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post palace hot pot party (week 7)

[Yoon's Palace has faded away, but the fact the God of Conflict decided to show up and intervene again...

Well, that's! Not a good sign! To say the least! But there's nothing to be done about that right now, and Haruka isn't of the mind to really sit and wonder about divine conflicts and grandstanding and all of that, anyways. It's not his problem. The people who deal with that sort of thing on the regular can be in charge of all of that.

What he's in charge of (by virtue of being annoying) is... hot pot. Specifically rounding up everyone and dragging them out to a hot pot restaurant in the city.

He'll miss having money but... he'll just have to work hard to earn it back... Have fun, everyone. (Or maybe he can find a way to charge Mina for this?)]

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[ The boy of the hour is here! He's situated at his table and, once again, amazed at modern hotpot tech. Despite how puffy his eyes are, Yoon is happy to be here, and he's chowing down with a smile on his face. ]

It's so good...!

I'm glad you like it.

[atem's going to be weird and just watch yoon eat instead of minding his own food

don't worry about it]

Yeah. I've gotten some ideas for things I can add to mine, too.

[ Even if homemade hotpot is better, this is super delicious, especially after Palace shenanigans.

...

But also. Atem... ]

Don't you want to eat, too?

Oh, I do. And I will.

[Maybe he wants to make sure Yoon eats first!!!]

I'd like to try yours some day.

Of course. I plan on making it again once I'm more rested!

[ He'll make it extra good for everyone who came out today, too. ]

[Oh, Atem realizes this might be bad. They're going to be eating hot pot for weeks at the dorm, aren't they?

He grins despite himself, his face betrays nothing.]

I'm looking forward to it.

[The weather is at least good for it! And look, he's finally fetching some tofu from his own soup pot!]

You remind me a lot of someone I know... He wasn't keen on fighting and violence either. Actually, he's the one who taught me the importance of being kind to one another.

[ He's quiet as Atem speaks. He doesn't say a word. His eyes glance back to his hot pot, which he begins to stir idly. ]

That's good. Being kind to one another is how we should make the world a little better – that's how I see it, at least. I know even some of my friends would disagree. Even so, sometimes...we're backed into a corner like this.

It's made me thankful that no one tried to hurt me today.

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[ When did Maika settle herself near Yoon? Don't worry about it. She isn't explaining anything, even if this is a kid she's hardly spoken to outside of... well, fights.

Casually yet intently, with the lightning-swift skills that make her an obvious first choice successor to the Dawn's Court's Warmaster... she'll be dumping spinach and quail eggs (perfectly cooked, thanks) into his bowl. ]

[ Oh?? That's a lot of food being given to him, and he almost misses it with how fast Maika dumps it into his bowl. ]

Ah, you don't want these?

They're good for getting your strength back. You wore yourself out back there.

[ Also for growing! Maybe Yoon wants to become tall someday, she doesn't know. ]

Hey, I'm doing okay. You need your strength back, too.

[ Which is like. Half true. Maika needs to eat, yeah, but so does he. He's just being bashful about it, is all.......also maybe he'll be tall someday......u rite ]

Don't overdo it, okay? I'll be fine.

[ Maika snorts. Don't make her be a granny about this, Yoon! you don't want to know how scary her grannies are. ]

I'm not overdoing anything. You did most of the work, holding back back there. ...And blocking that strike.

[ If Yoon is smiling, then Ai's expression also reflects a smile that puts behind all the ordeals they've encountered behind. She talks between bites. ]

Right? Mmm, this is good. I still think yours tastes better though!

Thank you. In fact, it'll taste even better once I borrow some of the choices they've made to their broth here.

[ He's going to improve his recipe now, thanks gang!! ]

...You did well making it, by the way. I'd like to see you make it again, sometime.

[ Sounds like Yoon's back to being a studious chef. That's how Ai can tell he's feeling better. He practically glows. ]

Anytime! It's a lot of fun. Maybe you can teach me new dishes, too.

[Eating quietly, herself, but...]

Really hits the spot, huh?

Yeah, it does.

[ Sup, buddy. ]

Thanks for joining us. ... And for your hard work today.

[She shrugs.]

It's not like carrying some clothes was hard.

[Though she does seem to think that over for a moment as she slurps up some more soup.]

...You had it pretty rough too, huh?