You're at the reintro. You're at the heartgame. You're at the combination reintro/heartgame.

[idolpro]

Oh let me remember you as you were before you existed.
- Pablo Neruda

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bought a bubblegum scented sword so the last thing
my enemies realise is how fun and cute i am
- wolfpupy

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[ninuanni]

How hard could it be, right?

(No, really—how hard could it be? This ?dream? would certainly like to know.)

You chop the things. A few of the roses grow taller, as if to peer over the edge of the countertop.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Don't get too excited, I don't know what the fuck I'm doing, either.

[ok, things are chopped. next thing a curry really needs is spices and different spices. time to start blending things until he gets something that smells enough like curry.]

[ninuanni]

Of course. Spices and different spices. It says right there, after all.

Somehow this... actually seems like it might be working? Or at least it doesn't look like it's going to be inedible or anything.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[...well. he's got a plan if it turns out inedible, but. let's see how it goes first.

next step is probably...some kind of liquid? he'll find a pot and fill it up with water, whatever seems like enough to cover the meat/potatoes/carrots he chopped, and put it on the stove to heat up, before checking on the rice.]

[ninuanni]

Everything seems to be going well?

—Going well for the roses too, actually. Somehow they've begun twining around your legs as you cook. It doesn't hurt or anything, despite the thorns, but. Well, that's certainly happening.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

You know I can't fucking walk when you do that, right?

[once the water seems to be boiling, he'll dump the meat/potatoes/carrots in, give that a stir, dump the spices in, give that a stir

and then, uh

well what he remembers is that curry takes a long time to cook, so he'll turn the heat down and put the pot cover on]

[ninuanni]

The roses only sway a bit as they're jostled. I mean, they're just roses!! It's not like you can talk to them.

(Unless?)

But okay, the pot is covered and nothing is on fire and maybe it even smells kinda good, so... now what?

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[they're alive enough to nudge him and watch him attempt to cook, ok, so he figures they're fair game to talk to. it's not like there's anyone else here to hear him talking to them anyway.

curry needs time to cook, so he'll explore a little while the ?dream? curry finishes ?dream? cooking. maybe keep following the roses in the other direction toward the bedrooms?]

[ninuanni]

The kitchen smells warm and welcoming now, spice on the air.

As for the roses, they will neither confirm nor deny their sentience (you'd have to be able to see into the Mythic for that, silly! perhaps with a Miracle...?) However, as you disentangle yourself from them, you feel that emotion a little more—

Because isn't that something precious? Realizing that having a place you belong is something you could want? Something you could have, if only you reached for it?

There's a sharp crack of breaking glass overhead, and you see another branch of briars overflow out the window.

Hm. Is it time to move on?

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[no??? he does not like this emotion. stop making him have it. time to exeunt, stage left, pursued by a briar.]

you already posted but for ~continuity~

[ninuanni]

[ well, the bedroom hallway is familiar. mostly. ]