather unexpected situation this go around; that is to say he is currently in a kitchen that has various objects of cultural significance strewn about.

Judging by the ingredients, it appears as though he is attempting to make Mom's Favorite Chocolate-Covered Pretzels. One would think this was an accidental post, but... no.

That would probably be less of a clusterfuck, honestly.]

I am never really sure how many parallels there are between this world and my own, particularly in terms of holidays-even when it makes very little sense for them to be there for apparent historical reasons. With even recent news broadcasts by the natives dropping hints that Valentine's Day-or something like it-is around the corner, I'm finding myself rather curious about what sort of holidays naturally exist in this world.

I suppose that whatever the natives are celebrating could be some sort of equivalent that came about naturally... or it could be something that they picked up on from people from other worlds and decided to exploit in a fairly typical fashion. After all, why would the companies of this world miss out on an opportunity to use relationship-based guilt in their marketing strategies at some point in the year?

[you... you sound bitter, bro]

My general displeasure with the overcommercialization of this holiday aside, it is regrettably very effective in getting people to want copious amounts of sweets, but if I'm going to have anything like that this season it's going to be made by my own hands. Has anyone attempted the recipe that was brought up in Friday's news broadcast and found it to be less than satisfactory? If not... well, it should be obvious that I'm considering trying to make them.

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...well, yes, of course it was...

[...he pauses, looking a bit uncomfortable with that admission-he should have been more realistic about it from the start instead of falling for her like a goddamned schoolboy, but if he was happy with it, then-]

...she told me she wanted to leave and travel on her own, and proceeded to do so without really explaining why. I was too shocked to stop her, so I tried to call her the following morning-but as I previously said, she was gone that day.

[...a part of him had assumed that it was because he was missing a good portion of what had made him exceptional back in their world, which didn't really make him feel much better about his state here, but that's not an insecurity he feels that he can reveal to another mage. ...the fact that he has developed insecurities of all things in the first place is extremely bizarre and unfitting of him in the first place... even though he's on good terms with Tokiomi and he assumes he probably has the same feelings about the whole thing, it would certainly go even further against his pride to actually admit it.]

So I really didn't have the foggiest idea of what it was about until fairly recently...

[On good terms though they may be, when it comes to insecurities regarding the loss of functional magecraft...well. That is a discussion they are not having, under any circumstances. Partially because magus pride won't allow it, and partially because Tokiomi simply believes that entire topic to be invalid. There are certain things he doesn't discuss, and that other don't discuss in front of him; that's very easily one of them.

For the time being, however, Tokiomi is perfectly willing to remain patient; he shifts a bit, folding his hands behind his back and tipping his head slightly as he takes that in, though his expression remains largely unaffected one way or the other.]

At which point I assume something changed - "fairly recently", however...?

Ive had a little bit before and it was fine, but it might be bad if I had more. Thats fine though, if I ate lots of sweets I might get fat.

I dont think I can taste what its supposed to taste like anyways. Something about birds' taste buds.

That sounds far less annoying than it could be, really. Something low-key like that is vastly preferable to... well, this.

Yes... you remember that three-day blackout, don't you? I met with her at some point over the course of it... well, the meeting didn't go well at all, so...

[...okay he isn't going to go into all of it because this is difficult enough to talk about without bringing his worthless servant into it, but-]

She's apparently always been unhappy with the state of things. ...well, beyond unhappy, really... she's not the family heir so there really isn't any other way it could have gone for her, but I'm troubled by it nonetheless.

[And for a moment Tokiomi is quiet; normally he would have taken this as a matter of "obligations are what they are" and left it at that.

However, there have been some...circumstances that have been made plain to him here, things he doesn't care to dwell on for any longer than he has to - things involving Sakura and Kariya and the Matou clan as a whole. His expression flickers a bit; he reins it in quickly.]

I assume you cared about her well beyond obligation, then.

It's usually somewhat poisonous to nonhumans in my world, though I'm not entirely sure if that carries over to Pokemon. It does make sense that how things taste would be entirely different, though, given how awful berries are to us.

Chesto shells are delicious and its terrible that trainers cant have them. its a TRAGEDY.

oh speaking of food have you ever seen cactus in a grocery store?

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[...he doesn't really notice that flicker, but he probably wouldn't draw attention to either way. because.

mages.]

...yes, I did. I had assumed the same of her, even if there wasn't much evidence for that... it was just wishful thinking, I suppose.

Hey, can't really blame you. That whole deal is kind of creepy in hindsight, when you consider what Yamask are.

[Mages.]

...Did you never express that to her directly? After all, regardless of circumstances, she was to be your wife.

[And this is clearly a Very Important Thing, as far as he's concerned.]

It seems rather strange that they're actively harmful to humans, given that a lot of them seem to have restorative properties for Pokemon... but I suppose you simply just metabolize them differently.

...I don't believe I've seen them here, no...

Metabolize. is that like digesting?

Okay thank you. I was just curious.

A lot of my kind prefer to keep their shit low key.

...yes, it really is. Particularly given how utterly immortal everyone here seems-what does it take for someone to actually die here?

[...we're mages are you nuts]

...not... directly, no... we've both always been fairly reserved, so it never really crossed my mind.

[are you kidding him tokiomi was less inept about feelings than him]

...in simple terms, yes.

You may be able to find some at a florist, though they would likely be rather small.

As do I. It's far less bothersome in the long run, and I can't possibly understand why anyone would want to parade these sorts of things about.

Hmm maybe. I hope thats the right kind.

Wait what does a cactus look like? I know theyre spiny but thats it.

...you want a cactus but you don't even know what it looks like? What do you even want it for?

When I was talking to Ondorus about food he mentioned cactus. it sounds weird right?

[...Kayneth, do you want to look at who you're talking to and try that "we're fairly reserved" line again, or are we good?]

It hardly matters what the initial circumstances were. If you care about the woman you intend to marry, courting her properly and not simply assuming that the way you see her comes across is important - if you don't treat her like a woman you love and want to marry, she's likely not going to know that you don't simply see her as an obligation.

I believe there are some edible varieties of cactus in my world, but I rather doubt they'd be here. Cacti are native to an entirely different continent from mine, and I've never really seen it sold anywhere in my country.

[...and it's not as though he's shopping at stores that aren't absurdly ritzy, either.]

Thats what I thought. it sounds like an acw

aqi

like something you have to get used to liking.

...so I've gathered.

[WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL HIM THIS BEFOREHAND well he probably wouldn't have listened since he's used to always getting what he wants anyway

this is so fucking weird, not always getting what he wants]

I'm... well, I can't say I don't intend to attempt that if she ever arrives here again, but I'm really not sure how to go about it or if she'd even be receptive to the idea, given how poorly things have gone.

[honestly it would just be easier to start from scratch with this...]

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