Quest 289

[primrosella]

[Accidental Voice Post]

--rat it all, I did it again, didn't I. Honestly, every Giving-Thanks--but really, I didn't think we'd end up with this much...

[Mumble mumble.]

...uppose I can always wrap some of it up and give it to the Welcome Center, and just keep some of it for ourselves, and--oh, bother, this was always much easier when I could count on Sam to finish off all the...

[Mumble mumble mumble.]

...umpkin, one whole apple, half of cherry, one and half again of custard. I wonder why the custard didn't go very well? It tasted all right to me...hmm. And then there's half a turkey still, and the cranberry sauce--and I still haven't looked at the ceiling, thank you--and bowls and things of the potatoes and dressing and goodness, all the cookies, and--oh, when did this turn on?

[A pause.]

Er...well, um, since this is already on, I suppose I might as well ask, really: if anyone would like some, er, leftover baked things from Gi--from Thanksgiving, please do let me know, won't you? Because really, I'd be more than happy to oblige.


[OOC: So Rosella likes big Thanksgiving dinners. Rosella also has an unfortunate tendency to bake up a storm when she's stressed out. Put the two together and what do you get? A veritable mountain of leftovers. >> Please take some. Please.

Also, for those interested, my HMD thread is here!]

Comments

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't put it past you to find a way, somehow.

But if you must know, it's traditional to have a feast for Thanksgiving, and I was counting the leftovers from it.

voice;

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. Well, er, it's been quite some time since he's been gone--more than a year, now, I'm afraid. So I suppose I was rather bad off for a while, but time goes on and there's nothing to do but go on with it, is there? So it got better, really. It always does.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I think that's a fine idea, really! Especially with the holidays coming; this is one of the worst times of the year to end up in the City, what with things being so cold and not knowing anyone when one first arrives. So perhaps some nice baked things waiting in the Welcome Center would help to cheer things up a bit, don't you think?

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Perhaps so, but that's really not the point.

voice;

[boutant]

[ Really, if everyone had that attitude toward grief, it would have made her life before coming here a lot easier. ]

I'm glad.

[ And then she changes the subject. ]

Are you still looking for people to take leftovers?

[wandbreaker]

Pie?

[had_not_lived]

It would certainly make newcomers feel more welcome.

voice;

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, very much so. Would you like some? A few of the pies have been taken already, but there's still plenty left, and cookies, and that's just the desserts--there's quite a bit left over from dinner, too.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Somehow I knew that would catch your attention, Edmund. Enough so that I've already set one aside for you, before I even offered up any of the others.

[wandbreaker]

I think that's evidence you know me too well.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

It's cherry, too. Did I guess right again?

[wandbreaker]

It's better than pumpkin, so yes.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I hope you're not suggesting there's something wrong with my pumpkin pie. I won a prize for it once, I'll have you know.

[wandbreaker]

I think pumpkin pie in general is strange.

voice;

[boutant]

Yes please. I think we're good on desserts, but some of the rest would be nice. One of my roommates is possessive of the stove.

I'm Ariadne, by the way.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

The flavor, or the texture?

[wandbreaker]

The flavor. And the concept.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Then perhaps that's just what I'll do.

voice;

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I'll just wrap some up for you, then! And if you let me know where to bring it, I'd be happy to drop it off somewhere for you, as well.

Like the heroine who came to the aid of Theseus? It's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Rosella.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

It's the spices that make it good, really. I don't know that the pumpkin would taste very pleasant all on its own.

voice;

[boutant]

Thank you so much. I can give you directions from the fountain, if that works for you.

[ Not many people know the reference, so Ariadne pauses for a moment, surprise coloring her voice. ]

Yeah; I was named after her. It's a pleasure to meet you, too.

voice;

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

That'd be just fine, yes.

[It helps when you are a princess from a land where those stories are real.]

She's a fine person to be named after. Though she did have a rather unfortunate father, I must say. But sometimes that's just how things go, I suppose.

voice;

[boutant]

Let me know when you're ready.

[ Yes, that would definitely help. Ariadne's not really too sure what to think of it at the moment, however -- could this be one of her own projections? But that would make this whole place a part of her subconscious, and that doesn't make sense at all. ]

It seems as if a lot of people in those stories were a bit... unpleasant. But like you said, that's just how things happen, sometimes. Besides, she got away from him.

voice;

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Let me just wipe my hands, then, and--all right, I'm set and ready, thank you!

And she did, didn't she? And ended up the wife of a god, besides, which isn't so very bad at all. It's certainly better than ending up eaten, which is how some people's fates turned out.

[wandbreaker]

We don't eat that in England. Or Narnia.