farawayplace | COOKING MEME: Ultern Edition

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COOKING MEME: Ultern Edition

No matter in the fire, water, through grass or the forest--eating is essential! Even in the sunny and peaceful island region of Ultern people are out and about getting ready for today's meal. Now, what's on the menu for today?

1. Kame Kame Attack
You want to show just how much you care through your food! Even if the person (or pokemon) is stuffed, they need to eat more! They're so thin and withering away! What better way than to tell them there's always seconds or thirds?

2. One Minute Cooking
Is it your first time in the kitchen? Do you want to improve on how to cook? Time to turn to a friend or family member for help!

3. Koffing Class Curry
WHAT EVEN IS A BAKING SHEET? Oh my Arceus what am I doing?! Who even eats goya or yago anyway?! Everything is happening so much in the kitchen! You're a hot mess (as is the kitchen!), and you can't help but panic. Who do you call in a pinch like this?!

4. My stomach's growling like crazy!
Man that smells so good... what's there to eat?! You're just so starving you're withering away. If only there was someone with a nice meal to the rescue. Or are you able to fight your stomach and go down to the closest store to grab some food?

5. Augh...my stomach…
What was in that meal just now? The person who gave it to you meant well probably, but their cooking skills are not up to snuff. Is there a polite way to tell them to stop? Or perhaps it’s beyond the point of being polite. Either way it’s time to stop before anyone else falls victim!

6. REVENGE BENTO
Revenge is a dish best served cold. Or y’know be a bento box with nothing but rice in it with nori bits spelling out “curry” while claiming you made curry for lunch. Or whatever other petty ideas that are in store to make the receiver of this meal to get your message.

7. Allez Cuisine!
Wild card! Pick and choose your prompt or come up with something new!

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Ah, crap, he failed.

"No, no, it's no big deal!" Gold said, waving his hands in an effort to literally wave it off. "I mean, it's not like you reminded me of it or anything! It's not something I can forget!" No, shit, that makes it worse. "I-it's not something to apologize for, it's just, normal. It's how I grew up, that's all."

Gold pauses, sits down heavily, and sighs. He's not really making anything better, is he.

"...My bad. I'm bringing the mood down," he says, leaning against his elbows on the table, hiding his face behind his hands. "Can we just forget I said anything."

No, yeah, that. Just made it worse, sorry, Gold, Lillie looked saddened.

But! She walked resolutely over when he sat down in defeat, and took a seat next to him.

"I'm sorry, this might be a bit too forward of me, but..." Lillie began, very seriously. "But... I don't think you're bringing the mood down at all. You have nothing to be sorry for. And, um... I admire you. Really. I think you must be a lot stronger than me to carry those memories with you, even if they're painful. My mind... couldn't handle memory that was too painful, so I just forgot. It didn't stop the fear, or anything else, it just made me feel lost and confused. So... having those memories with you... I think you must be very strong.

"And... I'll always listen to you, if you want to talk about it. Because I think talking about it helps..."

Gold listens to Lillie, but only looks at her when she mentions forgetting a painful memory, surprised. It strikes a chord, reminds him of somebody, so the way Lillie talks about herself is kind of bothering him.

"...Thanks," Gold says, with no real intention to talk about himself. At least, not yet. But he steels himself, taking a deep breath, and looks Lillie in the eyes. "Forgetting something painful doesn't make you weak," he says, with full belief in what he's saying. "My best friend from back home, he's like you... He forgets things he doesn't want to remember. And he's definitely not weak! I always thought he's really strong, being able to carry on even though he doesn't even always know what he's afraid of. It... It's scary seeing him like that sometimes, so I can't even imagine what it's like for him." Gold pauses for a moment, grimacing at his own memories, before continuing. "So you're not weak. I think different people just... carry their memories differently? So, um, we're both strong."

Gold finishes talking kind of weakly, like he's not sure how to end that. But he hopes Lillie gets something out of that, even if he mostly ended up just talking about Silver. He's not even sure how similar Lillie and Silver's experiences even are, but he feels really strongly that Silver's strong, and that's why Lillie's got to be strong too!

She felt a sort of affinity for Gold's friend, just from his description, even though they had likely never met... but Gold's statement caused her to blink in surprise, then smile.

"Yes... maybe it's just a different form of strength. There are all kinds, after all! Thank you, Gold."

She really was grateful, her voice growing soft.

It seemed that Gold didn't like to talk about his problems, which reminded her of Ash. If it were Ash...

"Oh, um, by the way, Gold, have you ever seen a Z-Move before?"

Gold's glad he managed to cheer her up, and also move on from his problems. He smiles to Lillie in response.

The question comes as a surprise though, and he blinks, a bit thrown off by the change in topic, but maybe Lillie wants to move on from talking about her problems too.

"Z-move? I dunno what that is, so I guess not," Gold says with a shrug. "What about it?"

"Well, if you have a Z-Ring, like this one," Lillie showed her bracelet, which looked a bit old and worn, only slightly too large for her, although she had it fastened tightly. "... and a Z-Crystal to put in it, you can power up a move into a Z-Move! If it's a type-specific crystal, it powers up moves of the same type as the Z-Crystal! Some are specific to certain species... this one's for Ice types, it's an Icium Z. Well, there are many different types, but... would you like a demonstration?"

Lillie's idea of a good distraction, it seemed, was a lesson.

Snowy barked, waving her tails, looking determined.

Huh, it's lesson time. Gold doesn't really get why it's lesson time, but if it's important to Lillie, he'll listen. He nods occasionally to show he's listening while she talks.

"Sure, if you wanna show me," Gold replies. A crystal for powering up moves, huh... And this one is Ice? Gold didn't think Vulpix knew Ice-type moves, but you learn something new every day, he supposes. He shifts a little in his seat to watch the demonstration better.

