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[enjoymyatelier]

[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.

Comments

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[enjoymyatelier]

Don't the people who we meet when we first arrive act a bit... strangely, though? I'll admit, I've had some strange conversations with the natives, but the ones I had immediately upon arrival were bizarre even by those standards.

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[timelymaid]

They do! "Mom" especially. I once called her back, to check in on her, and I don't think she remembers us after we go.

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[enjoymyatelier]

She also seems far more lucid on the television broadcasts than she did when I first met her, that much is certain. I also seem to remember someone attempting to get back into the house that trainers and breeders arrive in and being completely unable to

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[timelymaid]

It's like two different people, isn't it? I really do wish I knew why. She seemed so sweet.

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[enjoymyatelier]

How do we know that they aren't two different people, though...?

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[timelymaid]

...True! Beyond the word of the newspeople, there isn't any reason to take that fact on faith.

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[enjoymyatelier]

Precisely-and even then, they may not even be intentionally deceiving us. Both are only identified as "Mom" and they look somewhat similar, but that's it.

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[timelymaid]

I suppose we could always write in asking on the newsprogramme?

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[enjoymyatelier]

Perhaps.. though, if there is some sort of conspiracy, it's unlikely we'll get a straight answer.

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[timelymaid]

True, but we might learn something from a non-straight answer all the same!

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[enjoymyatelier]

I suppose so, yes. We'd likely have to be skeptical about it either way...

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[timelymaid]

Skeptical or no, having more to go on is always preferable, don't you think?

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[enjoymyatelier]

Oh, of course. I didn't mean to imply that it wasn't worth looking into because of that.

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[timelymaid]

Haha, I didn't mean to infer something you didn't mean...sometimes even video doesn't match up to face-to-face conversations.

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[enjoymyatelier]

Isn't that the truth... I'd honestly forsake these things if there was a better way of communicating with other people here, but given how spread out everyone is it would simply be stupid to ignore it.

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[timelymaid]

I'd probably keep on using it, depending on what the better way was. I rather like the versatility, even if it falls short sometimes. Though I'm not sure how much use things like the drawpad would be.

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[enjoymyatelier]

I suppose it would still be convenient for arranging meetings, at least.

And ugh, the drawpad... I can't even stand that thing-it feels so limited and soulless.

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[timelymaid]

I actually knew someone who used the drawpad for all her conversations! Even at home, she used something similar. But...honestly, I prefer to use the other functions. Especially because while I am certain of my ability to read, I am less certain of my ability to read everyone in Johto's handwriting.

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[enjoymyatelier]

I was primarily discussing its use with regard to the drawing end of it-I've attempted it several times when I didn't have a sketchpad to work with, but I found it vastly inferior to more traditional methods. Using it for handwritten messages could be interesting, I suppose, but you bring up a fairly good point-I'm certain some people have fairly nice handwriting, but I really doubt that applies to everyone.

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[timelymaid]

Haha, now I'm curious what your handwriting looks like, Kayneth! I feel like it'd be rather nice, but I can't be sure...

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[enjoymyatelier]

Well, even though I'm not particularly fond of the drawpad, there's no reason I can't make use of it right now...

[AND HE WRITES HIS NAME AND TITLE IN VERY NICE FANCY SCRIPT THAT HIS PLAYER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLICATE BECAUSE HER HANDWRITING IS ABSOLUTE CHICKENSCRATCH]

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[timelymaid]

Well, in that case!

[ Aradia's handwriting is not fancy, but is instead a neat print with rather curvy letters. She also writes in red, like she types, because SHE CAN. ]

Yours looks almost exactly as I pictured it!

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[enjoymyatelier]

[He'll take a second to look it over before switching back over.]

Hmm... yours isn't much different from what I would have imagined either, though I'm quite glad you've confirmed my suspicions that it's neat and legible.

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[timelymaid]

I do try! [ She laughs, anyway - it's a weird sort of compliment, right? ]

There's not much point to writing if other people can't read it - unless you want to be the only one to understand yourself, I mean.

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[enjoymyatelier]

More people could stand to agree with you. You should see some of the absolute chickenscratch I have to put up with back home...