[Closed] Entry 005

[chippedsoul]

Who: Barok Van Zieks, Ema Skye, Gina Lestrade, Herlock Sholmes, Kazuma Asogi, Susato Mikotoba and Yujin Mikotoba
Which: Closed
Where: The Wild Harvest
What: The AA crew get together to try their luck with the spicy food challenge. Or to observe the struggling of others. Don't worry, we got a doctor on the scene.
Warnings: Fire


The Wild Harvest have setup a food challenge this month and the crew are having an impromptu get together to either try it themselves or observe. An area by the garden has been sectioned off for those to do the challenge, so damage control can be a bit more manageable. Some extra hands are definitely appreciated when, not if, a fire starts.

There's plenty of ice cream and floats to go around for those watching, along with the regular menu of course. Or maybe one could get some air walking around the garden, with plenty of critters from garden snakes to lotus koi fish, and an axolturtle wandering around somewhere. Take care not to feed the fish and turtle too much "junk" food, and good luck spotting the garden snakes as they are more on the shy side.

Comments

[katonking]

[How is Ema going to fault them for a hypothesis, especially if that person is Susato? Answer: she can't. But only for Susato. And she's still planning on finding a way to make up for the burnt tablecloth otherwise she might have Kazuma on her case.

But back to the topic at hand. She has to untie the ribbon from around her neck and had already taken her coat off and her tongue still feels fuzzy from the spice.]

Yeah that'd be great. I'm still sweating.

[judicialassistant]

. . . Hmm.

[ So she can see. Susato looks at Ema, then nods like she understands. She's more casual now than she is back home, but there's a bit of a bow as she excuses herself. ]

Alright, then I will be right back. Not to worry.

[ Nothing else is said, but there is a notable glance over the mess all over the floor, as if to say, 'I'll be back for you.' Then she disappears in the direction of the kitchen in a hurried manner. ]

[katonking]

[As soon as Susato is gone, she reaches for the water in front of her in the mean time. The tickle in the back of her throat from the spice is still there and what better way to try and soothe it than with water?

Unfortunately it catches her throat and she chokes - but instead of water coming out little bursts of flames spit from her mouth. A garbled sound sounding something like, 'Susato come back!!!' accompanies it only make the flames worse.]

[judicialassistant]

[ Susato is, of course, oblivious, though she's not exactly taking her time. She has an objective, and that helps with keeping focus. In addition to the pitcher of lotus milk, she reappears with some new tablecloths, carefully draped over her free arm. The moment she enters the garden, an ominous feeling fills the air, and she walks with a new sense of unease.

...Smoke?

She turns a corner, and immediately she sees the fire from Ema's mouth. She gasps. Somehow none of the new tablecloth falls off her arm as she runs, and then she's ushering the pitcher directly into her hands.

The whole damn pitcher. ]

H, Here, drink!

[ She has to shield herself with an arm after that. The flames are bright, and she can feel the heat from them that is somehow different from a normal fire. ]

[katonking]

[Susato can probably see the panic in Ema’s eyes and she quickly grabs the pitcher, sloshing some of the water on herself and the table before she starts chugging it down.

It’s actually quite impressive how fast she’s drinking it all. When she’s done she lets out a wheeze.]

What the hell was that?! [The droplets of water that didn’t quite make it into her mouth are now rising off her like steam.]

[judicialassistant]

[ At least it is milk this time, but with how fast Ema gargled it down, Susato doubts she even tasted it. It's fine. It seems like Susato was in time such that any more damage has been prevented. There's a sigh as she relaxes her shoulders...

Awkward silence. Susato doesn't quite know how to answer. Fire comes to mind, read in a flat tone in her head. Fire breathing?

But instead...

... ]

......Perhaps the Devil's peppers have unlocked your latent ability to transform into a dragon.

[katonking]

A dragon?! Susato, I’m not a dragon.

[If she was, she would have known by now.]

…Do you really think I’m a dragon? No, don’t answer that that’s a dumb question. I know I’m not a dragon but no one else has reacted like that yet, right?

[judicialassistant]

[ Listen, Susato had to watch her bro-friend turn into a demon snake. It does things to a girl. By now, she would believe anything--but no, in this case, she can't say she thinks Ema is actually a dragon. Susato does seem a touch amused though, opening her mouth to answer just in time for Ema to stop her. ]

Not quite. Um, not today...? But it is not unusual.

In fact... May I show you something?

[katonking]

What do you mean it's not unusual? Who's turned into a dragon? Or something like a dragon?

[Her reaction has more to do with the fact that shapeshifting is a thing here. But then again, she shouldn't be too surprised considering where they are.]

Sure. Of course.

[judicialassistant]

[ Susato shakes her head. That story about Kazuma and turning into a snake monster would come another day... perhaps. Or maybe one day she'll meet Mei. Sweet, sweet Mei. Until then... ]

I don't mean that. I mean...

[ She closes her eyes, slowly lifting up her hand, which had been carefully balled into a fist. When she opens it, a small flame glows within it, giving off a feeling of comfort and warmth. ]

...Dreamotion magic makes all sorts of things possible. Even for humans like you and me, who would normally never dream of it.