It's Lillie's awkward attempt to provide a distraction! Also, she's a know-it-all, so it naturally turned into a lecture.

"Certainly! But, we'll probably have to step outside, Z-Moves are very powerful. They can take down multiple opponents and do a lot of damage."

"Oh, yeah, that makes sense," Gold says, standing up with only a bit of embarrassment at not realizing that. He sticks his dishes in the sink before following Lillie out.

"So, do you only have the Ice crystal or do you have others too?" he asks on the way out, not really aware of whether Z-crystals are rare or not.

Lillie also put away hers and filled them up with water, to let them soak and soften for easier scrubbing afterwards.

"I only have one. Usually, one must complete a trial to receive one! A wild Sandslash gifted me this one..."

After she helped them defend their territory, that is.

Once outside, Lillie went a good distance away from Gold, with Snowy standing somewhere in between them, also keeping a distance.

Glowing energy gathered in the crystal, billowing outward, like wind.

After touching her bracelet, she made sweeping gestures outwards with either hand in either direction, while Snowy crossed her paws.

"Snow silently fluttering down from the heavens... countless glimmering crystals of ice... o, freezing Z that covers the land... along with my heated soul, return once more to the heavens!"

A Sandslash, huh. Gold vaguely knows what that is, so he nods.

Gold makes sure to keep a distance. He's not sure what to expect, so what happens kind of blows his mind. He stares, open-mouthed. That's... that's...!

"That's awesome!" he gushes once the move's done, running over to Lillie. "And cool! And... and beautiful!" Okay, so he doesn't have the vocabulary to express his feelings about it, but you can see his excitement in his eyes. "You think if somebody let me borrow their crystal and bracelet, I could do that too?"

“Thank you!” Lillie said, happy and confident.

Snowy also barked her appreciation at the praise and nuzzled Lillie’s leg. They’re a great team, aren’t they?

Lillie gathered Snowy up into her arms.

“Well, I think… as long as it’s compatible, I can’t see why not! But, you know, it can take time, it wouldn’t work when I first did it. It’s something you have to train for too.”

"Oh, it takes training? I guess that makes sense," Gold says, enthusiasm slightly lessened. "It looked pretty complicated, with all the chanting and the posing."

Still, Gold imagines doing a cool Grass-type pose of some sort with his Meganium, Carn, and it's too cool to abandon just because it's difficult!

"Hey, do you know anybody else who has those things in Ultern?" Gold asks. He's been a bit aimless for a while, having explored most of the island, so maybe trying out a Z-Move could be a new goal to aim for!

"Yes, although, it'll come naturally to you, I think! The words, too... Ash has a Z-Power Ring, it's similar. You should ask him about it," Lillie informed. "Although, I'm not sure if he still has it here..."

A new goal for Gold, then!

"Good luck! Mr. Nanu here is also from Alola and an island kahuna, you might be able to learn more from him too."

"Ash?" Gold asks, a bit surprised. This is far from the the first time he's heard somebody mention him. "Huh, he knows a lot of people. I guess I'll ask him if I see him around again."

"Ah, an island kahuna, I see," Gold says, nodding along with a blank expression. "I don't know what that is." Unfortunately, Gold knows basically nothing about Alola, or other regions in general.

"Sorry! The Alola region doesn't really have a gym challenge... we have a trial challenge. An island kahuna is the one chosen by an island's guardian... it's a life-long position, usually. For Pokemon trainers taking the challenge... after clearing smaller trials, tasks Trial Captains—people chosen by island kahunas—send you on or battling totem Pokemon, you can challenge island kahunas in Grand Trials. You can win Z-Crystals that way!"

"Oh, okay," Gold says, nodding along. "So it's like Gym Leaders, but different? And you get Z-Crystals for winning... But do you still get money, too?" Gold asks. The average trainer would probably ask about Gym Badges, but Gold's goals as a trainer always been more focused on earning money...

The embarrassed, held-too-long smile of someone who had no idea what the answer was.

"Um, well... I never took the challenge and I never really... learned how much people make from winnings, you see. I don't really know anything about it."

She's never had to think much about money in her life, really. Even when she had it, she'd make unwise decisions that would put someone poorer into a tight spot. Lillie has no financial sense whatsoever, please do not ask her.

"Oh, okay..." Gold nods. Now that Gold thinks about it, Lillie seems like someone who's got a lot of money.

A nasty, plotting part of Gold, hidden deep inside these days, immediately notes Lillie seems like the type who'd give him money if he played his cards right. She already feels sorry for him, so wouldn't it be easy to lean into that a bit more, get some sympathy, and convince her she could help him a lot if she just gave him money? But Gold squishes that thought down the second it pops up, ashamed by the fact he's the type of person who'd consider it.

"Well, I guess I'll ask that kahuna guy if I meet him," Gold says with an easy-going smile. "Anyway, I think gotta get going! Thanks for the food!"

He needs to get out of here right now, he can't be around Lillie. She deserves better.

None the wiser to his moral dilemma, Lillie waved and saw him off, Snowy also barking her own goodbye.

"Take care, Gold! Let's cook together again sometime... it was fun!"

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COOKING MEME: Ultern Edition

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[they're certainly... dramatic!!]

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[whoops, late, here you go! ^^]

[not late at all!]

[I'm glad! ^^]

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[gold asking the difficult questions ^^;]

[belated replyyyy, sorry, Trip and Gold taking all my attention]

[oh, didn't realize you're the same mun :P]

[I thought you might not have! I play Trip, Iris, and Lillie here, I'm just bad at balancing ^o^;]