[Well, it's impossible to not still be depressed after Sunday, but. At least Kaveh is out and about--and he seems a little better? Not great, exactly, but--about as close to being at peace as he can probably get, at the moment. He's here at the new food location, examining the available items.]
Is there a particular theme here...?
[No Christmas in Sumeru... but actually he's eying the Christmas dinner foods that have, like, meat and stuff. He's very hungover, even though he's hiding it fairly well--if Jonas is close enough, Kaveh's thoughts are probably grumbling about his headache.]
[ honestly? yeah! everybody in this house is fucking depressed, but they can make an effort to not be. jonas is kind of hovering around, tilting his head to look over their meal options.
also. yeah. he is close enough and he can kind of guess. ]
Uh...sugary, greasy, and heavy? [ lmao. ] Holidays are basically about eating whatever the hell you want without putting much thought into it. I think most people do turkey or ham or roast beef for Christmas. [ ... ] I think I remember reading somewhere that chicken's higher protein than beef? Might help your head. Something about your body breaking it down and helping with the symptoms.
Sorry, sorry. Was I supposed to pretend not to notice? [ been there and done that, man. ] Let's grab some food and just enjoy it while we can. [ he hands kaveh a plate from wherever and grabs his own to begin grabbing some food? i actually don't know what kind of set-up this is, maybe i am making up it's like a buffet but who cares. food. ]
That was the goal... [He sighs.] But I suppose it wouldn't be a difficult thing to guess at anyway.
[For all that he likes to pretend he's Fine, even he knows that nobody is going to believe it right after his god died. But he'll take the plate, and he'll copy Jonas's example, taking whatever foods look good.] I'd say festival food in Sumeru follows the same rules, though. It's meant to be enjoyed more than anything else.
...I think it's, like, fine to not be totally fine. For what it's worth. [ but that is all he says because it's pretty obvious jonas is still figuring out how to be fine, too, given how he's not putting a ton on his plate to begin with. ]
In a lot of places I think food is the centerpiece for celebrations and good memories. It's kind of like the same idea of having a cake on your birthday? Usually it's whatever your favorite flavor is and it's in your favorite colors and it's all about you and sharing it with people if that's what you want. Holidays like Christmas are similar. Even if this isn't the time for celebrations...I think still trying to make good memories isn't the worst idea. [ no matter how hard it feels right now. ]
[The effort does get a half-hearted smile out of him, at least, though it's tinged with sympathy and understanding. Jonas is still struggling with Setsu's loss, he's sure, and while it may not be the same as Kaveh and Nahida, Kaveh isn't so self-centered that he's blind to it.]
I usually end up working through my birthday, now that I think about it. My friends are typically the ones who remind me. [Sometimes you're just an adult and that's life.] But I did always ask for Candied Ajilenakh Nuts as a child.
[He's right. We won't accomplish anything if we can't keep it together.]
[ everybody is so depressed in this house and for what. but the most they can do is keep trying to help and look after each other. even if that's hard. even when they don't really know what to do next. ]
...sort of feels like those are the friends worth having. It's nice to have them remember. [ sometimes you're just an adult and that's life. understandable. ] What...is a ajilenakh nut though? I mean I assume it's a type of food but never heard of it. You didn't want anything else?
[There's a brief look of bittersweet nostalgia on his face, but it doesn't linger too long. He's had weeks to get used to the idea of never seeing Tighnari and Cyno again, and Alhaitham... he isn't thinking about that.
That makes him laugh, though.]
Oh, of course I did. I was a child, after all. [Though he did, in fact, stop asking for things very abruptly.] But if we're talking about birthday treats, it had to be those. They're just a confection. We make them with Sumeru rose syrup, sesame paste, almonds, and Ajilenakh nuts--oh, and butter. We usually cut them into squares and pour more syrup on top.
[ frowns sadly in sumeru crew. jonas knows nothing about it, but he can, like, guess. it sucks not knowing when (or if) they'll ever get back. he chooses to latch onto the slightly happier subject though, thinking about the food.
kinda sounds familiar, actually. ]
They sound pretty good. I can see why you'd ask for them and why they'd be kind of a once-a-year-special thing. But...since we can't have something like that here...
[ he just sets a few cheery snowman-shaped cookies on kaveh's plate. ]
We compromise. [ how this is a compromise, it's hard to say, but listen christmas cookies make everything better even temporarily. ]
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Week 6, Monday
Is there a particular theme here...?
[No Christmas in Sumeru... but actually he's eying the Christmas dinner foods that have, like, meat and stuff. He's very hungover, even though he's hiding it fairly well--if Jonas is close enough, Kaveh's thoughts are probably grumbling about his headache.]
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also. yeah. he is close enough and he can kind of guess. ]
Uh...sugary, greasy, and heavy? [ lmao. ] Holidays are basically about eating whatever the hell you want without putting much thought into it. I think most people do turkey or ham or roast beef for Christmas. [ ... ] I think I remember reading somewhere that chicken's higher protein than beef? Might help your head. Something about your body breaking it down and helping with the symptoms.
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You didn't have to acknowledge it... [JONAS HIS DIGNITY] I guess it doesn't hurt to try, though. I don't mind poultry.
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Sorry, sorry. Was I supposed to pretend not to notice? [ been there and done that, man. ] Let's grab some food and just enjoy it while we can. [ he hands kaveh a plate from wherever and grabs his own to begin grabbing some food? i actually don't know what kind of set-up this is, maybe i am making up it's like a buffet but who cares. food. ]
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That was the goal... [He sighs.] But I suppose it wouldn't be a difficult thing to guess at anyway.
[For all that he likes to pretend he's Fine, even he knows that nobody is going to believe it right after his god died. But he'll take the plate, and he'll copy Jonas's example, taking whatever foods look good.] I'd say festival food in Sumeru follows the same rules, though. It's meant to be enjoyed more than anything else.
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...I think it's, like, fine to not be totally fine. For what it's worth. [ but that is all he says because it's pretty obvious jonas is still figuring out how to be fine, too, given how he's not putting a ton on his plate to begin with. ]
In a lot of places I think food is the centerpiece for celebrations and good memories. It's kind of like the same idea of having a cake on your birthday? Usually it's whatever your favorite flavor is and it's in your favorite colors and it's all about you and sharing it with people if that's what you want. Holidays like Christmas are similar. Even if this isn't the time for celebrations...I think still trying to make good memories isn't the worst idea. [ no matter how hard it feels right now. ]
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I usually end up working through my birthday, now that I think about it. My friends are typically the ones who remind me. [Sometimes you're just an adult and that's life.] But I did always ask for Candied Ajilenakh Nuts as a child.
[He's right. We won't accomplish anything if we can't keep it together.]
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...sort of feels like those are the friends worth having. It's nice to have them remember. [ sometimes you're just an adult and that's life. understandable. ] What...is a ajilenakh nut though? I mean I assume it's a type of food but never heard of it. You didn't want anything else?
[ kind of humble. cute. he can accept that. ]
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[There's a brief look of bittersweet nostalgia on his face, but it doesn't linger too long. He's had weeks to get used to the idea of never seeing Tighnari and Cyno again, and Alhaitham... he isn't thinking about that.
That makes him laugh, though.]
Oh, of course I did. I was a child, after all. [Though he did, in fact, stop asking for things very abruptly.] But if we're talking about birthday treats, it had to be those. They're just a confection. We make them with Sumeru rose syrup, sesame paste, almonds, and Ajilenakh nuts--oh, and butter. We usually cut them into squares and pour more syrup on top.
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kinda sounds familiar, actually. ]
They sound pretty good. I can see why you'd ask for them and why they'd be kind of a once-a-year-special thing. But...since we can't have something like that here...
[ he just sets a few cheery snowman-shaped cookies on kaveh's plate. ]
We compromise. [ how this is a compromise, it's hard to say, but listen christmas cookies make everything better even temporarily. ]